| 单词 | in line |
| 例句 | There, the mere threat of hiring blacks was usually enough to keep mill hands in line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When we had water balloon fights in the church parking lot and waited in line for the ice cream truck. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Nobody overheard the dialogue, so there is no way of knowing what was said, but the upshot was that Doug got back in line and continued his ascent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I watch his left hand, his wrist in back, in line with his head. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Maybe his parents would help keep him in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “See, your class is right there. Why don’t you wait in line, and save her a spot? I’m sure you got a lot of catching up to do with your other friends too. Okay?” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Bewildered, the Jews stood in line, seeking family members and friends. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “But I’ve never had things descend to that level. The threat is usually enough to keep people in line.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But Ellen had felt no doubts; the praise was in line with what she herself believed firmly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Disconnected thoughts pre-sented themselves one by one, as if they had been waiting their turn in line. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I grab hold of the buoy and start pulling in line, it don’t budge. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z So I huddle in line for a while with Tiny until Gary and Possibly Gay Jane show up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It hadn’t occurred to Percy that they might have to pay admission, or stand in line behind a bunch of families and kids from summer camps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “She’s my gal. Keeps me in line, I can tell you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Newcomers stood three deep in line for hotels, day after day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The batters in line automatically turned their eyes to the backstop, where the ball should be — but it wasn’t there. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The first person in line scooped out water into pails, pots, and buckets, then passed it down. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And yet the same people came back to stand in line again—an act of public protest for the world to see. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell he wasn't expecting me to say that, but he caught on and fell in line quick. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It was all I could do to keep Vonetta and Fern in line for my fully planned excursion. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z So just forget it and get in line for recess. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When she stood by him in line to march in at eight-thirty he smelled bad—like his britches needed airing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She sat in the gallery and often waited in line an hour before the show opened in order to get a seat in the first row. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Shanna heads off in a different direction with the girl who usually flies for Britain, and the three people who came in another car are already in line for the Tilt-a-Whirl. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z There was only one movie playing, and as they waited in line to buy tickets Ophie couldn’t help but bounce a little in excitement. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I noticed the way his hind quarters shifted over to the right, never in line with the front, yet always in perfect rhythm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Kevin was in line to become a member of The Vigils next year when he became a junior. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People stand in line on the saturated ground, waiting to fill buckets, basins and containers from a row of taps on the outside timber wall. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She clenched her teeth to keep it in line. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I studied in the evening until the sun set, and I stood in line to use the little libraries that missionaries had built for us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Scurrying past the people waiting in line, I was so terrified that I didn’t even take the time to pick up my precious pennies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They arrived at Five Points Creamery and got in line. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When the lunch bell sounded, Shirley raced to be the first in line and waited impatiently for the new girl. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Quietly, the woman leads him back to their place in line, the murmuring crowd parting to let them through. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Two women stood in line in front of her waiting to use the phone. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And so the others left, and Reynie got in line, wondering why he felt drawn to look. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The people in line nodded toward me; they weren’t put off as I would have figured them to be. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sprint for the finish line, keeping my arms pumping straight and my legs in line, and just for show I cross with a little lean forward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Right. I got there the night before and waited in line for like twelve hours.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They were fifth in line, waiting their turn to pick up bread for dinner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Everybody was very quiet about standing in line, even my pretend brother and sister and all the other kids. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He falls in line behind me as we go up the echoing steps and into the main cabin of the ferry. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They stood in line without even knowing what was being sold, just so they would not lose a chance to buy something, even if they did not need it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Many times she had seen him in the grocery store waiting his turn in line behind Negroes and God knows what. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I stood in line to get my check. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No one in line spoke above a whisper. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I stood in line behind one of the big hats and watched as the girl I knew as Renee, but whose real name was Love, dished out the food. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I became notorious for being that guy, so much so that people started coming up to me in line. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They waited in the dust beside their luggage and then stood in line for dinner. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The pickers hurried their last flats in and waited in line while Mrs. Nitta put marks beside their names and paid them from underneath her umbrella. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Like the children of Hamelin falling in line behind the Pied Piper, the three merry Incorrigibles stomped and jumped and spun. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But she, Patina, she just kept it cool and got back in line like it was nothing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Consuelo waved her hand and walked over to talk to some women standing in line for food. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes inmates would intentionally spill something on a seat they did not wish to occupy or tell the officer that a friend in line was coming to take it “in just a second.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a shove and said, “Get back in line with your momma.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The staff call out “Next in line!” and shake open paper bags that crackle. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Families stood in line before the ticket box of the movie and young boys and girls stared at the posters on display outside. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Weeks before, an older white woman standing in line behind them at the grocery store had said, “Your hair is so beautiful, can I touch it?” and Ifemelu said yes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “The tickets you sold. Where did you get them? You mentioned standing in line for six hours.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Nok slipped off her shoes and joined the villagers standing in line. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Piper gives me a funny look, then falls in line behind me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, we walk around the neighborhood for a little while to kill time and then get in line outside the Storage Room. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z In Paris, the women say, people are waiting in line five hours for a loaf of bread. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Some days more than six hundred families stood in line for a handout of rice, oatmeal, potatoes, flour, and coffee, along with a little meat if there was any to be had. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It was very romantic and epic the way you came to my job and waited in line and talked to me. Everyone should follow your lead!” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “And Ben is next in line. He’s helpful. If you ever need something and I’m not around, ask Ben. He’s the Elder-in-training now, right, Ben?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z People stood in line for hours to buy tickets to her recitals. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They were our neighbors, the people we saw while standing in line at the bakery and the hardware store. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When we get in line, Maxine takes both books and says, “Anything else you want?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Instead of fixing things for the Negro race, Richard Nixon would win the war in Vietnam, clean up the country of its long-haired, drug-smoking hippies, and get those black militants and bean-pie-selling “Mooslims” in line. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Three men in line, every fourth man to fall back with the horses. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the march toward Gettysburg Pickett’s Virginia Division is by a trick of fate last in line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually on such important visits, so it was said, the nose of every patient had to be in line with the center creasing of the top sheet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Realizing that the longer she hesitated, the more attention she would draw, she turned around quickly and descended the ladder, trying to avoid eye contact with the people waiting in line at the bottom. