| 单词 | in on |
| 例句 | Telephone operators helped the Gestapo by listening in on conversations between people under surveillance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My eyes, going in and out of focus, locked in on the bunch of flowers on the ground—most of which I recognized from the funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But those others, I could feel it in the tension and silence that would come over them when I walked in on one of their conversations. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are four of us in on the show. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He pressed in on his eyes with the heels of his hands. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched the blue sky of Mars as if it might at any moment grip in on itself, contract, and expel a shining miracle down upon the sand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He rapidly made a duplicate, for when the molten silver was poured in on the wax, it would melt and float away, so he made a model for each handle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were you in on this, too?” yelled my father. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “To check in on your son. I’m glad he’s all right.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I want to thank those of you who have made me feel comfortable or checked in on me.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Just before they make us all leave, I look in on Erin once more. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s dropped the stick she hit me with and her face is all collapsed in on itself with what she must be feeling from that cut. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Out here in the fairgrounds, I could understand why ancient people used to think the world was flat and the sky was a dome that closed in on top of it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z As soon as they were a little bit down the hall I could hear her start in on scolding her father again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Still barreling at highway speeds, it closed in on the smaller car coming the other way, the distance narrowing by the instant. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Comrades," he began, "I must let you in on a secret." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the final fifty meters, the Washington boat surged forward again, quickly closing in on California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “We’ll go by the First Baptist Church and help with the food drive, and then we can stop in on a quilting circle at the nursing home. Oh, they’ll get a kick out of you.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When she started in on it a third time, Beverly told her to knock it off. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “But you never know. Bunny always claimed he walked in on them once.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If we’re 60 percent water, I’m closing in on the remaining 40 percent being pudding. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Of course when the clay dried, it pulled away from the tree, and all the smoke poured back in on me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The Poor Fellows shoved men aside to open a way through the crowd whilst the Swords fell in on either side of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Silently they floated in on the town, but when their icy eyes sighted the first dead fish, first bits of garbage about the ships and wharves, they began to scream and quarrel. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We both crack up, and Jax looks like he wants in on the joke, and Deb-and-Kiki glare at us like we are so weird, but we don’t care. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z With Dad in the hospital, Elliot in 4F has been checking in on me, bringing me dinner, especially since our stove has been busted for the past week after I tried making Dads empanadas. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “After that Harvard says I have to matriculate or reapply. Unless Daddy buys them another building. I’m messing with you, Matthew. I got in on my own steam, I swear.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard you weren’t feeling good. I looked in on you when I got home and you were sound asleep. All right this morning?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Southern West Virginia society did not allow for barging in on strangers in the middle of the night, no matter what the situation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He hesitated, but not long enough to give Franny a chance to cut in on him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Frank, I know this is weird. Believe me. But I don’t like Hazel—not that way. I’m not moving in on your girl.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Someone had called Baby-Who-Would-Be-Hazel something before her parents flew in on their rocket ship to get her, in the place where there was culture. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z After about a half hour of touring the lower and upper quads, some of the dorms, and the Cramton Auditorium, it’s time to sit in on a lecture by one of Howard’s professors. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “He wants to make sure you’re on track for coming in on September twenty-second. He wanted to remind us that the calendar is fixed.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I remember reading along, coming in on the secondary parts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All so they can burst in on you in the middle of the night, “End” the stash in “your” secret hideaway, and bust you. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was quite ingenious of me to suggest sitting in on the chemistry course even after I'd changed over to Shakespeare. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess you’ll want to look in on the show,” she remarked. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, they got in on the beginning of the gender selection experiments.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that I was getting older, it wasn’t so easy to sit in on the men’s discussions without being noticed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mapper didn’t want to disrupt the scheme, he just wanted to be in on the scheme. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She checks in on the niece who just had the caesarean. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Hilly flashes her eyes at the girls around them, as if they’re all in on a joke. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z With the police closing in on one side and townsfolk on the other, Uncle Al is forced to refund the whole day’s proceeds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tino continued to stare straight ahead, but Victor popped up in his seat and started in on Dr. Johnson. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was stealth cool, the only one in their room that knew what Liam was talking about when he started in on Japanese horror flicks or articles from back issues of Rolling Stone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t like to give away trade secrets but since you’re my best friend I’ll let you in on it. It can start off this way. Now this is just hypothetical, you realize.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was still humming and Ma and Mrs. Holton were starting in on something the growned folks don’t like talking ’bout much in front of us, ’bout the times they were slaves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Red and his friends began to close in on Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With Vivian hovering at her shoulder, Molly goes to the site and signs in on her own account: click, click, credit card number, address, click . . . okay, free shipping? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After dinner, my parents put on Love Actually and settle in on the love seat with Bieber wedged between them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Now what?” said Harry, blinking at the solid mass of cloud pressing in on them from all sides. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I don’t want to bust in on his alone time. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Earlier, I’d peeked in on Day as the doctor operated on his leg. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “If I thought you were dirty, you’d be holding your guts in on the floor of the Exchange like Big Bol, so stop running your mouth.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Well, because a few guys decided to home in on it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I was sitting in my hideout watching cartoons when the news bulletin broke in on my video feed, announcing that James Halliday had died during the night. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When it does, Booth will let them in on his new plan. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Every single time your father turns on the radio, I honestly think he expects to tune in on ‘It’s a Wise Child’ and hear all you children, one by one, answering questions again.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He wished everybody in Ayemenem the very best and said that he would look in on Estha if he ever came back to India, which, he went on to say, was a bit unlikely. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I zero in on the alphabetical order, moving to the next aisle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “You do. Like that time at the skate park. You wouldn’t drop in on the ramp.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Her hands found his shoulders, and she said, “Take one more step,” and then he could no longer feel the rock pressing in on him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Then the Pigman wanted to get in on the act. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He continued to kick, but the muscles in his legs were tiring, and he could feel the cold creeping in on him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z More angry men would be bursting in on them any instant, she knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I think of the scene I walked in on this morning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z For the first two days after the injury, Shin’s foreman filled in on the factory floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then I plug the control unit into the wall, right where it was plugged in on that Monday night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were throwing punches like Mayweather, and going in on both of them...at the same time!” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “You know Silver, don’t you?” asked Bigwig, breaking in on his thoughts. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So Z filled them in on how Mr. Trepid had asked him to check out the holler and find any “special stones” and make a map. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He forms two lines, with blue-clad French soldiers dug in on one side and gray-clad Germans attacking mercilessly on the other, just as they had fought on the Western front during the Great War. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I swear it was like he was trying to listen in on the conversation, too. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Praying nobody would burst in on her, Jinny loosened her drawstring and then reached a hand down inside the pants to pat between her thighs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “If you have, you might want to take a closer look at your friends. Maybe make sure they’re not all in on it, all laughing at you behind your back.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z However, their hopes for that night were disappointed, for the rain returned before dusk, settling in on a northwest wind and carrying up the hill the sweet-sour smell of flowering privet from cottage hedges below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It bent and rippled and folded in on itself. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My mother and I are visiting the East Coast for a week, and she wanted to check in on her old friend. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Pez seems to have been in on the secret all along. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Before I was cool—” Clayton heard this before and came in on cue: “‘I was hot. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z You had to squint to see it, but a tiny red light inside the black eye was the only clue that the camera had zeroed in on you. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I suppose this means I shouldn't sit in on it.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The Russian Mafia did not take too kindly to a Westerner muscling in on their market, and so decided to send a little message. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Get up ahead and guide us in on the port side.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My little summer world is caving in on me and I am the only witness. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But Mrs. Baker—the holiday-hating Mrs. Baker—had us open English for You and Me and start in on a new unit: “Strong Verb Systems.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Inevitably, she would start in on a story about the boys. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Let’s zoom in on one of the words, married. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The reason may not be the greed of the movie industry in cashing in on the first film’s popularity, but simply another instance of regression to the mean. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It zeroed in on Stef until it was an arm’s length from her. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His fastball would come down and in on the inside coiner. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few concerned citizens were pressing in on Lance, all eager to be interviewed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It had been a bad day, and bad days made thoughts of Robert crowd in on me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Back in my room, I ask Hal to weigh in on the subject. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I kept afloat and swam your sea, or drifted, taken by wind and current to this coast where I went in on big swells running landward. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But whenever someone closed in on him, he rolled his window down and let them know, even though they had their windows rolled up because it was about zero degrees outside. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There were times when I felt like breaking in on all of them and saying, “Wait a minute! Who’s the accused here? Being the accused counts for something. And I have something to say!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There had long been talk of England coming in on the side of the South. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted the binoculars and focused in on the movie screen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I spat into the dirt and stumbled forward, blindly reaching out to feel my way when the closeness of the trees allowed the darkness to circle in on me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Clyde had the look of a cat narrowing in on his prey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The air felt heavy, steamy, pressing in on them as they continued along the narrow path. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s like my throat’s caving in on itself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The Thug guy said, “I’ma let you in on a little secret, my man. I think the only reason Mr. C. is denying he’s your daddy is ’cause you went and hurt his feelings.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They sat on one of the park benches and watched the geese settle in on the bank of the man-made lake. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Seanie smiled, like he was letting us in on a dark secret. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I slept and woke up shouting from the old familiar nightmare of men and women closing in on me, shuffling toward me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Several boys had cut in on her, and when she showed signs of becoming stuck, Henry was never far away. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I try to focus in on Mom and Jude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But she sat a long time with the walls creeping in on her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Baba was filling Thaya Jaan in on plans for the carnival and how he was inviting local churches, synagogues, temples, and interfaith organizations to attend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Bo had gone in on a burglary charge, five, maybe six years before. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The man with the shaved head kept doing the head pivot, like a surveillance camera, and then suddenly he jerked to the left and zeroed right in on me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “No, Dana, I just didn’t pay any attention. You better go look in on Alice.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z If I were in Chicago again, I should drop by; he’d love to have me sit in on his Enlightenment class. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn't see me because he slid in on the left, of course. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The mind begins to turn in on itself, and one desperately wants something outside of oneself on which to fix one’s attention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She has Bobo admitting to being in on the robbery and his link to King. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z From minute one, I was all in on Styx Malone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Finn blinked at the boy in front of him, his eyes zeroing in on that famous Rude underbite. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Men could weigh in on the issue, too, and they were less supportive: Almost 70 percent of the men who voted opposed female suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Complaining that “the Chicago people” were muscling in on his match race, Swope went into overdrive. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ernest’s extroverted enthusiasm and the opportunity to be in on a groundbreaking discovery carried him along, for the moment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger was terribly strict about getting assignments in on time. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to join in on their arguments. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It promptly and enthusiastically flew back in my face, as if gusting in on a high wind. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “She came in on the train without a mama or a daddy, didn’t she? It was all the talk at the five-and-dime.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z No rule says I have to weigh in on the Tariq Johnson story; I brought this on myself. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “So I guess your Daddy told you I’ll be checking in on you?” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z My first thought was to check in on Zu, but I didn’t want to interrupt her lessons. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After a last, long-sustained stillness which allowed the great dog to close in on his quarry, the voice would burst forth so fast it overflowed itself and became a melody. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The other three men had run in a panic down the dirt road they had come in on. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The other option is to listen in on very brief snippets of conversation between each doctor and his or her patients. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The core collapses in on itself, ejecting the outer layers in a display of light and energy greater than that which the sun will produce over its entire lifetime. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Talk halted as the men started in on their meal. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a maroon catcher’s mitt folded in on itself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They came crowding in on her thick and fast. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I never did stop in on the college counselor to tell her she’d been wrong—that I was Princeton material after all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She made sure the kids were quiet—they were in on the plan—and he soon fell asleep, drooling on his seatbelt. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She zeroed in on me and gave me an evil sneer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I complained about the messiness, but Mr. Lemoncello popped in on a video screen to remind us that all the books being used in the read-and-eat contest were paperbacks.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “The two sides of the attic are not interconnected. When we get up there, I’ll fill you in on my strategy.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And once I was up there, I zeroed in on the chest. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He put Noor’s library books in a bag and left the apartment, after checking in on his mother. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When I zoomed in on the satellite image of the building, it looked like a black rectangle fronted by dull silver and then grass behind. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Thank you for checking in on my parents.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He zeroed in on my scalp and pinched a group of hairs at the root, sliding mysterious debris to the end and setting off a ripple of chills from my shoulders to my face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Now everyone would know he’d been out and start in on him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s like Javier, when Mom walked in on us eating Oreos before dinner. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One day he walked in on Kelley working with a heavily bleeding patient in the ER. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Their cameras were flashing and the television cameras too had been swung around to focus in on the figure swaying high above. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Lee floated around the room checking in on the teams as we started on our app project, her shirt boasting the words “Back in My Day, We Had Nine Planets.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z After a few glasses of wine, the father started in on what should be done if he did not live to see his next birthday. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The cameras zoomed in on a column of storm bearing down on some Midwest city. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I figured I’d get some practice in on the pad before school, so I set myself up in the office. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were scamming you. Girls scam guys all the time with that. Kerri was listening in on the extension.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Valentine didn’t make a habit of visiting slavers in those days, but he’d gone in on a shipment of feed with Gloria’s owner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There I stood with both feet out the door, on the brink of tears, and quickly closing in on insanity, when something played out in my mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was positive it would, if Miles was still in on the plan. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Or she herself may discover her topic only after she has finished laying her ideas on paper, and forget to go back and revise the opening to let the reader in on her discovery. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The other cars were closing in on him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He has no business butting in on matters he doesn’t know anything about and that’re outside of his duties. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a shower right between every two rooms in our wing, and about eighty-five times a day old Ackley barged in on me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I got the same feeling inside as when Mom would start in on me about my clothes. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z According to testimony, after the bond issue for the civic center failed, Hammond was in on a scheme to torch the building in order to collect insurance money. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Ma tucks me in on the back of the truck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I fill her in on Mama’s rules about tap water and street food, and how we managed to avoid getting sick the whole time. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The sounds rolled in on top of each other. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “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 I was afraid we’d run into Mrs. Singer, but then I thought she just had this certain thing for zeroing in on me, so Joey was like a protective charm against her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My eyes instantly home in on a golden bow just in arm’s reach and I yank it free. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When Reggie came in on the afternoon of January 27, just after he accepted the plea, Kaylene’s first impression was he was either arrogant, or very quiet, but probably the former. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Just like the last time Mama walked in on a Very Important Conversation and he said something seemingly random as we were leaving that actually wasn’t random at all. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z After about two seconds of this, the dickweed cameraman zoomed in on the bloody sidewalk while the reporter blabbed offscreen, building up the suspense as to why this wasn’t just another “tragic traffic accident.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I return, wipe off my tray, and start in on the pear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z His head is pinched in on the sides where the ears should be, like someone used giant pliers and crushed the middle part of his face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He climbed in on one side of the Packard and I climbed in on the other. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z My eyes kept drifting down to his hand resting against the table, weighing down a sheet of once-folded paper that was trying to curl back in on itself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I could live with her, she said, if I got a job and chipped in on the rent. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That’d explain it, why even when I think about speaking, my throat starts to close in on itself. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Jody’s throat collapsed in on itself and cut his breath short. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Heat pressed in on me like an aunt I didn’t want to hug. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I closed in on Hyperion and blew him off his feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Cora filled her in on what there was left to tell, going back to Jockey’s birthday. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was letting me in on a CO’s secret. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Artemis was anxious to bring up the file on his computer, but first he decided to call in on Mother. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But the idea of Utah getting in on the action seemed unlikely and even preposterous. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I shrugged, not ready to let her in on the plan yet. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z More neighbors have joined in on cleaning up, and they form a line that moves trash out the store and into the trash cans on the curb. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Apparently, they weren’t in on the doctor’s-appointment-early-return-day for Ryan Dean West, and I’m going to get a little sidetracked here, but I was always totally convinced that Mr. Farrow was completely gay. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I looked at him, thinking, Is he in on it too? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z White men and women, their faces stem and heartless, closed in on me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Kathy and I have a good laugh about you, it doesn’t really matter. Because that’s just us. But please, let’s not bring everyone else in on it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas focused back in on the dozens of strangers around him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z All my anger and fear and anxiety now zero in on the back of his head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I even weigh in on scene blocking and storyline issues. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He looked at me mischievously, as if we were in on the same joke, then back at Lily. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And real slow, I watch Miss Hilly’s body slump down, start to give in on itself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I filled Mom in on what I knew about Anna’s mother. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Could the Army simply put together a biohazard swat team and move in on the monkey house? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After an uncertain amount of time, Gavril and Sender joined in on the argument. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They agreed that Ellsberg would turn himself in on Monday morning. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Naomi began to feel the room close in on her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought the world would fall in on me after I said that. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Just checking in on families in the neighborhood.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Cyrus Trask mourned for his wife with a keg of whisky and three old army friends who had dropped in on their way home to Maine. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The TV was connected to an orange extension cord that was plugged in on the other side of the room. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In both cases, Hoving and Zeri brushed aside a thousand other considerations about the way the sculpture looked and zeroed in on a specific feature that told them everything they needed to know. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The bottom floor was entirely flooded, and the place was caving in on itself, but the upper floors held a slew of squats. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Boxton was a tired town, a neglected place that looked as if it was in danger of collapsing in on itself. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “You walked in on them? What did they do?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I look up and see it’s starting to sink in on Miss Leefolt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s like an untold joke that everyone around the place is in on. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The camera zoomed in on this kid hiding out behind some lady in a head scarf. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Longstreet said stiffly, “Sir, there are three Union corps dug in on the high ground in front of me.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While we bathed, Abuelita looked in on Pita and informed us that her fever was going down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Sorry if I busted in on you while you were taking a dump.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Oh, well, I thought, I’d gotten my shots in on JP enough in the past week, and I was way ahead on the scorecard. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was midafternoon and the heat closed in on us unmercifully. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Mom consented to loan me the car so I could drive down to Memorial to check in on Isaac. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It felt almost as if someone were spinning a very fine web around the two of them, a web of secrets and lies closing in on them all the time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He turned, and the camera zoomed in on him at a different angle. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Papi opens the door to the apartment to check in on us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Luke couldn’t remember the last time somebody had gotten a punch in on Jimmy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Could he do so now, honorably, when Wallace was closing in on him? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The water pressed in on my eardrums and on my heart. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was a party line, which meant everyone who had a phone could listen in on conversations. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq was sitting at the board too, in turns watching the match, then listening in on the political chat at the adjacent table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She would sometimes call just to check in on me, and on occasion she would invite me over when Ms. Parks came to town. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then she gets back to business, arching one eyebrow as she zeroes in on me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But the world still seemed to be collapsing in on itself, and he knew it would all be gone from him in just a few seconds. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Only four inches of rain fell a year around Midland—about the same as in the northern Sahara—and water for humans came in on the train once a day in special containers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw the two fighters close in on each other. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z You give in on little things, and soon you’re serving in his government, marching in his parades, sleeping in his bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone walls seemed to press in on us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The truth about Smith was a lot more interesting, but he never let anyone in on his secrets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I can always come in on the glow from Havana. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had a confused impression of noise and bodies pressing in on him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Every so often Lenny and Doreen would bang into each other and kiss and then swing to take a long drink and close in on each other again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Felicia used to burst in on conversations between Lourdes and her father, whining and stamping her feet until they included her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She went for me, screaming and clawing; she knew I’d been in on it with him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All the other teachers on our floor were women, so you didn’t have to worry about them barging in on you. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Bailey turns around but cannot tell which way he came, the path turns in on itself and he cannot see any of the signs to know which ones he had passed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I blink twice and my eyes focus in on a sign that reads Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He looked at the road as a car slowed, the driver taking in who had dropped in on the Mirabal family. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had invited me to probably ten of his gigs to watch him play and had once let me sit in on drums at a big band concert for a thousand people. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Most days, I filled her in on my softball game schedule or complained about too much homework or mean teachers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It’s starting to feel like I shouldn’t be listening in on this. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Many of the houses looked empty as they passed, going down alleys so narrow that Meggie felt they could close in on her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She just waltzed in on her expressive, blue, highly arched bare feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now that there was nothing more to do, the thoughts I had so far avoided came crowding in on me in agitated turmoil. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been thinking of Wells as the interloper, busting in on my Mom brunch with his tiny ears and his Daughtry love. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The sun had swung over the vertical and the afternoon heat was closing in on the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Pressing in on the crowded, narrow streets were looming walls of close-built buildings, structures two, sometimes three, stories high, with slate, not thatch, roofs. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Then I said, “How about walking in on her in the bathtub the second time?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound of keys being punched in on a computer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’d been with the Twenty-first Marines, dug in on a small hill just a hundred yards past my own foxhole. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad’s body froze, his wide eyes zeroing in on the thin, sharp point. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I look in on the Shaper one more time. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As the hands on the big clock closed in on nine o’clock, the air buzzed with expectancy, like the tension before a prizefight. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z She had been standing by the door as though waiting to be dismissed, listening in on the conversation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We were to write in on a piece of paper, pray devoutly for nine days, and if we’d prayed well it would be answered. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They honed in on the sound and followed it into the alley that ran along the base of the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I read that in a profile on her, in a news magazine, long after I’d first watched her singing while my mother slept in on Sunday mornings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m starting in on that theme when she suddenly dives behind the rack that separates the place where we’re standing, in the Jordache/No Boundaries section, from the Faded Glory region. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I hadn’t seen the Middle West for a long time many impressions crowded in on me as I drove through Ohio and Michigan and Illinois. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “During the war. Sometimes you whistled it. ‘Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer’?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As her mother had done with her, she developed a whole system for communicating with the infant that was growing inside her, turning in on herself in a silent, uninterrupted dialogue. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lastly he played “Tinker Tanner,” and everyone came in on the chorus. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The line came out of the water and closed in on their rear and gathered them like potatoes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A city like this one makes me dream tall and feel in on things. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then do we start in on the rest of the food. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Ralph was not religious in general, but in times of hardship, gods grew up, some to test and prod, others to look in on him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy thought Fern’s song was cute and danced to it, and Vonetta had to get in on the Lucy Goosey dance too. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She said she just thought she would look in on me to see if I was doing all right. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Willit was borne in on a litter, so grievous were his wounds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I zeroed in on the first instance of the building I saw and headed straight for it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My thoughts wander around and then zoom in on what June whispered to me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We fill Oscar in on all the particulars of the unlocked door and cigarette butts. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Go home and start in on the e-mail?—and that got me started thinking about e-mail, and all of a sudden I was really glad to have Dr. Minerva to go to. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I found out how she was listening in on private conversations when she wasn’t supposed to be coming onto the grounds,” said Hermione in a rush. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They would let her in on the situation when it was over. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I hit pause as the camera closes in on Stella’s face, all her features coming alive in the glow of the spotlight. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The fog has moved in on us, the body of it less than a yard away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s talk a while,” I said, feeling the depression of the night and the poverty close in on the room. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But another soldier fills us in on the rest. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But, as time went by, and no one burst in on them to gloat about the successful trick, that seemed less and less likely. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A spray of blood flicked up over my hand as her face seemed to cave in on itself, staining the dark jacket I wore...and the edge of the white cuff beneath it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z By the time I’d finished, the Preacher had only shot three of the wood hunks and was sighting in on number four. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In fact, about an hour after we moved in on the first day, we were back on the bus, riding to the gymnastics training hall for our first workout in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sitting in on a Berkeley seminar given by a group of Oppenheimer students in 1940, Fermi found himself unable to follow the mumbled discussion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We merely throw the earth in on them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There had to be some way to cash in on Jake’s newfound gift. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Harry suddenly noticed that every single one of the old headmasters and headmistresses in the portraits around the walls was awake and listening in on their conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For one thing, Aimee and I zeroed in on skills I needed to upgrade, not just on the vault but also on bars, beam, and floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Someone yanked her to the floor as pieces of the crimson tent began folding in on themselves, catching flame with alarming speed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Think her name was Genevieve, called her Aunt Gennie, lived up in Ohio and would check in on your mama whenever she came back home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The rest homed in on Jason, wrapping him like a rodeo calf and yanking him upside down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was in the air, riding on a beeline right out to McNab’s head, the same line it came in on, only faster. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "It starts out when I'm dying. This ghost comes in on Christmas Eve and asks me if I'm ashamed and everything. You know. For betraying my country and everything. Are you coming to it?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Even Dylan is zooming in on his face. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Another little girl came over and joined in on the hug. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Miss Brown, who boarded with them, had a radio in her room, and all last winter she would sit on the steps every Sunday afternoon and listen in on the programs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I sink in on myself, my stomach hurting. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z No matter what, no new girl was going to be let in on the Egypt Game. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no excuse for absence because there was a boy in another section that was dying and still they brought him in on a stretcher. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Trees closed in on the car as we rattled down a muddy trail. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “You could have let me in on the secret. It might have made it a little easier on everybody.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not that. I just meant if I’m going to have to do the running-away part, I might as well get in on the fun.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There will be a big wedding where Kareem rides in on a white horse and I will be garlanded in gold and roses and jasmine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I zoom in on a couple whispering to each other. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I zeroed in on the linen cabinet behind her, which reminded me of the day when I got my first period. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z ‘OK. The Barracks is empty now and all locked up. The concrete crushers go in on Thursday. I’ve a new job on now, down Peckham way.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t see, in short, the seeds of the city’s destruction—its second destruction—because they were part of it, too, all these people coming from everywhere to cash in on Henry Ford’s five-dollar-a-day promise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lane had started in on his frogs’ legs. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z It was an audacious crime, a troubling sign of the violence that felt like it was closing in on her no matter how far she moved away from the center of the city. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Alice, holding Lyra, had retreated further up the slope, but the open space was not very large: close-branched holm oaks with spiked leaves crowded in on all sides. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z For Trip to pay attention to a conversation that wasn’t about sports, let alone tune in on someone else’s feelings, was nothing short of unusual, and they all knew it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The countdown clock showing on the screen was now closing in on two minutes and counting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, television cameras were zooming in on my face, and reporters were following me around, even to the bathroom, waiting to see if I would cry. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally, the camera zooms in on my hands, pounding at a nail, before it turns upward into the skyline with trees like umbrellas and the whole thing fades. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Just go ahead when you’re—” But I’m so excited that I cut him off, starting in on Elliott’s lines, working my way down the whole page. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He went on a bit then, filling me in on the rest of his limp life history. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The triangle DadEmmaJennifer locks in on my hand reaching for the fork. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Then one man didn’t jump back in on time, and as the train started, he tried to catch it, his fingers clutching at the window. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was not sending away for classical music CDs by mail, working his way methodically through the major composers that the catalogue recommended, and always sending his payments in on time. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Frank Rude started in on her as soon as he saw her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She looked hopeful, like she was going to let me in on a secret. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A red kite was closing in on me—I’d caught it just in time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” he said casually, “I’m only going up there to thank her again for letting me in on a good deal.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She was still angry with Trotter for bursting in on her, but she was curious to know just what sort of poetry old man Randolph fancied. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “What? And you think I don’t? I don’t want them butting in on this.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally spoke, it wasn’t terrifying, it was lame They started in on the same routine as always. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How does she zero right in on the thing? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Having lunch with them is like going cello shopping with Yo-Yo Ma, or dropping in on Giorgio Armani one morning as he is deciding what to wear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He thought he’d be running down thieves in the Barrel or patrolling the harbors, getting first look at cargo coming in on the docks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The neighbors have been complaining about some of them, who want to use their upstairs to look in on Kwang’s house, some even asking if the basements might be connected. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s still part of me believes that when fog comes in on the tide it means there’s a dragon waiting inside the mist. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In the first kind of Friedmann model, which expands and recollapses, space is bent in on itself, like the surface of the earth. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just filling everyone in on dinner plans for prom. We have a six o’clock reservation at the American Grill Bistro at North Point Mall. It’s about twenty minutes from the nature center.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The pills and the treatments and those whitewashed walls that push in on you and suffocate you slowly, day by day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He pulled in on the genoa line and held it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “At Chancellorsville they came in on the right. This time they could be on the left.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, in a vast open space—greater than Stromford’s entire commons—buildings pressed in on all sides. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The heat has been building all day, closing in on me, I feel as though I’m breathing through a mask. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew beyond all doubt that the dark things crowding in on me either did not exist or were not dangerous to me, and still I was afraid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was walking through, thought I should check in on you all.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He filled us in on an integration parade in St. Augustine that got attacked by a mob of white people, about white vigilante groups, fire hoses, and teargas. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Medina wanted in on the fight, and promised her healthiest animals would help, too. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Yes, I check in on him every week. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I also walk by Milla’s place, and later on I call in on Father O’Reilly, who is still on a high after the Meet a Priest Day congregation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sunny, oddly didn't weigh in on the sunflower seed situation. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I made it very snappy on the phone because I was afraid my parents would barge in on me right in the middle of it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “That is so nice of you to offer to check in on her,” Mom said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z On the beach the hungry dogs and the hungry pigs of the town searched endlessly for any dead fish or sea bird that might have floated in on a rising tide. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promise to check in on you later, all right?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Almost everyone in the room started singing along and eventually my dad put his drink down and cut in on Benny and my mom, sliding his arm around her waist. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A future she did not want was closing in on her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and Mom walked in on me when I was practically naked. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He figured if someone snuck up to the house and looked in on him, he could pretty well startle whoever it was into a faint. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Last thing we need is someone falling in on the way home. Oh, hi, Tristan.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He paid weekend visits to a nearby neighborhood to check in on his constituents, often with me reluctantly in tow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I walked in on one of Joey’s training sessions the other day and saw her shadowboxing in the corner. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The register showed that “Mrs. Howard” had checked in on Sunday, September 30, 1894, and stayed four nights. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Nobody’s starting in on you, buddy,” Zooey said, in the same dispassionate tone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Jermaine used to say that listening to Tupac was like listening in on the mind of every young Black man in the ghetto. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The bears were closing in on her, but she couldn’t run, she couldn’t hide, and she couldn’t fight. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He put the lamp on the table by the laundry basket and looked in on the small sleeping faces of the babies. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Lately He has been looking in on me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked a call in on the black phone to Mr. Ferro. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Me and Ice were edging in on a truth and we both knew it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z NE and was glad someone had let us in on that secret. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you'll get married someday. And have me over for dinner once in a while. Check in on me. Make sure I'm not living backstage under a costume rack somewhere." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Annabeth moved in on my left and tried to distract one of the heads, parrying its teeth with her knife, but another head swung sideways like a dub and knocked her into the muck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When his gaze locks in on the TV, he remembers the money hidden behind it. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z When the Wabash Cannonball steamed in on schedule, the town bulged with people, but the lovebirds, Junior and Vandalia, were absent. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The only guy not in on the weather forecast. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Maxine leans in and whispers to me, “I couldn’t let you in on everything.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In June, Captain Smith’s name is finally cleared, and he is sworn in on the council. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They would probably have more questions for us than the guests, and it would be rude of us to leave without filling them in on what little we did know. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He indicated our grown son and daughter, playing dominoes, listening in on our secrets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had it cleated, he jumped down into the cockpit and hauled in on a line. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Agents fanned out across the country, tailing unsuspecting government officials, listening in on private phone calls, opening mail, and photographing the men and women named in Elizabeth's confession. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Miss Harbottle homed in on my distracted state and called on me an inordinate number of times with questions on Texas history, which I could not answer, much to the class’s amusement. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Even the police and night watchmen are getting in on the act. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Victor excuses himself after finishing his coffee, refusing to weigh in on the cake issue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nature had seemed to be closing in on us for a kill, when she suddenly turned her face away and smiled. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z William swung his mighty fist and a fiend’s skull caved in on itself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And all of it pressed in on me as I pulled the brim of my cap down tight and yanked the cord to start my motor. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The great right fielder A1 Kaline, who stopped in on his way to practice at Tiger Stadium, had autographed his own head shot: “To my pal Milt, great eggs!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then she holds my hand, stroking my arm, while Haymitch fills her in on what happened with Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "And please forgive me for butting in on you like this. I am Matilda's teacher at school and it is important I have a word with you and your wife." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather looked in on me several times a day. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the absence of an open space to form a line, people pressed in on me all around the bookseller’s table. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Jen would check in on her a couple of times. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She opens the door and climbs in on top of me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The crush of men closed in on him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Leo watched in disbelief as a large wooden raft floated in on the tide and slid to a stop on the beach. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When my mom returns from picking up the food, we settle in on stools at the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Precisely. We don’t land an interstellar ship on a populated planet until open communication or alliance is established. So I came in on a little rocket-boat, and landed on Horden Island.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Murray went in on me so bad, I wished Jay would’ve gone in on me instead. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I feel the weight of Lucy’s cat, Riot, settle in on top of my feet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Aunt Pearl sensed it, too, when she came in on her way to work. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “But they’re totally listening in on the calls. And you have to submit a requisition.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Marge doesn’t chime in on my offer, but it doesn’t matter since Holly says no way. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The people on the list were all top scientists the Soviets suspected might be in on the bomb work. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the walls closing in on us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And so I zeroed in on my first goal of the day—getting to my first class without barfing up all my soggy, microwaved cereal. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I listened in on their staff meetings as they discussed police reform ideas and the importance of telling the community to protest not riot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the first knife comes whizzing in on my right side so I can hear it and I'm able to deflect it with my bow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z No one answered immediately, and in the awkward pause C.P. wondered if he had barged in on a group of criminals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X wanted to “huddle” with me to fill me in on details from his trip that he wanted in the book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister was only filled in on the story after the fact, and by the summer of 1998, she and my mom finally got their green cards. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z They would be sneaking into the Hall of Elders tonight to sit in on the council meeting and hopefully narrow down their list of Nightbeast sidekicks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Mom peeked in on me repeatedly throughout the night. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “No, he’s going to try to eat downtown today. You know how he hates barging in on a bunch of women.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He stood on the platform, burdened with his suitcases and gifts, and watched the train roll in on the station tracks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I still don’t understand why Peeta and I weren’t let in on the plan,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The camera zooms in on my face and I cringe, spotting pimples and stray hairs. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Already, he was being asked to sit in on high-level partner meetings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We quickly fill her in on what Gideon told us, her warm bronze skin going gray. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The first reports that air strikes were under way came in on Monday. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Declaration tentatively opened the back car door a few inches, and my heart squeezed in on itself. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I bite in on my lips, making them disappear, and drop my phone into the cup holder. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I hear a cracking inside me, my ribs are collapsing in on my lungs, which is why I can’t breathe. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I twisted his hand away and pressed in on the buckle to click the release. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She nearly fell off her chair when she heard the desperate call that came in on her frequency. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z They're closing in on me, I think, remembering my school photograph on the television screen. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So I poured each of us a good dollop of twenty-one-year-old applejack and slipped in on my side of the table. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They bugged his home and listened in on his conversations with his wife. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It's showing me Tiny's Facebook feed, zoomed in on a status update. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “Built in 1939, it’s open twenty-four hours a day, so there’ll be no excuse to not get those papers in on time.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The SIM like to hide little devices in houses so they can listen in on what you say. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And Frank Rude started in on me the way he always does, and you know what happened?