He could have gotten mad or defensive, but instead he just laughed and nudged me on the shoulder, saying, "One day you won't be so critical when it comes to girls." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Pettigrew squeaked, turning to Lupin instead, writhing imploringly in front of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A doctor suggested that Wilson learn to live with the pain instead of having disk surgery, as Jean Miele had done. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, instead of ordering their men to rush the barn and take Booth, they first sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are so close I forget where I am; instead I notice that the corners of his mouth turn down naturally, just like mine, and that he has a scar on his chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But instead, Bloody Juan escorted me down the stairs and outside. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead I say, “I want to be on Broadway, and you can’t do that forty-five minutes outside of Pittsburgh. Have you ever been to Pittsburgh?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It feels milder outside, the air pleasantly damp, and instead of taking the train he walks the thirty blocks, up Park Avenue and over to Madison. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Nick bypasses everything comfortable, opting instead for the floor, where he crosses his legs and starts tuning his guitar. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Barred by her gender from joining William in France, she instead had spent her time dealing with Fabyan and then her father. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

So instead of talking about putting on a “parade,” she began to talk about a suffrage “procession.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It rests instead in a space of thoughtful melancholy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Boy wouldn’t feel a thing. Nevertheless, I’ve agreed to restrain myself. I’m thinking of turning you into a dolphin instead, sending you back to your father.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, would it be all right if I stayed here instead?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But, in the first place, it isn’t my fault if they buried Maman yesterday instead of today, and second, I would have had Saturday and Sunday off anyway. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

We walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Maria did not realize until later in her life that these “false changes”—moth cocoons that produced flies or wasps instead of moths—were caused by insect parasitism. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When my parents left for work, instead of Grandma coming over, I went to Trevor’s house to hang out until it was time for us to head to Davis Square for our “movie.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

What he imagined instead was handing his file to Old Chao, who told him, Don’t worry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Goddard took in a piece of artwork on display in the foyer, instead of looking at him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When she answered it, there was a pause, and then she said, “I don’t know, Clyde. He must have died or you’d be talking to him instead of me.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even have lemonade instead of just water from the fountain. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I think I’ve said too much, but instead of telling me to man up and walk it off, Embryo says, “I thought your father died in a hunting accident.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, it was as much to say stars could go their own way instead of being fixed to turn around our world. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when practice ended, Coach asked me to come to his office instead of showering with the rest of the team. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I have something for us instead,” she said after Rishi had paid the bill. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That night, I work on the newsletter, wishing I was working on the stories instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Wishing I was a better, more sympathetic person, instead of being annoyed and worried that any delay is going to get us caught. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The curassow, which looks somewhat similar to a chicken, whistles when it senses danger and prefers to run instead of fly. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I did not mean to offend you, Ophelia,” he said, taking my hand instead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I should just let you die instead of spending this money on shots and vitamins. Don’t eat. See if I care.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my grandfather’s Third Wife was black with hair so soft that it would not hang, instead blowing up into a great brown puffball. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, taking the taxi home from the courts instead of the bus had been Selena’s idea. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When I told Dad that, he said I could be in charge of loading the dishwasher instead, and that made me grouchy, because I hate loading the dishwasher. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tells herself this instead: It is The Taker’s fault and only The Taker’s. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"I was there. He had me, but he wrote letters instead." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I realized then why he had used our rope sparingly; why he had made my guideline down to east beach from vines instead of rope. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a kind of teasing instead; there’s all the difference in the world. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later she would hunt for wild cotton to use instead of grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumps out of the way just in time, and Ma’s cane crushes the metal breadbox instead. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her lips pressed together like she’d tasted sour lemonade, like that time we added salt instead of sugar. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

What he needs is to type instead of print because writing by hand is very difficult for him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I ran instead for the roof, where it had just been me and my mother and father, safe and alone in our little pigeon coop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another bruise wraps around her neck like wallpaper, only instead of flowers, it’s decorated with fingerprints of crimson and purple. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

That only left two possible slots for Americans in the individual competitions instead of the usual four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This time, though, instead of flaming up inside, I send love to her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Somehow, instead of water, he slowly dripped fire from this can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t speak easily, so Will answered instead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But instead I’d gotten an arrow through my heart, and I was pretty sure we were going to lose La Cocina, our second home. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They said he’d gone into the Greater Jungle hoping to find freedom and instead had found a creature that killed for amusement. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I so wanted to tell Thomas about my busted cell phone, but I pushed play on my old iPod instead. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He even slept by Robin’s bed instead of near the fire in the Hall with the other dogs, and followed him everywhere. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He was walking in the street, instead of on the sidewalk, but right next to the curb. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But waking him screaming was the last thing she wanted, so she did something else instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m not so great with speeches. How about Sahil instead? He’s the producer, and this entire thing was his idea anyway!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it should bother me that he was following me; instead I felt a strange surge of pleasure. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’s like my IV, but instead of blood he’s giving me strength. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Percy thought he might start a fight, but instead he raised the point of his spear. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mother said she doesn’t think her mind is capable of further improvement, so she’s going grocery shopping instead. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We go to the third level, where they take us to a small room with a white marble floor instead of a black one. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The dead in the cage stop walking for a moment, their yellow eyes fixating on us instead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He did not wear a tie or a jacket, dressed instead as if he himself were about to take part in the battle. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nation was in his last year, Form Four—he wanted to finish up and then focus on a soccer career instead of trying for university. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had blown up and acted personally instead of denouncing the significance of the dolls, him, the obscene idea, and seizing the opportunity to educate the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In George Washingtons day, schoolchildren on both sides of the Atlantic were admonished to use shall instead of will in some cases. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do you mind sending your letters to her house instead? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She thinks about Kat standing at a podium instead of her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Billy couldn’t carry it very far very easily, which was why he was writing in the rumpus room instead of somewhere else. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could fully understand, or comprehend enough to respond, Dolores opened the door, screaming still, and upon seeing me, instead of slamming the door she ran like a mad woman down the stairs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told Rasheed later that if the winds had blown east instead of west, his shop, which was at the corner of the block, might have been spared. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look around at the perfectly aligned end tables and the alphabetized collection of DVDs, but instead of feeling good, all I feel is Lenny. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Why didn't he just tell me what it was all about instead of trying to impress me with his knowledge? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a seventh building, but it burned down a few years ago and instead of rebuilding it, the state tore it down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Angry, that I came so close to finally escaping him, but instead he’ll still be in this world, still hanging over my head? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“If your mum weren’t the president and you were just a normal bloke living a normal life, what things might be like? What you’d be doing instead?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish for a bed with a canopy and a box of sixteen crayons instead of eight.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the sash and leaned his head out of the carriage, shouting up to the coachman, “I have made an error. Take us instead to Roxbury.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knew better than to come to Melisandre’s chambers like a supplicant, insisting she come to him instead should she have need of words with him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I thought she would spring out a kick, but instead she wrapped her leg around Stubble Chin's throat, catching it in the crook of her knee. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lights were off inside, but instead of turning them on, Morrow took an honest-to-God torch off the wall and used it to illuminate our way. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

What he really needed was a pep talk that I didn’t feel at all qualified to give, so instead I tried to subtly change the subject. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Now, when I point to you, instead of beginning your dance move, what about if you just jump up on me and I’ll catch you?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The next day, October 13, she felt worse, but instead of reporting to work, again she went into the city. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My beautiful, sweet brother who shooed bugs out of the house instead of stepping on them, who gave his little ruler to splint a crotchety old man’s leg. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A few more steps and she lifts her feet instead of shuffling. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Francie wished she could ride across the bridge to work and eat in the Automat instead of carrying sandwiches from home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effect was so flattering that Celia could not bear to give it up, and instead kept it for normal wear. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a small thing, but I noticed when, instead of just serving and leaving me a plate of food, Ashley asked what I wanted. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of threatening or hurting Shin, they asked questions. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I expect him to sit down and read it, thus ending the conversation, but instead he sighs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I push my thoughts into a small corner of my brain to deal with later, and I ask about her night instead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I used the lull in conversation to reach across the table for more pasta, but Dad pressed the salad bowl into my hands instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Tried to take Claire hostage, but she chomped him with her backmouth, so he grabbed me instead. I tried to fight, but he knocked me upside the skull with his gun.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I relied instead on my staff to communicate daily with Barack’s, exchanging advice, syncing our schedules, and reviewing every plan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They walked on two legs, not four, but they often had horses’ hoofs instead of feet, sometimes horses’ ears, and always horses’ tails. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of leaving her toothbrush on the bathroom shelf she kept it in a glass, also. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Can we make them aliens instead of zombies? Zombies are so overdone.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I just mean it’s the memory I’ll keep, instead of all the other ones. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“If he did speak, you wouldn’t know what to say, but would cry or blush, or let him have his own way, instead of giving a good, decided no.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She said the world would be a better place if we all used waffles instead of bread.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I came here to do something, hut I lost my train of thought when I arrived, so I just sat down instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected the sunflower leaves to dissolve like smoke under my fingertips, but instead, they felt solid and scratchy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Like, why are lunch periods thirty-seven minutes long instead of fifty? Or twenty-two? Or whatever?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The only thing they can really take away is my weekly Sunday-afternoon trip to the picture show with Judy, so for the next two weeks I stay home instead. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I took the ball out of his hands, wanting to practice my midrange jump shot instead of listening to a lecture about my future prospects. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I used glass plates instead of film, and each of these had to be loaded into its separate container in the dark-room before I set out to take pictures. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to be rich to waste time going on escapades at night instead of catching up on precious sleep.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He folded his arms instead, pressed his face down into one, and covered his ears over with the other. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"Here, let me hold on to your elbow. That way we can walk closer to your speed instead of mine. You can be my eyes for a few blocks, okay?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy suppressed a dozen things she wanted to say, and instead channeled her rage into packing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I hadn’t thought of that. In that case, instead of my underwear, what if I give you this?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But as the messengers walk away, he says in English, “Except the guns and swords. I will throw in some extra gifts instead.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a sunny day, so we walk all the way down the hill to Queens Boulevard instead of taking the bus. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

What I want instead is pictures that seem to exist of their own accord. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil stared at me, his hand now cupping empty air instead of my face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So instead he sat quietly at the breakfast table and ate his cereal. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I’d thought she was going to wait until that night, at the ball, but that she’d come to the arena instead made so much more sense. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped the popcorn and sipped my soda instead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Well I was. And now I’m not sure, not a hundred per cent sure I’ll be completely, you know, in shape by 1944. So I’m going to coach you for them instead.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora caught on that they were heading west instead of south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I'm pretty sure they don’t do the paperboy thing anymore, so instead of walking to the library after school, I go three blocks over to New Growth, the place where Sneaky gets his hair cut. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I sent a notice to the newspaper, and do you know, they put it under pets instead of in the obituaries.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even inside it, the agents seemed happiest if we took the elevator instead of the stairs, to minimize the risk of a stumble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It turned out he’d changed his mind and instead of heading south had driven to Alaska.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t you try clasping your hands together or putting your hands in your pockets and squeezing them into fists or one of the other things we’ve talked about instead of sucking your sleeve? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ease off, I don’t want to smother her, instead I curl myself around her, keeping my hand over her mouth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of celebrating, she found herself forcing a smile for her parents. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I turned off the music and tried to hurry through my ice cream instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would of laid a bet that when she got on him about it, Camp had looked down at the floor instead of at the mantelpiece. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He grabbed for her arm but instead tugged at her blouse. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids who wanted to be kids instead of washing dishes and ironing their papa’s shirts, and the husband who wanted a wife again. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering me, the store owner turned away and left me standing there. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He made as if to take her arm, then thought better of it and put his hands into his jacket pockets instead. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His r’s, instead of purring in the back of his throat in the French manner, rolled off his tongue in the Italian. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He recognized her talent and tried to convince the studio to hire her as a writer instead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And this time there was no homework to finish or egg to eat She had come to Ayemenem to heal her wounded world, and had lost all of it instead. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered to help out with the bills instead of spending his earnings on himself. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If he cut straight across those instead of following the highway, he could save a lot of time, plus reduce the risk of being caught. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I have never fully grasped the rules of the game, so I am following my instincts instead,” Marco says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tuxedos went to the cleaners; flowers came from the florists; Bunny put away his copy of The Bride of Fu Manchu and started carrying around a volume of Homer instead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They leap in front of each other to attract attention to their goods, but the visitors ignore them, stooping instead to examine ordinary wood carvings and beaded jewelry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dark suction pulled me on, almost reassuringly, like a canoeist paddling straight at Niagara Falls instead of trying to fight the current. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had to figure out how to say isn't instead of is not, or there's instead of there is. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I should be glad it went so badly, I suppose, but I sigh instead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But instead I say, “Sure,” because I know Sam really wants to come and I know she wouldn’t be so scared if her grandma hadn’t polluted her mind with all those stories. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When the Peacekeepers move in to quiet an unruly crowd, it presses back instead of retreating. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wineseller shrugged, reached for the cup . . . and grabbed the cask instead, flinging it at her with both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Using horses instead of trucks to move the lumber. Saw it on the TV. Calling it ‘green logging.’ Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

James never regretted going to school instead of staying on the canal. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There is the kind like Tris, who, after suffering and betrayal, could still find enough love to lay down her life instead of her brother’s. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Nan cleared her throat, and instead of looking up, the woman raised her index finger and turned the page. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get to picking my scabs and think about cartoons instead of Jesus, and He sees me doing that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad has been driving Ryan and me to school instead of making us walk. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I got it fixed up so that it runs off of electricity instead of you having to pump the foot pedal. Pretty slick, huh?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Men with no work drinking from nine to five instead, down there in the lot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess that if the Latin word for feather had been frindilus instead of pinna, then you probably would have invented the word pen instead. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the National party refused to end apartheid; instead, each year the system was fortified by the promulgation of laws to entrench white rule and privilege. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would’ve expected his bright eyes to look dimmer in the night, but instead they seem to reflect the light coming from the windows above us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I can’t think of many young people who would have come after me instead of running for cover, or who would have been able to save this compound the way you did.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Waver your wings all the time, like me, instead of doing these jumps with them.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I was so used to lying instead of telling difficult truths that I welcomed the chance to deceive her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But instead I duck out of his grip and run. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was so weird he almost laughed instead. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was not to be installed in his household, where she could observe and absorb fine living, but would be forced to live with this slave girl instead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie felt a smile coming on account of Ernie’s words, but he held it in and asked instead, “So nothing ever happened to Cake?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Stumps instead of proper legs meant I had a lower center of gravity. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But instead of being on a table the pigs were arranged on a long black container, and as I started to realize what it was the fingers propelling my legs tightened and moved me closer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I guess uncommon is the word instead?” he asks. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of turning two fish into food for thousands, Elijah, you’ve turned stones into fish! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you get your hair cut off and wear it in curls like the other girls instead of those chunks wound around your head?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask her to give me nickels instead of a quarter, because it looks like more. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he was looking at the bottle instead. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was about how to make plastic from banana peels instead of petroleum. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wore, as women of the Upper East Side do, narrow black pants and a long cashmere cardigan—but instead of heels, she had on a pair of bright blue running shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Can I be mission analyst instead? I like analyzing.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The plan had been to go to Holborn Library on Theobalds Road, but I couldn’t face it, so I went to Regent’s Park instead. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux snarled and began fighting whoever that hand belonged to instead of the current. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She stripped off her many thrift-store rings and is wearing the charm necklace from her dad instead of the usual chunky array of crucifixes and silver skulls. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I skipped hand washing, and instead I pulled on my lime green shorts and my Snowberger’s baseball shirt. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take my cues from him, but instead of stopping where he stops, I slip a few feet to the right. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They were painted in white winter camouflage and had skis instead of wheels so that they could take off and land from the snow-covered airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This primitive warning system that is meant to serve us, can, instead, enslave. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to make my dad smile when he looks at my report card, instead of clenching his jaw tight. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Papa and I already pulled an old, broken one from a closet to turn in instead of our nice one. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We decided we had been Pervert Hunting, which was just like Demon Hunting except the enemy was real and dangerous instead of being the product of a kid’s overactive imagination. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take a shallow breath and look at the painting, instead of at the class, while I talk. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As a young woman, Susan B. Anthony had considered and turned down several marriage proposals, choosing to devote herself to her work instead of family. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She never wore a kerchief, instead preferring to style her graying hair in a braid around the crown of her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The first and best was that instead of being a journey of many days, Navajo High School was only twenty miles away from my home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the shock waves moving in on the plutonium were not perfectly even, some plutonium would squirt out, instead of being driven in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A can of beer opens with a single finger instead of a can opener. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The room that in most homes would be called the rec room is instead called “the schoolhouse” by George’s family. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"No. Let's follow him instead. His wife might be in a bad mood after losing the argument." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He wore a black sweater instead of green and a gray shirt instead of white, but Miss Throckmorton never once did him up for it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But Mama forgave me as usual, and I focused instead on the coming graduation from the sixth grade. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

So instead of quizzing his employer, he made a simple statement. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Jake. I did not know that. I also did not know that, since you’re such an expert on Spanish, you can now help Emma with her homework—instead of me.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell you how glad I am I came here instead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She tells me to speak to her about my adventures leading up to finding my mother instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But instead of gawping like everyone else, she smiles. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I turn to the side so that I can stare at her house instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He noted that instead of accepting Aristotle’s proof of God, the Muslim scholars turned to the atomists, Aristotle’s old rivals, whose doctrine, though out of favor, managed to survive the ravages of time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

