| 单词 | in case |
| 例句 | I shade in my father’s jawline just as Mr. Ward enters the room, then put my pencil down and look up in case he tries to catch my eye. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I normally brought one to movie theaters in case I got cold, so Mom wouldn’t find that weird. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Was she just acting scared, putting on a show in case Detective Barrone had eyes on her? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I hang back in case the man pounces upon me for the little he imagines I have. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Mom and I even learned a few words of Japanese just in case. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they made a waterproof bag for the alethiometer that she could wear around her waist, in case she fell in the sea, she said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He even stuffed the macrobiotic jerky in his coat pocket, in case he needed to threaten any more killer whales. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Our lives were a series of actions twinned with “just in case” reactions. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I did not want to be too far from my family in case they needed me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Catherine is allowed to stand in the back behind the cameras, just in case I have an emergency. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And just in case Dad isn’t catching what Scoob’s throwing, he adds, “I wanted to leave with her.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Ranofer wandered over and inspected it, just in case, and found the usual fresh wad of clay covering the latch, with the imprint of Gebu’s ring pressed into it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “We can leave them in the mailbox, in case we don’t cut school tomorrow.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Worry twines in my chest, and I keep unsticking my feet, in case I need to run out to find Dad and tell him I want to go home, now. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I yelled, in case Jay was somewhere close enough to hear me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Whilst they plotted Washington’s downfall, I dozed in a chair in the hallway in case they needed victuals or a bottle of port. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile we bind him, but in such a way that in case of attack he can be released at once. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dylan and I both lean into one another and duck our heads, just in case whatever that was tries to take a swipe at us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I’m watching the roads carefully, in case I ever do decide to make this journey alone, by foot or by bus. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z FBI agents were sent to stake out the beach in case the saboteurs returned. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z We’ll circle back to the buildings, in case more people show up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Since me and Mr. Leroy were ’bout to take a dangerous trip and he had the Preacher’s fancy pistol in case anything bad happened, I thought maybe I should take something along too. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I opened the door to the pantry, just in case, but there was only food. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Walking the outer perimeter of the fence, the patrolman clapped his hands and shouted, in case the animals were hiding under Curly’s trailer or snoozing in the shade of the bulldozing equipment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be ready to use it at a moment’s notice, in case Marburg or Ebola ever came to the surface again. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She needed to hide and change, in case Donovan came after her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They could have been installed years ago, in case of robberies. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z FOREMAN: HOW do I know? 2ND JUROR: I wonder if they let us go home in case we can’t finish tonight. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I bite my lip and glance around to see if Carver Jamison or anyone else from the popular group is hiding out, in case they’re playing some sort of mean joke. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Great plan, Noah. Except, how about you tell her? I’ll be hiding in the closet, in case she goes ballistic.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z After finishing the round, which took about twenty minutes, he started again just in case some had fallen back asleep or had not heard him the first time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to know what it was like,” she said, “in case it was my last chance. I never wanted to take him away from you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was being quiet, in case she was asleep. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “So this was a publicity stunt, and you're here in case a journalist shows up and reports on an empty building?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The CIA stashed rubles, gold coins, and even jewelry in the emergency kit for pilots to bargain with in case they were captured. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His nose was getting congested.“I mean, they tricked us. I sort of wanted to open the window too, when I saw those wolves charging. You know, in case it wasn’t fake.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She didn’t know what she would do when she got there, but she would be as close as possible in case there was something she could do. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was running right and left, exhausted, consoling friends, checking with the Jewish Council just in case the order had been rescinded. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The pair nodded, afraid to speak in case that broke the silence rule. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But Ophie had no way of doing so when she was stuck running around all day, fetching fresh tea and sitting by Mrs. Caruthers in case she needed another log thrown on the fire. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He also said we had to watch out for cop cars in case they were looking for who tied up and robbed that old store dude last night. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I won’t tell you where, in case this owl falls into the wrong hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I take the laptop, underwear, lingerie, and the hotel key to hide in my room, in case Amá ever decides to come in here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Seven took the vial back from Thorn and put it into her rucksack, which was filled with jelly bean fish pods, just in case. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And then I take another picture just in case they ever tear it down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He wanted to have it ready in case the police stopped him and asked questions. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Anyway. Just in case I forgot to mention it. I love you. Did I get around to mentioning that?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Sit away from them in the theater and see the movie, too. You’ll be around just in case.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Butler checked the porta-radar, muting the volume in case the equipment betrayed their position. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It's made to ward us off, in case we get lost on a rover EVA later on. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They are being saved only in case they could help me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The latter will be for my mother and Prim, in case they have medical duties. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Inside was a stash of jerky he carried, just in case. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Shame it doesn’t come with a parachute — in case you get too near a dementor.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I leaned in and kissed him closely, my face against his, whiskers on whiskers, skin on skin, holding it there, longer than normal, in case it gave him even a split second of pleasure. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had brought a collection of poems in case she had time to read, and her writing notebook, and her small troll with rhinestone eyes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, I had her letter in my desk drawer in case I ever needed proof a girl had actually dug me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I’m carrying a printout of that email in my hands, just in case they need proof that I actually belong at this school. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Also, in case you’re wondering Mr. Edgar Street boarded a train to some old mining town not long ago. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z If a fight breaks out between a man and a woman do they cross in the middle of the block to watch or run to the corner in case it gets messy? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, should I buy a new dress just in case I get to be on the team?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Well, I’m eleven now, folks, and, in case you haven’t heard, I don’t wet my bed anymore. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I have to get up to use the tin can under my bed, which, to be on the safe side, has a rubber mat underneath in case of leaks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She wiped her hand slowly and calmly over her face, in case there was anything on it—dirt, spit, or blood. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis announces to everybody, in case we didn’t hear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I plucked it up — it might have some of her personal possessions inside, and I wanted to keep some memory of her in case I found her family. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I kept it by my bed in case I got thirsty in the middle of the night. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Their backpacks and the bowls went on a faded portable table and were slid across so the guards on the other side could have them ready in case of a possible search. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “All I know is I want to work on rockets,” I added, just in case we were having an argument that wasn’t apparent yet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I stared hard at everything we passed so I could take a picture in my head to remember in case we never came back to Alabama. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z We stop in the foyer and, instead of entering the sanctuary, we go straight downstairs to the basement and take our turns coming out of the bathroom just in case someone asks where we were. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I was pretending it was Lice’s butt. He’s gone, by the way, in case you hadn’t figured that out.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I try to tell him I’m being helpful because I’m giving people information about what I want for my birthday in case they want to buy me something but Dad introduces me to another person. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Octavian stood in front with a knife and a Beanie Baby lion, just in case anyone needed to consult the god of cutesy collectibles. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All the dogs were brought back on board, in case Dog Town was destroyed by the shifting ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Seth poured the remnants of the hot chocolate into the drain in case it could be of use to the deformed fairy. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I take a long look at the ceiling and I nod in case she's watching me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And I kept my hand on my Swiss Army knife in case he touched me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She liked to talk aloud when she was alone, just in case any spirits were listening. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But we barely fit, because Great-Uncle Jim saved a whole lot of things, just in case of who knows what. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z "But just in case there is a real fire, it's good we practice, right?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I pretend to look for a box of frozen pastry shells in case it’s Juan. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I memorized this information in case the authorities asked me where I worshipped my religion. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a heap of rags, a few bars of soap, and a carton of baking soda in the indoor lavatory, Miss Larsen tells me, in case you want to freshen up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “You want to tell me again? Just in case I didn’t hear you?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yes. There’s always a spare, just in case.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But when they saw how the cattle kept moving, Josiah got worried and decided to brand them in case they got off reservation land. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I drove around the perimeter of Jefferson Park so we could avoid driving past our houses, just in case our parents had woken up and discovered us missing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We’ll need to have ourselves a second line in case they get through,” said the innkeeper. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Reynie had sat beneath the blue helmet, just in case it might work. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Before they went to sleep, Edwin showed Cole how to suspend the coolers of fresh food from high branches in case bears visited during the night. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But every time a pilot chooses a plan, he is supposed to prepare a backup in case things go awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "You stand in the doorway in case it gets away from me!" he told the guard. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head bowed in case of low-hanging branches, but did not answer Harry’s question. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They may keep him alive, in case they want to squeeze more information out of me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She said it’s only in case there’s another situation at school. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Goon grabs a bunch of cartons of milk and asks, “Ay, can we take this in case somebody needs it on the street?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I pull out my phone and scroll through the numbers until I get to Kim’s number, which I put into my phone under the name Pizza in case anyone found it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Get the chores done,” he said, “and be there in case they need to send for hep. Too bad Miss Love ain’t got a telephone.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “It might be best if you stood back a ways and stayed quiet. Just in case.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I knew there wasn’t any funerals going on that day, but I still showed up ready to work, just in case something popped up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I even searched for Marcus’s name with the words “alibi witness” after it, in case I missed it somewhere, but no real results came up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Not sure why he needs me anymore—I’m really just a safety net in case he has a question. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “And in case you don’t know, they want to tell you with a lethal combination of houses, cars, and diamonds.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Just a little tip in case you ever have anything to do with fairies. But I think it works only on the blue kind.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I turned my head to see where the door was, in case. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Should I confess my sins and pray, in case the potion proved too strong? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dad asks how I’m doing, and he even turns the volume down on the television just in case I want to pour my heart out, but I don’t. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “That way the stuff’ll not be in plain sight, in case someone else happens along.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “So even if I overdose I’ll have a certain advantage, a grace period. With an antidote on hand for myself, just in case...” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Two blue T-shirts—one to wear and one to pack, just in case. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I nod to let her know I’ve heard her, but I’m afraid to speak in case my feelings spill out of me and I lose control. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A pitchfork and shovel lay against the cabin; I took the pitchfork, just in case there was danger, and sped down the path. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Tandlemann waited for a moment in case the husband wanted to respond to his wife. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Just in case, he also scrawls it in ink on the inside waistband of his pants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I planted my feet in case the ball suddenly came my way. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I look at the three locks on the door and decide just to flip the one closest to the knob in case I have to make a quick exit. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Making her bow ready, just in case, she sped forward and flew alongside them, calling: “Angels! Halt and listen to me! I am the witch Ruta Skadi, and I want to talk to you!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t hurt to have another one, he thought, in case the blackouts continued. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I don’t want to kill Rufus’s phone battery in case the Plutos reach out, so Lidia and I agree to hang up at the same time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I asked her why, she said it was in case we were ever robbed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I kept the stories in a stack under my bed, keeping them just in case, though I doubted Baba would ever again ask me to read them to him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He makes me go in case the doctor has questions because I’m older than Malachy and that means I must have started all the trouble. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t sprinkle it on anything, but I had it in case I needed to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She carried a bucket with a washrag and some hot water, ready to make an excuse in case anyone asked what she was about. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I didn't mention the toffee apple in case it counted as throwing money away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Well, that sure makes me laugh. Poor old Travis is about to fall apart, in case nobody’s noticed.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Just in case on the last day that Queens, New York, existed, Mami might call her family to let them know she was still alive. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She certainly wasn’t passing out her phone number in case I ever needed to call my brother at her apartment. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I wrote Sookie above his head and made an arrow, in case there was any question. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t think they’ll come back here. But in case they do, we’d better put some rocks and things in the doors. Are you too tired?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z After Papa’s big decision, she kept leftover sausage or ham or fried steak-a-lean in her warming oven in case we came by after school. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to press the issue in case it made the princess change her mind. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “But I’ll concentrate further, just in case I may be wrong.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He carried Chinese court dress with him in his canoe in case he should meet Chinese agents coming from the East. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I'd be able to have some privacy in case I got tongue-tied or started to cry. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He donned an old, well-worn doublet, in case his niece had a mind to throw another cup of wine in his face, but he left his sword belt hanging on the back of his chair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Spoiler alert: Mayhem survives,” I said out loud to him, just in case he could hear me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She knew the name and address, because Momma had made her write it down four times, on each paper bag, in case something happened: Mrs. Cilla Logan, 1724 Ocean Drive, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you telling me in case I forgot?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Just in case one of them gets past us.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, just in case, here’s my name and address,” he said, handing her a card. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept the mending basket close to hand in case I needed to hide my crime. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After I refused, she gave me songs to practice at home in case I changed my mind. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He stayed out until midnight in case somebody needed an emergency ride. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m mixed race, in case you wonderin’, but I live with white peoples before. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “What does he have in case I have something planned with Aaron Fischman in the near future?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And I needed them to believe me about that lady, in case she came back. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I unlocked my door just in case he had any tricks up his sleeve. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a letter in case he died. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "Optimum darkness occurs at oh-three-hundred hours," he says, looking at the new watch his mom gave him, the kind that tells you what time it is in Tokyo, just in case you're wondering. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I think you better go down and get the Captain. Bring him up here in case it gets worse.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He keeps the remote out of reach, just in case his sister or I want to turn the TV back on. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Mother keeps the windows open in all our bedrooms while we’re gone, like Mrs. Darling, just in case we come flying home when she’s not expecting us.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I imagine this was to provide some degree of protection for die people below in case there was anything—or anyone—thrown down from above. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Some ladies carried their salvation gloves in their purse in case they ran into a Catholic unexpectedly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case I ever escaped. I had some pieces of metal back there, too, but nothing the right size. This needle is perfect,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m supposed to drop something off at the Deuce. And the house is a wreck. I can’t leave it like this, in case somebody from the church comes over.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Presently he emerged, carrying a large green book which was always kept there in case the King wanted to know anything. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She needs some extra clothes in case she wins and makes it to another show, where they pretend it’s the next day even though they really tape five in one afternoon. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t think he would lie down, too, but she left room enough in case he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After the deliveries the next Saturday, I decided to see if the Marysville Free Public Library had a back door, in case someone with a twisted criminal mind was waiting for me out front. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Want a hanky, Potter, in case you start crying in Transfiguration?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” she said to Alex, in case you haven’t figured out the name of the mystery man, “but which one of us are you checking out?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was tempted to contact Liddy to see how things were going, but the walkie-talkies were to be used only in case of emergency. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The other children had organized a system so that in case of visitors, whoever was closest would reach out and stop whatever might be moving on the table before the guests noticed and were startled. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go warn Babulya to get out of the house, in case the fire spreads!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He thought about asking her what he should do in case of an earthquake but didn’t want to sound like a wimp. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Time to eat, I tell him, in case he has forgotten what six thirty means. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I kick the dirt a little, distracting him, I hope, in case my face is looking too excited. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He had never entertained on such a large scale before and, worried that there would not be enough to drink, ran out at one point to buy another case of champagne just in case. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Uncle Louver wanted nothing to do with it, in case the ghost came looking for it, so he buried it.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I also gathered herbs from the hill above the spring in case I should need them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the world does keep turning even when you’re miserable, in case you didn’t know that, so I went to the Chat ’n’ Chew with the honey the way I always do. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then, just in case I was wrong, I wrote a note explaining what had happened and that I would wait for her in Trebon for a day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just in case Dad was called out by the black phone, I angled away into the trees so he wouldn’t see me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I crept into the hut, leaving the blanket hanging over the door in case somebody should walk by, and knelt down by the bed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi peered under the truck in case Edgar had crawled under it, as she sometimes did, for the warmth of the engine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He had reached his sheep now; it lay ruminating, its alert eyes fixed on him in case he had brought any rolled oats with him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I think you ought to go away really almost at once, in case my disillusioned mouth should suddenly determine to introduce you to my great gQb, which have teeth in them also. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I don’t know this for sure, but that’s what it feels like, so I do what he says just in case. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She winked at me again, just in case I didn’t get it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My father started taking a different route home each evening in case someone was studying his routine. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ares was instructed to fly above the others just in case one of the roaches fell off and had to be caught before it hit the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Almost immediately I heard Mrs. Crowell screaming—she was trying to wake up her family and get them out of the house in case another bomb exploded. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But thinking to kind of warn her, in case she didn’t know that somebody besides me may have seen the peep show, I butted into the silence. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had hunted leopard and lion with his father, and he had already shot his first charging Cape buffalo while his father stood beside him to make the back-up shot in case he missed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she picked up the souvenir picture and said that she’d hand it over to the police, just in case it was of some use. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a couple weeks’ worth of hardtack in there, that’s what the boys eat down south on the front, plus pterofeed in case you can’t find any wandering...whatever that thing eats.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Okay. Khudafis. Have a good day at work in case I don’t see you in the morning.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She then wrote the word on the blackboard in case someone else wanted to use it. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z When she turned down the road to the marina, Dad leaned out the passenger window and began shining the spotlight through the mangroves, in case Abbey was hiding there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The neighbor lady won’t check the closets, you tell yourself, but your body is a statue just in case. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z In the right pocket, hidden in case they should encounter anyone on the stairs, was a rat with a spoon on his head and a cloak of red around his shoulders. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I called his name to get his attention, in case he was hungry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He'd left his dagger on the table as well, so she took that too, just in case Gendry lost his courage. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And I can see across the baseball diamond in case somebody tries to come in here and mess everything up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z That was one of the strict rules for those who were allowed to take their patrol vehicles home with them—you must keep your ears on, just in case a fellow officer needs help. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven kept well away from the opening of the forest near a bench on the other side of the road though, just in case. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But in case that doesn’t work, I have a new pack of Clorox wipes and some extra hand sanitizer in my bag. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s no way he can look at her right now, so he grabs his road map for the sake of somewhere to put his eyes just in case. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I want to make sure my mouth is full in case Kareem tries to ask me any questions. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His father, a nervous type, was afraid to take him again, in case something were to happen, and left him with his aunt and uncle in Concord. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “It’s my address, in case you ever want to write or anything, but I’d understand if you didn’t—” I opened the paper. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Though it was hours before their agreed-upon time, she called in case Zeitoun had gotten there first and was waiting to call her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I call the salon, just in case she's there early doing work before it opens, but the phone rings and rings and then goes to voice mail. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The next morning, I leave early and walk by the fence, just in case I can see Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That’s why every family has someone waiting in a long, winding line—just in case there’s something to line up for. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The executioner backed away from them, holding his pike at the ready in case one of them tried to escape. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The officers on the ground depended on them for support in case of a disturbance, and yards were a frequent site of trouble. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eventually I’ll have to put one on your tongue too,” the Count said, “but I’ll save that for last in case you have any questions.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she was memorizing his face, in case it turned out the girl had been abducted. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I can’t turn around once I get moving. But you shouldn’t be standing here and watching me in case I cheat. Just run into the school. Okay?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Even though I don’t want to stay here, he says I have to apply to at least one school in the state, just in case. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Wood had given instructions that Harry should be accompanied everywhere he went, in case the Slytherins tried to put him out of action. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Joe was isolated in a special room with negative airflow, just in case he did have TB, which can spread in the air and is highly contagious. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The first thing I did was duck back into the hemlocks to hide in case somebody, came along. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is a ticket stub from the first film we ever saw together, the one where I begged my best friend, Elsbeth, to come along, too, in case I got tongue-tied around Bas. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Butterscotch doesn’t like fruit, but she stays close by, just in case somebody drops a piece of bacon. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Only children of Hades can eat them. Nico always kept some in case he got stuck somewhere. But if he’s really imprisoned—” “The giants are trying to lure us,” Annabeth said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to remember it in case I ever felt that way. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Ma closes her eyes again, but I keep my eyes open in case whatever’s moving in the bushes is hungry and sizing me up for a snack. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Just in case I don’t get a chance to mail it myself. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, while the boys are at school, I wait for Matilde, peering out the window in case she comes early. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case a TV reporter comes by and we get to be on television. I want to look my best.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “A big one, in case we got both dragons. And Quent was going to ride one.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I made a couple extras just in case.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instruction number seven said: “Attach handle ‘H’ here for manual operation in case of power failure or in areas where electricity is unavailable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Eliot is eleven. He can feed and entertain himself; I just want an adult in the house, in case of an emergency.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I hand him the license and my school ID in case he might take pity on the fact that I’m still in school. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Meggie thought they looked like birds hunching their heads down beneath their wings in case someone might knock them off. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Just in case I, Hannah Baker—Miss Reputation—was waiting for you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I looked closely to see who it was, one hand close enough to the kitchen knives to pull one easily, just in case. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He told himself that he would have to remember the story she had told him about Doll in case she asked him again. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They went up to it carefully, keeping an eye on the grove in case another one should fall. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I was merely being prudent,” Lord Fredrick replied, in his merry, thoughtless way, “in case we find another twenty-three grubby children wandering in the forest. Twenty-six letters in the alphabet, what!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There wasn’t to be any communication between us in case the VC had lookouts. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s off the hook in case anybody ever starts trying to track down whoever else was in on that killing.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “But just in case ...” She fished around in her large bag and brought out a pair of masks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no time to wait for my mother, so Madam Maryam, who had arrived at the hospital soon after my father, insisted on coming in case I needed a womans help. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I hit the dirt in a hundred sprawling postures, each time righting myself in an instant and skittering to the safety of a tree, tractor or fence, in case the horse was feeling vengeful. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We all got in our flight space suits and huddled in the middle of the Hab, just in case it lost pressure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuffed in another pocket were some biscuits, to wad up into dough balls to bait the hooks with, and five pieces of Queenie’s fried chicken in case I got hungry. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We left the light off, in case someone came into the kitchen, but we were sure Granddad was the only one sleeping at Clairmont. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z By the way, in case you weren’t paying attention or something, did you catch what Mr. Powell called me? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Just in case I do, Kevin, let’s take out some insurance.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just so you know, in case you want to spend some quality time with dreamboat over there.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Chi-Boy slipped off unnoticed, and I knew he was scouting the area in case we had to leave in a hurry. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Michael held off the tears, curious, but quite ready to continue in case Dads further revelation was as disconcerting as the original. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. And I heard you. I just wanted to be prepared in case—” “You could push the right buttons and convince me to change my mind?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Gemini 7 was due to launch in a few months, and I had to be ready to fly it in case anything happened to Jim Lovell. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Never to say bad things out loud just in case evil spirits might hear and make them come true. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t see nothing happening and I didn’t want to cause no problem either, in case she was just running late. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are safety systems in every home and every office building, with multiple levels of redundancy, just in case. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They were so close to each other, I was afraid to shoot in case I hit her instead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ditches crisscrossed the arena floor in case anyone was in the mood for trench warfare. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ahead, there were more thick bushes, and he thought he ought not to go through them, in case of getting the string ripped on a branch. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And then I heard Father coming down the garden and I took my Swiss Army knife out of my pocket and got out the saw blade and held it in case he found us. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Let's go sit in case the police come in here. They won't recognize the backs of our heads," she whispers. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That was why he had a backup plan in case his parents wouldn’t let him keep it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Shifting the satchel to block the view in case Ma's eyes open, I turn to a blank page. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You stay here, Will, just in case. Love, try to get some rest.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And the ten remaining girls in my class lingered in the courtyard every day after school in case these were our last chances to be together. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’d keep getting up to look in case a lantern was swinging in the trees. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But she thought she would have to make sure to live longer than him, in case he ever needed her for anything. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Before Caroline left she wrote down the phone number of the library at the university, where she worked, in case there was an emergency and April needed her. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Celia just shrugs but I keep those tickets safe in a drawer in case there’s ever any question. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Maybe even the jail, in case the town decided they were vagrants. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then I march that newspaper back to the break room, where I leave it face up on a table, in case anyone’s missed the headline. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they were gone but I went to my bureau and checked the bottle just in case. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Stanley sifted his fingers through the fresh piles of dirt, in case he had missed anything. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then all at once everyone started to hurry, moving fast toward the safety of home in case it should happen again. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “He likes to keep watch over the house in case anybody needs a bed to sleep in.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I figured, in case somebody got sick and wanted to see me before they died, but that would be the only reason I'd leave my cabin and come back. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I got some other stuff while I was there; I had already decided to move back to the house, but to leave the cave stocked for the time being, just in case. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The operators would’ve wanted protection in case their creations went haywire...like now. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I am so glad I have type-written out my own journal, so that, in case he asks about Lucy, I can hand it to him; it will save much questioning. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Antique shops?” the woman in Tourist Information began memorizing my features in case a robbery was reported later. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You said at the last camp meeting that the med stuff was low. He didn’t want to take any medicine, in case someone else needed it.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I try to write her a letter, but I start three of them and then crumple them up and stick them in my backpack in case Mom reads my trash while I’m at school. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Bunderson explained that he needed the papers “just in case” he would need to deal with something while Reggie was away on his upcoming mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He probably doesn’t know, either, so he didn’t ask in case it isn’t. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I left the lamp burning in case he woke in the night. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I have been very worried in case that nasty cough of yours comes back.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I’d like to stay, just in case she changes her mind.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bit had stood next to him, mean-mugging the whole time the guy was under the hood just in case he tried to cheat his mom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I wanted a quick escape in case . . . well, whatever. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z No one in the setdement knew exacdy what had happened, but Lana had insisted from the start that care needed to be taken in case they were dealing with something contagious. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like I thought my mom would leave without saying good-bye, but just in case, I had to get out there to tell her I was sorry one more time before she left. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Agents in the past had sensed that they were being followed, and White gave his men advice in case their cover was blown: “Keep your balance, avoid any rough stuff if possible.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Just in case you’ve forgotten,” said Harry, “I’ve already got a house, my godfather left me one. So why would I want this one? All the happy memories?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I don’t recommend using the following terms, but in case you run across them, here’s what they mean. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sort of. I may not ever use it. But I’d like it in case. I’d pay the money whether I used it or not.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood side by side, looking past the settling debris, not daring to talk in case we were dreaming wide awake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I don’t want to sleep in case I dream them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I wondered where Mister Mancini lived and who he might call in case of an emergency. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Such letters had an extra advantage: The writer could include false information in case Americans intercepted the letter. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to think about these things in case the opportunity ever arises.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Most of the clothes had been mangled on Midsummer Eve, but they found a few unshredded items for Grandma to wear in case they succeeded in transforming her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And Mother shouted, “This is my house, too, in case you’ve forgotten.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I would jack another shell into it just in case he decided to come at me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’d taken it along in case I needed to prove who I was, but as a minute ticked by, then two, it seemed less and less likely that I would need it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I pushed the drink a little closer to his face, in case he hadn’t seen it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “It won’t do me any good,” he said in a low voice, “but give it to me in case they search you on the way out.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I did not dare speak to you of the mission with which I knew you had been entrusted, in case he used Legilimency against you,” continued Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I notice the vials of healing salve and pain medicine on the bedside table and shove them in my pocket, just in case we do manage to escape. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "And, yes, he was old when I knew him, in case you're wondering." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Well, okay, but I’m going to eat fast in case I have to run for it.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Scythe Goddard and his crew showed up in a limousine—royal blue studded with mock diamonds, just in case there was any question as to who was inside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When he saw the patron, the poor man frantically rang the schoolhouse bell, which had been hung nearby in case they needed to sound an alarm, and quickly threw himself to the ground. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mention the name of my community, in case they know it’s indigenous and impoverished. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But she went on, needing to dump the contents of her mind in case all the pieces somehow assembled by speaking them aloud. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And in case you were wondering, my jerk brother was home then, and for the rest of the night. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But just in case, I come up on the far side of the dock, out of sight from the porch. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Every team has a reserve fencer who normally was there to be substituted into a match in case of injury of one of the main three fencers or for strategic reasons. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He runs into the room, fast, in case anyone might try and stop him, whooping and jumping with Helena. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if I managed it or not, but in case I did, I come down here to let the sheriff know.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Saucepan Lynn is also a volunteer firefighter, so she cooks in her suspenders in case she has to run off. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Clear out all the evidence in case the strikers seized control of the slaughterhouse? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Thinking that I ought to have a bucket of water in case things got out of hand, I looked desperately around me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I always had a supply of bananas ready in case the chimps arrived. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Almost every person had a flashlight by their side in case of emergency. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Here’s money in case you want to buy something else. Later you can choose whether you want to pack lunch or buy it.