The two complaints were not helping the old firebrand Malcolm X image any, nor were they generating the local public interest that was badly needed by his small, young OAAU. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook, however, was still too much interested in the window exhibits to bother to turn around. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of halfway listened in on everybody’s ideas of what constituted interesting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They seemed pleased to have me join them for the last of the six o’clock news, which proved to be interesting viewing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So I appeal to you, Monsieur, in the interests of justice. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

All it could do was tell him the time of day and he really wasn’t interested. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nobody would want you, even if you were interested in experiencing it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Werner has been reading the popular science magazines in the drugstore; he’s interested in wave turbulence, tunnels to the center of the earth, the Nigerian method of relaying news over distances with drums. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t very interesting, and while the grown- ups’ attention was diverted, I decided it was a good time to take action. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Individual's interest is subordinate to the organization’s interest. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he did not mention that some of the interesting people you would meet might be holding guns and sharp samurai swords, shouting Banzai! and trying to kill you. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Public interest in such a mission would be sizable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spat was with an older cousin, who thought Maria Isabel was showing interest in her boyfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He used to make daily visits to play with the babe, long after he had lost interest in the mother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I regain mv balance and look around, I see the Wives and daughters leaning forward in their chairs, the Aunts on the platform gazing down with interest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was much more interested in falling into stories than completing Du Barry's assignments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But the garden wasn’t very interesting or different. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

These are the kinds of throat-clearing phrases you can usually ditch: At this juncture I thought you might be interested in knowing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond all reason, he wants to be my friend but would never be interested in more. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, he was not very interested in what people had to say. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

But Pascal is always more interested in poking through the flour sacks, and he sometimes takes small handfuls of Carnation milk powder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake wrapped his legs around the rickety porch rail and just sat there staring off into space as though he had no interest in them at all. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We greatly appreciate your interest and would enjoy your disclosing further clues to us if you find them. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This has been a most interesting meeting,” Lord Roiben says with a small, inscrutable smile. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever any creature broke loose on Zuckerman’s farm, the event was of great interest to the others. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I realized now that he’d meant that I would like it, because it was named after a dramatic weather condition and weather is what interests me most. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Learning and remembering things of the past and finding out about faraway places was interesting to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I pretended that I’d be going as a journalist more than a climber—that I’d accepted the assignment because the commercialization of Everest was an interesting subject and the money was pretty good. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The captain, a very fat man, looked down with interest at Patria’s heaving chest, considering the offer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws a blade, clearly no longer interested in playing politics. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the shows looked interesting, but she felt so betrayed by Lauren, so shattered that her sister would go behind her back and talk to her ex-girlfriend. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you’ve got it? Good,” she said without much interest, and almost immediately knelt down beside the oilstove to make the coffee. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He has no interest in seeing animals in pain or their blood. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The boy held no interest in Leon’s prime passions—sports, junk food, and cable television—and spent all his free time roaming.the woods and swamps. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was his interest in these models merely pecuniary? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He seemed interested only in Milkman’s clothes, which he took every opportunity to examine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s forget about Mrs. Danvers,” he said; “she doesn’t interest me very much, I’m afraid. Come along, and let me show you something of Manderley.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Duke’s interest in his giant holding company waned soon after its creation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His studies were the only thing he was interested in talking about. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists then discovered an even more interesting tomb. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc’s dealings with Mack and the boys had always been interesting but rarely had they been profitable to Doc. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Duh,” Victoria said, picking up my change jar and looking at it interestedly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He continued to watch with intense interest as I took out a Cheeto and popped it into my mouth. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Johnny’s father had one passion that overrode all his other interests and kept him going through those hard years—rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Inspired by Harriot Stanton Blatch, Paul wanted to use pageants and parades to rekindle interest in a federal amendment for women’s suffrage, as well as to influence members of Congress. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She’s never shown interest in any of her comrades, and, other than Leander, none of us is stupid enough to try to start anything with her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, there’ll be some camping. A lot of driving. And seeing some interesting and important places.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Citra wasn’t sure whether this was part of his little dance of death, or if he was genuinely interested. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m only interested in how it affects your dynamic with Peeta, thereby affecting the mood in the districts,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

You know, there’s some interesting stuff in here . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Early in life, she’d expressed an interest in the sciences, but her father thought she’d have no culture and so at Cambridge, she studied French literature. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It checked out the TV but did not seem interested in the program of the moment, the five o’clock news. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The story is interesting from another standpoint, proving that what the public is asked to accept as “safe” today may turn out tomorrow to be extremely dangerous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The statement appeared to exclude many of the people who might have been interested in such a place. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, today! Madame is here now, waiting in the drawing room. And the tailor is here, too, to measure the boys, although boys’ clothes are so much less interesting than girls’. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It would be an interesting and reflective way to reacquaint myself with the scale and beauty of my native land after nearly twenty years of living abroad. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When we stopped at various points to discuss the state of the sanctuary, Otto would quickly lose interest, pressing his face against me and play-biting my shirt. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He promised to deal with the amazing events at Bree, and so give a bit of interest to a book that appeared likely to treat mostly of the remote and less important affairs ‘away south’. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He made himself quiet and dull-eyed and slow, and in under a minute he became less interesting, less attractive to human attention. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She took an active interest, for example, in Nick’s flower garden, often eating the heads off the daffodils and hydrangeas, also off the lilacs and roses when those plants bloomed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would stretch out, look at the sky, and force myself to find something interesting about it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But in the interest of harmony, we advised Terror not to lodge a complaint. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was our last night in New York and it was the perfect place to spend it, because the house was as interesting and filled with amazing stories as our group was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be astonished to learn that I am interested in the cotton market,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both soccer and lacrosse were big sports in our town, but they didn’t really pique my interest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer shifts slightly in his chair; his gaze is both interested and indolent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bridget let her eyes fall, like there was something incredibly interesting crawling around there in the grass. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Almost like you had some interest in me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He tried to point this out to Ron, but Ron was having trouble with his wand again; large purple bubbles were blossoming out of the end, and he wasn’t much interested in anything else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Didi did not show any less interest in her boyfriend or any more interest in me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly asked with interest, dabbing at her eyes with the skirt of her green taffeta cocktail dress, unaware that she was showing Mr. Robichaux the wide nins in her stockings at the knee. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An anonymous gift had made it possible for “everyone with an interest in Vermeer and in this painful situation” to buy the book. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I hadn’t realized what play it was, and it really isn’t something that would be interesting to kids your age.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

What I thought I could do for whoever was listening that would be of the least use or even interest I’ll never know. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing in all this either to astonish or interest, and it caught Emma’s attention only as it united with the subject which already engaged her mind. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His toy broomstick could hardly be considered interesting to the Death Eaters....The only potentially useful thing he could see here was possible information on Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“To watch a baseball game. You don’t seem to be interested in playing anymore, but I’m sure the others will have fun without you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the interest of laying a few to rest, I dedicate to each a tombstone, complete with burial service. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even talk that the emperor himself was interested in seeing it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The inexhaustibly interesting thing was not the fragment of coral but the interior of the glass itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Gaskill shuffled the papers in front of him and then pushed them aside, as though he was done with them, or as though whatever was in them didn’t interest him all that much. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first and most boring part is about a place called Mesopotamia, so it’s taking some work on my part to look interested. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

From that distance it looked very interesting and its sparkling rays of light seemed to beckon him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I had taken interest tests in grammar school to indicate in what direction I should be thinking of going. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