No wonder she ran to a needle instead. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt Black Betty began to drift forward, only to jerk to a stop when Liam hit the brakes instead of the gas. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t wind up going back to Miami after the war, instead staying with my mother and attending the American School of Kinshasa. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Too bad it wasn’t me instead of him. You’d be a lot better off.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“JonJon said someone told him where the washroom was, but instead he wound up in the room with all the valuables in it. The items that were up for auction.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“I mean, the neighborhood is messed up. What are people gonna think about us leaving instead of helping fix it?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Amalgamation occurs instead in either of two ways: by merger under the threat of external force, or by actual conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And a white man from Colorado instead of a black man from South Carolina. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were streams and creeks everywhere, instead of the irrigation ditches you saw out west, and the air felt different. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In February, the professor announced that instead of a single midterm he would be giving monthly exams, the first of which would be the following week. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But instead I slipped the old photo of me standing still out of my pocket and rubbed it between my thumb and forefinger. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited hopelessly for the Keeper to find him, but instead, to his amazement, he saw Ton-Ton’s shrimp harvester shuddering and groaning over the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had almost reached the bottom of the hill, he turned the rudder to slow himself, but instead of slowing his progress, the rudder came off! Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk home instead of taking the bus. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she looks so tired, I offer to buy something with our remaining money instead. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I shoot at her, and hit the wall instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not simply because I was in the middle of Pennsylvania instead of the Bronx or Baltimore. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You are not ashamed of yourself? If only you would spend your time praying for somebody to come and tell me what happened to Ugwu instead of spying on a married woman taking a bath.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hop down from the chair and brace myself for a whole lot of hollering, but instead Ma quietly asks, “Where are the marshmallows?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

We’d decided to use food-coloring gel instead of laundry dye because the gel wasn’t made with chemicals that would harm the sea life. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

So I decided not to return to the streets and to go home instead. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“An anchor in the sky will hold their attention. Keep them on us instead of switching channels.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I supposed it seemed that way because the air was still and the fragrance just hung there, concentrated instead of blowing away on the wind. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Percy thought he might bring out his piece of firewood, but instead he produced a thin paperback book and a note on red stationery. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was simpler once the food came and they could eat instead of talk. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Had he been a statue instead of a man, he could not have been easier. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘I simply asked you whether or not it was dust. Might it, for example, be iron filings or face powder instead?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, instead I drive past where he’s been working lately, at a new subdivision out close to Glory Road. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, she lifted the clarinet to her mouth to once again focus on the music, but instead she kept thinking about the boy who had just been in the doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But instead of a swarm, Finn walked into a massacre. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wait for Ruby to trumpet with joy, but instead she just stares at the box in silence. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“If you girls are happy with the arrangement, I’m glad to have Quincy cook instead of Biddy.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By the looks of it we’re talking cold, blinding sleet, so instead of going out for a run, I take a bath. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I paint a girl with wings instead of arms, flying along the border where darkness becomes light, unsure of where she's supposed to be. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“All mine. Killed right in their pen. Poor they’d believe me anyway—so instead I took a calculated risk. devils never even had a chance to run.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“All right, so, B. cepacia is a hardy bacterium. It’s so adaptive that it actually feeds on penicillin instead of being attacked by it. So our first line of defense is...” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

If there’s a bit of food left at the bottom of the pan, she leaves it to spoil instead of transferring it to a glass dish. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We awaken, & there is a Rumor of Redcoats marching, & men scurry to their Arms & Companies — to find, instead, the Blank-Eyed Sentries on the Walls of Boston Neck, & no Sign of Marching anywhere. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hover over “Not Going” but I can’t bring myself to click on it just yet, so instead I just close the page and pull up Visual Studio. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Yes, and he'd spoken of the director instead of the head doctor; could they be one and the same? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town, instead of doubting her innocence, pitied her candor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He would have preferred to say, So be it, but instead he walked away and called over his shoulder, “I’ll talk to them.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I will not get a sermon on how fighting is not the Lord’s way, how I must learn to act from love instead of anger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The light which dashed on the ceiling steadied, and imitated rabbits rather than lions, and donkeys instead of ghouls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, instead of the plates made of bread, there were covered dishes, scented finger bowls, sumptuous table cloths, a plethora of napkins. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him how confused I am by Mama Ya-Ya’s words but, instead, I just change the subject. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

What if, instead, Falconer had hired Nick to bring me to him? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose instead of coming to get you, suppose I was coming to see you at the morgue.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Another reason to stay alert was that, instead of a disintegrating relationship, an inmate might have an extra one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his ax in his mouth and blew, but instead of the horn making music it seemed like Steady made it talk. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Jojo made as if to fling the mud ball at his sister, but aimed for the third graders in front of him instead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We’re in the freezer aisle at the grocery store and she’s reaching for the steak fries instead of the curly fries and, seriously? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Because of the harsh conditions, some husbands refused to allow their wives to go to jail, and paid the fines instead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Seven tried to scowl at her dad as he kept taking pictures, but she started laughing instead. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Two dracaenae slithered in—snake women with double serpent trunks instead of legs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If he were here instead of me, Golan would be dead already, laid out while he’d been squatting against the rail in a daze. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And how I sometimes stepped aside for them instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Let it go, and what is there instead? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He removes his hand from mine and wraps his arm around my shoulders instead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And then someone shouts, “Speech! Speech!” like I’ve done something great instead of survived something awful. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if a light particle doesn’t have enough energy to nudge the electron out, then the electron stays put; the photon skitters away instead. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A lie tumbles out of my mouth instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But instead she gave the locker one last look and walked down the hallway. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But instead of admitting this concern, I opted for the obvious. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So Miss Armstrong was to become a wife instead of a worn-out glove. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He missed it because he’s in love with Hannah Winter, and instead of going to see the judge, he spent the afternoon at a hotel with her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It should have made direct contact with his attacker’s legs, but instead it sailed through empty space. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They had loaded food, clothes, tools, and utensils in the wheelbarrow, in case they might be able to barter with comforts instead of freedom. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I hope to make her beautiful enough to receive smiles from people instead of fearful whispers and frenzied glares. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But instead, I just keep unloading boxes, keep doing my job, keep listening to Mr. Malloy talk and talk. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He jumped to test his invention—he expected to fly—but instead he fell straight down, hitting the ground like a meteor and leaving a 5.9-inch-deep crater from the impact. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the Abuja airport on his way back to Lagos, he thought of going to the international wing instead, buying a ticket to somewhere improbable, like Malabo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I curse myself for risking so much money in a Skiz bet instead of finding a more reliable way to get cash. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It looked like a mummy jar instead of a savings jar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I looked down to see what Bronwyn was doing but instead caught a glimpse of Millard on the ladder below us, surrounded by curious flashlight fish. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

That’s because instead of coming straight to the table, you linger. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If we fired them while we were pointed forward instead of backward, instead of reentering the atmosphere we would be boosted into a higher orbit, with no way to get down from it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If, instead of trying to intimidate your young brother, you would emulate him and use that mind of yours, perhaps you’d find things much easier. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy that everything had gone so well, and sad that I had not been able to go with Borman and Anders instead of Lovell. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each candle changed subdy as it was put in place; its flame rose thinner and higher, taking on a golden- white tinge instead of the cold, threatening blue. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided not to bring it up, and instead just sat quietly until we got to the house, where I went straight in my room, to be around all my things. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had not done anything great in the world but had instead reported on road-paving projects, garden club meetings, school athletes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I had enough coordination to have “attitude”! “Here, Penny, why don’t you just sit down and draw me a picture instead,” Mrs. V says, whipping out a box of crayons. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I want to play How Would You Rather Die? instead of figuring out how to live. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Saying Cecile’s words, one after another, felt like we were bringing her into our conversation instead of turning our voices on her, like we had. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with my head in the clouds instead of the flames—and certainly not in any sort of captain-mode—we Firebirds torch them. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

His face was furious, but his eyes denied the fury; instead they saw it before them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of fighting the attack, he let it take its course, and it soon passed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I think we’re going to enter the row, but Sana turns instead into the narrow space between two buildings. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So Mr. Popper, who never liked to be a nuisance to anyone, always took taxis instead. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finn was surprised that Emma had said that in front of him, instead of making up some comforting lie. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately what I needed to do, and that was to bench myself—to let Malia go see the next campus without me, sending Kristin Jones, my personal assistant, as her escort instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I might have wished for sixteen crayons instead of eight, but even when I was little, I never wished for a thousand crayons, because I knew a thousand different crayons did not exist. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

There exist many actual cases of hunter-gatherers who did see food production practiced by their neighbors, and who nevertheless refused to accept its supposed blessings and instead remained hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This version has the basic plainchant as normal, but instead of adding another line following its contours like the parallel train tracks, the new additional line stays put. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be in the cab with his daddy, but instead he was in the back with five men he did not know and Wally, who was in the grade above him and mean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I crawl out of my hidey-hole to go to my room and I see the woodworking books on the floor and read them instead. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was an awkward business, my dear, your spending the autumn at South End instead of coming here. I never had much opinion of the sea air.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But instead of going upward, the ball shot straight forward, right into the back of Craig’s head. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The reason I was standing way up on Thomsen Hill, instead of down at the game, was because I'd just got back from New York with the fencing team. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it was cheaper to feed corn to cattle, instead of raising them on hay or grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Her mother refused to buy them for her, preferring instead to buy white socks, navy blue school underpants, four gray blouses, and a dark gray skirt. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The paper came for a few days after that, and her husband, aware of how upset she was, quietly read it on the porch instead of bringing it into the house. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And instead of feeling sorry, I felt a flicker of amazement that someone like me had been able to touch a girl like her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was cut in a hundred places—but he was bleeding golden oil instead of blood. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Several of the mob gave up on him when they saw Mark, charging him instead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I was scared he was going to come to the tent, so I hid in the bushes instead.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He stood a safe distance away, legs apart and obviously ready to run, holding a stick of sugar cane nearly as tall as himself, which he had bought instead of fireworks. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say to his reflection in the subway window instead of to him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was wrong to expect her to get restless; instead she hung on to every word. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t fancy anyone. But he was a good person, and his passing is unfortunate. In the future you need to tell me these things instead of suffering the truth in silence.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was boring, and we knew that if we did not learn grammar instead of just phrases, we would never learn English. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside was a watch very like the one Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had given Ron for his seventeenth; it was gold, with stars circling around the face instead of hands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“There, instead of simulations, you get lie detector tests. All day, every day. And the final test. . .” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

This is the first one that feels, instead, like fate. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She never measured anything, instead cooking by eye, by instinct, and by touch, throwing in handfuls of flour and thumb-sized chunks of lard and drizzling in more or less cold water, depending. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At one point, he had refused to say a certain name aloud and wrote it instead on a piece of parchment, which he had thrust into the Prime Minister’s whiskey-free hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

So instead of saying anything, Ophie just bit her lip and followed her mother along the sidewalk, up the hill, in the direction of Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

On May 23 he had seemed so uncharacteristically narcotized in starting-gate drills that a bystander had remarked, “You’d swear he was a dull-witted lead pony instead of the high-strung animal he is.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the Scholars, the great buildings were libraries and universities instead of barracks and training halls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We have two clipboards now instead of one so we can split up and talk to twice as many people. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in his rush, he pulled out the picture of the roped pot instead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I decided to use ink instead of pencil, which made the whole process nerve-racking, but I ended up with only one tiny blot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And instead of numbers, they give the notes names, like "C." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I pull my eyes away and stare at the air conditioner on the wall instead. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But instead he raised the handle toward Hugo and said, “Be useful. ” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Their hands had only three fingers and a thumb, with sharp black claws instead of nails. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All day, instead of laying up in bed, she works on decorating the ten-foot Christmas tree in the foyer, making my life a vacuuming hell with all the needles flying around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Nor did I kill seals for their sinews, using instead kelp to bind the things that needed it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whittled another hook, but this time I cheated and used string to wind it together instead of bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking my hunting knife from its sheath on my belt, I kneel down to dig but whoop instead. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least a dozen mortal guards stood on the balcony, plus two monsters—reptilian women with doublesnake trunks instead of legs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, when the manager wasn’t looking, she ate the leftover wedges of toast and cold forkfuls of scrambled eggs from the plates instead of scraping them into the garbage. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So instead of preparing for my harvest, I have to make extra trips to and from the rover to answer their questions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Shoot, and you'll hit him instead,"I call out to the soldiers from beneath my handkerchief. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He immediately regretted it, because the moment those names had faces, they became people instead of parameters. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Francie didn’t notice that he said my last home instead of our last home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt to him as if he had just undergone some powerful rites of passage and now belonged to the western mountains instead of to the East Coast, fair-haired college culture. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you have one of these,” Alex says, sidling up to him, “you should do two champagne fountains instead of one. Really embarrassing to be at a wedding with only one champagne fountain.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t I have acted strong and calm like Eliza instead of blubbering like a baby? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of coming back with another defense, his face constricts, his eyes take on a shiny squint, and tears begin to seep out, his body giving way to hopelessness. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And I reminded Hadley that Mom had said she needed to go to work instead. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Also, instead of approving the idea of an unlimited number of games, it narrowed the number to thirty-six—which struck Bobby as an outrageously small number if draws weren’t going to count. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thus it came to pass that Ngawang ignored Scott’s instructions and, instead of going down, went up to Camp Two to spend the night. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now, instead of thinking of the race as a sum of infinite parts, think of it as a limit of finite sub-races. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to London next month,” she said instead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, because if you were me, you’d prefer that that video was released instead of videos of you acting ratchet at the Ring,” Shana says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I set my phone down and dig around for my sketchpad and pencils instead. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

People who might ordinarily walk to someone’s house were sending messages instead. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had a reading teacher who made me read picture books instead of chapter books because she said the pictures would help me understand the words that were beyond my reading level. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tidbit, instead of silently slipping from the wagon, shouted, “Who be that, Amari?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was still time to do my homework, but I watched the feed instead. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to tell me why I’m sitting in your backyard instead of our normal coffee shop?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Misfortune, oh, say, like opening up a box that you think contains forty-eight water bottles, only to find that it’s full of ÁguaViva independent multi-tiered distributor brochures instead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank goodness,” said Hermione weakly, pointing her wand at Mrs. Black instead; with a bang, the curtains swished shut again and silence fell. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The others cheer as he gives the car an instruction to take us into Shibuya instead of back to our dorms. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We spoke of ourselves instead, of fond imaginings and impossible things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps in the repose of their dreams, their daughter is different, a responsible girl instead of one who sneaks out. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Here they’d been afraid something terrible was in store for them—instead, their mission had leaped forward! The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And in that instant saw the city, instead of the bombs, in the air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed weird to me that the government specifically chose the Colorado forest instead of a military base. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The experimenters found, though, that the infants did not respond as predicted to the appearance of the ball, but instead did not look significantly longer than they did when the objects were not swapped. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand instead, and she meets my gaze, surprised by the gesture, and maybe a little disappointed, but she understands the necessity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Just everybody,” I’m about to say, “just everybody hates me,” but instead I get lost reading all the subway car ads. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A couple mornings a week we went fishing, but always on the Yazoo instead of the Tallahatchie. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The marquee didn’t have screens with electronic letters—instead, it had black letters that had to be stuck to the sign. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She stepped out into the hallway, determined to face down his insolence, or his mockery, and was confronted instead by her sister, clearly in distress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But I pound it back against the headrest instead. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

After the first time he touched her, Deborah swore she’d never wear another pair of jeans with snaps instead of zippers again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have a good idea what she does instead of coming to the museum, though. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

That floorwalker could have simply said that monkeys bite or that popcorn is not their natural diet or something like that—but instead he had to think he was a schoolteacher. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

My sisters gave us an elegant lunch—meaning our meat came from a tin instead of the slaughter shed—on a clean tablecloth in the apartment they shared three stories above the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But he refused to let go and instead pulled the noose tighter until the Zhen, unable to breathe, fell to the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She took it out and started to bring her arm down, to drop the sandwich into the street, but instead she put it back into her pocket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She gave up the sky with its signal-fire stars, and flew instead down to Weep to find out what her mercy had set in motion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even her glasses had black frames instead of their usual red ones. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You were downstairs. You could have just run away. But instead, you decided to dive into a crowd of armed Dauntless all by yourself. And I’m willing to bet you weren’t carrying a gun.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, though, and I could see that she was trying her very best to stay quiet, to think around the notion for a moment instead of steaming right through it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace could see her mentally ripping out the carpet in their living room, adding a second wing, or quite possibly abandoning Grace’s father and her to live in this house instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Okay, maybe not. Maybe I talk to lawyer instead.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our arms would be touching if I’d stop being such a weirdo and start eating, but instead, I take a couple gulps of my iced tea and just sit. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The woman looked away from Mom and spoke to Wilfred instead. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I would be so happy when my body cast was off, but instead I feel like a turtle that’s lost half of her shell. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I want to ask about that day she looked into my eyes and said, “St. Francis provides opportunities for our students to travel the world,’ ’but instead I ask, “Why was I chosen for this?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He’d never tell her “I told you so,” and instead whispers, “You look gorgeous. But if you’re cold, you can put my jacket on.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I thought he must be going to the porch; I listened, standing quiet, and instead heard him turn in the opposite direction—toward the back of the house, toward me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Many of those who weren’t natural writers gave interviews instead, and allowed their memories to be collected and published. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But instead of attacking me the Horse let out a wild, shocking cry that sent me reeling back ward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came up behind me but instead of getting mad, she picked up the silver-plaited hairbrush and started brushing my hair like she used to do when I was little. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

