| 单词 | horizon |
| 例句 | When the sea was calm I would venture above deck to consider the blue expanse of sky and the distant horizon, beyond which lay my future. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For the next sixty months I would be quarantined in the same district, seeing the same streets, the same mine dumps on the horizon, the same sky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean back and lift Flannery up to my face, thinking Tats would call this cosmic, me reading the line Are you married or are you single? just as Jeremy appears on the horizon. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Again his yellow eyes flickered with humor as Nita blushed and looked away, pushing her black hair behind her ear and pretending to watch the moving horizon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “We named you after my favorite color, Neel,” Ma often said, pointing at the horizon where the blue of the sky met the blue of the water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The next day I stare out the window, watching the afternoon winter sun slowly near the horizon as the steady vibrating of my AffloVest thrums away at my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He would stand on his flat roof staring off to the horizon, thinking things must be better somewhere else. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Not that her best thinking ever expanded horizons. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sun was setting and the horizon was tangerine. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1921, however, all that was still on the distant horizon. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was still light, though the sun was low on the horizon. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The desert horizon birthed sun after sun, and it seemed as if nothing would ever change. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was to look at the islands dappled across the horizon; other times to talk about the jetty and how boats might have used it in days gone by. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Seeing us, he ran for the horizon, but no man’s legs are a match for a horse. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind them the sliver of moon had drawn dear of the horizon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Rain fell in torrents, and thunder rumbled across the sky like empty barrels rolling toward the horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Toronto is behind us, a smear of brownish air on the horizon, like smoke from a distant burning. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun starts to set across the horizon. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Even if the snappers weren’t biting, we’d stay until sunset, hoping to see the green flash on the horizon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Morning mist burns away, leaving a myriad of cotton-white clouds from horizon to horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I’m trying to focus on my work, following the lines across the horizon. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We heard the rumble of explosions and saw smoke rise over a hill on the horizon. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Physical discomfort helped close down Briony’s mental horizons. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We sat there in silence as the sun fully vanished from the horizon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But she had no intention of living a life like her mother’s, in which housework defined and limited the horizon of her worldview. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Towering cloud banks built on the horizon and then swept inward, bearing steady rain. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One could well say of the event horizon what the poet Dante said of the entrance to Hell: “All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His round eyes were wide open — for he was looking across lands he had never seen to a new horizon. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Plenty of females displayed themselves to him or invited him in for a kiss, but he ignored them, keeping his focus on the horizon. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The engines were kept stoked, and watches were set to scan the horizon for any open leads of water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The sun had dipped below the horizon and it was getting dark. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Orange light pools at the horizon, like heaps of glowing silk. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Low, shaggy clouds scudded over that part of the horizon where the sea lay, behind the marshes and the beach shanty settlements, and raindrops darkened the black mackintosh I had bought that morning. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Their cases weren't active, and there were no deadlines on the horizon, but I hadn't seen them since the Richardson execution and they had been anxious to talk. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She lay in bed and watched the horizon light up in garish shades of orange and yellow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He studied as the horizon developed, finally, a bit of skin — land! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Silhouetted on the dark horizon, high on the cliff over the lake, stood the many turrets and towers of Hogwarts castle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Let Israel be given a chance, let hatred and danger be removed from their horizons, and there will be peace in and around the Holy Land. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As if on cue, something flashed on the eastern horizon - a light across the Sound, approaching fast like another speedboat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She again fixed die sextant of her eye on the horizon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Stars were everywhere: above me on all sides, even below me somewhat, down next to that murky horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the first hint of bright on the horizon. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In spite of the dark red dawn the sun was mounting the horizon clouds and sparkled upon the dew on the rising wheat and barley. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then a blinding flash of lightning fit the horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sun sank into the horizon and exploded in hot oranges and blues. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And as the sun’s rays peeked out of the horizon, turning the sky into an amethyst haze, the canoe people sang in a language I’d never heard before. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It's a lot to handle before the sun has even cleared the horizon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The island became visible as a low black line almost on the horizon. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As the sun hesitated above the horizon, Kendra stared out the side of the wagon, watching the trees streak past. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Get out of doors, Strange. Breathe air, see things. A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the boat-taxi to the airport Barbarossa was very quiet, and when Venice disappeared behind the horizon he let out a deep sigh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Coming closer to the river, faintly at first, faint as the pale yellow light emerging across the southeast horizon, the sounds gathered intensity from the swelling colors of dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the foredeck, Inej leaned on the railing and looked out at the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nailer tore his eyes from the horizon and scanned the bay. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Playing here, working in the Fishery, and with a wealthy patron on the horizon, I’d no longer be forced to live like a pauper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I dry-heave a few times, then wipe my nose and my mouth and look at the horizon. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The larger mountain is on the horizon and you can see the two smaller mountains in the distance behind a little bit of haze. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A huge moon lies partially above the horizon, while another moon half its size hovers just behind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By the time the Lost Girls returned to the beach, the sky was the color of wet slate and an army of angry clouds massed along the horizon, awaiting further instruction. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The knights stand on the hill, like lightning frozen on the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When I am there I feel like nothing can shut me in, that my thoughts can roam as far and wide as the horizons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice continually scanned the stream behind, on both sides, and as far back as the horizon; but she saw no other boats, no sign of life at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They constantly drifted, as if Leo was trying to spot something over the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sun peeks across the horizon, shading the world gray as dawn approaches. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A car painted a brilliant, glittering blue appeared on the horizon and pulled into the driveway and coasted to a stop. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z A movement in the sky above the horizon caught her attention, and she recognized the pointed tail and black head of a jaeger. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were on an island in a sea of trees, and the horizon was veiled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I was stuck with them at the event horizon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I tried not to look out at the horizon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The car chugged to the top of the hill, and I sat up as the Strong family farm sprawled out to the horizon. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mom also kept insisting that we make scenic detours to broaden our horizons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From a height of 24 feet the horizon is only 6 miles away: the maximum distance from which a lookout on one galley could see another is about 12 miles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Nailer looked to where the ship was closing on the horizon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As the sun sank lower and touched the edge of the cloud belt on the horizon, Hazel came out from under the branches and looked carefully round the lower slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I vault onto the beast and put heel to flank, my eyes on the sun hovering just above the horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Farther, to the horizon, majestic ocean ray-like creatures glide in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Out on the horizon beyond it, you can always see three mountains, one close and two farther away but next to each other. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She looked skyward, where the sun was making the horizon rosy. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The night seemed a little less dark when she looked out, and to the east there was a lightning in the sky, down near the horizon where the moon would show. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She was beginning to see how narrow her scientific horizons were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What had always looked so smooth and sleek on the horizon was a rough adventure when experienced from the prow of the Dauntless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The fires of Castle Black were hidden behind a hill, but the Wall was there, pale beneath the moon, vast and cold, running from horizon to horizon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I peered into the darkness, but all I could see was the faint outline of far away mountains against the dusky horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Of course his horizons are limited, but how wide are mine? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon was still visible, with the dark shape of the hut and its light snow-covered roof standing out, but the complexity of the instruments was hidden in darkness. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Draw the horizon line at midpoint—lightly,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The Po-2 pilots flew using visual flight references only—they couldn’t navigate or even fly level if they couldn’t see the horizon. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The sun disappears completely beyond the horizon, and the remaining luminosity shifts from dusk to twilight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She grabbed a pair of binoculars from a zombie officer and peered toward the horizon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I clutch Ma’s purse and scan the horizon. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Soon the sun is above the horizon and the orange of flames gives way to the black of smoke, rising along the western walls and blowing like a caul across the citadel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As the horizon became a neat, sharp line, I scanned it eagerly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The horizon is a million adults zooming past me, is a line of yellow taxis, is more than you could possibly imagine. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest is now on the inside exactly what it appears to be on the outside: a barrel, three feet wide, just large enough for a lookout to stand and scan the horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the heavens, five bright blue stars climbed out of the horizon and up into the studded sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As I walked, I watched the horizon for the largest building in the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He thought that the horizon was a bit lower than it had been, because he seemed to see stars on the desert itself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Princess Andromeda glowed on the horizon—a huge cruise ship lit up yellow and white. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Outside, the view was the same one she saw from her own bedroom: trees, fields, and beyond them, on the horizon, distant purple hills. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But for a few wisps on the horizon, the sky was clear. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun peeked over the horizon, and he could actually see tiny lines where every one of the fish's bones had been. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Finally, she saw, like hundreds of huge black fingers, the antlers of the caribou beyond the turn of the horizon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The setting sun streaked the horizon with red and purple. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Bouncing along on Plug’s back, I scoured the horizon until my head ached. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Off in the distance, the first signs of light are turning the horizon a murky gray. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After consulting the horizon on all four sides, she tore what was left of her quilts into several strips and resolved to polish the banister poles at a later time. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I was desolate and afraid, and full of woe and terror; but when that beautiful sun began to climb the horizon life was to me again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The ship broke the horizon line an hour later. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z An endless series of cattle pens stretched to the horizon, each one home to a hundred or so animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Shay turned back to the horizon, chewing on a fingernail. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The horizon—where the rescue ship is located—is bright, like a beacon of salvation. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z I gaze at the stars from the Syrian horizon on one side to the Turkish horizon on the other. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our eyes were tired from staring at the horizon, waiting for the liberating train to appear. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just beyond the horizon, there lurks a cloud that the winds will soon bring over us,” James Q. Wilson wrote in 1995. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the road, grassy hills stretched to the horizon, empty of civilization except for one darkened convenience store at the top of the nearest rise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This plain of snow shone a powdery white that morning; the sun blazed icily somewhere too low on the horizon to be seen directly, but its clean rays shed a blue-white glimmer all around us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And there, near the southern horizon, was a new constellation: the Huntress, a tribute to a friend of ours who had died last winter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But instantly, Hazel spotted something on the horizon—a flash of light and steam. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The jagged horizon was limned with a coronalike glow that flickered and pulsed before my eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The horizon stretched, impersonal once more, barren of all but the faintest trace of smoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z When I chance a look at him, he is gazing out at the horizon, his mask catching the dawn light like water catching the sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z England and the Kingdom, Britain and the Empire, the old prides and the old devotions, glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon, pass - pass. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Jesper looked at the gray swells of the sea, marching to the horizon in endless formation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In any case he can’t whisper back, because he has to look straight ahead at the horizon, or at the white lines of the road that washes toward us, wave after slowly undulating wave. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In the polar region, the sun falls below the horizon for 180 days. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I looked out to the horizon, to the white-topped mountains in the distance. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a while, Spurge argued, but Werfel kept trekking across dry pastures, and Spurge kept following him, pleading, until the city of Tenebrion was just a distant dot behind them on the horizon. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The moon came up, jumping right over a sea cliff to hang above the horizon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When he looked ahead of the plane, through the whirling propeller, he saw the endless trees stretching away to the horizon. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Our shadows grow longer as the sun sinks toward the horizon. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The sun stays longer each day now, climbing mechanical as a goat off the leaden horizon. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I must admit that in writing this paper I was motivated partly by irritation with Bekenstein, who, I felt, had misused my discovery of the increase of the area of the event horizon. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch until his figure disappears into the horizon of red and gold. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see the other side, just water and horizon. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it, Harry could just make out the ghostly shapes of hundreds and hundreds of tents, rising up the gentle slope of a large field toward a dark wood on the horizon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I squinted against the bright rays of Inti and kept my eyes on the horizon, thinking the same words I always did when he flew too far away: Come back to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A sail, a ship, was there on the sea, halfway between the horizon and the shore! Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s sitting in white sand leading to a clear blue ocean that stretches out to the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As Christmas loomed on the horizon, our paltry time together shrank even further. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It blotted out the horizon, the far dips and heaves, the grasses, the pond, and finally her own frost heave. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon,” the old librarian had said, “not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Far out on the horizon, the oily black of the ocean turned blue, reflecting sky and sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On the distant horizon, Kyle could see a volcano spewing molten lava. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Marco comes and stands next to her as she looks at the midnight sea that stretches out into a clear horizon with no land in sight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He looked away and put the binoculars to his eyes and scanned the horizon for lights, or pretended to. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She flies against the rain, eyes fixed on the horizon, hoping to see the hulking form of the RV coming to save her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then several women had put themselves out to be nice to him, and his horizons had all shifted. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But then a dark cloud appeared on the horizon. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The darkness flashed again, momentarily leaching the color from the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Calypso stared straight through the swirling face of Gaea, all the way to the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “There certainly doesn’t seem to be anything else very promising on the horizon.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, when they had crossed the mountain range that extended along the entire horizon, the alchemist said that they were only two days from the Pyramids. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By looking far out into space we are also looking far back into time, back toward the horizon of the universe, back toward the epoch of the Big Bang. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I searched for the horizon but saw nothing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Pattie makes it to the apartment just as the horizon is going purple. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes fixed on the horizon of the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seemed as if Dauntless had gained a little ground, but when Nailer looked again, always the pale ship on the horizon had grown. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and, above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was past sunset; the horizon was dark. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The dim sun was as high in the sky as it was going to get, only a hand’s breadth above the horizon, so it must be nearly noon, she thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They gathered mountains and valleys, rivers and whole horizons, the way a man might now gain title to building lots. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the east, the first sparks of sunlight streak forth from the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The eastern horizon was brightening every single second, and Nali was sure to wake up soon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The pond on my right was frozen over, and an unbroken plane of white stretched to the blue-sky horizon. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z By the time the sun dips near the horizon, he’s found seven of our eight maximum the park rules allow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Another squadron of German bombers appears on the crimson horizon, lit by the burning trees like a false dawn. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The cool wind blew my hair this way and that as Inti first appeared on the horizon. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When the green glow had gone from the horizon and night was fully accomplished, Ralph came again to the thicket in front of the Castle Rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He could see smoke ahead, a long white cloud, low, like fog, on the horizon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt surreal, as if the horizon had disappeared beyond the hills. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The “essential unity of science,” as he described it, means that “an advance of the horizon of knowledge in any direction uncovers territory of all the sciences.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The horizon line, flat and low, is straight ahead, and the sky looks like dishwater. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “You can see the sunrise over the east shore and the sunset along the western horizon.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole being tended towards the spot on the horizon that would appear and save me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was too late, for as he rose from his crouch the silver edge of the moon slipped above the eastern horizon, and Kino sank back behind his bush. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the kitchen is a toilet had no horizon—and his sympathy had no warp. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, jute fields stretch out to the horizon, with no other house in sight. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The storm still postures on the horizon, but we get no closer, and the captain becomes increasingly frustrated. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And then, in no time at all, it seemed, everything familiar disappeared over the horizon. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Black holes are so dense that if you get too close—past the so-called event horizon—the escape velocity is faster than the speed of light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was definitely blue now, not merely a flash of light on the horizon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer strained to see the speck on the horizon where Lucky Girl was running, but it was impossible. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As the sun touched the horizon, the fishermen abruptly went into their tents. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This difference in the forces would stretch our astronaut out like spaghetti or tear him apart before the star had contracted to the critical radius at which the event horizon formed! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once you pass the event horizon, signals you broadcast can't escape the black hole’s pull—neither can you. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She looked north, away from the Wood, and the land was a broad expanse of white stretching toward a faraway horizon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Moss pulled apart the blinds to see the sun disappearing on the horizon. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On the horizon we saw a long trail of black smoke. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched until it disappeared into the haze that blurred the horizon, and then we watched some more. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In her mind, Luna could see the horizon’s edge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They alone of the constellations never set below the horizon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, it’s not like he’ll be pulling up in a—” There was a sudden burst of light on the horizon. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “The horizon is halfway up the painting,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to topple down to the edge of the horizon and colored it crimson there until it was gulped by the sea and gone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rising sun set the eastern horizon on fire with golden rays. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The sky above Meereen was the color of corpse flesh, dull and white and heavy, a mass of unbroken cloud from horizon to horizon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Calliope was our eyes on the horizon, and without her, it seems the horizon is gone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Willem's eyes dart furtively to the left and then the right, sweeping along the horizon. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was sinking on the horizon when we finally got into Marin County and exited the highway. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But he needed to get back to Nali’s, and the sun was beginning to break over the horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Finally the air currents stopped dragging her down, and she flew high enough to locate her mountain, but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Michelangelo pulls himself up to his towering height and stares off at the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So the paths of light rays in the event horizon had always to be moving parallel to, or away from, each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was beginning to turn into a mix of orange, pink, and gray, with clouds interrupting in patches all over the horizon. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The water below them was as smooth as a jade plate and melted into the horizon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Rob said it was cold and windy up there,” Wilton recalled, “but he sounded good. He said, ‘Doug is just coming up over the horizon; right after that I’ll be heading down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Since the days on which you signed the treaty of Paris,” Jefferson noted ominously, “our horizon was never so overcast.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A sheet of rippling blue water brimmed to every horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A sudden, hard wind swirled up around them, and the monster spread its arms out wide, so wide they seemed to reach to opposite horizons, so wide they seemed big enough to encompass the world. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She eventually falls asleep, and I sit in a chair by the window, watching as the sun slowly sets on the horizon. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He sat on a stone, and allowed himself to become hypnotized by the horizon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For every womanly fact of life she doesn’t get told, a star of possibility still winks for her on the horizon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Near desperation after his hard ride, he glanced at the horizon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the bleak dawn broke over an empty horizon, Dany knew that he was truly lost to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now he was more interested in watching the eastern horizon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I saw for the first time the horizons of life, how they are always too close. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still misty out in the bay, and I could not see the horizon. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun settled bright as an ember on the horizon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We'd see sixty, seventy soldiers in a row, Frenchmen, in horizon blue uniforms, all with eyes bandaged, walking with their hands touching the shoulder of the guy in front for direction. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z For a moment I think I can make out a glimmer of light on the horizon, but the next it’s gone, just a trick of the eyes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The east had its own charm or fine deep blue, and its own modest gem, a rising and solitary star: soon it would boast the moon; but she was yet beneath the horizon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The sun was not yet past the horizon by the time I took my seat at the Linotype machine, and I worked in the glow of the single gas jet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Gray houses run in converging lines to the horizon, bunched as if to fend off cold. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I looked up, spotted Mong down on the beach, in water up to his ankles, staring out over the horizon. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He pushed the wheel back in, went too far this time, and the plane’s nose went below the horizon and the engine speed increased with the shallow dive. loo much. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the tidy geometry of those fields, the pops of color that turned out to be barns, the flat county highways that ran straight to the horizon. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z On the way to the cemetery, under the persistent drizzle, Arcadio saw that a radiant Wednesday was breaking out on the horizon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The sun had not yet risen far above the horizon as Seth and Dale walked along the rutted lane that ran away from the barn. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As their great bodies lumbered aside, the horizon opened, gloomy in the pallor of the light. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was not disappointed: there, raking the horizon, stood the jagged incisors of the Himalaya. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the sunflower field, a dark line of trees crested the horizon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sun was high in the sky and while there were distant, fluffy white clouds on the horizon, the sky above her head was a deep, untroubled blue. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It was one of those bright hazy days with no horizon, when the sea and the sky melt together in a pale blue infinity. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I looked in every direction and as far as the horizon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even as I watched, a pinprick of light near the horizon erupted silently, pulsed with soft blue light, then spread outward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The sun was just below the horizon, and the inside of the truck was bluey pink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z On the horizon, a tiny steamer went by, and I made out the black dot from the comer of my eye because I hadn’t stopped watching the Arab. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They came for him as the sun was falling behind a red-fringed line of clouds that had banked against the horizon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were the two wings of the building; there was the garden; there were the skirts of Lowood; there was the hilly horizon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the wide expanse of flat desert, which reached toward the edge of the horizon, where massive sandstone plateaus stood that were as faint and round as orange clouds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ahead, on the western horizon, clouds lay heaped and brilliant, riven with chasms of darkness, their tops drawn out in the high-altitude winds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The sky was a mere block to allow a visual effect on the horizon: sunlight flooding the ocean, the vertical edges between light and shadow perfectly distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z So Sun Man knew what to do: He took the flint blade and he cut out the Gambler’s eyes He threw them into the south sky and they became the horizon stars of autumn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The captain saw him straining, grinned, and took him up to the con where a scope and photograph system shot distance pictures of the horizon and then magnified them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure how far he’d come, but when he looked back toward land he could see flickering fights above the horizon—probably fights in the mountains—so he wasn’t far enough out yet. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In one, the universe is created, somehow, ten or twenty billion years ago and expands forever, the galaxies mutually receding until the last one disappears over our cosmic horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of her, the prairie stretched to the horizon like an ancient seabed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Flashes of steam showed intermittently on the wide horizon, gleaming translucently in the winter sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared out of the window and watched the lightning illuminate the horizon. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Another whole year of being sick, no hope for a cure on the horizon. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The dark horizon was softening, and the stars were dimming one by one. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Cole stared blankly at the thin sliver of blue sky on the western horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When they finally reached camp it was 4:30 A.M., and the sky was starting to brighten above the eastern horizon. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At first I thought the clouds had blown over, and the moon was peering in from the horizon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could almost see, in his hands, new binoculars, and he could see himself up in a tree, scanning the horizon. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Such was the power of a half year of horizons. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Ferolind was still visible on the horizon, its sails full of the wind that whipped at their cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I glanced over at the red ball of sun, now clear of the horizon. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon remembered how he'd felt the day they had left the Wall: nervous as a maiden, but eager to glimpse the mysteries and wonders beyond each new horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The old man sat very upright, his eyes fixed on the horizon. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood and put my hands in my pockets as the last of the day’s light retreated below the horizon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Derrick’s eyes were hostile over the horizon of fabric. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Mother was looking far off into the distance, to where the rows of new corn plants met the horizon. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There I stopped and swung my eyes across the horizon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And beyond that, rolling to the horizon, was the forested plateau that hid the gorge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It says nothing about what drove the progression from bands to tribes to chiefdoms during all the millennia before the prospect of large-scale irrigation loomed up on the horizon. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Daylight is fading and the sky is turning purple, with barely a ribbon of orange on the horizon. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The eastern horizon was glowing a deep red when the last snowflake fell. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was one of those mysterious, oppressive days we sometimes had at Hampden, where the mountains that lowered at the horizon were swallowed up in fog and the world seemed light and empty, dangerous somehow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Much as I dream recurringly about shrinking babies, I dream that the sky is covered from horizon to horizon with rows of airplanes, dirigibles, rocket ships, flying bombs, their formations as even as stitches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Of this she was sure, for on that day the sun lingered below the horizon for about one hour. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a smudge of green appeared on the horizon. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Look at the facts, Hermione,” said Ron, speaking across Harry, who continued to gaze at the horizon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Through the open doors, he cannot see Saint-Malo, but he hears the airplanes, hundreds of them, and a great pall of smoke hangs over the horizon day and night. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This nondecreasing property of the event horizon’s area placed an important restriction on the possible behavior of black holes. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, over the treetops, on the faraway horizon, there was a flash of white. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked at the horizon and crumpled over. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This time she was out in a field with the boy, holding his hand, and it was raining, not hard, but steadily, although almost everywhere around them on the horizon sunshine gleamed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessica made me aware of another event looming on the horizon — she called the first Tuesday of March to ask my permission to invite Mike to the girls’ choice spring dance in two weeks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He pointed toward the horizon, except there wasn’t a horizon anymore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well." Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They just point their boats at the horizon and go. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was still clear, but a thin, wispy scum of cirrus had spread across the upper atmosphere, and a dark line of squalls was visible just above the southwestern horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If that time was missed, the prayer had to be deferred until the sun was beyond the horizon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was quiet and the flood was as wide as the horizon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Finally, as the sun was about to sink into the horizon, he called it a night. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Patrick would get involved, saying that violent crime was a natural consequence of the capitalist system, and then, eventually, the New York skyline would appear on the horizon and we'd all stop talking. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The guards positioned beneath the window didn’t glance upward, and she gaped at the bluish-gray sky, at the clouds slipping on their shoes and shuffling toward the horizon. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They plodded through the poppy fields and gradually moved away from the Big House toward the gray-brown hills that lay on the horizon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia moves the binoculars in an arc from left to right, the way she was trained, and then straight across the horizon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky overhead was as filmy white as a corpse’s eyes, no sun, just a tepid glow from beyond the horizon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I watched as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the glass of the sanctuary windows cast beams of blood red and royal blue across the dim nave. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the horizon, the blue sky faded into the field of ice, making the land seem endless. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was low on the horizon, the sky a bruised red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Framed in the thick western window, Alderbaran and Betelgeuse were racing Sirius over the horizon, the hunting dog-star looking back to his master Orion, who had not yet heaved himself above the fim. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there are 60 minutes of arc in an angular degree, and 90 degrees, a right angle, from the horizon to the zenith. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Out at the horizon it was impossible to see the line where the sea and the sky met, and he felt once more as if he were in the bottom of a large blue bowl. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A silver memory was the day when the sun came over the horizon for the first time in winter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To my disappointment, I only saw a brown smudge on the horizon—as the Middle Kingdom had looked from a distance. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Wagons at the back of the line were just coming over the horizon. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The storm that blackens the horizon is sweeping toward us at a frightening pace, its lightning forking closer with each passing second. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “But we do have some programs on the horizon to foster a better sense of community.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z What if we stopped scanning the horizon with our binoculars and began instead examining our own decision making and behavior through the most powerful of microscopes? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And now everything was cool and dark: The sun was barely visible over the horizon as he glided alongside Snape, up through the grounds toward the lake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There is no such grove, I know now, but the morning of my return to Devon I imagined that it might be just over the visible horizon, or the horizon after that. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But Nina’s elation dimmed as Fjerda’s answer to the problem of the Dregs rolled over the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A thin Stand Of oak trees obscures the cornfields that stretch out to the horizon. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “As far as we want. All the way to the horizon.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Off against the horizon he could see a haze, a dark haze, as of dirt stirred into the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky is white, the distant horizon gray and sparking with faint lightning—not just ahead, but in all directions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The sun is just peeking over the horizon when we straggle back to the twelfth floor of the Training Center. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A Greek called Archimedes, Mr. Dunwoody said, worked out the correct place to put a tree and the horizon in any picture. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later the boat dropped back under the horizon, and the sky clouded over fast. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned that the horizon, as seen from a height of five feet on a calm day, was two and a half miles away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun had only just come up over the horizon, but he already could feel its hot rays against his face. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Her chin is bent down and you can see the precise part in her hair, a neat white line drawn from above her left brow then over the black horizon of her head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not another boat anywhere on the horizon. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z From the plane the trees seemed to march to the horizon without interruption. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It still seemed impossible half the time but it was there, a glowing speck like the last drop of the sun on the horizon. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The icy summits of the highest mountain range in North America gleamed on the southwestern horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We watch until they disappear into the gray haze on the horizon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Great Lord Ra burst over the eastern horizon just as Ranofer turned into the broad road that edged the fields of the flower growers. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A few of the tourists started clapping, which they sometimes do in the Keys at the moment the sun disappears over the horizon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The sun was high above the horizon when he finally dragged himself from bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We were to do our own navigating by measuring the angle between various stars and the horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As she skipped rocks, she was looking out at the horizon and thinking about an invention she wanted to build. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The experiment he describes cannot be performed in Cambridge at the beginning of the year: it requires the sun to reach an elevation of 40 degrees above the horizon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The sky above me was a deep purple-gray, and on the horizon I could see the first rays of light pushing through, announcing a new day. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Greece swells to a dark shape on the horizon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Or if they climbed on, supposing the fire was all out, and they had to watch Piggy crawling nearer and the ship sinking under the horizon? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I turned my gaze back to the horizon and held it there, even as the rim of pink faded to darkness. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When he saw the narrow stony road, the foothills rising high and wild all around them, and the jagged snowcapped peaks on the distant horizon, all the hope went out of him in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Our beloved green fields fall away to a blur, the hut becomes a smudge on the horizon. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy dark clouds crowded the far horizon, but clear sky overhead let the sun bathe the ground with warmth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A thousand miles up from the Atlantic, the river is still so broad that at high water the other side is only a faint dark line on the horizon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We waved to the hill, the horizon, and the house, to the stone person, to the plants, and to the green door with the two windowpanes like eyes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z When I walk forward, I notice that it continues farther than I can see, perpendicular to the horizon. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Thirty seconds it lasted, green sunlight breaking the cloud on the horizon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z No sign of the Argo II. No sign of any coastline, familiar or otherwise, except for one tiny island at the horizon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You could see it from miles off, a pale blue line across the northern horizon, stretching away to the east and west and vanishing in the far distance, immense and unbroken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It therefore seemed that the area of the event horizon of a black hole could not be regarded as its entropy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Something ahead was gleaming, on the horizon, nowhere near yet. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Pull back farther still and the curved horizons of the planet revealed themselves—a beautiful ball of green, white, blue, slate, and brown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It was still bright out, though the sun had shifted to the other side of the horizon, above the tops of the far line of trees. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z A clear horizon showed under a dark blanket of clouds. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The full moon rose in the eastern horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She gazed out at the petty horizon of the lake for a moment, then seemed to remember that she was not absolutely alone. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z At dawn I saw it from the headland far out on the horizon. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff lights his cigarette and looks out at the horizon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A new era of espionage was on the horizon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But he had been wrong, and the record of the subsequent seven years suggested that the limit still remained well over the horizon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On February 17, the sun dipped below the horizon at midnight for the first time. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Our goal, the rutted coast of mainland Wales, was somewhere before us but only dimly visible, an inky smudge squatting along the far horizon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Looking to the sky, Kendra noticed that the eastern horizon was turning purple. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z You can use a cross-staff, for example, to measure the angle between the horizon and the sun at midday. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One small cloud floated on his otherwise sunny horizon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When I look skyward, a series of dark trains run parallel to one another, disappearing into both horizons. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I will always be there on the horizon,” I tell her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They all sat in silence watching the sun as it came up slowly over the rim of the horizon for a new day. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Above deck, she tried to keep her eyes fixed on the horizon—the white cliffs that always seemed just a mile or so to the east. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ralph looked back at the dispersing smoke on the horizon, then up at the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The window’s down, the wind runs its fingers through my hair, and I smile at the horizon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z That morning the horizon might curve one way, my lips resolutely curved the other, in a smile. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A pair of trawlers on the horizon appear and disappear between waves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Pink and turquoise clouds striped the eastern horizon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nervous that someone might come down the road, I kept scanning the horizon ahead and behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As the sun descended below the horizon, we reached the hideaway. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The taut blue horizon encircled them, broken only by the mountain-top. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The great tail is blown away from the icy nucleus of the comet by a wind of protons and electrons from the Sun, which has set below this horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There, Margaret, the sun is for ever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “His head is what you call in plane with the horizon. It is a difficult thing that we go to do, and we do not want no peoples to watch us if so it may.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I cut through the sky, the wind whipping against my face as I kept my eyes high, staring intently at the horizon. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At last the BFG got clear of them all and in another couple of minutes the pack of giants was out of sight over the horizon. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though a black hole is a star, none of the light it shines ever escapes past the event horizon; that’s why it’s black. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We walk and walk on a road where the horizon keeps extending. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Only a dull, greenish tinge along the horizon to their right showed that daybreak was drawing closer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They stand silently together as the ship drifts toward the endless horizon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had half-moons under her eyes and a team of trolls on her horizon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We stayed for hours, just talking, as one wave tipped into the next, as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the other beachgoers packed up to go home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The sky was cloudless and deep blue, darkening to mauve along the whole rim of the horizon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, though, the clouds had scudded off to the horizon and the day had grown hot and muggy but clear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I was now looking at my thirtieth birthday looming on the horizon, and I often thought about life after sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z However, tracking Scythe Faraday’s movements on the day he died was like trying to find a needle in a field of haystacks that stretched to the horizon. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Now the purple spread from horizon to horizon, and the stars that had clustered in the east were fading with the early light of the rising moon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And while it is true that many families are descended from contract colonists not unlike the present-day braceros, all hold to the dream of the longhorn steer and the unfenced horizon. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon lit up with a huge web of lightning. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The sun was pushing against the gray horizon hills, sending yellow light across the clouds, and the yellow river sand was speckled with the broken shadows of tamaric and river willow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was my whole life for you, socks stretching all the way to the infinite horizon, a yawning valley of knitting tedium. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then, while Shackleton stood by with the chronometer, Worsley would wait until the boat reached the top of the wave and the horizon came into sight, then shout “Now!” as he shot the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Remember,” Noggle says, “unusual celestial events often presage important political changes, so with a new king on the horizon, it’s important for us to observe the signs carefully.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The road led directly north, toward a black cloud of burning oil that stood above the horizon, marking out Dunkirk. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And as the sun dips below the horizon, we send ripples across the water that never seem to end. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It changes again to a boy on the edge of a cliff, his gaze on the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Abuja had far-flung horizons, wide roads, order; to come from Lagos was to be stunned here by sequence and space. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The moon is huge on the horizon, just shy of full, and it shines a silver road on the surface of the water. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So as the yellow sun falls to its knees on the horizon, we return to the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The orange horizon turned out to be a sunrise, which turned into a bright blue winter morning. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun hardly clears the horizon before sinking away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But I can see a time on the horizon when that won’t need to happen anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I watched until they were a speck on the horizon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Across the river where lonely farms dotted the hills, whirlwinds and dust devils darkened the horizon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the theatrical skull sings, “Storm fronts that linger upon the horizon; white plastic places where every thought dies in; swabbies and cocktails and parrots' bright wings; these are a few of his least-favorite things.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Dona Ines, it is said, was frequently seen staring out to sea, searching the horizon for her husband. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky and clouds on the horizon were bright red. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Those within three thousand kilometers of the impact witness a fireball larger than the sunrise over the horizon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As the star of the West sank below the horizon, another star was rising: Islam. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun hangs low in the horizon, refusing to give way to the entrance of the moon coming from a world away. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On moonless nights the water was as black as maester’s ink, from horizon to horizon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I gazed across the tells dotting the landscape as far as the horizon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Imagine an Iowa farm with corn, corn, corn as far as the eye can see, ten- foot stalks in perfect thirty-inch rows to the horizon. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “The sun will reach the horizon in moments,” she announced. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I scrambled onto a boulder and looked down at the horizon as far as I could see. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Shay returned her gaze to the horizon, as if looking for a signal in answer to her own. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I looked out across the flat, dusty land and could see the slow glow of blue light over the horizon, the first sign of dawn. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Blurs on the horizon became ships, became bow and stern and the smears of faces. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In other words, the singularities produced by gravitational collapse occur only in places, like black holes, where they are decently hidden from outside view by an event horizon. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept a hand across the campfires that binned from horizon to horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As the sun dipped below the horizon and night waited high in the sky, I placed Harry’s box into the hole. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “The others talk about me, don’t they?” she asks, turning her gaze back out toward the horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was all so real that sometimes we could see the tall masted ships coming over the horizon. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the horizon disappeared in a confusing glimmer that seemed to be neither earth nor sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the Earth is turning, some television stations will appear at one horizon of the Earth while others disappear over the other. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Clouds covered the sky from horizon to horizon, and warmth fled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t see anything but a white haze stretching from horizon to horizon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was a blood-red ball hovering outside his window, inflaming his eyes as he kept up a lookout for Africa on the horizon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We traveled by foot and in silence until the sun was sinking slowly toward the horizon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a path, muddy and rutted and potholed, so people did sometimes come this way; but the flat horizon was so far away on every side that he had little sense of making progress. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Out on the horizon, another clipper ship was skating across the Gulf’s night waters, running lights glowing blue. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The sight of freedom looming on the horizon should encourage us to redouble our efforts.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the words to make a cloudless blue sky, pale with a summer sun pressing across wide and empty horizons. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The tiniest crevices in the mountains at the horizon were clear and sharp to his eyes, as were the vultures wheeling over some near-dead creature many miles away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When the sun was below the horizon, the surface was either barely visible if it was in earthshine, or totally invisible in a black void if there was no earthshine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I beg of you, sir, to help him continue in the direction of that promise which, like the horizon, recedes ever brightly and distantly beyond the hopeful traveler. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she tightened her grip on his hand and looked to the horizon. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The rising sun makes a pinhole on the horizon. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “As we stood at attention for the count, the horizon gradually reddened and the top of the sun’s fireball slowly appeared,” said Arnold. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The horizon is a mile of blinking buildings. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Beyond the lake, over Sally Gustafson’s house, the sun had left a smudge of purple on the horizon. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dawn light, billowy clouds mounded against the far horizon like a snowdrift. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z First grade was when I discovered eye control; with my seeing I could shrink the teacher down to a height of one inch, gesticulating and mouthing on the horizon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As she rounded the pond she squinted at the sun again, for it had not climbed up the sky but was still sitting on the horizon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountains were little more than dark shadows on the horizon. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A round and golden moon rolled low along the horizon for the next few days, too huge and weighty to rise up any higher into the sky. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon and was uncoiling slowly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He constantly paced the deck in the nude, staring out at the horizon line and stroking his beard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The second the season was over they became vague, fuzzy shapes, as indistinguishable as the thick clouds that skimmed across the sky into the horizon. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Its sparkling life faded into the horizon as it died away, unsung, unwept. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Every so often she’d look up from her map to consult the horizon, and just the sight of her face in the sun gave me energy I didn’t know I had. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The late afternoon sky looked like someone had rolled aluminum foil from horizon to horizon. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her night vision gradually returned, and she scanned the horizon. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the west, I noticed dark clouds piling up across the horizon, like a distant mountain range. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z At that very moment, the sun burst out from beneath the horizon, and La Llorona’s features changed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A thick band of clouds ran along the horizon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The moon hung low on the western horizon when Nathan and Pond made their way back. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I am already in a new place, driving toward a new horizon. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She watched the horizon as if she waited. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I always believed that my happily ever after with my real mother was just over the next horizon. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As we climbed higher the horizon kept changing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The sun hung low on the horizon, crimson as though engorged with blood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stretching to the horizon, Lake Michigan was the color of slate and frothy with whitecaps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t see anyone along the road, though the horizon was wavering, which made it hard to distinguish anything. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Green sea and blue sky stretched all the way to the horizon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A thaw between America and Russia, something most leaders would have thought impossible only months earlier, seemed on the horizon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked up into the sky and round the blue horizon and finally down into Lenina’s face. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the seagull as it flew towards the horizon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The mirages had died away and gloomily he ran his eye along the taut blue line of the horizon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A faint light marked the eastern horizon, and the shoreline seemed very far away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was touching the black horizon with a faint red tip. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Already the eastern horizon was paling and they would fall dead at the first appearance of the sun. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was beautiful, a shiny line that led to the horizon, a strip of silver cutting through the cleanest gold. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I look back at the horizon, click my tongue, and turn on my microphone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Central Maryland stretched away to the horizon in folds and hollows, in bands of trees and rumpled fields, studded by silos that marked the presence of family farms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a little dot on the horizon. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Roz climbed to the top of a tree and watched as the flock slowly faded into the horizon. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z For the quickest moment I let it be a life vest, and I stare out the window, picturing myself in Cabo on a boat with Mya and Camila, the afternoon sun glowing on the horizon. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Past the event horizon the pull of a black hole’s gravity is so strong—and space is so curved—that nothing can escape, not even light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Looming on the horizon was a palace of glittering black obsidian. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I trudge along the base of the cliffs, watching the horizon pale as the sun rises. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Finally, just before the dawn, it hovered on the horizon and touched the land. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The road dipped now into a broad green valley and stretched toward the horizon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Powell’s eyes swept the jagged glitter of Mercury to the horizon and winced at the gorgeous brilliance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Braced against the mast of the Docker, he aligned his sextant with the horizon and “shot” the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In less than twenty minutes a ship of three hundred thousand tons became a speck on the horizon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The forest reached to the horizon on her right, and she tried to pick out the giant tree. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As I drove north through the little towns and the increasing forest rolling away to the horizon, the season changed quickly and out of all proportion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept floating out there, suspended, as if the horizon had finally become what it always seemed to be from shore: the sea’s limit, beyond which no man could sail. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Then her fell reversed, and she pulled back upward, hover- bouncing head over heels, sky and horizon spinning around her like a playground ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The desert heat has faded, and a crescent moon hangs low on the horizon, thin and red as a cannibal’s smile. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It’s morning twilight. The sun is beneath the horizon. When the sun crests, clouds and sky will shine, glimmering orange-yellow.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The sun was only just opening its own eye on the eastern horizon and the cottage was full of silence. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn is still a blue rumor on the horizon when I limp into the Commandant’s chambers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A molten pink band flowed across the horizon, where the sun had been. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the fine spray the boat threw back, inhaled the salty air, and looked out to a horizon made only of sky and water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the swamp banana farms stretched into the horizon. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This morning Mrs. K stood between the pillars, listening to the desert sands heat, melt into yellow wax, and seemingly run on the horizon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But finally, at seventy-six, there loomed on Amarante’s horizon a Waterloo. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were more like present-day privileged Western students trawling the developing world and writing blogs about how the world’s poorest people enabled them to broaden their horizons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Along the western horizon the lower clouds formed a single purple mass, against which distant trees stood out minute and sharp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I put us on a calm sandy beach with the sun setting into the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The storm clouds had finally dissolved, and the sun was almost at the horizon, its orange and red rays pouring through the window. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This was one of our usual spots, the wooded area next to my father’s fields where our towering green stalks of sugarcane met the orange groves that dotted the landscape into the horizon. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She would always glance out of the narrow door and toward the horizon as she said that. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes on the horizon, but Leo got the feeling she was gauging his mood, considering what to say. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was still sunny, but thick dark clouds were gathering on the horizon, no doubt preloaded with the evenings standard dump of snow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Midday, he thought, judging it to be almost exactly between the west and east horizons. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A plane crossed the horizon, colored lights blinking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The plants were not arranged in straight lines, but rather in slow, big curves, like a loose letter S. And of course in the background, at the horizon, rose mountains. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nat stared across the water until the rugged peaks of Bourbon loomed on the horizon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was barely brimming over the horizon and the air was still chilly when Nathan thrust the shovel head into the dry cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The thing was giant, filled the whole night horizon, filled the sky, filled the sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The walking had helped him delay the inevitable for a time, but now the sun was peeking over the eastern horizon. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Scrambling to her feet she watched the pack run along the horizon, a flowing line of magnificent beasts, all cooperating for the sake of each other, all wholly content—except Jello. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We arose in the dark, hours before sunrise, when there was barely a smudge of indigo along the eastern sky and the rest of the horizon was still pure pitch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "Camellia, this is an important time in our kingdom. The marriage of my daughter is on the horizon." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z An hour later they were sitting on the beach and staring out at the wall of smog across the horizon. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was far away, hardly a smudge on the horizon, but clearly something other than water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad would rub imaginary spray out of his eyes, and scan the horizon for possible sperm whale, Flying Dutchmen, or floating ambergris. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The open sky in front of him was a deep purple, slowly fading into the bright blue of day, with tinges of orange from the sun on a distant, flat horizon. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Although Fig was practically comatose, I remained frozen at the event horizon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Taking his field-glasses from the case, he stood on the top of the rock, and began to search the horizon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As the sun drops into the afternoon sky, the shadow undrapes itself and stretches out toward the horizon, long and thin, and far behind me.... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no sign of Tashbaan; the desert, unbroken except by the narrow green crack which they had traveled down, spread to the horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z In that time the wind picked up, suddenly clouds covered the horizon, and some small ones gathered directly overhead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to the railing and search the horizon. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z On top of the hill, I squinted along the horizon until I found what I was looking for. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Tally glanced out at the glowing horizon, her eyes opened wide. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was getting dark, I realized, the clouds finally returning, piling up on the western horizon, creating an early sunset. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He knew the lookouts strained their eyes as never before, sweeping the horizon for an enemy sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The brown fields swept out to the horizon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear shaded his eyes from the sun as it began to set, wondering if that smudge on the horizon might be the sea. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t move,” I said, hanging up, and who do you call when it’s after hours and Christmas on the horizon? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sun had not yet lifted above the hills marking the distant horizon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z However, though scientists can detect black holes, they still haven’t spotted the zeros at their centers, since the ugly singularities are shielded by the event horizon. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The heaviness hanging over our family was enormous, and my parents were stuck at the event horizon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was three days of walking before the harbor-tree disappeared over the horizon. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In order to imagine yourself into the Wart’s position, you would have to picture a round horizon, a few inches about your head, instead of the flat horizon which you usually see. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the sky on the horizon was not dark at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And as the moon came low on the horizon Dunstan Thorn walked quietly down the cobbled streets of the village of Wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When at last she saw him on the horizon she got down on all fours and crawled to her lookout. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The upper edge of the moon had just begun to emerge over the lip of the horizon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Its boundary is called the event horizon and it coincides with the paths of light rays that just fail to escape from the black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It was yellow. When it touched the horizon, it turned the sky beautiful colors.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You could also measure the time of year by noting where on the horizon the Sun rose each day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself staring out windows, wistful, yearning for that distant, unattainable horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Beyond it, the blue sea stretched to the horizon, beckoning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It is still dark and the shimmering sunset of red, gold, and purple over the horizon makes the sky look magical. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds flew onto dancing treetops below me, and many distant towns flickered on the bright horizon, each with a minaret that pointed to the sky like a pencil pointing to a page. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She was most likely missing some big college party, but I was so glad she was willing to drop everything to make sure a stint in the psych ward wasn't on the horizon for me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A stripe of incandescent sky bums beneath the cloud base on the north-western horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Up from the horizon rose the jaegers, announcing that Silver had gone to the kill. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The day was dear and carried the gaze out as far as the blue sky went; there were a few white douds suspended idly over the horizon. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sliver of a moon above the horizon, enough to make a pale light, and the white of the sails caught it, gathered it and shone it down on him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun inched closer to the western horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As he spoke, they all looked up, but only Milo could see the gay and exciting circus there on the horizon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z At last, after hours of riding, far away on his right there came a single long streak of paler grey, low down on the horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Before the sun had reached its high point, five hundred tribesmen appeared on the horizon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun is low on the western horizon. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was explained to me that a Muslim family prayed with the sun near the horizon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin red slash marked the eastern horizon where the sun might soon appear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As she studied that part of the horizon, she detected other lights winking as they were hidden or eclipsed by trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But her gaze only floated far away to the horizon. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But for the time being, at the end of the nineteenth century, there was another great controversy on the horizon. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Often the crystalline air formed mirages, and the sailors saw icebergs suspended upside down on the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Broadening my horizons. So, back to Tina—are you two friends?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance at the sky and the increasingly pink horizon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I look over at him as the sun slowly crests the horizon, casting a warm glow onto his face, his eyes bright and filled with something brand new but somehow familiar. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z And nor did Feral consciously summon the sheaves of cloud that coalesced around them, blocking out the sky, the horizon, the Cusp, shrinking the world to here—this garden and this garden alone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the second day the land widened until all that Ash could see from one horizon to another was spreading golden fields ready for harvest. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the sun slipped below the horizon, it was not only the day that died and the poor zebra, but my family as well. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I enjoyed being out in nature, being able to see the horizon and feel the sun on my shoulders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Wagons were end to end, from one horizon to the other. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The Dipper, the constellation called also the Great Bear, does not set below the horizon because a goddess once was angry at it and decreed that it should never sink into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside a wide desert stretches into the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And if the second plane were horizontal, and friction could be ignored, the ball would roll for ever towards the horizon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Usually Noah faces the horizon not the shore when he jumps, so I’ve never before had a full frontal, tip-to-toe view of my brother dropping through space. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We were making for Salt Creek, and pretty soon the trees along the creek began to show on the horizon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When the blizzard subsided, a scene of destruction stretched from one ice-white horizon to the other. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The dark line of the horizon is far in the distance, the sky above it lighter, like layers of sediment in rock. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Just dry, empty land stretching as far as the horizon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He spent his days on the seashore, searching the horizon for a sail that never came, sick with longing to see even the smoke curling up from his house. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked along towards the extreme end of the island where an old man sat staring out to the horizon. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She scanned the horizon for her home, then forgot it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You could see it in the early evening, glowing on the western horizon, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My own humanity was awakened, rising up to greet me with a handshake as I watched the first glimmers of sunlight peek over the horizon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was about an inch above the horizon, and Eleanor looked hard at it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Where it touched the horizon, an enormous explosion took place. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was early evening—the fields receding into a pink invisibility as they rose back into the horizon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We sat for a long time—long enough for the sun to disappear behind the trees, and then below the horizon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A thin strand of light spun out along the horizon between earth and sky. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the tombwalk that day, it had been very clear to him: Here was a story of greedy queens and wicked fathers and war on the horizon, and...it wasn’t his story. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The rain had finally eased, and the beginning of a blue day was percolating on the horizon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Odin watched it with his one eye until it was lost on the horizon, and he wondered if he had done the right thing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The city lights obscured the stars, but on clear nights, I could see Venus on the horizon, up over the dark water, glowing steadily. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As far as the eye could see, to the very horizon in all directions, a tumbled sea of white extended without a break. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The horizon brightened a little more as the lizard closed his eyes and took in a massive breath. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was low on the horizon, ready to set, but the light it cast onto the snow was enough to see by. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Three more jaegers joined the first, circled close together as if over a target, then dropped out of sight below the horizon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will be taken to the boat of death on the horizon, and we will never see this place again.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the horizon, look back the way we came, the mist mostly burned off by now and the whole swamp forest covered in sunlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The empty land stretches as far as I can see, a brown plane colliding with the horizon. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She sat and wrapped her arms around herself until the shaking stopped, glancing fearfully at the red horizon every few seconds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The sky was a robin’s-egg blue, and Coraline could see trees and, beyond the trees, green hills, which faded on the horizon into purples and grays. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He could see them ahead on the horizon where before he could see only sky. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to rattle the whole horizon, making the surface of the river shimmer with every thud. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The boy wanted to know what that was, but the alchemist was searching the horizon, looking for the falcon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he glanced over his shoulder at the dark storm clouds that hung menacingly on the opposite horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sun sank beneath the horizon as we landed, and as I touched the shore I felt those cares and fears revive which soon were to clasp me and cling to me for ever. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Edwin looked out at the horizon glowing red with early dawn. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Here the world was enormous, all endless horizon; her words arced and disappeared as though into a wind-chopped ocean. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z From here it looked like a mere smear on the horizon. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Gradually the sun changed from gold to blazing pink and seemed to turn liquid as it dimpled the horizon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Like smoke from an unseen fire, a line of fire just below the horizon, brushfire or a burning city. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She scanned the far horizon, maybe waiting for me to ask what she was looking for. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All the newly formed monsters were crawling and hobbling in the same direction—toward a bank of black fog that swallowed the horizon like a storm front. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Vancouver Island was just visible on the horizon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I stared out at the grim skyline, a bright sliver of the sun peeked over the horizon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The town ahead, squashed, became all broad, bright horizon; and when the clouds went gold, it seemed to Ralph that the buildings kindled violently. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother saw Riverdale as a haven, a place where I could escape my neighborhood and open my horizons. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I got up when the red circle of the sun cleared the horizon. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I soon realized he could never be a kindred spirit, but still tried to help him break out of his narrow world and expand his youthful horizons. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Their Booming Tower was named for its immense bronze bell, rung of old to call the townsfolk and farmhands into the castle when longships were sighted on the western horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I moved past the second lane and kept my eyes on the horizon. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They lay in the grass together, watching as the soft light of morning crept up from the horizon. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The quantum singularity in my chest churned, drawing more interstellar dust into its event horizon, sucking up all the light that drew too close. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z They were still just standing there looking around and wondering what to do, when suddenly Melanie pointed at the horizon. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky is a sheet of purple and pink and gold, and giant planets are suspended against it, their rings curving past the horizon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can tell by the glow near the horizon that the sun is about to rise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the horizon seemed to slip away in front of her, and Tally crouched, ready to jump. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Out in front, far away at the horizon, he could see lots of them, glittering blue in the late afternoon sun. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm looked all around the horizon and saw nothing as clear as an island or a tree or a cliff; but wasn’t that something ahead—a thicker blackness at one point? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In some worlds there will be many suns in the daytime sky, many moons in the heavens at night, or great particle ring systems soaring from horizon to horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Far ahead, she saw a bright star on the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The color of the water blended with the sky at the horizon as if there was no opposite shore. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Lembede gave a lecture on the history of nations, a tour of the horizon from ancient Greece to medieval Europe to the age of colonization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when the sky lightened to gray and the sun began to peek over the horizon did Minli sit down and rest against a tall tree. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I focused on the horizon like Jesse had said to, but without the moon, the sky and ground bled into one another. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I ask the man, watching as the ocean disappears, then the horizon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I ask, peering out at the clouds both above and below the horizon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Back on the farm, her life stretches ahead to the flat horizon line, already populated with the only characters she’ll ever know. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She stood outside in the unseasonably warm autumn nights of that year and tracked the shiny pinpoint as it moved low across the horizon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The sim wasn't yet up, but its rays arced over the horizon and brought light to the sky. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He simply pointed to the faraway horizon and said “Zuraiq,” meaning “Little Blue.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Low down and near the horizon hung a great, red sun, far bigger than our sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He noticed that it was looking at the horizon and shaking. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The moon’s going to be bright enough tonight for us to catch the horizon. I’ll teach you to check Polaris—the North Star.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a little over two miles to our house, and I arrive just as the last sliver of sun slips beneath the horizon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I could see the stars all right in the dark, but it was next to impossible to find the horizon at night. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Where farmers depended on rains to water their fields, the onset of the rainy season meant that each morning the farmers gazed towards the horizon, sniffing the wind and straining their eyes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On the horizon there was the blue gleam of the sea. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Using an instrument called a sextant, the navigator can measure the height of the star above the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They waited, but there was nothing in sight, unless you counted in those smudges on the horizon—boats burning after an air attack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The tear in the sky, directly above and stretching off into the horizon, smothered everything in a thick heat that made breathing a struggle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The plateaus and canyons spread out below him like clouds falling into each other past the horizon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A yellow haze had descended on the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It was better in the fresh air, where he could keep an eye on the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed against the horizon, waves pounded the shore, but not a drop fell in our valley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z While one’s first association to African antelope is “vast dense herds spreading across the horizon,” in fact the males of those herds space themselves into territories and fight fiercely with each other when breeding. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My vision is so accustomed to a shifting horizon, to the metamorphoses of ocean and clouds, that to see such a mass of rock, immovable against the sky, was astonishing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the delight I caught in seeing long straight rows of red and green vegetables stretching away in the sun to the bright horizon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos tasted a trap, yet he saw no sign of any foes sweeping in behind them, only the great fleet of Stannis Baratheon in their ordered ranks, stretching back to the watery horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sun was just beginning to peek out over the horizon. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Slowly, he opened his eyes and looked around the horizon, wincing again with the new movement. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the marble amphitheater, in darkness and distances, lay little towns and villas; pools of silver water stood motionless and canals glittered from horizon to horizon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Seashells dotted the surface, evidence of the living sea that had once stretched from horizon to horizon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the horizon stood the mountains like a great shadow, range on range of them receding into the blue-grey distance, their jagged peaks sheathed eternally in snow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Along the flat, immense horizon, multiple fires seem always to be burning. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As Otto and I continued through the field, my eyes on the horizon for any sign of life, the bonobos followed us as best they could from along the jungle line. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Best of all, the Levy family played chamber music every afternoon, thus broadening Shirley’s cultural horizons. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Tally scanned the horizon, and a relieved smile broke onto her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There was nothing I could do for Sir Fig Newton until I was back at home, so I readjusted my focus to dragging my parents away from the event horizon with my mood-music hypothesis. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z King Ogunwe bowed and left his commander scanning the gray horizon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He edged the float and its passenger a foot closer to the horizon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Finally, after it felt like we’d been crawling along the highway for months, the Columbus skyline appeared on the horizon, glittering like Oz at the end of the yellow brick road. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And as the lights of Manhattan appear on the horizon, it’s like everything I knew about Darius comes right back to slap me in the face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z For her, however, as for all women, the dreads wen in advance of the male horizon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the troops stood there, facing the horizon in their tin hats, rifles lifted above the waves. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The sky above burns brilliant and clean without a single cloud from horizon to horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In the distance, black against the rising sun, a silent procession of battleships punctuated the horizon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I got out of bed as the sun peeked its head over the horizon. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It stretched out to the horizon in every direction. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea’s languid retreat into the horizon and the terrible silence of its absence. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon shifts like a bright line of buoys. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Real was the truth she had to tell them, and real was the dawn glow creeping up the horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Warmth came only when the sun, looking like an electrically lit orange, broke across the horizon, but I didn’t need to wait that long to feel it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He throws an imaginary ball in the air and serves it to the horizon. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The sun had shifted lower on the horizon, and long shadows began to creep across the Snapfinger Cemetery. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z All around him, on every horizon, the mountains reached no higher. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Through a break between the buildings, I saw that the sun hung low over the horizon. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A frail luminous glow pushed out between the edges of horizon and clouds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z With World War II almost on the horizon, Elizebeth’s work was about to become more secret—and more demanding—than ever before. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She hung them as garlands inside the sukkah while Alfhercht coaxed the birch’s leaves into riotous golds and oranges so the whole top of it looked like the horizon of the setting sun. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The only way to view a black hole’s singularity is to go beyond the event horizon and see for yourself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But the alchemist continued to look to the horizon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dimarion and the Crux showed up on the horizon that morning, well, the smart thing would have been to run. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I watched Ayanna as she guided the raft, her eyes constantly scanning the horizon for something. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z By the time Fadi made it over to the edge of the lake, the sun had begun to sink into the line of clouds on the horizon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But when he made his regular scan of the horizon, he felt a little check at his heart. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d mentioned her interest in going there long ago, in the first weeks of their courtship, when the spring of junior year had felt like a remote speck on the horizon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Shoulder-to-shoulder avatars stretched to the horizon in all directions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As the first hint of daybreak brightened the eastern horizon, the rocky, terraced terrain we’d been ascending gave way to a broad gully of unconsolidated snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the power of the ocean just over the horizon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dumbledore turned back to look out of the fiery window; the sun was now a ruby red glare along the horizon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z From one horizon to the other, the loose pack had closed in around their camp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I continued to scan the sky and quickly spotted two more Sixer gunship squadrons off near the eastern horizon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was able to predict the moment the sun would peep above the horizon, and the instant the land would fade into night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Waved it and waved it until the lights, the bright lights of the tanker, had drawn together in the distance until they were only a blob of yellow on the horizon. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Perched on the steps, an old-fashioned radio played conjunto music, and on the shaded porch, sitting in a rocking chair, a skinny old man gazed at the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It showed a small group of tents in the foreground, dimly outlined against the low horizon, and beside them an untidy heap of wooden boxes and a sledge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But he saw nothing of the great Odysseus, who sat apart, as a thousand times before, and racked his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Our eyes searched the horizon for the barbed wire of Gleiwitz. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They arise no more; we are dead and they stand remote on the horizon, they are a mysterious reflection, an apparition, that haunts us, that we fear and love without hope. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He sweeps his hand across an imaginary horizon. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon he wished to look at, however, was very far away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He glanced back toward the south and saw a line of white along the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Ahead on the horizon, the first pink light of dawn begins to show. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Hazel glanced at the evening sun, which was almost to the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Anything or anyone who falls through the event horizon will soon reach the region of infinite density and the end of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lush, green mesquite bordered the road and shut off most of the horizon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But there seemed something more fitting in leaving the last word till they stood on the top, and could see a circular horizon of water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There were no clouds on the horizon, but the air felt dense with moisture, as if a storm was simply refusing to form. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The distant horizon blurred a little, and the birds’ trills and the soft golden blanket of sunlight over the fields and orchards seemed out of place—like laughter in a church. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon crossed the whole horizon, but they did not see it; they were too busy exploring their deepest intimacy, insatiably entering each other’s skins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My time at Clarkebury broadened my horizons, yet I would not say that I was an entirely open-minded, unprejudiced young man when I left. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z First the sky turned the palest green-blue at the horizon, like the bottom of a petal. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I gaze at the stars, shouting their brightness from the Turkish horizon on one side to the Syrian horizon on the other. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z They all glanced at the sky, scanning the unmarred horizon. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the men were gone, speeding toward the horizon in a vehicle that spit pebbles from its whirling tires. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The day was sparkling, and it seemed impossible to be anything other than grateful for the chance to stand in the ocean, looking out at the horizon while the salt water smacked them around. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The waters in the lake and out in the open ocean churn furiously now, turning choppier as a storm approaches from the horizon, black and threatening. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For over an hour they stand there as a solid, scarlet disk of sun sinks into the tree-lined horizon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dark mountains rose out of the horizon—angry, sharp peaks that chewed at the sky, a mouth threatening to devour the glistening jewel in front of it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z From here you can see the United States, a thin fuzz on the horizon. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he scanned the horizon as if he sensed trouble, but there was nothing to see—just the lighthouse and the field of grass stretching inland. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He walked to a nearby dark shadow that was cast from the brightening horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She had been getting ready for her great journey to the horizons in search of people; it was important to all the world that she should find them and they find her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The naked singularities were unstable: the least disturbance would cause them either to disappear or to be hidden behind an event horizon. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry stood quite still, eyes glazed, watching the place where a bright gold rim of dazzling sun was rising over the horizon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “If that were all, I would stop here where we are now, and let her fade away into peace, for I see no light in life over her horizon.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In theory, a naked singularity with no event horizon might allow you to travel faster than light or backward in time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Reaching from the cliff face to the far horizon is the bluest, flattest, sweetest sight I’ve ever seen. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Dawn was breaking over the horizon, shell pink and faintly gold, as he washed, again following the train of thought that had come to him in the dark garden.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a white full moon, and low purple clouds lay over the horizon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then, from a short distance away, came the rumble of a motor, then another, and then the gleam of glass and mirror reflecting the midday sun winked into the horizon. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The other hand shields her eyes as she takes in the horizon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z And there was much more just over the horizon of time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sun grew golden, then rusty as it slipped slowly toward the horizon. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For a 20-year-old, white child of the working class, Those horizons were far closer than I like to admit. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As a navigator moves farther north or south, the height of a star above the horizon changes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We could see the moving dots of color below, and the other rides, and even the beach and the horizon. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Turner Station is less than a mile across in any direction, its horizon lined with skyscraper-sized shipping cranes and smokestacks billowing thick clouds from Sparrows Point. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Simon looked now, from Ralph to Jack, as he had looked from Ralph to the horizon, and what he saw seemed to make him afraid. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I’ll carry him outside, feeling his warmth turn to cold as the horizon frays and falls down in my backyard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z This sort of silliness went on until we rounded a mesa and saw the brown mist on the horizon that announced our approach to the city of Phoenix. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He had, in fact, no wish to end his days at the library—half blind or otherwise—and every hope of earning his squint lines by looking at the horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Often I think that the sky is becoming lighter on the horizon, but it may be merely my imagination. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Some say the nymphs were the Hyades, whom Zeus afterwards placed in the sky as stars, the stars which bring rain when they near the horizon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Edges, Borders, Boundaries, Brinks and Limits have appeared like a team of trolls on their separate horizons. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Off in the distant horizon lay the reality that the task of reaching the necessary energies would overmatch the elegant bench science of Rutherford’s generation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She and Roberto had been out on the boat Sunday and seen an American warship on the horizon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or a row of poplars on the horizon next to a big woolly oak, and I’m convinced for a second I’m coming up to the South Playing Field from the other side. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the page runs the caption, “From Our World . . . through these portals ... to new horizons.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z On the horizon, looking out across the sea, she could see a thin pink line of dawn emerge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z By the time we reach our destination, our feet are dragging and the sun sits low on the horizon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The sky was a very pale, pearly grey, and the mist lay in great rolls, about the edges of the field, and thick on the horizon. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As I walk, I search the horizon for a trace of green. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The horizon is lost in a grey mist. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She turned away from him and scanned the horizon: trees, rocks, lake, grass, weeds, flowers, birds, sky.... How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z By then the sun was sinking fast toward the horizon and the mosquitoes had come out. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Far beyond the dunes, the blue jags of the Serran Range cut into the horizon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The secret was keeping your eyes glued to the horizon and noticing whether the nose of the plane was creeping up above or falling below the horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The couple stood motionless under the scorching sun, looking at the train as it merged with the black strip of the horizon, linking arms for the first time since the day of their wedding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They were singing facing the east, where the sun was still behind the horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The filmy enchantments of mirage could not endure the cold ocean water and the horizon was hard, clipped blue. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z So we remained outside until the sun finally went to sleep, tucking itself under the thin sheet of the horizon. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Pong turned to follow Father Cham’s gaze and saw a pulsing orange glow hovering on the northern horizon. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She could just make out the horizon, the barest difference between black sky and blacker sea. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The sun dipped below the northern horizon for fewer than four hours out of every twenty-four, and at midnight the sky was still bright enough to read by. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the early morning light and a touch of sun broke on the horizon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most uglies, she was rarely up early enough, and in any case the horizon was always hidden behind the skyline of New Pretty Town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z With the wind coming off the water, Nailer could pretend he was actually on a deep-sea vessel, speeding toward the horizon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We watched them against the horizon line, rising and falling. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The horizon and water leading out to it were empty. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The view was lovely—the rolling swell of the Cohutta Mountains, brushed with a bluish haze the color of cigarette smoke, running away to a far-off horizon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The trees rise straight up to zenith; there is no horizon. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They gazed intently at the dense blue of the horizon, as if a little silhouette might appear there at any moment. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His eyes burned from staring at the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We exhausted our eyes scanning the horizon for an island that never came. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z On the watery horizon of a Valley afternoon, I’d see them. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maniac waited for one of those minutes, searching the horizon for signs of a minister. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sky began to grow light, Tally heard the sound of the sea in the distance, a faint roar coming from across the horizon. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Something on the horizon, downriver, catches my attention. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The wind swirled around him, gravel crunched beneath his boots, while ahead the white ribbon followed the lines of the hills, rising higher and higher, until it was lost beyond the western horizon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I looked at the sun looming low in the horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Looking at the horizon helps,” yelled Maddie, her own farseeing eyes focused on the distant place where the battered gray land met tumultuous gray cloud. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Pale crimson fingers fanned out to the east as the first rays of the sun broke over the horizon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My horizons did not extend beyond Thembuland and I believed that to be a Thembu was the most enviable thing in the world. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, at the end of the afternoon, the mirage subsided and the horizon became level and blue and clipped as the sun declined. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Poppy liked growing up because it meant he could travel “beyond the horizon.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The sun had not risen above the horizon, but it cast a bright glow into the heavens, promising a fair day. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Outside, the sky glowed around the edges, moving from a rosy pink above Isihlangu to an angry red smear on the western horizon. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Every few minutes the insects' piercing whine is supplanted by the boom of distant thunder, rumbling over the taiga from a wall of thunderheads rearing darkly on the horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Periodically, they scanned the horizon for signs of a ship or plane, but there was nothing but those same darkening clouds in the distance. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Go up top and get some air. Look at the horizon.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Across the street, clouds scudded along the horizon, and a half-moon suddenly emerged, brightening the road ahead. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They could already see over the tops of the low hills which lay northward on their right; beyond those hills a great moorland sloped gently up and up to the horizon. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z On deck, he took a deep breath of sea air, watching the harbor and Ketterdam fade from view on the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z What makes them uproot and leave everything they’ve known for a great unknown beyond the horizon? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When we got there, the sun was a luminous orange globe touching the horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Bobbing there like buoys, Dad and I talked and talked about so many things, hard things, and after, we swam even farther toward the horizon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I kept one eye on the horizon, one eye on the other end of the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Far away, and down near the horizon, the sky began to turn gray. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson, in his jacket and tie, had left long before, but he loomed in the background, solid and impressive and important, like a mountain range on the horizon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Behind them, on the horizon, was a patch of lighter sky where in a moment the moon would rise. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Rain lashes me, dotting my view, and I realize that the storm on the horizon has now reached us, one thing I hadn’t changed during my control of the surroundings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From there, the Marshes of Morva stretched westward to the horizon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She was about to go to bed when the horizon quivered and she saw her pack running the bank. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind picked up and the ground trembled as the horizon began to rise above the treetops. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And then it came to me, like the first shocking glimpse of the sun’s disk rising over the horizon, what it was I did want to do. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z If you are looking for ships at sea, the curvature of the globe means that the limit of how far you can see is determined by the horizon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The last hint of dusk slowly vanishes from the horizon, and in the sun’s absence, the strange stars are coaxed to shine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It’s got a picture on the cover of what looks like the Nile at dusk, with a palm tree lilting left, echoing the brightening moon, and the purple sky rolling up from the horizon. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Open water was becoming harder and harder to find: a shifting mass of ice stretched from one horizon to the next. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Like a summer lightning storm, speeding across the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At the edge of the horizon, a flicker of movement caught her eye—something small and beige racing across the fields at incredible speed, leaving a vapor trail like a plane’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z By the time Penelope had made her way back to the barn carrying a basket full of fresh-baked plum cakes and a large pitcher of milk, the sun had already dipped far below the horizon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z By three a.m. the moon closed in on the horizon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Traveling beyond the edge of the event horizon is like stepping off the edge of the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Very slowly the sun drew nearer to the western horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A distant speck on the horizon, the elf fell through the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The flag of a pirate ship on the far horizon, a mermaid’s tail flipping out of sight behind a wave. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had broken through the horizons into a cold and lonely outside. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The rising sun nudged above the horizon and colored the eastern sky, flooding the Garrett farm with light, which shone on Booth’s face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was vibrating strangely, her enormous hat blocking out a good part of the horizon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She read her books in the open courtyard sitting on the inlay tiles of the fountain, one foot dangling on each side, with an eye always on the horizon. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The sun had just appeared on the horizon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He refocused the lens and started clicking just as the sun fired a last burst of golden light over the yard before fading into the horizon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Sitting on the prayer rug with her legs curled beneath her, as the thread of dawn appears against the horizon. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Even in summer a speck on the horizon was a curiosity. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The wall spread over the entire horizon, and down as far as she could see. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z No ship, nothing at all, had appeared on the horizon that day, and now the day was ending. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Several Amerindians appear in the foreground, while the plantation owners residence can be seen along the horizon. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looked out at the horizon thoughtfully and said, “Teece, what about me?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In the constellation of Orion, low on the Eastern horizon, a star flashed and glittered and fell. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Clouds ringed the horizon, but a large patch of blue was visible in the middle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At moments Alba felt as if she were on a sailboat becalmed at sea, locked in an eternal, silent wait, peering out at the horizon for hours. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their bright yellow house in the middle of green wavy grass appeared on the horizon like a sunrise. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Beyond the old towns, beautiful mountains rose at the horizon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As they moved on, they could see a movement on the horizon to the left and right, and ahead of them a dirty-colored smoke was rising slowly to add its darkness to the dismal air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Curved profiles of flying vultures filled the horizon. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That morning I would be the “eyes” of the President Taft, searching the horizon for the first speck of land. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he sensed my frustration at living in mutually exclusive worlds and thought a game of baseball would bring together my neighborhood friends and my wealthier Riverdale classmates and broaden the horizons of both. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A haze began to gather at the rim of the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Food was eaten, mead was drunk, and they caroused and joked and talked and boasted and laughed as the fires became glowing coals, until the sun crept up above the horizon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Soon enough, the navigators can discern the low moonlit lumps of islands ranged along the horizon. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z By Rennes, the sun has dropped low over the horizon, and the smell of warm manure comes through the open windows, and lines of pollarded trees whisk past. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Indigo mountains line the horizon in jagged peaks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Each society and each individual usually explore only a tiny fraction of their horizon of possibilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get back to it then. Brace yourselves, the story takes a turn now. Downward. Darker. Clouds on the horizon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And electric strength had come to him now the horizons were kicked out. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Far out on the horizon, a clipper ship skated the ocean, its high sail unfurled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The sun is quickly falling below the horizon. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m just asking that you try. That school was an opportunity for you to see that there’s a big, wide world outside this neighborhood. A chance to broaden your horizons.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The knife lay on the table between them, and Citra suddenly felt like the pedestrians at the gleaning: frozen just on the other side of some unthinkable event horizon. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This was an impossibility, and if he could think of having a rifle whole horizons were burst and he could rush on. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And I remember, when I was little, looking across the water to the horizon and thinking it was the end of the world I was seeing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But stretching ahead of them into the white horizon was a scene of utter devastation and chaos. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The man in the gray suit gazed out at the horizon. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I had sketched the sun sinking over the horizon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z If there were no event horizon, no cosmic censor that shields the singularity from the rest of the universe, very strange things might happen. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In no time Africa was a hazy line on the horizon behind them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The moon was lowering, and a purple radiance grew in the eastern horizon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He looked out toward the horizon and said, through gritted teeth, that he wouldn’t be around to see his kids into the next school year. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right. If you drew lines out from these rocks, do you see how they would go across the page, just like the horizon?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Over the past several days it had grown from a pale streak on the horizon to...well, to the Cusp, whatever the Cusp was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ulysses looked out the window and saw the sun glowing on the horizon. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I saw a freighter’s lights on the horizon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun hits its head on the horizon, and I fasten my hand to the gun. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We stay in this other family’s driveway in silence, staring out at the ocean, where the sun has made its gleaming road to the horizon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The train disappeared over the horizon; all that was left was thick, dirty smoke. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “There it is!” a little boy shouted, as a brilliant light, first green then red, exploded on the horizon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So how about the opposite case: what if a mother and father are not only proficient in English but spend their weekends broadening their child’s cultural horizons by taking him to museums? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The cattle stood motionless in the thick yellow light from the edge of the sun, visible above the horizon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the window just the gathering cold, the fires on the horizon. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She saw the ocean stretching to the horizon in every direction. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z How could I explain to Anatole about soybean fields where men sat in huge tractors like kings on thrones, taming the soil from one horizon to the other? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All my anger had fled, imploding back into my chest, slipping down the event horizon of the churning supermassive black hole inside me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Once out of my suit, I did some practice navigating, finding several stars and measuring the angle between them and the earth’s horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned my eyes to the horizon again. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Greeks even had a third argument that the earth must be round, for why else does one first see the sails of a ship coming over the horizon, and only later see the hull? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What he thought of as the sky was the horizon, usually broken by trees and hedges. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ferris started Clarence rocking again, and I felt the horizon settle. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With a calm skill, without the slightest misstep, he left his accumulated grief behind and found Remedios changed into a swamp without horizons, smelling of a raw animal and recently ironed clothes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Without anybody who would pay her a dowry and therefore without an obligatory husband looming on her horizon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Crimson at the horizon, the last of the sunset faded, dirough orange, upwards into yellow and a pale watery green. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Into view on the horizon came two figures, moving very slowly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He hoped he played baseball, because these high glory days of summer were baseball days if any days were baseball days, with blue skies, warm seas, and high clouds lazy above the ocean horizon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The horizon is still hidden, but the mist has pulled farther away from the coastline. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The answer, quantum theory tells us, is that the particles do not come from within the black hole, but from the “empty” space just outside the black hole’s event horizon! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to be stopped just below the horizon, cutting gold bars through the water and slash ing beams of light up, into the sky over his head. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man’s eyes were still fixed on the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Far below, down a side of the mountain I had never laid eyes on, the dry Tibetan plateau stretched to the horizon as a boundless expanse of dun- colored earth. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Another way of seeing this is that the event horizon, the boundary of the black hole, is like the edge of a shadow—the shadow of impending doom. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, here was the horizon Lazlo had dreamed of since he was five years old. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The next few hours passed quietly as the sun sped toward the horizon and darkness fell on the land outside the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I turned to see a yellow glow on the road’s horizon. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no one here to dictate my horizons. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Public Allies was meant as a corrective to this, a means of widening the horizon for young people thinking about careers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was pointing out to Chrissie something in the sea, way off on the horizon. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled in her horizon like a great fishnet. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The drone and die sea of green trees that lay before the plane’s nose and flowed to the horizon, spread with lakes, swamps, and wandering streams and rivers. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion glanced back to where the Rush emptied out into Black- water Bay and was relieved to see no signs of sails on the wide green horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pointed out toward some black shapes rising from the water against the darkening horizon, then raised a spyglass. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Good Weasel returned as the sun was dipping toward the western horizon. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The seawater is gray today, and the horizon is gone, swallowed up by a bright white fog. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Some pointed at the horizon, or lifted children high into the air, and others carried spears and shields. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The sun was only beginning to go down past the horizon when they saw the edge of the peach forest. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was as if she lay in the middle of a huge slate-blue saucer or dish that went up and away on all sides to the horizon. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, the light they head for is the horizon on the ocean. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z On the horizon below, a radio tower rose into the indigo sky, its red lights blinking lazily. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He tried to remember exactly what he had seen in the dream, but all that came back was a mountainous horizon and the outline of the little village cradled in a deep valley. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The top edges of the lenses cut his eyes in half, and they look like blue suns on a warped horizon. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z On a great plain, where no light shone from the iron-dark sky, and where a mist obscured the horizon on every side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Without telling the others why, Mary looked out to the distant sea, scanning the horizon for white sails. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When he paused, he directed his gaze at the horizon, distracted. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From these days I date my love of the veld, of open spaces, the simple beauties of nature, the clean line of the horizon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched until the boats became a row of tiny white gulls on the horizon. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then thunder rolled from somewhere beyond the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A solid shelf of winter clouds stops just short of the horizon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pushing off from the shore, the camaradas paddled the dugouts, sliding through the smooth, dark water and moving briskly toward the shadowy forest in the horizon. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He was already thinking about the role America’s scientists might play in the world war lurking on the horizon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Still staring at his outstretched hand, forever pointing toward an unreachable horizon, Celaena said a silent prayer for the dead Champion, and wished him well. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A month later Spain loomed on the horizon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Spread to the horizon was an army of monsters—flocks of winged arai, tribes of lumbering Cyclopes, clusters of floating evil spirits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Jesper had watched it make slow progress from Ketterdam in the early dawn light, a tiny black dot that grew into a hulking blot on the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The ships whispered promises of speed and salt air and open horizons. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A few hours later, when the dawn started breaking over the horizon outside my window, I did as La Llorona advised. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I knew from my clock that the earth was about to reappear, and right on schedule it popped into view, rising like a blue and white jewel over the desolate lunar horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain looked out at the horizon again, thoughtful. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mankind reaching out to Mars to send people to another planet for the very first time and expand the horizons of humanity blah, blah, blah. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It had the appearance of a mountain hanging in the sky a hand’s breadth above the horizon, and covered in cloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We’d gone a few more paces when I saw a low cloud of dust at the horizon. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Lee reminds her over and over again to keep her eyes on the horizon and not on her feet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He leveled the sextant to catch the horizon, and started to bring the sun into focus. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung on the horizon like blood spray. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It spread through hills and valleys, jumped over the Tiber with dozens of bridges, and just kept sprawling to the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The thought cheered him, and he scanned the horizon for any sign of her, but found nothing but the blue air and the sharp rock in every direction he looked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His eyes were dead set on the horizon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not a sail on the horizon, or a storm cloud in the sky; just a fair wind abaft the beam and the Astrea reaching for the Cape. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In an unknown ocean they could determine their latitude, but not their longitude, by observing, night after night, the position of the constellations with respect to the horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes fixed on where I thought the horizon was, while my ears were on guard for any sign of the animals. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A wispy cloud bank stretched low across the horizon, like wool pulled thin by a spinner’s hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The sun is already peeking above the horizon when we finally reach the main road out of Kobani, busy with shared taxis, minibuses, and people on foot, all departing the city. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z How is it possible that a black hole appears to emit particles when we know that nothing can escape from within its event horizon? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Beginning about the twenty-first, the top of the world began to glow like an eclipse as the sun circled just below the horizon. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet if you look east, at sunset, you can see night rising, not falling; darkness lifting into the sky, up from the horizon, like a black sun behind cloud cover. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z While the sun burst into multicolored flames on the horizon, its last wave goodbye before surrendering to the night, Ma handed Ba a bowl of rice porridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the last rays of sun disappeared from the horizon and darkness descended upon us like the shadow of malevolence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The sun, low on the horizon, casts a hypnotic reflection on the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “It’s twilight,” Edward murmured, looking at the western horizon, obscured as it was with clouds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I sit at the edge of the water, cleaning the fish Finnick catches and watching the sun drop below the horizon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Hanako gaped—the destruction stretched on and on, only seeming to stop at the mountains rising on the horizon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Odin,” said Wednesday, his voice a triumphant shout that echoed from horizon to horizon. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The sun was peeking over the eastern horizon, streaming gilded highlights across the treetops. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I thought of the Mary Celeste, a ghost ship with no crew, sailing over the horizon. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was nearing the horizon, casting long shadows across the wharf. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea retreats to the horizon, underlining the sky in a dark band of blue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, on a sunny day, with a sweet haze in the air and the promise of rain low and far at the edge of the horizon, Omakayas and Angeline started for the cornfield. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The lake was gray, darkening to a band of black at the horizon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The horizon swung out of true, like a picture going crooked on a wall. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The sailing ships slid silently across the horizon, blown so fast that their lights disappeared over the curve of the earth within minutes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He kept his eye on the horizon, because that’s who he is, but he stopped trying to run. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The morning weather report had spooked everybody else off the ocean and, except for the lighthouse, the horizon remained empty and endless. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Within minutes, the ground was littered with dead bronze-beaked pigeons, and the survivors were a distant trail of smoke on the horizon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He would set his bearings on Sammy’s behind like a pilot would fix his eye on the horizon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But a short time before the sun slips below the horizon, a pale white moon rises, making things just visible enough. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was because the sun had hit the rim of the horizon, but Susan Byrd’s house looked different. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Tayo watched them disappear over the horizon, their ivory hides shining, speckled brown like a butterfly’s wing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She paused to look at the circle the horizon made around us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z During the next three days, the two travelers passed by a number of armed tribesmen, and saw others on the horizon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Below, the Toy Loan River snaked through lush green hillsides that stretched to the horizon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z His heart beat fastest when it spoke to the boy of treasure, and more slowly when the boy stared entranced at the endless horizons of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A normal day for Camp Jupiter—but on the northern horizon, storm clouds were gathering. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z On the far horizon, the sky was hazy from the smoke of the bombs. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I gazed around at the horizon, which was just a jagged green vector line, denoting mountainous terrain. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I returned to scrutinizing the horizon, my hopes high. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a dark spot on the horizon that might be the selenium pool. It’s in the right place. But I don’t see Speedy.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The whole of Long Island Sound spread out to the horizon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For four years his horizon had been absolutely limited to his wife. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But it was hard for Nailer to concentrate, knowing that Lucky Girl and a fight loomed on the horizon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A hesitant light began to hover on the horizon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I look across the glade—at the hills beyond the camp, the tops of evergreens rolling into the horizon. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A few hours after receiving her birthday clout to the ear, Mig was out in the field with Uncles sheep when she saw something glittering and glowing on the horizon. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Hazel glanced at the sun, which was just touching the horizon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And at the moment the sun came over the edge of the horizon, they suddenly appeared on the riverbank, the Ka’t’sina approaching the river crossing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z How many seasons has she searched its horizon for signs? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rolling hills stretched to the horizon, dotted with oak trees and cactuses and boulders. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Alternatively, at night, you could measure latitude directly by measuring the angle between the horizon and the Pole Star. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I turned and scrutinized every quarter of the horizon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I somehow forgot this was a thing looming on the horizon. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No sun, no sky, no horizon, no world. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When a human being is fed upon and consumed by one of them, especially in Africa, the event is telescoped against horizons of space and time, and takes on a feeling of immense antiquity. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Roy was astounded by the immense flatness of the terrain, the lush horizons, and the exotic abundance of life. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Early that afternoon, Roza tells me a rumor about a faint ship on the horizon behind us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z |
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