On the gentlemen’s appearing, her colour increased; yet she received them with tolerable ease, and with a propriety of behaviour equally free from any symptom of resentment or any unnecessary complaisance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Forty years later, it appeared to some that the promise of racial understanding had been realized in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As young men will, I did my best to appear suave and sophisticated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An illusion of me appears in the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As Euwe continued with his remarks, Bobby appeared bored and lonely, even though more than a thousand people were looking up regularly at him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the gloom of dawn they appear like fantasmas, phantoms, and wait—in parking lots, on street corners—looking their best, hoping for work from people who drive by. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the scene appears even worse on camera and almost unreal, like a war zone. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Focused on the horses, the feel of their muscles beneath her hands, she was startled when Kaede appeared by her side, a cup of tea in her hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They are shaking slightly but they appear to be solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But also wishing that a miracle would occur, and Edward would appear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At each step up a boot appeared or a slipper peeped out. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His face was covered with blood and he appeared so grievously battered that Eilonwy could not stifle a cry of pity. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring they appear around the corner of the house in their baggy gardening pants, smudged with mud, to see me off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again, Dudley appeared to grapple with thoughts too unwieldy for expression before mumbling, “You saved my life.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As they topped the brow of the highest hill, a deep valley appeared ahead. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it gets to the point at which the virtual particle/antiparticle pair appeared together, it is scattered by the gravitational field into a particle traveling forward in time and escaping from the black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It appears that you already know my assistant, Seed Collector. Explain yourself.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Keep within doors, Ophelia. I would not have you appear in public view,” he ordered. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I may have ignored him last night in private, but in training we must appear as an inseparable team. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“None at all, if you please, she doesn’t wish her name to appear and has no nom de plume,” said Jo, blushing in spite of herself. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shop appeared to be still in business, but the interior was darkened and there was no one around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was startled by a slugger who appeared from the darkness and approached me at a crawl. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The great white wolf appeared first, shaking off the snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the tiny earth also appears very fragile, as if a giant hand could suddenly reach out and crush it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an expense, but maybe they think the price of appearing to be benevolent rulers instead of tyrants has a cost benefit—it’s cheaper than bullets and burying bodies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, Howard appeared at Barn 38. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all appeared to my eyes and ears like a flock of crows screaming at one another in a crowded field of new-threshed wheat. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not far above the creek bottom the ramp ends, and a crude staircase appears, chiseled into the soft sandstone by Mormon cattlemen nearly a century ago. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could only be traced for a few yards, but appeared to lead to a hole in the hedge. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Shortly after his return to consciousness, the albino appeared, bloodless, with skin as pale as dying birch. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a stir of movement in the fish house, and he appeared at the door, still clutching his dried fish. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Cherangani Hills appeared in the distance, a line of mountains on the edge of the Rift, humpy and green, crushed under an indwelling sweep of rain clouds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bard’s features were pale; he appeared half dazed by fatigue and suffering. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But what sucked most of all was that just as I was about to leave so I could go meet Annie, Mr. Farrow appeared, blocking the doorway out of my room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The good news, it appears, is that it takes an awful lot to extinguish a species. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Blake appeared in a rectangle of yellow. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

A spark of mischievousness appeared in her eyes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When her uncle appeared, Jean Louise thought styles may come and styles may go, but he and Atticus will cling to their vests forever. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

One day at that time, not so very long ago, three things happened and at first there appeared to be no connection between them. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere, stampeded over the coach’s enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Piece by piece, the sky appears, a put-together line of blue and white. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to know everything about this and I’m about to launch into a series of questions, wondering if he likes animal shows too, when it appears he’s found what he’s been looking for. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There were sounds of sweeping and cleaning out, and a moment later he appeared, his hands full of tops and marbles and old dusty kites and junk collected through the years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t appear to be very old: eighteen, maybe nineteen at most. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could not have been easy for Xiao-cheng to appear so calm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I didn’t do that well at yeshiva, but copying the passages down in class felt kind of holy, the same kind of magic as the letters appearing on the press. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The wrinkle had appeared between her brows again, and she stared hard at the symbol in the center of the cover, as if she could bore through it with the sheer intensity of her gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The next day I appeared in court before a senior magistrate for formal remand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It goes against tradition; if a woman asks if you’re hungry and you say yes, it makes you appear weak. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at this news he appeared genuinely concerned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Jody appeared around the bend, Grandfather waved his hat slowly in welcome, and he called, “Why, Jody! Come down to meet me, have you?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred seemed like a very large number, and at the same time, the hundred notches seemed to have appeared so suddenly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The road raced ahead in a series of gentle curves that began to look familiar, and off in the distance the solitary tollbooth appeared, a welcome sight indeed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he took down four gold-rimmed plates from a dresser, a chipmunk appeared from behind a blue jug on the top shelf. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared a taciturn, and perhaps a proud personage; but he was very kind to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I turned to walk back into the restaurant, I nearly crashed into Carmen, who had appeared out of nowhere. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure whether it was Momma’s presence or the bubbling soup on the stove which influenced him, but Mr. Taylor appeared to have livened up considerably. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And afterward, according to Hazel, Pluto himself had appeared to her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was watching television when Chapter Eleven suddenly appeared. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Inside lay what appeared to be a wax sculpture of Travis in a cheap blue suit—plastic and unreal somehow. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

One of the boys appeared instantly from the boys’ hut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, when I studied myself in the mirror, I was forced to admit that I appeared rather fetching in a dramatic way. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cluster of low hills appeared to be uninhabited apart from one small cottage, which seemed deserted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There appears to be no other way to exit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Their progress down the Amazon was slow, and after paddling less than two miles that day, steep hills covered with lush green trees appeared before them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

A hovercraft appears in what we estimate to be the six-to-seven-o’clock zone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone spread the story years ago, when he first appeared around college from wherever he came from, that he was a graduate of the divinity school. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two little blond-haired children, no more than three or four years old, suddenly appeared in the doorway, silently holding hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The explanation of this peculiar behavior sometimes appears to lie in the changes which the chemical brings about in the metabolism of the plant itself. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It came in the form of a string of distressed-looking men who began appearing at his door. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately it appears: four wedges on a plain white plate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His phone chirps and I see the animated pill bottle appear on his screen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Emmett appears, stands behind Grandma and, amazingly, she lets out a big sigh. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Just beyond the two dogs, a thin sliver of light appeared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A few seconds pass before the final score appears in our views. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was almost, she thought as she rolled a sleeping toddler back onto her own mat, as if they were expecting it to appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A head appeared from behind a massive flower arrangement. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I sometimes offer Rosmerta my custom, or else visit the Hog’s Head...or I appear to. It is as good a way as any of disguising one’s true destination.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I sanctify this pyre,” he proclaimed, darting grumpy looks at the giantess Hyrrokkin, who still did not, Thor felt, appear to be properly respectful. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Around 500 BC the placeholder zero began to appear in Babylonian writings; it naturally spread to the Greek astronomical community. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A short while later Colonel Jacobs himself appeared and ordered me to turn over what he referred to as my “blanket.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark buds appeared on branches, and it seemed that the same sleeping sap that fed them began to chum through my brothers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Theresa appeared in front of me with a cup of coffee. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Irish boy appeared again, helped me to my feet, and led me shuffling forward. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lyddie wanted to ask her if she, too, was going for a factory girl, but she had a young man with her who appeared to be her brother, so Lyddie was hesitant to speak. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he said that he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even a sort of hope, I thought, that when the poster appeared, it would be perfectly innocuous—something that reminded us of Hailsham, something like that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the few newspaper photographs in which she appeared, always with her husband, the captions read: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Westing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the detailed sequence that I’ve just described applies to the Fertile Crescent, partly similar sequences also appeared elsewhere in the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Half reclined on a couch appeared Mr. Rochester, his foot supported by the cushion; he was looking at Adèle and the dog: the fire shone full on his face. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lord Ramsay soon appeared as well, buckling on his sword belt as he made his way to the front of the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She zipped her bag closed when James appeared next to her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

That’s when one of the attorneys told us that an elected official does not have to appear to answer a summons. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the lobby appears to be unconscious. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is, of all people, Howard who provides me with an out, suddenly appearing at my side to inform me that I’m way behind in my CBLs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

What looked from Washington, D.C., like a distant battlefield of the Cold War, appeared completely different from the vantage point of North Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After school, I got into Harold and screamed when Daisy suddenly appeared in the backseat. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

From this altitude it appears the way Coachella or any major festival would look—which is disturbing to her, because entertainment is the last thing these people want right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sun had just appeared on the horizon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I give them what I hope will appear a sheepish smile. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bleeding from his chest wound appeared to have stopped and he was thinking straight. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

A matchstick hissed, and a glow appeared on the guard’s boot. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A pale golden stream of light appeared across the floor, reaching almost to the bed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His face appeared thoughtful as he shoveled another bite of cake into his mouth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

There were always messengers going by and trains of supply wagons crunching over the snow and sometimes groups of soldiers on work parties would appear at the tavern for beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brush stroke by brush stroke, Mango appears, perched on Grandpa’s right shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Right where the banks of the Congo turned marshy and indistinct, a cluster of pirogues appeared. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a grisly spectacle that made South Africa appear as if it was on the brink of internal war. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They vanished, and six horses appeared before the coach. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the Winnie-the-Pooh blanket, mentally willing Mango to appear. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The words had scarcely left her foolish lips, Kunti said, when Surya, the God of Day, appeared before her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A very soft place would also appear poorly reflective because of the many interstices between individual sand grains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the sun blaze upon the new blue overalls as the man appeared around the cabin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At times, descending, it appeared Snuffy would slip and fall, sailing out between silent echoing walls, floating like a romantic, suicidal dreamer toward the green ribbon far below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the motion of the train itself, everything appeared to be standing stock-still, as if waiting for the next assault. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But Burnham also created an office culture that anticipated that of businesses that would not appear for another century. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Why, where is Amy’s bottle of cologne?” she added, as the little flask did not appear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It now appeared plain and smooth, without mark or device that he could see. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Articles had appeared in nearly every major newspaper blasting the government’s callous disregard for life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hagrid had appeared in his doorway, shaking and white, looking around to see who had knocked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A few hours after my Crenshaw sighting at the beach, he appeared again. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But now that animation was gone, and in its place there was a high-score list like those that used to appear in old coin-operated videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The words spilled out before I realized it was not only rude but a pointless retort, since she didn’t appear to wear anything but lip gloss. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As has been discussed in this chapter and Chapter 7, “empty” space is filled with pairs of virtual particles and antiparticles that appear together, move apart, and then come back together and annihilate each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd parted, and Phoebe appeared, her spectacles crooked, her face pale. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Calliope appeared poolside, that first day and every day thereafter, in an old-fashioned one-piece with a skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Regiomontanus, it is true, planned to publish him, but, where other texts Regiomontanus had planned to publish appeared in print in due course, Theodoric’s little treatise did not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Yet his mind was keen, and if he had finally allowed himself to be made Director-Emeritus of Research with Bogert as acting Director, it did not prevent him from appearing in his office daily. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Kaori opened her empty hand as if the agate would magically appear there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

From this evidence it would appear that it was the telescope that killed off Ptolemaic astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I pretended, really hard, to appear uninterested in him, but that’s all it was. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He appeared no more than a specter, features indistinct, a white face held gently in darkness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the responsibility and relative sacrifice meant something completely different, like a landscape taking on new colors, or all the furniture in a house being rearranged so that now everything appeared perfectly in place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was still wondering at the birth of my niece when Erin’s response appeared. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Reflections ripple around the room, making it appear as though the entire tent is underwater. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He appeared already to know much about them and all their families, and indeed to know much of all the history and doings of the Shire down from days hardly remembered among the hobbits themselves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Take that off your head!” came a whiny voice, right before a teenage boy appeared at the door with a pair of underwear pulled over his brown hair like a hat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The measles appeared, as did the mumps, but they did not even last a full round. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a new kind of society also appeared in some places, based primarily on the exploitation of animals: tribes of pastoralist herders. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cheeks grew fuller, his eyes closer; his nose hooked, a scar appeared on his right cheek where no scar had been before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What you think is God might be Satan appearing as an angel of light.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He shaved his pinched, pale face every third or fourth day, and most of the time he appeared to be growing a reddish- gold mustache over his skinny upper lip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They were outfitted in a uniform C.P. didn’t recognize: white helmets, heavy black boots, light blue shirts, and dark blue pants with what appeared to be webbed Army belts, some of which held holstered guns. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Groups of houses were now appearing on all sides. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A statue of Terminus appeared at the summit of the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A cheating teacher may tell herself that she is helping her students, but the fact is that she would appear far more concerned with helping herself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Yet, in interviews with police officers who have been involved with shootings, these same details appear again and again: extreme visual clarity, tunnel vision, diminished sound, and the sense that time is slowing down. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Byrne appears in the sewing room one Tuesday afternoon at the end of October, it’s clear that something is wrong. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Three more dots appeared on the red wiggly line between Wenatchee and Spokane. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Shorty said, “It appears the natives are getting ever more restless. Cigar—?” “The natives been restless a long time,” the sheriff said, accepting the cigar. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I sat down, Kev appeared bearing two plates loaded with mystery meat and fried toast. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Four, Vivian is ancient, but she doesn’t appear to be senile. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed to have grown larger, and not only as we neared it: its size appeared to have doubled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When I discussed Minnijean’s predicament with Elizabeth, she appeared alarmed and agreed that we ought not attract unnecessary attention to ourselves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was extraordinary how they had appeared, just like that, the moment he had wanted them.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Inside the courtroom, defendants appeared in a small box to the left of the judge. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If you appeared successful, people would automatically assume you were successful. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He even gives himself names, although they are not bad ones and would appear to arise out of a creative urge that runs deep in him. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the secret door is closed, only a slim crack of brightness would appear underneath. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That night, they had a huge party at the trailer, the highlight being everybody racing around on these mini dirt bikes that had mysteriously appeared. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Order are searching the camp for the escapees, and we shall appear with the heads in perhaps a quarter of an hour. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And to my relief, Kingston appears in the doorway between the kitchen and the dining room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are dozens of different power-ups that can potentially appear in a game, and new ones are added all the time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So the farther away we are from the Sun, the smaller and dimmer it appears. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another buzz, and a picture of Violet appears, decorated in streamers, dancing in the gym. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It’s like being able to make people appear and vanish, at will. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And just above my head, I discovered a hole had appeared in the windowpane, little cracks splaying out from it like the web of a spider. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When Ellis appears at the dinner table, she is in full sulk. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Jethro sat for a while trying to think of some way out of the situation; it appeared more hopeless the more he thought. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daniela appears in my head like a painting: doughy skin, dull hair, sinking eyes, crooked nose, long face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had appeared in the arena often, and was a favorite with the crowds, which explained why he was still alive. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Proud appeared to me in a dream recently, asking me to bring you here. I think he wanted you to understand what he had done.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she finished casting her spell, a giant stone wall appeared, completely covering the chamber’s only exit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The spot appears on the morning of Gram’s funeral. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, when they were frozen so stiff they could hardly move their fingers anymore, the wall of the Isola Segreta, pale and gray in the moonlight, appeared out of the night. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

America, it appeared, had once been the home of a truly substantial creature–one that would surely disprove Buffon’s foolish Gallic contentions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He has never attended the circus before, and he appears to be enjoying himself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The man sat forward with elbows on knees, hands clenched together, his entire visage appearing as if it might melt and drip onto the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Far down the shoreline, where the rocks disappeared into the folding mist, a white object had appeared. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as I spoke the words, the crystal door began to glow, and two additional keyholes appeared, on either side of the first. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“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

Surprisingly, despite the dead light and everything falling apart, the day in the Glade appeared to be proceeding business as usual—farming, gardening, cleaning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Remember, I will appear mad with love for you-or with a general madness—but I put on this disposition to divert and test them all,” he said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Zero appeared in the middle of every Renaissance painting, and a cardinal declared that the universe was infinite—boundless. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We Americans know, although others appear to forget, the risks of spreading conflict. We still seek no wider war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s in the SOE instructor’s handbook. People who are smiling and singing don’t appear to be plotting a counterattack. If you go around looking worried, someone will start to wonder what you’re worrying about.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And at the same moment who should appear but a customer. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

An archway appeared, and beyond it, beyond it... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A man appeared, shaking David’s hand before turning to her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

By now the first faint streaks of dawn were appearing in the east. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long while since he last looked into a glass, but he knew how old he must appear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The messenger the Shaper’s attendant has sent goes up to the door and has hardly knocked once when the door opens inward and the lady appears, staring through him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the women, or rather the witches, were now sitting motionless in their chairs and staring as though hypnotised at somebody who had suddenly appeared on the platform. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Each evening I waited in the courtyard hoping he would appear, hungry and eager to open a book. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