For he saw that instead of a spear he bore a tall staff, as it were a standard, but it was close-furled in a black cloth bound about with many thongs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He wears the same jeans as yesterday, but a dark red T-shirt instead of his black one, probably borrowed from one of the Amity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It contains two large T-shirts, which Radar and Ben are very excited about, because it means they can be guys-wearing-gigantic-shirts-over-silly-robes instead of just guys-wearing-silly-robes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Only instead of sounding like rain splashing anytime it wanted to, the Thug had it sounding like it was coming down in a steady, bouncing way. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But instead I go back to my bed and ready myself for a sleepless night. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Most such tailor-made systems modify existing alphabets, though some instead design syllabaries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s strange to me that no one else in the stadium knows what happened, that they must really think the two sparks of light in the balcony seating were blown transistors instead of gunfire. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The missionaries supplied us with uniforms instead: shorts, a shirt, shoes, sometimes a jacket. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He concentrated, instead, on studying barnacles, writing papers on geology, dissecting sea animals, and tending to his family. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a universe where I went to school and am safely sitting in English class instead of almost being hit by a car. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite part, though, was seeing Betty’s father cook for her instead of vice versa! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I might have plans. How about making it thirty bucks instead?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A few of them wore jeans and T-shirts instead of saris or salwars and kameezes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I just toss the ball from beside the pipe railing and teach Sherlock to put the ball in my hand instead of at my feet. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Salma aunty chatters happily as she rolls her dough out like pizza, but instead of tomato sauce, she tops it with special butter called ghee. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Many a priest and priestess before her had been brought down by false visions, by seeing what they wished to see instead of what the Lord of Light had sent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say instead, because she is trying to be kind. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ever since then, instead of paying money for school, I dean the tile floors of the nuns’ house. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of playing with stones and acorns. Just think, a real board instead of squares scratched in the dirt.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The emblem on the copyright page was nearly identical to the Bayside Press logo, but instead of a seagull there was a black bird. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, we looked around for something to clean her up with, but she just wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her shirt instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nuwa, the goddess who instead of legs had a tail like a fish, heard the cries from earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The marble landed on the ground, instead of in the bull's-eye cup. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The thump of a thousand Jackboots was now the shuffle of ragged shoes; instead of the roar of tanks, the crickety click of cart wheels. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Pete, Otis, unload the hay burners and get them watered, will you? Use the stream instead of troughs. We’re conserving water.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“If you send us back,” she said instead, slowly, “there is no saying what he will do to us.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

So Auggie had to go to the hospital instead of going to my sixth birthday party. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’m about to ask if something is wrong, but when we get to the stop sign, Mama takes a right instead of the left that would lead us home. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

So, instead I spent today walking around the neighborhood. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The moths tested the terrace doors first, but found most of them closed, and far too well made for any cracks that might admit them, so they flew down the chimneys instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She’s not wearing any makeup, and her hair is tied back in a ponytail instead of being hair-sprayed out to there. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The mounts dutifully lowered themselves, speeding closer to the surfaces instead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Con helped Shae climb back onto her own mare; she stubbornly refused to faint and instead had to grit her teeth over every bump in the road. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’d found someone else instead, someone who wasn’t his mentor at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of ripping the ropes out of their hands and smashing the canoes against the rocks, the force of the current kept the canoes pinned underwater. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

One day, for exam-ple, I made a special phone call for him because, instead of going to the hospital, he had somehow ended up at the School Building and missed a medical appointment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it had been Beatrice who had done this thing instead of me she would have put on her other dress and gone down again to welcome her guests. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t realize you had become my therapist instead of my girlfriend. That’s a surprise. Do you take insurance?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Since they could no longer put goodies in the lockers of the players, they just handed the stuff to them instead or dropped it off at their houses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But knowing that Zeitoun’s ordeal was caused instead by systemic ignorance and malfunction—and perhaps long-festering paranoia on the part of the National Guard and whatever other agencies were involved—was unsettling. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I had expected bombed-out buildings and instead find myself confronted with broken human bodies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But instead I walk out of the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He seriously typed “wink wink” instead of two wink emojis. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of flinging angry words, she takes my face in her hands. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But Rumpff refused to recuse himself and instead offered the assurance that his judgment in the Defiance case would have no influence on him in this one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A warm body instead of a rotting one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Anyway, they decided instead to spend their time making some things they could use when they finally could return to Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the pen, but instead of signing it she just stood there with her head bent and the pen shaking in her hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can pretend you found it first thing in the morning. Then you can get the whole day off, instead of just an hour or so this afternoon." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Why couldn’t your mom have dated a nice doctor instead?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering when Genie asked, Grandpop headed for the door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Or are large populations and complex societies instead the cause, somehow leading to intensification of food production? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Should I call and face the problem or not call and enjoy a few hours of lonely, nerve-wracking boredom, instead of my usual lonely, depressing boredom? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward we’re supposed to start on our homework while the teacher grades the quizzes, but my notebook fills up with doodles instead. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Here I was with all the firsthand information she could ever dream of, but instead, the quiet continued to stretch between us while she studied the ground. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Only, instead of picking the smartest guy in school, Zach had zeroed in on somebody who didn’t even seem to know what a PA system was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to me as though we’re friends instead of enemies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But instead of learning what the future held, I'd been dragged to downtown San Jose so my parents could fill out paperwork with our immigration lawyer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

My father had simply run out of money to pay tuition, joining the Army instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When we could be father and son full-time, instead of forty-seven minutes a day. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then Mrs. Park says something about how he should feed me butter instead to fatten me up. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The high-rises were built by Richard Daley’s father so that the migrants from down South would be vertical instead of being spread out all over the city. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relief was tremendous, but quickly bled into something else: a heightened awareness of the stranger who was in his bed instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I loved evenings when Amma felt strong enough to prepare dinner for us, instead of the other way around. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the law courts the judges were dispensing the King’s new law, instead of file fierce law of Fort Mayne. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They talked about revolution vs. reform and anarchism vs. socialism, and Andrew was struck, as he always had been, by the way Sasha carefully considered things instead of just echoing the opinions of other people. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was no longer sad but was angry instead. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Holly resisted the urge to punch the pale human again, turning instead to Butler. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And now, instead of coming to rehearsal prepared with crisp one-dollar bills in her hand, she would come in with crisp five-dollar bills. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We all sat down and watched television instead, and my cousins and my brother talked about football. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“When they announce me,” he says, “you go onstage instead.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He expected the Mass to begin as it always did, but instead Father Franco said he had some announcements to make. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

My thoughts start to drift back to my skin, and I make myself think instead about the story I started, the one that’s waiting for me in the sycamore hollow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d rather pretend that I’m not sure what people think of me instead of being forced to carry around physical proof of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We should have been rallying around her and being proud of what she had done, but instead we ridiculed her.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Kevin, I’d thought, was headed to medical school, but then he swerved, deciding to put off schooling and instead pursue a sideline interest in becoming a sports mascot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That congratulatory conversation is occurring instead among the laughing guards while their dogs lie on the ground, finally quieted, chewing bones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She said “dummy” so nicely, like she was calling him “sweetheart” instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But instead, I squeeze the labels tighter in my hand and try to ignore the karate-chopping in my stomach. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

But mostly he tried to move on from HeLa, focusing instead on growing normal and cancerous cells from the same patient, so he could compare them to each other. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“People who live in harmony with the laws of this world instead of twisting them for their own gain.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My concerns revolved instead around the diminishing supply of oxygen in my tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But at least it meant I got to sit and listen instead of stumbling around on the court. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mama had let me sleep in rag rollers the night before, so I had big corkscrew curls instead of my usual pigtails, and she put bobby pins in my hair, crisscrossing two on each side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I think to give her a gentle kiss on the ear, but instead I just snuggle a little closer and whisper into it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I had expected to see a carp the size of a river carp, perhaps a little bigger and slightly orange instead of brown. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They forced factories that had made junk food to crank out healthy food instead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think he’s going to shake my hand again, but instead he shoves his hands into his pockets. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to start the next one, but I decide to open the Notes app on my phone instead. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit had him beaten, but instead of pulling away, he eased himself up and galloped alongside, going just fast enough to keep Exhibit a notch behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must buy fertilizer from someone else instead of getting it from animals on the farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She thought, If only she had been wearing fine clothes, silk or satin instead of the torn shabby suit. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the cafeteria, instead of people leaving Ty alone, instead of them cracking their stupid jokes to each other, a bunch of them had decided they'd sit with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

In a lot of ways, living with Charlie was like having my own place, and I found myself reveling in the aloneness instead of being lonely. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everything he does seems slower, like he's in complete control of time and makes it match his pace instead of the other way around. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This is what Ralph would have liked to think about instead: a chicken cooked and cooling. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see this is to be a sailing boat after all, instead of a barge,” said Brother Luke. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They shake instead, remaining fixed in place like deep roots. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not escaping; instead, I’m following a new trail. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He unlocks the doors instead of rolling down the window. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One evening, he asked if he could walk me back to where I was living instead of my taking the bus. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And instead of running, Bryson just turned around, put his hands up, and did his best. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’m tempted to point out to him that everything on the menu is about the exact same price, but instead I thank him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had no time to go look for him, since the attack was sudden, but instead had to run into the bush alone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“She thinks the church is now the enemy to fight—and feels worried that I stay back with the children—as she says—instead of going ahead with her.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

By time I came along, most everybody in Banks County thought General Tweedy had been a high monkity-monk in the Army of the Confederacy instead of just in the home guard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Something where we talked about how you were gone, instead of dancing around what happened. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You gotta grasp on to it, hold it tight and use it as ammunition. You use that anger to get things done instead of just stewing in it.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him about the day, but instead, I pulled the covers up over me and smiled. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“One hundred and thirty on the risk they bring it, plus this here as an early payment, the risk in exchange for getting this March instead of us waiting on all of it ’til June? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s too rough on your cheeks and nose, so you use the white sheet instead. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If the eligibility date for Canadian hockey were later in the year, he might have been watching the Memorial Cup championship from the stands instead of playing on the ice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Miss Kuckenbacker’s pupils have informed the editor that the mouse exhibited in her classroom was not captured as reported but was instead a pet of Ryan Bramble, a member of the class.’” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The younger one also lacked her mother’s abundant hair; instead she had thin curls stuck tight to her scalp as though glued there. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I just know Momma is going to make me repeat it louder, but instead, she nods. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Two years before Margaret Draper retired, the district reorganized its school system and sent sixth graders to middle school instead of elementary. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to take it at first, saying it belonged with him or his children instead of me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was grateful that he did not say anything about Amaka’s statement, that he talked about the sweet-smelling rains instead and sang along with the robust Igbo choruses coming from his cassette player. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I let myself dream: I imagined conversation and laughter over dinner instead of silence broken only by the clinking of silverware and the occasional grunt. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was odd, but in the deepening silence the Wart found himself able to move more silently, instead of less. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the tent, people toss them at each other like snowballs, though instead of breaking they bounce off of their targets, floating gently down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You see? So pretty. Very, very pretty. Take her instead.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had never seen the eunuch dress in anything but silk and velvet and the richest damasks, and this man smelled of sweat instead of lilacs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They don’t even let Caleb help them, because we’re supposed to keep to ourselves tonight instead of gathering in the family room, so we can think about our results. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jonas and his family had not been looking forward to Fritz’s bicycle, which they realized would probably too often be dropped on the front walk instead of wheeled neatly into its port. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He often wished that his army thought as he did instead of being just a mob of incompetents. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Whether Thales’ conclusion was correct is not as important as his approach: The world was not made by the gods, but instead was the work of material forces interacting in Nature. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say, Good morning, but I just grin instead. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

So, instead, I walked to the area where all the shops and video stores are. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

So, instead of speaking, I take a step toward the wide concrete stairs that will carry us to the door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I expect the stupid boy to shout “Aliens!” again, but instead a girl wearing pink ballet tights raises her hand. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"So instead of telling a teacher, you jumped on him?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They probably thought movie stars always hung out in the Lavender Room when they came to New York, instead of the Stork Club or El Morocco and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But instead of giving me stuff, can you help my uncle?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“This way,” I tell him when he starts heading straight instead of right. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing not to sit on the furniture, she crouched, instead, in doorways and hallways, and observed gestures and manners in the same way a person tends to watch traffic in a foreign city. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think you’d better listen to me instead of behaving in this uncontrolled way,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of chopping the tree down he went to see a certain woman who was well known in that part for using charms to solve difficult problems. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Outside, I find Julia in a tight circle with the group of girls we sat with at lunch the other day, instead of waiting for me with Isabella like she’s supposed to. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Going to actually see something instead of looking at it from a roof or a window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My great-uncle Terry, Robbie’s husband, had abandoned a career as a plumber for the same reason, instead becoming a Pullman porter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It worked best with wine grapes, but Mr. D was restricted from growing those, so they grew strawberries instead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Manchee gets twixt me and the girl, like he’s following her now instead of me, and off they go in the dark. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Soft mouth, curls draped around her shoulders, a jeweled hair comb instead of a crown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He had returned a sweater and got drunk in the middle of the day instead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gary pipes up, "Me too," and I'm tensing my fists, my jaw locked, and I just want to scream, but instead I say, "Whatever, I'm going home," because / don't have a fake ID. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

So instead I tell him I have to take my mom to some doctor for her sleep problems. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Millions of acres of forests were sprayed instead of thou sands as before, in an effort to save the balsams, which are the mainstay of the pulp and paper industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

We want to kiss each other good-bye, but instead we wave like awkward dorks and get into our cars and drive away in different directions. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could take the exam instead of me.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of a scrawny kid, I find myself staring up at a smirking face. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

But the heady excitement of turning one tune into two at no extra cost had another spin-off: organum where one voice stood still instead. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If we were in one of those light dug-outs that they have been building lately instead of this deeper one, none of us would be alive. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would try to find a source, instead, among the most disreputable, dangerous group of Oklahomans: the outlaws of the Osage Hills. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

What she didn’t know was that Papa would whisper to Mary Toy to start hollering, and then commence swatting the mattress instead of her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Except, instead of roosters or rats, the entertainment of the night appeared to be human. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pull the thread, unravel the scarf of my silence and start again from the beginning, but instead I said, “I.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Words that you would like to hear are “Take me instead. I will go to the dungeon in my sons place.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I can tell. He’s got sketch written all over him. Do you want to sign up to move in with him instead?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a wonder David didn’t ask my permission instead of her mother’s!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he wanted me to take his hand, but I took Mom’s instead. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I try to read but remember instead how nice it was when Madge didn’t laugh at me when Noah made me jump with his trumpet blast, or when I fell out of the instrument closet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Amma caught him, instead of letting him crack his head on the floor. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

What if instead of that, someone simply told us they were changing the rules, and that we couldn’t go there anymore, no matter what we wanted? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She tried to sound contemptuous but sounded uncertain instead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Had the bolas come in massed, coordinated onslaughts instead of being wielded by individual soldiers as they thought opportune, Pizarro might well have met his match. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We’re all still really close, like we’re huddled around a fireplace in a cold forest instead of a dinner table that has no business seating six people. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But instead of going hot she felt numb. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He's looking at her instead of the camera. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Except instead of little itchy red dots, I hear Mom and Sam in my head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At this everybody felt uncomfortable, and Kay, instead of flying into his usual passion, hung his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed out of the parking space, drove to the farthest corner of the parking lot, and thought about calling 911, but called Charlie instead. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Randolph’s waiting room reminds me of the vet’s except with kids instead of animals. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her aqua hair lies flat instead of in spikes and you can see the roots growing in gray. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then in August 1781 came a report that de Grasse had decided instead to sail to Chesapeake Bay to fight British forces in Virginia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to laugh, to keep talking with her, but instead I said nothing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just use your powers to win the lottery or make money grow on trees instead of stealing food?” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The theater troupe laughed, and a few of them applauded as if Count Olaf had done something very brave instead of something despicable. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mom made dolls instead, gave me brown cloth dolls with big brown eyes. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I just turned around and went out through the yard gate instead. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

That weird scrawl of small and large letters that slant to the left instead of to the right. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But that night in bed, instead of being happy, I felt kind of sad. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbes stripped the human personality for any capacity for love or tenderness or even simple fellow- feeling, leaving instead only fear. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was possible that seeing Cleopatra might stir feelings of compassion instead of triumph in the hearts of the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re thinking about a burger too much instead of just eating it.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But then you dropped that marble, and folks looked at you instead.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She still approaches everything with a question instead of an answer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Besides the night Lily did' my makeup, this is the only other time I can ever remember actually feeling like I had a real sister instead of a stranger living in the next bedroom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Is that the choice you will make—to fight me and die instead of bowing down? Prophecies never end well, you know.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dorothy updated her classes with a unit called Wartime Mathematics, teaching students to apply arithmetic operations to household budgeting and wartime ration books and updating classic word problems with airplanes instead of cars. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For one night every year, I wish I was Sarah instead of Sara. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My mother pulled off the inner layer of her traditional cotton dress and used that instead. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But instead of arresting the white boy who threw the stone, he arrested a black man. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was entirely fortuitous that Ralph bought a filly instead of a colt. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I fell backward instead, never letting go, and managed to pull Ben into my boat on top of me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a tradition in our house to binge on bad disaster movies instead of football or parades. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t nod. And whatever you do, don’t go the wrong way and step forward instead of back. I’ll count you off. On three.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s even worst when they don’t come right out and say they’re disappointed but instead look at me and wrinkle their brow then turn away whilst shaking their head a little. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clifton didn’t say anything after that, and I figured maybe he was waiting for me to look at him instead of at my shoes. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was the youngest matron and the only one that seemed to actually talk to the orphans instead of at them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“People shouldn’t place all their hopes on these rubs and things. Maybe if they read about King Solomon in the Bible instead of using that oil with his name, they’d be better off.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He should stay focused, give it more time, but instead, he keeps coming back to the binder. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rillieux figured out that if the sugar syrup was heated in a series of special sealed pans, instead of in open cauldrons, the whole process would be transformed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