If kids were only interested in flash and dash, that shouldn’t have made a difference. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She regarded me as a sort of interesting experiment. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She gave up, apparently, all interest in table manners or hygiene, but acquired a deep concern for and about human relationships. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why you so interested in the weather, Ted?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this is of much more than academic interest, for the new and economical “gyplure” might be used not merely in census operations but in control work. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some even forgave him or her in the interest of truth, feeling that the thief had a very important mission that would have pleased Vermeer himself. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Does he say anything interesting when I’m not around?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watson next door was interested in selling his lot, but I couldn’t afford to build an addition to the coffeehouse, not yet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had only one head, and it didn’t seem to be interested in the goats at all. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much opinion about hats, or much interest either. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They both seemed like no-nonsense, experienced investigators who were interested in doing credible and reliable work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Not even the weather was a topic of mutual interest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His movements, as he peered through the brightly lighted shelves of pastry, were those of a lively small animal, a fyce, interested in detecting only the target cut of cake. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christopher Lee Armstrong learned the hard way that the Supreme Court has little interest in ensuring that prosecutors exercise their extraordinary discretion in a manner that is fair and nondiscriminatory. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If a subject interested me, I could usually recollect what I needed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They seem to be releasing every frustration they have about Dane, and yet I found him interesting. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They were charged with keeping the peace; looking out for his interests; and watching over his lover, Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Besides, she personally found poetry very interesting, and since her students were more or less blank slates when it came to literature, she felt she might as well do what she liked. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He has never met her, though they have been exchanging letters for years, and she expressed an interest in seeing his workshop, if he would not mind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He showed little interest in the captive Vole family, merely ordering that they be kept under guard until he found time to deal with them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And it was on this point that the likes of Mr Graham and I had some of our most interesting debates. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When my brother, Craig, got interested in basketball, my father propped coins above the doorframe in our kitchen, encouraging him to leap for them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The nuns were not interested in constructing a temple of religious abstractions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gallup was that kind of place, interesting, even funny as long as you were just passing through, the way the white tourists did driving down 66, stopping to see the Indian souvenirs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The point is that Lois found him interesting, because, in some way, she finds everyone interesting. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of Yearlings watches us with interest, scurrying away only when Helene snarls at them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Politicians don’t worry about them and interest groups don’t lobby for them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consumed by the great drive toward wealth and power that had begun after the end of the Civil War, America seemed to have scant interest in celebrating its distant past. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I do not agree, my friend. The evidence of the passengers gave us several points of interest.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that was laying it on with a trowel, but OK — he had our interest, anyway. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper also found interesting evidence that people who identify as Internet addicts also tend to have personality traits, or psychological conditions consistent with substance abuse and “pathological gambling.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I looked at Harry, who was also interested in his cutlery, studying it as if he’d never seen it before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, after that nighttime visit in London, I'm not interested in attracting a dangerous audience. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Macon Dead remembered when his son was bom, how she seemed to be more interested in this first nephew of hers than she was in her own daughter, and even that daughter’s daughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

During her stay two young men vied for her attentions, each ignorant of the other’s interest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

She really did try to make the trip interesting. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom acted surprised, hung up, then returned to her list and called back everyone who had expressed interest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She often had something interesting to show us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Nobody was interested in the Questions that I wrote in my Notebook. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Recent medical findings in the field of chromosome abnormalities are of extreme interest and significance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was some thing in this room which interested her more than it interested Digory: all the figures were wearing magnificent clothes. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogriffs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a strange and in some ways wonderful horse, capable of an odd interest in things and now and then great compassion. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“As for you, Lyra,” said Father Heyst, ‘I’m pleased to see you taking an interest in what lies in the oratory. You are a lucky child, to have all this history around you.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

One way was by lending money to Christians, often at a high rate of interest. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Additional interesting fact: The modern method of judicial hanging is termed the Long Drop. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He could not recall being this interested in anyone since the glorious day when he had first set eyes on Rosa the Beautiful buying licorice in the pastry shop on the Plaza de Armas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what she found interesting enough that she always had to play it out, or where she might be leading with it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it may be in your best interest to find something else to occupy your time,” he says when they reach the trains. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I put up a few posters to recruit other students, and even invite a few personally, but nobody seems interested. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A brother from Ningbo who makes his sister cry with joy when he returns nine thousand dollars plus interest. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were rather eager to speak with me and seemed even most interested in me as a person. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can get a little messy but it’s very interesting. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Which was strange, because Daddy was usually not interested in things like our friends or what was going on in our lives. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I understand. Well, what I’m actually interested in is the subject of the photograph. Would you happen to have any information on who she is?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many states utilize “poverty penalties”—piling on additional late fees, payment plan fees, and interest when individuals are unable to pay all their debts at once, often enriching private debt collectors in the process. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In truth, she did not notice his interest. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was an interesting train of thought, and new for him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fletcher repeated his gratitude toward a God that looked over a white man and his interests. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The media, it turned out, was far more interested in a bit of HeLa- related news that was almost as sensational as Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Right. And what's really interesting is she ended up marrying him once she healed from the accident. Not right away, but a few years after." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m just transferring some photos off my camera. I was planning on taking some shots at the mall. You interested?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Emma returned her friend’s pressure with interest; and was pleased enough to exclaim, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Ever since Danville, his interest in his own people, not just the ones he met, had been growing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mother heard the rumors, she said now it made sense why Shawn had taken an interest in Sadie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If he isn't interested in his adoring fans, he isn't going to want a single thing to do with me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I have a friend on the staff there. You got me interested in peregrine falcons, and he got me interested in the effort to keep them on the planet with us.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the new ones try to pay for their ride by being interesting. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Muslim from America” excited everywhere the most intense curiosity and interest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We should just beat him up and go back out and play,” the sister remembered thinking, but after a while everyone got interested and started asking him questions. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He designed it to channel their talent and resources into productive activities that served the public interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“In fact, the matter is out of your hands; it’s up to the courts to determine what’s in your best interests now.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had quite an accident last week, lucky to be alive, really. But the thing’s almost fixed. Which utensil did you say you were interested in?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Artemis’s search had begun two years previously when he first became interested in surfing the Internet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Off and on, during their broadcasting years, all seven of the children had been fair game for the kind of child psychologist or professional educator who takes a special interest in extra-precocious children. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He knew how government worked, how vicious politics was, and how people with special interests tried to influence and manipulate lawmakers with words or favors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were saying nothing interesting, so she moved on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I believe anymore. About anything. There’s definitely part of me that thinks that whatever’s in her best interest is in mine too.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Adah would, of course, say something more droll, such as “Why, Rachel, your interest in personal hygiene has truly become a higher calling.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought to myself, a bit ironically, “Why don’t you take more interest in your own adolescents first!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Why shouldn’t they choose something that really interests them?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that there are more interesting things we could discuss, you know? Like what you were like when you were my age.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It suddenly seemed an odd set of things to be interested in. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The first interesting thing about the Beatles for our purposes is how long they had already been together by the time they reached the United States. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Emma’s politeness was at hand directly, to say, with smiling interest— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

So I always just keep cool and lay low on my block, where at least I know all the characters and how to deal with all their "interesting" nonsense. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The raccoon eyed him lazily for another moment, then seemed to decide he wasn’t interesting and flopped over and closed his eyes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Working from a mirror, of course, would produce a reversed image, hence Brunelleschi’s interest in looking at his painting reflected in a mirror—and, happily, he had one to hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His own interests were endless, so Riverbank was packed with experts of all kinds. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He pursed his lips and turned away, and found something of interest to stare at near his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I had become interested in the anti-slavery and temperance questions, and was deeply impressed with the appeals and arguments,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Restorative justice, on the other hand, is more interested in relationships. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Hermione was rather ostentatiously showing no interest in his whispered plans for forcing entry into the room, which irritated Harry, because he thought she might be a lot of help if she wanted to. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After work, she wandered around the center of Baltimore, aimlessly, interested in nothing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Later, when Blaine was in the bedroom, Araminta said, “Shans an interesting character. Don’t take her too seriously when you meet her.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She went through them twice, then dropped them on the bed as if she was no longer interested. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only person of interest is a man on the same side of the restaurant as me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it doesn’t seem like any of the relay girls have any interest in hanging out with me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know it's in your best interest to let your girlfriend win?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Why don’t you just leave with your little one. Take the curtain, if you’re so interested." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Except for Dieter, back at the Academy, my passage through the Department of Correctional Services had been blissfully free of anyone, officer or inmate, with the slightest interest about my background. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been a brief spell when Redemption was interested in painting and had spent a few weeks hanging out with Bitter in the studio. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

School rules are made with the students’ best interests in mind. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

According to the latter criticism, it is not enough to consider good institutions as a proximate influence whose origins are of no further practical interest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was not so interesting driving at night. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went on, “Ryan Dean has a particularly interesting theory on sexual tension that is quietly hinted at, like an urgent whisper, by Hemingway in ‘The Three-Day Blow.’” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That must have been very interesting for you guys to talk about behind my back. In between make-outs. Wow. Any more secrets you’d like to fill me in on?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

"Joffrey will be interested as well, I have no doubt." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The crocodile might be out after dark, but it wouldn’t be interested in her food stores. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biber’s ‘Guardian Angel’ is an especially interesting piece because it is constructed in a format known as a ‘Passacaglia’, which divided moral opinion in the seventeenth century but continues to influence music today. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