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She flew up the Galapagos longitude, headed straight for El Salvador in line for Wisconsin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “There are others waiting in line. That will be fifty cents.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Can I help whoever’s next in line?” the girl behind the register said with about as much enthusiasm as I had for anything right now—none. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z You have to wait in line for hours, but that’s part of the experience. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The chain was then pulled sharply as the next person in line was shackled behind her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The speeding ticket that my mother had been waiting in line to pay when she met my father was the only one she’s ever gotten. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Peasants waiting by the mill, Hour after hour — They curse us as they stand in line, Enjoy their little talk. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z As they stood in line at the latrine, Aaron pointed to a tall smokestack on the other side of the camp and told Jack it was the crematorium, where corpses were incinerated, leaving only ashes. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z With this he set the rings in order, placing them exactly in line. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom and dad first met while they were standing in line to pay speeding tickets at the Dade County Courthouse, and they got married six weeks later. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sam and I are in the cafeteria, standing in line to fix our burrito bowls. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He was simply one more in the pile of creatures who sang the national anthem in the schoolhouse and stood in line to receive their Christmas presents. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I am next in line and at five, I am already as big as Chou. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out to be such a great dress, and the only one of its kind in the camp, that bride after bride—whether she's fifteen or fifty—gets in line to borrow it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As we stood in line to board, Grover started looking around, sniffing the air like he smelled his favorite school cafeteria delicacy—enchiladas. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He took a place in line between Paul and Samuel. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “Really. I’m not joking. Unless you’re that against having anything to do with me. I don’t care. You can get in line.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Sage asked me on Friday when the two of us were next to each other in line waiting for our turn to play tetherball. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t, since Habib had stepped away to pick up some canned beans, and he had to save their spot in line. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As for weight, the men were in line with the national average, but the women typically said they weighed about twenty pounds less than the national average. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She wanted to turn back, but all the kids in line would know she was scared. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I really wanna see a member of the royal family wait in line for hours to eat cow parts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But then, he’d know that was a big, fat lie, ’cause he saw those kids leaving him out of their kickball games and cutting in line in front of him like he was invisible. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z We waited in line until we were ushered into one of the glass-enclosed cabins, each wide enough to hold sixty people. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The rest of the women, perhaps because they don’t want to make a spectacle, watch reluctantly as their men drift off and get in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z People, angry and hostile, jostled each other to be first in line before the offices opened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z People were not yet accustomed to waiting in line and getting their own food. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z It was a cure that was so common that children would stand in line several times and instead of swallowing the pills would take them home to use as bingo markers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In our hug we sway and I search for Rufus in line and he’s clearly shocked by the slap. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Somehow I am the first initiate in line, right in front of Uriah. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As cyclotrons around the world contributed to the list of known isotopes, rumors and expectations began to surface that the accelerator’s inventor might be in line for the Nobel Prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I looked at the drawings of the shark teeth, the rows and rows, just waiting in line to pop forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He and Jessica were talking animatedly about the snow fight as we got in line to buy food. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The dude’s boys started laughing at him, and before he could say anything back, Renee said, “Next in line, please!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s the first half of the alphabet. That’s all that matters. Just look at all those fools still waiting in line!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I took my mother’s place in line for our rations, and sometimes my father and I were pulled off the street to work outside the ghetto. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z We push past and find ourselves immediately standing in line. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z We sit in his car, waiting in line to turn out of the parking lot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There were two—then four in line, then two, then almost a dozen; then another dozen—then one alone. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I think we got what we wanted,” Benji said as they stood in line at the concession stand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Outside, there are customers in line ordering food. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As I was waiting in line for corn dog number two, a small boy ran by me with a stick horse between his legs, shouting, “Ride ’em, cowboy!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Trying to zip the dress as I go, I run to where Ellen is in line with Bekah Cotter ahead of her. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I got in line behind the others that were waiting, some with old gourds and others with buckets. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d get really mad, but since there was always a bunch of little kids in line, he’d smile and say, “Santa doesn’t like bad little boys—you guys run along now.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped his shoulders and head from under the line and began to pull in line steadily and gently. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It stopped right in line with the jack, two or three inches in front of it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z When their employer came by and saw them standing in line at the courthouse, he fired them all. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They would stand in line, holding one knee up and Master Moon would attack their shins with bamboo rods until they passed out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Once everyone else was settled in the Hall, Professor McGonagall told the champions and their partners to get in line in pairs and to follow her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There are two young guys in line behind her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Solid, dependable Wayne tries his best to keep everyone in line. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The eight geese spread out in line astern, evenly spaced, with him behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as they had with the buckets, folks took a sip of the soda and handed the bottle to the next person in line. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Looks like Halloween is early this year,” my grandfather says, gesturing to a group of goth boys standing in line. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z We all get in line; it’s oatmeal and peanut butter. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z In Clara’s view, the best thing for one’s health was to keep one’s hands busy, so she kept her daughter’s illnesses in line by making her work. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were in line, all down the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to do, so I stood in line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “My mother says you almost froze to death,” she whispers as we stand in line, two by two, waiting for the bell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The man in line next to us clears his throat. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I stood at the token booth with my hands in my pockets trying not to notice the people standing in line behind Ty'ree getting impatient. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z It was getting dark and I saw the three cars standing in line under the trees. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The guard ignored her, seizing her arm and pulling her back toward the entry as the other people in line stared and whispered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There are all kinds of folks in line, too, like moms with their kids and elderly people on walkers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A few edged closer, but none wanted to be first in line. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We walk to the right staircase and I get in line with my ticket and Erin’s letter in my hand. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in line as he talked to each person walking through. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Bill took orders for lunch and stood in line while Kelly and Melissa waited for a table. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “You kill me. This is serious. When that scout from Duke shows up, you’re going to be the first in line, squeezing his palm. All stupid smiles and clean-cut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’d walked in his footsteps my whole life, and now without warning my body had fallen in line behind my mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge had been bombed after all, so we watched them come in line after line over the railroad bridge, the smoke of the burning synagogue still rising black behind them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Armpit looked at the people in line ahead of him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z His name was Principal Peattie—I’m not lying—and Principal Peattie was there to keep us all in line, he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z No one swallowed their bread ration in line that night. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z ‘We shall pass them soon. Keep the boats in line, and as far apart as you can! Hold the middle of the stream!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But there is an equally noteworthy and genuine coincidence that results from taking Newton’s birthday as 4 January 1643, in line with our modern calendar. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “The ghosts of defeated causes are bound to serve you. And the museum in Charleston has plenty of Confederate ghosts. We’ll need you to keep them in line.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you very much for the play-by-play, Isaiah. Now if you would please get in line.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Stay in line! Stay in line!” the officer shouted. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The Rockettes were kicking their heads off, the way they do when they're all in line with their arms around each other's waist. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The American embassy was better now; the staff was still rude, her father said, but you no longer had to fight and shove outside to get in line. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If you see a person in need of physical assistance, keep your place in line, and notify a police officer at the first opportunity. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “If the Dauntless knew about this, everyone would be getting in line to learn how to drive it,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I kept looking around, though, at the other people in line. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was the fear of being with a victim, and that I would be next in line. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He deposits his tray and gets in line for his meds. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z While we stood in line, my mother, in an attempt to allay her doubts about the contents of the note, asked a man in front of us to read it to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen her earlier, somewhere, in line at the bar maybe, had seen her without paying her much attention. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Even though we didn’t have any time to waste, we went into the theater and pretended to get in line for tickets. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A kid with red hair was next in line to kick. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped in line as we strode down the hall, through the lemon-scented kitchen, and into the damp laundry room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Abby and I found a food truck, got in line, and she launched into a heated retelling of all her catches. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I’m in line every day, sick to my stomach approaching the cashier. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Oh God,” El says as were waiting in line. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He paused and looked at everyone from the first little girl in line to Frankie, who was at the end. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z But today the boys didn’t seem too upset that their no-nonsense mom wasn’t here to keep them in line. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Taxi drivers yelled at each other in Spanish and tried to cut in line for customers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I whispered to Sander as we stood in line like soldiers awaiting inspection—or execution. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s the last one in line who must bear the burden of knowing: if anyone is to be hurt it will have to be me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Introduced was a careful sentence to bring della Porta’s discussion of the soul in line with Christian teaching, and all references to the world soul, the anima mundi, were now carefully turned into quotations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And what could be better and more in line with the Miss Teen Dream mission statement than having them find that we have tamed and beautified this island? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And now dozens of people—old people, people I thought were in line to buy stamps—have launched into a choreographed dance number, with high kicks and hip thrusts and shimmying arms. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The way the sexton figured it, James Grew had propped the gun barrel on the books to bring it in line with his temple. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He went off into a biographical sketch while people in line shuffled impatiently. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “This unbaptized limb of Satan has no right to make a mockery of this rite! Would you bring a dog to church?”The people in line had halted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What exactly do you intend to do, then, Henry? Hmm? Marry him? Make him the Duchess of Cambridge? The First Son of the United bloody States, fourth in line to be Queen of England?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They fell in line behind Cap and the coaches, like mourners in a funeral procession. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z We stand in line to fill out papers. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I think it’s one of the kids from school till I turn and see only grown-ups in line behind us. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Raising her finger to him, she says, “You get her in line, Charles. She’s disrupting everything. Everything.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He straightened it so that the yoke was in line across her chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I saw my former roommates, Seanie and JP, waiting in line for pictures, and it made me feel good to see my old friends, but sad, too, because I missed rooming with them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They walked slowly, stooping, keeping close in line, following attentively every move that Gollum made. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Eleventh was still not in line when the new Reb attack came rolling up out of the smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We wait in line for a long time at the Delta Air Lines counter before finally reaching the man at the desk. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The three of them stand in line waiting to see us on our way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z If a turkey strayed, a man would snap a long whip around its neck and pull it back in line. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We get in line for a theater called the Detroit Opera House. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When we’re standing in line for the book signing, I tell Jamie I have no idea what I’m supposed to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Barksdale formed them in line, the shells zipping the leaves above them. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And often it cannot be done at all: I was annoyed by the people behind me in line’s being served first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I looked for him in line, worried he might be planning something that would get us all shot— but I didn’t see him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The numbers went 0, 1,2, 3: zero came first, one was second in line, and two was in third place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Who sends an arrow through iron axe-helve sockets, twelve in line? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Always, every now and then, I had given her a hard time, just to keep her in line. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bogert looked up from the guide sheet and said, “What is your number in line?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And then he heard a voice from somewhere in the small crowd say: "He won twenty thousand dollars, man! And I was right behind him in line. Unreal." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Candless’s core of loyal followers kept everyone in line and so Dauntless surged through the waves of the Gulf, patrolling and waiting for its target. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sen took a ticket from the machine at the counter and waited in line. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z On it went, down the street, around the corner, in line at the tandoor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z This was because a fight could start around those seats, with the accidental bump of a diner by an inmate standing in line or a deliberate act, such as a clan-destine stabbing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This development was a huge bonus, with music of the eighteenth, seventeenth and sixteenth centuries first in line for resuscitation, followed by music from even earlier periods. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As we stand in line to pay for the spaghetti, I finally agree to go shopping for school stuff the next day. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Otherwise, people would stand in line just to beat him up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He came closer, holding the barrel of the gun in line with the tip of Sr. Rivera’s nose. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “He’s going to have to start handing out tickets to all the babes. Make them wait in line.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Bert Lewyn and his father stood in line at the Bolivian and then at the Chilean embassies, trying desperately to apply for a visa to South America. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z With her thumb, she points to the father and son in line behind us. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In sixth grade he told me glumly, as we stood in line in front of the auditorium door, waiting to go in for Friday square dancing, that I was plain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know how any of those people in line will get in—this place is already super packed. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “The petition is to change the Granger School’s mascot from the Gunners to something nonviolent but still in line with the school’s history,” Stephanie said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The Senegalese in the aiipoit, hearing about the Muslim from America, stood in line to shake my hand, and I signed many autographs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had stood second in line behind Papa. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Dozens of people were standing in line to buy bags of “McDonald’s Famous Hamburgers.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z On the twenty-ninth day, she forgot to remove it in the morning and the “directress” snapped at her as the girls stood in line for their “daily checkup.