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I was hoarding my paychecks, in case I needed the money for tuition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s like Grampa said. The sheriff just wants me to stick around in case I have to answer questions or something. I’ll be all right.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “But in case they do, you want me to lie.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z By fourth period, I’m wearing the baseball cap I brought from home, just in case. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Let me just write you a cheque, just in case, you know? You don’t even have to cash it.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers ran under the bomb and tossed down a thick pile of cotton mattresses—low-tech protection in case of a potentially disastrous fall. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case, I grab an umbrella and figure the back door is my best chance of escaping unseen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Room for all my secrets. Sorry, that’s me attempting humor again, in case you couldn’t tell.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z So Lily gave me what I needed, including a little pill in case I got cramps, which I’d heard could be so bad, they could make you faint. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “When you get home, check downstairs in case any phone messages were left for you between three-thirty and five. If there were, we’ll have to think of some reason why you didn’t take the calls.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m afraid to say it in case I am wrong. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He wanted to check Cari’s pocket just in case he had forgotten, but he knew. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t seem like much of a backup in case something went wrong. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Despite his fraying nerves, Dasch remembered the captain of the U-boat telling him the sailors had a flare in case they had trouble getting back to the submarine. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Did you see how she had her phone primed to call 911 the whole time we were walking through our own house, in case someone was still there, and jumped out at us? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Keep an eye out in case Will comes back here.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Robin ran to get her baby buggy in case the raccoon wanted to go for a ride. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I think about the money I put away just in case there was an emergency. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The first night that he allowed her to walk with him, her entire body was tense with excitement; she was afraid to speak in case he disappeared again. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Will lifted up his tattered tote bag and walked slowly across the road toward them, moving very carefully in case it all disappeared. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They put four of the unbroken jars in the burlap sack, in case they might be able to use them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “He can’t stand being alone for too long. I don’t think it matters, but don’t let him touch Luna, just in case.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z For an agonizing moment, Harry hung in midair, not daring to speed toward Malfoy in case he looked up and saw the Snitch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “New kid,” I said aloud, just in case anybody thought he was actually with me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I sit upright in the seat, keeping the door open just in case. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was to call the neighbors in case of an emergency, and to let himself into the beach house after school. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Repeat it to myself so’s to remember it in case I need to use it again. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, and your parents already have my card, just in case you ‘lose’ yours.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then Mami had to meet Tío Vic in the middle of the night with the gun hidden under her raincoat so it wouldn't be on the premises in case the police came. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He held himself from turning back to look at her, just in case she turned as well, and for a moment he forgot the uncomfortable churning in his stomach. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Having learned from Campion that he had actually come face to face with Thlayli, Blackavar and the rest, he decided to wait some little while, in case they might be on their guard. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was holding my Swiss Army knife with the saw blade out in case he grabbed me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just in case it didn’t, Cole raised the spear over his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He wipes his face on his shirtsleeve and turns to the windowsill where I perch, just in case I need to make a quick exit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d even wrapped it in a plastic bag, in case it rained. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z He tried to remember what she’d been wearing in case he had to explain the missing stuff to his mom. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be better to handle this myself, in case I got in trouble. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Up? Peris, how am I going to—” “Straight out the door, in a big rack—bungee jackets. There’s a whole bunch in case of a fire.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I put all of our supplies in it—baggies, dog treats, water bottles, and a plastic bowl in case the dogs get thirsty while we’re out. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “It won’t be ready for a while, but I’ll show you which one it is, and maybe you can gather it for me, in case I have to go before it’s ready.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My mom puts the glass down on the table, a single clank to spell out her annoyance, in case I couldn’t see it from the look she gives me now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I went into the bathroom, threw my socks in the hamper — they looked clean, but just in case — and put my arms around Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His grandma was on the settee, holding on to his mum, rubbing her back as she threw up into a small bucket they kept nearby just in case. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z "A third mouthpiece," said Dr. Corey, "in case you swallow the other two." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wear a bandage around my head though, just in case physical exertion should bring it back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Woodwell says the only thing I need right now is a screwdriver and a pry bar, but I bring along a hammer, too, just in case I want to hit something. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I decided to go to the cafeteria a few minutes late just in case no one came. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Two sheriff’s cars from Midland were parked in front with their lights off, there just in case the location of the coin toss had leaked out and crowd control was needed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoves two fingers down Lincoln’s throat and presses down on the back of the tongue, just in case food or drink is lodged in the esophagus. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Someplace close to a city,” Annabeth suggested, “in case we need supplies. But somewhere out of the way, so the Romans will have trouble finding us. Any ideas?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But that was what he did, just in case. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I guess that’s all right. Hurry back though, in case it starts to thunder.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I grabbed the keys from the kitchen drawer where Mom kept them and wrote a note in case they woke up while I was gone. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z "Take your fee out of this and keep the rest for me in case I go away," I said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I had to tie the raft to the lifeboat with a second rope, in case the first should break or become loose. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I went downstairs and slipped out the backdoor, pretending I was going to the outhouse, in case she woke up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe they give kids the questions in case of nerves. They don’t want you to stumble on live TV.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Fred’s table was far enough away to give them privacy but close enough for him to come to her aid, just in case. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The intern turned sideways in his chair in case of attack, but the kicker stayed slumped in sadness. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept their voices down, just in case, but they sang eagerly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I blew it again and again, just in case the wind was blowing funny or something. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Oh, by the way, in case I hadn’t mentioned it before: Dad’s a lawyer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I shoved my way through and jumped to the side in case of projectiles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Just in case the laundry hasn’t been done, and the old woman is about to pitch a fit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Lina, do you understand? Tell her it’s in case she needs money.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The coach kept him on the team even when he wasn’t running, just in case he might show up at a meet. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They all understood that she meant in case there were no more birthdays. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I thought we weren’t starting crystal balls until next term,” Ron muttered, casting a wary eye around for Professor Trelawney, in case she was lurking nearby. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I have my back against the bricks of the building, in a narrow space between two windows, in case anyone inside happens to look out. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Breathing hard, you put your ear against the apartment door and listen for a few seconds, just in case. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “It seemed wrong to leave nothing in case they ever came back. And there’s a canister of macaroni we never used because it had things in it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I step back in case his killer guard dogs charge. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Last year, I always tried to have my gear ready in case I had to make a speedy retreat in the night. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lily is my older sister, in case you didn’t know, which you didn’t, because I’ve only just started the story. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I told her about the BCMA, just in case she hadn’t heard about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, afraid to speak in case it came out as someone else’s words. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They daren’t confide in each other, not knowing whom to trust; they are scared to speak out, in case their suspicions are true and their families are targeted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In a way, that's why I sort of wanted to get some practice in, in case I ever get married. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z All six of them now wore their flight space suits, in case they had to scramble for an emergency takeoff in the MAV. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to get pictures of Limerick stuck in my head in case I never come back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He had a lovely singing voice and a gallant habit of carrying pins in his pant cuffs, in case his dance partner’s dress strap failed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I use the door on the opposite end of the school, just in case anyone happens to glance out her window. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We’ve even dug some irrigation ditches, in case there’s a drought. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Plus, just in case some hitting did occur, it protected important body parts. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I don’t know if he means to keep cutting the oak tree or work on the chest but I say, Yes, just in case he means the chest. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve put a deposit down to hold you a spot, in case you want to enroll for seventh grade. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Did our family talk about the future or make contingency plans in case the situation got worse? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Pulling on the door handle behind me, I swiftly move into the peephole’s line of vision, in case Mom decides to check up on things. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And just in case he was too out of it to pick up on the subtlety of the smile, I gave him the finger, then left without saying a word. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t want anyone to recognize me, in case word got back to Mom and Dad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That's a wrestling hold, in case you don't know, where you get the other guy around the neck and choke him to death, if you feel like it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He had a broken leg too, in case there was any doubt. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Mack wrote out a paper transferring the frogs to Lee in case there should be any question. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the children watched from outside the door, keeping their distance in case whatever these people suffered from was contagious. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But she’s also supposed to keep an ear out for her phone, in case a text comes in. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But I knew she wasn’t talking about her outfit, and I felt uncomfortable telling her she looked pretty, in case it might be interpreted as something more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I got my legs blown off, in case you forgot.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I brought my sketchbook too, in case the portfolio wasn't enough, and he spends even more time looking at that. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m taking notes now, in case he wants them later. My mom says he went teen-crazy but it won’t last forever.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Later I would make three photocopies, one to reside permanently next to my body, in my wallet, as a kind of personal asterisk, I thought, in case of accidental death. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was for safekeeping, people said, in case Deborah’s house ever caught fire. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. I’ll find her. You wait here in case she comes back.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He licks my chin, just in case there are any leftovers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to startle her, just in case she’d fallen asleep somewhere she hadn’t planned to. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s good the flashlight’s out, in case someone is watching the building,” Petra whispered. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I stay still, nervous about doing anything, in case it’s stupid or he doesn’t like it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z French officials made sure that French markings on the cannon were removed in case the British captured them in battle. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom is the hero of this whole story, in case you were wondering. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “He leaves it near the phone in case Mama wants to get in touch with him.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Another door in the kitchen leads out to the backyard, just in case. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The two mice clung to the screen itself; some of us braced ourselves behind them, in case they should slip. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Howard kept his horses in town in case something came of it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were around the edge of the cafeteria, out of sight of building four in case Mr. Banner was watching, I stopped. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Can take a bag with me just in case, pick up any cans or bottles I happen to see. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec wanted the cover in case the people they were planning to confront sent canvassers out at night. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And I hide the sheet inside my purple fleece and stuff it way under my bed where Dad can’t find it in case he changes his mind. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I even insist she take my sleeping bag, in case it's not possible to rendezvous by nightfall. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell them what I knew and all about my conversation with Detective Inspector Pearce but she had told me to say nothing for now in case people started to hope. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope this holeless baby proves that my mother did not prepare a box of clean ashes beside the birth bed in case of a girl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad used to joke about how they were forced to sleep in separate bedrooms in case they talked about each other’s work,” their daughter, Barbara, recalled. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes he stays until the next morning, in case I have nightmares again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We adopted the religion of our colonizers, but most people held on to the old ancestral ways, too, just in case. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z What would happen to the people who lived there in case of fire? When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All the others should be eating dinner now—I made sure of that—but in case we run into someone, we wear black jackets to conceal most of our Amity clothing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in case she became a famous writer, Lynn practiced writing little stories in her diary: Once upon a time a funny witch cast a spell on all the world’s creatures. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We were required by law to keep open most of the time in case travelers came by. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm was delighted to find that the police carried baby bottles, in case they found an abandoned child. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She tilted her head a little in case Trotter couldn’t see. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Just now he’s afraid to set down his hands in case they pass right through the table. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I went out to the barn to look the cattle over more carefully, in case any of them had been hurt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case I still doubted who he meant it for, he locked his gaze on me once again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He jumped just in case he’d suddenly sprouted ten inches, but his fingertips never brushed the bottom rung. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was so quiet behind the door that Meggie scarcely dared breathe in case the two men heard her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The caseworkers had taught us how to call 911, and we learned how to write our address on a piece of paper in case we got lost. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They had only apples left in their food supply, and Dicey wanted to save them, in case. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But all I can talk her into is taking the Pure Protein sports bar I always carry in my bag in case my sandwich lets me down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari cleared his throat and looked uncomfortable, but we decided to go with the Saturday plan, just in case. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I'll set it aside for the day in case they come back, sure—beyond that, it's not my problem. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Finn sniffled and reached for Emma’s hand, just in case Ms. Morales looked in her rearview mirror. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I guess I wouldn’t mind if a deputy kind of hung around here for a while, just in case.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She was being extra clever, she knew, changing the sex of the sufferer, just in case the healer had heard of the woman in the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Remember that, in case I get famous or something. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to fight or be in a new revolution; she was just trying to help her friend in case he was in danger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I keep hold of the keg for a minute in case the skiff decides to disappear again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And just in case Byrd and Frank weren’t sure what the noise was, Aunt Nancy shouts again, longer and louder this time, “TUUUUUUURRRRKEYYYYYY BRAAAAAAAIIINS!” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Uncle took his place behind White Deer, and Father made me get in front of him near Red Rabbit’s head— just in case Red Rabbit panicked anyway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z So Aisling’s father had ordered all the old rituals, even though he did not believe in them, just in case. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped his task and stood near the tree in case the strange animal should be coming. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A man on the dole must be ready in case another man on the dole brings up Hitler or Mussolini or the terrible state of the Chinese millions. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She wanted to give Clary a hug but didn’t, in case it would embarrass her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Sure, Dad,” he'd be able to say, "here's yer money. I kept it on me in case the pigs raided our house, like.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Henry and Camilla arrived separately—in case Charles decided to show up, I think—which, thank God, he didn’t. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I reach into my pocket for the bobby pin I carry with me, just in case, and bend down to examine the lock. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’m nervous to visit the art rooms in case we get in trouble for interrupting a class, but it turns out I didn't need to be nervous at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At first, Magdalys had just sent him along a random series of turns in case Riker or any of his Kidnapping Club tried to follow them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They had loaded food, clothes, tools, and utensils in the wheelbarrow, in case they might be able to barter with comforts instead of freedom. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Smasher chased the chickens a little to keep in practice in case there should ever be sheep to herd. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The building is three stories of solid brick with long windows on the first and second floors that have solid steel shutters that could be closed in case of atomic bomb blasts, riots, or invasion. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z During this time I help tend to Gale, apply snow coat to my cheek, try to remember everything I can about the uprising in District 8, in case it will help us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "I meant that you don't look any different than you usually look," he said softly, just in case his mom was standing on the other side of the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was very hard to move through crowds in the Invisibility Cloak, in case you accidentally trod on someone, which tended to lead to awkward questions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But it was important that it looked like a letter of introduction in case it fell into the wrong hands. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Winterbottom had read out a long list to us of where she would be in case we needed her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I wanted to watch out the window in case I wasn’t dreaming. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Near the explosive they taped two specially adapted alarm clocks—two, just in case one malfunctioned. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They admired him, sure, but didn’t want to get too close in case something backfired. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed two of the cookies and looked at them real good in case By had put bugs or something on them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Later she explained: “I think the King wants to be with Sir Gawaine, in case he can moderate between them.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d made a copy weeks earlier, in case he lost the original, and it had somehow gotten away from him between the copy store and Powell’s. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She even gave me her cell number in case I wanted to text her scene ideas for her character. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Oh. Right, like in case it's that lady calling." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the orange,” I whispered, in case anybody from school might be listening in. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I had gotten only a few KJs from Father before he went away, which I hoped to keep in case of need. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I checked my closet, just in case there was a giant invisible possum or gopher or something lurking there. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Olga was the clean one,” she adds, in case it didn’t sting enough. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It had been built some fifty years back, hidden in the woods, right near the river just in case somebody needed baptizing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Just in case, he called out, “It’s me, Thomas. The new guy. Well, second-newest guy.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As each class drew to an end, she braced herself in case she ran into Trip in the hall, rehearsed what she’d say. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Here, in case you need anything from the car.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes! We have to be present in case, in case...” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To Mollie’s distress, they even held Ernest, too, in case he was covering for his younger brother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Proper British airmen flying over the European Continent carry a couple of photographs in their emergency kit, just in case they’re shot down and need fake ID. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I grab my napkin and wipe my face in case any boogers came out with it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I tried pushing the door open a little bit in case I had to make a quick escape but it was jammed tight. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The room had a fireplace where we could boil water for our tea or an egg in case we ever came into money. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Grandma stepped out onto the back porch, holding on to the railing in case it was icy, but it wasn’t. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She’d spent this time making a copy of the document, in case anything happened to the fragile original. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she will wait a bit longer in case her uncle comes home, in case she hears anyone pass by, the town crier, a fireman, an American serviceman with gallantry on his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. Things aren’t that bad. And your father and I always have a backup plan. Just in case.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Curly armed himself with the flashlight and entered one of the Travelin’ Johnnys, leaving the door slightly ajar in case a hasty exit was required. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I curled my fingers around Riptide, just in case I had to fight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Two more stood on the next boat dock over, just in case we tried to escape that way. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We stood there in front of the door for a minute, just in case. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z And then a couple of months later when she liked Jason Hatami, we hung out at his dad’s hardware store on the weekends, just in case Jason stopped by. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z We were taught how to baptize in case of emergency. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She selected a mug she didn’t care for, in case he dropped it. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She carefully folded the tapestry over the door, just in case someone came in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They do have maps, but they are not allowed to mark balloons or new airfields on them, in case they lose the maps and you lot pick them up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Someone must have been hoarding sugar just in case there was a direct hit on the airfield and everybody needed cheering up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There was a telephone, in case of trouble. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I grew my hair long to hide it in case it was a flower-stem neck. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know your serum don’t work, right? Just in case you were still wondering.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I better get inside, in case he sees me,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Newer maximums and mediums and many older ones have ceiling-mounted chemical agent dispensers in case of riot, and often an officer in an observation booth who can activate them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fool’s listening for the dial tone again, in case someone tries to call. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Or in case I don’t make it. I need you to.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I wrote a fresh note and left it under a rock in the middle of the AT, just in case, hoisted my pack, and went down to the pond, where there was a shelter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A Bootlace, in case you haven’t had the pleasure of handling one, is not round. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z On the small porch, there are a couple of rocking chairs and hooks holding sickles, a scythe, and extra-sharp swords within close reach, in case shamblers get through the barrier fence. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I’ll be away on the tour; in case you need to get hold of me, write to my Washington address. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was silly for me to imagine mobsters lurking around, but still, I was happy we’d found seats against the airport wall . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sure this will never come up, but in case it does, I want you to know the truth.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Good afternoon,” he says, glancing around with intense brown eyes, as though he’s surveying the room in case he needs materials to build a last-minute booby trap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrink in my seat, just in case the teacher decides to blow fire from his nostrils like a dragon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She started up yet again, saying every line of “We Real Cool” as loud as she could, in case Cecile hadn’t heard her. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “The snow in the dark, it plays tricks on your eyes....But perhaps we ought to Disapparate under the Invisibility Cloak, just in case?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’d say you’re sixteen. And in case you were wondering, five foot nine . . . brown hair. Oh, and ugly as fried liver on a stick.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then both of us, following the same, silent cue, started walking again, more cautiously this time, in case something else came around the corner. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I also packed a bag with sensible things like jeans and sweaters with hoods and underwear, and socks to wear at night on our hands and feet in case of bugs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about picking it up and waiting near the edge of the catwalk, in case Sookie needed it. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “But just in case, can I take a picture of your picture?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And like always, in case of emergency, in case me and Mama Ya-Ya get separated, I know I’m to go to Missionary Baptist Church. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He placed me in a comfortable chair, and arranged the phonograph so that I could touch it without getting up, and showed me how to stop it in case I should want to pause. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘I will prepare a room for you at the palace in case you do not survive. Perhaps your chambers would look good decorated with the skulls of monks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As I pushed open the door, Miss Turner leaned over and said to me, “Sam, we have some very good books on plants and trees and animals, in case you get stuck.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the kids stood on every corner, in fact, just in case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “And it’s helped us rather a lot, in case you hadn’t noticed!” said Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z For our fishing expeditions either Abbey or I always brought a camera, just in case. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he's gliding away, and I hold myself still in case this is a trick and he's really sneaking up behind me to see if I can get my hands loose. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It takes a second—my mom keeps her purse full of “just in case” stuff, like Kleenex, gum, a pocketknife. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I twist my lips back and forth for a moment before sliding it into my pocket, trying hard to play it cool in case he’s somehow watching. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “My kid, here!” he yelled at the legion, in case anyone hadn’t heard. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Some old people who didn’t slap the children for being slappable; who saved that strength in case it was needed for something important. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m glad my mom brought a day bag after all, “just in case.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “They said it would help his kids in case they come down with cancer. He had five kids, what was he going to do?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But it too was preparing new pilots—just in case. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sending it forty-eight months early gives it plenty of extra time in case fuel reactions go slower than expected. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Amber was mad because she wanted to go down to the schoolyard in case any cute boys were hanging about. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He then filed the document with the Roman Senate, putting the might of Rome behind his wishes in case the Egyptians had ideas about taking control Pompey was appointed to serve as the children’s guardian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, before orchestra practice, I bring a sweater and a small square of old canvas tarp, in case I want to sit on the ground. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I will read what I have written and talk more to him, in case a voice helps. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought that was better, in case one broke down; Mr. Klein and his wife went, too, and finally Mother decided to go. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Rado’s dad always made sure the gas can was full, but I checked anyway, just in case. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We jotted down questions for Kevin to ask in case the jury ran out—fat chance of that happening. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I give Rue some matches and she makes sure I have plenty of leaves in case my stings flare up again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And in the corner of his eye, Percy could see one of the dolphin-men holding a knife at Annabeth’s throat in case she tried anything tricky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I refuse to look around in case I see someone, everyone, watching me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I’ll need someone to hold this underneath the tile when I take it off, just in case stuff comes out,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I sat on the floor in case I seized. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “You may as well start on something happy to get the chill out just in case I survive the afternoon.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I always insist on walking into the washroom myself, but there’s always someone there, just in case, and for some reason it’s always a woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But I scan the room again and don’t say his name aloud just in case. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Just in case,” she said, slipping in their simple food of rice wrapped up in leaves and salted boiled eggs. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I have the light, so I’ll go first. Then Jacob will follow, in case there are ... things down there.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Finn threw his last smoke bomb over his shoulder, just in case any guards tried to follow. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Today I packed a suitcase with the stuff I’d need in case we had to flee, but as Mother correctly noted, “Where would you go?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Piper wanted to think he was happy and content right now ... in case they failed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Jay stood back from me in case God struck me down for lying. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It was mine, in case you were wondering,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Here, in case Lazlo might miss his meaning, was the best possible example of a scholar occupying his mind with “important matters.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I pull my hood over my head in case I forget when we finally get out of the car. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “They think they’re your daughters, in case you forgot. All they want is to respect you. They said you have to improve conditions at Levy Pants if you want to see them again.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You picked up little tricks: overturning your boots each morning in case a scorpion or some other critter had crept inside; shaking out your blanket for rattlesnakes before lying down at night. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I’m hoping I brought enough money in case we need to get you to a doctor. Don’t suppose there are any understone funds out here, hmm?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Roli and I have worked out a plan just in case. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what it was, at first—a wad of dull gray cloth—but when I touched it I realized it was silk, so I took it, in case it was important. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tom just happened to be the neighbor Granddaddy had given his only extra frontdoor key, in case he ever locked himself out of the house. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Just so you’re prepared in case, I mean, in case you see it or what—” “Oh, get over yourself,” I said, and took the two steps I needed to get to him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Dad had plunged inside the mine with the rescue team—they proudly called themselves the Smoke Eaters—and drove straight to the site of the pulverized pillar just in case there was anybody hurt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I will stay in case you need help, Mama,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She would make sure to build a locker under her house too, in case he needed to hide in it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On the way we picked up a few pebbles, just in case Mami asked what we were doing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Both of them angled slightly away from each other for a better view of their flanks, in case something dangerous tried to sneak up on them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Even the five-and-dime, which isn't segregated now but where a woman is paid, my grandmother says, to follow colored people around in case they try to steal something. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z But in case I don’t wake up because of some complication, I shoot them one last text: Whatever happens to me, scatter me at Althea. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He could tell she was worried, and not wanting to hang around in case he annoyed her, he quickly picked out a murder story and a book about China and said good-bye. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “When the Mosses’ attorney asks a question, just wait a second in case I want to object. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Somebody at the directorate gave it to me. It’s quite old. But it’s good to have just in case.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So it was important to check the fences regularly, just in case there were breaks or any loose wire. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Kendra prepared to roll away in case he charged and tried to kick her again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We were marched down the tunnel flanked by dracaenae, with Kelli and the giant in back, just in case we tried to run for it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Why didn't Bas go home, the officer suggested, and wait a year in case he changed his mind. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Ophie swallowed, and pulled her legs and knees closer to her in case her hands were dirty, the way Mrs. Caruthers always seemed to think they were. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Alex looked through the rest of the apartment, in case there was anything there they needed to take with them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I said, ‘No, let’s keep it at $28,’ because I wanted people to remember it as a $20 stock, not a $30 stock, just in case it didn’t go so well. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They saw no immediate reason to join the enormous queue, but they were unwilling to come away from the beach in case a boat should suddenly appear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It also had thick foliage for hiding in case someone came in to get me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z All the SD pilots carry pistols when they fly to France, he said, just in case. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z That night, Olanna told Odenigbo, “We need to get some petrol on the black market; we don’t have enough in case anything happens.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Carl’d kept the title in his own name, held it for them, called it a lease in case they got checked. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I made short work of the food, keeping one eye on the door in case Mr. Robert walked in. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It's not like the Pathfinder team is hanging around JPL just in case their long-dead probe is repaired by a wayward astronaut. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She had said it was better to own property rather than cash but he suspected that, for her, it was a safety net in case Port Harcourt fell. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She tried the home phone, in case the water had miraculously dropped below the phone box and the wiring was undamaged. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The person on watch duty always kept it in case she or he needed to flash the SOS. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, in case suitors begin clamoring at the door, you can tell them I’m wearing this as an emblem.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “We always take two vehicles in this country, in case one breaks down,” Carrie explained. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case, I wanted to make sure Miss Love knew she could count on me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Still, I keep my gun up by my face, in case they decide to come back. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Still, you had to go by the book, in case of a tribunal later on. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Just in case they don’t get the joke,” she supplies. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She is still crying, but she is solid and real, and just in case, I pinch her skin, and she pretends not to notice. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She filled her pockets with packs of matches, and Doon put all the remaining candles in his sack—in case they arrived in the new city at night. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a big believer of having a bat under the bed to protect the family, just in case. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I want you to stay up top with the flying shoes. You’re the Red Baron, a flying ace, remember? I’ll be counting on you for backup, in case something goes wrong.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Then there was no more, just a big bowl’s worth left for Papa in case he came home tonight. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I took the M for Merriam and the W for Webster; just in case, and brought the heavy, leather-bound books over to a table. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z After Henrietta checked into the hospital, a nurse drew blood and labeled the vial colored, then stored it in case Henrietta needed transfusions later. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I’d memorized it in case I needed to call it at any point, so I gave it to her. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Draws wouldn’t count, and in case of a 9–9 tie, the reigning champion would retain his title. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Genie flat-out stared, but when Grandpop closed the fridge, a big jug of tea in his hand, Genie turned away fast, just in case the old man could somehow see him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. Each portable is connected to the main office by a telephone and a public- address system, and each has its own pull alarm in case of fire.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuffed my spare clothes back in, shaking each piece first in case of snakes or centipedes, and slung the bag over my shoulder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Her and Father, of course, who has his little church calendar for all his important appointments, in case he ever gets any. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They found five old Pepsi bottles which they washed and filled with water, in case, as Leslie said, “of siege.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Black chased behind her, yelling for her to stay away just in case Needles was dangerous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I was ready with my pad for jotting down random thoughts I could use later in my writing, just in case the tar pits turned out to be super boring. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Maybe, Uncle Matt, maybe it will. And how will southern Illinois feel about it in case that happens?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We said a couple more good-byes and hustled outside, ready to run in case the mosquitoes were still there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, his wife’s barely cold in the I went over the stuff about Evie as well—the attempted abduction—just in case she’d forgotten. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrubbed the whole house, just in case one of the strangers wanted to use our bathroom. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Not that I’m scared of the dark, you get me, but in case I had to use the bathroom or get a drink of water. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I planned to use some of it to pay for my CharlieTicket to ride the T. I also had some of my leftover birthday money, in case we needed it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “And our city is right by the ocean, in case you forgot. Water drains downward.Ya know, gravity and all that.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z No one asked, but in case they did, I had an answer. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “New teacher,” said Harry, who got to his feet, too, in case he needed to hold Ron back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Any chance you brought cash just in case? I couldn’t steal my mom’s wallet. It felt wrong.