This is interesting, since a city is the most concentrated aggregation of humans, all exerting whatever influence they can bring to bear. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why was that?” asked the cat, although it sounded barely interested. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The guy in the front on the passenger side glanced at Mrs. Baylor without interest. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

That evening, Sasha checked out the news coverage online, but the spectacle didn’t hold their interest. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Charming Miss Woodhouse! allow me to interpret this interesting silence. It confesses that you have long understood me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that interesting. It’s leftovers from a breakup.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He should have gotten a PhD; universities are institutions structured, in large part, for people with his kind of deep intellectual interests and curiosity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

While he moved the atoms back and forth, I sat on the top of my desk thinking about the form of the letters that I soon could write, saying that we had found something interesting. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lately his interest in the world had declined. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time today, he looked really interested. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, if he was so interested in the car, why didn’t he take it with him?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a very dull-looking old geography book that no one would be interested in. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said King Pelles, “they may have been the same person. If they were, it is interesting. How did your fellow arrive?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested,” I said, “I can show you around tomorrow. The high points. The important features of the landscape.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate my customers. And many of them are fine, fine people. But not all book people are good people. Don’t mistake shared interests with shared ethics.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Finally I overcame my timidity and asked him: "Sir, why did you become interested in the school?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this stage Francis’ interest began to perk up, and at increasing frequencies he would look up from his calculations to glance at the model. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He also knew that car salesmen didn’t interest journalists. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the samples that came into the Institute—and samples of blood and tissue arrived constantly from all parts of the world—contained nothing unusual, no interesting viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans into the table, regarding her with considerably increased interest than he had moments before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I guess the most interesting thing about Gabriel was that he didn’t seem to care at all what people were thinking about him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Scientists who studied psychology and the effects of radio were interested in the public’s reaction to the broadcast, too. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And then, because for the first time I can remember, Lily is showing an interest in me, I add, “Thanks for asking.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Aureliano listened to the news to the end without hearing anything that was of interest to his family. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Did you discover anything interesting at Jack’s meeting?” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently he has no interest in seeing me until Venia and the other members of my prep team have addressed some obvious problems. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I don't know. That digression business got on my nerves. I don't know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was an interesting question, but not relevant to the matter at hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was interesting that some people looked just how I imagined them from Miss Sadie’s stories, while others looked different. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to accept Indians and Coloureds provided they accepted our policies; but their interests were not identical with ours, and I was skeptical of whether or not they could truly embrace our cause. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. A personal interest. I don’t like to use the word, but it’s almost ghoulish.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But what interests me most of all about these two brothers, Harald and Oscar, is this. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. I can’t always remember faces, but I never forget a book. He was interested in viruses.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In 1984 interest in strings suddenly revived, apparently for two reasons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who that knows what his misfortunes have been, can help feeling an interest in him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Emma,” said Mr. Knightley presently, “I have a piece of news for you. You like news—and I heard an article in my way hither that I think will interest you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Who is it?” he asked with token interest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Nothing about you, young man. Although one of the ladies present may hear something of interest.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But they show little sexual interest in one another. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I am rather curious to see what it is like. Besides, I think it’s good to change the place where one sleeps from time to time. I believe it gives one more interesting dreams.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My feet are heavy as I trudge behind her, and while I hear the beat of the music, my body isn’t interested in moving to it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Would you call getting poisoned being interesting?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Which is interesting considering the amount of mad down inside Scoob’s belly. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As I thaw, I count the mileage markers on the side of the road, keeping an eye out for interesting roadkill. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sula watched him—or rather the rhythm in his throat —with growing interest When he had had enough, he poured the rest into the sink, rinsed the bottle out and presented it to her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Is it possible that race really didn’t matter for these white women and men and that they simply never happened to browse a nonwhite date that interested them? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She was more interested in the drinks, in which I had to join her glass for glass, and in little dramas which she had dreamed up around the figures of Joe Louis and Paul Robeson. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Xi came a bit closer to observe them, but most seemed to rapidly lose interest in their activities and began to pace back and forth, eager to move on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

None of us were as interested in the things he showed us as he seemed to be. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The wave hesitated, balanced there, and then hissed back toward the deep water, its tentacles not quite interested enough in me to drag me with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In media photographs and video he appeared to me as an ambitious minority politician and what being one had always meant— the adjutant interest groups, the unwavering agenda, the stridency, the righteousness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His expression changes to one of interest, the back of his hand still raised to his mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Jenna had never really been into constant texting—even before summer—and had zero interest in social media. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Although some white guardians and administrators tried to act in the best interests of the tribe, countless others used the system to swindle the very people they were ostensibly protecting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

All apes show a keen interest in such social information, but they have trouble gossiping effectively. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who appeared to have no interest in ever talking to me again? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Here are examples of how I culled information relating to Bigger from my reading: There is in me a memory of reading an interesting pamphlet telling of the friendship of Gorky and Lenin in exile. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And not just that, but I’ve now undertaken the task of gender-swapping this brilliant movie, which means people are going to be doubly interested to see what I do with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was hoping she wouldn’t ask where he lived, in case she knew where Lyra was and made the connection; but hadn’t they said she had no interest in the child? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Young man, would I be correct in assuming your, well, your interest in this business, this dreadful business, is personal?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

‘Why does he have to get all the interesting diseases?’ she moaned to Mum and Dad. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willow was far too interested in medicine to deal with this right now. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

If I wanted to sell out, I could go to Europe and live off the interest, but I’m not going anywhere. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells Theo that being in the hospital was very interesting and that it is possible to learn how to live by being around the sick. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was particularly interested in medical issues involving advanced aircraft, such as the oxygen deprivation that occurs at high altitudes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

As for me, I didn’t want anybody’s help, and I just didn’t have the time to interest myself in what didn’t interest me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Interesting? Like strip poker interesting? I hope I’m wearing the right underwear for this,” Arthur says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Really, and at the bottom, he was interested in something else. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just feel like I’m stagnating, and it’s pretty obvious Sam isn’t interested in my development.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Dad had no interest in a life like that, so he left Welch when he was seventeen to join the air force and become a pilot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A lot has occurred about which I wasn't told; something that had not only stifled the members' interest but which, according to the records, had sent them away in droves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe you think that you do. I think that’s interesting.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My father and I were overjoyed, and even Danny, whom I saw again in the middle of March and who generally took little interest in the details of the war, began to sound excited. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In that category where you choose the ethnicity you are interested in? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He must remember the idea; Crane-man would be interested in discussing it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She was an interested listener at the debates between Mama and Papa on the merits and faults of the party. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Deciduous trees are an interesting topic, I guess. But I myself would rather write about people.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s refusing to eat, only interested in throwing handfuls of rice off the edge of his tray. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need to stress the identity of their interests with yours, to create unity in a common purpose. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sixth grade began to find out that April had a way of making life interesting. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat me on the table, unwrapped the tourniquet and the soggy dressing, observed with interest the waning spurt of the little blood left inside me, and hauled out his suture kit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mary was particularly interested in the three-part nature of human beings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Atticus, not yet secure in his profession, spent and borrowed every nickel he could find to put on his brother’s education; in due time it was returned with interest. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have interest; Bobby Gene couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn, as they say. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He professed little interest in the spiritual life—but was intellectually curious, good with his hands, and a natural gardener. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

None of it yielded gold, of course, but a strange and interesting thing did happen. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My idea of his best interests, I later concluded, was colored by the team I was on. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbert was in court with me, and we both immediately recognized the lack of interest on the judge's face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His tone was polite and interested, slightly to her surprise, as if he really wanted to help. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This was an interesting comment on the whole idea of reproduction. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Brand and Cooke, lacking interests that could absorb them, fuming like children over trifles, simply invented their hate of each other in order to have something to feel deeply about. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I found some aspects of the Watch Tower’s system to be interesting and worthwhile, I could not and did not share her devotion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys had never learned to tell him of their interests and discoveries, or of their needs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had first expressed an interest in setting the poem to music when he was in his early twenties, before the full weight of the Napoleonic Wars began to envelop Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Skimming down closer, they found themselves ignored, for the first time, because something more interesting was gripping the minds of all the ghosts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child’s play. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

