| 单词 | if not |
| 例句 | He would call at Barnard’s Hotel Tuesday morning at nine o’clock, when if not agreeable please leave word. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Vincent sees his reaction but hopes that he will act friendly, if not for his sake, then for Sien’s, who has so recently given birth. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Up and down hills they rode and rode until it seemed they must be in another state, if not another country. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And if not, maybe they can mean something to us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “He’ll try to thread a needle with a horse as the flying field turns down the last bend for home, and you must salute him for his courage, if not his judgment.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the Stark face if not the name: long, solemn, guarded, a face that gave nothing away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After that, the three of us had parted as friends, if not necessarily allies, and I considered that an ample reward for my efforts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I surprise even myself, that I would dare to dispute with a priest during the Mass. Five months of convent life have, in their way, furthered my education, if not my humility. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For sometimes, when we take the deadliest aim, we are nothing if not reckless. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Banned by convention, if not in fact. The only thing that would be more profitable is shipping half-men, but that of course is legal. And this isn’t at all. Is it, Lucky Girl?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Obese with imagined freedom if not with fat, great lords of lords look down with cowdog eyes and smile. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I will be strong, if not for me, then for Garrett. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I was hundreds of miles from landfall, if not over a thousand miles. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The U.N. had made it easy to emigrate, difficult if not impossible to stay. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Leave it here, and I’ll show you; if not, I’m going home. I have to get ready for the poultry show.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Although not an excuse, such things can make a person with such a dark and disturbed side commit acts they may never have if not under their influence. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I wonder if her dad is going to have dinner with them tomorrow, and if not, if Edie's thinking about what it’s going to be like having Thanksgiving without him. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Stick and I were in big-time trouble if not even Mama could think of anything to say. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Even teachers were respectful of the now quiet and aging seniors, and tended to speak to them, if not as equals, as beings only slightly lower than themselves. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent some of my endless hours of leisure learning to shoot a gun, which I thought might come in handy someday, if not in the war then back on the streets of New York. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Denying the scythe; if not his method, then his madness. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Why buy a gun, if not for vengeance? It checks out.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Why had Fudge been waiting for him at the Leaky Cauldron, if not to punish him for what he’d done? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her soft, pale hands were as deadly as Obara’s callused ones, if not more so. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Generations of students had failed to find the diadem; that suggested that it was not in Ravenclaw Tower—but if not there, where? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Rachel fiercely putting in overtime, foreshadowing a marital track record distinguished for quantity if not quality. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I know that she would bring Craig, and if not Craig, then Patrick since Brad’s girlfriend, Nancy, is going with Brad. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z All these examples illustrate that wars, or threats of war, have played a key role in most, if not all, amalgamations of societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Jon’s rooms behind the armory were quiet enough, if not especially warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Most if not all were being treated with only a single drug because the government hadn’t come up with the money to buy more. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “She would have liked it better if I had been the one slipping out at night, but she hates you too—almost as much. She figures I would have died if not for you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z For a moment they hesitated, as if not believing her message. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was getting closer, if not to where Yakov had been killed, then where they had found him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If the pooled sample is negative, he could pronounce the whole group healthy, and if not, he could then test each person individually. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For more on neither. .. nor, see page 50. one of the ... if not the. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that it was time to go, to declare myself a graduate of The Mecca, if not the university. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was brutally physical, and ugly—although in some small way there was a sense of excitement to the incident in the subway, a sense of being, if not powerful, then less weak. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And how she found two of the five witnesses that were given immunity, suggesting, if not proving, that the act was committed by a scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The whole approach of Vesalius to his subject was, if not exactly revolutionary, a profound step forward from what had gone before. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z If you can substitute everybody, then the single word everyone is correct; if not, use two words, every one. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So the first real hero of the atomic age, if not the first personage on the scene, was Ernest Rutherford. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As John recalled, Cushing thought this development could be “as important as, if not more important than, Pasteur and bacteriology.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The stories from the southern half were chilling, in magnitude if not in particulars. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Miyax went back to her pot and stuffed on the cold raw moss until her stomach felt full if not satisfied. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Where would he be now, if not for me? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing his label provided him with both comfort and courage, he believed that to name an evil was to neutralize if not annihilate it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Though my sister was upset when she saw me, I knew that months, if not years, might be required to replace her superficial values with those of the English intellectual. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Discrimination they had come to expect, if not accept. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Arms and elbows at odds, with fingers fanned, Chris tried to rearrange the words in some grammatical, if not logical, order. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z We could be that far away, in the work to be done if not in the years to be lived through. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I can see my shadow again if not careful that I tricked into the water shall tread again upon my impervious shadow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would I have been chosen as his prize if not for that? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The littluns played here, if not happily at least with absorbed attention; and often as many as three of them would play the same game together. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Only cops roamed the streets, if not on foot, then patrolling in squad cars, slowly driving up and down the avenues, from First to Fifth, from 125th to 96th, circling Spanish Harlem like sharks. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Cleopatra knew that getting past Ptolemy’s army would be difficult, if not impossible. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But I guess he had a soft spot for her, and if not her, a soft spot for dinner at my house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Who else would save him, if not his brother? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now she wondered if her time at the Academy was finally coming to an end, for why else would the Mistress have called for her, if not to dismiss her at last? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, she often looked at him, with interest and curiosity, if not distrust, but his face never showed the least consciousness. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z To have got this far by 1670 is still impressive, if not as impressive as the myth Newton later cultivated so assiduously. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When this fails— think the patrician George H. W. Bush’s claimed affinity for pork rinds, or any Democratic candidate at an NRA meeting—the result is often highly comical, if not cringe-inducing. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Slowly, as if not to wake her, I lay her head back on the ground and release her hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We’re lucky that English, with its stretchy grammar and its giant grab bag of a vocabulary, gives us so much room for verbal play, if not anarchy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Robert/1 ask you, what did we rise against Aerys Targaryen for, if not to put ah end to the murder of children?