At first, he was sure it was his imagination, because the people he thought the most about often appeared to him in visions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A year of searching for the symbol and it had appeared not among the words but in the world, solid as the crate it was branded on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever I thought my parents weren't looking, I'd climb on a chair and pull the cord, just to see the light appear and disappear as if by magic. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t appear to be paying much heed to the sermon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In another study, researchers at the University of San Francisco appear to have found more evidence of the cost of constantly consuming information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he appeared to take the quarter from his left hand, while actually letting it drop back into his left hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One of the windows shattered, and then Billy appeared framed in it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

More than that, the teacher, usually so calm, was now tense, alert, and appeared to be waiting for something. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She returned to work, appearing none the worse for wear, but was out of work again on a leave of absence during July and August 1948. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Yet the moment his master appeared he knew him and wagged his tail, but he had no strength to drag himself even a little toward him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner would an officer become savvy as to which rules were commonly ignored, however, than somebody in a white shirt would appear to shake up his whole understanding of accepted practice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

In the black abyss there appeared a single Eye that slowly grew, until it filled nearly all the Mirror. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But sickle-cell anemia must have seemed the strangest—for it was hereditary, often appeared in fits and starts, and was accompanied by sudden, wrenching bouts of pain in the bones, joints, and chest. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t appear, he would drive away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He remembered his mother’s appearing next to him in the backyard, as if she’d flown from the attic. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Alex finally appeared at the door, hoisting his enormous backpack on with a grunt. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The killing—which the Washington Post called “the most brutal in crime annals in the District”—appeared to be more than simply a murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I leaned over, hoping I appeared a hundred times more casual than I felt, and rested my arms and chin on the back of the seat in front of me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Almost as quickly as Joey said it, the columns appeared on the screen. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne stepped out into the yard just as her father appeared around the corner of the house, yawning and wiping his face, his hairy belly peeking out from under his shirt. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We make the woman disappear and the fashion appear!” the curiosity of the seagulls who swooped over them in a repeated figure eight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A boarder and school friend of John Surratt, Lewis Weichmann was the first to appear at the door to respond to the patrol’s arrival. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unquestioned evidence of human presence appears soon thereafter in Amazonia and in Patagonia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time now he knew that anything could appear to be something else, and probably was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama appeared almost dazed with fatigue as she explained all this, but Akira just calmly twirled his thumbs. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Brightly colored figures were appearing, one by one, out of nowhere at the distant boundary of the yard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Then it appears someone has managed an astonishing impersonation. For the last time, come. Or don't come, and I'll keep her for myself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His face appeared between some stalks, the top of the corn looking like it was growing out of his ear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wore a long black coat, made of some silky material, and he appeared barely out of his teens: a spattering of acne glistened on one cheek. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Across the room, a gun appears on the ground before my double. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The inmate who had probably set it appeared to be having second thoughts. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are my mother’s eyes—a dull green, almost gray, though his blue shirt makes their color appear more potent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed water from the canteen and watched the sky for the autumn evening stars to appear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wooden door opened, and a thin man in a gray monk’s habit appeared. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She has appeared out of nowhere and planted her manicured hands on each of our shoulders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It would have been a happy, peaceful holiday had it not been for the stories of disappearances, odd accidents, even of deaths now appearing almost daily in the Prophet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I felt like a little kid for some reason, and I took a bite of dessert to make it appear like it was not that big of a deal to me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

In the sky, little Harold suddenly appeared, frantically flapping his wings like a fuzzy butterfly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“My mother,” said Ron one night, as they sat in the tent on a riverbank in Wales, “can make good food appear out of thin air.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then the talkative former Texas Ranger appeared, also presenting himself as a rancher. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We pass thoughts around, from mind to mind, so compulsively and with such speed that the brains of mankind often appear, functionally, to be undergoing fusion. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flakes seem to appear from out of nowhere, like an invisible hand sprinkling salt onto zombies. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I conclude it wasn’t a question because Mitch appears satisfied and moves on. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Tab’s head appeared through the opening in the curtain. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

A narrow gap appeared between them, and the River swept the boats towards it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time George Washington appeared before Dinwiddie, he was a major landowner. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

To her amazement, a smile spread across his face, making his single dimple appear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sits on the official Warcross Committee, those who choose the teams and worlds that will appear in each year’s championship tournaments. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father appeared downstairs at the door and I promptly vomited at his feet on the newly refinished floors. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning when Bobby was in geometry class, a student from the principal’s office appeared with a note for Bobby’s teacher. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Indians were surprised when strange-looking people appeared on their shores, but unlike Europeans they were not surprised that such strange people existed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Pictures of the band, in their bow ties and jackets, appeared in the high school yearbook for 1943-1944, along with pictures of just about everything else in camp that year. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground grew soft, and in places boggy; springs appeared in the banks, and soon they found themselves following a brook that trickled and babbled through a weedy bed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the lights dim and the seal appears on the screen, I realize I'm unprepared for this. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Steffens, borne upon the shoulders of four white rabbits, was carried down a flight of stairs which magically appeared in the floor. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown skin stretches over his gaunt face, making his eyes and teeth appear to bulge, too big for his young boy’s face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, instead of the spectacular Mustafa, a lady appeared who had the unhappy, tidy air of a provincial aunt, dressed in a blue uniform with a starched white collar. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look over at Taryn, who appears to be holding her breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Another person appears, and Mark’s surprised to see it’s a woman with a shaved head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His pen had appeared back in his jeans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes heads appeared out of nowhere, or legs walked along as if they were unattached. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The more time I spent in my new, permanent assignment, the clearer it became that prison sociology was more complex than it first appeared. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No phones appear to capture the moment in pictures and selfies. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A young dragon had appeared in Harlem, and a dozen wood nymphs died before the monster was finally defeated. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Parzival unintentionally tipped me off about the tomb’s location, too. I never thought to look for it on Ludus, either, until his name appeared on the Scoreboard.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he appears happy enough to see me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And whenever an Executive did appear in the doorway—as Jackson did now—every Messenger in the room stiffened with anticipation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We put in extra time, so she would appear like those kids with the involved parents,” Justice said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Shortly, two senior detectives appeared and began to question the family’s lone survivor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end a woman carrying a bunch of papers appeared and disappeared through a door. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

At the end of the ravine a huge, robed figure suddenly appeared. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

To an observer at a distance, it will appear to have been emitted from the black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man with tousled hair and squinty eyes appeared. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I look up as the door slowly creaks open and two familiar faces appear in the small crack of the doorway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The doves that appear onstage and occasionally in the audience during Prospero’s performances are kept in elaborate cages, delivered to each theater along with the rest of his luggage and supplies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Soon creditors began appearing at the pharmacy demanding repayment of mortgages secured by the store’s furnishings and its stock of salves and ointments and other goods. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And then, as if the desert wanted to demonstrate that the alchemist was right, two horsemen appeared from behind the travelers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small, ghost white hand appeared from beneath the comforter. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Soon after Mantell’s death an arrestingly uncharitable obituary appeared in the Literary Gazette. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A little black head appeared at the far end of the basin, just out of the deep shadow of the rocks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf had appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, and his shiny eyes glared at the children meaningfully. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I am now more than live hundred miles away, and everything appears to me different from what it was when I was with you last on San Piedro. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It appears that the universe may not only be filled with dark matter, but with dark energy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Last-minute adjustments and inspections took up most of Friday, but just before dusk Rice told Gronau that everything appeared to be ready. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The next week, brick walls arose and windows appeared, and today there was a door—painted lime green! Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The deep wrinkle that had appeared between Liam’s brows eased but didn’t disappear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Second, the Greeks knew from their travels that the North Star appeared lower in the sky when viewed in the south than it did in more northerly regions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the riders appeared to be bowmen, skilled at shooting from a running horse. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It arced high—so high it appeared like a second sun, or the start of a second rip—before dropping down behind a cluster of palaces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As he steps inside, they see what appears to be blood on his sleeves. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Roommates were forever stepping out of showers, and waitresses appeared out of nowhere to deliver the onion rings and breakfast burritos that stained the pages of the manuscripts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But Skipper tended to appear only before a match or a tournament to collect the small fee that was his due. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched from the balcony as Republican members of Congress stayed seated through most of it, appearing obstinate and angry, their arms folded and their frowns deliberate, looking like children who hadn’t gotten their way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For as I was making my way along the darkness of the corridor, the door to her parlour opened and she appeared at the threshold, illuminated by the light from within. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m considering giving up when the cell house door squeaks open again and Officer Trixie and the warden appear. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The precious stones and gold only appeared once in a while, never in huge quantities. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It appears to mean serving the dictates of greed and advantage rather than those of goodness and the desire to see justice prevail in the world. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As he told me the story, we stood there on the path with the voices of the party circling like bats, never landing, never appearing, just looming in the darkness around us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

To many persons around him, he appears too much the academic. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later a figure appeared in the doorway of the kitchen. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only time she stopped was when Jimmy and Bo appeared from the back. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough having to come to this broken-down old school but to be behind—to seem dumber than the rest of the kids—to have to appear a fool in front of. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, studies indicate that people become increasingly harsh when a criminal suspect is darker and more “stereotypically black”; they are more lenient when the accused is lighter and appears more stereotypically white. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

A hovercraft appears and takes the dead boy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The only ones who appeared to understand the rules were the vachettes themselves, whose instructions seemed pretty straightforward: attack, attack, attack. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Arrested again, he was brought back to the United States to appear before a judge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were silent, waiting for the Song- master to appear on the Gathering Hall steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned the computer back on, the screen flashed to black and a crude graphic of a wizard appeared, accompanied by some ominous sound effects. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As though an invisible hand were writing upon it, words appeared on the smooth surface of the map. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stared ahead of him, barely noticing what was going on around him, and did not realize that Hermione had appeared out of the crowd until she drew up a chair beside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Wheelchairs are heavier than they appear, and to make them look graceful, the person pushing has to do a lot of thinking ahead. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then another appeared, until there were a dozen, rolling around and playing in the dirt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Robbie didn’t appear to be in any imminent danger of getting jumped. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The students appeared astonished at the sight of me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prim comes over, stirring what appears to be a large bowl of snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Where a blade should be on the sword, an outpouring of iridescent light appears instead, shimmering. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His letter appeared in the paper—along with his full name and the address of our school—even though my father had written only his name. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

From a distance she appeared to be whispering to herself, when she was only nibbling or splitting tiny seeds with her front teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie had told me a thing or two about gravity...and about how Osh had suddenly appeared in the Elizabeths about a year before I had. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

My mother shrieked, Father cursed, and a thin line of blood appeared on his cheek and upper lip. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We call her Juno Moneta. Juno the Warner. She appears in times of crisis, to counsel Rome about great threats.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Reggie’s lack of emotion, appearing as arrogance or even hostility, fueled the prosecution. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To offer the dead body of Bessie as evidence and proof that he had murdered Mary would make him appear a monster; it would stir up more hate against him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rutledge appeared to be simply another tourist taking photos, and I just happened to be in them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the swirling green trident that had appeared above my head the night of capture the flag, when Poseidon had claimed me as his son. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One later event appears to offer some hope in pinpointing the location of the Library. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

As her eyes moved along, she saw that out of the pale sea, near the grazing land, rose other land, and on this land appeared men. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at us in mild surprise, as if we’d appeared out of nowhere. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Caton appeared and furtively handed me the nozzles and nose cones in a cloth flour sack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Trees and houses appear, scattered on the slopes, clustered into villages and towns. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the dream she had appeared with her weeping-willow hair hanging over her shoulders, like a botanical mantle that covered her down to her waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Confronted with my mother’s resolve, my father appeared stymied. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horizon was tinged with red, and suddenly the sun appeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

These alterations don’t make him appear more normal, however, but more anomalous, like a creature from an alien planet disguised in human clothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first glance it appeared to be a three-ton pair of scissors, and this turned out to be exactly what it was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A crooked smile appears in the corner of his mouth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

However much things may appear to change—the sea may shift from whisper to rage, the sky might go from fresh blue to blinding white to darkest black—the geometry never changes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a miracle that my would-be boss appeared to get it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Through the glass of the front door, the house appears empty. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The curve of a smile almost appears, but he seems to force it off his face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Nay, he appeared so much otherwise, that his daughter’s courage failed. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

No matter how difficult life had been in the ghetto, at least outwardly it had appeared a familiar world. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Below them, a large circular opening had appeared in the largest building’s roof, and three hovercars rose up through the gap in quick succession, screaming toward the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He saw her flinch as the bullets struck her body, saw red blooms of blood appear on her chest, her breasts, her bare thighs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I want to ask them more, but Cinna appears to give me a hug and check my makeup. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one appeared to notice, or even care. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead, my photo appears, covering the entire side of a skyscraper. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was no matter for jests, though; it appeared that these Antler Men had armed several hundred followers, to seize the Old Gate once battle was joined, and admit the enemy to the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Yassen gave an order and, as Alex watched from behind the rocks, a metallic silver box with a vacuum seal appeared, held by unseen hands, at the top of the submarine’s tower. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Behind her, a security guard appeared, with Dari trailing behind him, and the guard stood right there in Mom’s doorway. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The headlights of a car appeared out of nowhere. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then a pair of headlights appeared way in the distance behind us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day I was in the hallway smoking a cigarette just before the siesta when a dark little boy appeared in front of me and stood there silently. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a week subsequently to the incidents above narrated, Miss Temple, who had written to Mr. Lloyd, received his answer: it appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We are not,” Anya said, and then the Nightingale appeared just out of reach of any of them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was barely afternoon, but it appeared the group was settling in here through the evening. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My pubescent nemesis. What a promising day this appears to be. I am apparently to be run over by a streetcar and robbed simultaneously, thereby setting a Paradise record. Get away, you depraved urchin.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A full-page ad appeared in newspapers around the world. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The streets looked deserted, but I knew they were not as deserted as they appeared. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Magically, new holographic statues appeared as Mr. Lemoncello rattled off the authors’ names. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A bright silver light appeared right ahead of him, moving through the trees. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The sunset light faded, the street grew dusky, and still Gebu did not appear. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The building is as grey as the pavement below and the sky above, appearing as impermanent as the clouds, as though it could vanish into the air without notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Instead of the door swinging inward, fingers appeared on both sides, and it was lifted out of the frame altogether. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Poke a stick in the sandy soil and a few blue-skinned beetles would appear, an avenue of ants, so many crusty lady bugs. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this swarm of cigarettes and dark sophistication they appeared here and there like figures from an allegory, or long-dead celebrants from some forgotten garden party. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be a bundle of bed linens that had been cast out of an upper window, but then I saw a leg and an arm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She appeared overhead, prepared to take another swipe at the cote. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A man appeared, crawling snakelike in the direction of the cauldrons. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Rob appeared again, he had a long black object tucked under one arm, and he was holding another by its barrel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“This appears to be a receipt,” he observed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Navy was neck and neck with Cal, and the two of them seemed to be running away with it, though Columbia, astonishingly, appeared to be in third place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Why did I always appear so dumb when I was called upon to perform something in a crowd? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment Ladd Devine Senior appeared in the doorway behind his grandson, laid powerful hands gently on the boy’s shoulders, and jovially mused. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we entered the theater, Mom said, “It appears you have your pick of seats.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On one occasion, after he failed to appear for several potentially lucrative races, his agent found him starring in a bull-riding exhibition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole animal, or ecosystem, stuck for the time being halfway along in evolution, appears to be a model for the development of cells like our own. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antonieta did not realize the music was meant for her until the parrot called her by her full name, at which point she appeared in the window. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment the marsh bird appeared, Taran led the companions swiftly, following without hesitation a path which now seemed clear. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In 1604, Galileo’s stature increased still further when the supernova studied by Kepler appeared in the sky in October. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Vertical creases appear between his eyes; he looks like someone trying to remember something vital. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Frank had been thinking about his grandmother and his mom, wondering if they might appear to him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They appear to be in no particular pattern or order; they are simply strewn across the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before the village dis appeared from our sight, I turned around to take one last look at the old man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You mean like an adoring dog. And just as soon as Ratignolle appeared on the scene, then it was like a dog. ‘ The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