There are so many things I could say, but instead I cut right to the bone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When we still kept the Old Way, lived by the axe instead of the pick, taking what we would, be it wealth, women, or glory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mama gave him the look. and he wrapped his hands around his glass instead. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The woman turned out to be a Washington socialite, but it could so easily have been Elizebeth instead. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hailey grabs the TV remote and flicks the game off, turning to a detective show instead. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t dressed in surgical scrubs that day, instead in a button-down navy blue suit and yellow tie. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inside my head, thousands of monsters played a painful game of catch, but instead of a ball, it was a brown leatherbound missal that they threw to each other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But since it was past midnight, the kitchen was closed, so the trio repaired instead to an all-night local eatery on Sixth Avenue, the Waldorf Cafeteria—a Greenwich Village hangout for artists, writers, and roustabouts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had tried to copy him, but wound up splintering the wood instead. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt had read the message aloud for those who couldn’t see the paper, but instead of erupting in confusion, the Gladers all stood dumbfounded. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Heaven, the place I was supposed to go, but instead I ended up here. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I got to Kyla, instead of shaking her hand I hugged her tight, because I really felt as if she was a huge part of my win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I like to pretend I’m Jane Goodall, except with squirrels instead of chimpanzees. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I started saying “we” instead of “I,” as in “We’ll meet you there” or “We like fajitas.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

No longer a tall eastern white pine, instead a slanted one with all branches hanging like sad arms toward the ground. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes expressly focusing on black and brown children, theorists suggested that America would soon be overcome by "elementary school youngsters who pack guns instead of lunches" and who "have absolutely no respect for human life." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My sneaker slipped on a bar, and I went down instead of up. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns instead to the big white truck in his driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t do that-—instead I talked about why I thought it was an important question. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Certainly not if you're buying cars, I wanted to say, but instead I asked her about the Pickett disappearance. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As if the electric buzzer’s light lit up my head instead of the scoreboard. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And I go out the front instead, down the steps, and down the sidewalk toward the bench. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The first time I ever did that, small starbursts of Mouse’s blood remained, so from then on I set them adrift on the current instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was Hermes’ son; a noisy, merry god, the Homeric Hymn in his honor calls him; but he was part animal too, with a goat’s horns, and goat’s hoofs instead of feet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her closed eyelids, she had imagined the skin of her tummy brown instead of blue, decorated with the old woman's exquisite flourishes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was upset and melancholy, but life, instead of ending at this moment, was just beginning for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius instead fell backward, and the bus, exhaling diesel exhaust, rumbled past an inch or two from his desert boots. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could give him a cookie, but instead, I shove another one deliberately in my mouth and lick the crumbs off my lips. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Francie began using her right hand instead of the left after the vaccination and never had trouble afterwards. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were in front of her house in no time, but instead of turning in, she kept right on going. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But I decide to do a painting instead of a mural. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I sometimes wish you had the kind of work that lasted all year, instead of just from spring until fall,” she said. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up with one hand to tear at the fingers that strangled me, but instead of warm flesh, my nails sank into unyielding cord. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

So instead, he addressed all the inmates of Auburn in September 1913, a day before joining them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To omit the comma after “detour” would have the sentence suddenly coasting at speed again instead of slowing to the final halt. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He carried the plates to the sink, but instead of running the tap he looked out the window. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Again, neither of them made a sound as they fell—as if they’d disappeared instead of falling. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But instead, more thoughts, more questions, more memories. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mother had her first half-dozen babies at home, instead of in hospitals, because she liked to run the house and help Dad with his work, even during the confinements. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was spotless like Gran’s house, but instead of smelling Lysol, I caught a whiff of dryer sheets, the summer-breeze kind. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And instead of standing out as something superior, I ended up just being one of the phonies. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I scan the tent for Marlena and instead see a panther slide through the connection into the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She’d stashed them under there while she bathed and dressed herself with every intention of going downstairs to wait for Mr. Ballantine, and then promptly passed all the way out instead. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was why the hunters, instead of swarming us, had stayed inside and shot from the second story. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Despite admonishments from nearly every family member, Travis spent more time with the turkeys instead of less. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But instead, we turned another square of ground. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you have matches, you should light your cigarette first, so you breathe in the “harmful sulfur” instead of them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He told me about Copernicus and Kepler and why Newton’s apple fell down instead of up. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

What we now call Euclidean space-time is very similar except that it has four dimensions instead of two. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is there not a single large satellite instead of a ring system around Saturn? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do this ... I don’t know. It’s fun. It’s a party. What do you do instead of parties?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like trying to swim through thick air instead of water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Which means two little plants instead of two big ones.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It might have been a painting instead of a real place. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d think Grandpa and Miss Love had just disappeared, instead of being off in New York enjoying Mama’s trip. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I find her at her computer where she’s supposed to be writing a book but instead is staring up at the ceiling like it’s full of stars. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She concentrated on feeling calm, but instead she kept feeling overcome with the seriousness of their life now. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

We don’t have traffic lights on our streets; instead, policemen stand on raised metal boxes, in the middle of the intersections directing traffic. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might want me to hear them that way, but they’re burning me up instead. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“But I have a really great idea. Next time why don’t you have your brother jump dead drunk off this cliff instead of mine?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I open a beer instead, which I regret immediately. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And instead of telling anyone, he did his research in advance and waited for her to get caught. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The cafe served refried beans with my eggs instead of grits like they did back in Marshall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a banquet, and never had Ranofer been so glad to see plenty, instead of not enough. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I run faster than I can possibly run, like I’m breathing adrenaline instead of air. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus grabs for Izzi, but I shove her out of the way, and his arm wraps around my neck instead, choking off my air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

With the infinitive, use eager instead: / was eager to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, with the sweep of a pen, my mother lost her name and became a Dragon instead of a Tiger. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We decided to go to the park instead. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

With the help of a dictionary, Robbie had read five pages in a morning and then given up and made do with the illustrations instead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But instead, when she sees me looking, she moves her arm like she’s about to wave but stops herself before she does. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But I had decided on teaching instead; it is also a job of helping people, though perhaps not as much as nursing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

My mother had been looking for love, and instead she’d found T. Ray and the farm, and then me, and I had not been enough for her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coyote never succeeded; instead, his plans always backfired. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Finished with her story, she refolds the paper and starts to put it back in her pocket before handing it to me instead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jairo I decide that when my head begins to pound from now on, I will shut my eyes and count to 7, instead of by 7s. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a while a guy wearing a Lonestar Arena T-shirt came out and tried to adjust the line so that instead of sticking straight out from the ticket window, it went parallel to the building. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Having no nib, I was unable to write another word about ‘The Life Story of a Penny’, but I was made to finish it the next afternoon instead of playing games. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out to take it, but he places it over my head instead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After we crossed the swamp, the real trouble started, because the rebels began shooting their guns at people instead of shooting into the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I feel like lam not hearing anything new—just the same philosophy that spawned the factions, driving people to manipulate their genes instead of separating into virtue- based groups. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This is what you need to remember: Use be instead of was or were after someone suggests, insists, asks, requests, requires, or demands that something be done: I demand that I be excused. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dodges the punch, but instead of trying again, I seize his arm as hard as I can and wrench it to the side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our fellow travelers do not acknowledge our presence, instead they stare passively at the road. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used a pot instead, and my job was to dump it all down the hole inside the little moon house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There were two main horrors to which it was subject, the first of which was toe horror peculiar to all balls of string—that they invariably became tangles instead of balk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And instead there was something ladylike and delicate about her that was hard to point out. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her passport, which the Greek government had granted under the condition that she leave the country immediately, bore her mother’s maiden name, Aristos, instead of Stephanides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we go out to the cremation grounds instead and bury bone shards? Or we can play Catch the Beheaded Thing! I’ve always liked that game.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Identifying markers were placed on the tents, making it seem as if it were a rebel training ground instead of a Corporation outpost. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When the Hand-to-Hand Centurion screams at me for poor technique, I barely hear him, instead considering what will happen to Hel and me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Nor did they adopt bows and arrows, remaining instead with their spears and spear-throwers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I shouldn’t judge people for saying yous instead of you or mines instead of mine. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you find out instead of arguing about it now?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes work for me not to return her gaze, to instead focus on Mirjam's schoolwork in my lap. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It floats instead of sinking and begins to drift away in the current. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He could protect the girls, instead of merely...well, keeping them hydrated. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get all judgy, either, when they told me they’d buried you in a cemetery near Aunt Maureen’s, instead of here, where I can see the grave and put flowers on it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly. But obviously it’s important, or else why would it be called key grip instead of average grip or not-so-critical grip?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her story is unique, for instead of a god in love with an unwilling maiden, a maiden is in love with an unwilling god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of our conversation, instead, centered on Rosy Franklin. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“If you had spent the night in your hotel room instead of with these immoral girls, you’d both feel as good as I do today.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Except, he’s bending forward instead of backward, so it isn’t as hard. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Sundays instead of going to church we went to the movies. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the proselytizing of the Mbekela brothers, my father remained aloof from Christianity and instead reserved his own faith for the great spirit of the Xhosas, Qamata, the God of his fathers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re clearly meant to accommodate parties of six or eight instead of just two. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

His first chapter is instead a lengthy account of how our domesticated plants and animals arose through artificial selection by humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on making my eyes move so that instead of looking at Mum’s shoulder I was looking at her face. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and called me a romantic when I asked him to write me notes instead of texting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The church is large and made of brick; on the top of it, instead of a cross, there’s a thing that looks like an onion and goes around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others he collected for museums hut slipped into his own pocket or knapsack instead. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Why would Mom go out with her friend instead of coming home? We’ve hardly seen her!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I used instead the root of a tree which I shaped into a point and hardened in the fire. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind,” she asked, “if I call you by your whole name instead of your nickname?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they finally arrived back in war-devastated Germany, instead of being welcomed home, they were called traitors. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

As a Three, eager for his juice and crackers at snacktime, he one day said “smack” instead of “snack” as he stood waiting in line for the morning treat. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure that’s why we live here instead of in the Estates at East Hampton, or the Manors of Coventry, or the Villas at Versailles. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t look back; instead I quickened my pace. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to go against reason, follow emotion instead, keep the giant off balance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then I floated, and instead of going on I felt myself slide back. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Software becomes something you rent, instead of something you own. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe instead of buying a house, we look into a place in the new building?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I shifted and twisted until Laleh got annoyed and leaned against the window instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You knit in a perpetual circle instead of turning back at the end of a row.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I want to ask about the hospital, but I’m worried if I ask anything he’ll go quiet and disappear, so instead I write: How should we celebrate? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So we talk about beaches and the weather instead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even paintings acquire a new prominence by protruding slightly from the curved walls, instead of receding into them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of heading to her grandmother, Candice was on a beeline to James Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes,” she said gingerly, “when there’s been a death, it drives a family apart, instead of together.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I should have been thinking of my friend, teetering between this world and whatever comes next, but instead I thought of what I said to Tobias. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

What if that was why Mom wanted them to be in this world, instead of wherever they’d started out? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on her knee instead, and that felt so good, so new, he stopped thinking about his mom for a few minutes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I look at the image of her instead. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In late October 1942, news of another transport reached Schindler, so he kept his Jewish workers at the factory overnight instead of sending them back to the ghetto. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The policeman was just opposite and I reached down instead, picking it up and walking off in the same motion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those memories make me feel like I’ve lost a thousand different people instead of only one. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They drove new cars, vacationed at summer houses more commodious than C.P.’s tiny frame house, and kept fine stables of horses instead of a chain-link kennel with a couple of dogs inside. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She said that she will continue the experiments on Tobias instead of you,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Is that why to the simplest and friendliest of questions: “What is your name?” put to you by Moses, You would not say, and said instead “I am who I am.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He refused to let go, instead hauling me closer so he could snarl his next words in my face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But instead she sprang away and took up Briony’s hairbrush and stood in front of the mirror vigorously brushing out her hair. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But instead we have to be standing in the square at two o'clock waiting for the names to be called out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Stuck with a crazy sister who prays all the time instead of doing any work.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

‘Because,’ Sophie said, blushing a little, ‘if they go down instead of up, they’ll be coming out somewhere else with an even louder and ruder noise.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied medicine, but found it not to his liking and turned instead to farming, which he followed in a relaxed and scientific way on the family estate in Berwickshire. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cristofori’s invention, instead of plucking the strings, tapped them with a gentle hammer tipped with deerskin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were clearly upset about other stuff. A song didn’t make them do anything. All these people are using me as a cop-out instead of asking what the real problems are.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I bent closer to look at them, I saw that their stems were uneven, and they were tied with twine, like they were hand-cut instead of from a store. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Fair Knightess, a better mudder, was left in the race, and Pollard opted to ride her instead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So then why is this jar of artichoke hearts three ninety- eight instead of three ninety-nine?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mixed them together with a long spoon until the mixture was no longer the pale amber color of the whiskey and looked like water instead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean to say yes, but I shake my head instead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Except now it was a joke instead of a reminder. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that’s not the right comparison. Maybe it would be too easy to turn down the brandy. Perhaps I should have made our alcoholic a heroin addict instead.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted a more creative career instead, and he set out to develop the skills to become a playwright. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

So instead of giving in to fear, I put fear aside and thought. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

So he left a whole noodle, instead of a half. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He sat next to her on a plane, on a flight from Delhi to Montreal, and instead of flying home to his wife and son, he got off with the woman at Heathrow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We turn the music off, and suddenly we are back to being Franny and Suzy, just regular kids instead of rock stars. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then, instead of giving up, they made another probe to resupply Hermes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking out across the water hazard that fronted the small flat green, a seven iron in his hand, calculating wind and distance, wondering if he should reach instead for an eight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a blank screen instead of paper, and the whole contraption glowed, emitting a warm but not entirely friendly smell. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We’ll bring the rains back, Pond. You’ll see. And soon, your waters will return, and I can call you Lake instead of Pond.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I saw that instead of her usual housecoat she was dressed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Feels like I’m entering a prison instead of my school. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Markey answers, but instead of letting me in, she stands in the doorway, the door pulled close around her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I expected him to ignore me like he always did, but instead he waved and started walking along next to me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

To this day August and June wonder how our lives would have been different if one of them had answered the phone instead of May. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or in other words, gravitational effects should travel with infinite velocity, instead of at or below the speed of light, as the special theory of relativity required. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like there were four party hats and one had seven stripes instead of six. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the Georgia legislature declared a prohibition against alcoholic beverages in 1907, Papa quit making or drinking beer—he believed in being law-abiding—and the churches started using fruit nectars instead of wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I longed to speak Lithuanian instead of German. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Satchmo even thought that maybe he had it all wrong, that maybe Brutus wasn't Ms. Adam's guard dog, but instead, she was Brutus's guard lady. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

They climbed the high steps that led to the Gran’s home in record time, and Seven was grateful to be floating instead of being on foot. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That was quite the performance you gave earlier. I particularly enjoyed the fainting. I’m sure the theater lost a fine actor when you chose to devote yourself instead to murder and cannibalism.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They had decided to skip a scheduled four-hour nap and instead began exploring right away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After another interminable minute had passed, Kate said, “I’m sick of waiting. I say forget the plan and let’s try to rescue Milligan instead.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They found Art with some weed in the bathroom, but he’s the best wrestler we’ve got, so instead of suspending him from the team, they sent him here.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“When you’re in a library, researching a topic, you’re on a scavenger hunt, looking for clues and prizes in books instead of your attic or backyard.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

And can we not dress him instead in Raiment of Silk, and teach him to dance the Minuet—and, the dance over, bid him bow and be GONE? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was a golden blur leaping past Sefia, landing on the second man’s chest, knocking him aside so the arrow struck his shoulder instead of his heart. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He ignored it, focused instead on the oar in his hands, pulling hard and pulling smoothly, rowing comfortably, almost without pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was acting like we were headed for a lark instead of fleeing an epidemic. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wrapped myself in an illusion that can only be smelled instead of seen. You never know what supernaturals you’ll run into at the Bureau, so I make sure to always hide my magician’s scent.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They could see it was a magic pool: instead of reflecting the tree and the sky it revealed cloudy and colored shapes moving, always moving, in its depths. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

So instead of being influenced by the sound of ancient Greek music, eighteenth-century composers were influenced by the ideals of classical art. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Poet to the people instead of power to the people.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

So instead I paint ginger ale bottles, wineglasses, ice cubes from the refrigerator, the glazed teapot, my mother’s fake pearl earrings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You got to be patient with a mule, get him to work with you instead of just working/or you. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handwriting itself was manuscript style, such as is currently being taught in American schools, instead of the old, Palmer method. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“All I can say is, we better deal with the problems now instead of waiting until that happens.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It is strange for me to be living with Englishmen again instead of Warraskoyacks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She wanted to run out of the morgue and back to the lab, but instead, she stared at Henrietta’s arms and legs—anything to avoid looking into her lifeless eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Besides, that’s not what I asked you. We were talking about when I became the oracle instead of the listener.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed only a few minutes later that he passed a large fistful of sugar packets to another friend of his, instead of the prescribed six. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees me, he stops pacing and stands next to me instead. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Never happened, and instead it ended up being me saying to myself, Oh God, I'm tired. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