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We were all standing in line waiting for breakfast when one of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap-tapped down the line. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He had three goblets in front of him, the other four in line behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Somehow I found myself in line for sodas with Jess while Luke’s worker steered him into the line. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The people of Isfahan ventured to the center of the strange neighborhood to stand in line, before the famed bakery of Akh Tamar, just for six of his cream puffs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were told by everyone who knew anything about the New Orleans courts to get in line. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z People began getting in line to go into one of Aaron’s book-filled closets. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z By the summer of 1964, hundreds of black adults were standing in line outside the Dallas County Courthouse on registration days, waiting to be admitted so they could register. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We both downed the stuff greedily and straightaway ran back into the tent to stand in line again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It’s in the impatience of the people in line. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “You go get in line and hold our spot, I’ma look at some comics for a minute. When you get up to the register I’ll come and tell ’em how we gonna pay.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The firstborn son had been in line to inherit his father’s rabbinic position, but during a period of study in Odessa he suddenly vanished. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Candace reached around me in line and pounded on Sage’s back. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the working men stalk off, spitting and swearing, leaving only performers and bosses in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Luckily, Mr. Kamara had made an appointment, so we didn’t have to wait in line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z His business was keeping the field hands in line. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As they went out, Francie wondered whether everyone in line would tell about his first pay. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll see you later, Jordan,” I call back, pushing through the canopy of children—what if there were a fire or something?—into my place in line. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The action in the hallway picks up as the buses get here, but I’m still first in line for breakfast. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z There were three pictures: one of the record crowd standing in line; one of the statue itself; and one of the director of the museum with an assistant. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should probably go now so I don’t have to stand in line all day,” Rashid said, feeling the weight of the bag pulling on his shoulder. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Where I had seen kids waiting in line for their food, I was now seeing the Mess Hall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We walked inside the small shop and got in line. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Mom,” I whisper as we pick up our cardboard trays and get in line, “are all the girls in college this tall?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As though he was next in line for some sort of inspection. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand in line, facing me, while I flail about. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There were about eight other girls standing in line to sign in. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “They’d pay a hundred dollars just to have our place in line.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, waited in line about an hour so he could catch me after everyone else had melted away.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We slowly move up in line, and my stomach starts doing cartwheels. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She got in line behind a woman who was paying with a check. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z People started yelling around them, and when one of the guys pushed one of the guys in line, they broke into punches. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It seems only Pupo, whoever he is, can give the signal that will make everyone fall in line. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z After several minutes of quietly waiting, a man who had been standing in line with everyone else proclaimed himself the bus driver and asked everyone to follow him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He also printed a photograph of Japanese-Americans in Fresno, California, standing in line to get citizen registration cards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We got in line and Gum Baby scrambled up onto my shoulder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Once we are in line, Isabella asks, “You really want to enter the contest?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I pick up her tray and get back in line. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z One of them, standing behind her in line, pulled her blouse out of her skirt where it was tucked in and lifted it high. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Crowds stood in line behind police barricades waiting to be admitted and the policemen wherever one looked included numerous patrol cars and even sharpshooters on the roofs around the Unity Funeral Home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Pendanski arrived with water and lunch, Zigzag offered Stanley his place in line. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z "If I keep them any more in line," their mother began—and then Sandi heard her mother's voice breaking. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The man took a step back so he was in line with the others. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We stopped at the bank, and while my dad stood in line, I grabbed two free suckers, one for me and one for Robin. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z You are first in line for a scholarship. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That unknown person probably stood in line for an injection just ahead of the schoolteacher. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And as I stood in the kitchen, in line to fill my cup for the first time, you walked up behind me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was like waiting in line for your name to be called. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Sneaking around houses and stealing papers is not at all in line with it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “We learn not to in our first year of seminary. It’s going to be once a week, and every person in line gets one bag of free food. See for yourself.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Stanley was half asleep as he got in line for breakfast, but the sight of Mr. Sir awakened him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I ran down the corridor looking for my spot in line. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I know you’re paying attention, but look at him—he’s in line to leap off a cliff and I bet you anything he can’t even swim. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My siblings and I spent much of our time in line for water, standing with empty jugs to fill from a giant plastic tank in a blue tent. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I was no longer held in line by that fear. I was about to become a dangerous person to know.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was good to be first in line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a tray and got in line. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Stella waited to let others go ahead of her before getting in line, as she knew her mother would want. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But because he got thirty thousand pesetas and people had stayed in line all night to buy tickets to see him, the crowd demanded that he should be more than very good. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The man smiles at the next person in line. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They were drinking that lovely water, or waiting in line for more, or talking and laughing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Male teachers were for classrooms with rough and rowdy boys who needed a firm hand to keep them in line. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Dropping the rock that he’d been carrying for protection, Curly dashed to the next machine in line, a backhoe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been with them to that other world; they were in it now, the high clear world of the last man in line, and all the enemy coming. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fix your feelings in line and color,” he tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He keeps the rowdier kids in line by standing up and glaring. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Family members stood in line with people who were obviously homeless and waited their turn to be served chicken, and green beans, mashed potatoes, and bread, by Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They fell in line like prisoners: preachers, politicians, various professionals, proving Clifton correct. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And as I lean forward in the cramped seat to push my arms through the sleeves, he hovers behind me, chatting with April and holding the coat open for me, in line with my shoulders. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, come on, let’s go wait in line and meet the guy.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Armpit might have guessed they were street people, except for the fact that they were waiting in line to buy sixty-dollar tickets. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The other people in line laugh, either because they think it's funny or they just want to remain in the good graces of the man who supplies their food. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So I made sure I was next to him in line. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The line for water was always crowded, and sometimes the water would run out after we waited in line all day. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was only possible to keep so many kids in line because they were not actually kids—because there was some older nature inside them, warring against and balancing their childish impulses. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And they load up, like this was the plan all along, in Dr. Martin’s truck, which is last in line in the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Billy. She had a tough go of it, but she’s a strong woman. She must be to keep an ornery boy like you in line.