I can tell Quang-ha feels the same way even though he is silent while we smash what appears to be the result of a real drinking problem. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In this way he appears as generous to all those from whom he takes nothing, who are countless, and as miserly to all those to whom he gives nothing, who are few. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her evil uncles appeared on a cold early morning, right after Aziz walked into the courtyard and found her mother dead. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The golden glow grew brighter and brighter, and then Ilya appeared with his light magic held out in front of him again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Our eyes were tired from staring at the horizon, waiting for the liberating train to appear. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I had thought you were the one made for motley, Tyrion, but it would appear that I was wrong." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he was at the railroad plant and yards, he asked the foreman, "How are these poor people keeping alive? They appear to me to be starved." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, two giant forms appeared in front of me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A pair of guards on bats appeared and escorted them over the water. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We are, it appears, ready to begin getting in touch with Ceti, and with any other interested celestial body in more remote places, out to the edge. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we examine the shadow of a cube in two dimensions, we notice that not all the lines appear equal, and not all the angles are right angles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he was familiar with the layout of the mobile home site, the elongated shadows made the chaha’oh appear sinister. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Our presents appeared beneath the tree, both Charlie’s and mine, with cards from Santa. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A bearded face appeared blinking at the foot of the stairs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The standard form letter appeared on my bed after breakfast, warning me that the cleaning harpies would devour me if I stayed past noon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the Mark did not appear to be unduly affected by the thunder, which was still distant, as Chervil had said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Save it,” Magdalys said when Two Step appeared in the doorway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I blink, and two men appear at his left and right, just as still as he is, but their faces are featureless—skin-covered skulls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Even less is known about these people; the first widely available scholarly article on them did not appear until 2009, and new findings are coming every year. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Part of her still yearned for Jaime to appear and rescue her from this humiliation, but her twin was nowhere to be seen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everything I had said, tonight and ever since I came to Winter, suddenly appeared to me as both stupid and incredible. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

As usual, he’s clad entirely in red, a tone so deep that it might appear black at first glance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Abscesses the size of peas appeared in his armpits and on his chest and back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You will have to appear before a judge, pay a fee. The red tape is endless.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, the headline appears to be the caption for the photograph. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man in a cherry printed apron appeared, waving a spatula. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Here’s what to do. Arrange to have Renault appear before The Vigils. Check up on the sale—get the totals, facts and figures.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Bear finally appeared, he fairly stumbled down the steps, bawling for his breakfast. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

We see the hovercraft appear over the area where the wave began and pluck a body from the trees. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And yet to a casual observer, the Gangulis, apart from the name on their mailbox, apart from the issues of India Abroad and Sangbad Bichitra that are delivered there, appear no different from their neighbors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

With darkness, the flies disappear and the mosquitoes appear to feast on our flesh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he appeared just a little sad or embarrassed, I could feel sorry for him and wouldn’t be able to laugh. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pitch appears to writhe and squirm, but I know it must just be a trick of the light. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Moments later, the one-eyed girl appears to escort me downstairs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The most straightforward extension of this book will be to quantify further, and thus to establish more convincingly the role of, intercontinental differences in the four sets of factors that appear to be most important. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him appeared the crewmen of the Current. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She had three bloody puncture marks above her right ankle, but there didn’t appear to be any missing flesh. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then the man himself appears, seated at his desk, a flag draped behind him, the fresh white rose gleaming in his lapel. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Living rooms glowed with new television sets, and home telephones—from the phone company, not the mine—appeared on little tables. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A blue light had appeared in the darkness: It grew larger and brighter, and Lupin and George appeared, spinning and then falling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With a swift kick, my heart started racing, and just as I returned the inhaler to the table, Maggie appeared in the doorway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance had appeared within moments of Mrs. Clarke’s departure, quite breathless, as if she had raced down the halls. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Finally, horizontal red lines appear in my vision, lines that—when I zoom in—turn into code. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ghosts, too, which have played so large and so fearsome a part in other lands, never appear on earth in any Greek story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around and stared at the market, and he had never willed harder for his father to appear than that moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The white coat’s face appeared from behind the laptop on the table. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

None of this was particularly an affliction; or rather, it appeared so only in retrospect, once a solution had been found. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to appear calm, but I was caught and suffocated by the idea of returning to school. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had happened the same way in the river: the moon had appeared and the rush of water had subsided; the world had been somehow soothed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The other boat appeared out of the fog and rammed them head-on. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They spoke softly and always seemed to be smiling but never appeared to be anything less than completely genuine and compassionate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If certain birds appeared in dreams, this showed a quarrel would occur in the home. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

At first it appeared to be only a shadow of the surrounding trees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to appear un- civilized, so I pulled on my socks despite the fact that they were damp and clammy with sweat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All the journals from Maine to Texas seemed to strive with each other to see which could make our movement appear the most ridiculous,” Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Whoever had sent that Patronus would be appearing at any moment.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A large rodent appeared from behind an aroma tree and began nibbling the toes of her boots. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman in the white cloak appearing below her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I want to explain about wish givers, but Shay and the others appear. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that parrots always appear to have a pleasant smile, kind of like dolphins, so you never truly know what they’re thinking. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I insisted that the advance team at least equip Barack’s podium with a heater to keep him from appearing too uncomfortable on the national news. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

However, each of these new developments appeared earlier in Eurasia than elsewhere. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sam plainly was beginning to have doubts again about Strider; but while they were talking he returned, appearing suddenly out of the shadows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A few minutes after Pete and Kiev Schoening climbed past en route to their own Camp One, their teammate Charlotte Fox appeared. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was stare in disbelief at the brilliant green light that was about to change my life—a dazzling holographic image that had appeared above Tyson’s head. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And even if another cantaloupe truck miraculously appeared and drove us down there, Rosaleen and I would have to get jobs somewhere, rent a place to stay, and hope nobody asked any questions. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could cut the deck with one hand and make a second fan of cards appear behind the first. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

On most questions Descartes is a rationalist, but as far as the laws of nature are concerned he appears to want to have it both ways. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It appears you now have a lawn mower,” my father said, smiling, as he walked back into the house. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He appeared to have reached the end of the road. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three wake lines appeared in the gray water, and a pod of hippocampi broke the surface. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The logic behind this racist conclusion appears compelling. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think how I must appear to Ma and Pa. Their hearts must break at the sight of me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A point of gold appeared above the sea and at once all the sky lightened. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Across from them, a middle-aged man was seated in what appeared to be a plastic chair stolen from a third-grade classroom, examining the muzzle of his shotgun. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The sky tumbled overhead, unspooling into a reflection of fireworks on water and rising white buildings that appeared as distant and inaccessible as the medieval Neamt Citadel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

So her not appearing at our house didn’t mean yes or no about what she had seen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The group huddled around the book to watch as line after line slowly began to appear, revealing a map of San Francisco. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jelliman brought in several young workers from Sekhukhuneland, and the place soon appeared to be like any other smallholding in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

True, he appeared very vague about most things and might not yet have really noticed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Food stains appeared at every turn—melted cheese caked into the carpeting, tomato sauce drying on the arm of a love seat, a squashed eclair oozing custard all over an ottoman. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

These men were appearing in films shown in the local theater, which was really just a thatch hut with wooden benches, a small television, and a VCR. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

And unlike McCunn, he didn’t go into the bush assuming someone would automatically appear to save his bacon before he came to grief. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most effective off- the-cuff speeches are premeditated, and the best premeditated speeches appear off the cuff. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He wanted to see me when I first appeared, to see where I was coming from. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After a long time, a woman appears and says that it's my turn to see the judge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The morning of our last day at school, a two-man camera crew appeared at our house. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Regards, The letter was signed with a large, flourished A. It was very like the A that appeared on the Ashton letterhead. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He remembered how the goddess Nemesis had appeared as his Aunt Rosa, the person Leo most resented and wanted revenge on. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

French had never looked finer to her, even though she knew from her family’s faces that he appeared silly to them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A chipped crockery bowl appeared from the pantry, alongside the butter and eggs and milk and the sugar loaf and the nutmeg grater and the small amber flask. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we continue down the alley, flecks of gum appear on both sides. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

From the silk two mesh silver hands appeared. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the countries scrolled by, they crossed mountains, wonders of the world, going faster and faster until monsters appeared far below them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I tug a string on the wall, and a woman appears from behind a panel. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“How are you, Sonny?” he asked, as if it were a normal thing for me to appear before him in the middle of the night. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was about to turn away from the window when out of the corner of her eye she saw something appearing above the sill outside—a small furry face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a faint shadow appeared behind my head in the puddle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Buffalo descended, and the town of Bumba appeared, a rotting tropical port spread out along the Congo River. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one, they appear to me in baby form, wrapped in saris of pearl-hued silk and winged. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kehaar appeared on the parapet above them, flapped the rain out of his wings and dropped down to the punt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces, bathed in the attenuated December light from the tall windows, appeared quiet and even faintly reverent. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Sophie Mol’s plane appeared in the skyblue Bombay- Cochin sky, the crowd pushed against the iron railing to see more of everything. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door was thrust open, and the marvelous Ignatius J. Reilly appeared, a plaid scarf as large as a shawl wound around his neck, one end of it stuffed down into his coat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When nobody else appeared, our worker took us back to our respective foster homes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Here, squares bathed in shadow appear to be the same though each bears a different name. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another fanfare sounded and a slender, blond young man dressed in white and holding aloft a torch appeared at the eastern gate of the stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire escape clanged and quivered, and then Robbie’s smiling face appeared in Sierra’s window. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But no one was ready to believe that things were as they appeared. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not appear that anything had been disturbed—aside from my peace of mind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

This is not to suggest, of course, that the polishing of silver - particularly those items that would appear at table - was not always regarded a serious duty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment Dandelion appeared out of the heather and sat on the path, looking at the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three skeletal warriors who’d been chasing me in the turbine room now appeared on the stairs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But certain lines in the middle—lines that happened to appear more often than any other—made a slighdy darker image than the rest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A map appears on the screen above David’s head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

That March Samoset—the third member of the triumvirate— appeared, having hitched a ride from his home in Maine on an English ship that was plying the coast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In media photographs and video he appeared to me as an ambitious minority politician and what being one had always meant— the adjutant interest groups, the unwavering agenda, the stridency, the righteousness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Skelton appeared on the cover of Look magazine in a silver astronaut’s flight suit in 1960, it was the first time that people began talking publicly about women astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another army appeared on the ridge —hundreds of warriors in black-and-gray camouflage, armed with spears and shields. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter if Our Lady appeared or not,” Amaka said, when we got to the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The twenty-three-year-old appeared on the magazine’s cover, disguised by the makeup and shaggy gray wig he wore for the role of an eighty-year-old character in one of the Mercury’s plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The moon was rising behind one mountain and the sun sinking behind another as Jon struck sparks from flint and dagger, until finally a wisp of smoke appeared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She took little notice of him—only that he was ill-dressed and appeared elderly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not appear to be gloved, so perhaps they are not here to administer the phenol. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Miraculously the first link appeared, and the second, and the third. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He might even have seen us appear from nowhere. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The class went as quiet as if Sycorax and Caliban—the rats, not the monsters—had appeared before us, clacking their appalling yellow teeth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Anderson had been singing in Washington ever since her high school days, appearing first at black churches and small black-operated theaters, and later before larger, racially mixed audiences in the auditoriums of black high schools. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But now, as more rabbits began to appear in ones and twos, he realized that he had made a mistake. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Men with bald heads, twenty feet tall, are said to appear on the roads outside of Ntchisi, a few at first, then dozens all around. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

More important, it appeared that he had befriended the Romagna and had won the support of all of its populace once the people began to taste the beneficial results of his rule. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could not help wondering whether this meant that Slughorn was not quite as forgetful as he appeared, simply determined to give Harry no additional opportunities to question him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I would be in the direst of dire straits, facing a bleak future, when some small thing, some detail, would transform itself and appear in my mind in a new light. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So that when the clerk opened the door and Mr. Marsden appeared, she could only just keep from jumping up and crying out. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’d then briefly discuss that session the next time each patient appeared for psychoanalysis. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then three more scythes appeared behind the first. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A complete inventory of her virtual belongings appears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The camp’s soldiers appeared in force around the edges of our lines, pointing rifles at us, and the camp commandant hurried out from his cozy office. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

You appear fertile, as if you could bud many spawn. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Waterwheels appeared in Roman times and then proliferated, along with tidal mills and windmills, in the Middle Ages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly the trucker’s face appeared in the window, startling me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And even where something appears merely decorative—a run of alliteration or a mellifluously turned sentence—it serves to commend the speech more easily to memory, and to give pleasure to the audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

On the third Saturday after school began, Julian and his father appeared at market. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the article appeared, my students and fellow teachers mobbed me at school. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A memory of the orderly Abnegation streets appears in my mind: a line of people on the right passing a line of people on the left, small smiles and inclined heads and silence. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Close to this hearth, on one side of the room, was what appeared to be the stairway. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

A school of fish appeared around the net or a knot cried out to be reknotted. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soon something appeared to make sense, and he began scribbling on the vacant back sheet of a manuscript he had been reading. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I walk. I eat at mealtime. And when I am called by the Committee of Elders, I appear before them, to give them counsel and advice.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

One morning, after breakfast, Kathy, Walter, Eddie Daniels, and I drifted over to the garden at the southern end of the courtyard where we appeared to be having a political discussion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, like boogers often do. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Well, the lady appeared in the castle—as stated by the feigned priest—and she confirmed the story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Legends, myths, gods and religions appeared for the first time with the Cognitive Revolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A faint light source appeared a few feet ahead, and as they got closer their surroundings began to come into focus a bit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She did not appear when we afterwards went up to Miss Havisham’s room, and we four played at whist. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning back to my desk I sat facing the map now as Brother Tarp appeared. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night two frogs the size of year-old babies appeared in his room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared barely pubescent but was walking with the dignity of a man double his age. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“His being so sure of succeeding was wrong,” said she, “and certainly ought not to have appeared; but consider how much it must increase his disappointment!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Anderson appeared at Armstrong High again in 1937, but as the demand for tickets to her performances continued to grow, Howard University rented the still larger downtown Rialto Theater for her 1938 concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

In addition, the earliest forms of the Semitic letters appear in many cases to have been pictures of those same objects. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a black night, with a thin sliver of moon appearing and disappearing as the clouds blew past. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Of the twenty-six physicians who made up the College, only sixteen appeared. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Mom appeared thoughtful as she stirred her tea. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It doesn't take long before a vehicle appears. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And Harris didn’t help the situation: he caused near-pandemonium when he appeared in a BBC documentary saying that the eggs of man and ape could now be joined to create a “mape.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Seated in the Negro gallery amongst other servants, Indians, and white boys banished for whispering and tricks, she appeared no different, no more peculiar in her circumstances, than any lady’s maid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the Englishman appeared not to attach any importance to it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he appeared this morning, therefore, and demanded I spread out my hand, I really let him know I was not pleased with the situation, and owed him not a single finger more. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The brace held, but a crack appeared in the left door. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, my friend, I’m not sure if I should tell you this, but Haley told me she didn’t think you were ‘handsome enough’ to appear in Mr. Lemoncello’s holiday commercials with us when we win.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I watch her walk away, and then I see a small blond girl appear at the end of the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as I take the picture she is standing next to me, jumping and giggling every few seconds as she watches herself appear on the greenish film. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was completely gray but still very fine and, in the light coming from the television, it appeared to be almost blond. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the thing that tested Harry’s resolution most appeared in his favorite shop, Quality Quidditch Supplies, a week after he’d arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

One of the “wise men” from the dungeon appeared on the screen, with a speech balloon that said, “Thank you. I am indebted to you. Please accept a giant robot as your reward.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The green metallic vessel that felt so massive when I was on it appears little more than a toy boat now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Gradually they appeared, cautiously joining the yellow bull. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

What looks like an older version of him appears on the screen, but this man doesn’t have the scar on his lip, and there are more wrinkles on his neck than freckles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In common notation, clef and key signature are the only symbols that normally appear on every staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Already he could smell them, the several scents of the creatures standing or sitting, or, in the case of what appeared to be a raccoon, asleep. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Lexie appearing at her elbow, Lexie asking to come over to her house, Lexie asking to spend time with her—she felt like Cinderella looking up to see the prince’s outstretched hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

From my position flat on the floor his head appeared to touch the ceiling beams far above. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke waved his hand again, and a fire appeared. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The next was when a swarm of dolphins appeared. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he began to gurgle and white bubbles appeared around his lips. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur didn't want to appear eager to take over the presidency, especially in light of the accusations and criticisms of him in the newspapers. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“That appears to be their take on the matter. What is your own opinion?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had raven hair, styled Joan-of-Arc short, and appeared to be in her late teens or early twenties. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“For now, you are allowed to depart in the company of these people. But let me tell you that if you appear within the town limits again, you will be treated mercilessly.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, it's mine. You just appear in it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The ladies’ room at Sickler’s was almost as large as the dining room proper, and, in a special sense, appeared to be hardly less commodious. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

A flashlight beam focused on the weeds; in its glare their half-dead stalks appeared stark, menacing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Sixteenth century,” she announced as the ruined walls appeared on a mountainside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was walking beneath the shell of the Lord Commander’s Tower, past the spot where Ygritte had died in his arms, when Ghost appeared beside him, his warm breath steaming in the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everywhere in Annapolis fingers of water would appear at the ends of streets or around corners, unexpectedly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When their headmistress appeared, the pupils from Beauxbatons leapt to their feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Four weeks ago, a girl appeared at the front door of this house, who may or may not have been Mirjam Roodveldt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At that moment, three mounted figures appeared on the hill just above Port Conway. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peculiarities in the silkworm are known to appear at the corresponding caterpillar or cocoon stage. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sunny shrieked, which appeared to mean “And I could have lots of things to bite.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Every. Time,” said the woman, who appeared to be the girl’s mother. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Seen by the dim light of the dips, their number to me appeared countless, though not in reality exceeding eighty; they were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks of quaint fashion, and long holland pinafores. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even after a trumpeter appeared on a tiny balcony at the peak of the playhouse and blew a fanfare, the babble scarcely diminished. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