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had silver eyes and skin as pale as paper, and the contrast with her hair, as dark and glossy as an espresso bean, caused people to describe her as striking, if not pretty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Who’s going to buy it if not an Italian or a Greek. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Within the leadership of the revolutionary generation, Washington was, if not unique, at least unusual, for never having traveled or lived in Europe. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to prove I knew math just as well as he did, if not better, so that he’d look to me with a grin. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Well, they also would go back, if not this year, then next, said Wang to his own heart. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He was waiting there, hidden, praying that somebody—Gareth perhaps?—would be able to do the miracle quickly: or, if not, that they would overlook him, that his absence would not be noticed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Tal had to be stopped, if not on the chessboard, then in some other way. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Many of the farm’s streams and ponds would simply dry up if not for the cover of trees. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She saw it dawn on him: what she was, if not who. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Until September he had been diligent if not dedicated, summarizing chapters, outlining arguments on pads of yellow lined paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mostly these men were all so desperate or confused by the time I appeared, with my neutral Swiss-accented German and comfortingly official checklist, that they were often gratefully cooperative, if not wholly bewitched. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "Otis Amber is a stupid man, if not downright mad." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The two friends slid between the ruined buildings, riding high and silent as if not to disturb the ghosts of the dead city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I think so. This picture is probably close to, if not the exact moment, it happened. That’s why Mr. Flux didn’t want the Clock Watchers near these books.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Who else is there, I think, if not me? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z ‘But why, lord, did you receive me as swordthain, if not to stay by your side? And I would not have it said of me in song only that I was always left behind!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In England, if not everywhere, most botanists and zoologists were a muddled lot. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He said that dragons are the animals of the gods, if not gods themselves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Stood by the hearth until I could feel my fingers, if not my heart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He grumbled as if not entirely satisfied with my explanation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We are truly blessed to have you here. I would be dead if not for you.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And yet he must have something more concrete than this to offer the Hunters tomorrow—if not a hope, at least a clear-cut finality. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s another comer you can avoid backing yourself into: Jordan was one of the best, if not the best, player on the team. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Most miners died in their forties, if not before. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When poor single mothers had the option of remaining out of the labor force on welfare, the middle and upper middle class tended to view them with a certain impatience, if not disgust. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And if not all the sudden, they’d age out at seventeen and get shipped somewhere else anyway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But if not, the hyper-rich are content to stick with their kind. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Holding kids deemed menaces to society in a place that would be completely normal if not for the twelve-foot barbed-wire-topped fences seems like someone’s bad idea of a joke. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What were they doing in the city, if not helping evacuate people? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Georges Melies died sometime after the Great War, and many, if not all, of his films are lost. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The capture of Troy is the subject of the second book of the Aeneid, and it is one of the best, if not the best, story Virgil ever told—concise, pointed, vivid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The bar was full of beer drinkers, all white and at least in their twenties, if not older. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z They both resented the marriage because it exposed—to each other, if not to society at large—their own immaturity, moral weaknesses, and intellectual shortcomings. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many, if not most, defectors arriving at Hanawon escaped North Korea with the help of brokers based in South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Some of his titles are just as good, if not better. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z While the conspiracy theories were initially dismissed as far-fetched, if not downright loony, the word on the street turned out to be right, at least to a point. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The sight of Seward, alive if not well, relieved Lincoln. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For in Mary’s the lights made everybody beautiful, or if not beautiful, then fascinating. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything, they thought, would be better than Katie Nanna—if not much better. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But, as I said all that time ago, Violet is nothing if not persistent. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The shorter man holds his back at first, as if not wanting to dirty her hand, but finally, after wiping it on the side of his pants, he gives it to Yolanda. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was, if not elation, then something close to it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It would be months, if not years, before organized planting began. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout my journey, I had been given advice, but nothing compared to Akhi teaching me that my opponents’ strengths and weaknesses were as important as, if not more important than, my own. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’m a detail-oriented person, and a baby is nothing if not a reservoir of details. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Certainly it was the emptiest of his threats, for he was nothing if not a provider and a bulwark. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But if not her, who had they voted for? Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Defensive because I certainly didn’t force him to react in this way, which will only make it worse for him, if not me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Why were they there, if not to help her? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Well, if not, they could have the priest fix it later. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He blinked at me owlishly, as if not certain he had heard me properly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His greatest reservation was a worry about the loud noise which the fall must create and which presumably would arouse, if not fright, then at least concern on the other side of all the doors. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z So what was Albus doing, if not comforting his wild young brother? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I would always reply, “I plan to call as many witnesses as the state, if not more.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I blink, and Moreau is face-to-face with me, so close that he could reach out and grab me if not for the glass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But if not, he might be able to outrun the guys. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Why else had he been willing to languish in the shadow of the vice presidency for those godforsaken years if not to use it as a stepping-stone to the prize itself? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The rest is a blank, or would have been if not for the fact that everyone with an iPhone clipped me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But despite the cramp, its great charm, magnified by Odile’s decorative sense, gave it a cheerful, if not playful, spirit. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “The time has come . . . people ... your projects are due soon ... so focus, focus . . . focus. Please come to . . . me with any . . . questions, otherwise I will. . . expect you to . . . turn them in on time . . . if not before.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “But if not, I’m Esperanza’s mother, and you can call me Rebecca, please.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I hoped that someday she might love me as she loved Chandra, or if not so much as that, at least a little. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Then for a year, if not more, with Crick in exile in Brooklyn, peace and serenity would prevail. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Ike Bykovski spoke then of the way a man can change and how it is possible to forgive if not perhaps to forget. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But when I caught sight of the sack he had left behind, I told myself he was bound to return, if not for me, for it. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His own species book had suffered a serious blow, if not a sudden death. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, if not already, he would be at it day and night. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After all, what can we trust if not our own experience? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z "What else is a Hand for, if not to hand you things?