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He just hands my mom her ID back and takes the next person in line. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z We moved a step forward in line, toward the beacon of flashes at the photographer’s booth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Since I brought my lunch, I didn’t have to wait in line for food like some of the other kids. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Now move it! Get in line with everyone else!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Dump your bags there and get in line.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sandwiches. Probably the best thing here. But it’s so popular you’ll spend most of the lunch period in line.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And the Federals running, no guns set up, nothing but one battery and one regiment in line.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Winter was coming, and the men and women in line held their coats tight around them and stamped their feet to stay warm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She did not notice Odenigbo at first, standing ahead of her in line to buy a ticket outside the university theater. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The police will keep them in line,” I said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The rest of his boys got in line to order their food. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The officer’s job was to insist—though, as a fallback position, an experienced officer might simply see whether the fourth inmate in line would take the seat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping the administrations more independent outside advisors in line proved more of a struggle. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She had to wipe the tears from her own face, but she got back in line and marched through the ceremony alone, and she sat through the graduation ceremony next to my empty seat. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Eva’s in line for registration. We have to hurry. I need to get back. They’re boarding the wounded tonight. I want to take Emilia with me. The rest of you may board tomorrow.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He stood in line to get a haircut, weary with fatigue. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “My bedroom looks out on the bridge,” she said, and pointed to a Victorian masterpiece at the bottom of the mountain, directly in line with the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Most of the people in line were from Maddie’s social circle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was simply that I couldn’t muster her authority, couldn’t manage to keep my sisters and brother in line with her strict rules of behavior. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I wait in line with the box. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d sit in line on the floor along side of him, pretending we were holding down the windward rail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I stood in line at the gangway, I forgot to be so careful, and when I glanced again down the dock I saw him there, standing square and tense, looking right at me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Bones snapped at him, and one of the high school sodality girls whose job it was to keep us in line whacked him on the head. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The most popular girls in my class elbowed each other in line to stand next to me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She would have to get in line for his attention. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But when I walked by the office and found no one standing in line, I thought…what the hell. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Last year Mrs. Peterson kept them in line easily with her pine “board of education.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She went to the school to enroll and took her place in line with the other prospective students. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She, in turn, suffered more, having no one to help her keep the younger ones in line. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, we climbed up the ladder to the ramp at the top of the jungle gym and waited in line to go down the tall slide. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Up front, the people in line were doing all kinds of things. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I fan myself after a few minutes in line. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He jerked his thoughts back in line, and added the figures again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The queen watched us tilt,” Penny was telling the other slaves in line, “but that was the only time we saw her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Soon a rumor started spreading that I was really an undercover assistant principal hired to keep kids in line. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Are you kidding? They went to the midnight showing on opening night. They waited in line for like four hours, too.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t this make a good whip with which to keep him in line? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Standing in line, he smiled to himself as he noticed all the other men dressed like him: white shirt, sleeves rolled up, dark pants, tie. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She returns to her mother, who has staked out a position in line, only about thirty from the front—folding chair and all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’d like a buttered roll,” said the next person in line. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She was laughing at something the person ahead of her in line said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, Miss Nickerson. I must admit that I have enjoyed not seeing you lately. Things seem to be better with Mr. Daniels as your teacher. He’s keeping you in line?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He’d perform Dhuhr early, as he often did when school was in session, then get in line after he was done. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But I think maybe he doesn’t like to go because everyone in line looks so tired and sad. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Come on,” he hollered to the next one in line, a boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After I heard the initial whack, I wished I’d been first in line. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A couple of guys had walked up to two other guys in line and started barking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We took a picture in our caps and gowns and got in line, double fie, and marched together. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t have the spot because they got there early, but because she saw a friend in line when they arrived, and offered to hold her place when she went to the bathroom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Everyone in line, myself included, shuffled forward a couple of steps. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then the villagers all got in line to wait their turn for water from the new well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was seventeen years old but trailed with the twelve-year-olds—making up the last in line or meeting the others on their way back down the row. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The next in line invariably calls me back to remove the gracefully curved but unsightly hairs that I’ve left in the sink. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Stanley got in line behind Magnet, ahead of Twitch. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “We stood in line, were given one ornament, placed it on a branch, and then had to go back to the end to wait our next turn.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The ship has been on the Common for two days, and people have staked out their places in line so they won’t get bumped. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They had already overtaken the other balloon and could now be easily seen with the naked eye: four of them in line abreast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like he couldn’t even stand to wait in line with me anymore. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stood behind Angela, waiting in line to get my breakfast tray. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z But lunchtime came finally and I got to get in line with the stay-at-school kids. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like you said, you can only buy six tickets. Six tickets at a time. There’s nothing that prevents someone from buying six tickets, then getting back in line and buying six more tickets.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Jasmine Karnes and her date, Hunter Henry, stood a little ahead of Dill and Lydia in line to get into the high school gymnasium. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She stood in line at the base of the ladder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One Thursday, as she was standing in line at the Garn Square market, hoping to get a bag of turnips for stew that night, she overheard a startling conversation between two people standing behind her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As a Three, eager for his juice and crackers at snacktime, he one day said “smack” instead of “snack” as he stood waiting in line for the morning treat. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z They stood in line and got tickets for a tour. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But the two vehicles swung back in line, and then the docking latches pulled them together in a tight grip, and all was well again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I already looked forward to the day I could pass whatever wisdom I picked up to the next First Lady in line. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Most people have been here hours before the office opened to get a good place in line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched as Mrs. Sen laughed and chatted, when it was her turn in line, with a man with a bright red face and yellow teeth, dressed in a black rubber apron. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Stay in line! Stay in line! Leaving the line will result in your ejection!” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The guard growled at me to get back in line. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Usually they went hand in hand with the powerful whites and helped to keep their groaning brothers in line, for that was the safest course of action. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z These are the epic daydreams I would normally call forth while walking around town or waiting in line at the grocery store. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As Ivy waited in line, she overheard two children talking in low voices. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “My God,” I say to Charlie as we take our place in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Last week, I tried to wait to be the last student in line. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Smile,” Mama reminded her, guiding them to their place in line as several of the other beastkeepers took cautionary steps back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They swarmed up the beach, and back down, and finally disappeared abruptly into the pines, Perlie the last in line, looking back at him and holding her nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “See, I never said I went back in line. I said you can pay someone to cut in line, but I didn’t say I—” “Shut up and listen!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z At last the car in which he sat fell in line behind them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “A patroller is...was a white man, usually young, often poor, sometimes drunk. He was a member of a group of such men organized to keep the blacks in line.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There were already twenty-nine people ahead of them in line. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Some of the men were in line, forming by companies. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Salvador got out of the truck and stalked off to get in line for the food boxes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We hurried to get in line, but Father Byrnes had seen us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So while I took my seat with the others, she got in line to buy her chili. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was standing in line at the general store when this little white boy cut in front of me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He is first in line to the presidency, lives at a nearby hotel, and is completely unguarded. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I followed behind the people who waited in line to get their entry stamps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Some dudes are going to pay us a thousand bucks to stand in line for them. We just don’t know who they are yet. See, you got to think outside the box.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Is there someone else? That you’re going out with? I could take a number or get in line or something.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As the fighting in the south grew worse and more villages were attacked, more and more people joined us, including elders who tried to keep everybody in line. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down at a table by myself and am done by the time I see Sneaky jump in line for his breakfast. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z At the drive-in, which is where the sober teenagers in Lily went on Friday nights, we all waited in line for popcorn and swatted away mosquitoes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I stood in line at the circulation counter waiting my turn. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He wandered closer to Fentons, unsure whether or not to get in line. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The people who had marched in triumph went to watch the bourgeoisie standing in line and fighting to get through the doors of the banks, and roared with laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the people in front of the broken machines to get in line behind the people at the machines that were still working. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were lots of young people waiting in line to get into the pub. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Fred laughed, but when it was his turn in line, he put the glasses on top of the postcard and the album. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Or the kid that was your partner in line the last time had got scarlet fever and you'd have a new partner. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I had never met him before except to shake his hand in line after a mass meeting. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z We need to leave at six forty a.m. to get there in time and get a spot right by the door so we’re first in line okay? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In these cases, dropping the s results in a perfectly acceptable sentence: I was annoyed by the people behind me in line being served first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Stay in line. Don’t wander off,” the officer said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They all stood in line against the dilapidated wall, some holding bundles of things and others their children’s hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Those fleeing from the region stand in line waiting for ship assignment. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I tried to give my brother the same stare that Mama used on us when she expected us to fall in line, but it didn’t work. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We stand in line; for even longer we sit on hot metal benches facing the podium. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They sat together in line, waving their hands, planning a strategy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Donald Catt, already irritated over having to wait in line, completely loses his cool when the barista doesn’t know how to make the drink the way he likes it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I turn and see that he slows down when he passes Joe and Kelsey, who are standing a few people behind me in line, talking to each other. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The next day two of them insisted on being first in line, and were. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z My palms are sweaty, so I wipe them on my jeans before I get in line to approach her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Darius falls in line behind me as we walk down the long hallway. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But when she says, “Charlotte’s always the first to sign in,” with that eww expression on her face, it’s more like she’s saying, “Charlotte only gets what she wants because she’s first in line.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He buys a ticket and a handful of tokens and waits in line with the others. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And she got this picture in her head, so clear it could have been a memory, of Mr. Partridge waiting patiently in line at Nussbaum’s for the Banana Splits Book Club’s black-and-white cookies. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Those mixed bloodlines were always lurking, waiting to peek out, and fear of losing their status kept white people in line. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Coach Mustilli didn’t say anything to me as I stood in line with the other kids as he walked up and down the length of the cafeteria examining us all. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I looked carefully at the other people in line. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were at least a thousand people waiting in line to see things in the Hall of the Italian Renaissance. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The church is full of whispers and praises, and more and more people stand in line at the microphone to tell of God’s goodness. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You get in line behind the couple with the baby and watch a woman struggle with a color copier. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They didn’t want us to fight, so we had to get in line, and when our turn came, people handing out clothes would put their hands in a bag and pull out whatever they touched. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maleeka’s got more potential than she’s letting on. Keeping her under the principal’s nose may be just the way to get her back in line.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She saw Kaisa raise her gloved hand and signal to the pennant bearer, and the hunters fell in line behind her as they rode out of the camp. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The dullness of military life, the endless repetition of duties, the standing in line to eat, to use the bathroom, to shave, served as no distraction at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Benny, Robbie, and the other two guys fell in line behind us as we started down the aisle toward the casket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her mom is NOT abandoning her place in line. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Compared to waiting in line at Nuss- baum’s, it was nothing to order up a couple of pizzas. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine waiting in line all night for a chance to sleep in the Superdome, where the Saints play football and the cheerleaders jump and scream. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Mad props to Mateo for getting in line anyway; I want this for him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Some twenty prisoners were waiting in line at the entrance. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He dated models and actresses and romanced his stunning American wife after standing behind her in line to use the phone at Heathrow Airport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Ifemelu watched the people already there, in line, waiting for the door to open, and she willed them all to vote for Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In the corridor they passed several students clinging miserably to paper bags, standing in line for the overcrowded bathroom. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Dee and I cross the street and get in line and press ourselves together. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham was the first in line, chugging what was left of his two martinis, then throwing the glasses the length of the room into the brick fireplace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After the contratista left, we marched in line to the end of the field, selected a row, and started to work. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Claudia paid no attention, for now they reached what everyone was standing in line to see. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Romero never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural in line. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Can you hold my place in line,” I say to Aunt Heidi, “so I can run and get an ‘I Heart New York’ T-shirt for Libby?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “In fact, if you would all please get in line. Jeff, I want you at the very front with me. George, you too.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z "A man doesn't have a worry in the world, while I've got a baby hanging over my head like a big stick, to keep me in line." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Unless—wait, do you think I should’ve written a letter for her? Was I not supposed to wait for her in line today? Was that wrong?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Where I had youth and energy on my side, she had cunning, and she figured out different ways to keep me in line. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But he is just a man waiting in line to buy a ticket. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Standing in line I hadn't felt cold, but now it's freezing. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “We were ahead of your guys in line,” said X-Ray. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Stanley waited in line, then handed him his canteen. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Pa quickly gathers our family and stands us in line with other peasant families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember to stay in line at all times,” a voice over a bullhorn called out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I wished my father were there with us, but he had gone out to stand in line for our vegetable rations. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z If you were among the last in line, your soup was thicker. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Women beat up on the clerks who refused them help, or who made them wait in line for days, or who wouldn’t see them at all after they’d waited for hours. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Pa and our neighbor, Mr. Highgate, both were carrying rifles and told us to walk in line. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t be taking my Zoloft in line behind Bobby, who is dressed in my shirt for his interview. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “If you want food, get in line. Now. Schnell. You must eat. Hungry Jews are dead Jews. Dead Jews do not work.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Observations at Hawk Mountain are in line with findings elsewhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Dozens of kids waited in line for their turn at the pots, their plastic bowls pressed against their chests in anticipation. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Hand in hand, they stood in line abreast, taking their cue from Chloe, stepped back two paces, came forward, bowed again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was in line at the labor department early. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It turned out that my brother was the first one in line. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Next year I’d be in line for a summer job in Chicago, if I could find one. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “You told him to get back in line!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z After Mr. Yukht wraps up the day’s lesson, we stand in line, waiting to high-five him on our way out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He was the dude in line trying to get her phone number. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Robin heads back to the kitchen, convinced he’s done a great job keeping the humans in line. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Somehow Papa manages to get himself in line. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This was very much in line with the Cartesian image of the body as a machine. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The three of us met at the junction down by the center and stood in line, waiting for the bus. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad waited in line with their card for their designated food supply, and it was disheartening to see my parents so powerless. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Luckily, I did not have to wait in line too long. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z "Get us a place in line. I still have to change." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, I was in line at Kmart, buying three spiral notebooks, a new calculator, a pack of unsharpened pencils, and a pack of Skittles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He quickly drank it down, then took his place in line, behind Magnet and in front of Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He walked his bike over to join Ned in line at the water pump. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We get in line, and not a minute later four more people are behind us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She gives my leg a kick, and casting assistant girl says “whatever” and shows me to my place in line, two people ahead of the pretty girl with the flute. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z This year, she’d been the first in line at her polling place. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Look at the cups and plates,” Sarah whispers as we wait in line to place our orders. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z To get water, people have to walk about thirty minutes down a hill to the fountain, stand in line, fill a bucket, and walk back. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Each time I ran through and got back in line, I looked up at the girls in the stands, who weren’t laughing anymore, just watching. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Black applicants who had taken time off from work might be kept waiting in line all day until the office closed, only to be told to come back some other time. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z His neat pencil mustache divided his upper lip horizontally into half and ended exactly in line with the ends of his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His appointment indicated one thing: the government believed that discipline on the island was too lax, and that a strong hand was needed to keep us in line. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand in line. Don’t wander off. If you leave your place, you will not be allowed in. Stand in line. Don’t wander off.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They stood in line like a platoon, and each one lifted up his left arm and pointed at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As president, he also had to keep the other guys in line, keep them psyched up, ready to help make Archie’s assignments work. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly, but moving slowly and all in line. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few customers in line, and Ariana was behind the counter, helping one of them with their order. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Now the Captains of the West led their host towards the City, and folk saw them advance in line upon line, flashing and glinting in the sunrise and rippling like silver. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It dawned on me the pharmacist would know, but as I went around the last aisle to wait in line for him, I nearly bumped into Vinny's mom. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “The meeting is in the library at three thirty sharp,” I tell the kids waiting in line at the used-tray return in the cafeteria. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You don’t know Mama Speed, do you?! Oooh, I look up to Mama—she tough! She keep Turners Station in line, boy! She fears no man!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Zorro cracked his whip at a trio of space aliens ahead of him in line. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He is beginning to realize that, he is beginning to think of a more easier way of supporting himself in line with my life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers were quick to use their gun butts to keep order, striking out at anyone who did not stay in line. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Dicey stationed her family by a water fountain and went up to stand in line. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Say nothing in line except to call out your number when they count us,” Aaron warned. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She was still standing in line at the deli counter and didn’t seem to have any plans to collect me soon. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There was not enough of the patient to go around, and specialists pushed forward in line with raw tempers and snapped at their colleagues in front to hurry up and give somebody else a chance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The men of the fishing fleet and the soldiers stood in line. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The pleas of the grievously wounded man reverberated through the steel walls enclosing him, but the fat recruit closed the door quickly and both recruits sprinted back to their place in line. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At lunchtime, therefore, those with four pennies—a kingly sum—would wait in line, always long; sometimes though, there wouldn’t be enough bread or milk to go around. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That almost everyone, in the end, fell in line is something that we would normally credit to peer pressure. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks worlds away from the girl who curled up on a mat with me or waited in line for hours for her favorite author. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Two ladies waiting in line to see Olga in her casket begin crying. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She was missing most of her equipment, but she hurried to her place in line next to Frank and stood at attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Mira,” Mom sighed, “it could take up to ten visits to get his blood sugar in line. We’d need enough money to cover expenses for at least three months.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was twelve-thirty, by her watch; they were just in time to stand in line for lunch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I wait in line for the bathroom, I ask the cute guy in front of me who the funny-looking man on his shirt is, and he just mumbles something and walks away. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They cut school to stand in line for killer concert tickets. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The woman behind me in line, her sunglasses on top of her blond hair, tapped me on the shoulder and asked something. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I fly through the door of the housing department, causing outrage when I push aside the men and women in line. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And then I walked to the counter and waited in line. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She squats down so that her face is right in line with my furry hood. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A minute later, as I wait in line for the bathroom and stare out at the beautiful Pennsylvania landscape, I get that feeling again—like I want to bust out laughing. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Oh, he was first in line for the victory parades, as soon as the guns were put away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys fell in line and Jinx hopped around enough that three men let him move ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z So Carol sits beside me on the school bus, holds my hand in line, whispers to me, eats her lunch beside me on the wooden bench in the cellar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I went to all the hippest clubs and never had to wait in line. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Because it was so early, we didn’t have to wait in line to get our snacks. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Alex was in line behind me to get doughnuts and asked how you were doing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The guns were in line, the caissons were stacking shot, the gunners digging their small trenches. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were standing in line for ice cream, some boy walked by and told DeNice that she looked like a black Punky Brewster. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He beckoned the first beastkeepers in line as they struggled to guide a pair of silverback gorillas into the tent by their harnesses. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bus parks right on Main Street, in front of a storefront station that’s in line with all the shops and businesses. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The head and heels need to get back in line. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z One by one the rest fell in line. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He looks at me and says, “Okay, everyone, do like number ninety-one is doing and stand in line.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Changing times equals more people like me coming to stay in white neighborhoods, standing in line at the carnival, wanting to see the doctor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And on Sunday morning, they were the first in line to go back. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of men waited in line outside the Chicago Urban League office. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So expensive, in fact, that Max had to check his bank balance on his phone while they stood in line, just to make sure that he had enough in his account. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Finally, towards the end of the day, we are the next in line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled and gently pulled him back in line. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I stood in line at the roll call, watching for Fred. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Standing in line all day brought on the very thoughts Milton wanted to avoid, of a clarinet imprint, like a ring of fire, on Tessie’s flushed thigh. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The next day, as my friend and I stood in line to board the bus, we were asked to step out of the line and let others aboard. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked like a dignified man, so I guess we didn’t have to wait in line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We were all the time touching other people—lined up at roll call, at work, in line to get food, in bed at night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How long will someone have to wait in line at a supermarket under different conditions? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked as I stood in line with Jenna to do basketball drills. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z These were foundations more in line with the literal meaning of the word museum—that is, places consecrated to the worship of the Muses. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The only ones in line for tickets were two children and a young couple who immediately vanished inside the dark auditorium. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Say, you don’t think Camel could manage standing in line, do you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Not exactly seen as a worthwhile pursuit for a man in line for the throne, scribbling verses about quarter-life angst,” Henry says dryly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “To experience it just once. And I need to get back down the hall and get in line, and have that chance. I just—I will regret it forever if I don’t.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Converted sinners flowed down the aisles to shake hands with the evangelist and stayed at his side or were directed to one of the men in line. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Silent, we walk in line, trying to avoid falling in the dark. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A group of men in baseball caps in line behind us had grumbled, “There should be a separate line for immigrants,” and “It’s not right Americans gotta wait longer because of these people.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The guides led them to Dumbo, where they jumped ahead in line. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Others waited in line at the free solar charging stations, wearing bulky, outdated visors and haptic gloves. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Max nestled in close to Javi, and I couldn't hear what they said, but they took each other's hands and fell right in line, stepping into rhythm with the song. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I bypassed the customary comparing of kite-fighting scars and stood in line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But the next sphere out had to be moved by something—the next sphere in line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I picked out everything I needed at the store, and stood in line at the checkout. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We filed out into the high- roofed garage and stood in line, the Negroes to the rear, the whites to the front. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “She said it’s because I’m about to become a teenager. She doesn’t want one around. Too much to worry about, and she says I need a father to keep me in line.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z When it was all in, the three cars stood in line down the driveway under the trees in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z An elderly woman was in line in front of me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Now her suggestions and advice resembled maneuvers, the way a farmer tricks a donkey into moving in line with his intentions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The wraps of garri he stood in line to receive, the thin soup scooped from a metal basin once a day, left him hungry. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Naomi made sure to keep her distance, but when Gilbert offered Hershey bars to the twins, Naomi nodded to Cari, who took his dime and got in line. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Supper starts at six p.m., but you see how things is, if you plan on getting fed you better be in line by four. Now get out of here before I get rough with you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z People are already arriving at the port to stand in line for one of the big ships. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Back in line!” the soldier behind me shouted, and I realized that it was me he was talking to—that in my fevered state I’d strayed too far from the center of the road. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They do not stay in line, as they did before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After I loaded up, I would fall in line with the other wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An Ector County sheriff’s deputy was on hand to make sure no fights broke out over who was where in line. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They withdraw from mixed neighborhoods into distant suburbs, gated communities, or guarded apartment towers; they shop in stores that, in line with the prevailing “market segmentation,” are designed to appeal to the affluent alone. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured I was strong enough to keep Dad in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That made me feel good, and while I waited in line for my turn at tetherball, I started to wonder why I’d been thinking before that turning off the lights was a stupid job. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z They were given typhoid shots that first afternoon; they stood in line for them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the pre-hostage crisis days, you could easily walk into the Social Security office, wait in line, fill out a form, and get a fancy blue card. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He realized then that everybody in line for the 11:30 bus, everybody waiting for whatever bus, was as overwhelmed with thoughts and memories of the people gone from their lives as he was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Life with Octavia meant being second in line to his brother-in-law. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She would walk to Skid Row and stand in line with the hobos, the winos, the junkies, and the Mexicans until the farm buses came and the farmers picked out the workers they wanted. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People noticed Nick when he walked into his dad’s hardware store or when he stood in line at the Penny Pantry to buy a candy bar. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Next door, people stood in line at the clinic and shivered with malaria while they waited for a nun to give them an injection of medicine that might make them feel better. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled to their places by the rowlocks and all in line dipped oars in the grey sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There are at least a hundred people in line at the old ticket windows, struggling to find a place to look that isn’t a painful reminder of what our collective reality is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The hospital job had turned out to be a good one, challenging and satisfying and in line with my beliefs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had been waiting in line patiently, but that didn't mean I wasn't nervous. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But my father knew how to keep us in line with a simple scowl. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She smiled at someone in line behind them, and Jiichan furtively hid the bags in the food basket, which he now took from Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As Venkat took his place in line, Teddy filed in behind him and scanned the terminal for a convenience store. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z No. He was lifting a red cap from the next batter in line. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After school I waited in line for my bus in front of the playground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Wes shouted to Woody, as Woody stood in line to order a carton of fried rice. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Older kids—fourth and fifth graders—are in line as women with hairnets pile their trays with spaghetti, a fruit cup, and a cookie. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I don’t think I need to be in line behind them right now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z |
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