However, the society soon found that it could not enforce this segregated seating policy when black performers appeared in the hall. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The communications, which appeared on adjoining pages of the Review’s March 15 issue, were notable for their divergent approaches to this important scientific effort. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Other differences between Jim Crow and mass incarceration are actually more significant than they may initially appear. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tío Ermenio pauses and appears to get lost in his thoughts before he takes off again up another flight of stairs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron joined a number of oddly dressed men descending into what appeared to be an ordinary underground public toilet, tiled in grimy black and white. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, a low-flying V-shaped formation of Capitol hover- planes appears above us, and the bombs begin to fall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

‘But there is more about you now than appears on the surface. Good luck to you!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After Roan’s death, electric lightbulbs began to appear on the outside of Osage houses, dangling from rooftops and windowsills and over back doors, their collective glow hollowing the dark. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He ordered coffee with that same friendly smile, but without appearing to really notice the tall, bushy-eyebrowed waitress who took his order. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a brilliant starburst appeared straight ahead, followed by another and another. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he led me into a huge open room that appeared to occupy most of the 106th floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Walls appear on my left and my right. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The smell of roast beef made Harry’s stomach ache with hunger, but they had barely taken three steps toward the Gryffindor table when Professor Slughorn appeared in front of them, blocking their path. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

From the outside, the portable latrines appeared untouched. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From around the middle of the seventeenth century there is a flood of adjectives that appear in English for scientific experiments, theories or discoveries, all based on the names of scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As the last corner appeared ahead, his reluctant feet slowed still more and finally stopped altogether. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We humans would appear only to witness those final, gasping breaths. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But he appeared to know nothing of it, and listened long and carefully with what seemed to me great interest. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence nomadic hunter-gatherer societies have few or no such full-time specialists, who instead first appear in sedentary societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“While I am watching shriveled Jake, the blue-white light comes and soon it takes shape. I rub my eyes. It appears—now don’t get mad, Angel. “Why would I get mad? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Soviets claimed that, according to the rules, Fischer should have lost the match when he failed to appear on opening day; and only through their benevolence was the contest continuing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Spontaneous rips appear in the skin, and hemorrhagic blood pours from the rips. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ser Lancel did not appear to accept the title; the talk was, his wound might cost him his arm or even his life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,” said Dumbledore, “if only accidentally. Yes, that was why we argued. Well, it appears that Rufus found a way to corner you at last.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Consequently, good names appear on envelopes, on diplomas, in telephone directories, and in all other public places. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though I did not like his looks, I could not say his face appeared corrupted. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I stare flintily at the guard shack, willing a boat to appear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castro reached into her bag and pulled what appeared to be a foot-long club. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Pedalian appear from behind the Institute Control Building, but there was no way S.Q. could have seen him, and there was no one else in view. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Blankenship appeared in the doorway, mug of coffee in hand, dressed for work. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Now, suddenly a whole party of them appeared, and Teddy, the dog, rushed forward roaring out a challenge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started appearing immediately, everywhere in New York; stapled, taped, thumbtacked all over the city, photographs and photocopies, flyers, letters, sticky notes, and desperate pleas. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The man from District 5, the one Finnick took out with his trident, is the first to appear. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a period in which the Western world had enjoyed order, tranquility, unity, and oneness with its True God and Trinity, there appeared winds of change which spelled evil days ahead. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seem to achieve some sort of completion on that day that makes them steady enough on their feet to appear graceful even if they are not. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was surprised to see a “pale and rangy fellow,” a blan like her, appearing totally at ease in a town where white people were not common. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A freckled, red-haired woman with gold nose-glasses appeared; then a man with a circular mirror attached to his forehead—a doctor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is curvier than she appears clothed, her breasts fuller, her hips generously flared. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As though something in their family genes had bestowed on them compulsory bumps that appeared randomly on different parts of their bodies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She appears at the rim of the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

To someone high up, it would appear that everything down below was taking longer to happen. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am up on my tiptoes, trying to appear a mildly short boy and not a medically tiny alien child. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He blew into his mother’s room like a summer storm, appearing without any warning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ever since the animals had first appeared, Uncle Andrew had been shrinking further and further back into the thicket. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The film footage stops, and a youngish guy with an English accent appears on the screen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Whatever it is will appear, even later, in colored plates, in books; like the work of Leonardo da Vinci, whose studies of hands and feet and hair and dead people I pore over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time I was furious that he had just appeared uninvited. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I scan their faces for any sign of magician-hate, but they appear much more interested in each other’s costumes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now it appeared that we were safe, a huge darkness had lifted from my mind. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘We’ve seen no sign of other Romans, so it appears Bryce didn’t notify anyone else where he was. Also, no sign of Orion. Hopefully that means he was taken down by the Hunters.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She just appeared with a white woman and sat down. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, about a hundred yards out to sea, three white lines appeared on the surface. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not an easy visit for me. We are having some trouble at school, and it appears that Nick is in the middle of it.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nessie slips out of the room as quietly as she appeared, and from the look on her face I know that the story of Katherine Deveraux will be on every drovers lips by nightfall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Precinct Captain Sealy soon appeared, walking by himself along 125th Street, swinging his nightstick and conversing with people he met. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taps it with one fingertip, and an image appears on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Don't know, boss,” the man says, spinning on himself to propel additional flyers into the hands of the rushing masses, none of whom appear to be stopping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The first symptom of the trouble appeared when Madison studied Hamilton's proposal for the funding of the domestic debt. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

All week, more articles and pictures of me and the other queens have appeared in the newspaper. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A downpour from a huge thunderstorm forced a break in the concert, after which Country Joe and the Fish appeared. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Cinna comes in with what appears to be an unassuming yellow dress across his arms. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And that meant that the moon ought sometimes to appear twice as big as at other times! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do see him with Merryl from time to time, but he also appears out of nowhere a lot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

And at first Hazel thought he had, because three boys appeared in front of her where she had been expecting one. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Again, the fact that space is curved means that light no longer appears to travel in straight lines in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then a smudge of green appeared on the horizon. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the light was powerful—it lit up the entire room whenever it suddenly appeared. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mattie’s picture appeared on the screen from time to time and the crowd cheered itself hoarse. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what he would say to the strange children if they appeared again, but he was determined to try to talk to them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After it appeared, after years of being dormant in the Twelve Towns and attacking that boy in Boggs Ferry, we knew we had to tame it. To make it ours,” Barbatos said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The dragon appeared and threatened Billy, who was dressed as a girl; the angel with a sword and lantern descended from heaven. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He ordered him out of his sight and never again to appear before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth twists into what might be a smile if it didn't appear so joyless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They appeared at the Ministry without an appointment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of everyone marveling over Oak, who appeared both pleased and panicked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One evening her uncles appeared as she sat on a blanket pitting cherries and spreading them out to dry in the sun. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Chandresh pauses, still looking at the girl on the stage who, while comparatively elegant, does not appear particularly unusual. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One Thursday late in October Hab appeared in the door of the chandlery. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The excitement had hardly subsided when Hannah appeared, with “Mrs. March’s compliments, and would the ladies walk down to supper.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was appearing on the broadcasts almost nightly because of the boycotts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the book did not appear in complete form until 1909. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So it would appear that by independent paths, both the professional and the amateur analyst reached conclusions not dissimilar. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

This appeared at the outset to be an expansive portfolio. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If he was discovered in a hotel room with a woman not his wife, his name would appear in the section of the newspaper reserved for public shaming. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like if he looks hard enough, some squirrel will appear between the pine needles you can touch and the ones cast by pine shadows. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a huge white man with a red face appeared on the porch above us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it appeared to be a child carrying something on its back and limping. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they appeared in the village, every woman and child dropped what they were doing and ran. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But Ron, who did not appear to be listening to the toast, had already thrown the mead into his mouth and swallowed it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He’s heavier than before, his stomach undeniably wide, so that his thin legs appear slightly comic. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Heat the paper, and the writing will appear, looking as if it were written in brown ink. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tia Alicia appeared in a petticoated dress, carrying a parasol against the mild winter sun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s lying, Troy! Take it back, you dumb b—” Ms. Owens appeared. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But for the time being, it appears that nothing will come of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A time in her life in which he was still Gogol to her, a remnant from her past with little likelihood of appearing in her future. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, at last, on June 20, 1976, the car appeared once again. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Marly’s heart was beating fast when Joe appeared at the door. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And though his lips are still moving, he appears to be frightened. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The handcuffs were in full view, but Robbie did not appear ashamed or even aware of them as he faced Cecilia and listened gravely to what she was saying. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the same way it lost its color and sheen with the passing of the years: creases and stains accumulated, and hidden in the depths, here and there already appearing, waited disillusionment and nausea. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hoping Jazz would magically appear from the back with a funny joke, but she was staying at a friend's house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Country Joe liked to get to concerts long before he was scheduled to appear so he could see everyone else perform, and Woodstock was no exception. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, a news program had appeared on the screen. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The car appeared, flashing green and white, and raced down toward Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They only found two friendly old men, who appeared to be mute, rather odd and stupid. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were still times when the vision of the prunus vase he had once dreamed of making appeared in his mind’s eye, as if mocking him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t appear that Robert was unhappy about the new baby; he just seemed to get a kick out of the name’s bookend effect. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Once, in Minneapolis, a celebrated lady opera singer got very much annoyed when she heard that the Popper Penguins were to appear on the same program. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

By that time Cohn, who had been regarded purely as an angel, and whose name had appeared on the editorial page merely as a member of the advisory board, had become the sole editor. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s the theater boys—Simon, Martin, Cal, and a few others—and they’re doing what appears to be a country western line dance. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The bottom of the stairs soon appeared, and she came to a halt before three equally dark and imposing portals. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Now Jesses supervisors wanted him to appear absorbed in something conventional, even when he had nothing to do. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It appears to be a hate crime,” the officer says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My avatar’s name now appeared at the very top of the list, in first place, with a score of 10,000 points beside it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As she said it, Jason realized why Gaia hadn’t appeared until now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ivy struggled to her feet and put her notebook and pencils into her bag just as Dr. Somerset appeared in the treehouse doorway. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see the walls or ceiling, but there appeared to be a floor, because I was standing on something. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Though he had not appeared at the grove while I waited, he might have come to it since. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He’s giving me that Oh-boy-something's-up-with-my-best-friend look that makes his eyes appear to be shimmering. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Fluted glasses appear from somewhere behind him and are set up on Marlena’s vanity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As I wrote and blotted many phrases, lamenting my dull wits, Gertrude appeared at the door of her chamber, looking fretful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A semi appeared around the bend, blowing black smoke from an upright exhaust pipe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Halliday snaps his fingers and a scroll appears in his right hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Two dementors appeared in the doorway of the courtroom, their rotting, scabbed hands clutching the upper arms of a wizard who appeared to be fainting. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And she appeared, I could see from her picture, as a young Indian maiden—dark just like me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father appeared to him, dressed in faded overalls, bits of cotton fibers clinging to his hair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

An old man had appeared through the papyrus stalks, wading up to his calves in the brown water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Not only are the consequences far-reaching, but because of their variety and the fact that they may not immediately appear they may not be attributed to their true cause. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“What is a DYNNE?” asked Milo when he had recovered from the shock of seeing him appear. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mama Boanda invited us to come to the house where her mother and father lived with two unmarried sisters, who appeared to be twenty years older than Mama Boanda. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Habib’s anguished face appeared, begging the truck driver to turn back. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

A flashlight clicked, and a yellow circle with the shadow of my body inside it appeared on the other side of the fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And she still appears in my dreams that way. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

That day in school, signs began appearing in the hallway. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her dark head appeared, followed by the rest of her body. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Two Helpers had appeared on the path below them, each lugging two buckets full of gardening tools. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, then, Penelope the Wise, tall in her beauty as Artemis or pale-gold Aphrodite, appeared from her high chamber and came down to throw her arms around her son. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, another official appeared and showed Bobby an arrest warrant, stating that he was traveling on an invalid passport and that he was under arrest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she once appeared before a group of reporters wearing a white shawl, some of the journalists joked that they would not write about suffrage unless she brought back the red wrap. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ms. Campbell returned, sitting in what appeared to be her living room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

His skin hung loosely, and deep lines had appeared beside his mouth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Royal blue, speckled with glittering jewels that appeared to be diamonds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Do not reveal your mastery over glamour. Do not reveal all that you can do. Show your power by appearing powerless. That is what I need from you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He walked a few yards away, turned, and appeared to be studying the building, tapping his chin with his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Victors have a special status, and if they appeared to be supporting my defiance of the Capitol, it would’ve been dangerous politically. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the soft, blue silhouette of the mountain ranges begins to appear. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the elevator arrives, Finnick appears in a state of agitation. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she appears as cupbearer to the gods; sometimes that office is held by Ganymede, a beautiful young Trojan prince who was seized and carried up to Olympus by Zeus’s eagle. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who appeared to have no interest in ever talking to me again? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This boy has been away for far less long. He will appear again, of his own accord, and everyone will feel very foolish.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now from the air Athena, Zeus’s daughter, appeared in Mentor’s guise, with Mentor’s voice, making Odysseus’ heart grow light. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are just dozing off when the door opens and Kat appears. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get down!” he shouted again as what appeared to be a flaming stick of dynamite whizzed past and landed on the stair just below me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Guantanamo, it was outdoors, and there appeared to be nowhere to sit or sleep. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Break a rule in front of her, put just one toe out of line, and she’d whisk off for Filch, who’d appear, wheezing, two seconds later. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They had been flown to New York to appear on Good Morning America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“His actions appear to have been impulsive, immature, and unpremeditated. He did make a big mistake and recognizes that. He asked for our forgiveness.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He had appeared, like one of those vampires in the movies who swoops in out of nowhere. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean why did you appear to us? Why did you lead us to this cellar?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A flame appeared in her palm and danced across her fingertips. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He went over in his mind all that had appeared in the papers about Soldier Island. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She appeared on his ice floe like the sun. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I then have to pray to her until she finally appears. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bethe’s stark conclusion that “it seems useless to build cyclotrons of larger proportions than the existing ones” appeared at a delicate and potentially mortifying moment for the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Like me, they appeared to be impressed by the imposing sight of military power. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife watched in horror as two undercover cops appeared, trained their pistols on him, and told him to freeze. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, it is not necessary for a prince to possess all of the above-mentioned qualities, but it is very necessary for him to appear to possess them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he waves one hand in a subtle gesture, and a transparent screen appears in my view again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The slopes and low hills that fell gently toward the river only appeared welcoming; underneath vines, carpet grass, wild grape, hibiscus and wood sorrel, the ground was as porous as a sieve. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, characters and themes are given a short musical pattern, and every time that character or theme appears, the musical pattern is performed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He suggested that when elements were arranged by weight they appeared to repeat certain properties–in a sense to harmonize–at every eighth place along the scale. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