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rachel, with a ghost of the charm she must once have possessed, succeeded in drawing William, if not actually into the circle, at least to its warm circumference. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “For her, if not for all of us.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z My spelling and my grammar were as bad, if not worse. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea that the criminal justice system discriminates in such a terrific fashion when few people openly express or endorse racial discrimination may seem far-fetched, if not absurd. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He says, “Mason is nothing if not honest. You should believe him.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But her smile is professional if not sparkling. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Or if not better, then at least distracted. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You and Conner?” she said, flinging paper, if not at me, then near me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But if not that, then the fly who is an adventurer of new lands and not a refugee. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But there were rumors about Spares being bad luck, and Ravenskillians were nothing if not superstitious. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My hunger, sharp before, was, if not satisfied, appeased by this hermit’s meal. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And if not a writer, I wasn't sure what I might do, but I certainly had no interest in becoming a criminal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The young lawyer was on civil, if not close, terms with Durham’s older black leaders, but he labored under no illusions about their willingness to take bold action. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But what disturbed me was that the villagers seemed as poor if not poorer than they had been then. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What Diaz did was wrong, and someday he’ll pay for it, if not in this life, in the next one,” he said. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “How did you like my reading of the character, gentlemen?” said Mr. Waldengarver, almost, if not quite, with patronage. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And Lucas Cader was as heartbroken over Gabriel as I was, if not more so. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The sentiment, if not the response to it, was echoed by lads all over the country. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "For Stannis. Or your brother, it's all the same. Why else seek your father's gods? You're praying for our defeat. What would you call that, if not treason?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We are inside the incinerator, which would he completely dark if not for the lines of light glowing in the shape of a small door on the other side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z War could have been the stallion that he rode, pan of, if not all, the way to the Legislative Assembly, whereas victory left him no better off than when he started out. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Penelope herself who liked getting presents on Christmas morning, or if not presents, then at least a present. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But the brazen claim that slavery must be accepted unconditionally as a permanent feature of the national confederation was, if not wholly new, at least an interpretive clarification never made before in a national forum. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The town rose into view, the biggest Cora had seen since North Carolina, if not as long established. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On the other hand, he was stubbornly convinced that Edward was at fault — because, if not for him, I wouldn’t have left home in the first place. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, sah, because if not they are taking it from me on the road.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Here, at least, I could try to think things out in peace, or, if not in peace, in quiet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept these thoughts to himself, but Scythe Volta could read, if not the specifics, then the general nature of his thoughts. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z By 1945, a growing number of whites in the North had concluded that the Jim Crow system would have to be modified, if not entirely overthrown. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She possessed exceptional if not unique qualities for serving as an astronaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z There were thousands of crane fly and mosquito larvae in the water, and the wildflowers were filling if not very nourishing. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is said that he believes the soul is as important as the mind, if not more so. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Anticipating criticism by observers outside prison, if not those within, he added, Of course I am not so foolish as to think that I can see it from exactly your point of view. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I had been expecting, if not surprise, at least a show of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He might have been handsome if not for a certain hungry gauntness and the way the lids of his eyes cloaked the top of each iris. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Today, the term Hellenistic retains an unfocused, wishy-washy feel, if not a whiff of outright condescension. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But although no one, apparently, is sleeping in a car, there are signs, even at the beginning, of real difficulty if not actual misery. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s got at least some pixie in her, if not some imp. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Most, however, desperately need to find a place to live—if not immediately, at least soon. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “But you have my forgiveness. Perhaps if not for these remindings, it would be I who would forget.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Who do you think sends the wind, if not the gods?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There, by the river, set low between the skysoaring spires of graceful city living, was a venerable structure of stone, impressive if not in height then in solidity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z ‘He will have none. If he will consent to bear you, bear you he does; and if not, well, no bit, bridle, whip, or thong will tame him. Farewell, Shadowfax! Have patience. Battle is coming.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It would have fallen off if not for the jagged black-thread stitching. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But she knew that if she should mention one word about the way they ran out of that springhouse and down the hill, he would hate her for a week, if not forever. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Without thinking, it seemed, my hands knew what to do, as if there were some residue of my old memories still left in my hands, if not in my mind. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They would say that guns are used for self-defense, if not violence, and therefore they are self-serving. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z People with autism find it difficult, if not impossible, to do all of the things that I've been describing so far as natural and automatic human processes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She will be swayed, if not by my logic, then by the sheer fact that already the disastrous effects of her exile can be seen: Shadowshapers slip away daily. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And if not, did I really want to wake him and his whole family and—what?—wait for him to maybe drive over? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Shin found he could get directions and some rest at a PC bang, if not exactly sleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z To whom else would they turn, in that desperate moment, if not to the man who radiated common sense and dignity and all that was presidential? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Momma, I do believe that the manners and etiquette taught at Miss Preston's may be some of the best instruction in the whole state of Maryland, if not all of the United States. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Let us pray and cover the roads with the blood of Jesus,” she had said, and he replied that the roads would be safer, less slippery, if not covered with blood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And if not, it may turn to blood and carnage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead, he talked about world population and the task of the world’s scythes, if not to level it, then to wrangle it to a reasonable ratio. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It became clear to Woundwort that it was going to be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to take the warren by attack down the defended runs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a D-Bag, in social status if not in name quite yet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Holding our hands straight out, she inspects our nails to see if they are clean, and if not, hits our hands with her pointing stick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was more or less taken for granted that a Captain would be made a Boazer in recognition of his talents - if not a School Boazer then certainly a House Boazer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z "In peace, the title is only an honor. Let the boy keep it. For his father's sake if not his Own. Surely you owe Jon that much for his service." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He continued to gaze at me as if not sure who I was. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Why should I be dedicated and set aside—yes, if not to at least tell a few people about it? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She seems confident Shaan will agree to it and willing to physically overpower him if not. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I am nothing if not a picture of the truth that life goes on. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It had been so long, it seemed folly to cling to the hope that Ben Stark was still alive, but Jon Snow was nothing if not stubborn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Strauss, for his part, was delighted by the performance of his trusted scientists, for plainly they had succeeded in buying time for continued testing, if not for sweeping a ban off the negotiating table entirely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s like New York has grown my joints up, if not my feelings. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Someday, if not today, you will see that this life is nothing without people to love. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Why else am I here if not to do this now?” he told her soothingly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Hrothulf speaks: In ratty furs the peasants hoe their fields, fat with stupidity, if not with flesh. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he must have been many years older than she, but if not, he had the sluggish inferiority of old men married to younger women. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Who would feed the dogs, if not him? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z What is the conqueror’s wife, if not a conquest herself? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the ground, on two good feet, I would have been more than a match for the bull, or if not, I could have outrun him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Compared to the white girls, she came to the lab with as much education, if not more. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Surely a body—friendly if not familiar—lying next to you. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was surprised, if not anything better, like happy to see him. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z It was a place of respect, if not high honor,- the Dothraki esteemed the knight's prowess with a sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So here’s my question: What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, of course, Maniac knew that most if not all of that was blarney, and, just to make sure, he watched the ball extra carefully. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When they came, about the first of the month, one always was already owed in full, if not more, to the man at the grocery store. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do we have left to us now, if not American Jewry?” he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z What distinguishes the American Revolution from most, if not all, subsequent revolutions worthy of the name is that in the battle for supremacy, for the “true meaning” of the Revolution, neither side completely triumphed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She was hotly pursued and by one stronger if not swifter than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What else were you sent here for if not to fetch me?” asked Jadis. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Where were these boats going, what were they looking for, if not for residents of the city asking for help? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I have noticed that, it’s true. But if not Constance Contraire, then of whom are you speaking?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Tactfully–for the aging Kelvin was present, if not always fully awake–Rutherford noted that Kelvin himself had suggested that the discovery of some other source of heat would throw his calculations out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Detecting! You have analysed, then. And what did you detect, if not gratitude?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Even some of President Obama’s most ardent supporters in Hollywood and New York’s creative corridors would not be able to read it without stumbling over language that is couched in politics, if not outright hypocrisy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It seemed to her that a noble weapon deserved to have its story passed down, and if not to her and Rowan, then to whom? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There were, if not literal, then theoretical yawns. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For he was all I claimed, if not all I had. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The angle would allow them to throw farther, if not as far out into the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why did we come here if not to go in?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Animals are somewhere; he can smell them, but the little house looks empty, if not cast-off completely. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the physical divorce, I could not evade the obvious strategy and plotting coming out of Chicago to eliminate me from the Nation of Islam ... if not from this world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, then at least more active, less hesitant, less distracted by trivia. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For a voice in Congress, if not a representative then a strong alliance with liberal-minded whites. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She faced the small tyrant, heir to Skathis in cruelty at least, if not in gift. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the short minutes, Aziz decided it was better for him to be alive, to love Ellie, if not to love her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Well, I thought, if it concerns me I shall hear soon enough, and if not I shall have saved myself a walk....So with ordinary things I sought to still my qualms. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The wailing, screeching sound filled the bathroom, echoing and reverberating off the marble walls, but it sounded just as incomprehensible as ever, if not more so with all the echoes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It could have been a church meeting if not for the white hoods and cloaks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z From the looks on their faces, some—if not most—had been around to witness the battles between the gods and the Maafa. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In Mazoe, a stranger would have been greeted with suspicion, if not fear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Something that would be gone from their lives in weeks, if not days. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t gasp. Okay? It’s fine. It’s fine if I never have a boyfriend at all. It’s fine if not one person ever loves me, all right? It’s perfectly tolerable.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z One arm was bent under her, caught under her, in a way that must have been acutely uncomfortable, if not rather painful. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Farther down, below the salt, were others that Reek knew by sight if not by name: sworn swords and seijeants, soldiers and gaolers and torturers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His uncle pays as much attention to him as he does his own son, if not more. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Like the rest of their Bengali friends, his parents expect him to be, if not an engineer, then a doctor, a lawyer, an economist at the very least. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Reggie was dating again, his interest in women, if not at its full measure, returning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Hoping the match would be another Reykjavik—in explosive media attention if not financial outcome—cities around the world submitted bids to host the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They will ignite the dwelling within minutes if not found and frozen with a suitable charm. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Day Seventeen: The trap was still standing, as if not even the wind was interested in it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I think I recall that,” he says, as if not entirely willing to be reminded of his former, younger self. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But who has the world’s lowest morals if not whites? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “For peace in the next world if not in this one.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Besides, while I made dinner, I’d developed a plan to have Mamá “be home” that night, if not in body, then in spirit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Fire is a dominating factor in many if not most terrestrial landscapes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The early farmers were at least as violent as their forager ancestors, if not more so. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She approached him, squinting as if not believing her eyes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Until the time we took open aim and won, and our summers—if not our lives—became our own. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I said: ‘I do not care what you are allowed to do, or not allowed to do. If you like to defend yourself, I shall fight you: if not I shall kill you anyway.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes knew that most if not all of his hotel guests would be at the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It simply did not make sense for both sides to lose thousands if not millions of lives in a conflict that was unnecessary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And what are chemicals—a biophysicist might add—if not molecules of matter? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes the park has a general store for supplies, but if not the supermarkets which dot the countryside are available. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Until that point, this whole thing about Madame had been, if not a joke exactly, very much a private thing we’d wanted to settle among ourselves. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He added that he had been informed that at least one, if not more, members of the panel had been bribed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His clothes carried the stench of sweat and manure, and his bones were frequently battered, if not broken. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The house—for the most part designed by Mr. Clutter, who thereby proved himself a sensible and sedate, if not notably decorative, architect—had been built in 1948 for forty thousand dollars. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We were desperate to move our sons to a place where they could taste hope, at least, if not food. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubled my herb lore in theory if not in practice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “She is just one person. These people think she is infinitely valuable. But she is just one more who will die, if not now, then later.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At the moment it inspires me, if not with love, at least with confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Plutarch acknowledged her physical and mental condition, depleted by illness, consumed by sadness, and frantic for the safety of her children, if not for herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z What time I didn’t spend studying or in the Archives I spent on the road to Imre, braving the coming winter wind, if not looking for its name. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thus Columbus knew he was making a discovery, of a new route if not of a new land; the discoverers of the Azores did not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They passed on their control and privileges to their children, creating a hereditary priesthood: counselors to kings, if not kings themselves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This was the kind of garden-variety segregation that over the years blacks had learned to tolerate, if not to accept, in order to function in their daily lives. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be many weeks, if not months.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Mr. Kaiserman had only a fleeting moment, if not just a split second, to observe the situation, and he was involved in a major collision himself,” Bunderson wrote in his motion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well...I wouldn’t be here if not for them either.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘But if not, El-ahrairah, you will have to forfeit your ears.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone had been an empress in some former life—at least among demons if not among the Tang people—it was Miss Whitlaw. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to me every bit as inscrutable as M. Yoshoto, if not more so. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was clear to me that a military victory was a distant if not impossible dream. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally able to see a way out of the Płaszów inferno, I felt stronger in spirit if not in body. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Where do you live then, if not in the Apprentices’ Quarters or with your parents?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It would have been every bit as dark as the school, if not for hundreds and hundreds of flickering candles. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z If the gods mean for me to conquer, they will provide, they will send me a sign, and if not . . . if not . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But you will, for the sake of others, if not for your own. Come, Laurie, promise, and give me one more reason to call this the happiest day of my life.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a dangerous, if not impossible, proposition. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Penelope found this a thought-provoking remark; it would have served as the very definition of irony if not for the fact that it was so sad—but Lady Constance, rather uncharacteristically, said no more. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Buckminster, this is your son. Have you nothing to say as the minister of this town, if not as his father?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z How scary it was to think about whether or not their mothers and fathers were going to live, and if not, how they were all going to live without them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Wherever the spiritual values have been submerged, if not destroyed, by an emphasis upon the material things, invariably, the women reflect it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In Puerto Rico when Mami had laid out the same general rules, I’d found ways of, if not completely ignoring them, at least bending them to suit my curiosity. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She’d done what she needed to do to help us all, and given that, we might’ve overlooked her behavior—if not for what happened next. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You’ve got the monsters part, and I suppose I’ll grant you beauty. For your lovely face, if not for the seraphim,” she added in a tease. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yep. He said you helped them. He said he wouldn’t be here if not for you.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Better to put the second half of the comparison at the end of the sentence: Jordan was one of the best players on the team, if not the best. only. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Haymitch has his own troubles over in the woods, where the fluffy golden squirrels turn out to be carnivorous and attack in packs, and the butterfly stings bring agony if not death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Unable to withhold myself I cried out, “I don’t know what I was going to do. I wanted to gain my liberty. And with God’s help I would have, if not for you.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure somewhere in your childhood, you too had an experience like ours that day; similar if not in the actual details, then inside, in the feelings. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When she went to the doctor for an appointment, a month earlier, the doctor told her that she had a serious illness and that she had about three months to live, if not less. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I kept expecting something to stop me, a hand on my shoulder a whisper that would reverse if not my entire life, than this incomplete moment. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Scholars and investigators who have since looked into the murders believe that the Osage death toll was in the scores, if not the hundreds. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I'd have been a red-faced rose if not for my Hershey brown complexion. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be there early the next morning if not before. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z With nearly eight hundred rooms and a vast, monolithic façade overlooking the Thames, the Cecil was Europe’s largest, if not grandest, hotel—a site typically reserved for diplomatic or national events. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Edwards was persistently if not profoundly religious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s no wonder that many arcanists you meet are a little eccentric, if not downright cracked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Kim had taught science with enthusiasm if not much scholarship. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z By sundown the peregrine family was fed if not full, but more importantly the family had a new housing arrangement. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And Virgil was lost; if not to himself, then to her. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That was the last thing Jon Snow would have wanted, but before he could object, the king said, “Where would you have me lead these stalwarts if not against the Dreadfort?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His published discourses on the physics of music and on the proper use of dissonance - deliberately clashing discords of various kinds - influenced many, if not all, Italian composers of the seventeenth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This is a big part of every day for Dr. Atchley, if not the walk, the retreat. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “They could wait for other trains. With this one so packed, surely there’s bound to be a roomy, if not empty, one shortly.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Though this work had been going on for over fifteen years, most if not all of the facts were soft. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Why go through all the trouble of maintaining it if not to enjoy it? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Wilkins fired up no one, but his qualified support for direct action did convince some of the older black businessmen that what the students were doing was legitimate if not necessarily advisable. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "Cut them out and give them to your next outrider. Tell him you hope that four eyes might see better than two . . . and if not, the man after him will have six." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Others, evidently, showed less concern for Germany or her inhabitants, but were of the opinion that the economic chaos of that country, if not halted, might spread with alarming rapidity to the world at large. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He stood so still, so quiet, so sure that one might mistake him for a statue if not for the tears rushing unheeded over his face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Sitting down in front of a stranger struck him as uncomfortable, if not a tad dramatic. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His eyes shifted to her, and, to his relief, he found that she was as red as he, if not more so. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I told him I had a pretty thick skin and, besides, what was a friend for if not to be blown up at every now and then. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He said it never would have happened if not for him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “With your temper, you probably would have been fired a long time ago if not for Coach Douglas.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As I remember it, my arithmetic was as good as anyone’s in the class, if not better, but the teacher had hated me and reminded me of that when she filled out my report card. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The Tajik had said that if not for Massoud, the other man’s sister would still be “giving it” to Soviet soldiers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a length of cord in Dustfinger's pack, strong if not particularly thick. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And if not, to what extent are contemporary American conflicts over race the playing out, at least in part, of a cultural divide that came into being hundreds of years before Columbus? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was impervious to the fascination of the mustelidae, and hoped someday to kill a weasel, if not a stoat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A light rain had fallen just before dawn, soothing my leaves, if not my mood. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The army hadn’t won, but it had at least driven the Taliban into hiding, if not away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As though, if not for him, she would let Sarai drift away? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My life in Chicago was nothing if not crowded with accomplished and eligible black women. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds, if not thousands, of girls have been married this way. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I would never have gotten away with it if not for two of Hemme’s numerous flaws. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She must get deliveries, I thought, though the path looked like it hadn’t seen a footprint in months, if not years. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Under the circumstances—that is, their being alive—one might expect their acceptance, if not quite elation to match Lazlo’s own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He expected ultimately to be drafted and serve—the war was in full swing, and he was nothing if not dutiful—but a high blood pressure reading kept him out of the military and Vietnam. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As any official in the Nation of Islam would instantly have known, any death-talk for me could have been approved of—if not actually initiated—by only one man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have felt more annoyed that Joe kept calling me by my full name if not for the news that I’d have to have to sing. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z That night I burned up most of the wood I had collected, unable to sleep for facing my death—if not death here, then death someday. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t they know that if they went back they would be sold, if not tomorrow, then the next day, or the next? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As if not having a mother can be wiped away by a medal. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As if not having his brain was a crime. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ptolemaic kings were nothing if not devoted to their sisters. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Arranged marriages have always worked out just as well, if not better. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps that’s why he didn’t protest when the Romans renamed him Hercules. Of course, that’s the name most people know him by...his brand, if you will. Hercules is nothing if not image-conscious.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tristran would have insisted on the most beautiful girl in the entire British Empire, if not the world, and boxed you, or been prepared to, had you argued with him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He’s dead now anyway, or if not he’s 150 years old. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “The winner of each game will receive a very special medal. The team with the most medals at the end of the week will be declared the winner, if not the champion.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In that speech, if not yet in his life, Shin had seized control of his past. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Molly holds her breath, her heart thumping, aware that she’s being presumptuous, if not downright rude. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Humason and Hubble, it gradually became clear, had discovered the Big Bang—if not the origin of the universe then at least its most recent incarnation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At her desk beneath the Shakespeare bookends, Tessie wrote back faithfully, if not entirely truthfully. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His closeness would have been thrilling, if not for the fear that wreaked havoc on my nerves and twisted my stomach into knots. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As the months went by I remained uninterested, if not downright sickened, by my study of biology; my grades were poor; I was held in contempt by teacher and classmate alike. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Tears, presumably, were imminent, if not already on the way. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z By now Ulbrickson was headed along the road from mild confusion to utter consternation, if not madness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were made solid by her binding—substance and matter, if not flesh and blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The consensus reaction was that Bobby’s expectoration reeked of callousness regarding the carnage taking place in Bosnia, and was a clear flouting of, if not international law, then at least moral norms. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I say “gaeri'cha--nah,’’ it’s all right, but she doesn’t seem to hear me, as if not understanding, and she goes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The results were apparently unpalatable, if not inedible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a different life out here, but make no mistake: Lazlo was every bit the dreamer he had always been, if not more. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “They have to be careful, very careful, before somebody will ask them how they knew that Umuahia would fall if not that they are saboteurs.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead, he played the race card for his own political gain, setting back by years, if not decades, black aspirations for equality. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She will listen to reason, and if not, surely Lázaro will help me convince her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He looks at me, a nonbeliever confronted with, if not evidence, then at least the possibility of God. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a coherence to the work, as if it had been painted by the same soul, if not the same hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The cooperation between students and staff and the focus on working-class issues were unusual, if not unique, among the campus protests of this era. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Luciana was gone, dead, probably; if not yet, then soon enough. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She would have been a beautiful woman if not for that scar. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She considered modern female undergarments indecent and if not precisely “of the devil,” certainly in that vicinity. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Off you go now, to bring me some straw. You will need some extra sandals for such a journey, and who is to make them if not I?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They looked shocked, as if not quite believing that all of this could happen to them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were a fool to come here, boy. You could have gotten away with your freedom if not for her.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Beans seemed anxious at first, then frantic, as if not finding Farquar would condemn him to being nine forever. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He moved as if not to stir the air around him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The silvery pellawi-fur dried fast, and as soon as the wool of the facing was at least warm, if not dry, he wrapped himself in it and stretched out by the firepit. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Now Scott usually came home just in time for dinner, if not later. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Because what was a basketball game if not a showcase of boys? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Why else should you have come to me and told me of your father's plan to send you away from us, if not for love?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That moment, if not the whole evening, affected me quite strongly, like a welcome gladly given, one you didn’t have to earn. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In a decade, you will assume that your accountant has outsourced the basic preparation of your tax returns—if not more. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a pretty fight, but in the end, we came up with, if not an agreement, a cease-fire. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Who are we if not a product of our parents and their histories? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z This was false bravado—I doubt I could have gotten them fired—but it seemed enough to in-spire some hatred of me, if not fear. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many if not most tlamatinime saw existence as Nabokov feared: “a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Probably a mistake, if not an insult, to someone like her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Maybe Annette would have clapped, too, if not for the cast, but from the pained look behind her smile, I wasn’t too sure. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s magic of the mind, if not of the dragons,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With his red dashiki and fake-silk slippers, he looked jolly, if not slightly overdressed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Experiments of the German Gerhard Schramm, first published in 1944, reported that TMV particles in mild alkali fell apart into free RNA and a large number of similar, if not identical, protein molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There the School’s history had unrolled, the fabled riot scenes and Presidential visits and Civil War musterings, if not in these buildings then in their predecessors on the same site. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilly hesitated for a moment, waiting for the sermon that was bound to pour forth, if not from him, surely from Trotter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My sister was gone, my grandmother a fleeting Sunday apparition, and God, if not dead, far removed from my concern. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The tension between them that I’d always felt seems lessened now, if not completely gone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He would never have done that if not for Reynie’s urging, and now it had put him into disfavor with Mr. Curtain. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The general public’s collective denial is fairly easy to forgive—if not excuse—for all the reasons discussed in chapter 5. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If we are wrecked, mayhap this bottle may be found, and those who find it may understand; if not, ... well, then all men shall know that I have been true to my trust. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Kermit believed that he would be able to transport some—if not all—of the empty canoes down the precarious rapids and waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Suzman was one of the few, if not the only, members of Parliament who took an interest in the plight of political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Where before I’d have backed away from awkward stuff, I began instead, more and more, to ask questions, if not out loud, at least within myself. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor was, if not elderly, pushing his luck, but who am I to say he had a hangover? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a toilet bowl, inaccessible to the eye, if not the ear, of the tenants. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “And who, exactly, am I to be, if not a ruthless killer?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We had just about decided, after nearly four months of freedom and constant roving, to find a place to settle down—if not permanently, at least for the winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she could teach him, if not to relate, at least how to defend himself when his neighbors started shooting bullets or chucking spears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Griever Hole would’ve been pitch-black if not for the beam of Teresa’s flashlight cutting through the darkness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "Why else would we be so open, if not to lure them in?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ugwu had saved them from the study dustbin; the Mathematical Annals were incomprehensible, but at least he had read, if not understood, a few pages of Socialist Review. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I pray God it is the answer I want, but if not I will accept any answer at all and try to be grateful for what I had. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z But if not, I can try to change their attitude. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “For the good of my prince and of my kingdom, if not for myself.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t the heat, it was the flies; if not the mice, then the people. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Henry stands quietly, hands in his pockets, contemplating the sky, and he’d almost look sober if not for the wobbly lean to the left he’s doing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It gave me, if not the chance to excel, at least the opportunity to compete. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It’s as bad as the rest of the house, if not worse. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Jo’s angles are much softened, she has learned to carry herself with ease, if not grace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah is in Atlanta now, and that is part of the problem if not the whole of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her one eye was so narrow I would have thought it was closed shut if not for the glint in there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Maddie, nothing if not mechanically minded and trained to react positively to orders from people in authority, clawed her way up the gun. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z ‘His message is less bad than that, if not good,’ said Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Evidently Sirius’s bedroom had been searched too, although its contents seemed to have been judged mostly, if not entirely, worthless. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Therefore, to use the expressive, if not elegant, language of a schoolgirl, “He was as nervous as a witch and as cross as a bear”. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z At least as warm if not warmer than she had been sitting near the fire with Isobel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Most, if not all, of our planes and boats were destroyed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z If we went to almost any cell culture lab in the world and opened its freezers, he told us, we’d probably find millions —if not billions —of Henrietta’s cells in small vials on ice. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Cilia had backed out of the picture, standing aside ready to serve if called upon, or ready to be of no more importance than a piece of furniture if not spoken to. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If a citizen, he may lose the right to vote; if not, he becomes immediately deportable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Reyna would have been dead many times over if not for her sister. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Oh, I'd serve them well and I'd make invisibility felt if not seen, and they'd learn that it could be as polluting as a decaying body, or a piece of bad meat in a stew. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The films often had the opposite effect: Despite the mountains of evidence, many Hitler Youth told themselves that the films were exaggerated, if not invented by the Allies as propaganda intended to defame the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me true, old friend, why did you seek me out if not to trade?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a sin, at least clears a path to it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “But what is any fight if not simply a form of art in motion?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then a shadow detached itself from the rocky incline and took on the general form—if not the exact appearance—of Milligan. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All along, he had been preparing for this, if not on American soil, then back in the old country. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For if you couldn’t get to the fight on foot, you went on horseback—and if not on horseback, you went in a chaise. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This man’s name was Henry Ford, and his plans were ridiculous if not illegal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Severe diaper rash on the baby indicated that she had sat in soiled diapers for hours—if not days—on end. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Twenty dollars could get me beaten up and robbed, if not killed. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her right arm was bandaged, and from the way she carried herself, I guessed she had some serious bruises along her left side, if not a few broken ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But if not, Jason had to be prepared. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One bag of food, he hoped, would be enough for the two of them for the weekend and for suppers for Julie for the week, if not for him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Why are you going to Mattru Jong, if not for school? And why do you look so skinny?” she continued asking, but we evaded her questions. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In America in the closing decades of the century there arose a rivalry even more spectacularly venomous, if not quite as destructive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Puzzle people usually couldn’t resist at least looking at a new one, if not attempting to solve it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Where was his brother if not in here? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I hope that someday you will be able to forgive me, but if not, I hope you will be able to remember without so much pain. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Mother, did you really think I could be so silly and selfish, after I’d refused his love, when it was freshest, if not best?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Where I can visit you in one way, if not in the way I really want to. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But Vinny also made you feel as if you were exactly where you wanted to be, if not exactly who. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "So who is it died, if not the king?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Under the ceiling light pairs move like twins bom with, if not for, the other, sharing a partner’s pulse like a second jugular. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was quite convinced of Mr. Elton’s being in the fairest way of falling in love, if not in love already. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Miss Tynmore, as if not trusting the metronome, counted, one, two, three; one, two, three. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It remained now only to find a hollow where I could lie down, and feel at least hidden, if not secure. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The castaway was to his mind an experienced sailor who, compass, chart and sextant in hand, knew how he found his way into trouble, if not how he would get out of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And what is he doing, if not escaping? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if she felt proud to see her name, if not her photo, in the Times. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents come to visit, separately, and then together again on a Wednesday afternoon, and they’re being, if not friendly, at least cordial to each other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There wouldn’t have been any women’s aviation organizations during World War II if not for the driving forces of individual people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "And what of women? They can be just as dangerous, if not more." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But Shaker Heights had been founded, if not on Shaker principles, with the same idea of creating a utopia. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Puzzle people usually couldn’t resist at least looking at a new one, if not attempting to solve it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They might not grow in your world, Atal said, but if not, you have the oil. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In recent years this cooperative approach had been met with wide, if not universal, acceptance, but it wasn’t always so. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z "No doubt Ned wished to spare you. His sweet young bride, if not quite a maiden. Well, you wanted truth. Ask me. We made a bargain, I can deny you nothing. Ask." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hundreds, if not thousands, of whites used the Bozeman Trail to get to the gold. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I easily spot seven women in the room who are related to someone in the book, if not in it themselves. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Or ask for pictures of the baby, if not me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The global temperature of the Earth would be below the freezing point of water if not for the greenhouse effect. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have been cozy, if not for the animal traps set up in a perimeter around the place, jagged-toothed things trailing chains. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Which would be fun, if not for the Free Lunch Program. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z By Friday I was able to recognize, if not name, almost all the students at school. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was almost like she’d been sitting there waiting, if not for me precisely, then for someone more or less like me from the old days. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her arm through his, and did most of the talking, if not all of it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z And the word racist, to them, conjures, if not a tobacco-spitting oaf, then something just as fantastic—an ore, troll, or gorgon. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We must settle the question of slavery’s extension now,” he told his daughter-inlaw, “otherwise it will stamp our National Character and lay a Foundation for calamities, if not disunion.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And certainly both Horses were doing, if not all they could, all they thought they could; which is not quite the same thing. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But we have all been branded even if you can’t see it, inside if not without—and the wound from Randall’s cane was the very same thing, marking her as his. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "That was amusing, if not terribly profitable," he commented. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ralph Meyers took the stand before this Court, swore to tell the truth and proceeded to recant most, if not all, of the relevant portions of his testimony at trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At this rate hers would be one of the last, if not the last, door to be unjammed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For some, the characterization of mass incarceration as a “racial caste system” may seem like a gross exaggeration, if not hyperbole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But I would never have been born in the first place if not for the great and selfless kindness Miss Peregrine had shown my grandfather. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then, at least, I could have learned to make something beautiful, if not of gold, then of stone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The houses here were just as old if not quite as magnificent as those in the center. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I look forward to seeing you at the funeral if not, as I hope, before. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A complex program might include hundreds, if not thousands, of these cards in tall stacks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Everybody I’d met or seen at Fullbrook had had an air of knowing confidence, or if not that, then a loud, bright, electric joy, that made me want to pull back and get some space. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Nobody knew how long my father had been feeling poorly before he first took himself to the doctor, but my guess is it had already been months if not years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So why would Mia have taken a leave from school, if not because she was pregnant? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By then he will look to you as a second father, and if not, well . . . four years is a good long while, my lord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And where was Atman to be found, where did He dwell, where did His eternal heart beat, if not within the Self, in the innermost, in the eternal which each person carried within him? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was easily fifty, if not older, and a more regular part of the Deuce than the cheap beer and watered-down metal bands that toured through. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was just as concerned as they were, if not more so. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But who, if not me, and for how many generations must we be forgiven by our children? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And if not, where had it come from? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And if not, then could Harry’s death have been more than just an awful coincidence, the result of a foolish choice to pickpocket the wrong man? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “What is love,” she asked, “if not—,” but said no more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I could have developed the first two virtues, but becoming a boy was sure to be difficult, if not impossible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For both, the sun was just one star among an uncountable multitude, and the universe was, if not infinite, at least without any known limit. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z America seemed a society moving rapidly toward a greater accommodation of its diverse population; South Africa on the other hand was moving with equal speed, if not more, toward a total separation of all races. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "I check if you have tickets, and if not, I throw you off the train." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “I should, of course, have pity on you,” he said, “if not on Arthur.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They pinched her feet and made her long to go barefoot, but she wore them, if not meekly, at least with determined obedience. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In beauty, history, and communal meaning, it rivaled, if not surpassed, any church in the white community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z With luck, Francis’ coiled coils would get into print as soon as if not before Pauling’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The flaw in this plan was that there were really no feeble players in the tournament; they were all, if not world class, then at least of national or international renown. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Few seem to feel that the exchange of their time and liberty for their commission of a crime is a fair one, and many if not most continue to insist upon their innocence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So tell me, my lord—what are these wildlings, if not men?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Alex knew immediately that this would be something gruesome and disgusting, and if not illegal, most certainly immoral. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “These are textbook examples. The devil is nothing if not predictable.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He was trying to set realistic, if not conservative, expectations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was due back from Philadelphia Saturday, and he’d get the message by then, if not before. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “But of course I did In whose handwriting did I write it if not my own?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And if not to me, maybe to someone else. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She said, “Harvard. And if not Harvard, Princeton. And if not Princeton, Yale. And if not Yale, Columbia. And if not Columbia, Stanford. He was that caliber of student.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Likely she would run through the fields dressed in sackcloth, hunting hyssop amongst the wild bulls, if not obligated to the higher plane of Motherhood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He joined others in saying that equal, if not more, credit also goes to another person who had begun to turn tragedy into redemption. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He hadn’t played since before moving in with the scythe, but he found his arm, if not his aim. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It would be very hard if not impossible for one man alone to resist. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want me then,” said Estella, turning suddenly with a fixed and serious, if not angry, look, “to deceive and entrap you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Many Southerners at first appeared ready to go along with, if not embrace, the new system. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z This could go on all night if not for the last event planned in Plutarch’s propo. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A jury-rigged burner and pot also looked inspired by, if not commandeered from, inmate facilities. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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