| 单词 | instant |
| 例句 | I smiled for an instant, before my glance found the Hispanic-looking faces of strangers in the crowd going by. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant his unprepossessing head emerged into daylight, sunlight, Franny took him under the shoulders and lifted him up into intimate greeting distance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z In an instant, the land on Jack’s side was now officially part of Germany. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Hazel also knew that the instant her own concentration wavered and that darkness touched her, she would collapse. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hideo had it sent for you the instant you left his office. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Rowan knew what was about to happen an instant before it began. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z What is a song, but an instant evaporation? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He believed if he didn’t get something to eat that instant he would pass out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Marmeluc arrives an instant later, his tunic already half over his head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “And so,” Fflewddur concluded with a carefree shrug, “that was our part. Rather easy, when you come down to it; I had no fear of things going badly, not for an instant.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A can of spinach, two cans of green beans, a box of rice and another of instant mashed potatoes. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And in that instant saw the city, instead of the bombs, in the air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant he was across the room and scrabbling at the window catch. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One instant, her grandmother’s skirts would brush against a dead cottonwood tree, and the next, its branches were covered in tender green leaves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Auk XX zipped up the launch pole, accelerating a hundred feet in an instant, climbing to two hundred feet, three hundred feet, hurtling vigorously toward the blue spring sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The response is nearly instant as I scan the other trainees to see if anyone picks up their phone. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In that single instant, Ben was unseen and unfelt by his father. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder, for an instant, how I can be so mean to my best friend. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But when my adrenaline spikes, like it is now, when my body feels fight and flight in the same instant, everything falls into sharp focus. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sinister blunt head moved in a lazy rhythm, its forked tongue flickering endlessly in and out, the round bead-like jet eyes never leaving his for an instant. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At the same instant, two trains thundered in, one on either side of the platform. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In an instant she had one of those dizzying visions, like the one she’d had the moment she learned to read. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then, in an instant, I realize why the Girl had looked so familiar. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z El Patron would have seen the logic of it in an instant. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Up until that instant, I honestly don’t think I was going to go through with it. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I’m lying, and I vow, right this instant, to stop. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In an instant, my fierce bargaining cousin is back to the sweet girl I’ve spent every minute of the last few weeks with—and begun to love like an older sister. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z An instant later Taran heard a loud clucking and squawking from the chicken run. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Whatever she meant, her comment sparked instant pandemonium in the gymnastics community. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But that single strobe of an instant caught the moment that his worry became relief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Take instant messaging, which the 2004 report found to be in 60 percent of homes with children, but that hadn’t been in virtually any home five years earlier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I mean it’s supposed to look like a six-hundred-series instant camera, from Polaroid’s most popular line. From a distance, yeah, it would pass, but up close it’s obviously a bad facsimile.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I crept on, and an instant later I tumbled in, too. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, a flash of his black eyes gave way to a light blue. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z An instant before he rang it, Specify lunged forward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Taisin slid the chain around her neck, and when it touched her skin it was cold for only an instant, and then it felt as though she had always worn it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He fought his way toward the cauldron, but in another instant a sharp clap, louder than thunder, rang above the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He was an instant from being trampled to death when an elderly woman suddenly materialized out of nowhere, grabbed hold of him, and dragged him under the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One was crammed with See’s Nuts & Chews, M & M’s, candy-coated cashews, instant hot chocolate with miniature marshmallows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait a moment,” said Dad the next instant. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo’s outrage transformed in an instant to rage—simpler, hotter—and he shot out of bed as fast as he had shot out of sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But Carroll sized him up and in that instant decided he looked suspicious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And for an instant, when the ugly, scarred boy lay at the bottom of the hill, Tendai had been right down there with him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The instant he had flattened it out he saw its significance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her words didn’t make sense because you were always such a good swimmer, better than I was from the instant we met. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z How time seemed to blur and slow and even stop, how the past and the future vanished until there was nothing but the instant, how fear fled, and thought fled, and even your body. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I went back to the drawing room and thought for an instant that they were chance visitors, all these official people who suddenly filled it. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “He so filled every instant of my life, that now my feeling of desolation passes all description.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant he stepped down into the parking lot, though, he started working his nose and sniffing at the breeze. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But the instant she had disappeared he pulled me, suddenly and forcibly, into the dining-room and closed the door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “You naughty child, how dare you? Go and sit down this instant!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In an instant I am desperately afraid because I have crossed a boundary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z His hair had turned gray, his mustache nearly white, but his eyes were as blue as ever, bluer at this instant by proximity to the sea. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Indeed it is, my lady, indeed it is. I have sent word to your sister. She left orders to be awakened the instant you arrived." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I stood outside the red, padded-vinyl door and looked in through the porthole at the top for an instant longer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The distance had been covered in an instant, as in a dream. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The chaplain walked toward the exit gingerly, expecting at any instant to be ordered back by a peremptory voice or halted in his tracks by a heavy blow on the shoulder or the head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z For a fleeting instant he thought he would like nothing better than to ride peacefully along the river path, laughing and talking with his gentle female friend. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Usually she barges in, but I know that in this instant, she doesn’t dare. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In this instant of its arrival in our atmosphere, everything in the meteor’s path–people, houses, factories, cars–would crinkle and vanish like cellophane in a flame. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z An instant later, War Admiral pulled himself together and won, regaining the lead in the money-winning race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Until that instant when I saw my father beaten and bloody, I had somehow felt I was safe. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z His face was turned from us, but the instant we saw we all recognised the Count—in every way, even to the scar on his forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Bodies were on top of him in an instant, clawing and ripping at his clothes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I swallowed down the buildup of saliva, but it came back in an instant, harsh with the taste of stomach acid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He stared without expression at the half-page newspaper photos of himself, taken an instant before the wreck, showing him coiled over Fair Knightess’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw her, Miles. I talked to the police. It was instant. The steering wheel hit her chest. I’m so sorry.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z "You stop it this instant. I will send Chat away immediately to be stuffed like a doll," Lady Jocquard scolds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In a split-second decision, whether for fight or flight, it sprang; and in the same instant the boy raised his rifle, sighted and fired, all in one quick motion. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Or Cassiopeia’s tendency to scamper closely after Penelope and sit at her feet the instant she stopped moving. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It was Griphook who had seen it and Griphook who lunged, and in that instant Harry knew that the goblin had never expected them to keep their word. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I thought that next year, if we keep saving, we can get the second— She begins that instant. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Except that Arm, whose psychic abilities were developed far beyond those of ordinary folk, could feel the exact instant when it happened. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Eumaios crossed the court and went straight forward into the megaron among the suitors; but death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes of Argos, who had seen his master, Odysseus, after twenty years. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, for an instant, they strayed too close to each other. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The back of my neck burns like a lighter is being held to it, then in an instant, the pain is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a little light, and in the instant it took his voice to gather up a single word, Lazlo perceived the scene in full. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It became an instant classic, but Turandot was to be a last hurrah. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The instant Louise thumped him into a chair and told him to be still, he vanished. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z An instant later the whole airship bloomed into a rose of white fire, engulfing the intention craft, which hung motionless and unharmed in the middle of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Deadly antiship mines known as torpedoes bob on the surface, drifting with the current, ready to explode the instant they come into contact with a vessel. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a solid shot furrow the earth, an instant hole, almost a tunnel, black, spitting, and die shot rebounded a hundred feet into the air, spinning off across the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant there was an ominous stillness, quieter and more silent than ever before, as if even the air was holding its breath. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All the talk and horseplay ended within a few seconds of the instant when the first person, that is myself, heard the footsteps returning along the marble stairway and corridors toward us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z That had been bright light and—smash!—all over in an instant. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z For an instant, even her anger was wiped clean away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I held the car in instant readiness for the next lap of our journey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill buckled his seat belt the instant before her acceleration pressed him into his seat. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I could tell the instant we turned onto the dirt road that led to the community. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The instant Johnny went to work, Dove as usual lay back on the hay. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The voices faltered, but only for an instant. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In an instant I could see, I could feel, how the boundaries were drawn. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For an instant, just an instant, he had felt the searing anguish of losing her—but it wasn’t real. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You know all about private browsers, going incognito, deleting your history, and doing whatever you need to do to hide where you’ve been the instant your father or I appear.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I have never seen him before, but I know, in an instant, that it is Michelangelo di Bologna. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It sails a few dozen feet and hangs for an instant, and then the voice of her husband says hello. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My mother always sits on the edges of things—chairs, ledges, tables—as if she suspects she will have to flee in an instant. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At any other time, he would have put them to instant flight; now he had more pressing business and chose to ignore them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew in an instant she had done wrong. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Isobel said, “Yes, you must be prepared — you will only have an instant to make him notice you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get out of there,” I say in a rush the instant the call goes through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m about to click off when Fizz pops up on instant messaging with a ?. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I suppose, in that instant, I felt more peace than panic. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She even glimpsed Arya in those lines, just for an instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Out past the kitchen window, swifts swoop for insects, and the filaments of a spiderweb catch the light and shine for an instant and are gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But she decided in that instant to play along. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They usually use it to show instant replays and commercials. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The anger conquered everything else in that instant. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The injured fox allowed him to brush his neck for an instant, then hurried back to the safety of the vixen’s side. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I thought no more of Mrs. Fairfax; I thought no more of Grace Poole, or the laugh: in an instant, I was within the chamber. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At that instant Bloom set Maria down in the dirt outside the men’s room and drew off her panties, saying, “Just go here, sweetie, the toilet’s broken in there.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was based on the realization that all living things have within them an isotope of carbon called carbon-14, which begins to decay at a measurable rate the instant they die. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The instant she was settled, the bus lurched and pulled away. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z In an instant the rabbits were running in all directions through the bean rows, each one tearing by instinct toward holes that were not there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not keep her mind on it for an instant. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Any contact with the chain link or the coils of barbed wire that guard the top would mean instant electrocution. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In fact, their bright smiles—along with their elegant appearance—were for an instant so surprising and disarming that Reynie almost relaxed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I hear a pop and a few shrieks, and in the next instant they release me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The ball shoots out, and the instant it appears, I know it’s heading for the left center-field fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Except I’d seen rage appear on my mother’s face for an instant. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Without a word, he twisted into his shadow with a gust of wind, and in the next instant he took off into the sky on Old Familiar’s back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In an instant a fork is fitted into her hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It lasted only an instant before vanishing into the abyss of his other captured memories. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In an instant, her body turned to stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had come this close to telling them the truth when Rowan had delivered him to Abel in the ruins of the Burned Tower, but at the last instant he had held his tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She saw the last hundred years possess her uncle for an instant. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Of course, for just an instant, he reminded me of my 101st guard—same stature, same uniform. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, Ron and Hermione had both placed hands on the top of Harry’s head and forced him off his stool and under the table. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Jane made some remarks, which no one believed, about having left for just an instant, and stuck her hand out for her fee. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t go into the living room but back past the stairs and through a door into the kitchen, where Cordelia makes me a cup of instant coffee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It felt like this ten-year gap in my life closed right up in an instant, like only a day had passed since I’d last seen him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But then, unless the fascination is too powerful, there comes the point when keeping still is discarded and the rabbit, as though breaking a spell, turns in an instant to its other resource—flight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I have noticed that if you look carefully at people’s eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I never will forget the reflection I had at that instant, that here was one of the world’s most important men, and yet with his dignity one saw clearly his sincere humility. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d be dead in an instant and all she would have to say is that I sneezed and jerked my head forward and impaled my own self on the wire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now, at this instant, he’d glance up at the sky, hoping for a moon or a few stars. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z To the left, across gently sloping sageland, the gorge opened for a startling instant. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Dan, stunned for an instant from the impact of the lion’s body, fought his way from the treetop. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the shadow shudder away from him and shrink together, then stretch hugely up over him, over the sail, for an instant. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z For an instant Sam stood his ground, his face as round and pale as the moon behind him, his mouth a widening O of surprise. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Though he has asked his parents to do precisely this, the fact of it troubles him, making him feel in that instant that he is not related to them, not their child. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z More angry men would be bursting in on them any instant, she knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But then she is given a roomful of choices and she meets someone whom she really likes, and in that instant she completely changes her mind about what kind of person she wants. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For an instant the Hessian lost his grip. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z So did the dog, and in that instant, the kid took off in a hopeless dash for the trees. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mark didn’t think he could get up to the ceiling and climb after the man—and he could be hiding anywhere, with instant and certain death pointed right at whoever came his way. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The instant she did, bells rang, confetti fell from the ceiling, and every electronic console in the game room started ding-ding-dinging. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z For an instant, the coyote pulled back, seeming surprised that the small fox was engaging him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the next instant bursts of sparks in red, white, and blue formed a huge American flag against the black sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It either went into my mouth that instant or was lost to Richard Parker, who was pawing and stamping the ground and huffing impatientiy on the edge of his territory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant this thought hit him, he realized the odds were much better than even that the gunman across the valley was not alone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The ruby at Melisandre's throat caught the light as she turned her head, and for an instant it seemed to glow bright as the comet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Another friend is another person you might lose at any instant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The assistant starter caught him and shoved him backward at the same instant that the field sprang away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hyena was up again in an instant, every hair on its body as erect as the hairs on my head, but its hostility wasn’t quite so kinetic now. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z For one horrible instant I thought that Francis was going to laugh aloud but somehow he managed to turn it into a theatrical battery of coughs, hiding his face behind his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Kendra crouched a little more, and in the same instant that Lena reached up for her, Grandpa Sorenson pulled her back. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In Meeting House Square she leaned against a tree for an instant to get her bearing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But the instant I stepped inside, I knew this was a place that represented everything Rain and I were rejecting by living at Garland. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They hopped about randomly for an instant before twitching with recognition of one another and arranging themselves into two even rows. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z These were joined an instant later by swarms of elementary particles–the stuff of stuff. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The instant the door opens a sliver, I grab the soldier's shirt and shove him against a wall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Sula cupped her face for an instant, then turned and ran up to the little plank bridge that crossed the river to Shadrack’s house. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I drag myself from the bed, head to the kitchen, and hunt for a pack of instant noodles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry uttered an inarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he cared not whether he lived or died. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the same instant, Halliday shrinks and morphs into a small boy wearing brown corduroys and a faded The Muppet Show T-shirt.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z More of his visitors trailed in after Francis and me, stopping, for an instant, to peer curiously over the curtain at Charles: silent, alone, flat on his back with an IV in his arm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sight, bloody and black, made Bigger flinch involuntarily and lift his hands to his eyes and at the same instant he saw blinding flashes of the silver bulbs flicking through the air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My dogs were on him the instant he hit the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I have an instant Pavlovian response to it, remembering how I’d felt sitting in church with him looking at me through it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The impact jars me hard; for an instant, all I can see is a blur of water outside my glass view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The shadow swallows them up in an instant. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But it was a mistake to take his eyes off Yoren, even for an instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As for Arnold Jones, he clams up the instant he hits the ground. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the class began to move about, but not out of the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the same instant, black flames shot up in the doorway leading onward. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Her instant appeal for bonobos appeared not to have diminished one bit. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He gave Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn monster inside him was roaring for Dean’s instant dismissal from the team. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He blew a smoke ring, the blue-gray circle rising up boiling within its own jetting form, hovering for an instant then disintegrating into a weaving strand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Without an instant’s hesitation Bigwig went straight for it, as though it had been the beech branch on the down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a little startled myself, for it seemed for an instant as if the stranger had great eyes like burning flames; but a second look dispelled the illusion. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z At the last instant, Max saves their Artifact by grabbing it first, so that it now hovers over his head. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “This is totally going to fail,” Bongo said at the very same instant. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In just one day, I learned how love can disappear in an instant, like how if you blink you can miss the setting sun. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They hoped that, in an instant quick as a kiss, she might be brought back to life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, the deep red clouds that crowned the western hills reminded him of Rhaegar’s children, all wrapped up in crimson cloaks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And at that very instant, Mr. Rodrigo let out a loud groan, clutched his chest, and toppled out of his seat. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z When our entire fortune was lost to the surging waters of the Bistrifa—a shipload of fabric and ready-made clothes gone in an instant—he returned to his former career. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In that instant his skin touches mine, I feel a little shock. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The instant the bongs were about to start, he grabbed the pendulum, holding it at the high point of its swing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She put a teaspoon of instant coffee into two mugs and poured the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Clippinger instanter ordered us fire, which we did, having no choice—we fired right upon them—and one fell—three reaching our line, the others, following the blast, retreating. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His reluctance, his fear, his terror, it all slid away in that instant. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Gebu was just turning to climb the stair but, in the instant before the angle of the stairway hid him, Ranofer glimpsed a bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Mami gently moves from my roots to my ends, smoothing my hair for an instant, until it returns again to its natural curliness, like Papi’s hair. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The instant I step in the room, I know she’s here. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And seeing him made all the old life live in me for an instant, and I smiled with tear-stinging eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert was in the room in an instant. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Grilf was on the second man the instant he shambled down off the cabin roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All but one I knew by name and recognized in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The words tumble out in a rush, and Darin's up in an instant, his face stony. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her back is to mine in an instant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I wait for that instant when they become aware of his curling hand, his gimpy foot. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew that many a man turned in all standing, ready for instant action. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The bullets beat a sledgehammer tattoo on its cranium, causing instant concussion. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He had a strange face that, little by little, grew unsettling to me: it was a face, or so it seemed for an instant, from a dream I had almost forgotten. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d prayed with people whose homes had been shredded by a tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, huge swaths of the town turned to matchsticks in an instant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In that instant, I saw that life might hold more for me than being a champion stick- fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Take five tablets before bedtime and experience instant relief. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In the instant before I turn around, she snaps my picture. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of those, he realizes in an instant, aren’t going to work: in five to ten seconds, he’ll have popped them out of his CD player. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He looked out the window and saw the barefoot children in the sunny garden and he had the impression that only at that instant had they begun to exist, conceived by Úrsula’s spell. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The instant my wounded leg hits the cement, I scream as loud as I can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But the instant the new girl steps into the circle and I see her stance ... Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z At exactly the same instant, a German aircraft swooped over Klavdiya’s head, so low she could see the pilot’s face as he fired his machine guns at her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I stand there, blinking for an instant, unsure of what just happened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The hypersphere is expanding from a point, like a four-dimensional balloon being inflated, creating in every instant more space in the universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell the driver of that black SUV to turn around this instant and come back to our house.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t employing a technique so much as my own instant live burial. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He took charge of distributing water, transferring into receptacles even the water already in the toilet tanks, and he improvised a kitchen that, to everyone’s amazement, produced instant coffee, cookies, and some cans of beer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then someone clapped, and in an instant the room rumbled with applause as Lourdes spun and spun and spun across the polished dance floor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The exterior of Quality Orthotics and Prosthetics does nothing to lift my mood, but the instant we go inside, Chloe certainly does. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z For an instant, Cora was back on Randall and about to be educated in another atrocity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It made an instant cast for a broken finger, and even pulled splinters out of your skin. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He and Modern Youth were gone in an instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an instant when eyes met, when the danger became clear, when black minds frantically reached for an exit strategy. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The commons realized in the same instant as Ned that the blue of the flowers came from sapphires; a gasp went up from a thousand throats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When the shadows moved, it looked for an instant as if the dead were rising as well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he handed it to me, the music faded out, and in the same instant, I heard a chime sound. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There’d be an instant when I wasn’t in the train and not on the ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And in that clear instant of consciousness I opened my eyes to a blinding flash. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stepped into the hallway, just for an instant the thought of fewer troops terrified me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was caught by a lion, crushed across the chest in the animal’s great jaws, and saved in the instant by a lucky shot from a friend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the instant she stopped sailing it was as if she’d turned into a fat pig. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled me to think why he was doing this; but at the instant I heard Harker’s quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness, and turned to the bed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But even the publication of the book did not bring the kind of instant acclaim from his peers that you might expect. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The fourth struck one of the cage’s wooden bars, and quivered for an instant before catching fire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the instant that my thoughts caught up with my actions, I froze, shocked by my own uncontrolled enthusiasm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I feel, for an instant, as if the shadows are looking back at me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z For an instant I see Cordelia and Grace, and Carol, walking toward me through the astonishing whiteness of the snow, their faces in shadow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come down this instant, young lady,” the Witch hollered. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A gust that came on howling at the same instant broke his mast in two, hurling his yard and sail far out to leeward. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver threaded the coils of hair escaping from my mother’s headscarf, and her face was more gaunt than I remembered it, but I recognized her in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And' then after an instant’s silence he cried out suddenly, “Give them to me—I have need of them!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bring myself to look at Rob, not after seeing what he had done—and I knew if I looked at Cate, I’d give myself away in an instant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z All this passes through my mind in an instant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The instant rift is so acute, it wouldn’t surprise me to discover a chasm in the floor between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She heard the helplessness in Lola’s voice—it was the sound she had thought belonged to a duck—and in an instant, Briony understood completely. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lourdes begins reminiscing about the instant foods she made when she first came to New York. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It struck Rishi how soft and vulnerable and hurt his little brother looked in the instant before his defensiveness came back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It took Frankie three weeks to get that far and he was ready to bolt every instant of the time. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had only an instant to look at it before it was gone, twisting between the bars of the portcullis and racing across the surface of the water, but that instant was long enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In an instant, everything would grow still and quiet. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was barely aware of Jorge’s departure, but the instant the door closed the boys scrambled off their beds and clustered around Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Half Time’s head came up, and he dropped out of the pocket an instant before Exhibit’s broad rump bulled into it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I had noticed that much somehow in the instant before I had seen Rufus. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The inner voice rises up and reports the answer in an instant, perfect thought. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Right, how so?” she mumbled, not taking her attention off the game for even one instant. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They all stopped speaking at the same instant, like sparrows. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In another instant, his mouth was distorted into a horizontal figure-8, and he was crying mightily. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Telemachus saw her waiting by the threshold and was vexed to the heart that a guest should not find instant welcome. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m even more of a mess because I am definitely falling for Courtney Cooper right in this very instant. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Like school satchels, they evoke in an instant memories of childhood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, the boots, once they were on her feet, allowed her to go from one side of the world to the other in an instant. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And then his eyes grew sort of dazed for an instant and he mumbled: "Female lemurs are in charge of the troop." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z At that instant, Claudius bolted from his chair and cried out in a voice strangled with fear, “Give me some lights! Away!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In an instant, the two battle-hardened Civil War veterans grappled in a death struggle. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The twig turned, one of the leaves caught the sunlight slanting through the trees and Hazel saw it flash for an instant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a spasm constricted her mouth for an instant: as it passed away she turned and left the room, and so did I. Neither of us had dropt a tear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d been at my desk, eavesdropping on my old friends’ moronic instant messaging session, but I got to my feet pretty quick. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I was sure, though, in the instant our eyes met, that he didn’t look harsh or unfriendly as he had the last time I’d seen him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z For the briefest instant he looked up and down the gravel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosy’s instant acceptance of our model at first amazed me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And in that instant, I wanted so badly to tell him. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had known in that instant that there could be no hesitation, no shred of indecision. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Months later, Carrel won a Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel- suturing technique and his contributions to organ transplantation, and he became an instant celebrity. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Besides, in that instant we went plowing through the guardrail, my words died too. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They only allow the wearer to travel great distances in an instant, doubling the measure of her movements with each successive step. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But for one fleeting instant, I caught his eyes on us and a look of recognition dawning on his face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant Abbey clamped down, the stranger howled and let loose of her neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Immie had covered the front door with instant photographs from that summer—maybe fifty of them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Only when I reach the woods do I turn back for an instant. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Though he might not have been intoxicated technically, that very instant, he had been so recently enough for this to be an academic point. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The smile on Esther's lips disappeared in an instant. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She had half a mind to resent; but an instant’s observation convinced her that it was really said only to relieve his own feelings, and not meant to provoke; and therefore she let it pass. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z For an instant the world recedes and there is just his flushed face, his pulse visible at his temple, his lips slightly parted as he tries to catch his breath. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Maybe I can eat something other than instant noodles tonight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At that instant, all three foxes perked their ears sharply to the same spot in the woods. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I wish I had a photograph of my face in that exact instant so I could remember myself the way I used to be. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In the instant, almost of the blow being struck, the white man emitted something like a soft cough; his flashlight fell into the snow, a fast flick of vanishing light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z For just that instant I see the pitiful nature of my life. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In an instant he was inside some stranger’s courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The instant that she caught his eye she looked away again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He grinned broadly for an instant, then assumed his customary scowl. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The wind struck them the instant they came onto the roof. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Had he lost one instant, he had been lost; but he was ready, and lunged to seize and hold the thing which wavered and trembled there within arm's reach. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She clung to me and, for an instant, I to her with a feeling immeasurably sad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I went out onto the fire escape with a cup of what I thought was instant cocoa until I sipped it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z For an instant, I felt a thrill of genuine fear, raising the hair on my arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z If only he could somehow approach Melisandre unseen . . . he needed but an instant's access to her cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the green uniform, I panicked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Until that instant, when I saw my father brutalized before my eyes, I knew different. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She decided to fix this time in her life exactly the way it was this instant. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When the IED got him in Afghanistan, he became an instant saint in Springfield. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That they could be sharing such a moment and lose it in an instant because he rolled over on his pillow and crushed a moth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z An instant later he was safe on his mat under the acacia tree, breathless and panting but lying in an attitude of sleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At that very instant the music changed, faltering into discord and winding down to a slow, wailing finish. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Like when Sophie smiled, just for that instant, there was almost no such thing as sadness. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But an instant later, a fast busy signal filled his ear. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue-bottle, and darted away again with a curving flight. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stopped work for an instant to level the hammer handle and a sharp glance over his shoulder at Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Get in the house now—go,” he said, pausing for an instant, then gunning his engine and pulling away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Boy, I knew the instant I said it that I shouldn’t have because it would make her think of Ben. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He could see, instant to instant, flashes of the fleeing noble in the next room, and when he reached that place, the Count would have made it into the room beyond. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I pause for an instant to admire the sight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hung for a split instant in midair, looking down on the raft, on Derek—then he plunged down, down into the boiling, ripping water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z At that instant two gypsies put the snake-man into his cage and carried him into the tent. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A puny arrow connects the filler who with a gap right next door, and the reader gets instant gratification: no sooner does she come across who than she knows what it’s doing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Just as they reached the dark shadows, they stopped, turned around, and stared straight at me for an instant. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Even before my terror can blossom, the venom takes effect and in an instant, I don’t care. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z That instant was the last good moment before everything turned bad and changed forever. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I knew in that instant that it wasn’t me, Malala, speaking; my voice was the voice of so many others who wanted to speak but couldn’t. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looked back for an instant at the Great Ones and shivered a little at the contrast. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z All I’ve found so far is an occasional bounty hunt and a part-time waitress job—a job that’ll also vanish the instant the diner buys an automated waitress. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She held Catelyn's hand as they withdrew . . . . . . and dropped it the instant the door closed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z An instant later Salvador and Bartolo lifted her into the truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In an instant he completely forgot about helping me with Babiki. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was now in peril, and if I had been seen to enter the Embassy, in instant peril. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, a bowl of debris shoots upward. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She shot him a look, but it was gone in an instant. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Lianne closed her eyes for a second and her face lost all expression, as if she’d aged three or four years in an instant. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Though there are only inches between them, for an instant his father is a stranger, a man who has kept a secret, has survived a tragedy, a man whose past he does not fully know. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For only an instant it was before his eyes; then it was out of sight again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At the last instant, her assigned partner grabs her head and shoulders and yanks her up harshly. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Serapis was an amalgam of Apis, the native bull god, and Osiris, the anthropomorphic lord of the dead—an instant “designer god” fashioned by the Ptolemies to give Greeks and Egyptians a deity in common. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I can’t say that Ruth May was even there with us, in that instant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later he was inside the room and searching frantically through the wooden chest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z To have forgotten, even for an instant, what she was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For an instant he wanted to gallop after him and shout a warning, but when Robb vanished beneath the portcullis, the moment was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Almost in the same instant it dropped onto the board with a clatter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The grin slipped off my face in an instant. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The proudest city in all the world was gone in an instant, its fabled empire vanished in a day, the Lands of the Long Summer scorched and drowned and blighted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pinch came, too, but he never sat still, not for an instant. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Pat yourself on the back because you'll get instant access to six years of high school and then four at the top universities in the Republic: Drake, Stanford, and Brenan. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He slips out onto the portico without really thinking about it, and the instant the door closes behind him, the music snuffs out into silence, and it’s just him and Henry and the garden. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed open, clear and so blue, but it was only for an instant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But the next instant, for no particular reason, I changed my mind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later, Woolf felt a subtle hesitation in his opponent, a wavering. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was predictable when it came to his gestures of kindness, putting down Dovid’s bullying in an instant or bringing home extra meals if he knew I hadn’t eaten. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “To touch the fence is instant death,” pronounced the Warden solemnly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant I’m out the back door and running to the tiny shack. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z For one horrified instant, everyone in the room seemed turned to stone. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In all the rush and fervour, Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z For just one tiny instant, I even felt a twinge of sympathy for them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the instant after the wreck, the boy’s mother went chasing after the truck driver. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He stopped for an instant in front of the chestnut tree and once again he saw that the empty space before him did not arouse an affection either. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Taking a grip of himself, he squared his shoulders and called out boldly: “Come out here this instant and show yourself!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sheed was next to him in an instant, hearing it, too. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The instant I crawled outside, a messages waiting indicator began to flash on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z An instant later she saw that the bridge didn’t make it all the way across, and there was no river frill of metal deposits beneath it to catch her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mama took an instant dislike to him, I think because of his eyes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Anger passed over the man’s features for an instant, but his eyes shot to the camera again and he kept his expression neutral. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On the instant, a fearful commotion began on the farther side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant Matt was back in the little house in the poppy fields. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The side of the house looked very like the front and back, and the door flew open the very instant they knocked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This all flashes through my head in an instant as President Snow’s eyes bore into me on the heels of his threat to kill Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, she’s in the room with her own pair of scissors. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Hound leaned forward as he rode, his lance rock steady, but Jaime shifted his seat deftly in the instant before impact. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For an instant he stood above the helpless Bigwig, his shoulders filling the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, son. It was instant. There was nothing anyone could do.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was something fierce and terrible about him in that instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Get me an appointment with your hairdresser this instant for a hair-dyeing job! Tell them it's an emergency! They've got to boot someone else off their list! I'm going upstairs to wash it now!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Until a shifting breeze brought a scent that called him to instant alert. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Because as soon as he felt better—like, the very instant—he got right back into the water. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Mentally, spiritually, and physically, I was feeling pretty torpid along toward four-thirty in the afternoon, and I only half stood up when M. Yoshoto came over to my desk for an instant. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z From behind me, Hattie shrilled, “Go to your room this instant. I command you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One held his magazine high before his face and for an instant I saw a vivid scene: The shining rails, the fire hydrant, the fallen policeman, the diving birds and in the mid-ground, Clifton, crumpling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same instant it occurred to him that he did not know what color the girl’s eyes were. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In an instant he looked more tired than I’d ever seen him, and my heart sank. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Zooey abruptly placed his hands over his now quite damp face, left them there for an instant, then removed them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Alaska looked like a train wreck, but insisted on pouring the last few sips of Strawberry Hill into her cold instant coffee before chucking the bottle behind her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Everything around me turns black—and an instant later, I’m back in my virtual personal room. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No e-mails, no instant messaging—not only couldn’t we afford a computer at home, but Mamá worried that we didn’t understand how to distinguish our real-life friends from dirty old men. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I turned and sprinted after the children, and an instant later I was pushing ahead of them, to lead the way. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s a mere hiccup at first, an instant of hesitation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Man oh man, are we in for it now, was my thinking about the Congo from the instant we first set foot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The look was gone in an instant, replaced by Clegane's familiar scowl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If he had seen Sarai, cinnamon-haired like her mother, he would have known her in an instant, but he hadn’t, because she wasn’t there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No answer for an instant, then Laurie asked sharply, “Who told you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked as we strolled down the aisle of instant fix-it supplies for bad stomachs, headaches, excess mucus, and other ailments. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The words on the blue neon sign surprised him mildly for only an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In these places there are flush toilets, white and alarming, where things vanish in an instant, with a roar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For an instant he feared she would strike him, but instead she commanded them to release him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Each of them turns to look at us, some for an instant. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In another instant I swung my rifle toward the soldier who had thrown the grenade. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She gripped the sword in her hand and savagely slashed the air back and forth, as if in an instant she could cut that man out of the picture in front of us. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He sat at his desk, eating oatmeal, the instant kind you mix with boiling water and eat out of a cardboard cup. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z For just an instant my eyes flickered up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They smile at me, faces so full of love that for an instant, they look almost alike. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He smiles, an instant happiness washing over him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Breakfast was instant oatmeal and yogurt spooned from individual containers into a large lumpy bowl Nan and I had made in a “Mom and Me” pottery class. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Others, the Quackenbushes of this world, could calmly watch the war approach them and jump into it at the last and most advantageous instant, as though buying into the stock market. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinx felt pain cut through him for only an instant; then he fell and the world went dark. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a touch of fire across the sky, and an instant later the auxiliary rocket landed beyond the camp. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, I think he might kiss me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That sense of well-being was shattered the instant the bomb went off that Sunday morning in September 1963—the day I grew up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So we stood for an instant and stared at the line of white children waiting for their turn with Santa. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then a stick snapped behind me, and the same instant, a dog barked. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant the sun gleamed in her eyes, making her blink. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the picture my mouth fell open and my pulse began to race. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He would wake up in the instant before he hit the ground, he knew. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In that instant, the Confederate force is overcome by righteous indignation. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Herold hears it, too, and is on his feet in an instant. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Matty sat speechless, watching the shimmering hands dart; hours and days and weeks seemed to go by, yet oddly, only a blink, an instant, of time passed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Now, in an instant, Juana knew that the old life was gone forever. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z But here, now, an instant of missed footing or a lost grip on a handhold would mean certain death. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For an instant she thought that Hannah actually had conjured up a vision. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z For an instant Matt thought she meant the passage, but then he heard the sound of chairs being moved and the whir of a machine. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another impact echoed over the water an instant later, and then a third. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, an instant before Martina glanced up to see it, Constance popped the licorice into her mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, every orb on the East Side of the river went dark. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In an instant Matt had him trapped inside the bag. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the guards piled atop Yishan, his red hat disappearing from view. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When you shot the sun at noon, you’d have one instant to get it and get it right. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he touched it, he and his mother and Taisin shone for an instant as long as one blink—and then Taisin was clutching at the child’s fists, which were firmly clasped around the medallion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In an instant I’m surrounded by love and chatter and half-eaten pizza. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My dad’s restaurant was an instant, booming success. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “What is going on here? I told you I would never allow any insubordination in my household. You explain what is going on this instant!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z An ambulance, lights and sirens blaring, sped past us, going in the opposite direction, toward school, and for an instant, I felt a nervous excitement and thought, It could be someone I know. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I would solve the mystery the next instant. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf said if Richardson had just stopped shouting for one single instant to concentrate on riding, he might have gotten his horse’s nose in front. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, I decided to find my father, to save him, if necessary, or at least to tell him to come home. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had won something and lost something in the same instant. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant I think I see a face, then a splash of blue, but now all I can see is the heart. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Rajar was at her side in an instant, murmuring something, cradling her body as it slumped to the floor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The instant we get back to Georgia I am filing for an adoption. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Growers claimed that the instant a knife sliced the stalks, the sweet mass inside started to harden and turn woody. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “But what about THEM?” cried the terrified bug, for at that very instant the other demons had reached the top at last and were leaping forward to seize them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But I have to be honest: at that instant I wasn’t really thinking about Ruth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She had thought for an instant that the miracle was going to be repeated with her daughter, because she had been bothered by a sudden flapping of wings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I had never seen a black pilot before, and the instant I did I had to quell my panic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The warm welcomes and instant paternal relationships became an essential component of his cleansing and rebirth as he traveled throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, culminating in his great pilgrimage to Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry whirled around, and in an instant, he registered one fact: Each of these wizards had his wand out, and every wand was pointing right at himself, Ron, and Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For an instant she could feel its teeth digging into her shoulder, as if it wanted a bite of her flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A second man reeled away and for an instant Jory was free. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers—we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But then this Isabelle turned and laughed and in that instant I saw my wife. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Anyone not logged in to the NeuroLink right now will use it before long, triggering this new algorithm the instant they do. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Both messengers, crewman and swineherd—reached the outer gate in the same instant, bearing the same news, m and went in side by side to the king’s hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have been all time and injustice and sorrow become vocal for an instant by a conjunction of planets. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In gaseous form, death can be instant, which I realize defeats the purpose of feeling something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I get it, but I don’t believe it for an instant. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At that instant Shirley hated him as much as she hated Awaiting Marriage—even more. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z For an instant he was insane, a screaming animal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Instead, I’m here, eating instant noodles out of a pot, wondering how I’m going to survive until the police announce another bounty. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was instant and total chaos in the back row, the one nearest to the football field, because the portables themselves were starting to break apart and move. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So I stuck my little finger in and gave it a good turn but in an instant I jerked it out and started shrieking. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant; I was too much excited. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We had believed her, if only for an instant. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Every guidebook, every experienced hiker, every signboard beside every trailhead parking lot warns you that the weather in the White Mountains can change in an instant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, for an instant, it seemed as if he would make it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was engulfed in light for an instant, then the door closed behind her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The same instant he struck my tree he jerked his head and flame shot up my leg. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Though maybe it’s not Your doing; I don’t believe for an instant that what’s going on out there is what You meant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized in an instant what she had done. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Cray-Cray's cart zoomed around the bend in the path, and for an instant, Ethan's face was lit up by the walkway light overhead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Seems impossible that the entire world could lose all sense and decency in an instant. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z All of the hope that had sprung there, growing and spreading and yielding like a stream, had dried up in an instant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In an instant, he turned pale—pale with anxiety for Franny’s condition, and pale, presumably, because failure had suddenly filled the room with its invariably sickening smell. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I don't think I've ever felt bigger than I did in that instant. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Her face streaked with tears, Lupita looked down at her baby brother, who had stopped crying the instant she had taken him and who was now sucking his thumb. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A mad person was running around with a weapon that could vaporize a human in an instant. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The two other officers, one of them from my class, held their hands off their sides as though they expected action any instant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They do not lift, not even for an instant, as she runs a comb through my hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And the instant it found the answer, it guided them—silently and surely—to the solution. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In the next instant, some kind of emergency backup lights switched on. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The doors to her bedroom banged open, and Celaena was on her feet in an instant, a candlestick in hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In an instant I decide to make my way to the kibbutz. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The triangular shape of the boy leaning on the ledge gives stability to the painting, which helps to suspend the fleeting instant in time. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it was no surprise, there was still an instant uproar all over the district. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Hank hugged me and said, “At least it was instant. At least there wasn’t any pain.’ Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z And I knew, in an instant, that this was not the same boy who had been coming to us with his battered old suitcase all these weeks. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The instant I made contact, I realized I was dead wrong. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The day had tumbled into night in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His voice wasn’t loud, but it commanded instant attention. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All of this was happening in my head in an instant, on the fly. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In an instant, the green hangings became scarlet and the silver became gold; the huge Slytherin serpent vanished and a towering Gryffindor lion took its place. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z An instant later she is confused and somewhat irritated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It took a moment for it to register, though, and when it did, he tipped the pieces all over the floor of the cell—an instant before Sergeant Holmes rounded the corner. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The shorthand notebook was not returned, but the idea of a bulletin board was an instant success. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z At the instant I throw my cap up, he tosses his. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The patient grew calmer every instant, and presently said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba appeared in the doorway at the very instant when the house snapped in half like an eggshell and collapsed in a cloud of dust, flattening him beneath a pile of rubble. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And for an instant, I wondered if maybe La Llorona was right and this journey was our destiny, our path to true happiness. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Perseus saw her and on the instant loved her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not just that the oars enter and leave the water at precisely the same instant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I promise!” and as I said it I felt that from that instant a door had been shut between us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And yet the instant that he allowed his thoughts to wander, his feet had brought him back here of their own accord. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For an instant she seemed to be stroking the river with two banks of long bright torches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He congratulated me, and asked that we might remove ourselves there instanter so he could sleep without being roused by Irish balladry and ensigns lifting their shirts to compare back-hair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She was standing in an instant, but when she opened her mouth, she had nothing to say. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the next instant, they became rabid killers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the other students are gone, swept away in the roaring tide of voices and slamming lockers and sneaker squeaks down the hallway outside. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the same instant, the shackle on my right ankle clicked open and fell off, revealing a band of abraded red skin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Floss posed them on the edge of the sidewalk and snapped the picture, unaware that a trolley lumbered by at the instant of exposure. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant I tried to gather her mood. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need to go down for a nap right this instant, Buddy,” my mother told him. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless he took the whole inn, the word would begin to spread the instant they were gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For an instant, I admire how pretty the bright light looks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The porcupine turned at the instant of his spring, aware of the danger, and with incredible swiftness for such a clumsy-looking animal, spun round, whipping its terrible tail in the dog’s face. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the instant when one thing is about to become something else. Day to night, caterpillar to butterfly. Fawn to doe. Experiment to result. Boy to man.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “We’re your parents, Link. We love you. The instant you were born, we were on your side, no matter what.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The look was gone the next instant and we just carried on as usual, but that incident gave us both a jolt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on her feet in an instant and, without a moment’s hesitation, grabbed the jeweled collar and threw her full weight backward. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I wanted to cry, but then, in the next instant, I wanted to laugh, because the statue also made me feel like Lily the Smiled-Upon, like there was goodness and beauty in me, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant after turning the third page, she exploded her “Oh, my!” of utter astonishment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just for one instant I tried to imagine what would happen if the mob got hold of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He started all over again, spilling the instant coffee powder. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later the man holding the torch climbed into her sight, his companion beside him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Just a flash of fur, pelting through the forest and, in an instant, out of sight. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He paused outside the door for an instant. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The point of my arrow disappears into his right temple, and in the instant it takes to reload, Johanna has buried an ax blade in Cashmere’s chest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe because I noticed two or three boys talking to two or three girls, it seemed like the whole world had changed in an instant and I was on the outside watching it change. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The instant he bellowed the familiar order, Ranofer was flying across the gritty floor as fast as his feet would move. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Up until this very instant, I had never seriously thought of Heather as my one true friend in the world. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Only for an instant did she glance at Dorian, whose sapphire eyes gleamed with what she could have sworn was sadness before he smiled at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For an instant, I thought he looked kind of sad. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He peered over the side and saw that in another instant he and everything in the can would be dumped into the big truck. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z If for even an instant he pretended to misery like mine ... Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He had only to give the signal and the ring would fill with merciless killers, who could put an end to him in an instant. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Lucy Jo, whom the principal had more or less ordered to perform this service, took an instant dislike to Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She wondered for an instant what Nellie wanted; why she had come. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z An instant later he heard a thump and a cry of pain and the body flew off of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They see someone, and somehow they let the first impression they have about that person’s appearance drown out every other piece of information they manage to gather in that first instant. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Harry’s parents had died in Voldemort’s attack, but Harry had escaped with his lightning scar, and somehow — nobody. understood why — Voldemort’s powers had been destroyed the instant he had failed to kill Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In an instant, the weight of his failures dropped over him again like an eyeless hood. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Each of Uncle Woody’s bird feeders had a weight-activated spinner that turned it into a whirling merry-go-round the instant a squirrel set foot on it. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The instant she stopped talking, I forgot what she said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Gran took one last breath that seemed to go on forever, and then in an instant was gone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And the war began and ended in that instant. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The fog wavered and lifted, swirled about in sudden drafts, floated across the path in thin layers, showed a patch of blue sky for an instant and glimpses of trees ahead. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z On the instant he was knocked sideways and felt himself pressed down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, his mom’s face transformed from angry to sad. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She put her hand over his for an instant and then got to her feet. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant the sweat in my eyebrows dripped down over my eyelids all at once and covered them with a warm, thick film. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z These are things that, tragically, lead to a momentary loss of focus; but they are accidents, tiny blips, and instants. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Frank starts that old man snore of his—because he always goes to sleep the instant the TV goes off. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Their eyes met and something flowed between them in an instant. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Gray took an instant liking to the entire family, sizing them up as brave and self-reliant. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z For an instant I saw my gaping face in one of them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Heqet, the irrepressible, glared at him an instant and then growled deep in his throat like some very small, fierce dog. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She saw his heart burning through his chest, and in an instant he was gone, consumed like a moth by a candle, turned to ash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Without an instant’s pause he made straight at me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Regards, Scott Hipwell For an instant, I imagine that he’s sent the email to the wrong address. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That DVD would send Bryce into an instant trance, and we watched it so often that I happily memorized every word of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s as if in an instant, a painted window shatters, revealing the ugly world behind it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I mean, I was still just the second guy off the bench, just the dude who provided instant offense. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z At that precise instant there was a vibration in the air and we were struck by a school of flying fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Thus, Park Service biologists managed the wonderfully unusual accomplishment of discovering and eradicating in the same instant a new species of fish. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the flat, colorless sky, bringing blue from it, and remembered sunshine until finally, for an instant, he could feel warmth. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Her mom’s head shot up from reading the label on a box of instant oatmeal. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z An instant of silence fell when you could hear a wasp on the windowsill. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The instant she did, each of the other teams sent someone scurrying over to float up the fiction wall. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I knew in that instant that my life on the run was over; my seventeen months of “freedom” were about to end. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were also noises coming from beneath me, from the water, sudden flapping sounds and swishing sounds that were over and done with in an instant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We stand there for an instant, staring at each other, unsure of what to do. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She saw him only for an instant, then the road took a sharp turn and he was gone from sight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The instant he does, blinding light pours out of the Crystal Ball, so bright I have to cover my eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z So I didn’t have instant love for my future husband the way you see on television today. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There the boy stood, with the gun brandished, which he slowly untucked, tucked, then untucked once more, and in his small eyes I saw a surging rage that could, in an instant, erase my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z One assumes that they had not formed any terribly advanced conclusions when, an instant later, a fraught-looking young man rushed in, wordlessly retrieved the head, and rushed out again. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z You always woke up in the instant before you hit the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His touch was feather-light, stroking my skin with a kind of reverence, but the instant his lips found mine again, a single thought was enough to rocket me out of the honey-sweet haze. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the Wonder Dome was filled with an “instant replay” video collage of Mr. Lemoncello handing out eleven different medals. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But the instant was gone before she could grasp it, and the mocking light had sprung again into his eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z This sound was stripped of the multiple layers and intricacies of counterpoint, and designed for clarity and instant sensual impact. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z To resist takes a tremendous conscious effort; you don't dare let your guard down for an instant. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Spanish voice came near, like the face of a never-before-seen relative in the instant before I was kissed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He loved to play fast chess, since it gave him the opportunity to try out dubious or experimental lines through an instant gaze of the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m used to life changing in the flicker of an instant, but the Tap-Out has left every single moment a threat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He leaned back, and in an instant he seemed tired and out of breath. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In retrospect I have to think it was the kind of connection that makes people decide to phone each other at the same instant after fifty years of not talking. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A particle occupies one point of space at each instant of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea where it went, but in an instant the entire porch burst into flames as if I had thrown a grenade. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You no-good children, come back here right this instant!” she hollered. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Because in the next instant, time moves like a viscous liquid, dampening all sound. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He was a tall man with imposing muscles, but in that instant he sounded cowed and confused. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z For an instant, with her power of flight still working, we tumble in place as she tries to shake me off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyelids get heavy, and I feel an instant urge to make today disappear by falling asleep until it’s tomorrow. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The fire flared for an instant and then dropped, smoke and steam rising and disappearing in the air above the river, and the boys quieted, scrambling off the rocks toward the beach. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear thought that Min looked pleased for the briefest instant; then his usual cross expression returned as he took the branches. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes to a bright blue sky and clouds that were full, but very high: and for an instant he was waking up years before, on a nameless island in the Pacific. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jake, however you acquired this ‘instant intelligence,’ it seems you have been given a great gift. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Then, noticing my hand rubbing soft circles on my stomach, her voice went into instant worry. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was an instant murmur of approval from all present. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z An instant before the outstretched hand of the demon reached him, Seth flung a handful of salt. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z For only an instant he glimpsed, at the center of the man’s weak-willed soul, a great kindness. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I let it play until the instant the electric shock had happened, when Zero suddenly stood in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In that instant, the spirit dissolved, and a moment later Albert Nightingale, wrapped in a long green dressing gown, came bursting into the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And in that instant I thought to myself, Ben is never going to drink any more milk. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I’d never felt such an instant connection with another person, in the real world or in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For an instant he feared rib! but the sound had been wood. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s babbling confidence did not falter for an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The boy hesitated for just an instant, then said, “By resisting the gleaning, she has violated the third commandment. I therefore am obliged to glean the rest of her family.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His greatest weakness is instant lottery tickets, what he calls “los scratch,” and he sheepishly confesses that he can squander as much as $75 a week on them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For an instant I saw the broad back of the big cat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For a cold instant he shrank from urging Melynlas up the stony slope. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When they open, an instant has passed, but I am somewhere else. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I raised my eyebrow and watched the enormous eyebrow shoot up on the screen at the exact same instant. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The sound seemed to be trapped for an instant in the thick timber. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s how the physicist Otto Frisch described the first instant of the explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by a wall made of logs covered with earth, it carried no markings to indicate what it was, but Amari knew in an instant that this was the place. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In that same instant, the Sixer ground forces spotted Shoto, and sensing a much easier target, they began to redirect their fire at his avatar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Never moving his broken body, he reached out all the same, and for an instant he was seeing double. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Crane-man looked almost displeased for an instant; then his lips curled into a sheepish smile. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She rolled her eyes at her new friends, and they collected their trays of cornflakes and toast and sat together, an instant gang, excluding everyone else in order to gossip about them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z One of the ferocious birds came to rest on the Crochan and for an instant remained poised there, beating its wings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He gazed at him for another instant and then sniffed the southeast wind before he crossed the stream and disappeared into the trees, his outline lingering like yellow smoke, then suddenly gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In the same instant, Falconer stepped forward and thrust at Mr. Armin's unprotected chest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The instant my foot touches the first stair the world around me vanishes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The silk sheets, clenched in Ruby’s fists, burst into flame, and an instant later the cloud burst forth rain, severing the dove-and-violin sigh and dousing her before the rest of her bonfire could kindle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The ranger was leaning away, and for an instant it seemed that Jon's slash had not touched him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An instant after they ducked out of sight, a bulky, hideous woman lumbered into view and approached the well. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The dragon smiled, seemed almost friendly for an instant. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Automatically, Leon’s attention was drawn by the motion, and in that instant she delivered the look he had not seen in more than ten years. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The instant their parents saw scythes stepping out of the helicopter, they gathered their children and hurried away, ignoring their children’s wails of protest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In another instant, he was flung out at the bottom of a rocky slope. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore’s eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For an instant he was paralyzed with a sensation of madness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The instant the words are out of my mouth I want to reclaim them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the instant was gone as he was surrounded by the ecstatic Garikayi clan. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mulch could feel every sweat gland on his body pop into instant overdrive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It’s just...a possibility, like it’s a possibility that I could turn to dust in the next instant and be disseminated throughout the universe as an omniscient consciousness. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z My pearls, my belts, my cardigans, my off-the-rack dresses from J.Crew, my apparently brave choice of white for an inaugural gown—all seemed to trigger a slew of opinions and instant feedback. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Two pink Daisy razors stood upright in a small drinking cup, next to a spray can of Psssssst instant shampoo. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The next instant, Frank was a full-grown lion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pausing for an instant, Shadow looked about before descending the stone steps from the ramparts to the cloisters. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I felt the way you do the instant before you leap into the deep end of a pool. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He would grab Papá’s house in an instant and sell or rent it to somebody else. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The knife in the heart, the fangs in her throat, the instant of impact, and she’d bolt upright in her bed, gasping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And in an instant, the street was full of soldiers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The decision was instant: I wouldn’t be going outside to talk to my mother. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He had felt toward Buddy for an instant as he had felt toward Mary when she lay upon the bed with the white blur moving toward him in the hazy blue light of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In war, his father had told him once, the battle is over in the instant one army breaks and flees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Marly, take those wet shoes off this instant.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, the bird came back to life. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Go to Dr. Van Helsing, and ask him to kindly come here at once. I want him without an instant’s delay.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In an instant I can see him living the same kind of life my father did: staying in Abnegation, learning a trade, marrying Susan, and having a family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ten minutes in the swells and sailors were bending over and regurgitating the beef stew and instant mashed potatoes of that evening’s dinner onto the ridged metal floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She stood looking at him for an instant, then felt at the zipper of her overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nyla waves her arms, and in an instant, just like when we stood among Earth and the moon and Halley’s Comet on the night of the party, Sagan’s surface suddenly surrounds us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Obviously, they know my phone number, judging by the text message avalanche—they must’ve forwarded me straight to a live operator the instant I dialed them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If their UFO keys fall off the console—boom!—instant arm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Eight white blades dipped in and out of the mirrorlike water at precisely the same instant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Above a spacious fireplace an oil portrait of the Founder looked down at me remotely, benign, sad, and in that hot instant, profoundly disillusioned. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And if for an instant he were afraid, he would the next instant cry sullenly, “And what can happen to me worse than that which has happened!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In that instant, as Daugherty sized up Harding, an idea came to him that would alter American history: Wouldn’t that man make a great President? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My gut clenches in fear; then there’s that rancid hate, flashing up in an instant. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, Brian observed relief sweeping the teacher’s face, as if a huge burden had been lifted from him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered, just for an instant, if a vase could fit between us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In an instant he had jumped upon the cart, and, with a strength which seemed incredible, raised the great box, and flung it over the wheel to the ground. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I’ll never forget the strange change that came over us the next instant. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z No long-ago look to take the place of the desperate glance we shared, or the hollow stare from his dark, empty eyes an instant later. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the instant’s respite the old man sank upon the ground and the little boys lay down in the dust, heedless of the feet trampling everywhere about them. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He flicks them on, and for the briefest, crazy instant, I expect to see something like a T. Rex glaring through the windshield. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In another instant the Huntsmen burst from cover. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the camera, Old Petey, and Mr. Flux vanished. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At the question, Hideo seems to waver in place, and I can see that, in this instant, he knows his brother never came home, he knows something terrible has happened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Again and again, I am choosing her, I am conjuring her, because to let go for an instant will allow her to disappear. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The instant the window opened, wind gushed into the room, as if the air itself had been waiting to pounce. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One of the small yellow squares darkened for an instant. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an instant lottery ticket worth ten thousand dollars!” she cried. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Her voice sounded as if she might break at any instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dreamer paid for them out of a silly sort of green brocade purse, and in the next instant they were gleaming at her wrist like a charm bracelet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The instant I head back to my room and close my door, I bring up all of my downloaded info on the players and display it on my wall. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Aru felt a flush of pride in the same instant that she felt a stab of misgiving. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The baton hit Moss’s left knee, making him crumple to the ground in an instant, overwhelmed with pain, with shame, the burning agony. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When she doubled over, the knight grabbed her hair and drew his sword, and for one hideous instant she was certain he meant to open her throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Archer sat too, down and up again in an instant, visibly shaken. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A life is present or absent, and it is an instant passed between those extremities. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the next instant, he recovered enough to scoop up the play book and bolt from the room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z No one now jumped from any windows, but in New York City there was an instant avalanche of public reaction. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare into his dark, conflicted eyes for an instant before he punches me in the jaw. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Bigwig was wide awake on the instant and Hazel had never felt so glad of his sturdy readiness. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant it filled the whole world with noise and fear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the bullet tore through the colorful neck. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sitting on Pumpkin by the gate, he ordered Pollard to rush Seabiscuit into the gate, pause for only an instant, then gallop out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later he had yanked his own gun from his hip holster and fired into the mist, the robe, the blue mask. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember when you and Uncle Jimmy left me there alone? I filled up bags of food for us, but I also tore off some instant tickets and put them in my pocket.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday pulled out his phone, aimed the camera at the woman, and in an instant information about her began to scroll on screen. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z All of the feedcasts and the instant news, that’s on there, so there’s all the entertainment I was missing without a feed, like the girls were all missing their favorite feedcast, this show called Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he shifted his eyes, the mask seemed whole, and yet an instant later something else would grow dim. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, the room was completely quiet, as Caputo watched us to see how we would react. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z In an instant, the dragon has bounded across the turf. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Even when our avatars were doing other things, we were sending e-mails and instant messages to each other. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He thrust the signed paper into the wallet at his belt, revealing for an instant the ornate handle of his rapier. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The painter chose to represent a dramatic moment—the instant when survivors regain hope of rescue—but he conveyed their desperate situation through an array of painterly devices. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z For a single, foggy instant, I couldn’t remember where I was, never mind how I had gotten there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This Jean Shepherd Show theme song had been recorded by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops orchestra, and the equestrian feel to the piece made Bobby feel good the instant he heard it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He dashed his opponents against their limitations the instant they left the starting gate, leaving them to ebb out like spilling water behind him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoes sank into the soil, which had become black and soupy in an instant, the water level rising. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z This time her leap came an instant too late, and a tusk ripped her left leg open from knee to crotch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The voice of Goldstein had become an actual sheep’s bleat, and for an instant the face changed into that of a sheep. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The instant I’ve said it, I realize it was the wrong move. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z "For an instant in time I was free and alone in the dark night," he recalled, "poised between two worlds, belonging to neither." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As in the Enborne, there was an instant shock of cold. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But a moment later, her familiar voice returned, and the robot said in the language of the animals, “Hello, son. How long was I out? It seemed like only an instant to me.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Each instant he seemed as though he would open his eyes and speak; but then would follow a prolonged stertorous breath, and he would relapse into a more fixed insensibility. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was as though my body until that instant had simply been lazy, as though the aches and exhaustion were all imagined, created from nothing in order to keep me from truly exerting myself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine was operating at full power on diesel fuel, and, Zeitoun realized in an instant, was generating all the electricity used for the station and the makeshift jail. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A letter arrived from Mr. Churchill to urge his nephew’s instant return. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In the next instant, he heard Ms. Morales scream, “Watch out!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At this instant the younger of Wang Lung’s two sons came creeping to the doorway upon his hands and knees. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She filled an electric kettle, and while she spooned instant coffee into two mugs Lyra stared at the Chinese pattern on the back of the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my God. Are you going mad? Get away from me this instant. I hope that you’ve noticed that scimitar dangling from my uniform.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a word was spoken as he prepared instant chicken casserole mix for Edwin and Garvey. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Archie heard the voice in all its fury at the same instant that he felt the hands spinning him around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant the world knew that Jenny Terranova was safe from gleaning for the next twelve months. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Some species are nervous, fast, and programmed for instant flight when they perceive a threat. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The instant, however, that Franny was out of sight, she turned her attention to the couch. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Nelida Grau yells from the third row, and in an instant the spectators are on their feet, arguing in every direction. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, in one instant, as if it had all been my mind, the thing was gone. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He understood in an instant, turned smooth but fast; but he wasn’t fast enough, and in that split-second, Julian looked down—casually, just an afterthought, but a second too soon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The pull suddenly lessened and I was sure that he was gone, but the next instant I saw the string cutting the water in a wide circle. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We had eaten almost nothing but instant mashed potatoes for a week. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew he had lost from the instant the noses hit the line. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Attention! Back in the studio this instant, every one!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His wing broke off at the base, and his plane dropped like a rock and was almost out of sight in an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In that instant, I knew I could stop him, cripple him, in this primitive age, destroy him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He seemed that instant almost to rise to pity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "Give it to me! Give it to me this instant!" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z This memory flashes through my mind in an instant. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Prince was asleep, but he was on his feet in an instant. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, like most things that require time when instant gratification is possible, he doesn’t see the point of Henry’s emails. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He looked at me for an instant with a serious expression, and then we both broke out simultaneously in wild laughter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And then in the instant before he sat, Malcolm saw the face of Miss Davis, the music teacher, because it caught the light, and it did that because her cheeks were wet with tears. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then, almost the same instant, the guard screamed and I roared like a bull gone mad to drive him off. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, Jemmy thought he saw a smile flash across the prince's face. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning, quite close, Luke’s eyes go white for an instant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded Selmy of the sound a hornets’ nest might make an instant before hornets all came boiling out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z However, the instant I buckled up I promised myself I’d surrender the body when we got to the international bridge—no matter what. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Manticore skin repels almost all known charms and the sting causes instant death. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant Abbey clamped down, the stranger howled and let loose of her neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z At that instant several gunshots, which sounded like thunder striking the tin-roofed houses, took over town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I plunge my hands into the shallow water and feel instant relief. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She sees me look at her and a smirk shades her face for an instant. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She was not, however, fooled; she remembered the instant at which her heart had stopped, and she knew that it beat now with a difference. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z On one side the air was cool, but on the other the fire thrust out a savage arm of heat that crinkled hair on the instant. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Could thine eyes be seared, but for an instant, with the red glare of wasteland burning always! The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She paused an instant, feeling me with her eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was startling and I watched the surge and flutter of the birds as their colors flared for an instant like an unfurled oriental fan. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant I stared; then I wheeled and started for the door, hearing him sputter, "Wait, wait," behind me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I wanted it so much” The instant the words are out of my mouth, I realize that they’re 100percent true. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Or even more likely, it was because I took an instant dislike to his giant orange moustache and he often caught me staring at it with what was probably a little sneer under the nose. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later, a file from him pops into my view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z War Admiral and Seabiscuit burst off the line at precisely the same instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant he could see the cavern in its black mantle, could hear the river rushing by below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pastels are there on either side of you in an instant, certain that you’ve just had a violent outburst, and want to prevent another one. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The instant enthusiasm for the idea drove from Eddie’s brain the admission that he had never baked a cake. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We talk on the phone, and we do instant messaging. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She came over, stood beside him, and then to his stunned surprise put her arm around his waist and for an instant pressed against him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The instant I pressed my lips there, I jumped back, a flash of white burning inside my eyelids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The anger drained from me in an instant, replaced by a deep sadness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lightning would strike from the sky any instant; there would be a thunderclap, a boll of smoke, a silence, footsteps on the path, a rap on the crystalline door, and her running to answer.... The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z More, they never lost, even for an instant, their sense of honour and privilege in being members of Animal Farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I'd asked them all to come with me, and all three of them had agreed in an instant. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For an instant their eyes met; then she looked away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept their identities a secret, but they did reveal that they were both Japanese, which made them instant celebrities in Japan. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She gave a little shriek and came upright in an instant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Pong's dreams of a life outside Namwon vanished in that instant. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My sudden relief was replaced, in an instant, by apprehension. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z At the same instant, a dog rose from where he’d been curled up on the ground beside the barrel that held our cornmeal. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “It would be merciful if there were no breath,” he muttered, and then he heard the feeble cry—how feeble a cry!—hang for an instant upon the stillness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z As it turned out, lots of the women there liked Ron the instant they met him, and lots of the men liked Lillian the instant they met her. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Red Team was commanded by a man who looked at a long-haired, unkempt, seat-of-the pants commodities trader yelling and pushing and making a thousand instant decisions an hour and saw in him a soul mate. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He raised his staff, and for a brief instant there was blaze like a flash of lightning. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He finds his feet the same instant that my second stone hits. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I stiffened for an instant, until I realized Edward was grinning — whether at her comment or my response, I couldn’t tell. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "Come back this instant. You know your father operates in the afternoon; why don't you go to your room and work on stock market reports or whatever you do in there." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as our drinks were placed before us, Brother Jack came alive, his mood changing as though in the instant he had settled whatever had been bothering him and felt suddenly free. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubt that an instant of blinding pain feels particularly instantaneous. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes went wide, then back to normal an instant later. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He took them ceremoniously from group to group: "Mrs. Buchanan . . . and Mr. Buchanan----" After an instant's hesitation he added: "the polo player." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I make for the exit, and in the city wind I’m an instant icicle, a Nate-pop, and duck back into the store to throw my jeans on over my flag-size shorts. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He used those Swiss Miss instant hot chocolate packets where you just add water. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z An instant of self-indulgence—like a phantom that interposes itself between lovers to feel what it is to be alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In an instant a flood of sadness and tragedy had overtaken everyone, and I began to worry that it would be impossible for this family to leave Herbert. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For a swift instant, between the gesture and the opaque glitter of his glasses, I saw the blinking of sightless eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry knew at once that Malfoy had said something really bad because there was an instant uproar at his words. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In an instant he knew that Lazlo had seen him at his weakest, and the simmer of emotions were joined by one more. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For an instant I felt proud, as if he had pinned a medal on me for standing at attention so well. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There was a noise—a short screeching sound, like a cat—and the door swung in and Fossie was framed there for an instant, his arms stretched out, and then he slipped inside. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I’d finished reading it, an instant message window popped up on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Every instant of our final evening was too precious to lose even one. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In an instant he was bolt upright again, yanked by a hand he couldn’t believe belonged to a girl. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue mesh struck the twig, but the fairy darted away at the last instant. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I regretted it the instant the words passed my lips. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z And in that instant, Cara knew where these questions were heading. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Lydia’s good cheer crumbled away in an instant. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The farmer in Wang Lung was diverted for an instant and he stooped to examine the budding heads. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “We see from the mountaintop: all time, all space. We see in one instant the passionate vision and the blowout. Not that we cause things to fail, you understand.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z After a brief instant, he opened his eyes and sniffed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The mob holds together another instant, reluctant to lose its power. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She only lost control for an instant, but it was enough to make the crowd jeer and cry out, “Coward!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The instant before she said it, I knew what was coming, but still her words fell like a hammer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With horses surging in and out, it was likely to vanish in an instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, she brought herself back under complete control. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sentences came out clearer for an instant before a sheet blackened and crumbled. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later, the hulls came slamming together again, so hard the deck seemed to jump. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He looked around very quickly and, an instant later, crashed back down to earth again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now back that cart out of our way this instant!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He darted into a closet behind the piano and shut the door an instant before Felicia came into the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His arm was around me tightly in an instant, and I stood as straight as I could so he wouldn’t loom too much over me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The instant the discarded slab hit the floor of the room, the glass of the window exploded inward like a swarm of crystal wasps. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The horror transpiring in front of me, suspended for one disbelieving instant. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He saw with an instant’s disappointment that her feet were not bound. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The way she flew out from a hidden doorway the instant Kelton lost his grip on the gun. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In that instant she saw great cities, bridges, radios, school books. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At that instant, two big sweaty hands closed around his neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant a figure materialized before her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The hand that had held the purse an instant before now grasped his rapier. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And in that instant, Booth is gone, squeezing through the door and hauling himself up into the saddle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The moths near the anchor were incinerated in an instant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The gun jumped in my hand as it went off, but in that instant, the flash lit up her terrified face, an unfinished scream drowned out by the bang. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For an instant, I saw myself pushing her off the dock into the water below, but I blinked twice and the vision vanished. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There was more than astonishment in it, it was horror; shock; agony eyeless, tongueless; just sound, and Luster’s eyes backrolling for a white instant. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And their love, so immortal a moment ago, died in an instant like a little mouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a quick look at him and turned back to the door, but in that instant that I was turning my head, he leaned forward, and I do believe his lips kissed my ear. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then, on the instant, all the rabbits froze motionless. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only for the gentleman, but for all the men who had the unfortunate privilege of seeing her, that was an eternal instant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Levi sees things in an instant that I must miss every day. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A wise choice indeed, because it coincided with the instant Mulch decided to launch his earthen offensive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan’s great knife. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In an instant, Powell turned and rushed up the stairs. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The children sat at the kitchen table, eating instant oatmeal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, he knew what they had to do. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 It’s that sound, the low moan that in an instant takes flight and turns into something sweet. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant before reaching him the wild beetle cut and swerved out. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the rent in the lead, the blood rushed to his face for an instant, but as quickly fell away again, so that he remained of a ghastly whiteness; he was still silent. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He didn’t break his stride for an instant but spit at her feet as he passed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z At the last instant he changed direction and, though the bow did not break, the arrow passed harmlessly to one side. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z These memories slammed together at the instant of hearing that refrain familiar to all scholarship students: ‘Your parents must be very proud....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The easy way he said it took her voice away for an instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Good afternoon, ladies,” she says, and there is an instant and earsplitting feedback whine from the PA system. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the naked ones, Bran saw, in the instant before the nearest tree shook off the snow that covered it and dropped it all down upon his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At that instant the dinghy lit up like a movie stage— Luno had found us with his spotlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Meme felt the weight of his hand on her knee and she knew that they were both arriving at the other side of abandonment at that instant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He raised his head and our eyes met for an instant in the glass, then I lowered mine to the blazing white line that divided the highway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He almost said ask, but caught himself at the last instant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tyrion stepped back an instant before the door opened with a crash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In that instant of sudden terror, the only lesson Arya could remember was the one Jon Snow had given her, the very first. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My plan to pose as an aide shriveled in an instant, along with most of my memorized English. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The four conspirators drop six feet in an instant. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Besides, Emma had eaten the cake, too, and she hadn’t become an instant genius. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z On my way back I kept my stick poised for instant use, but there was not a single boy in sight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For that instant it seemed to him they were quite alone. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry was sure that in that instant they were both wondering the same thing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The instant they passed the line of poles, sirens went off. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A bald man with bushy side-whiskers frowned down from a window with her father’s frown, and for an instant looked so much like Lord Tywin that she stumbled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Ted,’ she said, ‘I’m going out. This instant.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They landed in the water at the same instant the Coral Queen’s fuel tank blew up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was able to predict the moment the sun would peep above the horizon, and the instant the land would fade into night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now, she thought, now, and for an instant she glimpsed Khal Drogo before her, mounted on his smoky stallion, a flaming lash in his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It makes me think, for just an instant, of the tiny squeak that the little green-rumped parrot baby made when he fell from the nest in our backyard years ago. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They made him think, for an instant, of shadows in a dark room, of a shut door and shadows reaching out to him from the corner by the door. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes locked in recognition; in an instant, the doctor knew the identity of the man who was lying in front of him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the night when he was at his load he saw their faces flickering past him, caught for an instant out of the darkness by the flaming torch ahead. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Presently he said in a soft voice: “Do not stir an instant. It is enough. You attend him; I will look to her.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She came into the kitchen and opened a jar of instant coffee. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z For an instant, it’s like I’m hovering above my own body, watching the proceedings and wondering what’s going on. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z An instant before his foot hit the object on the floor he knew he would hit such an object. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z At that instant a dazzling claw of lightning streaked down the length of the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you so much, sir,” I say, thrilled at the amount of instant friendship that can be attained here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m at the moment you hear the landing gear of a plane grind loudly into place, in that instant before your rational mind tells you it’s just the landing gear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My breaths come in gulps, and in an instant I curse and cherish neurochips that remember and mimic too much. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He uncrosses his arms, letting the shield down for an instant, and lunges at Tremaine with his own fist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I stopped: the sound ceased, only for an instant; it began again, louder: for at first, though distinct, it was very low. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The report of the cartridge sounded an instant later. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know why for an instant; it was almost as though I were maimed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same instant, Nate was ripped up off the ground. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He was fast, determined, and alert, and the instant the swimming coach blew the whistle Bobby would kick off, often landing in the water when the other swimmers were still in mid-dive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Alexia ran over and kicked snow in his face the instant he picked his head up. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The instant I saw him standing there with all that hair and all those beads, I just knew. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z June pulls away from me the instant she utters the last word. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When I was built, I was supposed to be a top-of-the-line resort, but the owners never secured a liquor license, so I became an instant disappointment. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Mother steps closer and in an instant her hand shoots up ready to slam across my face, but she catches herself, her hand frozen in midair. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He said more, but I did not hear it, for at that instant in my great excitement I moved a small rock, which clattered down the cliff and fell at his feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Adaon, whose ears were as keen as his eyes, had also noticed it and was at Taran’s side in an instant. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, the light was particularly, if rather vividly, flattering to his gray, mostly white, hair. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And wasn’t Monsieur Ratignolle coming that very instant through the hall? The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Still a hundred feet off the ground, he popped the hatch of his Gundam’s cockpit and leapt out, whispering the robot’s command word in the same instant. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "Watch," he said, an instant before the wolf bowled into him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And again—in the air, for an instant only—it had changed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have time to scream before her body turned into a rippling wave of gray and exploded into a fine mist, vanishing in an instant. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In another instant a dog was rushing toward him, giving tongue as he came. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The instant he was gone, the window was flung open from the outside. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z At first I was naive, and assumed that brothers and sisters were natural allies, instant companions. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He had grown a generous mustache in the year since I had last seen him, and there were threads of gray at his temples, but I recognized him in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His clothing took fire, and for an instant the khal was clad in wisps of floating orange silk and tendrils of curling smoke, grey and greasy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Call me the instant he does, or says, anything at all funny—you know what I mean. Do you hear me?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The race was over the instant it began. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant Curly kicked open the door, he realized there was no poisonous snake in the bathroom, no cause for mortal alarm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But in that instant, as he twisted, the opening was there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t remember calling for her, but Zu appeared at my side in an instant, stuffing something under the front of her oversized sweatshirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I guess it’s no wonder my mother and I never had an interesting conversation when all we eat is canned soup, chop suey, and instant coffee. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z They swiftly returned it to its owner, but in that instant, Tendai saw a human face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On the instant when we come to realise that tragedy is second-hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I think that he wants to defy them, too, with this deliberation, each of his steps a careful word to break down the ready meter they have built, each halting a kind of instant deliverance. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had probably guessed my moves from the instant we began, maybe the moment I started running toward the streetlight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The instant Webb broke the string, I regretted what I had done. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was moving so fast that the jockey and his mount were behind him in an instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The watchmen and their dogs would stand stock-still, as if lightning-struck; then the dogs would bark, and the next instant the door would bang open and men would come tumbling, looking crazy, from the meadhall. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later came a crack as loud as thunder, and the bottom of the wagon came ripping loose in an explosion of splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You may be right,” the second C.I.D. man decided after an instant’s hesitation, and smacked his lips crisply. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In an instant of sudden, vivid clarity, he can’t believe he ever thought he was straight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The water is icy and shin- deep; her toes go numb in an instant. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The instant the idea occurred to Ranofer he was sure it was the answer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The reds and yellows of common flame warred against the emeralds and jades of wildfire, each color flaring and then fading, birthing armies of short-lived shadows to die again an instant later. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Conventional electrodynamic theory demanded that a flying electron should very quickly run out of energy–in only an instant or so–and spiral into the nucleus, with disastrous consequences for both. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For an instant after the bell there was dead silence and frozen motion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Which was a stupid question, because he’d made Emma and Chess promise to wake him up the instant they solved the code. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, my mom thinks putting an egg in instant ramen is gourmet cooking. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z From the instant Miss Mallory had held the sprite of a child to her chest on that foggy morning eleven years ago, she’d known the girl was special. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z For an instant there was complete silence, and then my oldest sister giggled. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant each girl heard footsteps in the grass. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And in an instant the lines were gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z An instant later, Sam heard wind whistling through wing feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We crossed the clearing, heaved our packs onto the platform, and in the same instant discovered that there were two people there already—a man and a boy of about fourteen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It catches for an instant against the edge of the zipper, making the faintest scraping sound. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He looked bored and miserable as he huddled there alone, but Jon would have traded places with him in an instant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was vaguely aware for an instant that the planes in his formation were no longer there, and then he was aware of only himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The mystery was in the instant before it moved, the dividing moment between not moving and moving, when her intention took effect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just for an instant, I worried about how Thelma’s parents would get through the huge crowd outside to pick her up if she were really ill. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba is standing over me in an instant, and he takes the tablet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He was to get up this instant, saddle Doxology, and ride straight to King City. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Where Manson now stands became in an instant a hole three miles deep and more than twenty miles across. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For an instant I became aware of the senselessness of what we were doing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When a warm body was needed, Ernest would recruit almost off the street, like a Hollywood talent spotter dragooning a soda fountain girl into instant stardom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Once she was there, she could speak to Mary, and she did so with the instant easy affection that we sometimes feel for people we meet in dreams. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Plainly she would have married me that instant, knowing no more about me than she did. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you help us rescue Rhyme and Reason? Then maybe things will get better,” shouted Milo again, this time almost too late, for in another instant they would have all been gone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When he came to the part about men who failed to do their duty being punished by instant death, it embarrassed him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At that instant another huge, foaming wave washed over the deck, and the child disappeared with it as it fell back into the ocean. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, Archer pitied him as much as he hated and feared him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I glimpse him only for an instant, foreshortened, walking to the car. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She waved her arms in the direction of the Alameda Tube, and the reaction was instant. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Now the monk did glance up at her, just for an instant. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In a panicky reflex, I nearly hung up—if Henry didn’t have his car I couldn’t hear him, he might be halfway up the walk that instant—but just then the operator came back on. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And yet the very next instant he was at one with the people about him, and all that was said of Goldstein seemed to him to be true. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The world blurs around me, and an instant later, I’m standing at a part of the street where the buildings give way to a pier. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In that instant, I realize that he knows exactly who I am. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Takumi had brought a camp stove in his backpack, and the Colonel was huddled over it, heating instant coffee. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I’ve seen this instant rapport before, and it is good to see. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His attention suddenly withdrew, his eyes lost focus for an instant, and then snapped back to the moment with an extra charge of intensity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In an instant, I’ve gone from absolute terror to absolute wonder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then for an instant he knew fear and he said to himself, “What am I taking into my house?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z An instant and his face lost its blankness, flushed with the delirium of release, and then he vanished, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At the instant of being shot, President Abraham Lincoln slumps forward in his rocking chair. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He learned through fear to keep his mind every instant upon his work, not only because of Pai’s wrath, but because of the painful scrapes and gouges inflicted on his hands by the slightest inattention. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The waiter, who was not a young man, seemed to look for an instant at her pallor and damp brow, then bowed and left. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Your most accurate view of a target is the instant you first see it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z All in an instant: the panic, the tang, and the explosionist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Cayn whirled, steel flashing, drove back the nearest spearman with a flurry of blows; for an instant it looked as though he might cut his way free. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Put her back to what she was this instant!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I had to remind myself not to waste time being nervous and that the bout would be over in an instant. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I knew that in our family the least mention of the guardia got instant, unmitigated attention. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Winston took up his mug of gin, paused for an instant to collect his nerve, and gulped the oily-tasting stuff down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Now,” said Estella, gliding away the instant I touched her cheek, “you are to take care that I have some tea, and you are to take me to Richmond.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a movement over the hearth and for an instant, my heart caught in my throat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be no instant gratification, no easy triumph. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He pulled free for an instant, his mouth full of leather and cloth and bloody flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In an instant I went from Yes, I got my revenge to No, no, no. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Matt was put to work the instant the talk was over. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z You get an instant infusion of wealth and are simultaneously vested with something far more valuable: celebrity, which has become a kind of super-class in America, and one that renders all the old categories irrelevant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “But be careful. Fire can turn deadly in an instant.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One managed to get hold of his leg, but only for an instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nhamo thought for an instant the creature had been struck by another bolt of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweat burned off his body in an instant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, the trees are gone and I see open space over a short stretch of bare earth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At that instant, the She Elephant noticed him watching her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When you walk down our street, just as you turn onto the main road, for an instant, you see half the Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant the long blue line marched into town, the slaves of Richmond were free. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Just because we live in the same building doesn’t make us instant friends.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Then he sat there, leaning forward like that, for so long that for an instant I seemed to forget he was there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z For an instant he thought it might be land-grant people, and his muscles tensed, ready to jump down and run to flag them down for a ride. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But how could it be that at the same instant there was no shadow at Syene and a substantial shadow at Alexandria? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the kingly man let fly an arrow at that instant, and the quivering feathered butt sprang to the nipple of his breast as the barb stuck in his liver. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were gone in an instant, like soap bubbles. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But in that instant a harsh call from the hatchway sent her scurrying. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I was recovering, and willing to go; he was out of thangen; the instant that was all clear, he was off. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I tried to explain to him that you can’t ruin instant coffee, but he kept insisting I did. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z There is an instant between unconsciousness and death, and as the giant pitched onto the rocky path, that instant happened, and just before it happened, the man in black let go. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But then in an instant that vision is gone. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z There is a blinding flash, a pain that rips through me for one searing instant, a silent scream from my broken body. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That was before the spread of instant messaging and Facebook. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Avery, you get out of that crate this instant!” commanded his mother. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Some is made into other sugars like maltodextrin, which can be used to make instant pudding or gravy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Then everything blinks out—the next instant, both Tremaine and I have struck out and regenerated a full pace behind the others. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I asked my amah, who always managed to appear next to my bed the instant I was awake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, an unconditional silence filled the bus, cutting off from the Chief any alternative but to take up his narrating position. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I catch hold of one and the next instant the second. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Accommodating him was a priority I could not neglect for an instant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Step by step she lived over every instant of the time she had been with Robert after he had entered Mademoiselle Reisz’s door. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the smoke entered Nathan’s nose, and in an instant, he was no longer tired. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I guess that’s why I didn’t notice until later how, in the space of that instant, everything Mom and Papa ever told me became a little less true. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns on a dime, expresses itself in the instant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It only takes an instant for Pattie to find the handle on the closet door. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s mouth dropped open for an instant, but he recovered quickly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She hurled herself down toward the potato peeler the instant he released her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “That came out all wrong. I just meant that there’s never been an instant of doubt that I’m going to marry you.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At the time, I noticed and wondered, just for an instant, if this boy was not of our faith. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There were goals, rewards, and instant punishments for failure. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, my insides swell, and I can’t do anything but stand there returning his stare, and even though I should be embarrassed—I am embarrassed—I can’t look away either. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I just closed my eyes, and I slid to her until I could feel the warmth of my own face play back against hers, the reflection like an instant map of heat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant he did not move, only stared toward the gate while visions of khefts and horrors paraded before his eyes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then, in an instant, they came inward with the synchronicity of a flurry of birds pivoting in the air. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This girl’s guileless remark came as an illumination, an instant knowledge that brought with it the first buds of true shame. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z With a quick movement he jumped from bed, and began to pull on his clothes,—all the man in him awake at the need for instant exertion. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A spot in her eyes that connected to many nerves gave her an instant focus on movement. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Stop hitting your father this very instant, young lady,” Lillian flared. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In that first instant, he knew Hanks was special. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It’s like two people still standing at a bus terminal after all the passengers have been met, the instant shared feeling almost enough to make them intimates. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a dream interval and in an instant it swung back and I saw only her mysteriously smiling eyes above the rich red robe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For a brief and joyful instant, she brought us closer together and made us enjoy each other’s company. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And in an instant the slave appeared leading by the hand a square, rather tall figure, clothed in clean blue cotton coat and trousers. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Maybe you’ll think it’s nuts that the brother of a cancer patient would feel lucky, but at that instant, I most surely did. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom looks at me for an instant and then sets down Hector on the floor. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Not only did we have a great view, but we were fully exposed to the enemy fire that started the exact instant the two of us got there. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, the bees were on them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hit the dirt in a hundred sprawling postures, each time righting myself in an instant and skittering to the safety of a tree, tractor or fence, in case the horse was feeling vengeful. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Matthos lent him a hand to help him hack over the raiL For those few instants, Black Betba and White Hart were the calm eye in the midst of the storm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The stone vanished with a soft slap; but at the same instant there was a swish and a bubble. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ever so fast, she kissed him right between the eyes, and ierked her head back an instant before his claws would have found her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, without pausing, she set out on a dash across the garden as fast as she could run, expecting at any instant to hear the cat’s scream and feel his great claws on her back. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “But we weren’t going to miss this. We’re so proud—” Her voice catches for an instant. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Meanwhile no Inner Party member wavers for an instant in his mystical belief that the war is real, and that it is bound to end victoriously, with Oceania the undisputed master of the entire world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The instant I did, a panel slid open in the surface of the Voight-Kampff machine, revealing a keyhole. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was at his side in an instant, grinning, a bruise coming up red and purple on her cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At the same instant, he saw the Griever out of the corner of his left eye. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She shrugged, knitting her brows together for an instant. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Almost in the same instant a blissful, healing warmth spread all through his body. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The impossible instant when his face hovered inches above mine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But just for an instant, Conrad and I eyed each other, both thinking how nice it would be if he stayed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I help Abuela into a new flannel nightgown while Mom prepares bouillon and instant tapioca pudding. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If I tried to push the wheelbarrow over the cobblestones, we’d be arrested in an instant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Parker started growling that very instant, as if he had been waiting for me to become a worthy opponent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The instant I open my eyes, the world seems disjointed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And he did see them, for a fleeting instant, before the scenery of his mind changed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The creatures swung upward, hung poised against the sky for an instant, then climbed swiftly and sped westward. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A flash of light illuminates them both for an instant, and then every player is alerted that our Artifact is now in Hammie’s hands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Fear of hope, because the instant she understood what he was proposing, Sarai wanted so badly for it to work, and when did she ever get what she wanted? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The instant Laurie’s step was heard in the hall, Meg fled into the study, and Mrs. March received the culprit alone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant he could see black castles in the air; he could create centuries of screaming, eons of torture. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rope went taut, held for an instant and then parted at the point where Hazel had gnawed it to a thread. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached him in an instant, grabbed the back of his shirt collar, lifted him off the porch floor, and slammed him onto his back. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “And my kitchen?” he asked, gesturing to his electric kettle and a milk crate on its side that held cocoa mix, the box of Noodle-o-Pak Spicy, and two boxes of assorted-flavor instant oatmeal. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And then at last she saw him . . . only for an instant, framed between the branches of the trees as she looked down at the valley floor, yet she knew it was him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As for my lost pendant, well ... for an instant I'm glad that my mother can't find out about this, because it would break her heart. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In an instant, it isn’t a fight anymore. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She coiled, prepared to attack the other one, but she was an instant too late. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In an instant, I have the blade at the Resistance leader's throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In the instant that he saw this, Ged worked a spell of Changing, and between one breath and the next flew up from his boat in dragon-form. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian waved goodbye fondly to his new pals and sauntered out onto the balcony corridor, almost bursting into song the instant he was alone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The great black dog looked up at Dumbledore, then, in an instant, turned back into a man. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I swayed and dipped, and in an instant, the walls around me started coming down. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She had half expected that the instant she put a foot on the stairs they would leap from their beds and surround her with accusations. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew exactly who had once read her those stories, for he had recognized her face the instant he first saw her in Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z For an instant, I’m so dazzled by the sheer impact of it that I can’t put two and two together and figure out what it is. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But the other voice never stopped for an instant, even when the girl was speaking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It made the air so hot, Seven’s curls were plastered to her forehead in an instant. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I want to say more, but at that instant, shots ring out from both the roofs and the platform. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I willed her to come along one day, to see him with me, to know in an instant that he was no longer hers. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t listen to that cat suffer one more instant! Are you with me or not? If not, I’m going by myself!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the instant between saying the word and before it sailed off into the air he had clamped his lips shut—and the “but” was trapped in his mouth, all made but not spoken. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s true what they say, it’s a trance state, giving birth or being there, you lose track of the rest of your life, you focus only on that one instant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything goes bright in my view—and an instant later, I’ve regenerated a pace behind the others. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The inmate tried to retaliate but was brought down in an instant, crunched by the three big guys. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed my hand back so fast I knew at that instant how sorry she was that she had not protected me better. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A cloud, hitherto unseen, came upon the moon, and hovered an instant like a dark hand before a face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Usually Emma’s brain worked as fast as Finn could move, but now she wanted an extra moment to think, an instant to figure out the consequences of every action. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The instant I do, the previously blank desk lights up soft stripes in our team colors, with a welcome message for me over it in white text. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Father and Mother both ran out the door, with Mother pausing an instant to give them a quick smile. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant he thought of eating the fish, it moved off and disappeared. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The instant they reached the door, I jumped up and held it wide open for them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z When people love something so much it fuses with what they wear, I feel this instant connection to them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the glimmer of an instant, for the price of a 50-cent galloping fee he was probably never paid, Pollard lost the sight in his right eye forever. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then at the end of the lesson, as we were filing out, Charlotte F. came rushing into the room and the news about Miss Lucy leaving Hailsham spread through us in an instant. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “A man, his whole life, matches himself against pay. And how, if it’s my whole life’s work to find my worth, can you, sad man, write me down instant in a ledger?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For an instant I can't remember anything—not even my name. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And without waiting an instant longer, the scythe pressed the paddle to Kohl’s chest. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z For one fraction of an instant, the man in the doorway had been a different person. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The bright orange of pumpkins being trucked in from the agricultural fields beyond the community boundary—seen in an instant, the flash of brilliant color, but gone again, returning to their flat and hueless shade. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Civilizations would take billions of years of tortuous evolution to arise, and then snuff themselves out in an instant of unforgivable neglect. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant I am suspended in nothingness, and then my feet slam into cement and I stumble to the side, away from the roof’s edge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Had I turned to go home just an instant sooner or had I been facing east instead of west, I would have climbed down that hill full of peace and comfort. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He deflated in an instant, embarrassed that he had forgotten about her presence, but it didn’t quell his rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I waste a second looking back at him, torn in that instant, wondering if I should chase after him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They sat up at the same moment, and for both, the sudden absence was the powerful inverse of the presence they’d felt just an instant before. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At the same instant Matt flung the orange. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch as he surveys the apocalyptic scene before him, then raises his arms like a conductor and in an instant every power tool goes silent. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Relief washed through him an instant later when he realized it was Newt and a group of Gladers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Six months have gone by in an instant. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I could remotely conceive surprising him once, for an instant, the way his mother had been when she was captured— but to surprise him long enough to give him six consecutive injections? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a long wait, and the waiter had asked for a name: “Kennedy,” Bun said briskly, rocking back on his heels, and the next instant half the staff was scrambling to clear a table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For an instant he could not believe such beauty concealed the evil of which he had been warned. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Strangely, it felt only warm at first, but it was getting hotter by the instant. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In an instant, he’s turned into a siren. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z For an instant, glue sticks, scissors, and construction paper are airborne, hanging like a cloud over the library. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In an instant, I see his finger poised over the trigger and hear the bullet slide into the chamber, and I fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was like an instant calm, a sudden relief, came over me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That instant I saw a black shape startle, turn, and crash into the brush. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We make our living by catching electrons at the moment of their excitement by solar photons, swiping the energy released at the instant of each jump and storing it up in intricate loops for ourselves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s gone in an instant, hidden behind her layers of makeup and hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She snapped the tether of consciousness and cut the moth loose, losing the dream in an instant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But if I wanted, it could be mine in an instant, and for free. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are constantly scanning, never settling on any person or object for more than an instant, moving from an officer to the printout in front of him and back again. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As if life had in an instant retreated to some point far inside her, leaving the body to its automatic ruin. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z All three of us knew at the same instant what it meant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His instant reaction was to make a reservation to fly home immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He holds up his hand at my instant barrage of questions. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He liked hearing that, but an instant later came the fear of not being able to go to college at all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The blindfolding, the walk to the secret entrance, the exhausting climb up countless steps—all of it seemed to pass in one excruciating instant. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For an instant he wanted to say, Stop. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It scuffled savagely and for an instant the three rabbits saw its round, dark eyes looking straight down the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lewis’s hands were forced behind his back in an instant. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Union charge at Chatham, for a brief instant, is a triumph. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I nodded and something really big and bright in me crushed to nothing in an instant. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The instant the hymn ended, the choir coach began to give her lengthy opinion of people who can’t keep their feet still and their lips sealed tight during the minister’s sermon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They left the house that instant and never returned. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In that same instant the animal looked up and saw the boy. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat came very fast indeed and although both of them had been braced ready to move on the instant, they were barely out of the yard in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She might have gotten away in that instant— except for the money. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Frodo, neither the Voice nor the Eye: free to choose, and with one remaining instant in which to do so. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was no mistaking for an instant who they were. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When the wolves come for that Jude, she’ll be eaten up in an instant—and wolves always come. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I tried to write so that, in the same instant of time, the objective and subjective aspects of Bigger’s life would be caught in a focus of prose. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I ordered my mind to wake me the instant there was light enough to write by. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “What is wrong with you? Stop! Stop this instant! This is nothing but a young boy,” he screamed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The animals were overweight and placid, but for an instant one of them had gazed at him with the same expression. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked past her down the hall to the vending machines, where I got a cup of watery instant coffee before going down to try the phone again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "For an instant, I thought I finally had you, Snow." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And now, as though on cue, it all turned — in an instant — to writhing cinder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As he caught the ball, he had to shoot at the exact same instant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was instant pleasure in the sight of them, and still greater pleasure was conveyed in sound—for Mr. Weston immediately accosted her with, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The instant the animal’s hind legs brushed the trap, he tightened his powerful digits around its neck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In an instant the boy was on his feet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, Warren’s arm is around my shoulder, a little too quick. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In an instant, she was on her own. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Her sentence was carried out in an instant, but that didn’t mean that her heart was hard or that she didn’t mourn for her friend. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I took advantage of our last few minutes together to snap some instant Polaroid memories. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You make me feel better from the very first instant I catch you on my fire escape and you talk about the flying brick.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At length, not coming out of her distraught state by degrees, but in an instant, Miss Havisham said, “Let me see you two play cards; why have you not begun?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He was evidently torturing his mind about something, so I waited for an instant, and he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Back in the kitchen, Alex found a box of instant macaroni and cheese and tried to follow the recipe on the back. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Then the bell struck one time and they dispersed to their seats and the congregation sat for an instant, expectant. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Lafayette Baker became an instant celebrity for finding Lincoln’s killer. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The instant relief that came into her mother’s face angered Francie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And al-most in the same instant bang! would go the bullet, too late, or too early. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In an instant, the hissing, burning gas vapor lit the grotesque scene. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting next to him in an instant. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z All the anger and frustration that had brought him here today had vanished in an instant when he thought Frankie might be one of them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z For an instant a thousand droplets of scarlet flame swam before her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When we rose once to move, we saw instanter a Boat not three hundred Feet off, in which Redcoat Guns were leveled at both Shores — and we sank again for Hours. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In that instant I feel the thinness of his arms. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed, from the outside, like a perfectly straightforward case of instant attraction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z However, German soldiers could change in an instant from cordial to brutal. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The instant, however, that I did so he became calm, and said apologetically:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The face was there for only an instant, a flash, but long enough. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Phil’s face darkens for an instant, and he takes a step closer to me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The instant I got within ten feet of the girl, she let out a strangled cry and darted away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In an instant, sheets of water crash on the tin roofs of the clubhouse and flood across lawns and cement. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nothing could have made me feel worse than I did at that instant. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z We continue taking turns—large swigs for him, small sips for me—until he recorks the bottle, seeming to put it away the instant he feels it dulling his awareness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She frees her hips, her legs follow, and in an instant she’s gone, leaving only a porthole-sized gap where she had been. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s a good thing to be unable to forget anything—being able to keep every instant of my life crammed inside my head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The instant the Ford’s audience explodes into laughter, Booth will kill Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z And if we are a speck in the immensity of space, we also occupy an instant in the expanse of ages. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the silver metal box, I thought of my note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Lately, he had taken to starting up the instant Flittman got off to deliver milk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, I was kind of glad about my invisibility powers. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If he misses and his feet land on the rails, he still has an instant to jerk them away before the back wheels arrive. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I know something has gone wrong the instant Thomas shows up at our door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There was an instant fall of earth and a gap opened where he had been digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In an instant she was pulling herself up into the branches. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But in that instant, I realized they did. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then I thought for an instant that maybe these weren't real police officers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It faced--or seemed to face--the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on YOU with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The pressure lessened as, instant by instant, the colossal weight lifted. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Prisoners of war faced instant execution the second they were freed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z An instant later, the glare of a spotlight cut through the crowd, reaching the exact spot where Finn had stood only seconds earlier. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At the Crew House, Quackenbush, in the midst of some milling oarsmen in the damp main room, spotted me the instant I came in, with his dark expressionless eyes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Stones rattled behind him; an instant later, Eilonwy dropped to the ground. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Tall, head forward, eyes fastened on a rock, his arms higher than the pines, his hands holding a melon bigger than the sun, he paused an instant to get his bearing and secure his aim. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She demanded to Father’s face that we go home this instant before she had to bear one more day of humiliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ned did so but got back out the instant Holmes reopened the door. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Otherwise, the people Dad owed the money to would come looking for me the instant I turned eighteen. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Javier sniffs, then squeaks back, “When we wake up—” and in an instant, he goes limp and stops breathing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The driver was down in an instant, and the driver of the other cart, seeing what was happening, was running to the king, too, his sword drawn. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His expression flickers cold for an instant at the mention of his brother, but then he’s back to normal, giving me a little laugh. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For an instant I was puzzled, until I realized that Lwoff had thought it prudent to warn the Baroness about an unclothed guest who might prove eccentric. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He had not stopped desiring her for a single instant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “He has ordered me to inquire ‘this instant’ if anyone has seen it or set foot in his study while he was away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For just one instant, I was actually concerned about whether or not I could hit the ball and score. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant that the blurred, crooked image appeared in the viewfinder, Roy knew he was in trouble. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He braced himself for an instant and I got a fingertip on the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z But Booth will stop for an instant in the midst of all that rapid movement. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn was stunned by this disappointing sight, but only for an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z To Ruby, thoughts were pointless if there was no one to tell them to the instant you had them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For an instant the firelight gleamed in its eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Rain poured down, soaking me to the skin in an instant. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He looked around slowly at all the friends he’d made, and he looked very hard so as not to forget any of them for even an instant. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z François was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck’s hind quarters whenever he was in error. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Another flash of lightning lit her face for an instant and Winnie saw an expression there of deep concentration, tip of tongue protruding, brows furrowed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That means that he had been exposed outside of my hack, that in that instant, all of his data had been exposed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For an instant Matt was in the little house in the poppy fields. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, in short, a favorite among our number instanter, and continues so. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Almost four decades had passed, but in an instant, I was fifteen again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For an instant, I relax into it, the warmth, the familiar curve of his palm touching my skin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z No doubt the idea was absurd, but it had sprung into his mind in the very instant of feeling the scrap of paper in his hand. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Within the span of an instant, the jar appeared just as empty as before. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They had, of course, tried to stop him and at that moment the fox, which had apparently been following him closely, had come from the open combe beyond and killed poor Mallow in an instant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He understands in an instant that the man who finds Lincoln’s killer will have both wealth and fame. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We leave that to Anatole, for he sees it all clearly in an instant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been there only an instant before. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The soldiers withdrew as quickly and quietly as they had appeared, out of sight in an instant. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant Kit knew that she had only to speak one word or to stretch out her hand. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The instant Ruby spotted the buck she charged after it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the instant that I began to choke, I knew she would not come. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant I saw the blood I looked up at the cotton- white ceiling and covered my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I can see that he is hurt, the instant hang in his expression. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The instant the pebble struck the surface of the sand, the desert floor erupted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see his face through the beam of light, but the layered jackets he wore were an instant giveaway. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I fired off three more flares and it was instant daylight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant, breathing in, he felt the air change, and his very breath was cold. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Everyone on the ’tween deck is awake in an instant. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z If she looked at them for another instant she would fly into a thousand pieces. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He and Mama looked at each other fondly for just an instant, and it felt as though we were a family again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sleeper was next to her in an instant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At that instant lights came on and the wall opened, as though someone had drawn aside a curtain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z V had known her daughter in an instant, if only for the intricate twist of a braid she wore in her hair, the work of Talented fingers. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In the center of the square, Aggo fed him a withered apple and dropped him in an instant with an axe blow between the eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One click, and the instant appearance of the inbox, in all its familiar rows. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He saw her in the dim light, and he held out his arms to clasp her; but on the instant she was gone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, when Ptolemy’s gem-encrusted boot did lift somewhat, the result was almost instant rebellion. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Even now, at this instant, I remember that yo-yo. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He needs more meat!” is my father’s instant solution, attacking my mom’s attempts to vegan-ize us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But I wouldn’t find out much about it right then, because Jeffrey woke up right at that instant and knocked on the car window. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One on one, the lowly worker was no match for the powerful restaurant owner who could fire and replace him in an instant. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For an instant, I see myself in the dark pool of her eyes—my heart stopped, my face lifeless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Soulzeren had, in the instant of the cry, reversed thrust on the sleigh, sending it scudding gently backward. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This time his forepaws caught the branch and held for an instant before he fell back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In an instant Milligan had pulled out his tranquilizer gun and fired—but it was too late; Mr. Curtain had gone too far. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She was drawing up idioms in the list, visions of me in the whitest raw light, instant snapshots of the difficult truths native to our time together. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t see anyone on the porch, and Wash felt a wave of relief and then instant shame. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom is a great believer in instant mashed potatoes, frozen dinners, and Hot Pockets. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The effort succeeded; for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner, bent low before me, and actually fawned upon me as he replied:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Three weeks after the beginning of school, Bull arrived home from the squadron at the precise instant that Lillian was setting dinner on the table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next instant, a time out of my childhood flashed before me: the day Loma turned twelve. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z An instant later Taran was flung full length and roughly spun around. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, in an instant, Leopard was upon them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They grabbed a six-pack of lite beer, then got bogged down in the instant potato section. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Amaroq jumped, floated in the air for an instant, and sank his teeth into the shoulder of the beast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He reacted in an instant, pivoting even before the second gunshot rang out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And though I’ll be gone in any moment, I know in this instant who I am. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But what she cannot be as certain about are the criteria she uses to form her preferences in that first instant of meeting someone face-to-face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I knew for a fact we had marshmallows and instant oatmeal. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Several girls moved closer, and for an instant I hoped they were drawing near to extend a hand and ask me if I needed help. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What happened next took place in an instant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the edge of the woods I turn for one instant to survey the field. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His hand began to tremble again, just for a breath of an instant, but he said, “No!” very firmly, and the trembling passed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In that instant, lieutenants dove for lieutenants, and captains clawed their way toward captains. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the crumpled form, the great overturned animal—in an instant he and Marcela were running blindly, pushing through the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a healthy swallow of wine and closed his eyes for an instant, leaning his head back against the patch of nitre on the wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was as though I had been aroused from sleep and for an instant I stood there looking, listening to the voice almost lost in the clamour of shouts, screams, burglar alarms and sirens. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the siren and saw the scout cars swing into the block in the same instant. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I threw it away. It was tied in such a complicated manner that I couldn’t remove it quickly. An invisible must always be able to dis robe in an instant, or his power is useless!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z |
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