On August 16, 1936, when Thistle Down Park shuttered its doors for the season, Red Pollard appeared to be out of chances. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hurled them off in the black void at my right, three more identical daggers instantly appeared in my hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In reality, however, even when the electrons are sent one at a time, the fringes still appear. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few translucent words appear in the center of my view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course they do,” Ana put in, “but you must avoid appearing as though you are interested only in his wealth.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the team, his return appeared to be a no-risk proposition. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potion rippled, and the next memory appeared. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, with the bleak light falling on her face, I could hardly help but notice the lines that had appeared here and there. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared to have been parboiled in the sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm rolled into a room with glass doors, and another nurse appears at my bedside. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A solemn wishbone of eager, hungry people—that is how we might have appeared to the muntu dead and unborn who watched from above. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai and Feral were ten or eleven when a paper kite appeared with some fog, and they realized he didn’t make the clouds. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Five other species appeared to have been wiped out completely. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She did not appear to notice that his hand shook and that the teapot spout rattled against the cup. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His posture stiffened as my words appeared to sink in. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The piano appeared to be her focal point. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“More tea, I think,” said Dumbledore, closing the door behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione, drawing out his wand, and twiddling it; a revolving tea tray appeared in midair along with a plate of cakes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now he appeared calm and deliberate, as if making a plan. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared on the platform before them, his cigarette holder angled jauntily upward, the crowd roared its welcome. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tali would be suspicious if she appeared too eager. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of the American Revolution, the patriotic organization that owned Constitution Hall, had ruled several years earlier that black artists would not be permitted to appear there. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” Christina says, appearing at my left shoulder, “we have a plan.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we emerge from the narrow path between the trees, a perfectly round, still pond magically appears. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As the water slid over his body, Hari appeared surprised, as if he could not believe that at long last Maa Ganges was wrapping herself about him. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Crouch did not appear to share their feelings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were to appear in identical costumes; tonight was the night they would discover if one of the heirs was a twin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Mr. Bracket, who had been elected by the chickadees to test whether or not it was too stormy for good hunting, would appear for a few hours and disappear. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a Sunday afternoon in winter, so clear it appears hard glazed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all looked up at Harry as he appeared in the doorway, but he merely nodded to them and continued into the garden, Ron and Hermione behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sigom might take it as a slight if he did not appear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tiniest speech bubble had appeared next to his figure. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be clean despite our tussle with the lechuzas. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In 1871, just when it appeared that Mary was recovering from her considerable grief, her eighteen-year-old son, Tad, died of a mysterious heart condition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She appeared at church that one day and never again, and seems to have existed for the sole purpose of changing my mother’s mind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It brought him to balance and made it appear as if her move had failed—that she didn’t have the leverage to do the job. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The notice had appeared in the local newspaper only once, less than a week before the event. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then Jenny Flick appeared at the forest’s edge, her hair still tangled from sleep, and she slipped the helmet over her head and climbed on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Bo doesn’t immediately appear, both boys bark his first name over and over again. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The light increased, and pink wisps of cloud appeared in the sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s new twin bed appears tiny under the weight of a mature sheet set, the edges of the quilt comforter sweeping the floor. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But it did bend light and that meant the fish were not where they appeared to be. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that they had engaged in fresh conspiracies from the very moment of their release. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The younger children appear bewildered by this litany, but those of us older than six or seven had already heard a version of it several times at the orphanage before we left. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Clarence and Clement, the security guards, appeared and escorted Peckleman out of the building. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They appeared to be headed straight for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The man on this stage appears older than the magician from the previous night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At that moment Silver appeared, pushing his way through the plants close by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sometimes took a long time to steer Celia to the things Matt wanted to know—in this case, the names of the children who’d appeared outside the window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to appear reformed, thoughtful, and eager to enter a crimeless future, and I thought my gestures would amplify my argument for release. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I look at the gun, trying to appear less frightened of it than I am. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

That was his battle dress, and it was how he appeared on the stage and on the covers of his records. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he would have to charge me for possession of the gun, though he would not arrest me, and that I should appear in court first thing on Monday morning to answer the charge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seventeen nights and days in the open water he sailed, before a dark shoreline appeared; Skheria then came slowly into view like a rough shield of bull’s hide on the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As temperatures dropped, snow and ice appeared and began clogging the air intakes of the Vimy’s two engines. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

If Richard Parker appeared, it would be more awkward to drop from the oar, but one terror at a time, Pacific before tiger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then a cloaked figure appeared at the turn in the passage, silhouetted in the light. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The risks of cutting into the abdomen or chest were great, and he appeared to be recovering. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as the thought appears, it’s like someone hurled a huge rock at me and knocked me over. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was like a formless white death, suddenly appeared before me, a death which had been there all the time and which had now revealed itself in the madness of the Golden Day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his command, the mayor appeared at the services with four funeral wreaths, which he tried to place on the coffins, but the colonel ordered him into the street. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A shape began to appear in front of them, something high and towering and dark. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A long row of robot icons appeared below the wise man, stretching across the screen horizontally. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were state troopers, local police officers, deputy sheriffs, and what appeared to be part of a National Guard unit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Across the top of the parapet a ramshackle wooden platform had appeared as if from nowhere. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He would have seen only what appeared to be a crude pile of black bricks.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been in foster care for just a few months when my grandfather appeared on Miss Doris and Mr. Leo’s doorstep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He kept swiveling his head back and forth, like he expected someone to appear and guide him in the right direction with road flares and fanfare. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No one I know is what he appears to be. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck, peering through the crowd, over the well- arranged heads: it’s time for Cordelia to appear, but she has not appeared. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Presently, the witch appeared in her white fur cloak, holding her long wooden staff. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He observed that the times at which the moons of Jupiter appeared to pass behind Jupiter were not evenly spaced, as one would expect if the moons went round Jupiter at a constant rate. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes after he got back to his sister-in-law’s, Mr. Wood appeared suddenly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tally crouched low in the water, sinking to her neck just before the machine appeared. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Long after they had finished drinking an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill and came painfully down. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The time interval between the arrival of successive waves at the spaceship would get longer and longer, so the light from the star would appear redder and redder and fainter and fainter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids appeared to think of school as a chore, a bore. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Mebbe I come back late,” he said, and he thought he saw two dark lines appear between her eyes and then disappear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His heart skipped a beat when a boy unexpectedly appeared around a corner up ahead, entering the main passage from one of the offshoots to the right, running toward him and the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The pretty black mermaids formed a dancing ring around one of the dragons, who appeared to be showing off a sultry two-step. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But how could you talk to Bloom without arousing his suspicion and drawing a surefire story that might appear somewhere sometime? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not, at that time, appear particularly dangerous. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I attempted to appear as casual; as possible, but I was alarmed by what I saw. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up every few seconds, wondering if the man would suddenly appear, hanging down from the ceiling, ready to shoot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Senn appeared flustered, and glanced over at the colonel, who was head of the prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Marxists worked from within the communal divides, never challenging them, never appearing not to. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as a matter of principle, I object to your appearing like this and invading my private moments.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was giving him the fake me and he was just going to sit there for as long as it took for the cracks in me to appear. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It appeared he had a better handle on this vehicle than he did on the bicycle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The silence hissed in her ears and her vision was faintly distorted—her hands in her lap appeared unusually large and at the same time remote, as though viewed across an immense distance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the door opened, it was his wife who appeared instead. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the world’s largest kelpie continues to evade capture in Loch Ness and appears to have developed a positive thirst for publicity. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foaly unhooked what appeared to be a false bottom from the equipment rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When the tents are all aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign appears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Close enough, I supposed, so that God would definitely know we were there, but not so close that we appeared to be hogging too much of the Holy Spirit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Someone tapped him on his shoulder, and then Sophia appeared in front of him, a sheepish look on her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It appears that Major Henry Reed Rathbone, present in the box on the night Lincoln was shot, later married Clara Harris. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

On the TV, Halliday guides his square protagonist into the game’s secret room, where the words created by warren robinett appear in the center of the screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Would she pass by, or would she appear at his window, wondering about the man trying to disappear below her? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her thumb against it like she’d just watched him do to make the flame appear, but she couldn’t make it work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This was the first time Henrietta’s real name appeared in print. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph, half-blinded by the snow and the darkness, turned a corner and ran straight into a boy who seemed to appear from nowhere. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A hint of a smile appeared on his lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko noticed that he was walking a bicycle, and that the rear tire appeared to be flat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several people who remained conscious throughout, while appearing to have been quite dead, could only describe a remarkable sensation of detachment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And nobody else was talking either; no mention about the laundry workers who appeared and disappeared; no mention about the sitter. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max’s smiling face appeared on all of my command center monitors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The place stank and was full of filth and disorder: it did not appear to have been used for some time. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘Black horsemen have passed through Bree. On Monday one came down the Greenway, they say; and another appeared later, coming up the Greenway from the south.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A drone, then a scream, and then a second bike appeared in front of him, roaring toward him, cutting a swath through the grass. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Instantly, I think of the moment when I’d seen him appear in the last game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The foot appeared to be considerably smaller than Curly’s own; smaller, too, than those of the husky teenaged burglar. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Erudite scientists taps his own computer screen, and an image appears on the left wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Russian was well dressed, his red hair swept back; he appeared to be in his forties. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they pulled into a driveway and went into one of the houses, usually trailing a woman who appeared to be talking nonstop. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cyclical movement of history was now intelligible, or appeared to be so; and if it was intelligible, then it was alterable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And whenever a new hole appeared, he’d get out his hammer, down a beer, and do another patch job. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, so close to the boat I could have leaned down and grabbed it, a large sea turtle appeared, a hawks bill, flippers lazily turning, head sticking out of the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She clicked a button on her remote control, and a photograph appeared on the screen at the front of the room. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Three long, thin loaves of bread appeared on the sill, plus a misshapen lump of burned dough. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

By writing them down in the order they appeared, I discovered that they spelled something. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Finally my father appears, hopping on one foot as he pulls on his thick boots. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The first result was The Method, which appeared in 1637, accompanied by three essays, on meteorology, optics and geometry. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Poole must screen each and every thing that appears on the site, because there’s no parody, no sarcasm. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Enough to befuddle him,” Liddy added, “make him appear a near burnt-out drug case.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The very same Rude boys who appeared on the road in front of him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As Marti descended the stairs, three men in white shirts appeared from across the road, moving quickly toward her. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Dana appeared, wearing droopy boxer shorts and a grimy pair of sweat socks. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, an officer and two other warders appeared and I did not even have time to slide the paper under my bed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother sought professional advice about Cadence’s behavior and was advised that it appeared a normal part of the grieving process. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

His little ink self appeared to be tapping the witch with his minute wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Once each afternoon, for seventy-seven days, Hatsue Miyamoto had appeared at the Island County Jail for a three o’clock visit with her husband. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Two more skeletons appeared on the road behind us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The tumors also appeared at lower levels of feeding — in fact, a level that produced no effect was not found. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Less than a minute later, another avatar appeared, through a set of automatic doors on the opposite side of the observation deck. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Hazel appeared in the doorway it saw him at once and stood stock still, with staring eyes and twitching tail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At another open window on the same side of the house, the one next to the sink where Hagar washed her hair and where Reba put pintos to soak, a woman’s face appeared. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before supper, however, Jackson and many of the other Executives would appear from inside the gym and let the students in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first light of morning—a wintry orange hue dappling the sky— appeared high and far in the distance above the salt water, faint beyond the leaded windows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At times it appeared large and long, and at other times it looked small and scrunched. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The book did not appear to be as sturdy as the others lying around. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

From where I sit, it appears that he recalls the places he was, but has somehow concocted an alternate version of events, one that fits closer to his life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Before Emilia could answer, the fierce man and the doctor appeared at the top of the stairs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone on the page, and in the sickly stillness of the room, the words appeared to have the stature of an uncontestable, even classic indictment. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I would say that it was in 1962 when I began to notice that less and less about me appeared in our Nation’s Muhammad Speaks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just standing there, he said, watching the moon, and then off to the west a column of silhouettes appeared as if by magic at the margin of the jungle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

On either side of me were what appeared to be fields of marsh, and a mist was rolling across my path. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Althea appeared in an open door, her face flushed, chest heaving. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t Lavender!” said Hermione impatiently, as another couple of girls appeared in the courtyard and Ron dived behind her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Muttering and gesticulating, Mr. Crouch appeared to be talking to someone that he alone could see. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The two Polish Annas surely had clear notions of what they loved and hated, but like the rest of us, they were limited in terms of vocabulary, and this made them appear less than sophisticated. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The word AGE glows and the number five appears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Nothing else in the house appeared to have been stolen, and the presence of the bag indicated that Anna had likely returned to her house at some point after the luncheon. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A giant three-fingered hand made of rotted wood and rusty metal appeared at the edge of the door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My face, perhaps appearing to them a little like his, seemed to assure them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even more strongly than Walter, he felt that by initiating talks it would appear that we were capitulating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A seemingly colorblind system has emerged that locks millions of African Americans into a permanent undercaste, and it appears that those who are trapped within it could have avoided it simply by not committing crimes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the process went on, frowns appeared and deepened. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Bigwig was about to speak again when Dandelion appeared in the mouth of the hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

But in the deepest infinity—nestled within the vast continuum of numbers—zero kept appearing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

On the table were what appeared to be the remains of an autopsy performed upon a large bird, possibly a crow. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the funeral games held in his honor Atalanta appeared among the contestants, and in the wrestling match conquered the young man who was to be the father of Achilles, the great hero Peleus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

People had searched the entire Middletown simulation for a copy of it, but there didn’t appear to be one anywhere on the whole planet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I thought a knife would appear and cut me down dead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a stranger who had appeared out of nowhere and wouldn’t say where she’d been, a girl stranger taking advantage of those “poor motherless boys.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The NPC guards must have busted in and searched this area while I was still inside the gate, because they no longer appeared to be looking for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Just then the flock of gulls appeared again overhead, calling and calling, as if searching for lost souls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But when she looked at the Lion she didn’t feel quite so sure it was a dream, yet for some reason she did not appear to be very frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Curiously, Hard Tack appeared to be stamping his foals in a mold that was the polar opposite of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Royal suddenly appeared at her side and pulled her away from the poet’s honey words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Osha glanced around as Father's guardsmen appeared from beneath the trees, steel in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even I could not explain where all those people appeared from to mourn my wife. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Undaunted, Hermione shoved her hand back into her bag and pulled out what appeared to be a bright red eraser. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Chemically distinct from uranium and therefore theoretically separable by chemical means, element 94 appeared to be about five times more fissionable than uranium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tom appeared from his oblivion as we were sitting down to supper together. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His large hands patted at his pockets, as if a gift for her might appear there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although aged and weathered, it appeared to be in reasonably good repair. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I’ve never asked her to suddenly appear and scare half of my life away. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I'd rather go to the chair than appear before the entire world dressed like a department manager at J. C. Penney. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The veins of the young girl’s legs suddenly appeared like worms on her dark skin. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taped to the walls were sample shots that might appear in the yearbook. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s a tiny village in Benue. The Blessed Virgin is appearing there.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus appears to Saul and the persecutor of Christians nonpareil cries out, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Aru remembered the golden ball that had appeared when Indra’s lightning net vanished. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The moment she appeared on the landing, she was hailed by several of her employees with questions from clients. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You get—” But then Mother appears from around the corner and I drop my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But after a time the trees began to close in again, just where they had appeared from a distance to be thinner and less tangled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As usual, the expectant crowd, chaotically loud a moment before, fell silent as Caesar’s party appeared through the back of the Imperial Box, and then burst into concerted roars of adulation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The wireless operator flashes the correct signal to the ground and barely a minute later the flare path appears. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But in each variant of Socialism that appeared from about 1900 onwards the aim of establishing liberty and equality was more and more openly abandoned. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But certain lines in the middle—lines that happened to appear more often than any other—made a slightly darker image than the rest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Well, as I say, he appeared cordial, and willing to suspend judgment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of her admirers was Roland Hayes, a young black tenor who appeared often at the Union Baptist Church. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But Julian did not appear to be stuck. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was hunched over a fishing pole and did not appear to notice them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then again until finally he opened his eyes and saw a hand appear in front of his face. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But finally, at about four in the afternoon, I heard a rustling in the undergrowth opposite my tent, and a black shape appeared on the other side of the clearing. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the surface it appeared to be totally peaceful and almost a refutation of the term “revolution.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or the quiet way in which he disregarded suggestions without appearing to rebel. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood still, with their bows already raised and arrows fitted, so that they would make the least possible movement to disturb the creatures when they did appear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movie reminded me once again that on the day I did walk out of prison, I did not want to appear to be a political fossil from an age long past. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

First Laney appeared, wearing her panda coat and talking to her stuffed bunny about what presents she wanted for Christmas. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Since black artists were barred from appearing at Constitution Hall, Howard officials decided to schedule Anderson’s 1936 concert at Armstrong High School, a black school with a large auditorium. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

To have to live without that single gift saddened him and left his imagination so bereft that he appeared dull even to the women who did not hate his mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A silent immediate guard appeared between curtains at the end of the dais. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I just looked at the golden ball and thought about it, and then one appeared? But it wasn’t real!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some appeared sad; others eager; but none seemed interested in avenging Elowen’s death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The crops would appear, the asparagus was ready to sprout, and for the rest of the spring and summer the garden would be too busy a place for mice to live in comfortably. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She made lip-smacking noises, aware of how ridiculous she must appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I die weep at my grave every day until a seedling appears in the dirt, then cry on it to make it grow until it becomes a beautiful tree whose roots surround my body. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her story is the only one in which the good goddess, Ceres, appears cruel and vindictive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried rubbing her thumb against it like she’d just watched him do to make the flame appear, but she couldn’t make it work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It only takes a few seconds for the first text to appear. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

There suddenly upon a ridge appeared a rider, clad in white, shining in the rising sun. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I’m in the middle of a math problem when my parents appear at my doorway. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Demigod archers appeared on the roof above Luke. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He knew the schoolboy would huddle in that alley for a long while, weighing the shame of appearing half-dressed in the street with the need to get home and tell what had happened. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The other painters are there, and assorted turtlenecked women, who have begun to appear in long, straight hair, parted in the middle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This room looks like an office only without computers, and it appears to have been abandoned in a great hurry, like its employees were beamed up to space or something. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I have to give my mother credit, she appeared more relaxed and cheerful than I would have expected under the circumstances. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Hi, guys,” Noah said, appearing from out of nowhere, like he had a GPS tracker in Stephanie’s backpack. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A young boy’s face appeared in the doorway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