From the sleeve of her gown Alyce pulled the parsnip tops meant for the cows and some cheese she had saved for the cat and fed instead the hungry boy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had to draw the picture over and visit the guidance counselor instead of going to music. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if they sent grownups down the mine, they’d be dead, so they use kids instead because they cost less. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I tore my attention away and stared at one of Erin’s parents’ many pieces of art instead. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps a lesson for the girl, instead of a death. A gift of wisdom to the young.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I never realized how much bigger a bluefin tuna looks when it’s alive in the ocean instead of dead on the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I walk up and hand it to him instead of putting it in the assignment cubby. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She must think I’m five instead of almost eleven. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She responded like someone who instead of saying thanks when being served by a waiter only lowers her eyes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Too polite. You patiently wait and let everyone cut ahead of you instead of pushing yourself forward.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The ceremony was to take place at Hari’s home instead of our home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she had lost someone dear to her—Clara?—and instead of putting it aside like Mama, she carried that hurt and anger around with her like a sin. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“The Head Sister is not available. I have come instead.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He let Mama sneak her arms around him and lay her head on his chest instead of breaking away to get on with the business at hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You want to play something instead of doing homework? My bedtime isn’t for another ten minutes.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were pulled into the television screen like JimmyTrotter’s had been as he hoped for a glimpse of the astronauts instead of those simulations and the broadcasts of mission control. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then they said she was going to marry Mr. Axelroot instead, but he is mean. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Less talk about the wise men and the way the children in Holland put out their wooden shoes instead of hanging up their stockings.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Yesterday he was beside himself with worry because his tongue was blue instead of pink. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t, so instead I just said goodnight and headed upstairs to bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There were no seats; instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I wish you’d put your uniform on instead of going around naked that way,” he confided pensively before he climbed back down again and hurried away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But instead I stand there holding on to Finch’s shirt, and he looks down at me and shakes his head, and in a moment he starts singing Dr. Seuss again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Charles loved dogs—and when his grown children started calling him and Emma Father and Mother instead of Papa and Mama, he declared, “I would as soon be called Dog.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, the Inka were almost forced to co-opt local rulers instead of displacing them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I broke up with Birdie,” he said instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On big game days, we were allowed to wear Granger sports gear instead of our usual school uniform of khaki pants, white shirts, ties, and boat shoes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But he said, “Follow me. I’m taking you to a luxury suite instead.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead she looked him in the eye and nodded. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I turned a little, and sure enough, lots of students were paying attention to me instead of Mr. Clarkson. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t blame or judge me for being poor—instead, she wrote, I hope this twenty dollars helps. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But instead of the firing squad, Meyer boxed the boy’s ears. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

All over the country people are trying to get hold of an old radio that they can hand over instead of their “morale booster.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I leaned back away from her arm as she reached over, but instead of pushing the door open, she slammed it shut and let her fingers linger over my shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No rattling had filled its mud-brick walls; instead, it had been filled with the sounds of people coughing, and spewing, and moaning in pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But when he happened to glance at Marigold’s bedroom window, it wasn’t her head of hair he saw, but a close-cropped gray cut instead—and just enough of her face to recognize her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was usually off on Sundays, but if he took off Friday instead, he’d have to be back and work Sunday to make up for it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Dr. Martin doesn’t turn her body to the pack behind her; instead she nods her head in the direction of what’s left of the tree line. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You use it instead of utensils to eat your food. Neat, right?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“What, can’t you stand me? Do you need to get some picture into your head so you can imagine it instead of my face?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I find myself thinking, Why couldn’t I have lost an arm instead? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I hate Ria because there’s nothing going on inside her head besides volleyball and sparkly things. I hate Cliff for the same reason, only football instead of volleyball and sex instead of sparkly things.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Not quite so tall, his features not so fine, and his hair is sand instead of spun gold, yet still . . even a poor copy of Jaime is sweeter than an empty bed, I suppose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Not the mandrake, much too strong. Perhaps infused with a drop of henbane instead.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe Eli skip the game and watch a bad horror movie instead.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

TOMBSTONE: Never use that instead of who to refer to people. r.i.p. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shudder to think how many times I’ve prayed to him instead of to Jesus on His cross. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

No blue sea would be lapping the shores of Barrow; instead the Arctic Ocean would be a roaring white cauldron forming ice that would join the land with the polar cap. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments he considered asking her to his room, but instead he laughed and told her how back in college he’d almost done something very brave. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I only had to listen to him instead of fifteen voices, maybe choir would be okay. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He nodded, instead, and concentrated on appearing properly remorseful. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Probably best to just concentrate on the reason I agreed to meet him, instead of on his twinkly green eyes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And I knew she was thinking about how she wanted to be outside, living, instead of in her room, dying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

You would say, instead, that your friend Howard is generous and your friend Alice is honest. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Canopiotes presented him a large bribe instead, he delayed his plan for a while, then decided their “gift” was but a down payment on another. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

By 1969, we received our own individual prison uniforms, instead of being issued a different set each week. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, instead of turning back to find an alternate route, he began to move in circles, squeaking like a phonograph needle scratched across the grooves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was neither angry nor fearful; instead, she had seemed deeply, quietly, sad. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But instead of apologizing, Vega kinda smirked and then just shook his head and started walking backward toward the door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I decided to go instead with a simple salad of lettuces from my garden. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted her to kiss him, but instead she led him away from the Wilco. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They’d found separate places to change clothes in the stable before heading into the market, and now he was wearing a plain brown kaftan instead of the white one befitting a servant of the temple. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“May we please climb it instead? I am not dressed for an obstacle course. We’ll make it worth your while.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They had tied him in the saddle instead, and she had commanded Marillion the singer to watch over him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He said, “If it could’ve been me who died in that accident, instead of them, take me.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Cara tried to smile back but shivered instead, and forced her eyes back to the safety of the open book on her desk. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“At least promise me that before you consider surrender, not only will you tell me, but you’ll at least try something completely unexpected with your life instead, since you’ll have nothing to lose.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Ignoring them, Callahan turned to listen instead to a white man’s complaint against a black man in the crowd. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"There are more of us. We try to meet in smaller groups instead of having everyone at once," Willem explains. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That means instead of looking where I tell it to look, it wanted to rest in the comer of my eye next to my nose. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a whim, instead of taking the stairs to her room, Kira remained on the first floor. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to read, but instead of focusing my attention I became restless. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Except for Avalon’s ugliness, this neighborhood is richer—brownstones with flower boxes instead of high-rises with ugly window air conditioners. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing no vines nearby, my father instead ran over to Phiri and wrapped him up in his arms. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

After lunch I returned to the classroom instead of going out to recess. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing instead in a dark and overgrown graveyard; the black outline of a small church was visible beyond a large yew tree to their right. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And for a few minutes I felt happy, because instead of our Circle of Friendship shrinking, the way I’d worried it might be, it actually seemed to be growing. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Today, I don’t know what gets into me, but instead of just looking, I decide to take a cart. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Sergio told his heart to be quiet, but instead his rebellious heart quickened with anticipation. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Permission from the Community Woodward School was forthcoming for Bobby’s three-week absence, and the boy was delighted to be on the road playing chess instead of being in the classroom. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One weathered old hobo told the preacher that if he wanted more pilgrims on that road to heaven, they should pave it with pork and beans instead of onion soup. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the sky instead of down at the ground then waved her arms and said, “Please. We need help.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She doesn't wait for a thank-you, instead murmuring that she needs a hot bath. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever thought about going out for the tennis team instead?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wished we lived in one of those houses, with their large rooms and lamps instead of bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even Helms didn’t speak openly about race mixing, but instead warned about threats to the Southern way of life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to end up being dependent on people I didn’t respect much, so here I am majoring in anthropology instead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Answer: Mostly I was thinking about the money I’d get for the fish instead of how to get the fish in the first place. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore my surges of panic as he almost veers into streetlights or road barriers, and focus instead on the snow. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I expect him to leave, or perhaps transform into one of the nurses again, but instead he pulls up a chair and sits down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The domes—of which there were hundreds instead of merely dozens—weren’t quite the right shape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of Kopp’s this time, we all asked to come here. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“How are you, old man? Thought we’d be burying you this year instead of visiting the cemetery with you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I would not know any secrets, I would be going out to feast today instead of to some dark and fearful tomb. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then he got on the interstate heading west instead of east, and it took twenty minutes to turn around again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Wearing my tzitzis tucked into my pants and a newsboy cap instead of a yarmulke, I was indistinguishable from those in the crowd. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, no, you must never underestimate the psychological importance of such things. We never ask them to eat the goat instead.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We reach the shelter of the reserves and yearn to creep in and disappear;—but instead we must turn round and plunge again into the horror. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went about his life deliberately instead, taking no time and making no gestures to suggest to others his harmlessness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Send in this quiz for a full refund, and go get yourself a library card instead. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Which actually does me a favor: now Rae’s looking at him like he’s lost it instead of me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Here they were, content to live off “government handouts” instead of seeking “self-sufficiency,” like everyone else, through a job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his letters, he used lots of exclamation points, except instead of a dot at the bottom, he drew tiny bubbles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I almost miss most of the ending, because instead of the movie, my eyes focus in on Mitch’s hand as it inches toward mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It is the same for me, but instead of singing, I write. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"There's going to be a change in your responsibilities. From now on, instead of managing the satellites around Mars, your sole responsibility is watching Mark Watney." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Marcus would look up from the lock instead of fiddling with his huge ring of keys, he’d see everything that happened between Bo and me because in this moment it is so obvious. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tried not to break into a sprint again, instead doing a little gallop down the corridor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what made me say it, but instead of “Groovy, man” or “Peace,” I said, “Power to the people.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked how she stayed with me in a booth instead of having to go wait on other people. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When I pass through Indianapolis, I think of trying to find the nursery where he collected flowers in winter, but instead I keep driving east. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was no particular day on which I said, From henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, instead of some old, backassward pageant competition, we should have a con. A Girl Con! How awesome would that be?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In the morning: “If I actually brush my teeth instead of just waving the brush around like a light saber, then Mom will have pancakes on the table.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But instead he continued to gaze with probing intensity into my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He still wore faded old blue jeans, but instead of his worn T-shirt, he wore a baggy sweater that covered up most of his potbelly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The doctors whom investigators suspected of giving Mollie Burkhart poison instead of insulin. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If transposing the part up a perfect fifth results in a part that is too high to be comfortable, consider transposing the part down a perfect fourth instead. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of giving it back, he struck Rengen with it as if it were a lash. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Who came instead of Grandpa was the Methodist preacher. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I decided I would begin to celebrate my birthday on October 10 instead. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody knew how all that stuff got there, just that every so often it became more instead of less. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was an epiphany: scientists had been trying for decades to grow immortal cell lines using normal cells instead of malignant ones, but it had never worked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

If she just changed Park's name to "Tina" every time she lied, it only felt like one big lie instead of a million small ones. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Neither of us is up for it, so instead he takes us to our favorite diner for milkshakes, burgers, and fries. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

For example, she rejected an invitation from the Committee on Ceremonies and instead, on a whim, went to lunch at the German Village. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I thought he would take it, but instead he leaned into the back seat where I sat and with a strange smile gave it to me. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

If I had, I would have taken her upstairs instead of freckles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had skipped the team bus; Sean rode home with my mom and me after our loss instead of with his parents. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was just like “Trap the Birdie,” except instead of throwing up feathers stuck inside the hole of a coin, the player bounced a ball against the step and called out a mystery number. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really? I can’t have that. Then call me ‘filthy rich’ in Creole instead.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If it was up to me, I’d probably live with Sneaky, instead of just spending the weekend with him, which I had to beg Mama to do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

No, instead of laughing, I started blubbering into the phone, crying like a kid getting a polio shot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I picked correct change from my open palm instead of my trouser pocket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Like when Frankie spent his entire weekly allowance on that baseball instead of putting it toward our Calls to Cuba Fund. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be doing homework in my room, but instead I’m tying knots and I’m thinking. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It’s easier to focus on the two boys instead of talking with her. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

So instead, I went to good old "Spare Parts" Rover 1 and stole its environment heater. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of running off I stood in place. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murray went in on me so bad, I wished Jay would’ve gone in on me instead. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mama turned me by the shoulders so I’d look at her instead of the cake. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I should be more worried than I am, especially now that I’ve gotten detention, but instead I sit there on the bank. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She put on some water to boil and then swept the porch; then she hauled out the curtain stretcher, but instead of putting the damp curtains on it, she swept the porch again. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had hoped there would be sunshine, but instead I was met with harsh wind and crisp, cold air. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I didn't like the idea of talking to someone through a computer instead of face-to-face. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next he turned around the desk in his office so that he was sitting at it with his back to the wall instead of to the window. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like New York is a miniature replica of New York, which is nice, because you can see what it’s really like, instead of how it feels when you’re in the middle of it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bill came over to him and put his arms around him as though he had been Leslie instead of himself. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Science is not the highest value in society,” Andrews says, pointing instead to things like autonomy and personal freedom. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Today, it’s an octopus, with eyes instead of suction cups on its tentacles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Yet if they weren’t going back to Riverbank, what would they do instead? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wish I could speak to him like I want to instead of like I’m supposed to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Other times, when he was tired of being a wolf, Bran slipped into Hodor’s skin instead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their mother buzzed the hotel desk to ask for a mop, but the clerk brought a broom instead. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I expect to see Daniel’s dad behind the counter, but Charlie’s there instead. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He put the accent on the ki in kilometers, instead of the lo, which was cool. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Since some of the other students chose to grow beards and mustaches, his own beard was sometimes interpreted as a personal choice instead of a mandate of faith. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But instead of choosing from the likely suspects—William Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman—I use my computer to look up the names my grandfather’s been batting around. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

And the women were piecing together another quilt, only this time, instead of a victory quilt, it was a friendship quilt, and they asked Miss Sadie to make the center square. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Most folks were surprised and more than a little curious when Mrs. Larkin stayed behind for the quarantine instead of leaving town with the rest of the people of means. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pastor Johnson, in a suit, but this time, instead of a Bible, he held a sign up that said, rashad is absent again today, but GOD is never absent. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It would be nice if one day the number of apostrophes properly placed in it’s equalled exactly the number of apostrophes properly omitted from its, instead of the other way round. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“That sounds lovely,” Velia said sweetly, sounding like a heroine in one of those historical pieces on the arts channel instead of a modern-day girl stranded in the ruins of the Mexican countryside. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Making your third grader go for a spray tan instead of playing in the park just so Mom can outsource her failed dreams to her kid? So wrong.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He wanted to say more, just to lighten up his sleep, but instead he opened his New Testament and arranged it beneath his head as a pillow. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected to hear cheers of triumph and jubilation at his death, but instead hurried footsteps, whispers, and solicitous murmurs filled the air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But the wing, instead of being soft and tender, was a bit tough, so the meat did not fall easily off the bone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not? It’s faster. Now I’m here with you boys instead of trudging along the empty hallway, and it’s much better, isn’t it? You seem like nice fellows. So why do they call you Sticky?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man in the grey suit lifts his hand to knock again, but then lowers it and walks away instead. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But, instead, he checked around the side of the church, found a door with a bell, and rang it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Our teachers remind us there are just five more weeks of school, and I should be happy, but instead I feel nothing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shows no interest in the plate, instead turning away, briefly burying his face in his honorary uncle’s shoulder. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why they were coming to tea instead of dinner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He said the practiced words as though he were addressing millions instead of an audience of two. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

However, the differential mortality from epidemic diseases in traditional European societies had little to do with intelligence, and instead involved genetic resistance dependent on details of body chemistry. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She swipes for the keys but falls into his arms instead. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Pupo, the head of the army, just wasn’t there to announce the liberation over the radio, and instead, Trujillo Junior has taken over, and it’s a bloodbath out there. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I kept wishing he’d show up so my mother could slap him instead. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you weren’t successful and had all those things instead, would that have been enough for you?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t face the thought of the lunchroom after the Edie thing, so instead I went to the library, ate half my sandwich under the table, and then tried to read. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Could get a real job instead of running a wine house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes for a moment, night turns to day, and suddenly it’s Dr. Poirot in front of me instead of the pastel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Still, it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick this time instead of eighteen inches as before, which meant collecting much larger quantities of stone. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I fight the urge to sigh, trying instead to channel the fire for which I'm known, beloved, and criticized. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You will not do that to him. You will cut his claws instead, the way my finger- and toenails are cut by my maid, straight across so they have no sharp points.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no. Nothing like that. I offered Our Lord to take me instead of my Nelson.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could work instead of sitting around on her butt all day painting pictures no one ever wanted to buy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And at lunch, they serve Jell-0 and yogurt parfaits instead of cake and cookies. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like her. I just wanted to know why she put the note in my cubby, instead of my mailbox.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes looked shimmery, like they were brimming with tears, but instead she turned her face into the wind and breathed deep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It rained for the next several days, so Luke read constantly, not even tempted to race over to Jen’s instead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

While I was trying my hardest to fence my best at every competition, they were plotting to get other fencers on the team instead of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sonia has made him a card with Magic Markers, on paper she’s ripped out of one of his own sketchbooks, which says “Happy Birthday Goggles,” the name she insists on calling him instead of Dada. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of rock and roll, what I heard on the radio was a steady beep-beep-beep sound. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias straightens and stiffens, like someone is training a gun at his chest instead of jeering at him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