From that moment forward, Roscuro showed an abnormal, inordinate interest in illumination of all sorts. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The week before, Maalpe had departed for a year at Cal Tech, and my interest in Herman’s type of biochemistry remained zero. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Neither the beauty of my sister nor my intense interest in the DNA structure had snared him. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Since then my apolitical brother had been taking an unusual interest in current events. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The tone of his words fell dead center, without a trace of friendliness or unfriendliness, not interested and not bored, not energetic and not languid. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The humiliations, so commonplace in the United States that they barely raised eyebrows, much less the interest of the press, were the talk of the town in the envoys’ home countries. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I see that you’re thinking about leaving,” she said, “but could I interest you in a very special tour of this very special building?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I rigged this little thing here so I can catch police talk. Lot more interesting than anything else on the airwaves. And better than waiting for the news to hit the papers." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“People are not so interested,” Kim Sang-hun, the director of the Database Center, told the Christian Science Monitor after his organization published the book. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The other kids in black had lost interest in us the minute Mike stepped up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I trusted too long in false reassurances, believing as we all want to do when men speak of the national interest, that it’s also ours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you could tell he was interested, so I told him a little bit about it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Not just ’cause that’s where not a whole lot of bouncing goes on, but also ’cause it’s a good place to be if you’re interested in being right in the middle of some good eavesdropping. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Loki makes the world more interesting but less safe. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her interests broadened and she listened intently to the radio, captivated by the political and financial stories, which failed to engage me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He turned to the other boys, who were staring at me with varying degrees of interest and curiosity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the lieutenant had no interest in the inmate’s mental state. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed very kind and interested, and I left in good spirits. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew right away it would be about interesting things described in the most uninteresting way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In terms of mutual interests, I figured we could spend the rest of our lives discussing how much we hated the aforementioned characteristics. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Most people weren’t interested in doing household experiments and instead played it safe by hiding indoors. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Here are some statistics if you’re interested— You can see that Donnie is a pretty big boy for 15 months & with his 16 teeth and his sparkling personality—people just can’t help loving him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad used to think about trying to talk to Rashid, but that seemed like a good way to make people look sideways at him—something he had no interest in. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He put down his satchel, and it made interesting clinking noises. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But Baba sensed my lack of genuine interest and resigned himself to the bleak fact that his son was never going to either play or watch soccer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only bits and pieces—a gesture or a long but isolated tirade—caught my attention or aroused my interest. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She’s got very interesting green eyes that scan like nervous radar—that is they used to until the Pigman died. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

This missing almanac business was not nearly as interesting as highwaymen would have been, but at least now it was all settled. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was an interesting story if someone else told it, Hannah thought, but Grandpa Will had a voice that buzzed like the plague of locusts, and he made sour lessons at every pause. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was very interesting, how Sohrab used the British version of math. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

A young man in a beret and military fatigues knelt on one knee in the grass, holding a Russian assault rifle, watching us with mild interest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew what they’d say, and I didn’t feel like explaining why I was suddenly so interested in having a girl around, even though that girl was super-cool...but also my mom’s goddaughter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He apparently was unaware that he had a lone interested observer. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Best of all, she had no interest in their names. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We’d been on a hunt the last time we really drilled him for info on our mysterious love interest, a little before Rose showed up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

So it was no surprise that after he left, we lost interest in playing the game altogether. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In my first book, The Tipping Point, I tried to lay out a plan of action for people interested in creating social change. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It didn’t make much sense, and when it did, it wasn’t interesting. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not, I suspected, a naturally loquacious man, but that morning he had a subject that interested him. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

This is where things would get really interesting. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I look upon our life in hiding as an interesting adventure, full of danger and romance, and every privation as an amusing addition to my diary. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But then again, lately, a lot of my friends were now more interested in boys and being popular than anything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Smith was an eccentric rebel who surrounded himself with people interested in the progressive issues of the day, and Elizabeth found the environment at his home a thrilling contrast to her father’s safe, conservative household. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Though it seemed unlikely that they would marry—she was much more interested in society and dancing than he was, and she had many other suitors—Charles was definitely in love. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite an achievement when you consider that these animals had survived in Bryce Canyon for tens of millions of years before the Park Service took an interest in them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It gave him something to do with his mouth, I guess, since he’d made it clear from the moment he picked us up in Laredo that he wasn’t interested in conversation. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Nothing really interesting happened to me this summer.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It became clear, however, that Titomirov had no interest in yet another Fischer–Spassky contest, but wanted a Fischer–Kramnik match instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to be interesting to see what happened when two crews playing the same game met on the Langer See. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This cap was a beacon to the inquiring eyes of her family, who during these periods kept their distance, merely popping in their heads semi-occasionally to ask, with interest, “Does genius burn, Jo?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isn't it interesting how the Bangla word for 'evil' sounds like Satan?” You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now that the dictatorship had been toppled, he had become interested in his country's fate again. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He said I liked maths because it meant solving problems, and these problems were difficult and interesting but there was always a straightforward answer at the end. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I see where your interests lie,” Catherine said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I did not know if I was developing an interest in boys, or if I would have washed my hair and put on my new blouse anyway. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Looking out for Joey’s interests was part of my sponsorship responsibilities. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thyon Nero has taken an interest in your work. It’s a great day for you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon's lips twist into a hint of a smile, the low light casting interesting shadows across his pale face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Consequently, it would no longer be possible to compel “all those interested in nuclear physics and penetrating radiations to come to Berkeley.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It simply interested him—greatly—how all the cultures of Zeru were underpinned by the same story. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Doc Barnes looked out for what he thought were the best interests of the kids. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was more interested in watching the eastern horizon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I knew from my own life experience that when someone shows genuine interest in your learning and development, even if only for ten minutes in a busy day, it matters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in my key?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

They stared for a while, but once they got back to their foraging none of the bonobos seemed at all interested in Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he tried to interest himself in a beetle crawling along the stone reindeer’s back, but the beetle just wasn’t interesting enough to block out Hagrid’s next words. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of interesting theories about yawning. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Just the usual. Wars, rioting, famine. Nothing that would interest you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“She has a very deep interest in colored people.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Susan was chatty as they were driven home; she asked if his conversation with the woman had been interesting and hoped he had learned something that would be useful for his book. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Partly. We know the wights have been interested in the second soul for years now.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I researched teenagers, which was interesting because I was close to becoming one. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But she has seen interest, disgust, even anger in grown male eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an aggressive, unaffectionate interest; strange indeed, to pay so much attention to something you did not like. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now that he was well received, Robin found everything about Lindsay exciting and interesting. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

From being a mobile lunch counter, she set up a stand between the two points of fiscal interest and supplied the workers’ needs for a few years. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As different as we were, we fit together in an interesting way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It is a triumph of self-control to see a man whipped until the muscles of his back show white and glistening through the cuts and to give no sign of pity or anger or interest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I advise some investors in New York City who might be interested in backing a Broadway show,” says Brooke’s father, Mr. Breckenridge. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

David was more interested in his other hand, which was actively engaged in picking his nose. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Zach first got interested in theater, Tom Philippi was not happy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Why couldn’t he make a Sorcerer’s Stone, or steal one, if he was so interested in immortality?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

To anyone interested in world history, human societies of East Asia and the Pacific are instructive, because they provide so many examples of how environment molds history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Baba Joseph was definitely uneasy about pagan magic, but he was too interested in the story to object. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled with how to pitch myself to Augustus Waters, which enthusiasms to embrace, and in the silence that followed it occurred to me that I wasn’t very interesting. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When they’d talked last night, she said she hadn’t decided, and she hadn’t really seemed interested in talking to Dimple about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Luckily for me, I was exceptionally interested in English and got there in the end. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that she ever was bored,” one friend marveled, “she had such interest in everyone and the world about her.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

At this point, Tate and his investigators had little interest in Myers's recantation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I-r0k turned and walked over to the long boxes of comic books stacked on the other side of the room, as if he’d lost interest in the discussion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I thought bananas and a chimpanzee were more interesting than a loud, filthy mechanical contraption in the dark bowels of a ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“These are wonderful. The details are so thoughtful, so visually interesting.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Why not something more interesting like, say, a giant moth? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I have gone to each officer of that Regiment demanding that they send a retributive expedition, but none evinces the slightest interest in the undertaking. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Answer: First, let me commend you on your interest in following Islamic precepts in your life. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He drew his bare feet up and sat cross-legged on the bed facing me, still examining me with interest. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder the verb is often the most interesting word in a sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan found himself less interested in the stagecraft and parrying within the assembly room as he was in the things that went on outside of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Not one of the girls on the relay team seems interested in being my friend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Hat say anything interesting?” asked Harry, taking a piece of treacle tart. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The woman behind the counter soon realized that his interest didn’t stop at red paint. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They just believed that they were looking at something valuable or beautiful or interesting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was never in our interest to prolong the agony of apartheid for any reason. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The simplicity of the remark unhinged his brother who went by a wall and found something of interest in the skirting board which he worried with the tip of his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everywhere I go in these hallways, I hear people talking about Rae Chin....How nice she is; how interesting; how pretty; how cool; how chic. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He went to his desk, pretending not to be interested in the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was at it a long time, and I lost interest, closed the Venetian blind, and joined my sisters and brothers in front of the television set. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bryce Canyon National Park is perhaps the most interesting—certainly the most striking—example. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