His face was all gloomy and his hands dug deep into his pockets as he walked alongside the others, appearing far more interested in-the pavement than this business with the Conte. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perch appeared to have forgiven or forgotten me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They leave the highway behind and drive on steep, slender, two-lane ribbons of road, the mountains appearing like enormous milky waves suspended against the sky. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And what appears in retrospect like a prudent and farsighted vision of the national interest looked to Jefferson like a betrayal of the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

All of this appeared in Centurion bold type—already antiquated in 1917—with delicate hairlines separating seven columns and subheads in bold serif relief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We decided that we would at least appear to be working, but what work we did would be at a pace that suited us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s new? What's new? You mean, other than, you know, seeing my best friend’s name appear at the top of the Scoreboard? Other than that, you mean?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Despite surviving in thirty-nine manuscript copies, there is no evidence that it led to further experimental work until it finally appeared in print in 1558. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, three venti appeared—dark air spirits swirling like miniature tornadoes laced with lightning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He activated the scope and a red dot appeared in the center of the figure’s back. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had, it appeared, continued to refuse to issue forth, crying that marching on the rebel there was death, sir, utter death; though he himself had recommended the seasonability of attack. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And then she saw it—the dark figure of an alligator appeared in the water near Tidbit’s splashing feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereupon Stephanie appeared—miraculously!—with steaming enchiladas, a bottle of homemade beer, freshly baked bread, and locally grown grapes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet appeared at the far end of the foyer, conversing with himself in his new and strange fashion. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As she recited her lines, my sister faded away, and in her place appeared a girl embarking on a quest. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Although the first known human cases in the United States appeared only as recently as 1962, Lyme disease is already reaching epidemic proportions in many parts of our country. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Six guards appeared in the doorway behind them, joining the dozens already in the chamber, swords at the ready. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Like a factory, that boy,” she used to say to friends, and smiled a desperate smile meant to make her appear brave. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The moment the flood appeared, he rushed out, followed by Aragorn and the others with flaming brands. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This could be the other form the fairy appeared in. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It is normally very difficult to see this effect, because the light from the sun makes it impossible to observe stars that appear near to the sun in the sky. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell you about all the articles on the contest that appeared in newspapers and magazines. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that a lot of Pippin’s bath had imitated a fountain and leaped on high. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A tan stallion appeared on deck with Hazel Levesque on his back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There appear to be several lemons, as well, in that purse, and a whole mess of lozenges. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thorn appeared with a plate full of chocolate chip cookies and balanced three orange fizzy drinks in her spindly arms before handing them to Seven and Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But he would appear every day in LeConte Hall, sometimes late at night, to peer over Whites shoulder and pore over his results. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As if my thoughts summon him, Cain appears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The new OAAU’s tone appeared to be one of militant black nationalism. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long afterward, he told a colleague that “my superiors have bluntly told me that my name must not appear in the public press” for any reason whatsoever. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“His sufferings,” replied Emma dryly, “do not appear to have done him much harm. Well, and how did Mr. Churchill take it?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Then, the door on the left swung open with a low whine, and the face of a plump, middle-aged man appeared. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In honor of the moon landing, there was the Apollo 11, whose skin gradually stretched until, bursting, the wiener appeared to blast off into the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her black hair is tied to a crown festooned with more pearls, appearing like webbing above her head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Come here, child,” cried her father as she appeared. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, an Amari in glittering armor appears at the center of the room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Poppy seeds are absent from excavated sites of the earliest farming communities in eastern Europe and Southwest Asia; they first appear in early farming sites in western Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The steward appeared right away, as if he had been standing by the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stanley could see a sliver of a moon, which appeared and disappeared among the clouds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Gebu had not appeared this morning, though it had been his custom lately to come early to the shop and stay most of the day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

However, he made the mistake of tactfully appearing not too interested in DNA by starting to talk about proteins. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I can't keep up with all the silverware and dishes appearing and disappearing in front of me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

One appears moments later and is set against a nearby wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Last night, just as I was falling asleep, Hanneli suddenly appeared before me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Two great trolls appeared; they bore great slabs of stone, and flung them down to serve as gangways over the fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The crash, however, appeared to have awoken Ron and Hermione to Harry’s presence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones’s body appeared to shrink a few inches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The shovel snagged what appeared to be a length of cord. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the old man's next birthday, she appeared at the apartment with her little girl. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Lines, the color of weak tea, began to appear around the black beetle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

‘This is where he struck the earth,’ Annabeth said, ‘where he made a saltwater spring appear when he had the contest with my mom to sponsor Athens.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The dwarf craned his head around to get a better look, but the thing was gone as suddenly as it had appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fifty-six years old, conservatively dressed, and well over six feet tall, he appeared a giant next to Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy appeared with his beard trimmed and his hair plastered down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The right arm is barely visible and the head appears to have been omitted altogether, for lack of “cooperation” on the part of the natural surface. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at that moment a face did appear, but it was only one of the guards, who thought the two were on their way to the chapel. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Yin Lan-lan and two other Red Successors appeared in the doorway behind Yang Fan, all wearing stern expressions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that he had only stung the leg, not incurred a deeper injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When another inmate appeared, walking down the flats, the porter attacked him, first breaking the broom handle over his head and then trying to gouge his face with the splintered ends. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an image of her in his mind, the same image that appeared to him whenever he was racked by feelings of love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had just finished lathering his face when his mother suddenly appeared in his shaving mirror. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Taylor appeared with a squad of men, led by a man named Watters, a Marylander. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although everyone appeared to be in superb physical shape, circumstances had forced them to do the bulk of their training on StairMasters and treadmills rather than on actual peaks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Terrance appeared on his brother’s plantation, he usually appraised each slave and made a note of which men were the most able and which women the most appealing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When I entered my employee number my indent profile appeared on the display, along with a mug shot they’d taken of me during my initial processing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The boy saw a man appear behind the counter. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking bitterly of his birthday, he attacked the mirror with the cloth, watching his face appear as out of a cloud. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The birds that appear from all manner of locations have no cages at all. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My stoop made me appear brittle with age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Soon, however, another patch appears and he has to go in the other direction. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Alice appeared again with a mug of something strong and salty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At seven, Grandma appeared and I watched her pace up and down her patio, turning every few moments to gaze up the hill at our house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ahead, there appeared a point of light, then another, and a third. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A group of men soon appeared, accompanied by several police officers with their batons drawn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In several desperate efforts of concentration he willed her to appear but Remedios did not respond. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was always a degree of tension as we tried to communicate what we needed: We didn’t want to appear rude or ungrateful, but we didn’t want to buy food that we would not eat. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The scarlet of the maple trees appeared in just a few brilliant spots; in a months time, the red would spread like a fever, dominating the landscape. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One way or another, the stories about her stopped appearing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘She could have appeared to anyone in the whole world, but she appeared to a Mexican.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up, and the opening in the door widens, Nuah’s face appearing behind Muhammad’s shoulder. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Matt appeared in the doorway, damphaired and barefoot with crumbs on his chin, jam on the edges of his mouth, and wearing a too-large woven shirt belonging to Thomas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The silver fairy appeared, slicing through the fabric with her ax of fire. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Right on time, my laptop pings and Poe’s picture pops up, the green phone symbol appearing on my screen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A line appeared on Cersei's pale white brow, between those lovely eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

You need only whisper a type of food from a gigantic menu into a mouthpiece and it appears, hot and steamy, before you in less than a minute. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had never seen anything like the streets that appeared after they went past the university gates, streets so smooth and tarred that he itched to lay his cheek down on them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wore a simple white dress and a hard expression, her face strikingly pretty even though she appeared to be giving serious thought to gouging out my windpipe. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Track officials appeared to feel little obligation to them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never enjoyed flying much, and while this was the most frightening episode I have ever had on a plane, I am sometimes adept at appearing brave and I pretended that I was unconcerned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities are still piecing together the scraps of what appears to be the tragic and broken life of America’s homegrown suicide bomber, Ethan Branson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s probably why the gods have kept us apart this long. If a Greek warship appeared in the sky above Camp Jupiter, and Reyna didn’t know it was friendly—” “Yeah,” Percy agreed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The host appeared not to notice the difficulty in which his guest found himself. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Sooner than she would have liked, the iron and glass gate of the castle appeared, latticework doors opened, and a dozen guards flanked the cobblestone path that led through the archway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The view of the Pirate’s Den minimizes to a smaller screen in the corner of my vision, one that will appear over the center of my view whenever I glance down at it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was said to be involved in high politics, in secret exploration, in distant warfare, and she never knew when he was going to appear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We all jumped and turned around just in time to see a tall, male, gray-haired avatar appear directly behind us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It appears to me one of those questions which present great inconveniences whichever way it is decided,” he wrote his new son-in-law. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their bows had just appeared out of nowhere. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Last spring, two catchers appeared with a warrant to search every house on the farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Trainer George Mohr remembered that Woolf sometimes rode while appearing strangely ashen, while Woolf’s friend Sonny Greenberg recalled incidents in which he found the rider slumped in the jockeys’ room, too ill to speak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s this perfect moment when the ice-free corridor magically appears just before the land bridge is covered by water,” he said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her foot appearing now and then above the water like a shark fin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I gathered that from the deep furrows that appeared on Father’s forehead when he read the papers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man of fire and smoke appeared again, and several people screamed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The dolphins appear to be leaping out of the water. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The largest section of the database appeared to be devoted to information on Halliday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In each case, intervention, no matter how worthless, can appear to be quite efficacious. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Innocence despoiled, he thought... though Lemore was not near as innocent as she appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Then his down-to-earth smile appears on his face and he says, “Hello out there,” and everyone goes berserk. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The bricks, or crystals, first appear near the center of the cell and then migrate toward the surface. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Footsteps came toward her along the roof, and a face appeared. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then a wisp of acrid smoke twisted upward in the air, the metal sizzled, and a jagged hole appeared. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The film was horrific for its time, a villain played by a young girl, appearing as innocent as any other. Allegedly 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z

After a time—it was probably only five minutes—the Mellower appeared at the door, bowing, apologizing and calling himself a bad boy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, the agents are amazing, taking down monsters more than twice their size, but every time one falls, another appears out of thin air to take its place. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even as she spoke, he appeared, terrible to behold, and threatened to crush the ship with rocks if they drew nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the car tipped its nose down, the river appeared again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Some of them appear to make it a habit to post compromising pictures of their friends. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mo had to keep consulting the map he had bought, but finally the right name appeared on a sign. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and life span are wide and appear to be widening. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And, as she passed through the trees, it might have appeared to a distant observer that she seemed to twinkle, on and off and off and on, like a tiny star. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A red flashing dot suddenly appeared on the screen. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But Copernicus looks nothing like the image of Copernicus that appears in other sources, where he is always portrayed as young and clean-shaven. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For almost a decade the image of the crying Indian appeared around the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

On a Saturday afternoon in July 1938, a half-starved teenager wandered into a bus station in Columbus, Ohio, appearing confused and disoriented. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the changing angle, Marco appears almost solid one moment, and transparent again the next. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice appeared from somewhere, and we both looked around Grandma into the night. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kids are starting to appear in costumes, on the street, looking just like the kids back home. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the small rectangular box that appeared next to the professor’s biography. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

By pointing the camera out the window at the earth, and then turning it over in my hands, I could make the earth appear to tumble, not something you get to do every day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the moment, however, Scott did not appear to be grooving in the slightest; instead he looked anxious and extremely tired. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the master of ceremonies, and, it appears, as drunk as the contestants. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Its blank face began to flicker with zig-zag lines; then some numbers appeared, followed by the date and time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

This illustration spreads over two pages, and it appears to have been added as an afterthought as the book went through the press. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap stood there as if he had appeared by magic. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first glance, it appears to be clean, but when you look closer, there are crumbs and filth everywhere—dust bunnies the size of rabbits. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He appeared to have transfigured himself— but badly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The gentry of the neighborhood, hearing of his pronouncement, appeared in the following days to protest, saying that he would incite a rebellion in the neighborhood if others heard of his system. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He told me that after they arrested me Miguel had appeared one night at the big house on the comer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luma knew they were quick, but her eyes were opened to the boys’ potential at that moment in the Blue Springs game when Robin had appeared out of nowhere to clear the ball. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The hovercraft appears a hundred yards or so away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her uncle smiled, and an unholy light appeared in his eyes. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Last week alone, she appeared in human form in a dozen different places, scaring the horns off some of my friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

So when you are in Dell's living room, no matter what the weather is outside, overhead it appears that a CAT-5 hurricane has just descended. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Not much later the widow appeared holding a lighted lamp. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His dark, straight eyebrows draw together so that a crease appears between them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He appears to now be wearing all three pairs of his glasses. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

From the air, the Nut appeared to be just another mountain with a few entrances on its faces. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The pale figure of a woman appeared at the northern gateway. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Flip a coin continuously until a tail appears for the first time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not talking about breaking the law,” Mr. Griffiths continues, not appearing the slightest bit amused. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then she appeared in her own form, divinely tall and beautiful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves of the sea roared, and as the water rolled off the shore, a huge white stone appeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know that he was driven by a desperate hope to appear the old-time body in her sight. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her elongated lashes shuddered involuntarily; he saw her trying to appear calm. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nestor appeared enthroned among his sons, while friends around them skewered the red beef or held it scorching. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like everything else she owned, it appeared insanely expensive. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

That night, squinting at the book in the candlelight, Ash saw that it contained what appeared to be recipes for medicines — or possibly spells. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over on the side of the stage, a shoe that looked like a peeled-open banana appeared from behind a curtain. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon, a Teen Vogue magazine just appeared on my bed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

At her summons, a woman appeared sheathed in a black satin dress that was far too tight and could barely contain her exuberant femininity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the face of the goddess Minerva, who now appeared to be crying. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As the Blue Bird appeared down the tracks, I had something to ask her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At dawn, worn out by the tormented vigil, he appeared in the cell an hour before the execution. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

About an hour later another party appeared and went the same way. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the man yet, but his practiced eye would recognize him when he appeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if in answer, the mate appeared at his side. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He appeared at the University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia University, and spoke to employees at Google. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Paul’s nonviolent protest appeared to be turning the tide. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The picture appeared in a Kansas paper above a caption entitled: “The Last Laugh?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the cliffs of Yaros appeared off their larboard bows, he found his three lost ships waiting for him, just as Moqorro had promised. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Last night, Hecate’s pet Gale had appeared in her cabin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Every student can only appear in one act. Dr. Throckmorton doesn’t want anybody trying to impress the Excelsior judges by appearing onstage two or three different times.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

His crew appeared busy swabbing decks and picking oakum, but their gazes kept drifting toward the quarterdeck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We mounted the steps and ducked into a cramped but cozy space that appeared to be a living room, bedroom, and kitchen all in one. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And as I spoke the line, the warning on my display vanished and a score of 100 points appeared, superimposed at the top of my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Footage of our track meet with Hartwell appears on the screen. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Fischer appeared on stage at Laugardalshöll to sign his score sheet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When lights appeared Sam rubbed his eyes: he thought his head was going queer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When my father finally appeared in the distance, I hopped my way along the gravel toward him. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And eventually it cleared up altogether above us and the sun even came through the clouds making this giant real live rainbow appear over the ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

This feature makes the politics of responsibility particularly tempting, as it appears the system can be avoided with good behavior. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then Miss Spider’s large black murderous-looking head, which to a stranger was probably the most terrifying of all, appeared next to the Grasshopper’s. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first time Sandy appeared, running across the stage being chased by the dog catcher, the audience broke into spontaneous applause. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not when I saw the dashboard with the dust on it and the mirror with the warning about how objects are closer than they appear. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The solid black surface rippled, and another tunnel appeared, leading through a luminous purple tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The ones who were standing appeared to be asleep. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I looked back and two of the demons appeared around the side of a car. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Fury Alecto appeared behind them, hissing and flapping her leathery wings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the end, nothing had been decided but to wait a few more days for the men from the Shadow Tower, and talk again if they did not appear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One boy appeared perfect, so round in the cool opal dawn. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dozens of figures began to appear among the gravestones: bluish, vaguely human shapes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When they had not appeared, the brothers had begun to wonder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Within days, a hoax appeared on the Internet with a fix for customers upset about the change. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It just appeared, this other face, for a fraction of a moment, long enough to leave me with the unsettling feeling that maybe I’d seen it someplace before. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon his wife appears, a tousled little woman with anxious, quick eyes like a bird, in a sort of black crinkly mantilla with ribbons; heaven knows where she inherited the thing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Justin appeared, they went down the same hallway as before, but this time, when they reached the chamber where the elevator and the stairway led down, Justin paused. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t appear much different to me than they did twenty years before; they looked just as tall, as venerable, the capital of my father’s life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dimness her outline appeared, the rise of her breasts beneath the T-shirt, the soft hill of her belly, and then the brightness of her underpants, converging in their V shape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Behind it, Battersea Park appeared as a square of dense green bushes and trees that were making a last stand, fighting back the urban spread. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The lights in the refectory dim, a projector whirs, and a chart full of circles appears on the far wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The lady I had left might be about twenty-nine; the one who went with me appeared some years younger: the first impressed me by her voice, look, and air. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