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, just in case we do,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get inside. Just in case the Capitol tries to retaliate with what’s left of its air force,” he instructs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna try and get rid of him. Get in the bed, in case he looks in here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She always did that in open spaces, running until she got to the thick shade of trees that would give good cover in case of an air raid. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And then he waited, just in case Eleanor changed her mind. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He waited awhile, staring straight ahead while the cameraman hung over his shoulder, all ready in case anyone was stupid enough to open up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But, just in case of emergency, it has refill hoses mounted on the exterior. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sydelle Pulaski complained of a chill, and the dressmaker had to shut the doors, but she left them unlatched, just in case. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at my shoes, in case my eye goes berserk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I approached her cautiously in case Viola had told her of my apparently shameful public experiment, but there was no special alarm in her eyes. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Besides, the sisters probably were prepared with coats for the girls, just in case. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Her hand remains beside her face, presumably in case I’m still there. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Well, in case it shouldn’t be forever, how long will it be?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “We get dibs on the kitchen,” I say, just in case. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The next morning, Wash made a detour on his way to school and left Naomi a note in case she beat him to the tree later: “How about Mexico?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Farzana fixed a cot for me and left me a glass of well water in case I got thirsty. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll post a guard here at the rocket and go armed, just in case.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait a second longer, just in case the door cracks open, but it doesn’t. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We left an opening in the screen for them, just in case. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just stay above deck, okay? You can keep watch, in case—you know, the lake decides to attack us or something.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Just in case my dad decides to get his lazy duff off the TV couch and go fishing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They moved on a bit from the bottom of the slope, just in case they had triggered an avalanche. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Keeping well away in case I try to ram him with the skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Alexander Haig couldn't admit it in public in case the Soviet Union sided with Argentina, but even Ronald Reagan was on our side. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then he dusted off the penguins as well as he could, for he wanted everything to look as presentable as possible, in case Mr. Greenbaum should appear. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z In another was a cyanide tablet, in case he needed to kill himself before being captured. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I always look there, just in case R. M. Wildsmith has suddenly decided, after fifty years, to write a sequel. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Prosper and Hornet sat on each side of Bo, so that they could hold his mouth shut, in case he started to giggle. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Great plan, Noah. Except, how about you tell her? I’ll be hiding in the closet, in case she goes ballistic.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Just in case I should go on a rampage again, Mama confiscated the old radio. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As always, even though I was younger than my brothers, she instructed me to keep an eye on them and run and get her in case of trouble. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Bruno thought about his question, wanting to phrase it exactly right this time, just in case it came out as being rude or unco-operative. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z “I hate to ask you, but can you go? I’m just so—worried, and—I don’t think I could—I mean, in case something were to—or if he were.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Not always. There’s usually a bed or two empty, in case any new kids arrive.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He’s got three restraints on each arm, and a tube that can dispense a knockout drug just in case he loses control. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Before they fall asleep that night, my brothers practice jumping out of the second floor to plan their escape route in case of a Khmer Rouge attack. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From now on, it’ll be your job to make sure there’s always an extra set of bedding, just in case. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Part Four. Get his clothes in case he tries to sneak back into her house. Part Five. Leave fish for Becca.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There were soldiers stationed at every entrance just in case, but no one dared to even step close. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I watch her carefully, one hand still gripping the zipper in case I need to pull it up quickly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z My phone’s battery is dying, down close to thirty percent, and I want to make sure the hospital can reach me in case my dad wakes up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One suggested function of the first gardens of nearly 11,000 years ago was to provide a reliable reserve larder as insurance in case wild food supplies failed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Got a mind to double it with an aught and two or three others just in case who is that pretty girl standing next to you?” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case I had to repair the rover en route. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom—” “Your ambrosia and nectar, Percy? And a golden drachma in case you need to contact camp?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “You know what they say — the first runner-up is important in case anything should happen to Miss Teen Dream,” Shanti called. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Just in case the women were getting any uppity ideas about leaving.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z People were mingling, laughing and talking and exchanging more “in case of war” tips. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Outside the door sat four army jeeps, engines running, in case a quick getaway be- came necessary. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want you to know how to do this, in case you found out.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Go to the bathroom before you get in your car to go to the cemetery, in case Preacher Powell gets long-winded at the cemetery. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just in case, I hop along faster, extending my crutches as far in front as I can to take longer steps. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z We shall give him a chance, and have the men ready to follow in case they are required.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I think of the small tap-tap trucks in Port-au-Prince where Manman told me to sit near the back so I can jump out in case anything happens. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So I tucked the postcard into my back pocket, in case we saw a mailbox. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was more of an “I’m going to pretend to like this in case it’s good” kind of “Yum!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When we’re done, Amá sweeps them up and flushes them down the toilet, in case some of them still have babies inside them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And in case the pressure wasn’t intense enough, President Roosevelt spelled it out in a personal note. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi’s on the move, too, his eyes on me in case he has to assist. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I stayed behind the counter in case it broke out again. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors wanted me under "observation" for at least twenty-four hours, just in case. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I’d looked at transit maps and locations of Laundromats, in case I was there long enough to run out of clean clothes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I would, but my arm’s in a sling, in case you hadn’t noticed!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We got a lot of food from the bodega. And Jimmy’s around in case we need any help until Papi gets home.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I work too much. We’re always trying to fix something around this old house, and saving money in case something else breaks—which, by the way, no more side businesses, okay?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I know it’s a long shot, but I’d like to look around, just in case.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “No, she doesn’t know; I doubt she’d understand anyway. But the pictures would get her too worked up. Listen, I should probably ring off, in case he tries to call.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z One last security measure, just in case—just in case three kids broke into the lab at 2:00 a.m. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z While he was gone, Lyra wandered around the village, not looking too closely at anything in case she broke some code of politeness, but curious about everything she saw. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I guess you probably know this already, but I thought I’d say it anyway in case you didn’t. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t want to call attention to ourselves in case they were members of any of the border gangs, who had been abducting people along the Frontera, the border between Mexico and the US. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I underline sultan’s, but then I erase my underlining, in case it is too obvious a clue. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I did an extra-thorough job cleaning up my room the night before she arrived, just in case she wanted to be roommates again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “So no sweat. I was going to trash it, but Mama told me to hold on to it in case you need it for evidence. Mom took a video of those morons too,” Sean said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Isaac because he always knew by a sort of navigational instinct where Edmond was and what he was thinking, in case it wasn’t totally obvious anyway just by looking at us. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could be. But light the lamp, in case you’re late. After dark it’s nice to have window light to aim for. I remember what Forest was like at night.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “A lot of good flying. After going off that carrier for a year, I figure I could land on a match box in case of an emergency.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any,” I said, grabbing my pants from a chair nearby, in case he should have ideas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z However, hedging his bets in case things go bad, Booth says he wants the letter back if he finds Matthews before ten tomorrow morning. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z After I left the prison, I’d fetch the water and head back to Wall Street, passing by the Golden Hill Tavern in case Captain Morse needed me, which he never, ever did. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he was terrified, so much so that he could barely move the canoe forward anymore in case he dropped the paddle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “So you’ve got him in it. You always like to have someone in with you in case there’s blame to share. ” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “This pistol,” Colonel Meecham said authoritatively as if he were lecturing recruits, “is to be used only in case of emergencies.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “For heaven’s sake, Julius, how much more do you need? We have a crisis here, in case you hadn’t noticed.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She put a pile of dirty clothes on top, just in case. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z During stressful exams he was given a seat in a corner, with a trash can, just in case. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I hang around for a few minutes in case August turns out to be inside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen a woman who can breathe fire, but I try not to look shocked in case she takes offense. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “This rock—it’s a lodestone, magnetic iron ore. There was a pile of them back in my pit. I kept one in my pocket just in case,” said his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Hazel had been anxious in case the shed door might be shut; but it stood just ajar and the five of them slipped in one after the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He always keeps it there in case the government goes all “tyrannical.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We’d take tons of pictures, in case we ever need to trick people into thinking we know famous people. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Francie, about a year ago he gave me that card all written out and two dollars. He said, “When Francie graduates, send her some flowers for me—in case I forget.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need your help in the Griever Hole, in case one of those things is in there waiting for us.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The justice locked away in his office the little evidence that he’d gathered, in case more information emerged. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I take the box back to the table, and on the blank side of an insurance form I write, Sheila— I wanted you to have this stuff, just in case. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They ascended a narrow staircase that had been built as an emergency exit in case of fire but that the numerous subdivisions of the house had transformed into the only means of entrance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Moore, Golde said no, but Moore circled “do not,” just in case. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Before going to bed, Mr. Baxter insisted on placing another call to my house in Cuba . . . just in case. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Surveillance missions, mostly. We like to keep an eye on what’s happening in the fringe, in case it threatens what’s happening in here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I kept my shoulder pressed against the door and one hand on the handle, just in case. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I keep my peripheral vision on the hall in case the messenger returns. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Just in case there should be any gossip. You never can tell, you know. People are odd, sometimes. If they knew about Mrs. de Winter it might make it a lot easier for you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I did that so she wouldn’t look surprised, in case anyone was watching. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of students still milled about on the front lawn of campus, but Reg had wanted to give himself extra time to get inside, just in case he needed it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I keep hold of the goblet in case he blacks out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, but it’s better to be close, just in case.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When I do, Max barely moves the planks, in case of noise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then he turned and looked into the water in case there was a piece she had missed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, Henry, in case you have forgotten, you are a royal and this is the Royal Box.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some of them were saving their food in case things got worse, and others simply didn’t want to sell any more for unexplained reasons. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After I filled it up, I stared at it for a while, in case it was a magic jam jar. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The first picture taken by the Viking 1 lander was of one of its own footpads—in case it were to sink into Martian quicksand, we wanted to know about it before the spacecraft disappeared. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I should be carrying something, too, just in case someone is watching the building. It doesn’t matter if the police pick us up, right? In fact, that would be a relief.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z As he sat in the corner, Mama wouldn’t sit so close that it bothered him, but she would sit about ten feet away, with her knees folded under herself, waiting in case he needed her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When the play was being performed, Violet had watched the light controls carefully, taking mental notes in case these devices came in handy for an invention. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I pushed a chair against the doorknob in case those maniacs came for us themselves and pulled the bags out of the walk-in. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But he couldn't go visit them, in case the police were watching the apartment. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “He tried to jinx me, in case you didn’t notice!” fumed Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z This time I paused, looking to either side in case anyone were there to overhear me, though I knew perfectly well that the house was empty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Just in case you want to know more about things like this.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We left the radio on in case you woke up, so you’d know that we didn’t leave you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He tried to cook up a good excuse for being there, in case Lonna or Leon noticed him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to keep it just in case—but he was still hopeful of escaping alive. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I take the laptop to Seven’s room, phone in hand in case Chris has another Fresh Prince breakdown. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Oh, and a compass in case I decide to give up and go home. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I bought a second one just like Mia’s, in case you changed your mind.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And despite her misgivings about the religious ramifications, Emma not only agreed she would publish this draft in case of his sudden death, she also helped him make it better. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He even had them officially listed and denounced for desertion, in case some British agent needed proof that the agent was really a former American soldier and not a spy posing as a deserter. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Because in case you missed it, shiny, future Twinkle dates Neil. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It feels good to get this out right now in case Kent is a huge snob. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She was afraid of betraying her longing, in case it all should come to nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dany did not think that he would miss her, but just in case she instructed her handmaids to tell him that she was answering a call of nature, should he inquire after her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “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 even gave them instructions on how to operate a train engine, just in case. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Even while they were training, they were on alert in case of nighttime attacks by the enemy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I just feel stuck, like I’m afraid to take any steps, in case they’re the wrong ones. I need a little more time to think.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “We had them in our pockets,” Jack said, “because we both insisted our friends give them back to us each time they used them just in case this very thing happened.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “We need these plans. And in case you’ve forgotten, one of my flash bombs helped get us out of the Ketterdam harbor.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z What we do is go down to the playground and cut over behind that little patch of trees, just in case anybody is looking, and then we can circle around behind the pond. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I mistrust these quiet moods of his; so I have given the attendant a hint to look closely after him, and to have a strait-waistcoat ready in case of need. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Not doggily, but carefully, in case she swatted me into the nettles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Just in case you ate more resin than is good for you. I wouldn’t trust any doctor living there, but they probably have some medicines I could use. Just in case.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Be ready in case someone jumps out at us.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I try not to meet her eyes in case she decides it would be fun to turn me into stone, Medusa-style, but Mama just waves thanks and keeps on driving. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z What story should be in his mind in case he was discovered? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to run into Mum in case she asked me about Kat again and I would have to tell the Tiffany lie. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember if there are assigned parking spaces, so just in case, I park far from the school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The locked door that was supposed to shut me in just in case now holds them, just in case. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “You guys think we should stay in here or get back outside in case they come looking for us?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Con intended to stop first at Mona’s cottage, in case she was still waiting for them, and the closer they came to it, the more quickly he wanted to ride. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The lawyer will record your response in case of a dispute. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The agent would be wearing a dung-colored blazer over a red knit turtleneck, her heels sensibly low in case the suspect should attempt a quick getaway. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Just in case I wanted to sketch it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Jazz was peeking out from behind my father, who was standing on the first step, ready to protect my mom just in case something went down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Percy had a chance to get his memory back, and he was willing to wait in case someone else needed the vial more? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Any diehards staying home should have an axe, in case they needed to chop through their attic to reach the roof. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Anyway, I couldn't get that off my mind, so finally what I figured I'd do, I figured I'd better sneak home and see her, in case I died and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I want to put a lot of distance between me and that water before the lightning hits. Just in case Volts miscalculated something.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They used her name as the call sign and Derek had shown Brian how to use the radio, the correct procedure in case of an emergency. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z "Istanbul's a busy port. But let's go over the evacuation protocol again, just in case." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She is required by law to wear plastic gloves—I guess in case I have some kind of infection or disease. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I wrote my feelings down on paper in case Madge is too hurt to hear me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The streets are dark and I have to keep an eye out in case I might be lucky like Malachy long ago and find fish and chips dropped by drunken soldiers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure I got everything right, but I had my mom look it over, just in case, and she said she was very impressed with my work. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She didn’t dare show her pickles, but she wanted some reflected glory in case the gooseberry pie won. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I tell her we should bring the phone just in case we need it. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In my head I try to concentrate on all the different parts of my body in case he’s already done something to me with a knife. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I touch my phone in my hoodie pocket, just in case he’s having a heart attack and I have to call 911. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "I'm going back to my apartment in case he turns up there," Auntie Seema says. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to use this time to make my own notes on the radio interview yesterday—as a kind of backstop in case the actual broadcast doesn’t match up with what v.L. remembers of it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Simpson went out and got the claymores and we started going back, careful not to take the route the charlies had taken in case they mined it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day I waited, in case he did. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I tried to be at the apartment during the day in case Arturo stopped back at home, either to eat or to drop off applications. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Sure,” he said, “but don't you think we ought to have something else planned? Just in case the gods don’t get the message.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled across the road, still crouching a bit in case there was anyone left shooting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “One hundred and forty-six people, exactly the number of Monitors on each ship, is all it takes for humans to continue with enough genetic diversity in case the rest of us die.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One guy showed Jule how to work the motor and how the oars fit on the edge of the boat, just in case you needed them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She called Zeitoun’s cell phone in case he had found some place to charge it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We should have the blow darts ready just in case, but the idea is to follow, not fight,” said Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After my parents went to work, I just sat there and wouldn’t move in case my hair got mussed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They sang softly, in case it might bother their grandmother, sitting alone downstairs at the empty kitchen table. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I made her promise not to tell anyone until the next day, just in case. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She couldn’t help seeing that Grandpa was in the back seat with Miss Love, but in case she didn’t notice, he reached over my shoulder and blew the horn at her and waved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We decided to create the Cookie Monster Cash relief jar so we could have cash in case of emergencies. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Luke listened hard, just in case there was a sound or a muffled cry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I want to take those last few words back, in case he reads too deep into them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Richard puts an ember into a pan to take to Reverend Hunt in case his fire, too, has gone out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I smooth it out on the cave floor and lie down, one hand on my loaded bow in case I have to shoot at a moment's notice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then he said, “Listen. I want you to take something in your rucksack for me, in case we can’t come back here. It’s only letters. You can read them if you want.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I tucked a handkerchief into one of the big pockets of my funeral dress, just in case I needed it later. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “He used a substitution cipher to encrypt his message as a backup, in case you figured out the scytale. Right?” she asked James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He knew the rivers and rails, the ruins and natural veins of ore, and dozens of escape routes he’d devised in case he was ever pursued by city authorities. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We sat on benches and kept our eyes wide open in case anything went down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z To this day, Abuela makes the sign of the cross when we go by the condo, just in case Doña Rosa is still mad that it took us so long to notice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We all went, Rosaleen and August holding on to my elbows in case I started to keel over again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He put in some extra clothes, in case he got wet, and some paper and a pencil, so that he could write a record of the journey. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Each of them was numbered, in case Charles couldn’t figure out which books they would’ve been hidden in. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Max stays longer than he had intended, in case Officer Berdecki or his friend is watching the house. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I’d rub handfuls of lotion into the pads of my fingers to soften the calluses, just in case that was the night Charles touched them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Last night. It was in the drawer when I went to bed—ready in case anything happened." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I want take the fruits to Harrison in case you want, sah. I no take them for myself.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She talked to Crocodile Guts, too, in case he was visiting down below. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning I’d scouted out every inch of his position; I knew the blind spots and the little ripples of land and the places where he’d take cover in case of trouble. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had the masters send along a note just in case there was any confusion about my admission to the Arcanum.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was glad to have Frank at his back, big and strong and able to turn into scary animals in case those possessed tourists somehow broke through the hatch, squeezed inside, and followed them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And I don’t go swimming in case there are sharks. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "I can surround it with stone, just in case it slips the Iron Rod...reinforce it with great deeds...I will not be a poor mortal!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She touched Park softly, gingerly, just in case she touched him wrong. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But in case you don’t know, it was for blood. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Once, Joseph had mentioned he had an uncle in London he’d never met, and Blink insisted he get the address, just in case they were ever to really run away. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Which, in case you missed it, was the teacher strategy again to make me look up the word “unscathed.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Although Arthur left Washington, cabinet members stayed in the city in case they were needed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Look up the. telephone number of Berdeen’s Funeral Parlor for me and jot it down. I want to have it handy just in case.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He always crosses with one or two other migrants, in case he slips and starts to drown. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’ll remain here in liftoff mode, in case you want to leave quickly,” the pilot said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “To walk my post in a military manner, keep always alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. To spread the alarm in case of fire or disorder.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I considered cutting off the road across the field to go directly to the farmhouse, but then I decided I’d better stick to following the horse tracks, in case. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m leaving the skiff with Garvey in case you have any problems.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Just in case Gay or Phil ever thought I had been exaggerating, I pointed out that the other children’s comments were nauseatingly familiar. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I took the stairs to the basement in case he was doing laundry, but the machines were silent. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Es hem,” she said, nodding in case the words hadn’t come out right. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She held the booklet out in case I wanted to read it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She set the bowl on the ground and backed away, in case her proximity might discourage the fairies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Here’s my card,” I told her, when the cap was back on the lens, “in case you remember anything about the key or just want to talk.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to read it myself before I read it to the chickens, just in case it might scare them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Too bad chemistry teachers don’t keep a stash of mats and ropes handy just in case of emergency,” Z sneered. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was cold with the window open, but, like Mother and Mrs. Darling, Maddie left the window as she found it, also just in case. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He dangled them in case I didn’t know what keys he meant. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Just in case it don't, let me explain. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The guys smoke joints with the windows cracked and the fan on high to diffuse the smell in case we get pulled over. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I left Martinez's near my bunk, in case I needed a suit in a hurry. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, now that I've gotten older, I just want to make sure I'm near her in case I gotta protect her. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I only wanted a few good French friends in Bayonne to make me welcome in case I should come back there again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z We got the mosquito netting and used it, just in case. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I designed a Nature Hike Anklet, which leaves a trail of bright yellow dye when you walk, so in case you get lost, you can find your way back. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She tossed a warning growl over her shoulder at Katie, just in case she might be contemplating a similar move. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Since Irvie was as scared of girls as Maria was of spiders, he sat on his hands, but just in case he changed his mind, Maria’s hand went up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I tried to flatten myself against the building in case the aide had gotten up and walked toward the noise. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z From the sound of the waves, Lyra judged them to have reached the top of the cliffs, and she dared not run away in case she fell over the edge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Worry about the Omega'd swatted off worry about being in this house, but I still daredn't shout in case I woke the brother. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’m sure there’s a light there and if everyone’s asleep I sit on the step in case the angel might be bringing another baby or just coming for a visit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Just in case something bad did happen, you can’t blame yourself. All you did was open a window. If those monsters did something bad, it’s their fault.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In case of error they can’t be uploaded like the whole Boston curriculum—there are no spares in case one is lost. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Hanako tried not to think about it, in case the boy could read her mind. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Like it needed to be at home in case you came back. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Tad dived to the side, covered his head, and held his breath in case anything in the bag exploded when it hit the ground. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The three of us hadn’t talked about what happened since the arrest, afraid to say a word in case someone overheard us, but I walked into the servants’ quarters. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But just in case you’re still fuzzy on the details, here’s a handy refresher. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I lean against the wall, wishing I could go somewhere in case I cry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z After that he got out and opened the trunk where he always kept a fresh sport coat and slacks, a white shirt and a tie, in case of emergency. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Troops were patrolling up and down the Cordillera just in case any would-be guerrillas inspired by the Cubans were thinking of hiding there. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in the raft, we washed one another down with disinfectant, just in case any germs might be on the outside of our garments. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Follow those blacks in case they steal something.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I email Brenda and send Finch a note, in case he’s still awake. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Just in case...just in case...Don’t think it, I tell myself. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Can they check around our house in...for...in case—?” My mother raises a trembling hand to her mouth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She stepped away from him, balanced on the balls of her feet in case he threw his knife. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Redfern walks behind us, gun leveled at our backs just in case we get any fancy ideas. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to map it in my mind as I go, in case I have to find my way out alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Most of the reception committee had left, too, only a couple of them still waiting for us to turn up in case something awful had happened to us. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I hoped Lynn wasn’t watching me, but just in case she was, I spent a lot of time on my homework. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Then I’ll have to stay in the barn. I’m not supposed to leave my company. Wait, I’ll tell somebody where I’m going just in case they want me.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One of those fancy apartments with about three or four bedrooms in case we had more kids. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare look out just in case. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He wanted to stay awake in case a supervisor of some sort, a lawyer, any civilian at all, happened by. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Mom had given me thirty dollars that morning, to pay for my ticket, some popcorn if I wanted it, and ice cream, with a little extra in case of an emergency. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I promised to be at the zoo every Tuesday afternoon that summer, just in case she ever wanted to join me by the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “But could you stay here, in case he comes back?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Even if Ms. Parker thinks I can do the concert without earmuffs, I’ll keep them nearby just in case. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Mommy, do you want this? Could you bring it, in case Maisie changes her mind?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Like he should take a mental photograph of Lydia and everything surrounding her, in case he never saw her again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Before leaving, the general also asked me my blood type, just in case anything untoward should happen the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only mistake I made was not thinking quickly enough to ask Kath’s phone number, just in case I can’t find it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There was a three-foot gap in the trees directly opposite and, in case there was any possible doubt, a white blaze painted on a stout oak. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Malvonne resealed the letter carefully and thought she would add another penny stamp in case that would help get it to Panama faster. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave him a pad of paper and a pen out of her briefcase in case he wanted to make notes. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t throw it at her, but held it, just in case. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what. I don’t know what to say to her, but I need you to stand between us in case she’s come to her senses and wants to ground me.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z So he lets her in on an important reason for trusting him this afternoon, just in case she needs another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Silvertongue carried the wood they had collected in case the flames did not find enough to feed on among the stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I keep the paper under my mattress, in case I really need it one day, although I’m not sure how I’ll know when that day comes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “For your file,” he said, “in case you decide to be angry with me.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The material’s supple, like fabric, and can be drawn back like a hood in case I don’t want it up full-time. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But every time I was just on the verge of pouring it all out to Elena I changed my mind at the last minute just in case. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins pulled the perambulator up with a jerk, in case Andrew, in his wild flight, should upset it and the Twins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The next day being Sunday, Malcolm had time in the morning to stock the canoe with emergency supplies—just in case, as Asta kept saying. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “One: the original. Sometimes it goes on display at city hall. Two: the one given to the winner. Three: held in reserve in case crown number two goes missing.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I’m hoping he’s fat and short-legged in case it comes to running, but he’s not anywhere close. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But whatever is making the sound stays within the confines of the jungle and we keep off that part of the beach in case they’re just waiting for a carelessly placed footfall to swarm out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh. Chicken nipple. I do, in case you—chicken nipple—didn’t notice.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then she said the police were visiting us again and we should go downstairs, in case they wanted to ask us anything. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Just in case, you better finish the cabin.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But then we never did see, although Joon and I asked every day and even packed our clothes in brown paper grocery bags in case we had to move fast. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “It hardly matters. Annabeth is very territorial about her friends, in case you haven’t noticed. She was quite worried about you. And now that you’re back, I think she suspects where you were marooned.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I keep his name to myself, just in case. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I still carry my gun with me just in case I run into some trouble, and now I’m not afraid to use it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She bought an oxygen tank in case a baby came out and couldn’t breathe, and she took a suturing class so she could stitch the women who tore. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I know you know what ballet is, but just in case you don't, it's tip-top, tiptoe, total body control. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z So tonight I say my poem twice, just in case the winds didn’t hear them the first go-round. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We need a lot of help, in case you hadn’t noticed, Rishi. The talent show’s not that far away.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They had decided to be as brief and cryptic as possible, in case an unseen Executive spied the signals. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We don’t bring up the hand-holding or anything like that, but hopefully he gets where I’m coming from now in case he had any doubts. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He tied a bowline again, just in case, because his fingers knew it and he trusted it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then we put our hospital gowns on over our clothes just in case anyone pops in before we're ready to make our exit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ivy nodded and wiped her eyes before she turned around, just in case. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I tossed my oldest clothes in the bag, just in case the Mosses decided to keep any of my outfits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Will moved down warily in case there was someone still alive and hiding. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I folded the letter and hid it under my mattress in case Father found it and got cross. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she cleaned her own house leaving the door of her flat ajar in case Laurie cried. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s probably in case I see his equerry putting his batteries back in,” Alex says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Was it so bad to keep it—just in case? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “No, Abbey, you need to stay here in case he shows up for the boat.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Dad took his mobile phone in case of news. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they also had to deliver urgent messages, or provide a fighter escort for important officials who needed protection in case they encountered armed German aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Well, you know what I’ve got in here, just in case?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The what? “It’s all to do with bewitching things that are Muggle-made, you know, in case they end up back in a Muggle shop or house. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The person’s probably thinking the exact opposite of what they’re saying but says something nice in case Jesus is listening in. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t think Jimmy was serious, but Colin said we should show up at lunchtime the next day, just in case. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Tropical climate. Trade winds. This place probably has a monsoon season. We should scout out some higher ground just in case of flash floods.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Well,” Seanie kind of whispered, glancing around, “we smuggled you some food, just in case you were.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I saw some kids and hunched down in case I knew them. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Plus it hid you better in case you exploded. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She listens for a dial tone in case the line doesn’t go free. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He filched an old kettle and two lumps of sugar, just in case. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The way he doesn't blink until he takes the photograph, just in case he misses the perfect moment. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “No, Abbey, you need to stay here in case he shows up for the boat.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The Hab has emergency flashlights in many locations in case of critical power failure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s how high school dances are these days, in case you didn’t know. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Cari hesitated a moment longer, waiting in case Naomi might respond to her challenge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Universal Pictures came and shot newsreel footage of them, just in case it was needed for the Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He looked down anxiously at the front of his tee-shirt, in case it had left a stain on him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah, every Special Agent does in case of emergency,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I always had to know my parents’ passwords for email and other accounts, in case of any problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Our instinct is to eat as much as we can, in case we can’t find food tomorrow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I don’t want to fall asleep, in case she needs something. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It even has instructions on how to find Polaris and navigate your way by stars in case you get lost. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I have been avoiding cars and the river, just in case,” I joked back. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if my face betrayed my shock, but I returned to gazing at the simple, ancient cross, just in case. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Probably to protect government executives in case of a world catastrophe. Too bad no one had enough time to make it here—I’m sure most of them fried like the rest.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Henry thought you might have forgot. He called and asked me to bring mine for you to copy, just in case.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I hid the fishing tackle behind a stone wall just in case. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case she decided after all that he should come in. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He shouldn’t have left this spoor around, in case anyone was looking for him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote, “I got us a rope ladder, just in case.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He started with the drawers of his parents’ bureau, in case there was an envelope with money under their clothes. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I take another swig of root beer to unglue my mouth—just in case I have to cry for help. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I think I’ll stick around in case my brother needs me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to grab a few sodas and some bags of chips before the reception, just in case it took a while for the food to show up after they arrived. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He guessed that the water truck should be coming soon, but he didn't finish all the water, just in case he was wrong. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I have a feeling we are not talking about clean dishes anymore, but I add extra dish soap to the sponge to get every speck of food off the plates, just in case. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She gave me the gift the night before in case I wanted to wake up before church and get started on him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At the very least, the border patrol would keep an eye on that particular area of the river in case anyone else tried sneaking through that gap in the fence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They needed to be very careful with the little food they had left, in case there were no more food handouts and Vincent de Paul didn’t reopen. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I had even assembled a small stockpile of foodstuffs that I could fall back on in case of emergency. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But just in case, I will tell you. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Frypan’s task was to take all the nonperishable food out of the kitchen and store it in the Homestead, in case they got trapped there—Thomas could only imagine how horrible that’d be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I start practicing my reply in case a hand lands on my shoulder. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “So I decided to keep an eye on you and Miss Abbey, just in case you tried somethin’ crazy.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But he plucked the weeds and filled in the rabbit holes and watered the garden, too, just in case there was something to salvage, something under the surface that couldn’t be seen. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Genie could tell he was keeping an ear out for Tess, just in case she decided to come up the hill, so he could make it back into the house before she saw him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He left the keys in the ignition and rolled up the window in case the wind blew that night. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “For our food on the way, and to pay the carter...say two rupees more in case we are three days travelling.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The embroidery on the neckline is so itchy that I’m tempted to change into the pajamas I brought along in case I spend the night. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “We’re on a secure channel in case the Mud People have started underground monitoring. You never know. An oil tanker from the Middle East intercepted a transmission one time. What a mess that was.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’m surprised she would send something here since I have all the book contracts sent to a box at the post office, just in case. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Calvin brings his backpack in case we stay out until suppertime. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “We took these pictures in case the unthinkable ever occurred,” Grandma said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hazel climbed the stairs as quietly as she could, in case her mother had a customer. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just in case there might be any doubt, some time after Tycho’s death several of his relatives signed a legal declaration that his children were legitimate and that their mother had been his wife. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well, something in reserve, in case you didn’t like what your grandmother has chosen.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Phoebe kept saying, “Hear that noise?” and she would jump up to peer out the window in case it was the lunatic returning for the rest of us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Not to close it, but to give him leverage in case he needs to. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I bet she just left this letter on her laptop as a backup, in case the letter got lost in the mail. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, that sounds like my Miss Katherine, all right,” I say, going along with the act just in case anyone might be listening. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I did just now, but maybe I better not in case they hear us. I wish I knew where we were.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I bet she’s checking her phone every hour in case you text!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But it was nice having it close, just in case. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I would not presume to tell you what to do, but I believe it is your duty to come, in case of any complications that might occur... Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I feel the urge to drive home and lock it up somewhere safer before anyone else sees it, or in case it’s stolen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He would probably be with his father at the forge, repairing pikes and lances and heating oil for pouring onto the enemy in case they should pierce the outer castle wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z There was another tray with salt, pepper, and ketchup in case we had ordered the Western breakfast. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Tally definitely didn’t want to get caught messing around with fire alarms, in case the wardens connected her to a certain incident in New Pretty Town back at the beginning of summer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Now Father brought the slender instrument home with him each night, in case Gabriel misbehaved. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z For tonight only, he thought, in case she decides to do any more burning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I had prepared a written list of instructions for my friends in case I broke with Marburg, and I had sealed the document in an envelope and hidden it in my backpack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You crows have rangers. So do we. Them I left in camp in case we were attacked before we all got out.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But just in case the Black Tips got any ideas, the other Dregs would be waiting right outside the eastern arch with weapons at the ready. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Because in case I forgot to mention, some of the pants wearers were vampires or aliens. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had the bill of sale from Ulibarri buttoned in his shirt pocket just in case. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I fly up the ladder—the chickens are outside—and dart into the storage space and through the hidden-door, moving the planks back into place just in case someone comes up after me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She was anxious to leave the campsite behind her as quickly as possible, in case they came back. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z All the while, she watched the window in the door of the practice room in case someone appeared—telling herself she didn’t want to be interrupted, but deep down wishing that someone else would come. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I carried it around all day in case I was able to see Connor after school. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He says it is in case I need a reminder. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He leaned away from her in case she decided to use those clenched fists. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and in case it wasn’t obvious, the answer is both. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Wickersham entered with a Polaroid camera and took front and profile shots of me—required, I think, in case I made a claim for workmen’s comp. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a roll of peppermint Life Savers: he always takes them on trips, in case of bumpy rides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Benji kept his phone aimed at the stage in case the singer decided to oblige. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw him getting ready to make his move, so I stepped over to another part of the store, just in case hippie girl was watching. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It was the only one left, just a little lantern that he'd rigged together and kept at the Mud House back door in case of emergencies. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He wrote, “Stan went to get coffee. He told me to give this to you in case he didn’t get back in time.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Root said I should take a weapon on this one. Just in case.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I nodded and touched his forehead in case he couldn’t see me nodding. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the powder room. Y’all watch her in case she collapses dead of hunger.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sherman wanted to be prepared in case the shooting was part of a broader conspiracy the way the Lincoln assassination had been. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Things are really awful, in case you didn’t notice. Do you get that we’ve lost everything? Everything, Ives. Pictures we can’t replace. Mom’s art. My lacrosse stuff. Dad’s computers. All our furniture. The house.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We wore harnesses in case we fell, and there were mats on the floor of the gym. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Walking home to Euclid Avenue in the evenings, I carried my house key wedged between two knuckles and pointed outward, in case I needed it to defend myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’ll show you, in case your friends want to settle into them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t smell anything, but put his hands over his nose, just in case. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z They had crossed streams and doubled back on their own tracks more than once,just in case the men had a tracker among them, and Sefia was exhausted. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My grandmother sets them up in the nursery, then hangs a blanket between them in case her child is a boy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The poison from the stingers makes me wobbly, but I find my way back to my own little pool and submerge myself in the water, just in case any wasps are still on my trail. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “He used a substitution cipher to encrypt his message as a backup, in case you figured out the scytale. Right?” she asked James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I pull back my shoulders just in case. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "So how long will we have to wait? Mama and Baba are in intensive care, in case you've forgotten." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Maybe the well was a secret hiding place in case of invasion. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “So after I activated the pendant, I got scared they’d know a transmission had been sent. I hid it, in case they came looking.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They’d try the junkyard first, hefting iron slabs in case some stray sheet of metal had shifted and pinned me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to be in the back room in case Toby made a U-turn and showed up at the door. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “But just in case. If you’re not able to call. .. maybe a sign that I could see from anywhere in Manhattan. To let me know you’re okay.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Bruno thought about his question, wanting to phrase it exactly right this time, just in case it came out as being rude or uncooperative. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z Dana quickly let go of Roy’s face and folded his hands primly, in case the driver was looking in the mirror. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Fiver was nowhere to be seen and Hazel was afraid to ask for him, in case to do so should seem like weakness and a need for comfort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I print them out, too, in various fonts, in case they'll look better typed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He had always said that families should be protected in case of death. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have one taken right away. We can’t afford to take chances with a patient in his condition. We’ve got to keep ourselves covered in case he dies.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I said, “A garden fork,” in case he thought I meant a fork you eat your food with. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I know you left early, and I wanted to tell you in case you haven’t heard already—you and Rishi won first place.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I read it over again in case I missed something. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Well, I just wanted to tell you, in case you decide to hate me for being a Jew,” I said. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So despite the third levy tax looming large in everyone’s minds, people were looking in their purses and wishing they’d bought a little something, just in case the snow came early. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Apparently the school didn’t want to provoke Dana’s parents, in case they were considering a lawsuit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the treasure I kept, in case Jason ever did come to find me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Mudd also gave Booth the name of a doctor on the Virginia side in case his leg continued to trouble him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The two constables had been sent out to join those looking for Pierrot and Jackson, and more policemen were supposed to be on their way down to the bungalow in case Robbie had gone there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I drink tea. I keep coffee in case I have a guest that likes it.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I didn’t ask if they are Muslim, or say anything to embarrass you, in case you’re wondering.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Anyway, this time she had her chin stuck out over the sink in case she dripped as she ribbed, and when he’d tickled her Adam’s apple, she’d laughed, which gladdened him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head at me, just in case I was too out of it to pick up on the look, before turning around without saying a word. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On the station platform I walk as close to the railings as I can, my fingers trailing against the iron fence, just in case I need to hold on tight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will build a bunker in case of another air raid.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But I think part of him likes to keep watch in case somebody does come.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I moved up beside him, quietly, in case he was sleeping. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Just in case,” she said, slipping in their simple food of rice wrapped up in leaves and salted boiled eggs. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I was window dressing in case someone came by. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I’ve got it here. I always carry it, just in case I can see her.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Just in case something happened again, and I couldn’t help the others? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Harry — I cant say everything I would like to in a letter, it’s too risky in case the owl is intercepted — we need to talk face-to-face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Léopoldville and Stanleyville have been shut down with riots and strikes, in case you haven’t heard. The old official plan did not go over so well.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I will have all these little Suzettes in case you never have any babies, which looks more and more like it is going to happen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You have to be careful about the rats, in case they’re rabid, but for the most part they’re okay, too. They eat the bodies and leave everyone else alone.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “We’re going to make it through this, but just in case ...” Mark shook the man’s hand, squeezing it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Big Rose, this storage room ain’t big enough for the two of us,” I said all low, just in case Mr. Ali was eavesdropping outside the door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He scooted away with his body doubled over and his face contorted intentionally into a nonchalant, sociable smile in case anyone chanced to see him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He taped another set into his daybooks, so they’d always be with him, in case something happened at home. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe keeping that secret would be protection, in case something happened to the other person. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t really know what to throw into my backpack, but I included the doorjamb-opening screwdriver, a printout of the satellite map, directions, a bottle of water, and in case she was there, the Whitman. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A neighbor stayed in the Pillays’ house in case Calder got back on his own. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “You guys should stay here, just in case we do have to run. We shouldn’t split up.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Then Osbert got up and left, he’s sixteen and the oldest in case I didn’t say it, which is a year older than me. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I know you were kidding when you asked what costume I was going to wear, but I wanted to put this out there—just in case it wasn't entirely a joke? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I followed her to a seat near the front and quickly sat down, in case the girl changed her mind. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Just in case you’re trying to take it, I won’t put down which of the statements are false until the end of this chapter. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “There’s a holy war, in case you haven’t noticed,” she spat. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Ever since then I’ve been sort of stockpiling the stuff just in case there’s a shortage again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Agnes from the chicken company wrote me a scary letter earlier, so I decided I’d better get prepared, just in case. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But I did learn to make baklava later, just in case it comes up again. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The only reason I had high-res images of the Pathfinder region is because they were included for landing purposes; in case Martinez had to land way long of our target. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to listen in case there was a clue. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She inspects his pockets one more time, just in case. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I whispered the word offed in case anyone was listening to our conversation. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “There are spells that would put him completely right, but I daren’t try in case I do them wrong and cause more damage....He’s lost so much blood already....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The factory workers weren’t allowed to take unscheduled breaks, so they all wore pads in case they needed to use the bathroom. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I’d been working on the Large-Billed Puffins all September, and most of the time I was working on the stupid fading foot, because an artist doesn’t draw two-dimensionally, in case you didn’t know. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The small revolver Vic has smuggled in for him—just in case—is wrapped snugly in an extra shirt, a dark colored shirt, and a dark colored pair of pants for escaping at night. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Want you to know. Just in case. That I have never served . . .’’He paused to breathe, put out the bloody hand, looked into Chamberlain’s eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We keep the radio in case there’s trouble—serious trouble. Then at least we can call for help.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She normally did not offer up this type of information, in case it was considered bragging. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps I ought to scratch my name here, too, she thought, just in case...but she was careful not to think her way to the end of that sentence. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And in the middle of the exam he went and smoked a cigarette outside the window, but he watched me through the window in case I cheated. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Because, in case you haven’t figured it out,” he murmured, cupping my face with one big hand. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was also a trampoline in the yard, but the foster kids weren’t allowed to jump on it in case we got injured. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The coach has made this same off-road trek at every away game, just in case we need to find shelter or make a quick getaway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I left the abbey with the king, I instructed one of the monks to listen behind a door at the side of the refectory, in case Michelangelo and the children revealed some treachery. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “But we need backup in case something happens to us.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Intercom allows calling for help in case of a health alert. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Chiron had decided we needed to guard the Labyrinth exit at all times, just in case. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Now,” I said, “find something to do in case your mother comes in. I can’t teach you in here. We’ll have to find someplace else to meet.