That idea is in their best interest, after all, since I hear the floods have claimed much more of their land than ours. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wore eyeliner most days, even when I fenced, and wasn’t interested in how anyone felt about it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Relax, Emika. I found something that you might be interested in.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Does he share your...interest in magic? Or does he take after his mother?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The taller one is looking her up and down with interest. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Would Jerrie be interested in participating in the project? he asked. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

With immense interest, Mrs. Glass bent down and picked up the manuscript Zooey had been reading before she made her entrance into the room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

A look of quick interest transformed Salvador’s face and then was followed by one of alarm. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Nor can I see why historians should cede many of the most interesting questions to other disciplines—politics, philosophy, sociology—simply because they require a consideration of beginnings and endings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was amazing that as sick as she was, she could still be interested in something as small as the ring of a phone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to see him so interested. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Your manipulation of Kaltain was interesting,” said the king at last. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was more interested in the children who hung out playing games in between the fences. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her daughter, Pamela, was a teenager already and not so interested in me, though I found all teenagers intriguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So Nick told her about the blackbirds, and Janet thought it was pretty interesting. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What could ac-count for an action so apparently contrary to his best interests? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since those forgotten afternoons when her niece barely had enough interest to turn the crank on the sewing machine, she had reached the conclusion that she was simpleminded. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ishmael’s father—owner, publisher, editor, chief reporter, photographer, and printer of the San Piedro Review—had a special interest in these proceedings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I called him, but he definitely wasn’t interested in attending the Slater funeral, soldier or not, drug connection or not. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“As I was entering the adoption information into the computers, I just noticed some interesting things. That’s all.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a man of many interests, thanks very much,” Joe said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My closest neighbors were a good horse ride away, but I wasn’t interested in having a social life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thankful that they seemed more interested in one another than in me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m not interested in the Excelsior,” I tell him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

In the first stroke of luck I’ve had all day, my English teacher actually seems to be an interesting human being. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And he knew they both were interested in being more than friends. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe my life isn’t all that interesting but at least I’m busy. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Were you interested in other rare comics besides Batman?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, you guys, let’s get in there,” I said, hoping to get them interested. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was disappointed by my interests and by the fact that they were not the same as his, which were farming and raising livestock. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There was nothing magical at all about the things outside the window in Mrs. Jacobs’s room, but it was still more interesting than the things happening in it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And why do they have to be a million times more interested in Nico than when I talk about Zohra or tell them things about Pakistan? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Enslavement was not merely the antiseptic borrowing of labor—it is not so easy to get a human being to commit their body against its own elemental interest. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. She wasn’t interested in accepting my apology. I’m not who she thought I was or some such.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s my guidance counselor, and I don’t really like him, even though he smiles a lot, has a soft voice, and is always talking about looking out for my best interests. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “This is a matter of some interest to us all.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If he dug up anything interesting, he should report it to one of them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Emily left her dad perplexed by her sudden interest in the editorial process and raced back to her room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I had no interest in dressing like a rapper. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The attractive smell he’d noticed had not been the smell of human flesh—he had no interest in that. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I thought that was a very interesting and forward question. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She explained quietly, “Tata Fowells is especially interested in the birds. He has classified many kinds in this region that were never known before by the Europeans.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They owned a restaurant and had no personality to enchant or interest a teenager, except that the husband was called Uncle Jim, and the wife Aunt Boy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Craig, who was suddenly interested in girls, had started taking his phone calls behind closed doors in the bathroom, the phone’s curlicue cord stretched taut across the hallway from its wall-mounted base in the kitchen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She broke off, and apparently became rededicated to serving Bloomberg’s interests. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ilyumzhinov also offered to put up millions for another Fischer–Spassky match, but all Bobby would say was “I am only interested in Fischer Random.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All of these vibrations happen at the same time, producing a rich, complex, interesting sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, Penelope had no personal experience of what a grandfatherly interest might be like, since she had no grandparents of her own, at least that she knew of. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

So different from Keenan, with his restrained solemnity and cool interest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She never asked for legal assistance; she simply asked about what she'd read and expressed interest in the law and our work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had to read every column of it including the society section in which he couldn’t possibly be interested. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, that brings up the most interesting part of… Wait! Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Her brother talking about prioritizing his own interests over hers wasn’t that different from her prioritizing Mr. Griswold’s game over the cipher challenge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The categories are attractiveness, shared interests, funny/sense of humor, sincerity, intelligence, and ambition. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jon noted Frightful’s interest in the pigeons and rats, and on a bright but chilly morning he carried her to the top of his mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Plus Audrey, who had always been interested in fashion, was even more obsessed now. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She wished, too, that she was not so interested in this new restaurant, did not perk up, imagining fresh green salads and steamed still-firm vegetables. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The theme was a sure-fire guarantee of audience interest and the rest was up to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My growing understanding of literature was a strength, even if my intense interest in it isolated me from people around me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Arctic trip was interesting, but there weren’t many gift shops. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became interested in politics in my U.S. history class during my junior year. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was in the floor-covering business in Houston, but high interest rates kind of put a damper on that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second meant he was actively interested in the men and was considering using their services. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Presently he lost interest and sat on it. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am pleased as punch to announce that I will be passing the torch to an up-and-coming writer who, according to Sister Redempta, has an eye for the interesting and a nose for news. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had thick-palmed, capable hands and many business interests; she traveled to Dubai to buy gold, to China to buy women’s clothing, and lately, she had become a distributor for a frozen chicken company. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was interested not only in the tanning processes but in the business end too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, but as I no longer take a legal interest. . ." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have plenty of money. Start saving now. Compound interest is a wonderful thing.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

"That, my friend, is a very interesting question," my father said. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“As interesting as this may be, we have limited time, and you came here to do specific research. What can I help you with?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She spoke with kindness and, it seemed, genuine interest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A lunch with an architect who’s interested, possibly, in hiring him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The most interesting of these is the prediction that protons, which make up much of the mass of ordinary matter, can spontaneously decay into lighter particles such as antielectrons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth found the interest of the subject increase, and listened with all her heart; but the delicacy of it prevented further enquiry. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The interesting boy with an interesting past and an interesting name. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One oilman from Oklahoma told a friend that Harding’s nomination had cost him and his interests $1 million. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Those of you who are interested in the latest bleak frankfurter news will find none. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both dogs sat up immediately and, to the astonishment of the elderly couple watching, wagged their tails in unison, wearing almost identical expressions of pleased and doting interest. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she said it was best to describe things that were interesting or different. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the interest of thoroughness, I refresh my e-mail three more times in about two seconds. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, it’s interesting you bring that up,” Dimple said. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had no idea that either pigs or old market-women could be so interesting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in high school, she got interested in boys and realized she wouldn’t make a good nun. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes without conscious realization, our thoughts, our faith, our interests are entered into the past, he wrote. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is a lot nicer than saying, "Get out! Leave my room, and take all your interesting little factoids and theories with you!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might be that vindictive if she knew of her husband’s temporary interest in Tess. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In follow the leader, naturally he was the one who created the most daring and interesting things to do. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, I met a white guy who seemed interested in me—until he said: “Sandra, you’re so pretty for a black girl.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘You always had a great interest in little children,’ said Portia. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There seemed little interest on the part of the U.S. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, there was a general by the name of Sigel at Pea Ridge,” Jethro said, forgetting his anger a little in his interest in instructing the old man. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in his earlier words triggers my interest. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s drop the charade. We are both interested in that book for the same reason: Mr. Griswold’s ridiculous game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

More interesting—and useful now—was a shelf of small bottles with eyedroppers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's not at all interested in uplifting things—freedom and necessity, woman's rights and all that. You know, the sickness of our class—Brother, darling." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chances are that you will hear some interesting lines, even little pieces of melody, that are completely different from the part you normally hear. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A short time later, when his personal physician finished removing his sores, he asked him, without showing any particular interest, where the exact location of his heart was. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I am as sure of that, Wemmick, as you can be, and I thank you most earnestly for all your interest and friendship.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