One can think of these fluctuations as pairs of particles of light or gravity that appear together at some time, move apart, and then come together again and annihilate each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smoky fist appeared out of the clouds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Someone else appears in the mirror with me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Unless this appears promptly and in such obvious form that it cannot be ignored, we deny the existence of hazard. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But she said nothing, and the following evening all of Pearl’s new clothes appeared in a neat pile at the foot of her bed, and Pearl breathed a sigh of relief. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A keeplock officer appeared and asked me to let out another inmate just as Perch told me he was done. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that more than 85 percent were cured. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Finally Big Ma appeared, her hands caked with flour, her face puzzled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

A printed banner has appeared on the concourse of a petrol station near to where I live. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

The man appeared in the doorway, smiled when he saw that the infant was asleep, and beckoned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s a useful thing to have in the house in case of fire or thieves,” observed Laurie, as a watchman’s rattle appeared, amid the laughter of the girls. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clicked on the screen, and the Dell Duke System of the Strange appeared. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Danny appeared at the head of the stairs, wearing his black caftan, black pants, and a black skullcap, and told me to come on up. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But while that, of course, proved useless, I did see a man appear on the second-level balcony, the one underneath which stone lions’ heads protruded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he is in Maryland and, incredibly, it appears that he will escape the manhunt. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A huge pile of topsoil appears in our backyard, then a pile of rolled-up squares of grass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the cog, alas, everyone was just who they appeared to be, no one was particularly congenial, and only the red priest was interesting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Images of his work are all over social media, and he has an online shop full of prints that appear to be incredibly popular. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Annabeth rushed in just as a crack appeared, and the whole ceiling dropped. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It appears that the records had been doctored to conceal the errors. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

To go inside, we must ride between two trees, an oak and a thorn, and then straight into what appears to be the stone wall of an abandoned folly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The team that emerges as the winner will appear live on national television on Good Morning America the next morning!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

At this moment the soil at the far end of the burrow began to crumble inward: then it fell away and Silver’s head and front paws appeared. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dopey letter is still a dopey letter, no matter how you dress it up; and there's a reason regular people don't appear on TV: we're boring. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

By the evening, however, Napoleon appeared to be somewhat better, and the following morning Squealer was able to tell them that he was well on the way to recovery. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But then, with a very faint pop, a slim, hooded figure appeared out of thin air on the edge of the river. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One unfortunate day father and son, full of whiskey courage, appeared at the Clutter home intending to “have it out with Herb.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment the Collier’s article appeared until the seventies, the woman behind the HeLa cells would be known most often as Helen Lane, and sometimes as Helen Larson, but never as Henrietta Lacks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“But, Miss Mortimer, I thought the gifts had to be handmade,” a much younger Penelope had asked, while experiencing a shiver of delight at how completely and thrillingly store-bought the book appeared to be. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then another message appears: I got your rules for wandering and I have an addition: We don’t travel in bad weather. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A little group is gathering, from the shell-holes and trenches appear heads. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted their hands, and Jesper saw the faintest red haze appear over him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then Johnny appears at the door, stepping gingerly over the crushed glass. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He knew the plays before they appeared on the screen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whistle sounded again, and then the train appeared around the bend through the trees and rumbled toward the station, its massive twin headlights pale in the bright November afternoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

An image appeared of a policeman pressing a woman’s finger into an ink sponge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her picture appeared in a little square at the bottom of the screen when she picked up the extension. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first animals, creatures like worms and jellyfish, appeared only when she was forty. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later the two champions appeared from op-posite sides of the garden. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On the small vidscreen a man dressed like a vet appeared. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Prophecies are treacherous, she reminded herself, and Reznak may be no more than he appears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I waited at the porter’s lodge until a thin man appeared and, producing a set of heavy keys, unlocked a wooden door set into the stone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Katherine appears in the doorway to the sleeping chamber, clutching her wrap tightly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She said them in English first, then in Latin, and each word automatically appeared on the board behind her as she spoke it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

That the threat had been negotiated neatly downward did not appear to diminish its power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There doesn’t even appear to be anyone there, as though the whole place is deserted. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Evergreen trees grew along the sides of the surrounding mountains, but the forest of the valley below appeared no larger than bits of lichen and twigs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Two bullets were retrieved from Whitehorn’s skull, and they appeared to have come from a .32-caliber pistol—the same kind of weapon that had been suspected in Anna’s murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We headed through the woods along the North Shore until a low ridge of hills appeared on our left. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Each evening he appeared in ensembles of plums, olives, and chocolate browns. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

More words were exchanged, hot words and dark, and the whole thing ended with the arraignment of the three black men, and an appointment to appear in civil court Thursday next. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Thick clouds conceal the sky, which appears only here and there like the small lakes on a map, and the air threatens rain. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, she would be gone from the warm window and appear again upstairs in her moon-whitened room. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bullet holes had appeared up and down it, and no one I asked could remember who had put them there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Walt, in a reflective mood, has had little to say, but he appears more at ease than he has in many days. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay’s eyes narrow, but before she can say anything, Mrs. Muldoon appears and tells us to line up. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Lights began to appear in the girls' dormitories, like the bursting of luminous seeds flung broadside by an invisible hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and Alfred’s pale face appeared. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tilted his chin down and appeared to be thinking very hard about the gravel at his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He must be a really good speaker, the way he makes smiles appear on all the ladies’ faces. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

They appear to be bank ledgers, rows upon rows of numbers and calculations with notations and totals and dates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His tense posture would have suited a short stubby man who wanted to appear taller, but he himself was almost six feet tall and slender. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Stannis himself was still on the march, but his vanguard had appeared two nights ago during the black of the moon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Sounds good,” she chirps, waving at me when I appear. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The violence of the day before was not forgotten but it appeared to have subsided. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now Gandalf rode to the great pillar of the Hand, and passed it; and as he did so the Riders saw to their wonder that the Hand appeared no longer white. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This appears to be a discussion he isn’t interested in avoiding. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He gasped for air, and Rawiya’s face appeared in front of his, blurry at first, then in focus. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Trees began to appear beside me, right and left, and then the shadow of woods. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I suppose. But what appears to be dead can still hold life.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

An expression of utter astonishment appeared on MacQueen’s face; then it darkened. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly ahead, a familiar-looking castle had just appeared out of the fog. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

From this angle the pedestrians appear squashed from above, like deformed children. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle got a couple of answers right on his own, but he took longer to respond than everybody else, so his name never appeared on the leaderboard again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then, unexpectedly, the names of strangers started appearing in a guest book which we kept in the front room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked my amah, who always managed to appear next to my bed the instant I was awake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sisters shrieked with laughter when I appeared. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, she remembered the words that appeared over Alfred T. Slipper’s head when he was submerged in the vat of Incandesto! Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

To Stirling and many of his successors, the Olmec seemed to have no peers or ancestors; they appeared fully formed, apparently from nowhere, like Athena springing from the brow of Zeus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel raced through the battle on Arion’s back, disappearing in the Mist whenever a giant came close, then appearing behind him and stabbing him in the back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m lost,” Roy said, doing his best to appear confused. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They appear to be arguing about something, but it must not be serious, because some of them are still smiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One more girl appeared wearing only panties and sat down, bringing the total congregating there in just a few minutes to eleven, all but one of them completely unclothed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jax appears, but he stops when he sees me like a clog in a pipe. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Shoot down every hostile aircraft that appears over Japan,” said Nishina. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were in the middle of this little power struggle when another gallery officer appeared from downstairs and shifted the balance of power to my favor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed an insane thing to do, but gradually she noticed that Grandmother appeared more lighthearted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same waitress from the restaurant appears to take our order. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Neel remembered the reading material that used to appear in the library. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now all these lies he made appear so truthful she wept as she sat listening. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night Matthias slept inside a long hollow log with both ends disguised to make it appear solid. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But people don’t talk to you so much when you appear to be listening to music. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Each fresco appeared in the exact location described in the original D&D module. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Madame Duboise’s pale green face and flowing rose petal locks suddenly appear on the blank page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Salim hadn’t appeared at the end of the trail. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought it lost, but it appeared again, beneath a fallen tree perhaps or struggling on the other side of a muddied ditch created by the winter rains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, when he had watched, I had appeared suddenly beside the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I might have forgotten my evening with Paul Farmer had he not appeared on the same flight with me from Port-au-Prince to Miami. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He was flattered and apprehensive, certain that some severe official would soon appear and throw the whole lot of them out like a pack of bums. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

No one knows why the balds are there, or how long they have existed, or why they appear on some mountains but not others. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sharps or flats always appear in the same order in all key signatures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They’d caw at her from the trees and wait for the shiny things that always appeared in her footsteps. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The guilt and hurt and jealous fury receded into the distant past; it appeared that the storm had been weathered. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it appears that, as the rock of Orthanc has withstood the storms of time, so there the palantír of that tower has remained. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Teams of students appeared to be assigned specific kinds of torture. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right after that, a second wave appeared and headed straight for him. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

After staring at moldy peanut butter sandwiches and burned cookies, I didn’t have much of an appetite, but the girl waved her hand and a picnic appeared at the edge of the fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The briefest fantasy: Mabel appears at the doorway, catches sight of me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Ouachita mounds as they may have appeared at their creation, 5,400 years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Bigwig had been half expecting Campion to appear and had made up his mind to kill him if necessary. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her, who had ovemowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dim light, it appeared to be some kind of pantry. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning the weather cleared, and by the end of the fourth day the spires of Oxford appeared. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Shay! People have been talking about you and Tyler online! Like you two are—” Before Isabella can finish telling me what people have said about me and Tyler, he appears out of nowhere. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Driving too fast to the village, Poppy said Israeli soldiers had appeared at Sitti’s house and demanded to see her grandson Mahmud, who’d been living in Jordan for the past two years. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was in fine fettle, sleek and well groomed and as debonair as ever, and had adapted himself so well that at times it appeared as though he were positively enjoying the whole expedition. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure, but she wished her mom hadn’t appeared in Charleston. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The slaver snaps his fingers, and a slave-girl appears from the recesses of his mansion bearing a tray of drinks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He thought about the stick wrapped inside his coat pocket, and what it meant that Juno had appeared at camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sober little adults they had appeared on that first day, dressed in fashions much like their parents’. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

War Admiral’s scratch appeared on the jockey board in the infield. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A farmer would just appear in the doorway and yell, “I need two boys to help with the cows,” and they’d be out the door in a flash. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

As they approached, a big rabbit appeared over the edge of the ditch, looked at them quickly and vanished into the bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My beautiful, bossy Stella,” Will says, his face appearing on the screen, his hair its usual charming mess, his smile as lopsided as ever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I rang for Parks, and he appeared with the salad and began serving. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The raft jerked to the right just as a polished rock tower the size of a skyscraper appeared in our path. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A dark silhouette appeared at the top of the ladder, but he was much too big to be Octavian. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ellis probably thought if he circled around long enough, a seat would magically appear next to Danny the K or by one of the Jameses. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

By the time the symposium was over, the consensus among many of the attendees appeared to be that the kouros was not at all what it was supposed to be. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the window, the sunlit world had never appeared so wide and tempting. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

A pair of eyes topped by a heavy line of eyebrow appeared over the paper. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“There it is!” she said as Capricorn’s village appeared in the distance, gray and insignificant looking amidst all the dark green. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But something new has appeared on my way. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They appeared on the hillside overlooking the River Acheron. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even though everyone appears to be with friends, it seems like at the same time everyone’s putting on airs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see us old and wrinkled and visiting each other a few times a year and watching The Wizard of Oz and Ellis grabbing my arm when those monkeys appear. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I can still hear her voice, screaming in terror, running over to see what pieces of my body were missing, what leaky holes had appeared. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worse yet, as physicists discovered the intricacies of quantum mechanics, stranger and stranger things began to appear. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every house on Winslow Road held two families, but outside appeared to hold only one. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the daylight he sometimes appeared awkward, but now there was something almost graceful about him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He almost turned back to make the walk again, to give her time to appear. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Should any hair be so insolent as to appear, my barber stands with razor ready,” he had assured her when she raised him up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe now that there was once a time when I wanted her to appear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first worry lines appeared within a fortnight; the first wrinkles within a month, and before the year was out, creases abounded. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Barely had the wish formed in his head than robes appeared a short distance away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His long, clean, yellow teeth appeared and disappeared in a yellow face all webbed, though he was not an old man, with fine, soft wrinkles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

From the look of things, it appeared my father had been properly handled. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder about her appearing in the dream. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A burnt circle appeared right next to her toe. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In contrast to the Three Broomsticks, the pub appeared to be completely empty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The suffragists didn’t want to appear to be cooperating with Wilson. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When wayfarers were met, it was as if they had appeared by magic, out of nowhere. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Brown shades of eye shadow appear on her lids, and mascara elongates her lashes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A ghost of a smile appeared on her face, and Dorian looked down at the book. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Agena appeared motionless to me, therefore, as I stood in the open right hatch of the Gemini, peering up at the Agena’s docking collar, ten feet away at the most. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until one day, when Sadie appeared on the steps of the high school with Charles. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His voice was proud, as if he had caused the bird to appear. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the screen of her iPad, she plays a relatively primitive video game that entails identifying targets that at first appear in the middle of the screen but get farther out on the periphery. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Croy’s arms appeared, then his head, his jumpsuit ripping on jagged spurs of metal as he wriggled. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But as I was learning, part of being a CO was appearing indifferent to such details. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell it was no accident that I was being surrounded by the group of side- burners who appeared to have mischievous plans for me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An easel appeared, the blackbird struck a pose, and the outdoorsy artist started painting the bird’s portrait, while humming “Blackbird” by the Beatles. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The young woman pressed both hands to her left side, and on that peach-bright, doll-beautiful face of hers appeared a strangely incongruous expression of yearning distress. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying not to appear eager, I rooted through the box I was kneeling beside, pretending to check sizes, but covertly I kept an eye on my mom. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She wore black leggings and a salwar kameez top that would have appeared as simple as white spun cotton if it didn’t glimmer like woven moonlight. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sun was just appearing over the volcano, but the day had not settled in yet and the earth was still yawning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In moonlight, two acres of coarse bent grass, undulant and ankle deep, tumbled and rough as a horse’s mane, appear like a bay of waves, all shadowy troughs and hollows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into a pocket and took out what appeared to be a torn-off shirt sleeve. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two minutes later Smith and Pumpkin appeared with Seabiscuit, who was covered to the ears in a red blanket emblazoned with a white H. Thirty thousand people watched the horses from the grandstand and clubhouse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I appeared at the appointed hour in the school room. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

“Below. A hidden cove beneath the crag, which appears only when the tide is out.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They appeared to be playing tug-of-war with Natalie’s phone—had Finn tried to take it away from her? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be based on Long Island, New York, and its messages were alarming. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Two figures had appeared in the yard, and as Harry ran toward them he realized they were Hermione, now returning to her normal appearance, and Kingsley, both clutching a bent coat hanger. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Each car appears to have a wall of sacks along the front to serve as windbreak. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As they pushed their way across the dance floor, Harry saw cloaked and masked figures appearing in the crowd; then he saw Lupin and Tonks, their wands raised, and heard both of them shout, “Protego!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His extremities were so dainty they appeared unfinished. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have preferred them left on, but didn’t want to appear more aggressive than I had been already. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had that little frown over his nose that appeared only when something was really worrying him, and he seemed to look straight through her as if his thoughts were somewhere else entirely. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then it appeared that all who were getting off had gotten off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A cloud had appeared earlier in the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The gates of the airfield appeared before them—only a few hundred yards away. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A match flared, and Basta’s face appeared out of the darkness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

During the second part of the broadcast, police officers appeared at the control booth, wanting to know what was going on. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

New pictures adorned the walls, many of them showing people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely contorted body parts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“My boy, you may well be seeing the outcome of poor Hagrid’s trouble with the Ministry of Magic! Look closer.... Does the hippogriff appear to...have its head?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They appear as rings, but only because, as with soap bubbles, we see more of them at the periphery than at the center. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

June’s brown eye appeared between two of her fingers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even though my friends still like me, I can’t help worrying that someone from my past will appear and spill out all the ugly details of my life. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jet Stone Girl touched the earth and stepped onto the rainbow trail that appeared. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Though the odds still appeared against us, Linus had not yet won his Nobel. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The rattlesnake’s head appears behind one of the roosts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