You keep biting it, and it gets bigger and worse instead of better. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My irritation at her asking me instead of you vanished when she thrust a bulging bag into my hands. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

So instead I turn and look casually at this big bookshelf against the wall. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should think about signs of love instead,” she says hesitantly. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Not like he’s gathering his thoughts, but instead considering whether the teacher is prepared to hear what he thinks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We walk home from school together, four now instead of three. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there, wondering what Joseph would do if he were standing there instead of me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Why, instead of reaching out and helping each other, were some black people bent on hurting one another? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few generations, instead of a mixed population of strong and weak insects, there results a population consisting entirely of tough, resistant strains. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

So instead, Candice jammed her earbuds in her ears, cranked up one of her dad’s playlists, and opened up her Mental Twister app. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I down half of the cube right away like it’s a doughnut hole instead of horse food. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s pretty regular,” I told her, picturing Stockton instead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I asked Shoto why his brother had bothered to make out a “will” for his avatar, instead of just leaving his possessions in Shotos care. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I—” Harry felt overwhelmed; he could not explain, so he took the offensive instead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Juanga looks like he wants to say something, but instead, he walks a few feet away from us and looks down toward the lake. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But he knew his father would be angry if on the first day the woman served tea to him instead of water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

From the waist down, they had double snake trunks instead of legs. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Legend says that some agents did not take their information directly to the American encampment at Whitemarsh but instead passed it on to a woman known as “Old Mom” Rinker. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we can walk places. If we lived downtown, we’d be close to the laundromat, and you’d just have a long walk to work instead of the other way around,” I say. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And so Grief and Shame abided in adjoining rooms with the door shut between them, holding their pain in their arms instead of each other. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t all that different from hers and James’s secret code, but somehow using symbols instead of letters made it seem more foreign and intimidating. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“It feels like instead of solving a mystery, we’ve 'just opened a whole new one.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

So instead of creating art or collecting it, Hitler stole it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That night I only IM with him until 2 A.M. instead of our usual 3 A.M. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. Imagine if I'd gone west instead of north when I left my uncle. I’d have never found you. I mean, any of you guys.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you just talk to me? Tell me about the mayo and Cotton Swab instead of sneaking?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I think of all those people in Savannah the moment Hurricane Noah made that unexpected turn and barreled straight toward them, instead of heading back out to sea like it was supposed to. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I plan to unfold it once she returns to her room, but instead I fall asleep, long before the story is over. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had ever heard anyone refer to what we could do as “freak abilities” instead of the polite alternative, “symptoms.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In the next ten photos I look at, I find myself staring at his lips instead of his eyes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And the two bottles of rice water that she drank instead of ordinary water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if we stopped scanning the horizon with our binoculars and began instead examining our own decision making and behavior through the most powerful of microscopes? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Nothing I say can possibly be right in this moment, so instead, I say nothing at all. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Chess sat down, because he was afraid he might fall over instead. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The choir begins “Let It Snow,” and I concentrate on Jax’s big O mouth with smiling edges instead of the many voices singing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Try to find some way of appeasing him,” he said, “instead of going home disgraced.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt almost refreshed when I got out of bed, so instead of sitting on the terrace I decided to go for a walk. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead Pet kept walking and didn’t reply. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

You’d think some of them would help us instead of talk about us, but I guess it’s easy to say you love Jesus and harder to act like him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And, as we all know, probes often refuse to obey directives, choosing instead to attack humans on sight. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

By civilized, he means that you embarrass yourself in a small, private room in front of only your friends instead. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Aech knew I was falling for Art3mis, but he never gave me too much grief about it, even when I would bail on him at the last minute to hang out with her instead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry had escaped from the same attack with nothing more than a scar on his forehead, where Voldemort’s curse, instead of killing him, had rebounded upon its originator. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how people talk to things like drawers instead of the person right across from them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I refused, she joined us instead, crowding in with me and Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried not to wince as his hairy, meaty fingers rubbed her pristine skin, and instead delicately inclined her head toward him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Any idea why Ms. McCrea was running assembly instead of Headmaster Clarkson this morning? Or why Elle texted me last night asking if I had anything I wanted to tell her?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The only way she gets out of being the bad guy for letting Uncle Max stay is if she makes me the bad guy instead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the next rehearsal, I asked Mr. Goldman if Ariel could wear armor instead of yellow tights. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I figured Roy Lee would get up and walk out rather than belong to anything with Quentin in it, but instead he sat up on the bed and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Inventory will be in the basement instead of in the back, and the store will be organized into departments. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The subject of this unique experience grew into manhood with a hairless, pecan-shaped head and a face that featured, instead of a mouth, an enormous oval cavity below the nose. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He had found my scent but, instead of following my trail on the rocks, he had plunged into the water. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She talked about stray cats she had rescued or how she had made a mistake and put salt into a cake batter instead of sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he wanted me to tell him about gym class instead. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Still in training, using wooden swords instead of live steel, unlike those who follow us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Hermione aimed a kick at him under the table, but caught Harry instead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But instead I decided to save that joke for me and Cotton. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was like being stuck inside a rolling water balloon, but instead of actual water, the balloon was filled with a galaxy of stars, making him an astronaut with no suit. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I should still be thinking about how great the first walk with Ziggy went, but instead I keep thinking about how much my parents are fighting, and how different everything is now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

His sentences usually had at least one break of faulty breath control, so that, often, his emphasized words, instead of rising, sank. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be on my way to the moon, instead of fooling around in the middle of an empty jungle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I came to see you instead because . . . because I think there’s a hope of reconciliation between us. Not now, not soon, but someday. And with him there’s no hope, there’s no reconciliation possible.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To Joel, sustainable organic farming means using this free solar energy instead of fossil fuel energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Still, I wished she’d use her wings to soar up closer to the divine hem of our Blessed Virgin instead of to flutter towards things not worthy of her attention. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I outlined my eyes in gold glitter and chose a nude lipstick instead of a bold one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We thrived on thought, books, music, and art, which she fed to us instead of food. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need to find something kind to say, something instead of these thoughts of how Gramps failed me, how Jones failed us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you ask Dave and Karen to come here on Saturday instead?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had stuffed that cardboard address into my pocket instead of my backpack. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And Darius knows this because I take too long to respond, so instead I ask, “Does your brother hate my sister?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Gen didn’t make a move for the matches right away, instead she took her precious time getting up so she could catch the end of her show. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish they would stick to fields instead of blocking major roads. I’ve already donated money and I won’t be held up in the hot sun just to help further Ojukwu’s ambition.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The policeman instead told his comrade to “smash the bloody thing.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It meant he was focusing on simple things like the mechanics of the deal instead of watching the players. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To my surprise he did not give me a drink but instead poured the blue liquid over my head. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But now instead of fear, she felt a surge of pity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t I have apprenticed with someone like him, instead of Dr. Lange? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bosses and foremen always show him respect and say they’re ready to hire him, but when he opens his mouth and they hear the North of Ireland accent, they take a Limerickman instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"It's sort of what we have instead of God." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But instead of bringing the whole book in which the game was published, Fridrik simply brought a copy of the few relevant pages so that he’d have less to carry. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The front hall and parlor were full of neighbor ladies, but instead of it being a gaggle of sound like at church meetings, the talk was all whispered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of a cookie made with sawdust instead of sugar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Planck formula did not zoom off to infinity as the wavelength decreased; instead of having the energy get bigger and bigger as the wavelength goes down, it got smaller and smaller again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Yet instead of receiving recognition and gratitude, Los Alamos received “rather thinly veiled criticism” that it was not up to the job of weapons research and development. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When I opened it, instead of a fairy tale, I found an illustration of Mandy! Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The meaning of this was not to save you, but to warn you instead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry’s scar scorched again: For a moment the Room of Requirement swam before him, and he saw instead the dark earth soaring beneath him and felt the great snake wrapped around his shoulders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The anger pulsed through him as if it, instead of blood, thumped out of his heart and through his veins, but even as he stood, he could feel himself calming. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“To all of us,” Axel says instead, raising his own glass. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He could have put a stop to this misery weeks ago, but instead he chose not to. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if it was okay to shake his left hand instead. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it isn’t like I can’t still hear them, but for some reason it feels better to be over here instead of in the middle of them. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was still smiling to himself but now instead of a real smile it looked like he was gripping his teeth together to get ready to bite something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of the pain, I felt something just as bad—the fierce, living weight of terrifying guilt. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Unlike metal plates, plasmas could be made easily with a bolt of electricity, according to Puthoff, and instead of having to pry the plates apart again, the plasma “ash” is discarded. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s time you learned to stay with your own class instead of nosing around senoritas,” she said between clenched teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Town work, the kind where you get money, instead of old cabbage leaves and the dregs of the beer. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Initially his wife was against building it, but Giebel pushed it because it was a wonderful symbol in a part of the country where subtlety was owning an eight-seater prop instead of a Lear. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask her what she was trying to achieve but she saw me looking at her and scrunched up her face, so instead I said, ‘About Salim...’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our fun at the movies seems like a million years ago instead of just a few weeks. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And weirdly, this feels like the first time since I got diagnosed that Mom is actually worried about me instead of my vitiligo. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

None of the girl students wants to be an artist; instead they want to be teachers of art in high schools, or, in one case, a curator in a gallery. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, instead of serving Metaxa, Milton fixed cocktails for his guests. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo forgot that she was in the middle of an intense game of hide-and-seek, and instead watched the hotteok lady making fried gooey sweet pancakes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He should ask Harrison about tear gas now, but instead he said, “Let me show you my new room in the Boys’ Quarters.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have any moon rocks to study, so we studied earth rocks instead. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come back when returning feels like a hard choice instead of an easy one,” I answer finally. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Malcolm X reached home in Long Island, one of his followers, telephoning him there, got, instead, a telephone company operator who said that the OL 1-6320 number was “disconnected.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, it's the first time I can get a full breath into my lungs since I heard what happened. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Stop texting with my sister,” Maya said instead, her teeth gritted so tight that her jaw pulsed a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Beans, instead of being relieved that his arm was spared, said, “Let’s find him,” and trotted off after his own Treatment. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

But instead of being saddened, he was happy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she runs into the kitchen and starts washing the breakfast and lunch dishes like a maniac, doing them by hand and stacking them away instead of putting them into the dishwasher. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes several tries to get Miss McDaniels to approve the sincere letter of apology that is required if I want my detention to be one day instead of two. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Chapter Eleven, twelve years old, does not join the boys and girls at the table but instead stands back against the wall, drinking punch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“We can always put out four pages instead of eight if that’s what we have to do.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We never had copy paper and instead wrote on discarded press releases we dug out of the trash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to take Oak instead,” I tell her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Grace Balegamire didn’t understand that the getup was a costume and assumed instead that the girl had come straight from practice, as the Fugees had. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Or dashes can be used in pairs instead of parentheses to enclose an aside or an explanation: Her new shoes had loads of style—they were Ferragamos—but not much arch support. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wexler leaped up, hand ready to strike; instead she straightened a framed flower print, patted her fashionable honey-blonde hairdo, and sat down again. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all looked up and instead of seeing the normal amount of stars it looked like there had been a star explosion. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost throw it out, but instead I grab it, ready to see just what she could possibly think I’d want. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We walked instead, so that people would see us carrying our perfect new schoolbags and our dazzling new lunch boxes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people in front of him began to part ways, to push to either side instead of toward the sounds of human suffering, and then he saw it in action. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He would have given half his fortune, if he had one, for a nice piece of raw, red meat, instead of the usual breast of chicken or scrambled eggs with asparagus. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“No, your punishment will be no lessons today. You will help me in the garden instead of going to school.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I think she’s going to kiss me, but instead she reaches into her pocket. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The effect would be much the same if the three superstates, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

That was why I was with a blue-collar agency instead of a white-collar agency. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I take a swing at the ornament, fully prepared to see it fly off like a golf ball, but instead it gets knocked over and pops back up into place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Turned them west instead of east, abandoning his hopes of wedding Queen Daenerys? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dimple looked at him, wondering if this were some weird universe where Rishi would turn out to be a two-thousand-year-old vampire instead. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Shamika couldn't get herself together long enough to even speak, so instead she just pointed at my feet. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t they do something about it instead of spending time blaming people?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although the more hotheaded among us wanted to confront them, instead, we decided to fight fire with fire. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he really like boys instead of girls? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Those are the reasons why large societies cannot function with band organization and instead are complex kleptocracies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

My story discloses instead an essential myth of childhood—inevitable pain. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm tired of wanting to shoot you. I'd just like to flog you instead." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I felt relaxed instead of pressed for time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I force myself to look away from the madness outside and instead press my trembling hands together firmly in my lap. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Deborah sat on a couch with her mother’s Bible open in her lap, her hair brown instead of gray, her eyes bright, with no circles beneath them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish my old pal Red had been on him instead of me,” he said in his easy drawl. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of yelling he takes a deep breath, bottling it up. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She boiled it into a stew instead, tossing in various vegetables and herbs she found around the house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the table, knew he’d need to let me go if he were to drag it closer, picked me up instead and hoisted me into the lowest branches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the spot where the identifier should have been, there were instead a censor’s thick black box and the words “I.D. Temporarily Removed from System.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He looked into her eyes instead, to the point that it might’ve been creepy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He’s trying to look mad, but instead, he looks scared. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you think maybe we could get a game together for Tuesday after school, instead of Mondays?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing she had little hope of finding trained code breakers, she intended instead to search for novices with the potential to go far. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I go to the library instead, sitting where I’d usually be with Sandy and Jasmine, as if I’m hoping Sandy will materialize out of thin air—but he doesn’t come. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I feel bubbly. It’s nice not being all raging with hormones. Of course, it kind of sucks being out here instead of in the city.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I trusted Merriam because I thought, instead of having children she didn’t want, she wrote the dictionary. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doorman comes out and asks for some, but I give him a big pat instead. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My mother began to bump into things, into table edges as if she forgot her stomach contained a baby, as if she were headed for trouble instead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just grateful we have Ben instead of that lady. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I did not find a coherent tradition marching lockstep but instead factions, and factions within factions. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m so lucky that I get to go to four high schools instead of just one,” Ben declared with feigned enthusiasm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slide off his back and take his hand instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They walked to the car; but, instead of getting into the back seat, they came to the side of the car and stood, facing him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And instead of telling the truth, she played dumb again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sees that I’m guarding the girl instead of killing her, and she makes a strange, choked sound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If she had been my mother, she might have encouraged me to go to school instead of work so much. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toddy didn’t go to school but instead spent his days in a corner of his room, clutching the ragged remnant of an old quilt and rocking himself without ceasing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I offered to help her but instead she just held the book up to her lips and blew on the bottom edge of the page and flipped it over with the strength of her breath. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she tried to smile, and began, instead, to weep. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Women were forbidden to sing in Catholic churches so the competitive cardinals chose instead to mutilate children. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

His handsome face was devoid of mockery or malice, and was instead intent, alive, and fascinated. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Then why don’t you come see me tomorrow instead?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand to give Cal a high five, but instead, he threads his fingers through mine for just a second. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

For some reason, he was unable to look Dumbledore in the eyes, and spoke instead to his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I feel as if my talents could be of better use somewhere else, somewhere I can speak the language andpreach, instead of just stand around and run errands. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But instead of walking over to Donna, he gets back into his car and drives away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Prudence,” she suggested instead, “you could learn to read by yourself if you really wanted to.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly tip over when I try to scratch him so instead I focus on getting down the hill without falling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It takes all my effort to walk instead of run to my mom’s office. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

On my third day at Mama’s, instead of a resurrection, I got another crucifixion. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their morale was low because they did not want to march in parades every Sunday afternoon and because Lieutenant Scheisskopf had appointed cadet officers from their ranks instead of permitting them to elect their own. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then instead of going up the front steps and in the front door, he’d follow a path he’d worn in the grass around the side of the house to the back door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

If you are more comfortable with fractions than with ratios, think of all the ratios as fractions instead. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I had sleeves added, but at the last minute, decided to have them made with organza instead of satin so it’s almost see-through. I’m kind of nervous about how it’ll turn out.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I found out later that it had eight sides instead of being built in the shape of a square. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My appetite vanished and my digestive system, which required abundant oxygen to metabolize food, failed to make use of much of what I forced myself to eat; instead my body began consuming itself for sustenance. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Potassium nitrate. KNO3. The same as potassium chlorate except it has a nitrogen atom instead of a chlorine one.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not see the gun; instead he saw the safe-suit and began to shout: “It’s mine. You know it’s mine. Take it off!” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t deal with the even-numbered problems that awaited me on pages nine and ten of my algebra book, so I pulled out my zine supplies instead. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When we get home to the trailer, Lenny is closed off in his bedroom instead of at work, and Frank says something about him being sick. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The position would be far safer if Pauling had been merely wrong instead of looking like a fool. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We went straight, regardless of the wind, at a steady speed, cutting through the waves instead of riding them, with but one purpose: to get there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Wait, want to go there instead? I want to see this school." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Except instead of biting my nails or breaking out in hives like Lucinda, I seem to be forgetting words. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I decided to write to my mother instead. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then the class captain would blow his whistle and we’d march in a single file to our classrooms, long­ing for winter already, greeted instead by the specter of yet another long school year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I open up all the drawers until I find a lighter instead, pocketing it in my mother’s nightgown. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But when Lorenz raised geese, they followed him, instead! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their flight, instead of going out 4,000 miles, was now scheduled to fly all the way to the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