What was interesting about this little insight was that I could see the army had a point, but it still seemed like a sneaky trick to perpetrate on all those simple country folk. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

An interesting choice, coming from Nora, who basically never talks about anything related to dating. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In case you haven’t noticed, that’s how it always is with adults—just when someone starts telling the interesting stuff, someone else shuts him up. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Well, we ain't interested no more, Patty. We over it," Lu jabbed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“No need. I see you’re up to something interesting. And I’m curious. And I like your style. Here.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Again Luce showed neither surprise, disapproval, or interest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’ll keep her interested while you get away, Marly.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looks better than he did earlier—his eyes aren’t red anymore and some of the old spark of curiosity is in them, like he is interested in the world again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Matters affecting the nation’s health have long been a most vital area in which legislation has been passed in the interest of serving the public good. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me partly caution and partly a lack of interest, but strong opinions were just not stated. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have asked him something interesting instead of “Do you like short girls or tall girls?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t mean that at all. But I’ve never thought of you as taking any strong unchanging stand on anything. This has been my judgment. Are you interested?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turns to me with her eyebrows furrowed like this is the most interesting thing she’s ever heard. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Does this one have anything to do with points of local architectural interest?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But before anything interesting can happen, the preaching commences. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very interested in Igbo-Ukwu art, and I want to make that a central part of the book,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After some hours of walking, Jacob says, "I read something interesting in the Talmud last night. After you had all fallen asleep." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their interesting but nose-wrinkling smell and the noise of their mouths were everywhere. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I am relieved that the questions are basic, mostly wanting to know my interests and what I see as my strengths and weaknesses. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Bono explained, “They put some of those passages in Latin so the ladies couldn’t read them. I got a most acute interest to know what they say.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The interest lies solely in the seemingly insignificant subject and in the sense of enchantment imparted by the children’s rapt attention to the moment. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did his insider knowledge of interest rates ever tempt him to take personal advantage: “But you remember the saying with regard to Caesar’s Wife,” he wrote to Henry Lee. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Actually, he’s sort of friendly and interested, as if he’s listening while you’re telling him something he wants to know about. There’s nothing really wrong about him. It’s her....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her mother had been trying to sell their house in Atlanta since the divorce, yet no one had shown any interest in buying their “cozy” bedrooms and “classic” kitchen. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since I’d started fencing, other parents had casually mentioned it to my mom when she was in the stands at my competitions, thinking she might be interested in checking it out since we were Black. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My platitudes don’t hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When he brought it up, Naomi had felt torn between her desire to stay away from Henry and her interest in seeing the film that, according to Tommie, would make anybody with a heart cry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they made their way to the cottage, Fflewddur looked around with interest. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ragweed, the bane of hay fever sufferers, offers an interesting example of the way efforts to control nature sometimes boomerang. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you tell me what’s going on? You know, I’m really interested.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The court said researchers should disclose financial interests in patient tissues, though no law required it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After all,with Washington as president, Jefferson as secretary of state, Edmund Randolph as attorney general—he might have added Madison as dominant presence in the Congress—Virginia's interests were hardly unrepresented in the capital. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maureen appeared at my elbow, and the boys seemed reluctant to continue under her springtime eyes so wide with interest. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t help it if she was more interesting. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He told Monroe he just could not get the men interested. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in performing in his play, but perhaps we’re all worked up about nothing. Maybe Count Olaf really is just trying to welcome us into the family.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

It is a great mistake to assume...that there is a conflict in interest between different classes of citizens—certainly if comparative wealth is the basis of the classification. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote to the Atlantis Publishing Company in New York, offering his services as a translator, but received in return only a letter thanking him for his interest, along with a catalogue. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir, we were actually preparing to break things down, but I think little Ahbo might provide an interesting, but brief diversion.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“They weren’t even interested in a baby,” she said. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hardly,” he said, with a bit of disdain in his voice for relatives Citra had no interest in knowing about. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Shire-hobbits referred to those of Bree, and to any others that lived beyond the borders, as Outsiders, and took very little interest in them, considering them dull and uncouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

During the days, he walked the circumference of the island and found nothing of interest—unless you liked beaches and endless sea in every direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The whys behind the screams interested him fully as much as the anguish itself. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me if I wasn’t interested in a change of life. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

One major clue was the fact that he was taking a genuine interest in that school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I’d ever seen people so interested in an egg yolk—they were clearly impressed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Still it was interesting to us that for a while, at least, the rats had been ahead. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m interested. Have you given up on your art stuff?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a vulnerable one, which meant she was interested enough to be honest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He was reading, with absorbed interest, a tiny, vellum-bound book written in some Near Eastern language. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I remember Guillermo saying the cracks and breaks were the best and most interesting parts of the work in my portfolio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I can't tell her that I have no interest in ruling and never will. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ethologists are interested in how animals live their lives and why they behave the way they do. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shan laughed, short sounds that seemed cut off prematurely, as though more were supposed to follow but did not, and because she merely laughed, not saying anything, Ifemelu added, “It’s interesting.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess it’s weird to think of him as the object of someone’s romantic interest.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My sole interests were literature and philosophy, which made me a bad student at the school I had selected. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was interesting to be in the same place as where all of our Legos were coming from. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“He incited a great deal of interest in chess here,” one of his teachers said later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had overheard people in the hotel corridor talking about a fire, but paid little attention to it since the subject “did not interest me.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ivanov asked Eltenton to talk with Oppenheimer, to subtly feel out his interest in sharing information with the Soviets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even then, we kept pretty quiet, until eventually people lost interest. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gazes without interest or speculation around the room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His interest in preaching seemed as strong as ever; it was the only area, as he saw it, that he could freely express himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A handful of other men were also interested, and the questions were many and good when Clevinger and the subversive corporal finished and made the mistake of asking if there were any. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As we drove on through the yellow country, Scheer told me other interesting things. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if he disliked it but could not help it The Wart continued to be stupid, fond of Kay, and interested in birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made themselves pay polite attention to the older art, though they both agreed they were more interested in the odd contemporary rooms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The magistrate seemed to have lost interest in me and to have come to some sort of decision about my case. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“So are you interested in us holding your application?” he asks again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I said: “I asked because I was interested.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s a point of local architectural interest,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

However noble your intentions may be, I find it at odds with your investment interests. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It is safe to say that there had never been such an interest in music in the Times Square subway station as there was on that morning. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a hundred conflicting things, the great bulk of which canceled out to equal cold and tired and not particularly interested in talking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

However, it is to the best interests of the great work which we are dedicated to perform, that he continue undisturbed in these vain hopes while remaining as far as possible from our midst. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A few men like us against all the commercial interests.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would convince Mark Antony that she fully supported Rome and respected the authority of the Triumvirate, even though for her, Egypt’s best interests always came first. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, Renee continued to show remarkable, if sudden, interest in me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the outset of our meeting, I suggested alternatives to him, but he was not interested and instead aired a number of grievances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mendel was aided in his studies by a long interest in breeding among farmers in and around Brno. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Since both my mother’s and father’s families had helped to settle Washington County, I was interested to know how they and other pioneers had fared. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a small boy, a girl is of little interest. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Clearly, something about the farm boy interested her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along, we’re going to tell Capricorn about this. I was really supposed to get you just to meet an old acquaintance, but I’m sure Capricorn will have no objection to hearing such interesting news.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t particularly fascinated by aviation—her other interests were theater and poetry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Day Seventeen: The trap was still standing, as if not even the wind was interested in it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is something to be afraid of, indeed. Wanting to be with me. That’s really not in your best interest.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They walked down through the levels of the city as if nothing was wrong, as if nothing interesting was happening. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I blushed for her while she stared, and the newcomer, unconscious of her interest, cast a wondering eye over the menu. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Now this is where it gets more interesting,” he whispered as they stood in front of the third door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The path he was interested in started down the side of a bombed house, fairly new, perhaps a railwayman's cottage rebuilt after the last time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There are two deliverymen watching her, either interested in catching her with the couch they’re moving into the building or else placing bets on if she’s a Decker or not. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I think Ma expected me to take over her collection eventually, but I’m not interested. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Well, they were sure easier to stuff in our pockets than whole vegetables would have been, but I doubted if God took any real interest in travel difficulties. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said that I had discussed with Coetsee the idea of beginning talks with the government and that the government seemed interested. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, Atahuallpa’s capture interests us specifically as marking the decisive moment in the greatest collision of modern history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"There's one facet of that process in which your mother and I are particularly interested at this particular juncture in your life." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t be interested ... no, surely not. You got a mighty herd already.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I took new interest in the torpedo-fish with their crackling shocks; in the turtles that paced beside yardsticks; in the mice sliced end to end, that their gestation might be viewed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Although the water is cold we are very jovial and do our best to interest them so that they will stay. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be interesting to meet his wife, also his dog Lindy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