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I ordered a cap and gown. Just in case. Come on, honey. Come home. You’ve done enough.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But just in case they didn’t volunteer the information she was curious about, she had a plan. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Kids whose parents argue act invisible in case we trigger another skirmish. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "Just don't go far, in case you need help." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Neither of us want to leave, in case my mom comes back to find an empty place. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m afraid to breathe in case I break the spell. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Dusty paid him off and put him on a jet, in case the feds went looking for him.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I got dust rags and Comet cleanser in case I needed them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except the stove hasn’t worked in weeks. Bri’s done all the cooking in the microwave when there’s been electricity. Which there isn’t anymore, in case you hadn’t noticed.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My mom had decided that she should get a job, just in case my dad really did lose his, an idea that my dad found unacceptable. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “So where’s home? I’d offer to ride him, but I’m on foot. G. stole my motorcycle in case I ended up like this tonight. We got in a big row this morning.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Just in case, though, I know I need to change my password and move all my old emails, quick. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Just in case anyone was looking for a good, flat place to land. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Mancini has stopped coming because the group decides that he can provide a safe house in case of trouble. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Some people get motion sickness. I’ll get you a bag in case she needs to be ill.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumbled for the light switch and re-armed himself with the broom handle, just in case. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And so he taught me how to make the rescue cages. For when he wasn’t around. I mean, he wasn’t even that old, but I guessed he figured, just in case.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "You like Stratego. I only picked that because it’s your favorite game. I was being nice, in case you hadn't noticed." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z "Well, until they do, no sense in wasting a hunting day. But we should probably eat as much as we can hold just in case we run into trouble," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “No, I’ll deal with the hare another time. Right now I want you all here in case there’s a chance of trapping this one,” Cluny murmured. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Boys don't joke about them much, in case we give away how little we know. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “On the very last page,” Mom tells Jude, “it says in case of her untimely death, it becomes yours.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Well, we’d keep the ranch in case we want to come back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was hoping she wouldn’t ask where he lived, in case she knew where Lyra was and made the connection; but hadn’t they said she had no interest in the child? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Keep them in your backpack in case you need a smile. Or something to barter with.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Domishmen left the Great Pyramid an hour shy of sunset in case they took a wrong turn or had difficulty finding the purple lotus. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I toss off my helmet and hop out fast in case he forgets to throw the gear into park like last time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fifth, Denman had the money neither to pay us well nor to guarantee a decent sum to our dependents in case something happened to us. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z For larger groups, there was a variety of handheld grenades, and many prison mess halls had a special kind of cartridge installed in the ceiling, for quick remote activation in case of disturbance. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the Americans could go inside, their only English-speaking guard told them to memorize their simple address, in case they got lost in the big city. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case there are any—any—lunatics around.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Tree humor,” I explained, just in case Bongo had missed it, although of course she hadn’t. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I tell her that Miss Hilly gone tell Mister Stuart all about it, just in case he get any “inclination” to mend things with her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “But don’t you want to be around just in case it does?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The guard cranked the handle of a telephone, and under a minute later a fresh-faced young priest came hastening into the gatehouse, wiping his palms on his robe in case she wanted to shake hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t have notion the first what a bear-fighting dog would look like so I hoped five stones would be enough in case me and it had a disagreement. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Antidotes were on hand in case mistakes were made—and as Brullo began going through the tables, telling the Champions to drink, he handed them out frequently. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And I still carried the spyglass in my pocket, mostly out of habit, partly to be ready in case the wider world decided to show me something new. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Your mom tucked an extra blouse in your bag, just in case. Catherine knows what to do.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z She thought, It had better be put upstairs, in case of a flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “And Mom will have her work recognized in America, without any nonsense politics,” Obiora said, nodding, agreeing with himself in case nobody else did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Peaches went toward him and I went over in case some fighting was going to break out but she just took his hand. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I dialed the number while Vonetta and Fern cupped their hands at the coin return just in case. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah. About that—I was thinking your brother could use some target practice. Just in case.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Good practice in case you ever have to ditch or make a crash landing. Tee-hee-hee.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was supposed to stay close to it in case anyone wanted to “discuss” it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Malcolm wondered whether to make notes of all this in case it was important, but decided not to. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Genie held the door open, trying not to look too hard at the dead swallow, just in case there were maggots. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And just in case all that slipped my mind, two, three times a week Pastor Ted was there, on the other end of the line, going on about Stan’s one-way trip to paradise. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Unlike early Soviet space capsules, which were automated, American spacecraft required experienced pilots at the controls in case of malfunctions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He added, “Sure!” maybe just in case I was naive enough to believe the Sonnets were something I’d have to consult daily, like some kind of guide for living or dating. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "She was probably too scared to get up in case Bo woke up—imagine the fuss he would have made." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “All right, I’ll get up and heat some water in case you need it.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Extra white blouse, just in case,” Mom says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Just in case, I watched the way he put the car in gear so’s the next time something like this happened I’d know how to make a clean getaway. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Father Olufemi is still making his selections. He wants to make sure there’s a good balance of novice and experienced warriors in case.. ” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We didn’t have any in Sylvan—only Baptists and Methodists—but we got instructions in case we met them in our travels. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The medal the miners carried with them provided identification in case they were hurt or killed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In fact they sent two ambulances, a second in case the first succumbed to the storm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t leave home without it—in case I want to record any part of the evening or, more likely, hide behind my lens if things go from awkward to painfully bad. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Best get one just in case. You can go with Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in case. I can’t lose this. It cannot go back to the schools. No matter what.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I look around, in case there’s anyone nearby, but I only see a couple of kids playing catch down the street. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I sit tensely and watch his every movement in case he may perhaps say something. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stay with her too long in case her desperation rubbed off so I made an awkward excuse and climbed back up into the loft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “An’ I’ve packed his teddy bear in case he gets lonely.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “No, but I keep him in my closet in case I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep,” I said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Get it? Only you could figure it out, in case someone finds it. You know, if you ever want to follow me.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Before we walked out to compete, we always used the bathroom just in case. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. He said you weren’t supposed to be dangerous. But the Quileutes still didn’t want you on their land, just in case.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And once you’re inside, they’ve got all kinds of hidden panels and quick hiding spots so they can stash their liquor in case there’s a raid by the police. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And maybe I could start getting things set up like they used to be, just in case we could make this into a farm with animals again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z And in case you’re wondering how things have been going with Coach Reed, January and February were mostly okay, too. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Finally, Bobby wrote another letter to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo insisting that they send someone, and in case they didn’t comply, he appended his renunciation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Christmas Eve morning, after milk-bow saws and an ax just in case and headed up into the hills to find a tree—not too far, since we had to drag it back. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z John warned me not to pull any more stunts, in case I get myself killed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Her door is open so I can hear her, in case she calls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When I opened the stable door I already had four chunking stones in my hand just in case the bear-fighting dog had woke up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She pushed him gently towards his bed, and as he got in she slipped the portrait of Mary Poppins into his hand—hurriedly, in case she should regret it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Just in case you’re not fully healed yet. Can you stand?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We walk down the nearest sand strip, approaching the Cornucopia with care, just in case the Careers are concealed there. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Note: Even if your waterer should last your flock for several days, you must still check it, in case the water has been dirtied, spilled, etc. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Will squeezed Ama’s wrist and darted forward, watching the ground in case he stumbled, running fast and low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mark went up backward, just in case someone figured out another way to get into the basement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Soldiers stand on top of the penitentiary walls, just in case a rider approaches with a last-minute pardon. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I stared at her, too afraid to say anything, just in case she changed her mind. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Fernlace is the fairy palace in the book, in case you don’t know. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I prayed that Sergeant Bickle wouldn’t answer, but I was prepared to disguise my voice in case he did. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Here, in case you don’t know what it is yet, is the perennial example, as espoused by Harold Ross: “The flag is red, white, and blue.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I don’t like to use it in case they think I’m threat-ening them.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A long search through the captain’s telescope had shown no signs of life whatsoever, but John Faa planned to take half a dozen armed men ashore just in case. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In addition to their flight preparations, all three young women had to learn to fire pistols and hunting weapons in case they were forced to land in the Siberian wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I filled out all the necessary sections, my name and address, and listed my mother to be contacted in case I was in an accident. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I was pretending it was Lice’s butt. He’s gone, by the way, in case you hadn’t figured that out.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, Roy ran with his head down and one arm upraised for deflection in case another errant ball came flying in his direction. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My family stood holding its breath at the bottom of the stairs, in case it might be necessary to drag them apart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “The current would mostly take us down the river, and then we got that little motor in case we get tired or in case we run into trouble somewhere.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I hauled it all the way to the Pathfinder site and back, just in case I needed a spare. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And she added that Shoshana, her four-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, wanted to know if my parents had a VCR so she could watch Pinocchio, just in case she got bored. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “But keep your sweaters on underneath, in case more trouble finds us.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I sat with the jug next to Dad’s door in case he got thirsty. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Alfhercht wanted to stay in case you came back. I wanted to stay and see what the deal is with...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z While you will have your army at the ready in case Ghohg plays dirty tricks, do not forget that Ghohg will doubtless have his goblin army ready to attack us, too. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I’d brought a packet of three pens this time, but I only took one back down with me—in case he still took as much pleasure as he had last trip in wasting ink. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I suspected that we would see our mother but that we weren’t being told in case she did not show. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She’ll wait for me then, in case there’s trouble; in case Cora and Rita wake up, no one knows why, come in from their room at the back of the kitchen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right. That’s cool. Try to relax everything in case I drop the rope.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I hand her the eggs and take a step back, in case she tries to smack me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case it’s not enough fun watching the obliteration of the arena and the remaining tributes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Dress. Wear the cloak with the hood and keep your head down. We’re supposed to be a pair of likely lads, just in case the slave-catchers are watching.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Drave required a warehouse to store his powder and chemicals, and Lazlo saw to it that he had one—outside the city, in case of fiery misadventure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lyra looked at her narrow-eyed, in case she was being sarcastic. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She also knows where the yellowdock and mustard greens grow in case she wants fresh vegetables. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re from Environmental Protection, ma’am. Just calling on all the houses in this street and the others to see if you’re all right in case we get any flooding.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We can make lists of what to take first in case we have to run for it, and pack our knapsacks in advance.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Brother Yam kept a schedule of the boats that docked at the base of the mountain in case a sick villager needed to be transferred to the hospital in the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “And move downstream a little way, just in case.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, it was that my sister had better start thinking more about her future and start applying to “safety” schools in case the good ones don’t work out. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I peek down, just in case I’m in ruby slippers. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I was determined to remain awake, in case a boat passed close by; then I could signal for help with the flashlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sacred lumbers around, just in case it’s the start of something, then pauses at Virgil’s side and lazily wags his tail. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I kept it a few days,” he said, “just in case the marshal wanted to ask some questions. Everything seems to be all right now, and we may need a good ax on this hunt.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Clayton kept the window cracked open just in case Cool Papa decided to breeze on through. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I would always sit close to my mom in case the story was scary. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll make sure I run home this afternoon, just in case.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I tried to memorize every detail in case I never saw my home again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had taken it along in one of her bags as a souvenir, but had gotten it out—just in case we met more than Fathers club could handle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need to come up with a plan in case he finds you!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I took a risk and left him Aibileen’s number just in case, telling him I was going to visit a friend named Sarah. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I covered my head in case he decided to hit me back. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And I mouth into the phone, I love you, in case some of her cells pick up on the vibrations and it serves me well in the next life. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z And maybe a love seat too, that folded out to a bed, in case anyone wanted to stay. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she saw the button: press in case of fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but just in case. Send me a signal. Like a secret message.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Doug P. made up a bunch of stuff about horses in case you didn’t figure it out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I sent her an email too, just in case. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I want to ask what happened to the last counselor, but don’t in case it’s not a pretty story. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Fie took to sleeping at his friends’ houses occasionally just in case he was being followed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ruth May put an aluminum saucepan on her head and slid two comic books down the seat of her jeans in case of a whipping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad says, just in case I’m in the mood to pour my heart out. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes wide and tried to look like it had been an accident, or a mistake, in case she wanted it to be. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I braced myself in case the news was really bad. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The snow in the roadway was already turning to mud, and she slung a pair of snowshoes on her back in case the tracks up the mountain were still deep in snow. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She not only gives me a hammer and nails, she brings out some extra rope, too, in case I don’t have enough. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After hearing the news and rushing back to Fairfax, lawmen set up floodlights at the front and rear exits of the hospital, in case the killers planned to finish off Bill there. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But halfway home, he stopped, thought about it, and headed to Rosie’s just in case. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I decided not to, in case we missed each other. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I shall send them to the Burrow to await us there. However, I would like you to bring your Invisibility Cloak...just in case.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Course, everyone gets scared when something like this happens in case You-Know-Who’s behind it.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There are even pockets sewn into the skirt, a request the dressmaker was happy to oblige, and I’ve hidden Tom Sawyer in one just in case I find time to read some later. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So that afternoon, when Mama told Stella to get Papa’s hammer and a few nails and fix some porch planks that had worked loose, she’d jumped at the chance to be helpful, just in case. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He wrote this terrific book of short stories, The Secret Goldfish, in case you never heard of him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I already went to school. I have two PhDs, in case you’ve forgotten.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I check the spot at the fence, just in case, but there’s nothing under the rock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "Just in case somebody don't make it out in time, especially since she make us all walk so slow. I don't know about everybody else, but if there's a for-real fire, I'm outta there." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “You think maybe we ought to find a place we could go... in case it get bad?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Erastis was working on his own Fragments now, copying sections of the Book no one had read before, to preserve the writings in case the Book was lost—or worse, destroyed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He slid down until they got a healthy distance away, in case any of the faculty or students were about. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I kept trying to pay attention to everybody around me, just in case some thug tried to start something. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And there’d certainly been no instructions about how she should prepare herself in case she accidentally triggered the end of the universe. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We never wrote their names in notes, in case the notes fell into the wrong hands. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z |
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