High John stood apart from us with his arms crossed, in the same position he’d been in before, but now, instead of a smile, he wore a scowl. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her chin is resting in her hand and she’s staring out the window instead of at the book in front of her. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cells were different, too, with doors of solid steel instead of iron bars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Why would I be dumb enough to use a code that can easily be traced back to me? Why wouldn’t I run off instead of sticking around here?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He asked her about growing up in New Orleans, but she got edgy at his questions, so they made small talk instead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was painstakingly slow, but she was moving upward instead of sliding down. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want to use it so I went down the stairs instead. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He also knew that, given the way things were going, it might very well land in California instead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He went over Bradbury’s head to Gordon Dean to propose instead an independent new lab in Boulder, Colorado, where some 130 physicists would report to him alone. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Dropped a quota, thanks to Pima, who had had the sense to run for her when she heard that her missing crewboy was down in the shallows instead of up in the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But this was now and not any other time, and on the high soft bed lay a large, pale woman, waiting for the midwife and getting Beetle instead. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lately when he looks at me it’s without his usual malice—instead he just seems exhausted, his posture slouched, his wounded arm in a sling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I feel bad for wishing Constantine was here instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“They oughta call it John Glenn instead of John Wayne,” Dalton once said—because taking off from there was the closest most people would ever get to blasting off into space. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So instead of feeling sorry for myself every minute of the day, I work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He wished he had drawn a “Find the Missing Books” card instead. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

This surge of public concern did not correspond to a dramatic shift in illegal drug activity, but instead was the product of a carefully orchestrated political campaign. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So instead Otto and I climbed on top of the fallen trunk and sat there, where the sun’s warmth lingered in the wood beneath us. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wished he had asked how I was feeling instead. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Because I spent the first six years of my life with Tribesmen who taught me mercy and compassion instead of brutality and hatred? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wondered what it would be like to have a mother whose stories were inside her head instead of marching across the television screen all day long. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The very newspaper that the actor had once hoped would print the letter explaining his actions is instead portraying him as the most terrible man on earth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It seems ironic that the commanders considered the boys old enough to fight but not old enough to smoke: The youngest recruits were given candy instead of the usual cigarette ration that older soldiers received. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, instead of a way out for Bloom, Linda threatened to reaffirm the roots he badly wanted to destroy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him instead about the quilt I’m making for the baby, how I cut the pattern out of newspaper and then fine sandpaper, which sticks to the material. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In cases where we’d normally use the verbs was or were, we use be instead. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she remembered it, so instead of continuing to her house she turned toward the far corner of the garden and the stump at the edge of the woods beyond. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there something else you can do instead? Maybe behind the scenes?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I decided to take English instead—as we are closer to the U.S.A. than France. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a big crybaby and will go running to Mama, so I smile sweetly instead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And for a second I wish she went to the same school as me instead of living fifteen minutes away in Bay View, in a quiet tree-lined neighborhood almost identical to ours. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They spoke instead in a desultory fashion of current events. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of celebrating, she found herself forcing a smile for her parents. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Looks like he's going to work instead of staying home like his wife wanted." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I wondered what he thought about a mama who just waltzes up to Chattanooga instead of making orange Jell-O in coffee mugs. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I watch them go, waving until Mya’s bouncing curls are completely out of sight, suddenly wanting nothing more than to be walking out with them, off to pack instead of unpack. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So instead I think how fitting it is that she was hit first, that she was the one to buffer us from the blow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m finished with the dancing, that I have sixpence in my pocket for Mrs. O’Connor that’s supposed to go into the black boy’s mouth, that I’m going to the Lyric Cinema instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I get to the sidewalk, I turn left instead of our usual right. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Even at this age, Eden is the most intelligent of us, and instead of joining in, he chooses to sit there tinkering with parts of an old turbine engine. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Urban life tended to abrade tribal and ethnic distinctions, and instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took only a little while, though, before most of them seemed to lose track of me, their focus centered instead on the fit of their garden gloves and the worms in the soil. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But instead of walking down to the water to rinse the bowl, she had a thought. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He slept and woke up feeling great until he turned his head to smile at the chaplain and saw Aarfy there instead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Triphena came in one morning and found her there, but instead of scolding, took pity. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A goose, which never slept inside, preferring instead to sit under the stars, honked gently as they entered the pen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to say “red, white, and blue” instead of “blue, white, and red” and to distinguish “interest” from “interested” from “interesting.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of placing Earth at the center of the universe filled with epicycle-filled clockworks, Copernicus imagined that the sun was at the center instead, and the planets moved in simple circles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He looked completely mystified, as if I had just changed the subject from something very normal to something completely insane, instead of the other way around. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Ask me something usual,” he once said to a reporter, “instead of making me look unusual.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan planned on comparing the measurements and number of ears by the days they had grown instead of directly comparing them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She refused to ask and instead took it as a sign. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But Culebra was in full swing when Sierra walked in, and instead of the usual laid-back El Mar scene, a sweaty mass of punks, teenyboppers, and hipsters pulsed and churned to the music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

One could not avoid it, but one could perhaps postpone it: and yet instead, every now and again, by a conscious, willful act, one chose to shorten the interval before it happened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Now when the bell rings, instead of wondering what’s happening out there in the halls, I’m out there too. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I push the ridiculous thought away as I head toward the café’s entrance, shifting my thoughts instead to the running checklist of tools in my backpack. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What he needs at home is rest and peace, but instead he gets VINCENT. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

You might tell your story out loud instead of writing it down.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But instead of saying that all people have five fingers, he said that we all had five of something else.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I should be happy to have my best friend back, but instead all I wanted to do was run upstairs and be with Yuki. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But then he thought better of it and kicked it under the table instead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later on, Úrsula had put candles on it and had prostrated herself before it, not suspecting that instead of a saint she was adoring almost four hundred pounds of gold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes ignored him, instead looked at Nailer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I answered honestly, instead of pretending to be normal like everyone else. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We talked for a while longer about whether or not I was going to study writing or just be like everyone else who wanted to be a writer and become a teacher instead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I just wish instead of being so shy, you’d step up and accept our gratitude. We honestly couldn’t have accomplished so many installations without you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I thought she would say something, but instead, she frowned and looked away. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She pushed me to study instead of helping. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what I’d do if I were a real partner instead of just a paper one like I am now.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have thought, young man, that the presence of your father would have been welcome instead of inspiring such violent repugnance.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d asked her many times why she preferred to fight with a knife instead of a sword, and she’d never answered me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Here was a white man asking me instead of ordering me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I decided I wanted them to call me Olivia instead of Via, they got it without my having to explain. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Reverend Moorehead, instead of asking an impersonal blessing, seized the opportunity to advise the Lord of Jem’s and her misdeeds. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was easier to want to end up at a lie, instead of at the truth, which was just as Arturo said: We wouldn’t get her again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Maya was no longer slumped against the window and was instead sitting straight as a jackrabbit, her sunglasses pushed up onto her forehead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My Tris should look pale and small—she is pale and small, after all—but instead the room is full of her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I think we’re going to kiss again, but instead she wraps her legs around my waist. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He even offered to row them there, but he wanted too high a fee and so instead they went the long way, threading around drowned and rotting streets, down floating boardwalks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or in a dorm room bed with two people instead of one, while Bach played on the chintzy stereo, orchestrating the fugue? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Each line on the map is like a contour line but, instead of marking a uniform measurement of height, it marks a uniform measurement of magnetic variation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, she didn't even wait for Whit to answer and instead saved herself the frustration by being the trailblazer for the rest of us and getting in position. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I loved that man more than life itself and at times I wished the good Lord would have taken me instead of him, because he was a much better person for living than me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallow them and ask instead, “Would you like to join me for lunch today?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After classes, instead of running around the indoor track, Doug Hoo jogged out of the gym to the shopping center six blocks away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia does not reply, and to keep himself from reaching for her hand again, he opens the door instead, leading her back up the twisting stairway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He sucked in his lips and attempted to bow instead. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

If I cried, the tears would freeze on my cheeks, so I yanked at my hair instead, trying to tear out fistfuls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I walk super-slow and think about all the cool things I could be doing instead of grocery shopping, like studying the bird’s nest outside my parents’ bedroom window. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Venial sins are lighter, like a rash instead of measles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya polities were not large enough to maintain standing armies; instead both Kaan and Oxwitza’ mustered short-term militiamen to fight wars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And then instead of tears spilling out, it’s words. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her silver-white hair is pulled back in a messy bun, and instead of armor, she wears black fatigues. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I went meekly to the desk, my face white for once instead of red, and handed her the signed slip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She picked up her straw hat and looked at it instead of him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime on January 15, fireman George Layhe had decided not to join the game and instead had gone up to the sleeping room on the third floor to take a short nap. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But instead of explaining himself, my father did the same thing he had always done when he’d come home from working out of town. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a c is used instead of a k, even if it makes more sense for cat to be spelled kat. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We climb the stairs instead, following him unquestioningly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But without an end in sight, President Lincoln asked him to take his seat in the House of Representatives instead. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He nodded and said: “Do you even know why I didn’t go be a fisherman? Why I found you instead?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The room was the size of the main portion of her barn, but instead of being filled with hay and goats, it was filled with a huge, tall bed and a massive carved wardrobe. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Only instead of ribbons, they had gold coins in their pockets. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, instead of steamed eggs, I had a pot full of egg soup! Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now instead of delivering packiges and washing out the toilets and dumping the garbage. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But instead she drank a large cup of black coffee and stationed herself behind her door, prepared to spend many hours waiting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I give up and switch to a fork instead. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When he had come into the place that evening he wore those blue overalls instead of the filthy linen suit he had been wearing the twelve days. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He might have been responding to the need in Tessie’s eyes, her desperate yearning to believe that there was something instead of nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We walk a long circle around the sanctuary and when I get to the front, I place one nickel in the basket instead of two. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

James spoke to his backpack instead of her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But now instead of scores they post only district numbers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She then tried to get work at a jam factory, but she couldn’t, so she went to a rubber factory instead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She’s a lousy shot, of course, so it misses him completely and hits Lena instead. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer raised his knife, but instead of coming at him again with her blade, Blue Eyes simply swept a leg under him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, that particular time, I remember how she paused and drifted off into thought, maybe because she hadn’t planned what should happen next instead of a picture. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She meant to sound funny, to ease the mood, but her words sounded sharp, like not dying was an accusation instead of a good thing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Remember when we were working on that geometry problem and neither of us could figure it out, so we played video games instead until my mom yelled at us to get back to work?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And we were playing touch instead of tackle, so the entire game was really based on speed and ball handling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Carla even stays late to eat with us instead of with her own family. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking Grandpa might be asleep, I tiptoed down the hall instead of calling out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth briefly before she decided she wanted to listen instead of speak for once. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“What if I am selected instead to be a Sun Maiden who tends to the mummies?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And instead of the white oilcloth and paper napkins of the dining room, Faye’s table was covered with a white damask cloth and the napkins were linen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pretend Mom and Dad are the Dursleys and they sent you away because you had magical powers instead of a baby growing inside you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He wanted to hold her hand; instead, he walked so close to her that, once in a while, their bodies brushed against each other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I graduated four years later and did not enter Harvard or any other medical school but became a carpenter and climbing bum instead, the unbridgeable gulf between us widened. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this will happen because people have neglected the basic lessons of Science, they have gone in for politics and religion and wars instead, and sought out passionate excuses for killing one another. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even in that, Ray would go there instead of inside, locked away with nothing new to explore. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But instead, it’s Oliver getting taken away in a coach. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“It will be what it will be,” she said instead, smiling sadly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

PS I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but I’m glad you can’t write back and tell me it would be best if I gave them to her instead of keeping them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Tyrion closed his eyes to bring her face to mind, but instead he saw his father, squatting on a privy with his bedrobe hiked up about his waist. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even if I was in English class and writing about whatever the hell I wanted to, instead of the assignment, I was still doing something I could turn in. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bedding was stuffed with straw instead of feathers, but she had no trouble falling asleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting moment I wished I’d put on my skirt that morning instead of the more practical pair of Chester’s old overalls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you ask me, it’s just a mall but with shinier doorknobs, marblier floors, fancier stores, and a real piano player instead of prerecorded Muzak. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

When she reached my shoulder, instead of placing the arm in my lap, she hung it around her neck. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Olanna pretended not to have heard and instead said to Baby, “Now, look what you did to your dress! Hurry inside so we can wash it off!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ma did not eat any of the stew, concentrating instead on a green salad, fishing beneath the lettuce leaves as though there was gold hidden on the plate. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"Bring me a day dress instead. The lavender one. No, the buttercup yellow with the ruffled sleeves." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

What happens, instead, is a struggle for existence, with slight variations in the birds giving some advantages over others. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found my classroom and chose a seat on the end of a row, so I would only have people on three sides of me instead of four. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Brits must say mucked up instead of messed up. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, instead of fleeing, instead of shouting as she had thought she would, she let herself be saturated with a soft feeling of relaxation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Planted flowers in coffee cans. She said this year, she planted a baby instead.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

What if, from the beginning, she had soothed the fears of Weep instead of stoking them? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mouse came, instead, but she ignored the sea and its foam. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

One let go, and his rope lashed itself loose from the bollard; but the other man, feeling the rope lift, instinctively clung on instead of letting go. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used his right thigh as a desk, instead of the chair arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Feeling the fuzzy hair of the beans between my thumb and finger, I crave to put it in my mouth before anyone sees me, but instead I drop it in the basket. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Grace, why don’t you tell us something about your week instead?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But now, instead of waiting, he reassured them briefly. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was a good supper, flapjacks, bacon, bread, and applesauce, but they ate sitting about in the parlor instead of around a table. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They get angry when they read about how filthy they are,” Hunter Thompson later wrote of the Hell’s Angels, “but instead of shoplifting some deodorant, they strive to become even filthier.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Through the haze of semiconsciousness, I was expecting a cop, but instead I got... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But she did not even wait to see if Ash had obeyed; instead she went back inside, closed the door, and, a moment later, slid the bolt in place. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you could walk down Main Street and smell Mama Santoni’s warm bread instead of dust and wind? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted to look away, but instead she forced herself to meet Frankie’s eyes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I started to reach for my sketchbook, but instead slid out the tablet Daddy Rachpaul had bought me for Late Christmas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

From the inside, that raised portion is a hollow three-story room with empty spaces in the walls instead of windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

So maybe it looked like I was choking instead of smiling. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Most often he bested me, but instead of being disappointed I was pleased that we shared top places between us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

So after fifth period, instead of going to the office to work, I head to the lockers with Char, Raina, and Raise. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I smooth down my white uniform instead of shaking her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Justin’s grandmother is sick, but instead of admitting he’s upset about it, he just lashes out at the world more. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

So we were watching a show about high school kids on a volleyball team, instead of a cartoon about a duck detective. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“All those supposed to be attending the eleven o’clock shift instead of the eight o’clock one, please step outside.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still couldn’t tell where the shot had come from, and might have been revealing myself instead of hiding away, but it was the best I could think to do. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held the shell up instead and showed it to them and they understood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Navid was the only one who wasn’t eating anything at the moment; instead, he was drinking one of those disgusting protein shakes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Celia thinks Isobel means to embrace her, but instead she only nods before leaving, sliding the door closed behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And rather than picking up a pen and finding a solution, they turned to guns and bombs instead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The obituary even removed the discovery of the iguanodon from him and credited it instead to Cuvier and Owen, among others. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But instead of smiles and laughter, she got blood, tears, and teeth in a bottle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But instead he swung it in a sudden arc and struck the bandit full in the face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was worried that he’d have to work over Christmas—or worse, that he’d be spending it with his girlfriend instead of with us. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Tad rescued me instead and got trapped with the rest of us.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My hypothesis is that had it been a group of girls abandoned on the island instead of boys, it would have gone a lot differently. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, she even went to the farmers market so that there would be bright apples on the table instead of thick gray books like Representations of the Feminine in Ancient Hindu Sculpture. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I get back to the car, instead of driving to the store, I drive up Overlook Road to my house. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Christina looks away, and at first I think she is bashful, but then I see her face contort like he slapped her instead of complimented her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He said he admired her for moving to Boston, where she knew no one, instead of remaining in Michigan, where she’d grown up and gone to college. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t knock down the skyscrapers when the tenants left; so instead boards went over the windows and doors, and the great shells of commerce were put in cold storage. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He sighs like it’s the millionth thing I’ve asked him for today, instead of the first. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe, instead of coming out of his room, Gebu had just gone in. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

One day—it was the day after the C.I.D. man’s first visit—Major Major signed Washington Irving’s name to one of the documents instead of his own, just to see how it would feel. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Also, he no longer stayed out late drinking; instead, he brought his drinking friends home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to walk faster, but instead I slowed down. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But instead of waiting my turn to use any of these toys, I took my frustrations out on a younger girl who was also named Ashlee. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If I did the whole thing in Norwegian instead of Hebrew, they’d never know the difference. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