"I hope the boy does wake. I would be most interested to hear what he might have to say." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Max said, a little interest in his voice now. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She paused and her face lost its sullenness and grew interested. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can go back to sleep. O.K., Templeton, the soap ad will do, I guess. I’m not sure Wilbur’s action is exactly radiant, but it’s interesting.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

They must all have seen, because all eyes were looking towards Tommy, waiting for his kick, and Arthur was right behind him—but no one was interested. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t been gleeful or angry or even particularly interested. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The animals outside regarded these with great interest and some of them tried to make the babies laugh by thrusting their paws or their tails in through the bars. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It is an interesting precept on which to found a ministry: The First Evangelical Baptist Church of the Twin-Prone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I say, my companion seemed genuinely interested, but after a time I felt I had revealed enough and so concluded by saying: 'Of course, things are quite different today under my present employer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He's very hard to predict, which might be interesting under different circumstances, but at the moment only provides an extra obstacle. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I find this interesting, but it does make for suspicion of history as a record of reality. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s crow dæmon was showing a vivid interest in Balthamos. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I think it could be an interesting approach. Their emails would be all tragic and wanton.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once the slain had been avenged—and more important, the insult to white order repaid with interest—the civilians returned to their farms and factories and stores, and the patrollers resumed their rounds. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Wolves wouldn’t find them interesting. Tell me what you’ve been watching on TV. We aren’t allowed TV unless a show improves our souls.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily left her dad perplexed by her sudden interest in the editorial process and raced back to her room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She schooled her features into polite interest as Nox nodded. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

With that paragraph, suddenly the Lacks brothers became very interested in the story of HeLa. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

What he was not interested in was the grueling fieldwork that typifies sociology. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

At least they’re interested in the good stuff going on in our neighborhood. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she met Bobby, she took a maternal interest in him, and she became one of his few lifelong friends, ultimately playing an important part in his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

All she’d have to do is talk half a minute with my accountant to know there’s nothing to interest her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If my father is so interested in me,” I said, “why isn’t he here? Why doesn’t he speak to me?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She is the one with all the information: the inventory of similar houses, the recent sales trends, the tremors of the mortgage market, perhaps even a lead on an interested buyer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Our father glanced at it without much interest and then proceeded to douse his pancakes with maple syrup. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The rock-pools which so fascinated him were covered by the tide, so he was without an interest until the tide went back. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes; Circe,” she said, but she seemed to have lost all interest in him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carries the scent of the ocean, and watches me with such interest, it's as if he's touching me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No. I really did try to get him to like you, but he doesn’t. I mean, you showed zero interest in him. How was he supposed to know?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was so interested in imagining the piles and piles of kindlings she would cut that she forgot to listen to what Mother and Daddy said next. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Once they got finished slapping you with pay deductions, late fees, and interest penalties, you wound up owing them more each month, instead of less. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Scanning the area, he spotted nothing of interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Lady Salmakia’s contact in the Society had told her that earlier that evening they had received a friendly invitation from the President of the Consistorial Court to come and discuss matters of mutual interest. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“All the same,” he went on, “I do not think you have either of you appreciated the most interesting point about that watch.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She talked incessantly and pointed out places of interest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s father, Vincenzio, who had been born in Florence in 1520, was an accomplished professional musician who was keenly interested in mathematics and musical theory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jasmine wasn’t interested at first—she’d never heard of restorative justice, and she was already feeling overwhelmed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You tell stories?” the man asks, the piquing of his interest almost palpable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Although the officers weren’t really interested in the traffic violation, they stopped the pair anyway because they had a “hunch” they might be in possession of illegal drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

No comma, no period, no adjective or adverb was beneath his interest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Rowan quickly lost interest in the game and left with Tyger, who found it all amusing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Ares campers developed a sudden interest in their combat boots. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The forager economy provided most people with more interesting lives than agriculture or industry do. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed me watching and said, in a tone that suggested he was hoping someone would take an interest, “It’s an Enviro Monitor.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Why we weren’t interesting enough or fun enough to hold close. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Reggie was dating again, his interest in women, if not at its full measure, returning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Stuyvesant High School was ideally suited to the student interested in science or math. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all sorts of things, really. Those skulls I got interested in just now, when I saw them there. I shouldn’t think anyone would want that done. It’s horrible.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone much more interesting, more vivid and alive. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had an interesting look on her face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Think of how much more interesting my letters to you will be! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No more than most universities, I suppose. Of course, we do specialize in one or two areas, and that brings interested scholars from quite some distance. Not only scholars either.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He set his path and followed it and he did not see nor was he interested in anything beside his path. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten how to put words together in a clever way, to be funny, to be interesting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once we evolved into humans, things got pretty interesting. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought he was a decent guy, but Maggie Kelly had sonar for boys who were interested in her girls and she was picking up a strong reading on Dominick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But her lover was too interested to notice her tone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was quite an interesting story,” the emperor said, his voice dangerous. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The door was interesting, much more complicated than the Roman numeral combination lock above. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then we see if any interesting new gases come out of the soil. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunny shrieked, which appeared to mean “How interesting!” although of course there is no way that Sunny could understand what was being said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Annabeth yelped and tried to crawl away, but the giant janitor wasn’t interested in her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And when he read his paper of an evening, Demi’s colic got into the shipping list and Daisy’s fall affected the price of stocks, for Mrs. Brooke was only interested in domestic news. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When one found something particularly interesting, he’d run into the other’s room shouting, “Look at this, look at this!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mine takes an active interest in my life, but has no tact, sensitivity or motherly understanding. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Some of the Bible stories were interesting in themselves, but we always twisted them, secularized them to the level of our street life, rejecting all meanings that did not fit into our environment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What kind of mathematics are you interested in?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He and she were fairly chummy, but Francis didn’t look like the sort who would be too interested in girls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although the Negroes had tried to ignore her, the whites had shown great interest in her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s strange that anyone would be interested in this ugly thing except for maybe wanting to burn it and dance on the ashes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When there was such enormous interest in the movie, I began rethinking my reluctance to talk about my experiences. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In his own way Reilly had been very interested in Levy' Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, engagement, marriage—such things make a conquest more interesting. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can send me pictures of your drawings, you know. I am interested.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that instead of watching him from the wings, as they should have done, the penguins got interested and walked out on the stage again to watch him more closely. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

And while the content of the secret study was certainly interesting, what was really sparking the nation’s interest was the mystery—where did the Times get this explosive document? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That weekend, however, spurred on by his new mania for observation, Chapter Eleven took a new interest in me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That stuff doesn't interest me too much right now. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was nothing interesting or valuable in Toby’s room. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Twentieth century art music, in particular, was very interested in breaking down or even rejecting these rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The pilot watched it rear up in the window, but nothing could interest him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his final years, Cope developed one other interesting obsession. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And do not return. I am not interested in people doing good deeds. Good deeds are pointless, in any case. Nothing changes. Nothing matters.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She had an interesting, slightly sweaty smell that reminded me of those scallopy leaves of sweet fern you break off and crush between your fingers for the musk of them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now, the interesting thing about this story to me was that Uncle seemed a little disappointed that his friend hadn’t “made off.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother is trying to talk to her, but Vanessa is obviously more interested in watching us than listening to her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I find him absolutely ridiculous, and a little interesting, if I'm honest with myself. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Is Beth the rosy one, who stays at home good deal and sometimes goes out with a little basket?” asked Laurie with interest. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

—What kinds of things is she interested in? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chewed with interest but not the joy Hanako was expecting. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in admirers until I have my law degree.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But M. Bouc was not interested in the emotional reactions of Englishmen. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Mrs. Miller says I can’t write about Street Fighter because good writing cares about keeping the audience interested, so I’ll skip all my sweet moves. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was interested, but when another pigeon flew by, she did not go after it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was so certain Ocean would never be interested in me that I didn’t bother to consider how bad it would be if he were. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“He is already serving our nation. We are only interested in idle civilians,” he called out to the other soldier, who nodded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Consequently, he had no interest in describing his own natural philosophy as ‘modern’, preferring to call it ‘new’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