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She said she had gone to Disney World before, and she let him in on which were the best rides at what time, and which ones to avoid altogether. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z As usual, my eyes zeroed in on the pictures. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The space in the car shrinks, closing in on me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They looked anxious but not surprised when he told them about the giant’s army closing in on camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I had to laugh with him because I was excited and happy that we were going to let Florence in on our secret. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother worked in the kitchen, checking in on him periodically, her lap stained with turmeric. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She suspected the entire community of aunties was in on it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I didn't know her too well then, and I didn't think I ought to cut in on her date. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z One day she started in on an “Uncle Remus” tale only to discover Tashi had the original version of it! The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I started in on the actual shaving portion of the festivities. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got to Pilate’s he walked in on a domestic crisis. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to focus in on her face, but the sun’s reflection bounced off the surface of the water and her form wavered in the afternoon light. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That day four dead Vietnamese were brought in on a trailer. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’ve discovered that I can fill my head with music, Coming in on a wing and a prayer, Keep happy with the Happy Gang, and forget almost anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She winked at me like we were in on a joke together. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In the following days Beans zeroed in on the hat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And Ella, you would have thought she was closing in on her third husband. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You all time pounce in on the very tail of what somebody say and then want to know all about it,’ Portia said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His black, glossy tail curled in on itself like a fiddlehead fern in early spring. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Checking in on my old buddy. It won’t be the same at Holy Cross without you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We eat and laugh and fill Uncle Clyde in on all that he missed, but he can only take in so much. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Very gently he eased himself in on his side and turned slowly and laced his fingers behind his head and stared at the myriads of tiny colored dots that make up darkness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Something whirred and ticktocked at an uneven pace, and Emily finally zeroed in on a glass case with a structure inside designed to keep marbles perpetually moving up in buckets, down slides, and around sprockets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Watching the pre-game warm-ups, he seemed devoid of any emotional connection to the team, his infectious self-confidence dissolving into detached coldness, an observer peering in on something that had no place for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma zoomed in on the pictures of the two kidnapped brothers, which she hadn’t looked at closely before. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z More noise, more voices, questions; they crowded in on us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I smell smoke twice, wince when glass shatters on the floor, and listen in on the other phone to his conversation with the turkey hotline lady. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He had narrow eyes that often seemed lit with a secret, as if he alone were in on some long-running joke that the rest of the world would come to appreciate later on. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Twice, he dropped in on testing and told the women that nothing had been finalized and they had to leave. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Somehow he had kept hold of it throughout our near disaster at sea, but now it was stove in on one side like a bent muffler pipe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I filled them in on my classes and talked about my softball games, which my dad coached, but all I really cared about was boys. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Her? She’s so rude. She totally horned in on our conversation.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “How many people are in on it? You wouldn’t think he’d trust lots of them to know what he’s doing.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Every reporter and docker on the West Coast wanted to sit in on them, and Smith was determined to keep them away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So I want to let you in on a secret. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Deckers need to start wearing special collars or jackets, something that’ll clue us in on not flocking in one place. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I don’t mind that he sometimes listens in on my conversations with Zohra because I know he likes to hear about what’s going on with everyone in Lahore as much as I do. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z What was worse was when he chose to zero in on one person in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I felt very awkward all of a sudden, like I wasn’t in on the joke. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mustafa gets in next to me, and Mama squeezes in on his other side. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I started in on Winn-Dixie right away, trying to clean him up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z And he zoomed in on one cancer cell, its edges round and smooth until it began to quiver and shake violently, exploding into five cancer cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It hadn’t ever been mentioned in Miss Sadie’s stories, but in my mind, it had worked its way in on its own. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A throng of men and boys on the wharf had noisily closed in on the three Eatons, and she could hear a busy catching up of the past months’ news. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And the feed was pouring in on us now, all of it, all of the feednet, and we could feel all of our favorites, and there were our files, and our m-chatlines. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason thought he had zeroed in on Cupid’s voice—at the edge of the amphitheater about twenty yards away—but he wanted to make sure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Most people would stand back and zero in on a tiny hole. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One minute I was fine, and the next it felt like my chest had collapsed in on itself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But the men a little bit older closed in on the enemy faster than predicted, and then there was the final holocaust of the Bomb. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she explains how it’s not polite to listen in on other people’s conversations. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “He’ll be coming in from school, from the south. We can avoid his route entirely and come in on Highway 6, from the west.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Every minute she wasn’t at school she spent on the phone, or having tea, or just dropping in on neighbors we hadn’t talked to in years. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if she’s upset at the news she just heard or at suddenly realizing that I’ve been listening in on the men’s secret meetings for months. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He had found the knot, the tension node, and he homed in on it with a practiced knuckle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The opposition pounded the new president, zeroing in on his methods rather than his results. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dad started in on Spoony with a bark, settling into a chair on the other side of the room. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “And I can’t even imagine not being able to sleep in on Saturday mornings.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You might let me in on something sometime.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was a rule among the five brothers that you couldn’t barge in on Draupadi’s privacy when she was with her husband-of-the-year. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even Audrey, who usually didn’t like Dad’s taste in music, joined in on “We Are the Champions” by Queen. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I zero straight in on their hands, and my whole world stops. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z So I got organized, I got selective and I kind of honed in on Astelle. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He probably knew since the first time I asked to sit in on one. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The world tumbled in on me like hay from the loft door, each blade cutting with knife-sharp pain. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she let me in on a little secret. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As the plane came in on its final approach, the pilots encountered severe wind shear. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But he didn’t: it was as if he had locked in on New York. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Without even thinking about what I was doing, I butted in on Miss Thomas and said, “That means that’s not some little dead girl’s room I’m sleeping in, that’s my momma’s room!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It showed the whole campus, then it zeroed in on the field of portables and the focal point of the sinkhole. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of all the great ideas she’s constantly coming up with, she’s even been asked to sit in on some brainstorming sessions with the adult researchers at the Department of Magical Science. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Both of them now closed in on me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I looked in on them about ten minutes ago, Father. They’re both sleeping like hibernating squirrels. It’s not likely that they’ll wake until evening.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Unfamiliar bodies pressed in on me from every side. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z "I guess your friend Walter Chase wasn't too proud to come in on it." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Another zeroing in on DNA, however, did not make sense to me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z We passed the caboose of the one we rode in on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So you can see why I didn’t have time to drop in on my new friend, Sam. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If I wasn’t in on it, it usually didn’t fly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Crossing that river as she closed in on Hampton made her feel like anything was possible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It seemed likely, the way he homed in on me like that, but with the sunglasses on, it was impossible to know. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z This is how we bury our dead—a silent parade through the streets, showing the world our sadness, others who knew my grandfather joining in on the walk, children waving, grown-ups dabbing at their eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He and the other Ministry wizards were closing in on them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z While Oppie was alone mixing martinis in the kitchen, Chevalier walked in on him to communicate an extraordinary offer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The image magnified a few times, zooming in on my aunt’s trailer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I have two nurses who check in on me, along with the endless round of doctors. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami goes to a nearby Catholic school and asks the principal if we can sit in on any class till we go back home. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My eyes fluttered open and zeroed in on the glowing green digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Alaska walked in on the first day back from Christmas break and sat beside the Colonel on the couch. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The sudden zhum! of an orb motor closed in on them from the starboard side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And she starts in on me about bringing up my grades. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z White had homed in on a prime suspect. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Most of my classmates would hand one in on their first day at Sing Sing, and most started filling them out immediately. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was subsequently named an amicus curiae in Fischer’s case and sat in on and participated in all of the legal proceedings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’d get to sit in on classes with the older children, in awe as I listened to everything they were being taught. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even Steve got in on the party with his bobbing back and forth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The crowds that had been closing in on the train cars backed off. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I squinted into the dark and zeroed in on the glowing digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The walls started closing in on him like the sides of a vise grip. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Park had expected Steve to start in on him as soon as he let the girl sit down, but Steve went right back to talking about kung fu again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z An old, familiar question broke in on his daydreams. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “I could end up an empty, emotionless husk sitting alone in my authentically rickety house night after night until the leaking roof eventually caves in on me and finally releases me to sweet, merciful death?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I keep running and zero in on that camo trucker hat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Especially for a man like Horse, the kind of man who’d drop in on a total stranger to cheer him up. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After we finish using our AffloVests, Stella hangs up to give her mom a call and to check in on her friends in Cabo, vowing to call me back in time for our nighttime pills. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I start in on my orange, which is about two hundred times more edible than the omelet. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I have a vague memory of walking in on my mother crying in the bathroom. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z July marched out and August sailed in on a suffocating tide. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he zeroed in on what he most wanted to know: “Why do you row?” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I definitely kind of walked in on someone in a bedroom upstairs.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In his reflection, his head is small and pressed in on one side, and his arm looks like it is bending backward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Moonie scarfs up the apple pieces Shayleen brought in on her feet. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Oh, we’re definitely good again, because here Malik is, going in on somebody on my behalf. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The guys might think I was in on it. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They were hemmed in on either side, with no room to stop. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z May’s arms were crossed over her chest, wings folded in on themselves, a pose I did not find flattering. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pascagoula doesn’t offer to come in on her holiday and, assuming she’s with her own family, I don’t ask her to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes I listen in on the conversations at the tables around me, and pretend I’m a college student, even though I’m a lot older than they are. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z With that, I knew I had my story I would turn in on the first day of school. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He would cut him in on the profits, but Tom was a dreamer and could not be trusted with a good sound plan. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, Harry dropped in on the hospital wing before heading down to the pitch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When C.P. announced that he was giving in on the issue, the other conservatives went along. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I logged on to Facebook and found our class picture, and zoomed in on Auggie’s face so she could see. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Or maybe they cut it down before it crashed in on itself. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily Lee Adams flew in on a flight from Hawaii. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes, people said, Fazlullah arrived at the proceedings, galloping in on a black horse. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z While Gregor tried not to wolf his food, which turned out to be delicious, Vikus filled him in on the history of Regalia. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I told Trevor about the Innocence Project and filled him in on the case I read about. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z In 1937 they opened a drive-in restaurant in Pasadena, trying to cash in on the new craze, hiring three carhops and selling mainly hot dogs. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z In a way he was right, she knew—he was right about so many things—but she started in on him, accusing him of self-righteousness. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Drop in on me this week,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And when I think about saying no, I feel like my body will collapse in on itself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When they started in on me like this, I usually lost. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Matthew zoomed in on an old-fashioned light-up sign jutting out from an ice cream shop across the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Or maybe it was his way of trying to let her know he was in on the joke. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Recently, she took a second job as a visiting nurse, checking in on elderly patients on the South Side during the day. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I focused in on a light-skinned boy with a long head and small eyes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Tell the truth, the reason I wanted Papa to be in on it, I wouldn’t have to worry so much. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Cadillac, with both mufflers gone, sounded like a heavy bomber coming in on a wing and a prayer. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was hopeful that he’d get in on their first set. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z ‘I was one of them come in on the trucks,’ the tall man said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I had them both on their feet with the desperate suggestion that they help me make tea in the kitchen when the demoniac Finn brought it in on a tray. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Ambitiously, Haiselden meant to market his film as a “date night” movie: it had love, romance, suspense, and humor—with some retail infanticide thrown in on the side. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Afterwards, they walked to the Goodwill, and Eleanor found a stack of old Analog magazines and settled in on the least-disgusting couch in the furniture section. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Even Aaron tried to get in on the act, but he mumbled the words a full beat behind. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The camera zooms in on me holding a broom—a zombified me with wide saucer eyes—then swings back to the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At least once or twice a year the house had to turn in on itself as parts of it became agitated, and the attic was usually the loudest of them all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her whole face squished in on her nose. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “The place is just waiting to fall in on you. It’s not worth going in. Like you said, it’s just a lyre.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The guards burst out laughing, joining in on the song. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Let's say I put soil in on them, too. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing about sleeping in little more than a T-shirt and underwear on Millie’s floor while her parents check in on us every few hours appeals to me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She said her teacher told them about constellations before, which of course made me go in on her teacher's daughter. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Everything was building up, closing in on me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. So you’re saying you like sitting in on funerals of people you never knew?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Layla was tucked in on Ivy’s other side, her fingers moving slowly through Ivy’s wet hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jam exhaled when they sat in their seats, welcoming the dark of the large room, the artificial light of the screen that stretched from floor to ceiling, curving in on them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It's not like he would be floating in on a cloud, or anything like that, but the man standing before them could have been any man. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I brought the book in—smuggled it, technically—and peeked in on Delacruz as he savored it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An exchange followed with Bunderson, who bored in on whether this could be proved and what was the basis of the proof, especially considering that Dr. Strayer had not completed his study. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s the only thing I can say that will keep me from imploding in on myself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Dr. Randolph has filled me in on your situation. Maybe together, you and I can figure out what is causing you to see these colors.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I sketch the outline of his head and shoulders without a second thought and start in on his brain map. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Some students were crowding around the edges, hoping to slip in on the side and get in before anyone else. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The perfectly round spot on which we’re standing is still safe, but the clouds are moving in on us, and the ring between us and the approaching danger is being pulled tighter and tighter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When everything was ready, thirty-four British commandos would fly in on gliders, land, and set out for the plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Letting Cory in on our full plan was out of the question. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She told him about her dreams: the earth swallowing Camp Jupiter, Octavian closing in on Camp Half-Blood and the hunter with the glowing eyes who had shot Reyna in the gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Over her shoulder, in the backyard, a pair of deer looked in on us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then the jungle closes in on me, forming thick walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the villagers there have been many discussions about the Khmer Rouge closing in on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a bigger house than many, but right now it felt like it was shrinking in on me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I zeroed in on the tiny, steak-knife ridges on the sides. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Whether the man would think you were moving in on him, trying to take him over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The wound begins to close in on itself, to protect what is hurting so much. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It is essential, then, to keep one's attention focused on the present; to guard against any complacency creeping in on account of what one may have achieved in the past. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody heard your Hype interview. You really went in on dude.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Stunted stalks of corn, just waist-high, their leaves already russet colored and curling in on themselves, stretched forlornly in broken rows across parched, brown fields. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I didn’t rat them out. Pudge here certainly didn’t rat them out, but you brought him in on your fun. Truce? Hmm, let me take a poll real quick.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Judge Biederman continues, but I don't think people break in on her very often, because her nose wrinkles up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I was looking in on another guy when I saw you sleeping and thought I recognized you. You been out in the boonies much?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t scream, but, for whatever reason, they both instantly radared in on me standing above them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I even imagined us pulling up behind the Dumpster at the 7-Eleven for a few minutes so I could fill him in on what had happened. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When Fuller first encountered resistance from the black elite, he dropped in on Austin at the offices of the Carolina Times. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mindy Park zoomed in on the latest satellite photo with practiced ease. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some have suggested that perhaps blacks felt in on the joke, laughing at the over-the-top characters from a sense of “in-group recognition.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That's so weird the way your parents told you, like they were both in on it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “He wasn't in on it! I drew it myself. I showed it to him because I thought it was funny.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In the 1970s, for instance, researchers used microelectrodes to hone in on a key part of the brain—called the parietal lobe—crucial to shifts in attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Alice or Strauss must have told her to look in on me and make sure I was all right. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was not reluctant to explain to Yolanda that this is the hour during which a Dominican male of a certain class stops in on his mistress on his way home to his wife. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Chubs’s fingers were quick and nimble as he opened the peanut butter crackers and started in on them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Sorry for the delay. We can come in on Wednesday morning.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After one of my meetings, I went back to Reagan National Airport to meet Barack, who was due in on a chartered flight from Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some brush closed in on him and when he swept it angrily aside, he saw a stile and the road in front of him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry to barge in on you like this,” she says, glancing from me to my mother and back to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And when Dade County zeroed in on improving what officers did before they encountered the suspect, the number of complaints against officers and the number of injuries to officers and civilians plummeted. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I flopped the tablecloth into the rinse tub and started in on a shift that had gotten mixed in with the table linens. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I do need to figure out what I’m going to do, because I’m certainly closing in on the end of what’s an acceptable amount of time for a gap year. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He drove all twelve miles like that, cackling as if it were a game, as if we were both in on it, as if my teeth weren’t clattering. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He had not eaten for two days, and his stomach seemed to have turned in on itself. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee was frantically trying to pull him in on top of us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sparra soldiers piled in on him, jabbering, clawing and pecking. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z All of the pain of the past crowded in on him—Aunt Queen's death, Monique's accident, Jordan's abuses. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Debussy, in Paris, cashed in on the popularity of cakewalk piano rags, with his ‘Golliwogg’s Cakewalk’ of 1908 - which incidentally also includes a jokey musical quotation from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Embarrassment is having my mom walk in on me and Chris making out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z So early the next morning, I set out with Old Yeller, glad for the chance to hunt hogs a while longer before starting in on the corn gathering. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z And why had I continued to listen in on them, anyway? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She had gone to bed late, and had slept in on purpose, telling herself she deserved it after a rather difficult day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thought of the three Union corps, one of them Hancock, dug in on the hill, and he let them all go. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn't ask to see it; she laughs like it's a harmless joke—like I'm supposed to be in on the joke. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her face looked like I had walked in on her on the toilet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I almost miss most of the ending, because instead of the movie, my eyes focus in on Mitch’s hand as it inches toward mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Having been told by one clockmaker he would not suit, Johnny walked in on two more and got the same answer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, man. Didn't mean to bust in on you. I mean, I didn’t think she’d take off like that. We were only joking.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A week or two later he’d start in on the soybeans. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And the fuselage—the cockpit where he and Toby had spent countless afternoons, pretending to fly and then, when they got too old for make-believe, planning to leave—was curled in on itself. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “But—” “Do not interrupt, Holling Hood. Mrs. Baker suggests that on Wednesday afternoons, starting at one forty-five, you might sit in on Mrs. Harknett’s class for their math lesson.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I homed in on the beacon of her smile. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z On the way, Harry filled Ron in on everything Sirius had told him about Karkaroff. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Papa starts in on our explanation, but Don Manuel cuts him off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "If you've got a plan for this, I need to hear it. There's no way I'm jumping in on some lame plan that's only going to get us caught." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Clyde had the look of a cat narrowing in on his prey. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Lee came in on the ten-forty and let himself in with his own key. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Back in the room, I knew I was in for a Stern Dad talking-to, so I did my best to disarm him before he could start in on me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ahmed was in and out, giving instructions to the server, listening in on conversations and adding a line or two. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Jen’s dad circled the car and slid in on the driver’s side. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In hunting he always sized up the territory ahead, he always took into consideration all the factors involved before moving in on his game. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt other hunters are closing in on this target, too—I have to get to him before anyone else does. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I watched them close in on the boy I’d grown up with, the boy whose harelipped face had been my first memory. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tired of walking in on Harry, Hermione, and Ron all over the school, Professor McGonagall had given them permission to use the empty Transfiguration classroom at lunchtimes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In fact, I have to finish writing down Tla’s recipe on a card so I can start in on my thank-you notes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But once I am older, I plan to sit in on all the conversations, tell everyone how I feel. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I plug it in on my side of the bed, phone and charger hidden behind the bedside table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ema was so good at zeroing in on me when I spoke, making it easier to talk, making the rest of the world sort of fade away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “They’d taken him in on heresy. All I could do was hope he truly had friends in the church.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She will get up at five-forty-five in the morning, go in on Saturdays, and do homework until eleven at night. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She felt as though the walls were squeezing in on her; she looked around wildly for some way to escape. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I ran to help her, but the serpent had already zeroed in on the new threat Even with only one eye, its glare was enough to paralyze two chariot drivers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They would outdo each other, leaping in on me, hammering at Mr. Muhammad, at me, and at the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the level of construction would increase even more, as entrepreneurs prepared to cash in on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I don’t need em looking in on me at home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Once during a long interview with Helen, I turned to the war-dress who was required to sit in on our conversation and said, “I’m sorry to bore you with this endless consultation.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He's wearing a loose white shirt and a half smile, like he's in on a joke that nobody else seems to realize. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Not with everything closing in on me because there are literally people everywhere who I don’t know and they are having such a good time and, oh my God, what am I doing here? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Fear and excitement squirm together in my stomach, just like they did before I was strapped in on the zip line atop the Hancock building. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It would have looked very bad if Francis had jumped in on a problem that Maurice had worked over for several years. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z While sitting in on other professors’ lectures, Oppenheimer was known to squirm impatiently. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved again as though in on the joke. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything would disappear but the sensation of falling, of the ground closing in on him, of terror. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If the shock waves moving in on the plutonium were not perfectly even, some plutonium would squirt out, instead of being driven in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I very quickly fill Mr. Gideon in on the bits and pieces of information we gleaned from our brief reunion with Jackson. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He couldn’t zero in on it, because the presence was all around them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Leo tried to home in on her features, but he. couldn’t. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Singleton was feeling a light buzz, the thrill of closing in on some truth, something that had been elusive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The old mom who would zero in on a project like a laser. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “I just...wanted to apologize for not checking in on you sooner.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But none of us could let him in on that awful secret. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In just a few seconds someone is going to walk in on us, catch us red-handed in our snooping. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I sleep in on Saturday morning, seeing as how I do not have to start working Saturdays until November. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The houses seemed to be moving in on them, watching them, as if they knew who they were. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The eyes that Frankie had found mysterious and intriguing were narrowed as Tad zeroed in on him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I tried running on this leg the other day,” I’m saying as the camera zeroes in on my pipe leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “She’s slick. Dusty still hasn’t got a clue that she was in on your sting.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They didn’t look in on Mr. Taphouse because there was no light in his workshop. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Something whirred and ticktocked at an uneven pace, and Emily finally zeroed in on a glass case with a structure inside designed to keep marbles perpetually moving up in buckets, down slides, and around sprockets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z You know they aren’t going to last, but when you start in on them, they’re like a week of summer plunked down as a gift in the middle of junior high school. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Just what we buy and whatever we track in on our boots." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In fact, Miss Kenton gave me her daughter's address in Dorset, and I must say, I was rather flattered to see how keen she was that I call in on my return journey. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He always looked cold, hunched in on himself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Silently, Maribel walked around the car and climbed in on top of Mayor, the rhinestone butterflies on the back pockets of her jeans resting on his thighs. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It felt like I was letting her in on a secret. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Then everyone starts in on me, how I’m next, and who is it going to be, and come on, tell, until I could cry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had to fill in on the lives of all the people they made contact with. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In Bengali he adds, “Remember to check in on your mother now and again.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Way more than what I usually see when me, Mom, King, and Aunt Sophie order in on the weekends. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The three of us took turns the following week, looking in on it, seeing whether it had eaten anything. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to know why, so Grandma filled me in on Anna’s family story. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z In a 19-3 Cotton Bowl loss to Nebraska, he started at safety and was in on nine tackles and intercepted a pass. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he remembers that once she looked in on him when he sneezed, and doubts himself. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, she clues me in on some school gossip that involves her and makes reference to her surgery. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z My actual godmother, who was standing by the door, also wanted in on the action. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “How about walking in on her in the bathtub?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad lined himself up a good bit of carpentry work for the winter and started in on it early. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z That evening, Scythe Curie came and filled her in on all she had missed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to read them all but was afraid someone would walk in on me, so I thumbed through them quickly to get an overview. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He tried to muscle past me, leaning all in on me and using his elbows. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “If this one was in on it, you can bet the other one was, too.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "If you get lost, home in on my suit's telemetry. The wind's gonna be rougher away from the Hab, so be ready." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To appreciate the fallacy, consider a visitor from Outer Space who dropped in on Earth in the year 3000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And then they start in on me with the story that we are all equal! The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Apolinar Moscote made fun of his faith in homeopathy, but those who were in on the plot recognized another one of their people in him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The wolf’s ears cupped forward and tuned in on some distant message from the tundra. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was a summer when the sun never shined. This is before you were born. Fog came in on the Fourth of July and didn’t leave until Labor Day.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I have the feeling that he knew, as I could see, that the end was closing in on Archie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z You were a baby last year, and you 're still a baby— Stop it! cried Tendai to all the thoughts crowding in on him. / know what you are. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But seriously: whatever inside jokes he has with himself, I think I’d like to be in on them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z By the time I get to the straightaway, I’m in fifth place but closing in on the girls right ahead of me, and I decide, what the heck? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z In this way we built up a list of people we knew to be in on the plot—guardians and students whom we declared our sworn enemies. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex thinks about the conversation he overheard in the housekeeper’s office, wondering if his dad is ever going to let him in on the full picture. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Will you look in on her sometimes and make sure things are all right?” she asked. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Men went before and behind with torches; the bushes seemed to press in on all sides. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I sort of halfway listened in on everybody’s ideas of what constituted interesting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The entire focus of my being zeroes in on that metal tip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She knew the mementos I had and she’d zeroed in on the fishing lure mentioned in the letter to conjure her story. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Amah led a large iron pot, rolled in on a rough wood platform by two of Da-A-Fu’s uncles, in front of the dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The whip was laying in front of him stretched out and resting like it was a rattler that had got a good bite in on someone. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He predicted the date of the end of the world, and the whole county moved bleating in on him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But no, she done plopped herself down like she got ever right to barge in on me at home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I leave the crow’s nest, and burst in on the captain to voice my complaint, telling him that Carlyle’s headless body just walked the plank—but the captain is unfazed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the mornings, while Siobhan was at school, he sat in on conference calls with his board members and employees, existing clients and new customers. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s bothering me that Lauren’s homing in on me like that. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I finish throwing the rest of Aurora’s clothes into a bag and start in on Bryce’s to help him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The Irish do have a despairing quality of gaiety, but they have also a dour and brooding ghost that rides on their shoulders and peers in on their thoughts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At least this hospital is half an hour away from Hope and Jason, so they can come visit me on a regular basis and fill me in on everything I’m missing at school. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I suppose that would be embarrassing—having your mommy walk you in on your first day.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I think I have a couple of dollars to go in on a pizza. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z So when he had seen Leo—a guy who could summon fire at will—moving in on his girl... The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She checked in on the pregnant women and gave advice to the midwives and healers and apothecaries. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Even Steve got in on the party with his bobbing back and forth. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I checked in on him. Dead drunk. But I built up his fire and left him some bread,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry to eavesdrop. I was checking in on you.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A dance orchestra came in on the radio, but he did not want to listen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I look over and Minny’s smiling, and I know she in on it too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even knowing that no matter my efforts, the leaves would eventually dry and curl in on themselves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Gran twitters on for another five minutes, filling me in on mundane news: Heather has decided she wants to become a librarian. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she looks me over from head to toe before zeroing in on it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Amah led a large iron pot, rolled in on a rough wood platform by two of Da-A-Fu’s uncles, in front of the dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “About an inch apart, drive these nails in on a slant opposite each other.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw the towel into the cabin, then slammed the tiller over to the side and held it with his leg while he pulled in on the main sheet and cleated it off. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Great. Samantha, you can fill him in on all the Hudson stuff, if you want. And make sure he doesn’t die again to prove a point.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z This time, Gene felt that he was closing in on the virus. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have no idea. I stumbled in on Freddie giving her a hard time and then she pushed him down the hill.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, it was lonely with dislike pouring in on him from all sides. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They were from Boston and had hiked in on a side trail from Cades Cove. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He later confessed to being in on the robbery but denied that he had pulled the trigger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The bald man hobbled in on his broken leg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Nan walked behind me mumbling something about neighbors as the camera zoomed in on Arletta wearing a chambray denim shirtdress and sitting at a worn oak table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z And even Lucky Strike smiled and scraped when the big bosses from Lawson &c Carlson rolled in on their special train to inspect the breaking, before it rolled out again to wherever swanks lived. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The primer would be repeated again and again because the transmitting civilization would have no way to know when we tuned in on the message. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent PE running the cross-country course while the rest of the class started in on the Wrestling Unit. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z No cars traveled the roads, no creatures howled or sniffed or chuffed, and the wind, a constant in the cornfields of Illinois, pulled in on itself and snoozed like a cat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The following preparations work very well for songs in duple meter if you sing them on the starting pitch that you want the children to come in on. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I figured Pops would be in on the gig in a minute, too. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When the spotlight zeros in on her and the song begins, it only takes one note before the whole bar loses it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You were in on it, weren’t you? With Frankie that day.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias realized that he would soon be overwhelmed as more sparrows pressed in on him, urged on by the mad exhortations of their King. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I let myself feel the smallness and closeness of the closet pressing in on me, and I think about Sir Patrick Moore’s black hole trick, when he just vanished into thin air. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My intuition flickered; the doctor was in on it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Digory knew that he couldn’t possibly break in on so solemn a meeting, but there was no need to do so. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Can I join in on that cozy hug?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Whenever I’ve dropped in on the headmistress lately, your frame’s been empty. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The football boys leaned their heads in on the groaner as if in group prayer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I found myself in a narrow lane, hemmed in on either side by foliage so that I could gain little idea of what was around me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Adam insisted on going to look in on the draft board. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to ask me back to your house—and I’m grateful, but you know I can’t come in on you again.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all of a sudden his face scrooched up, and in a choky voice he ordered me to leave and tell Mama not to let nobody come in on him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In the store a few minutes later, Aunt Loma said to me, real smug, “I reckon Pa wouldn’t let Love horn in on his big day.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then the camera is zooming in on that marble, the blue becoming water, then land, then children in Africa and Texas and China and Spain and sometimes, New York City! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Slowly, quietly, he looked in on Mrs. Cobb to see if she was breathing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z But after Christmas Dad seemed to deflate, to collapse in on himself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even one of the bank officers had to have been in on it, passing information to Hertzoon about their customers and tipping him off to newcomers from the country opening accounts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even little Bernard joined in on the metal whistle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But before the tune launches into full volume, let me fill you in on what has happened these last eleven years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Matthew zoomed in on an old-fashioned light-up sign jutting out from an ice cream shop across the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You can use the computer to sweep a room and check if somebody’s trying to listen in on you. I suggest you use it the moment you arrive. And finally...my own favorite.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Has he simply set general rules in place, or does he step in on each and every occasion to ensure the rule is applied? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One scientist suggested a comparison: Imagine surrounding an unopened beer can with explosives and trying to blow the can in on itself without spilling a drop of liquid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They listened in on his phone calls and read his mail. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She started walking over there just as the photographer closed in on Nita and Maya and started taking pictures. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Stalker! over and over as I zoomed in on a remarkable forehead. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z That night, a man let Kaztauskis in on a little secret to success. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The shelves closed in on the car like a monster insect folding in its wings. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t wait for an answer, but started in on an island lullaby that Momma had loved. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull at the collar of my shirt, for the first time in all my years at Saint Grace’s feeling the whitewashed walls closing in on me, my chest tightening. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Savanna managed to zoom in on her within the first nanosecond of school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The enemy was closing in on the Empire State Building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Step by step, closing in on bottom, I see a darkened cabin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Since then she did not fail to open the door furtively a little every morning and evening to look in on Gregor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The calm sweet voice of the goddess broke in on their anguish. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They silently closed in on the front riser as Mr. Donnelly continued to read the names. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have said I was looking in on a girl I used to babysit for, or who used to live next door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He looked in on Bri, lying in the sleeping bag, covered with blankets. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I check in on my head, my throat, my legs. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He pointed out that Richard hadn’t yet been tried, which made it too early to weigh in on the constitutionality of any sentence he might receive. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You should look in on your old friends sometime,” Victor said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Much later, I found out that as soon as the all-around rankings appeared on the Jumbotron, television cameras zoomed in on my mother and sister up in the stands, sobbing their hearts out. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "So today is Thursday," Coach said as I sat down to join in on the much...much-needed stretching. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z As people finished off dinner and started in on dessert, Isa cleared the table of dirty dishes and was on her way to the kitchen when Mr. Van Hooten pulled her aside. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Joaquin’s voice trailed off as he remembered how the photos had made his stomach feel like it was collapsing in on itself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Tarpon, bonefish, redfish, snook—Dad was dialed in on all of them. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “There. Stop it there. Can you zoom in on his face?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There’s a stillness in the air—a kind of shadow swooping in on us in this little house of ours, leaking out from the walls. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They settled into poverty- ridden routine as they watched ship after ship arrive and then depart, making way for a new disappointment to come gliding in on white canvas wings. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m relieved it wasn’t from Kimberly or Molly or Sara trying to move in on my best friend while we were in a fight. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “From him. He sounds kind of bitter when he talks about you, and I get the distinct impression he doesn’t want me around, like I’m horning in on his game or something.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The class I sat in on was being trained to speak in a neutral middle-American accent. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z For days afterward, the skeleton of the McCulloms’ burned-out town house continued to hiss and cave in on itself, dying far more slowly than its young occupants had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He's about fifteen yards behind me, hobbling as fast as he can, but the mutts are closing in on him fast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Only, instead of picking the smartest guy in school, Zach had zeroed in on somebody who didn’t even seem to know what a PA system was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “See, that’s one of the things that sucks about being a new kid at school. You don’t have any friends to fill you in on all the dirt.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z This war’ll be over some day and I want in on the family business. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And if you zoomed in on one of those letters, the notches stood out as plain as day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She reached out and grabbed Tino, who was closing in on the Lake Windsor fullback with murder in his eyes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack sometimes referred to me as “Joe Public,” asking me to weigh in on campaign slogans and strategies, knowing that I kept myself happily steeped in popular culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His face seemed to melt, folding in on itself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Never been the first person accidentally to stumble in on death. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn't sure if I wanted to join in on this weird Twiz-fest that had suddenly broken out. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Beatty flopped over and over and over, and at last twisted in on himself like a charred wax doll and lay silent. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The Salvation Army was starting in on “Bye Bye Blackbird” at which they were far more adept. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “We’ll sort this out later. Come on, let’s go peek in on your boy.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But now I have to wait till I get home from school to fill her in on the crazy things these rich people say and do. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I zero in on the redhead I saw earlier and head straight to her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Alvarez gives Momma a hug, and then she starts in on Isabella. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z On the fourth day—no, it must have been the fifth— an ominous silence pressed in on the room as the fever penetrated deeper. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I am starting in on the shower rack when my phone buzzes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He apologized for joining in on the treestumping and for calling her names. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “But this old woman kept checking in on me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To home in on something is to zero in or concentrate on it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This didn’t sound like the sort of scene they ought to walk in on, somehow. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I started in on him as soon as me and Joey got into the room. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything crushed in on me at once. Sure made me feel better—don’t feel bad about crying. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I heard his breath stop, and his eyes zeroed in on right field. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Everyone in the room could see that a confrontation might boil up with the C.D.C. if the Army decided to move in on the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The freshman time trials were improving again as Bolles finally seemed to be zeroing in on the right mix of boys and seating assignments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He didn't have dimples, exactly, but the sides of his face folded in on themselves, and his eyes almost disappeared. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z With East Area Computing gone, West Area Computing was boxed in on two fronts. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I used to push my eyes in on the sides to make them rounder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The shells to come in on them and there was nothing to do but lie flat and hold the ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I’d had a telephone, like some of the folks closer to town did, I wouldn’t have needed to listen in on the party line. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Once he wakes up, I’ll clue him in on what happened. Otherwise he’ll be curious about all those fresh bruises and fingernail marks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I home in on two characters in the show: Erica, the villain, and Tara, the sweeter one, who shares my name. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At five o’clock I looked in on him, and found him seemingly as happy and contented as he used to be. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z My stomach squeezes in on itself, ready to make me throw up if I let it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z When I walked in on Harry in his bedroom, I saw that tears streaked the sides of his face. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The rate of survival when a mob of dead set in on a settlement ain’t good, according to the headline I saw in the paper. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The woman of the inn came in on tiptoe. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if that’s why he had let him in on it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z As I took off my sweats and my mom started in on my sneakers with some paper towels and a can of carpet cleaner, I muttered, Now you tell me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This girl might’a thought me and Sunny had been in on it together. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Nicole cut a glance at the Indian girl trying to horn in on her show. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "Rehearsal then rewrites then Will on the phone then bed. You can sit in on rehearsal if you want." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The rain was coming in on to the cushions. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now the darkness was closing in on his family; now the evil music filled the night, hung over the mangroves, skirled in the wave beat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They are the kind of friends who make even the ordinary day fun, who scrape every dollar they can to chip in on a birthday gift. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z A gale set in on the fifteenth, and winds of more than seventy miles per hour drove them north for six days. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The grass had become a field of dark daggers standing upright, churning and crumpling in on themselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Why are you keeping all of this to yourself, Myrna? Why haven’t you let the world in on this?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The time has come . . . people ... your projects are due soon ... so focus, focus . . . focus. Please come to . . . me with any . . . questions, otherwise I will. . . expect you to . . . turn them in on time . . . if not before.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In school, he just sat there sketching and smiling like he was in on some joke no one else got. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I spend the time studying the ten-foot walls of snow piled up on either side of the narrow path that has been cleared, wondering if they will collapse in on us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It swung slowly in on its great brass hinges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Made me mad to have her anger raining in on the warmed-up feeling I had with Pa talking to me just like he used to when he had a farming plan in the works. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I kept silent while we dropped off Twig, silent the whole way home, even though I could feel Dad’s tension growing, pressing in on me from all sides. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Pretty much everyone who was anyone in town wanted in on the act. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She opened her ears to city noises floating in on warm air that came through the open windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Night closed in on the small mouse wandering alone in the depths of Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She swung the shutter across the open window so the morning sunlight wouldn’t strike in on his face, and tiptoed out. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother was getting ready to go in on him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After a bit, I heard my sister sit down and start in on her breakfast. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But there was no way she was going to let all of Grafton in on her family secrets. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But the next evening, as the Carpathia was closing in on New York Harbor, George and Phoebe overheard a skinny man with a beard speaking to an officer. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Black Twitter’s been going in on Officer Cruise’s dad, claiming his name should be Tom Cruise with that performance he put on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Well, you probably haven’t noticed,” S.Q. said, “but I’m a little slow on the pick-up. Mr. Curtain sometimes has me sit in on these tutorials, to refresh my memory about certain things.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He stumped in on a crude wooden leg he himself had carved out of beechwood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sucked in on the metal cigarette as if a doctor were telling me to. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Trouble zeroed in on his brother’s channel, shutting out the rest of the squad. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was seawater coming in on the tide, and it was strange to Lyra, who had never swum in salt water before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Either way, I fill her in on everything I already searched for on Twitter. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He still had that feeling that something dark and threatening was moving in on them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He runs toward the door, where two Dauntless' are carrying Lynn in on a makeshift stretcher, made of what looks like a shelf from a bookcase. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He tries listening in on his mom’s meetings, but they can’t hold his attention, and Zahra bans him from the West Wing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Because the other kids were coming in on that same road to go to school. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They listened in on the radio as some ten thousand people poured into the streets and marched up and down Kabul’s government district. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And with that, both rats bared their teeth and moved in on him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was sure of the blue line of flame, she finished her sewing and started in on the last preparations for dinner. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I zoomed in on Castle Anorak and tapped a spot just outside the front entrance, and in a blink, my avatar was standing there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z People crowded in on all sides, men in masks, women in veils—or maybe they were men in veils and women in masks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Twig leaned over and filled Dari in on the procedure, and then we fell silent. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Tell your mother I’ll come this afternoon to check in on her. She must have some hand-me-downs she needs fixed up for the baby.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z 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 Representative Henry Barnhart of Indiana was carried in on a stretcher from a Washington, DC, hospital after an appendectomy; he stayed just long enough to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Those soulless corporate lackeys were closing in on the egg at this very moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The demon Idiptu took off his bowler hat as he waddled in on his thick bowed legs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Groves brought the job in on time and on budget. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around the room, and all I see is loss everywhere, making the walls close in on me, closer and closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “It’s the middle of the day. What if he comes home and walks in on you?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It rose, flared, roared, crashed, and crumbled in on itself almost before anyone noticed it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “We would be honored,” said Garikayi, breaking in on Tendai’s thoughts, “if our visitor from afar would recount something from his people.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The suits of armor closed in on either side. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was watching the streets, thrilled by the buildings pressing and pressed by stone; so glad to be looking out and in on things I dismissed what went on in heart-pockets closed to me. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, there is no such prominent object on the moon, and scholars have suggested that Galileo deliberately enlarged a crater to enable the viewer to, as it were, zoom in on a tell-tale feature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They closed in on the man, who never seemed to be aware that he was being stalked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I think I was the only one who wasn’t in on it, except for Summer and maybe the D&D crowd. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I swear, T. Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The many experiences of her trip crowded in on her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I always use to say that I waren’t gonna go down that cat’s throat without a fight, without at least getting me some good bites in on his tongue as I was getting swallowed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The rest of the house was flotsam that had come to him, floating in on the tide, as I had, sometimes into our own little cove, sometimes on Cuttyhunk, where no one else wanted it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I won’t ever forget the look on Miss Love’s face as she watched us bring Grandpa in on the stretcher. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But then, instead of starting in on her speech about Los Angeles, she let her mouth drop open and nothing came out except a strange gulping sound. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t like me to barge in on him when he’s in there,” he whispered with a grin. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “If you’re really interested you can just sit in on the meeting.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The next few days were spent with my parents filling me in on what had happened in the sixteen days between the shooting and our reunion. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When we’d finished, I was beginning to stiffen up, so I got up to move around and looked in on one of the two dormitories. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He’ll just smile calm, lean in on her all chill and whisper something smooth in her ear. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He thought Guitar was going to let him in on some deal he had going. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I zoom in on the metal curlicues and then pan up from the gravel path to Phil’s face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I was scared, letting Nicole Castro in on my secrets, but at the same time the vulnerability felt good, and I wanted to let her in a little more. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z They were all too busy starting in on Thoth’s altar and planning the ceremony for Consulting the Oracle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cut to the hospital collapsing in on itself, the desperation of the onlookers as I continue in voiceover. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I haven’t dropped in on her for a good couple of weeks—to let her cool down a bit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When Odysseus came home, disguised as a beggar, Iros thought the new guy was moving in on his territory. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Black Lorren had his sword out, but there were already four of them pressing in on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Let you in on a little secret, Sam,” she whispered, leaning toward him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When we asked him why, he told us that that way when we came back from a long trip we’d be “coming in on a wing and a prayer.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He peeked in on Georgi, his Bulgarian carpenter, who was installing new molding near the kitchen. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I’ll let you in on a secret. In this country, the question to ask is: ‘So what do you do for a living.’ Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “After you were gone last night, I told my friend of the struggle that the soldiers found you engaged in on the marshes, when we came up. You remember?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z His own eyes narrowed, zeroing in on Clancy with pure, razor-sharp fury. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I sat in on the meetings with him and took notes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When I broke out of my daze, and before I left, I listened in on you and your friends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I am one of the few the Dark Lord has told. Nevertheless, had I not been in on the secret, Narcissa, you would have been guilty of great treachery to the Dark Lord.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Jenna thrusts her pitchfork into the sand and the camera zooms in on her sandy feet, then glides up the length of her body, like every inch is being adored. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I do. It’s the one Sheriff Moran brought in on the evening of September 16. It was bloodstained, and he asked me to do some tests on it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My body shook in time with the bursts of static, curling in on itself like an old, yellowing piece of paper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The faces crowded in on him out of the darkness so that he felt smothered. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She had not sipped from it since one of the maids brought it in on a silver tray. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My heart races as I check in on Hudson’s Instagram profile, @HudsonLikeRiver. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He walked the mare, letting her find a way along the trail where trees and brush had closed in on both sides. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The noise of the traffic seemed to press in on his ears, on his very body. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was my fault that I’d barged in on Momma and her fine lady friends who were visiting from Frankfort, even though I’d been told to stay out of the sitting room. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I finished listing the muscles of the hand and started in on the ligatures when Arwyl waved me into silence and asked his next question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was always walking in on me in the shower, claiming he didn’t know I was there, or I would catch him watching me while I tanned by the pool. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Some rounds of high explosives came in on top of the hill. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Always someone falling in on holiday nights. Drunken poets and little children. Lucky she didn’t drown.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They rushed in on us, two squad cars with headlights off and cops in the front and back, engines roaring, tires squealing, while we scattered like flies into the junkyard nearby. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He rented a room across the hall, contacted a fellow resistance fighter who worked for the telephone company, and arranged to listen in on Quisling’s phone line. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if it drew in on itself, gathered the momentum it needed, and then began to grow. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt as though the walls were pressing in on him, as though he wanted to get up and run from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Much later, Gladys stopped in on her way back from helping out next door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We settled into the shade of the boulders and talked, filling each other in on the news of the past three years. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Fine example. However, I’m now going to let you in on a secret about myself which is true. It's a touch embarrassing, so please don't spread it around at breaktime...” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We barely made it out of the parking lot before Marcus started in on me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My room seemed smaller than it usually was, like it was closing in on me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The hand had been allowed to draw together—turn in on itself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He consulted his notes, keying in on one thing in particular. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mom fills Wells in on prom gossip the whole way to Target. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Practically the whole school is in on it now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She added, with meaning, “Just don’t start in on me again, bright and early in the morning, Zooey, please. I mean it, now.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He ignored the scents that had come into the room with him, dismissed the scents that he could safely ignore, honed in on the smell of the thing he had come to find. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And on the last one, I zoom in on York’s face. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I didn't even know where most of the old out-of-the-way countries the UN men in front of me represented fitted in on the map. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "And your son came and, uh, sat in on my practice today." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Men who usually skipped church to go fishing, and men who stayed late at the local bar and slept in on Sunday mornings, squeezed themselves in with the rest of the community. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The same rail yard I came in on is where I headed next. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someone came in on you while you were cutting your face?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I told her that it was a school holiday and that Branwell was home, and I didn’t think she would want him walking in on her—naked as she was. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were high in the air—so high my heart climbed into my throat and stayed there—and yet the different lands appeared sharp and focused, like I had zoomed in on a map. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Very well, everyone, an excellent lesson. Homework, kindly read the chapter on boggarts and summarize it for me...to be handed in on Monday. That will be all.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As he continued to close in on us, the Mechagodzilla’s eyes began to glow a bright blue. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I slid down behind the table and started in on the bowl of cornflakes she had waiting for me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “All three of ’em’ll probably waltz in on you any minute. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “And your mum and dad are in on this plan?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Grandma took a quart Mason jar of her beets, and we three got in on that. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z If Snape had been in on protecting the Stone, it must have been easy to find out how the other teachers had guarded it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Lafayettes discovered that local authorities were listening in on their phone calls. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost expected Mom to follow me with more questions or at least to fill me in on this Selena singer, but she didn’t. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “No, listen, Doc,” my dad said, joining in on the joke. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Another flourish, and the black silk folds and curves in on itself, becoming a black top hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He described mines he was in on, and rigs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat in on Dr. Bright's service and heard the very sermon I had transcribed at Dewsbury a fortnight before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z During the drive, he filled me in on many of the events I had missed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "She steals in on little mice feet, but a man hears," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z McKim recommended the New York painter Francis Millet, who had sat in on the color meeting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Rowan strode closer, ignoring the carnage around him, focusing in on Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The German army was now closing in on Moscow, and hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers were desperately trying to hold back the invaders. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He zeroes straight in on our joined hands. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Kaira started in on “Damsel in Distress,” and Armpit grabbed Ginny’s arm and told her to listen to the words, but it was hard to pick them out. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z One of their siblings had died from being suffocated by the others, who were piled in on top of it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Serenity and Uncle Phil settle in on either side of me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The walls of this trailer feel like they’re closing in on me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He started in on a boil on his shoulder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beautiful looking and only his great tail moving. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep on going, Rufino,” I said, and I took great swallows of the cool air that was blowing in on us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a load off my mind. When I found out they made him eighth grade president—well, Sophie filled me in on what that might mean.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Citra chilled when her piercing gray eyes zeroed in on her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We can add as many stars as we like, but they will still always collapse in on themselves. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t answer but zoom in on his face, which he covers with his hand. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z In the early hours of the morning, the vice squad moved in on the illegal bar and arrested everyone, setting off days of rioting and looting. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Professor Paul, carrying just ninety-nine pounds, ten fewer than Seabiscuit, was skipping along under the light load, inching in on the lead, while Azucar, on the far outside, was driving at them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think I know that? And were you listening in on us?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “He’s been calling me and Mom to check in on your run. He says he has a map on his wall, and he puts pins in it every hundred miles.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And, of course, Wells creeping his way in on the side. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Back upstairs, we tuck in on opposite ends of the couch with our phones, Abby texting her cousins while I text Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I didn’t join in on the party car.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His closed expression told me I had walked in on something I wasn’t supposed to see. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z We passed what must have once been the cafeteria, but the entire right side of the building had crumbled in on itself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even the blond-haired cafeteria lady joins in on the Oh my, you just got cooked, son. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Now, would you like me to open the blinds and let the good Lord’s sun shine in on you, or would you rather sit here in pitch darkness all day long?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z My eyes flew open and zeroed in on the glowing digits of my alarm clock. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He shrugs and starts in on his index finger. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, I started in on the other one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s sifting through the situation in front of us, throwing out all that is irrelevant while we zero in on what really matters. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then they start in on her clothes, her hair, the whole thing.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Nailer curled in on himself, glad to feel safe for the night. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad gets carried away with his inventions; Mom’s a math teacher so she zeroes right in on things. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The open vistas distressed me, the sense of being adrift in a crowd of people pressing in on all sides, wanting to touch me, greet me, wish me well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant Matt wasn’t sure he’d heard right.Then the full enormity of the situation sank in on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa told us that night how Mr. Boop ran over from the hotel to say a feller wearin’ a Stetson hat and cowboy boots had come in on the train from Lula. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Guys, listen up. You all wanted in on helping, right? And I promise when we're done, this house is yours, too. Imagine having our own place,” I say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She stood on the street watching the returns come in on a bed sheet stretched from window to window of a house on the corner. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By three a.m. the moon closed in on the horizon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There are the old throwbacks, like Brutus and Enobaria, who are just here for another Games, and those too baffled or drugged or lost to join in on the attack. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A thick fog had swirled in, they'd strayed from the road, and trees had closed in on them. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z We watch as the Colts hike the ball and our defensive linemen close in on the quarterback. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z McMillan was closing in on the elusive new transuranic by watching for alpha emissions in 93’s decay products. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What if the gang walked in on him? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The shot swings around to behind us running, zeroing in on my right leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I plop down at the dining room table, and I’m about to go in on my plate. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This is why I carry a piece—so when someone busts in on me, I can at least defend myself. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He motions toward the entrance ramp we just walked in on. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was afraid that if he wore his usual clothes, Nipper might again recognize him and drop in on him after school. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker laughs like he’s in on the joke, and, for a second, I worry that he is. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, considering. We've refortified the breach in the outer wall and the patrols are back on the job. Did your girl fill you in on the details of our engagement last night?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ma sat stiffly in one of the cushioned chairs with her purse in her lap, her body closed in on itself like a cage. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I looked around, expecting someone to crack a smile, to let me in on the joke. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Only once, when Clover had a cold, did they ask Ashima if she could check in on them. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "Doña, excuse our dropping in on you," the man is saying with false politeness that seems as if it is being wastefully squeezed from a tube. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The words were repeated, the shadowy figures pressing in on them gasped it to those around them . . . and then others shouted it — screeched it — into the night — “He’s dead!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The walls of the tunnel began to close in on either side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another officer pulled open the cell door and they went in on one another’s heels, the shield used to force Duncan into the back corner of the cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama filled him in on the last couple of days of our trip while Mustafa dozed, and I stared out the window. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Rather than go away and come back later, Galileo sat in on the lecture and became fascinated by the subject—his first encounter with mathematics proper, rather than mere arithmetic. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The easiest way to repair an unbalanced coordination is to zero in on the second coordinate and then force the first coordinate to match it by sliding its quantifier into a more suitable spot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z All my energy now hones in on my task. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Just get over here. Get over here or I won’t let you in on the Annual Sledge Game this year. I was talking to some of the fellas about it today.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “That must have been very interesting for you guys to talk about behind my back. In between make-outs. Wow. Any more secrets you’d like to fill me in on?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The trick was to ignore what was coming in on the right ear. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Nathan struggled to maintain enough distance so the horned toad couldn’t hear him but so he was close enough to listen in on what it was saying. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I busted right in on the men and yelled, “Excuse me, sir, Mr. Leroy fell off the horse and ain’t moving!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Kilrain, on hands and knees, squinting: “They keep coming in on the flank.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee looked in on him several times before he found him awake. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We had surrounded Miss Wren and were pressing in on her, our desperation palpable. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z At that moment it was hard to remain still; my knees were shaking as the group closed in on us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If they did, I’d be stuck on Frobozz with no way to leave, while the entire Sixer army closed in on me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If you jumped in on that side, you’d crunch your bones on the stairs that were only a few inches underwater. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But he’d looked for Dorian in his rooms, and he hadn’t been there, and he needed to tell him that things weren’t as they’d seemed when he walked in on them earlier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They would all fly in on a chartered plane the next day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he remembered from his science and technology studies at school that the search planes used heat-seeking devices which could identify body warmth and would home in on two humans huddled in shrubbery. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, I’m not sure I want to drop in on an unfriendly god. What was his name? Etch-a-Sketch?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The blackness of the room closed in on him again as Sloth disappeared. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Karstarks came in on a cold windy morning, bringing three hundred horsemen and near two thousand foot from their castle at Karhold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She raised her eyebrows up and down like she was in on a joke I didn’t get. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to barge in on their conversation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When the chocolate was gone, she would start in on the cookies, and, with a pencil, she would draw faces on the eggs he had brought her now. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Dicey looked in on the sleeping Maybeth before she made her final stop in the bathroom and lay down on her cot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In a violent explosion that seemed ripped from the very center of the earth, Spiral Castle crumbled in on itself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “There seems to be something going on that I don’t know about,” persisted Miss K. “Won’t someone let me in on it?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Well, I’ll just be—” Miss Thomas butted in on him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Boo, who had only recently been filled in on everything, squawked loudly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You the one who pushed me to mess up Miss Saunders’s room, and you were in on it, too—you and the twins,” I say, feeling relieved. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The “peculiar accomplishment” of Alfred Loomis, it would later be written, was “being a public figure without letting the public in on it.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I listened real close, wanting to be in on the conversation. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She says she has to look in on Mr. Sliney he’s so old and feeble he forgets to call for the chamber pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “We have to be in on the discussion. You, me, Hazel. I mean, if you’re willing...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was pretty sure he could find a way to get in on his own, and he did. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They dropped their weapons and ran as Bull Number Two closed in on Clarisse for the kill. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Only when she started in on Cecile did my sisters feel bad for telling all that they told. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Gale fills him in on a lot of stuff about 12; Finnick is the expert on both of Peeta’s Games, as he was a mentor in the first and a tribute in the second. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I focused my eyes away from inward prayer only to zero in on Lucy Raleigh, Miss Everyone Else, shopping at Korvettes with her mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But I focus in on one of the singular purple creatures and trail it until it disappears behind the spiral of kelp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But he’s the only one not in on the plans. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I started in on an a cappella version of the latest Oscar Mayer commercial, hoping he might join in once the spirit moved him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As I watched them close in on me, I could see that they were armed with knives, tomahawks and machetes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It had only been a scratch on my leg the day Gideon had started turning in on himself. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I lie there until the first crescent of sunlight appears on the floor of my bedroom, like a seashell washed in on the tide. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He doesn't refuse the offer of wine, but when he starts in on his soup, I realize it's the first time I've ever seen him eat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With the cold that’s been settling in on us at night, I’m figuring it’s October, though I’ve lost track of the days. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I figured maybe it was because Mtisha was crowding in on my mind, or maybe just that me and Ice were getting older and being close was harder than before. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He was going around the table, closing in on Zaman. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer had doubts about how well he might fit in on campus—“any fruitful future in Berkeley would have to depend ... on a certain mutual respect for nonidentical points of view.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He roused Boots, and she started right in on her sandwich. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I hope I can chip in on the mortgage payments. I’ll be done training pretty soon, you know, and then I’ll have a good salary.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I give the Plutos a beat-by-beat play of my End Day, and I fill them in on how color found its way to my Instagram. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He looked shrunken, both smaller and frailer than he had been when they burst in on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hanako felt the depression in the air pressing in on her head, squeezing tears from her eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I would have been in on the garden for sure if it weren't for this arthritis in my hands. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers pressed in on us from all sides, keeping their weapons hidden. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Tiny hands me the one he's already started in on, and then I make my way up close to the stage without Tiny and without Gary and without Possibly Gay Jane. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Only Tiffany Wilson turned it in on time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A breeze blows the white curtains in on either side of her, two ghostly arms embracing her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Richardson, the story alleged, knew that Seabiscuit was being held back and tried to take advantage of it to steal the race so he could cash in on a $1,500 bet on Ligaroti. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembers when his paternal grandfather died, sometime in the seventies, remembers his mother screaming when she walked in on his father, who was shaving off all his hair with a disposable razor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Let me fill you in on the weapons status,” continued Artemis. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hope the roof of that imbecile little room falls in on them while they are building it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He lit a cigarette and let me in on what he was thinking about doing. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I got behind the wheel, and Dwain climbed in on the passenger side. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Stalin kept watch over friends and enemies alike, listening in on their communications and stealing their closely guarded secrets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Just a little reminder. Don’t even think of dropping in on a police station.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “A few, but Jesus, I kept thinking she was going to charge in on me!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My hands shook, waiting as I always did for someone to walk in on me, but no one did. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Picking up the receiver again he said harshly, “Give me an outside line, Miss Marsten. And don’t listen in on the conversation; it’s confidential.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I woke up when the cold air rushed in on me from the open doors. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She flung open the cottage door, and a bit of milkweed whisked in on a rush of November wind, spilling shreds of spidery white down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The penalty for barging in on their privacy was exile. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If you are doing well you turn yours in on a new model just as you do with an automobile if you can possibly afford to. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd parts, and a tattooed guy rolls in on a skateboard, skidding to a stop in front of the service desk. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She seethed, eyes roving through the crowd, until she zeroed in on me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Valentine gave in on the clothes, at least by keeping her Sub-Deb jacket on, however artfully unzipped. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Tess was filling me in on the latest gossip while I gave myself a pedicure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I lean in on Peck, looking him dead-on in his only good eye. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “If she already knows about the letter,” says Agent Fiona, “then it’s only fair we fill her in on the details. It’s nothing she couldn’t learn from Moreau himself.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She put that in on the spur of the moment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ignatius was considering the delight which the little baseball game afforded humanity, the two sad and covetous eyes moved toward him through the crowd like torpedoes zeroing in on a great woolly tanker. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop shaking, and my limbs felt like they were caving in on themselves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I don’t know what the old lady thought, but she started yelling, and suddenly white visors and curious faces circled in on us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes he and Ruth would ride in on Metro- North, and they would go to museums, or to the Village, or to browse for books at the Strand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her and tried to focus in on the others. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z While our friends were in on our address fraud, my sister and I preferred not to advertise our undocumented immigrant status to them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Mr. McCoy strode into the gym, straightening his jacket and tie, his gaze zeroed in on our group. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And so he makes his rounds, checking in on his crews. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But not looking at Bailey, looking at the class as if they were all in on a joke that Bailey knew nothing about. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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