With all the folklore and mythology, along with Lita’s stories, I have at least a chance to try and convince Mom and Dad I should be a storyteller instead. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grace knew better than to look outside, and instead stayed low in his room. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mom’s not here, though, so I’m writing to you instead. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t, though, and we couldn’t find a buyer at a decent price w'hen we divorced, so instead he said he’d buy me out and stay on until he got the right price for it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan had to remind himself that this man with the perfect smile, secreting charisma instead of sweat, was the man who had manipulated him and Citra into mortal competition. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I hug him instead and he breathes in my hair, and that’s pretty amazing, too. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I warned him about the “foxes,” his expression for the aggressive, cute young females who flocked after him; I told Cassius that instead of “foxes,” they really were wolves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taken babies away from their mothers and offered them two fake mothers instead. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d imagined it would be like the clear, narrow stream that came out of the kitchen faucet, only bigger, and horizontal instead of vertical. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What kind of society did he live in which allowed a black man to become rich and famous at the expense of whites, instead of the other way round? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They will put a machine in the marketplace instead. The machine will write the letters well enough, but the words the machine writes will have no elegance and no heart.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The evenings that I might have spent with Danny I spent instead at student council or committee meetings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“So why don’t you just tell her that instead of being so nasty to her?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged and praised my talent, but wanted me to produce instead of reproduce. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

What his sons and their contemporaries undertook, instead, was a massive spring clean of musical style and a project to celebrate not earnestness but wit, not inventiveness but elegance, not piety but beauty. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Concentrate instead on the idea that he is running away from you. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was excited rather than nervous, and hopeful instead of frightened. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later it gently separated at the seams and became vast billows traveling above the sea instead of a still white miasma. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was ’bout this close to giving Cooter’s ma some back talk, but instead I said, “Thank you, ma’am.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"If you were to say instead, Done in the sight of gods and men, or By the grace of the gods old and new ..." "Have you gone devout on me, smuggler?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He crossed out his move on the score sheet, made another move, and checked Tal's king instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful night, in that time of year when the bugs go to sleep, so we stayed together by the fire instead of zipping into our tents. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Aisha snorted; she clearly could not understand why anybody would choose to suffer through combing natural hair, instead of simply relaxing it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had canceled the arrangements with the funeral parlor and told them instead to prepare the casket for transport. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flores puts the class in pairs, and for a moment I think he’s going to have the two of us get together, but instead I am partnered with Glamour Girl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But instead of lying on a bed suited for a king, I'd have preferred to be at home on my rickety pallet with bedding from the discount aisle at Target. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t they put all the information in one book, instead of making you need at least three for each class? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He had to keep moving like a shark, and in the end he was a tragic ghost of a person instead of a stream of milky way jazz under open highways. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“But instead, all the ignoramuses in government do is lie and steal. A number of my students joined the group that went to Lagos this morning to demonstrate, you know.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I look at the aurochs instead of Uncle Drum. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ‘Shauna me!” she says, focusing her scowl on him instead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked him instead of spitting on him, and when I went back to the apartment, a poster had been pasted at the entrance to Mickiewicza 7. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Four stands to my right, but instead of helping me up, he just looks at me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

So I tell her about Jamie instead, because it’s a good deflector. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

People still ask where all the important women painters are instead of looking at what they did paint and trying to understand their circumstances. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I patted him instead, and said, “Good Faro.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Or why not write two two as two four, giving quarter notes the beat instead of half notes? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But instead of bringing out Riptide, she found the bottle of Hermes multivitamins and started struggling with the cap. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When a warp thread snapped, instead of instantly hitting the lever to stall the loom, she threw her apron over her head and burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had worried that the sight of them might make her mourn what she couldn’t have with Taisin, but instead, it awakened something warm and alive inside herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He went for yet another water cure instead. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lie no longer gets sick in the car; instead, he complains loudly the whole way into town. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Celia asks playfully, but instead of answering, he spins her around so she faces away from him, keeping his hand on her waist. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But instead I wound up on the East Coast. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

These things wouldn’t have been as appealing if she had been ugly, instead of blond and ethereal. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we could go fishing instead, if you wanted.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The pail was floating instead of standing, and they were going to have to wade through knee-high water to return to the shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, one of the cipher rings had twenty-seven spaces, instead of the usual twenty-six. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I promised silently to tell him everything once N and I made it official instead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe Venetians did their gardening inside, since they were surrounded by water instead of soil? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The media tend to present each new procedure as though it represented a breakthrough and therapeutic triumph, instead of the makeshift that it really is. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance up the block and wonder what Ambrose and I would talk about if I chose to stay behind with him instead of going who knows where with Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She laughs too, and I’m really enjoying that I’m making people laugh instead of squirm or turn away. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She just wanted to get under my skin so I’d leave her alone, but instead I pressed her some more. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Although, instead of lightning flashing behind the thumb, in Stanley's mind, the lightning was coming out of the thumb, as if it were the thumb of God. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“That would mean Finn had to listen for once, instead of talking,” Emma said, rubbing Finn’s head fondly and making his messy brown hair even messier. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Again and again Teacher disciplined his Class Five students for discussing her chances of survival instead of doing their classwork. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

But as she swam away, he saw that instead of legs, she had a fish tail. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She could’ve been any number of glamorous places—it was Friday night—but she had chosen to come to my authentically rickety house instead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As a result, hunter-gatherers could move up a mountainside harvesting grain seeds as they matured, instead of being overwhelmed by a concentrated harvest season at a single altitude, where all grains matured simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He leans in to kiss me good night and I turn just slightly so he’ll get my cheek instead. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I need somewhere safe to sleep, instead of an empty hillside with no shelter. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not muscle strong or fighting strong—a kind of strength that gave him the self-control to meditate instead of falling apart, or to ignore what other people thought, and find meaning in a dead bird. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She reaches over and turns down the volume, which is annoying but also parental, and it feels good to have her be annoying instead of worried and sad. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As if the point were for William and Stuart to be together instead of me and Stuart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Hobbes stripped the human personality for any capacity for love or tenderness or even simple fellow- feeling, leaving instead only fear. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I really want to get home and hang out with my cool dad instead of reading my favorite book.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I decide to walk the aisles instead, but they’re too narrow, and I keep knocking things off the shelves. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was, instead, the subtle curve of the cupped hand—the metal flesh sloping gently upward to form a kind of great shallow bowl so that you couldn’t simply walk off the edge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We hardly ever used them, using the normalsized side door instead, so the barn doors creaked on their hinges as if reluctant to open. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, instead of two carrier groups, Halsey now had only one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that why does the earth stay in place instead of falling through the universe?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So Ned bent his head and wrote, but where the king had said "my son Joffrey," he scrawled "my heir" instead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Their windows have glass panes instead of wooden shutters. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“What do you think our conversation would have been like had I brought you to the post-mortality galleries instead of these older ones?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Outside, a half hour later, he has me pinned up against his car and is trying to get his tongue in my mouth, and I choose to nuzzle into his neck instead. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I pass him a napkin, but he wipes his mouth with it instead. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead the dress goes up with ease. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If they had made their road through the wood instead of around it, then the people would have followed the road. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence turned instead to his newest and wealthiest private patron, the Rockefeller Foundation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Since Shabani never went to school, choosing instead to work the fields with his uncle, he was usually hanging around the house when I returned in the afternoons. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He mistook it, instead, for a chicken coop. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It might also be the first time since then that I’ve seen him as my brother instead of the coward who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He is tempted to ask her, but instead he nods. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

How did Pizarro come to be there to capture him, instead of Atahuallpa’s coming to Spain to capture King Charles I? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But this time, Marcus had written with black ink instead of blue. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But instead of saying what’s on the card, I talk to her in my own words. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We would have been less hungry if we had stayed at the village instead of walking the miles to Mattru Jong and back. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And it’s nice that proximity has forced his parents through the era of mutually assured destruction to now, where they have one Christmas instead of two. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like taking the lid off a pot and finding a fanged viper instead of stew. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

While Penny watches Cookie Monster gobble carrots instead of cookies on Sesame Street, I dream of talking, talking, talking. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Many of them instead put much of their energy into producing big seeds, which remain dormant during the dry season and are then ready to sprout when the rains come. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

So, instead of heading home, my friends and I decided to take a drive to the beach. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But when she reached the treeline she felt a compulsion to continue into the forest instead of turning west. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa then brings Keav’s body home to be buried, to be forever with us, instead of being lost. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, however, he veered and broke into our room instead. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vajra, who had decided to become a glowing pen instead of a lightning bolt for that day, burned brighter at her question. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She misses my face with that sorry hit, and it lands on my shoulder instead. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve never done well under pressure, so when I opened my mouth to answer, I said, ‘I don’t know,’ instead.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You could be working in the fields instead.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, it was strange sleeping in a cockpit instead of a bed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do they know you’ve taken two apprentices instead of just one?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

By the way, the form of the verb used here—be instead of was or were—is similar to the one used for a command: Be good! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe shrugged, trying to appear nonchalantly caustic instead of scared stiff. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of going down as they had before, Justin led the way across the chamber, where, as Mrs. Frisby had noticed, the tunnel continued. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

People were standing around, chatting, laughing nervously, instead of warming up their instruments. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Trombones77 still use a slide instead of valves to make their instrument longer. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

If identity was geography instead of blood—if living in a place was what really mattered—then Ishmael was part of her, inside of her, as much as anything Japanese. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But instead of crying, like the Erudite girl, I feel colder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But I pounded my own bony legs instead. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Right now I really wanted to be back at the crib, working on it, instead of tromping through the middle of Central Park in the wet snow. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But instead a hysterical laugh bubbles inside me, because I just remembered something: Maybe I can’t hold a gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of words, all I feel are the heat of tears rising up my throat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and looked closely into them—their blackness now contracted, slowly, to pinpoints, and a pair of astonishingly vivid blue eyes looked up instead. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost dead, but instead I am alive. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He found nothing suitable, however, and instead took a job as a “keeper” at the Norristown Asylum. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I might have asked, “Who are you, then?” instead. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next member, a young-looking boy with hair down to his shoulders, jumps into the sling on his back instead of his stomach. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I walked all the way downstairs, instead of taking the elevator. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was about the same size as Poppy, only lower to the ground, because it walked on four legs instead of two. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of golden skin, his fingers were dark. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne searched her purse for a Kleenex, but pulled out instead a teaspoon pirated from her mother’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t notice he was talking as if Granny was in her kitchen, fixing to cook us some grits, instead of laid out in a coffin in the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We had no running water in our cells and instead of toilets had iron sanitary buckets known as “bailies.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the first day of November the Second Division left Wellington, presumably on maneuvers at Hawke Bay again, but ending up instead at Noumea on the French island of New Caledonia. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once, in a vision, instead of working, I am lazing in a soft furrow of our milpita, gazing up into the endless sky at a hawk. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned instead to the one person he had the most faith in, the person he could trust above all others to carry out his wishes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of stopping him, the unsuspecting soldiers ignore the black man and run right past Powell. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If I had had female relatives of my own, they would have helped me prepare the feast, but instead other Dinka women came with food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he learned to ride on his mother’s back during travel, instead of always clinging on underneath. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes sir, it will be good to get the factories back to making cars, instead of a car factory being used to aid the war. How many wars do we need anyway?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The peasants still had to work on the same land, but instead of growing their own crops, they got paid in wages—they weren't allowed to sell or eat their own produce. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Home had changed the moment I’d taken Shawn to that hospital instead of to Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With my eyes closed he feels closer, as if he’s right next to me instead of across the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly emphasized some of the wrong words, and she still sometimes flubbed Charlotte’s first line by saying “SalutaTAtions” instead of “Salutations.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Yet they did not appear miserable in the least; instead, they were laughing and joking, as though they had just played a game of bowls and not fought a potentially disastrous fire. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You were given the chance to prove your loyalty. But instead of killing the girl, you defended her. Instead of following my order, you defied it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Some find a particular tent so fascinating that they are unable to exit it, opting instead to stay there the duration of their visit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If I can’t quite get the hang of poverty-chastity-and-obedience, I can learn instead about vermifuges, breech deliveries, arrow wounds, gangrene, and elephantiasis. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregarious Simulation Systems was located less than a mile away, so I was able to use one of their complimentary wireless access points instead of one of the city nodes owned by IOI. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Olanna stared at the man, as though to give him a chance to take it back and ask for her instead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They all wished they could have a substitute every day, instead of Miss Gunderson. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had the feeling I was getting farther from the key I needed instead of closer. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was tasked with running assembly instead of Headmaster Clarkson, who was busy in his office with the materials Elle and I had sent. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The school year progressed, and to my surprise, instead of separating me from Basel and Muhammad, it brought us closer together because they included me in their studies. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But instead, I slip one of the flyers under her door. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Most of the officers posted to these gates have big, thick keys, but at one gate the guard pushes buttons instead, as they do in modern prisons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of picking it up, he slips his hands into his pockets and stares. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got a cunning look, as if getting ready to offer a deal—the look men have when they fight with men instead of poor stupid animals. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what we say instead of Head in the game, since we’re the Firebirds. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

For some reason I said our instead of my. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I started writing my prayers down instead a saying em. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Mom. For today and also for when I said I wish we could give you away instead. I didn’t mean it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We rode our bikes as if to head over to Cory’s place, but instead we doubled back to make up with Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This way, instead of every mechanic and armorer having to wait for their own plane to turn up, people could work efficiently on whatever needed to be done all night long. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I hesitated and then drew her some of that instead. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I'll be back to enjoying the entire day's sunlight instead of just half of it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was, instead of shaking off my disaster on bars, I was still feeling sorry for myself as I hopped up onto the balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was glad he’d ended up going with Ginny instead, and it wasn’t just because he got to be up onstage. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’m sure Butterscotch would have preferred a nice thick bone instead, but she can’t talk either, so both my dog and I get what they give us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“They’re just picking people off, left and right. Why are they using darts instead of bullets?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

However, Elizabeth was disappointed at the prospect of attending an all-girls’ seminary instead of Union College. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I doubted I had taken a step which sank instead of raising me in the scale of social existence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thus, instead of victory in the traditional sense, America and Russia sought deterrence as their strategic goal. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Tom’s wife must have washed his clothes before they sent him home because everything was clean and pressed like he was going to church instead of coming home after half a week away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I instead notice a food vendor with signs that say they have traditional Native American fry bread. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They stole that thermos and glasses and the ashtray, and instead of using the path Mama had cleared for them, they trampled through her flowers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why do people feel justified in making negative assumptions instead of positive ones? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She releases his face, shoving his shoulders instead, instantly excited. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are stairs that lead straight down to the pavilion, but I veer off onto the side path instead. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means turning to wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems for power instead of coal, oil, and natural gas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He believes the quasars are not at cosmological distances but instead are being ejected, left and right, by the “foreground” galaxy; and that the red shifts are the result of some as-yet-unfathomed mechanism. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny could deliver the Boston papers in a morning—instead of taking all day. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You go to medical school instead of pursuing your passion. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The lacrosse boys are at the school instead of playing in the Drinker yard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I almost said, Of course they are, SuperMexican, but instead I just said, “These are really pretty.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But the professor barely mentioned them at all, and instead talked about “philosophical underpinnings” and the writings of Cicero and Hume, names I’d never heard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rude stranger in the supermarket—who knew what problems he was wrestling with, haggard and thin-lipped as he was—had intended to offend her but had instead prodded her awake. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She refused to look at Jamie again and instead stared at the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if history was a gambler, instead of a force in a laboratory experiment, and the boys his ace in the hole? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will said, “So you’re not going to tell me this secret of yours? All right. Tell me this, instead: what happens when we die?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Then I think I shall spend the evening at your house instead. I seldom have a chance to talk to her.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

This time, however, instead of “Rock of Ages,” he launched into a stirring performance of “Onward Christian Soldiers.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And instead of just containing her thoughts and impressions, they are all written to someone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She took up a hoe instead, and began to put every square inch of her sandy two-acre rented lot under cultivation: peanuts, sweet potatoes, and four dozen kinds of flowers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are maniacal about it now, since six years ago, when we tried to change the tradition and had venison stew instead. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But instead of simply acknowledging the fact, I would fly into a wounded rage. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she can sit on my shoulders and finally get to see the fights, instead of calling unwanted attention to herself. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Being a human belonging to the wallflower genus, I’m kinda used to swallowing my words instead of speaking them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She laughs instead of telling Stacy not to be a jerk. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The blade missed Håkon’s tail by a hair’s breadth, driving into the rocky ground instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He waited with increasing dread for the scythe to speak, but instead the scythe gestured to the boy, who cleared his throat and said, “Mr. Ziller, you have been chosen for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Serena Joy didn’t do this herself, she made speeches instead, but she presented this failure of hers as a sacrifice she was making for the good of all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Miss Maggie explained why the other islanders were afraid of me, I’d sometimes wondered why people would shake her by the hand but wave at me, instead. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

If He meant for me to be replaced why didn’t He just kill me outright instead of busting me up and leaving me here to watch some strange boy take over my life? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

And looking back it seemed to Carolina as if the children had been an explosion of no more than a moment’s duration, instead of a twenty-five-year travail. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, why, you might as well have machines do all the work instead of actual human beings. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cloud upon which they had been sitting was now no longer below them; instead there was a drop of what Tristran supposed must be a mile or more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Stick would drive off right away, but instead he sat still for a while. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The yard and house haven’t changed except for the walls, which are now made of cement block instead of earth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the deep evening shadows the siding paint looked gray instead of cream. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A surge of people also came from the other direction—from the hallway leading to the kitchen—and they came fast, as if they were fleeing something instead of attacking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe instead of trying to escape from the darkness I feel inside me, I can write about it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Each dragon was spitting a stream of water instead of breathing fire. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

This was the ghetto: where children grew down instead of up. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Returning a pair of gloves to the store when they gave her two pair instead of the one pair she paid for; giving quarters she finds on the seat to conductors on the trolley. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was the gunfire getting closer, instead of farther away? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luna stepped out of her mother’s protective embrace, grabbing Adara’s hand instead. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z