By attacking apartheid in a way no other black American entertainer or athlete had done, Arthur Ashe did appear to be a sort of messiah. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a picture of the space shuttle appears on the screen, Boy21 yells, “I don’t want to see this anymore!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally appeared back in the courtyard, Janina could not stop laughing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he did not appear early The lecture hall was full when he entered by the hall’s lower door and climbed the three steps onto the raised wooden stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They appeared one day in kindergarten, released from concentration camp, which was a tic-tac-toe mark, like barbed wire, on the map. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then as mysteriously as he appears, Atzerodt leaves and pawns his revolver for ten dollars at a nearby store. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The woman appeared from behind the rock and shook out a thick-leaved branch before dropping it and brushing her hands together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I know that Jaja will appear soon, and I try to prepare myself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was a deep, clear blue now, and the first stars were starting to appear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, within seconds of me opening the door, I hear the whisper of footsteps, and Teluman appears from the back room. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The color drains from the surrounding buildings in the evening light, so that they all appear to be gray. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When messages were lined up properly, and a code breaker made enough good guesses, German words would eventually appear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had appeared before this magistrate on numerous occasions in my professional capacity and we had grown to respect one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol snorted, though a hint of a smile appeared on his lips. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fishing villages might have appeared on the coasts of Indonesian islands as early as 45,000 years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My data appears between us, the text glowing a faint blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had been waiting on the steps for perhaps an hour, and were beginning to grumble about how hungry they were, when the front door opened, and Rhonda Kazembe appeared. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It did not help that the Soviets kept the Americans guessing until the last moment about whether they would even appear. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Dr. Hamid appears, a surgical nurse pushing through the door with her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There was a terrible moment of silence before we heard voices call back to us, and Enoch’s boat appeared out of the mist, all four passengers aboard, waving their arms at us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

However, the expansion of the universe meant that this light should be so greatly red-shifted that it would appear to us now as microwave radiation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day in the trading center, more than three hundred Gule Wamkulu appeared on the road carrying empty coffins, promising to fill them with anyone who didn’t support the Life President. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The roaring in Olmsted’s ears, the pain in his mouth, and the sleeplessness never eased, and soon an emptiness began to appear in his gaze. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He simply appeared, as if stepping between one shadow and the next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A transparent blue shield appeared around the Vonnegut’s hull. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

You just tell a few people, word of mouth travels, and a crowd appears. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was on the larboard dogwatch this day, and so could observe the positioning of those ships, it appearing that we are preparing for some great action against the town of Norfolk. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

From around the far side of the Homestead, three of the bigger boys appeared, literally dragging Ben along the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by how small the emperor appeared, but his dignity and confidence made him seem like the African giant that he was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything had gone wrong with his beautiful plan, since that horrible light had so unexpectedly appeared in the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I forget I’m about to crash until this dark hole appears and starts sucking everything into it, and then I’m into the nothingness, a painless mini-death. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

A silhouette appeared in the walkway arch, lurching left and right. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Cats appear from nowhere, scratching and squatting in the soft, newly planted earth, and my father throws clumps of dug-up dandelions at them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered experiencing the same disquieting sensation almost two weeks later when Yossarian appeared at his tent to ask to be taken off combat duty. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be everything I had said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Harry did not question Slughorn again, the Potions master reverted to his usual affectionate treatment of him, and appeared to have put the matter from his mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’m dressed in sweats with the extra material of the right leg pinned up, and I’ve just demonstrated “fall safety” to a physical therapist I haven’t worked with before, when my mother appears. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When she plugs it in and presses a red switch, a white square of light appears. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had imaginary conversations with Anulika all the time, and, right after he touched himself at night, Nnesinachi would appear briefly with a mysterious smile on her face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You appear fertile, as if you could bud many spawn.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Bolton appeared briefly in the outer ward to inspect the scene, then ordered the remaining horses brought inside, along with the mounts still tethered in the outer ward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If I have wounded your sister’s feelings, it was unknowingly done and though the motives which governed me may to you very naturally appear insufficient, I have not yet learnt to condemn them. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The teacher appeared to be a no-nonsense person. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watch Magic Jackson make this quarter appear from behind your ear! Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Riptide, being magic, would appear in my pocket sooner or later, but for now it was stuck somewhere under the wreckage of the crab, and I had no time to retrieve it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But my dear,” Mrs. Owens said to the shape, now all that was left of the three shapes that had appeared in the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Nike’s chariot appeared on the field, the Nikettes arrayed in front of her with their spears and laurels raised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She appeared to be grading papers, but her pen hadn’t moved since I’d walked into class. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make it look as if I had appeared from nowhere. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Two sons had tugged at them with their gums and lips, and her breasts appeared different to her now. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had been a wild and foolish impulse that had made him try to appear strong and innocent before them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The shouts stop, and his face appears behind the glass. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A bullet hole appears at the edge of the target, and I raise an eyebrow at Will. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, some things, like the latest weather and breaking news, appear online hours before they hit print. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Murano appeared out of the darkness they knew they had gone too far west. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz flicked his coat sleeve, and an oyster shucking knife appeared in his hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I tapped another icon, and a large two-dimensional Web browser window appeared, suspended in space directly in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t like the way my father seemed to appear in all of this—as if he were conspiring behind Reb Saunders’ back to contaminate his son. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A hoax can be convincing if its source appears legitimate. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

A progress meter appeared on my display, showing that my hard drive was now being zeroed out and wiped clean. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The fourth night, a different chance to get out appeared. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And yet from some devil’s world that billowing black sail had appeared. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ironically, the only one of the five who had previously appeared in court on a bus case was the youngest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Within minutes they came up against a rail fence and what appeared in the fog to be an open space beyond. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment the vanguard appeared around the bend. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon my appearing, he put by his whisk and asked me how I fared. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When butterflies appeared in spring, people called them “summer birds,” assuming they had flown in from elsewhere. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finally the archaeologist appeared, smelling faintly of perspiration, and they dove into their cucumber-mint soup. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The players finally appear, scattered at opposite ends of the mass of floating islands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We just want you to appear on television and say that the President was drunk and he committed suicide. After that you can go home.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the original arraignment of Smith and Hickock, their advocates appeared before Judge Tate to argue a motion urging comprehensive psychiatric examinations for the accused. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty saw a fat spotted dog sleeping on the porch, but it appeared that no one was at home. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, paleontologists learned that about two-thirds of the species that vanished did so a little before Clovis appears in the archaeological record. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bedraggled figure slowly made his way up the front steps of our building and appeared at our apartment door. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The figure that blocks his path near the edge of the courtyard is transparent, appearing like a mirage in the glow of the bonfire and the gently swaying paper lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She appeared at the kitchen door; her dress was smart-fitting, her smiling face was full of light. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All he wanted to do was keep up, be ready to shoot whatever the game was when it appeared, and look out for an attempt any of them might make on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those appeared to be the relatively sane ones. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

War Admiral appeared first, spinning around in a white blanket, yellow ribbons in his tail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mineralogist shifts from foot to foot; he appears to be wrestling with an interior fury. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ekman does not appear to have a particularly expressive face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My dad was working about ninety hours a week and appeared to be on the verge of flipping out completely. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the letter that appears most often in the message is “S,” at seventeen percent. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The smile appears in full then, curling up in a manner Bailey finds almost disturbingly friendly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Wilkes, perplexed at the sudden urgency for a statement about a policy debate that had been going on all year, warned that it would appear overtly partisan when it appeared in newspapers on election morning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Hermes appears first in that capacity in the Odyssey, but he does not take Iris’ place. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another window appeared beside the live video feed of the stacks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We stood in confusion; and might have continued in that way for longer, had not a door thrown itself open, and a rebel appeared before us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Most importantly, basic data appears about every person in the arena, in tiny blue digits over each of their heads, so many that the data seems to blur into streaks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now a look of pure, unholy joy appeared in the black-currant eyes, and he tensed his stocky, close-knit body, timing his spring with a mastery born of long practice. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They just seemed to appear, like maggots on a corpse or ravens after a battle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Although the Party, according to its habit, claims the invention for itself, atomic bombs first appeared as early as the Nineteen-forties, and were first used on a large scale about ten years later. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Pits appeared at their feet, and Annabeth barely avoided falling in. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He reached for a mason jar that appeared out of thin air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Coffee trees began to replace forest, and footprints appeared on the path. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A snowball had appeared before me, a fetal vision. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ve spent years trying to put an end to the market in baby bonobos. Slowly, they stopped appearing in Kinshasa. In one moment, you reestablished it.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Paddler flopped into the water, where his parents suddenly appeared. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Your mom has ten customers in Illinois,” she said as a grid appeared on the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Before Alice Paul and the pickets came, days would pass when the word suffrage didn’t appear in the dispatches,” a journalist wrote in the New York Sun. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Bloody patches appeared on their scalps and made their hair disappear. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

As outrageous as the claim was, ABI agents appeared to take it seriously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When a major fire ravaged the old wooden town, he helped to found the Massachusetts Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and his name was first to appear on its charter of incorporation. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She appeared pretty satisfied at the way things had turned out. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that Colby had planned to meet with the women’s groups separately. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, his room is a shrine to the Beatles, and it appears that George is by far his favorite. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The mist shimmered, and the image of my half brother appeared. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“A new light of liberty appears in the land,” I said, without hope. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Three overlapping reasons appear to have converged in Adams’s mind and provided decisive direction to a foreign policy that, until then, had been vacillating between the incompatible agendas of the Federalists and the Republicans. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It appeared that pea soup was to be the menu staple. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jinny watched intently as Nat leaned back, looking thoughtfully at her picture, then licked a fingertip and smudged at the stone in a way that shaded the face, made it appear even more alive. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As Arisue’s plane circled above what appeared to be a smoking, ash-gray desert, the pilot pointed down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shell fishhooks appeared within the last thousand years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no first word in the sentence—or not as it appeared to her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A smile appears on his face that doesn’t reach his eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mountain thawed and the Princess appeared on its face, her head brushing the sky. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then both he and Ben scouted the terrain beneath the water tower half expecting the tubercular, sallow face of Junior Palmer to appear as an apparition before the long climb to the catwalk could begin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their first stop appeared to have been Cincinnati. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, when the moon was full like a cantaloupe, he and Hamameh’s husband appeared. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Doreen appeared on the balcony, she was naked under a thin robe. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was amazing how fast brick and mortar that had appeared so sturdy could be taken apart and how quickly the process of putting it together again began. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But something had shifted when that image appeared on my screen. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Roy’s mother kept track of the actress’s soaring career in the show business columns, where it was reported that she’d signed a deal to appear in the next Adam Sandler movie. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the time came for the performance, Nick failed to appear. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later, after a long, wild staring, he appeared in the low door of the hut. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the square place appeared where the other piece of wood should fit. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They must swing free on hinges like the one the guard appeared through. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The six eyes appeared on the ground before her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A thin red cow with a protruding pelvic bone appeared and swam straight out to sea without wetting her horns, without looking back. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small boots appeared in front of my face. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Scientific knowledge is not, in reality, unalterable truth, even if it appears to be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They both tried to appear as usual; but the sorrow they had to struggle against was one that could not be entirely conquered or concealed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cymbeline appeared behind her, also fully decked out in evening wear. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, the king ordered everyone to appear before him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute her oval face appeared, the shower curtain snug around it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He put the chicken and some of the meat on one plate and carried it, moving very gently, over past the edge of the yard to about where the dog had first appeared. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remembered Kat staring at me after I’d asked her about why letters in photos appear the right way round and not back to front. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained the concept of cells as best he could, told them about the media reports that had already appeared about HeLa, and promised he’d send them copies to read. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’d like to say a smug smile didn’t appear on my face, but you take the wins you can get. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I watched them appear and wink and fade, and I smiled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A wiggling lump of day appeared in his hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she appeared in the doorway again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the same way, when the picture showed a cat, I knew the same shapes would appear, except the first one would be a half-circle, and Julie’s voice would repeat: “See—see—see.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the hilarity a moment before, a shimmer of tears appears in his. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Let them go. There’ll be three less when we get in. What, you again?” he snapped, as Ragwort appeared beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then more lines appeared, one by one, tremulous arcs and circles sweeping through the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then a test booklet appeared oh the podium in front of her, along with a sharpened pencil. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But it appeared that he was nobody’s friend, and nobody could recollect when he had joined their party. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was about to move on, with the thought of peeking through cracks in the building’s front shutters, when another man appeared. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

More precisely, it appeared to solve the problem of how to produce high-energy particles without applying high voltages. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In a moment I saw the woman appear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that Matt appeared to accept the men’s apology, they became almost friendly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, the Spirit Bear swung its massive head around and ambled away, vanishing ghostlike into the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She quickly realized that though the river had appeared to be unobstructed here, the boulders were merely underwater, and the river itself was deeper than it seemed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

An image of his brain appears on a twenty-four-inch computer monitor. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A Drill Instructor appeared in the doorway, his distinctive, somewhat ludicrous hat pulled low over his eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she appeared fatigued so I sent her back to her corner to rest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He did not wish to appear weak in Carl’s presence or reveal a humiliating eagerness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Two weeks after my release from jail, I had to appear in court. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The inevitable chinks in his cast-iron constitution began to appear with age. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in following the tenets of the political world or appearing on Sunday morning news shows. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It would be better to enter alone; he must not appear feeble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The keys are then slapped and pounded, and I'm forced to explain that if you want the words to appear, you first have to plug it in and insert a sheet of paper. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The van door slid open, the horse appeared, the flashbulbs crackled, and the crowd pushed forward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, in the light of the quarter moon, they appeared in silhouette on a domed, distant green, like figures dancing in someone’s dream. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Chester appeared at the door, carrying in his mouth what looked every bit like a nice, big, juicy raw steak. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It appeared that Bill Hale’s lawyers—just as his friends predicted—had clipped the government’s tail feathers good,” one writer observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Magically the meds appear on the bathroom counter with a glass of cranberry juice. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As she was straightening out the shoes in the bottom of the tall rosewood bureau, Awaiting Marriage appeared at the door. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I never really thought about it, but when the Hunters needed them, they just appeared slung over their backs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He appeared so suddenly Mo almost ran him down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Sign here, and that lets the judge know you received this subpoena to appear in court.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, a small square filled with feint light appeared, hovering in the darkness of the mountainside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her hand appeared atop her head, mashing down the curls, moving forward until it touched the tip of my nose. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

My mother lets us choose what music we want to listen to as long as the word funk doesn't appear anywhere in the song. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first impression, it appeared that Fischer, overly eager to gain the psychological momentum of winning the first game, had overextended himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pluto, covered with methane ice and accompanied by its solitary giant moon Charon, is illuminated by a distant Sun, which appears as no more than a bright point of light in a pitch-black sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, it appeared that both horses would run in the former, and Maryland geared up for the meeting of the two titans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadows shifted across the ground as two figures appeared around the side of the cabin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The first flames appeared, shy as maidens, darting and dancing from log to leg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When the sun had added another two minutes to the day, the mountain, the tree, and the boy appeared in her mind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Anansi yelped in surprise as the burning hole appeared near where he sat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

All of the contestants appeared to be grim and nervous, stiff as manikins, except for Susan, who was bending the ear of the boy sitting next to her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a massive image of Mr. Lemoncello’s face appeared on the video wall. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’d spent time in jail and been accused of murder, yet he was such a brilliant actor that every time he appeared on stage, the audiences would go wild. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

How we could somehow cheat and either make a fistful of cash or a closet full of clothes suddenly appear. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The lack of sufficiently delicate methods to detect injury before symptoms appear is one of the great unsolved problems in medicine. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stood there in front of the house as I had before, watching the front door, thinking I would go and knock if he did not appear. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then there was a soft knock at the door, and stern Mrs. Delaney appeared and held out her arms. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Obviously not. Do I appear to be in a condition that would attract prospective employers? I had the good judgment to come home as soon as possible.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike didn’t appear to notice the slight, however. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even on Nunivak there was no such wonderful day, for the sun appeared for a little while every day of the year. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Japans technological capabilities appeared to be far inferior to those of Germany, and the Japanese regime’s threat to the world of a much more limited order. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The sleeping face of Gaea appeared on the side of Half-Blood Hill—her massive features formed from the shadows on the grassy slopes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But despite the clothes, Diana didn’t think her father appeared relaxed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Such newly discovered histories appear everywhere in the Americas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A long, deep dish held fried fish that had been cooked in what appeared to be onions and...other things Anya had never seen before. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A youngster appeared, and asked, “Fill her up?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked in and sat down before a plate of rice, green beans, and what appeared to be very small chickens. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know that either, until an article appeared the next day in the Santa Monica paper, saying he had been arrested for delivering oil to Japanese submarines offshore. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She uploaded an image of Scythe Faraday to see if she could isolate videos in which he appeared, but as she suspected, nothing came back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A straight line of light appeared across the ceiling of the room, and Thomas watched as it expanded. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Brook trout also appeared among the dead fish, and along the roads and in the woods birds were dying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I appeared to have changed—how illustrious my education, how altered my appearance—I was still her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In a few moments, the harassed face of the Mellower appeared. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z