My story just got more interesting, and I know how much he loves story above all else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the most basic way that music is organized is by arranging the actual sound waves themselves so that the sounds are interesting and pleasant and go well together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Julius, despite what you think, I have only the interests of the People at heart.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Rather than create a central political body to direct all the various movements, they agreed to cooperate on matters of common interest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When someone takes such an interest in you, you have to wonder what it is exactly they’re searching for in your face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“He seems to take great interest in you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In baseball, I have a good arm and a bat, and I can field, but I am not interested in playing it after high school. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you still interested in being a Communist?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seemed like you were adjusting fairly well — especially recently. Maybe I was just flattering myself that I was making life more interesting for you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I focused on keeping the vital interest I felt out of my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wealthy research foundations were especially interested in isotopes for medical research and cancer treatment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She looked away quickly, as if nothing about Maybeth could interest her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in New Hampshire now, which pleased me, because we had recently moved to the state, so I was naturally interested to explore it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s already lost interest and has dispensed with me—but then I realize he’s waiting for me to make a move, although I don’t know what move I should make. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I would have been happy for him if it wasn’t so obvious that the rest of us had been simultaneously demoted to Expendable Civilian Status and thus were a whole lot less interesting to him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had found some books that interested Mr. Loomis, a set called The Farm Mechanic. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Political work is interesting to me, and it has to be done. It’s O for the P on an international scale.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Even though I knew Cecile didn’t care, I didn’t want her to suddenly take an interest in us and ask a lot of questions. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish someone would take an interest in me. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I made a list of issues that interested me: education, teen pregnancy, black self-esteem. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He was a pretty interesting guy,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Since Iceland’s interest rate at that time was higher than Switzerland’s, it’s curious why Bobby didn’t want the transfer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The Aztlan police have wondered for a long time how drugs were being distributed in this country. They were extremely interested in what they found at the saltworks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wishing Jackson, Mississippi, was interesting enough to write a whole book on, and even though it is Jackson ... well, he doesn’t know that. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Atticus took her air rifle from her hand and put a golf club in it, Dr. Finch taught her—Dr. Finch taught her what he was most interested in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Er—” The truth was that Scabbers had never shown the faintest trace of interesting powers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But he’s not interested in my answers anyway. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl now sat up, really interested at last. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Since Bobby was such a sponge in absorbing the intricacies of chess, Nigro tried to foster in him an interest in music. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Our interest arises no doubt from the remnant of a primitive belief that an image captures not merely the likeness but also the soul of a sitter. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fuchs was doing interesting calculations, but the real action was taking place in the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing inherently interesting about two ladies with paint rollers, but it baited a certain hook. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

During their time at Auster’s palace, Jason had watched Piper and Hazel spend hours sword fighting—something Piper had never been interested in before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Valencia stayed with him, and Kilgore Trout, who had been on the fringe of the crowd, came closer, interested, shrewd. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t say anything more about the explosions; he seemed much more interested in having fun with his sons, keeping them happy, than anything else. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was kind of interesting. I’d never had it done before.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a pause while the others considered this interesting proposal. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that gave me an extremely interesting and satisfactory result. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while the boy’s panic was more interesting than the fire. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t just save the reviews, he made notes of interesting criticisms and ideas for changes in further revisions. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cursed lamp is a much more interesting topic than, say, a visit to the dentist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Is that your medicine?” enquired Michael, looking very interested. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Trip was right, though: Lexie was suddenly, furiously interested in all things baby, even going to Dillard’s to buy a frilly and thoroughly impractical lavender dress as a present for Mirabelle. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If you’re interested, please e-mail us back or call us at your earliest convenience. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"What have you read this year? I'd be very interested to know." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

That was fairly interesting, but then I noticed his back, which was almost entirely covered by a long poem in Spanish, tattooed in a flowing script. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We think they’d be particularly interested in what your journey as a young female filmmaker has been like so far. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"And I intend to read Emerson, too . . ." "Very good. Self-reliance is a most worthy virtue. I shall look forward with the greatest of interest to learning your contribution to my fate." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is interesting to note that the lion that is the most amenable to the circus trainer’s tricks is the one with the lowest social standing in the pride, the omega animal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Bigger, the relief people said you were a very good worker when you were interested in what you were doing. Is that true?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For some, this might be truly interesting, but for you it is not. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That’s why it’s in the germ’s interests to “make us sick.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps its first impact is in the name Wells-Fargo, but my interest certainly goes beyond that. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They understand children and they have the children's best interests at heart. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Berg was “intrigued with the scientific and human interest elements in such a story,” he wrote, and he wanted to learn more about it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

We have also tried to interest other corporate investors in your case. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like them and had no interest in whether or not they liked him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can bring my cap pistol for a starter’s gun,” volunteered Brad, showing interest for the first time. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Law enforcement gained a pecuniary interest not only in the forfeited property, but in the profitability of the drug market itself. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She could check out books from the library or she could buy puzzle books from the grocery store if that was all she was interested in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I love Erin as much as I love basketball, which is a conflict of interest. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a feeling tonight’s war games are going to be interesting.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was obvious that he wanted a fuller life for himself, a girlfriend, more interesting work, a handful of loyal buddies to hang out with, cultural stimulation beyond snippets of movies. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was one of the reasons the interest rates were so high — the moneylender ran the risk of losing his money altogether. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The interest and enthusiasm we’d generated with the garden—the positive news coverage, the letters pouring in from around the country—only confirmed for me that I could generate buzz around a good idea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And yet I’m flattered that Hilly has so much faith that someone like him would be interested in someone like me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Molecules do not interest her, she doesn’t seem able to grasp the Periodic Table. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the first week, interest in the project had spiked to such a level that we had to move the meetings out of our small cabin, to the fire pit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

But not particularly interested in killing me, either. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For all the tantalizing and provocative character of the Viking results, I know a hundred places on Mars which are far more interesting than our landing sites. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professors, doctors, and engineers had all been seized and disappeared for months and years in the interest of national security. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Xenocrates overruled all objections in the interest of speeding up the day’s proceedings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“A little crazy,” I explained to Libby that day, “is a lot more interesting to watch than a girl who’s been shot.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

One door was to a closet, which didn’t have anything really interesting in it, just a bunch of coats. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miri wasn’t the most interesting thing about school, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But his eyes had been bright with interest, she could see. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you interested in and serious about this program?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the wake of February’s chaos, whites were less interested in the causes of the violence than in whether or not it could happen again. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Just something I have to live with. Meanwhile, everyone's interested in finding out how the magic happens." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I had assumed that once we had demonstrated that in the fission of uranium neutrons are emitted, there would be no difficulty in getting people interested, but I was wrong.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The fear landscapes are not interesting to watch from the outside. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“But it’s bleak. Nothing of interest, really. No, Doli, I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do for you. Except set you on your way as quickly as possible.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We could tell you where we’ve been, and maybe you’d be interested, I don’t know. We saw all kinds of strange things on the way here.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Like Berg, she wrote that “the human story behind these cells would be of great interest to the public.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Have you anything interesting there?” asked Meg, with condescension. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Orion is a problem. Unlike the other giants, Orion has been walking the earth for centuries. He takes a special interest in killing Amazons, or Hunters, or any female who dares to be strong.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No, it was quite interesting really. You can see all the things people have bought.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was far more interested in classes that taught him how to use a computer and find information on the Internet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was obvious that Whit was not interested in his cards. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The abbot, Cyril Knapp, also took an interest in breeding experiments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The reporter left shortly afterward, having seen and heard nothing of interest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other ethologists are interested in a particular kind of behavior, such as the migration of birds. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Brothers, this man is a—a—opportunist! All you got to do is read this article to see. I charge this man with using the Brotherhood movement to advance his own selfish interests." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly Mrs. Brindle does not discuss Katie’s interest in drama or express regret that she cannot afford to cultivate her daughter’s talent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He extended it and squinted through its light at Ranofer, but merely grunted without interest when he saw who it was, and turned back to Ibni. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

So it’s interesting, and more than a little disturbing, to see how Barb turned out—that she’s meaner and slyer than I am, more cherishing of grudges, and not quite as smart as I’d hoped. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t you see that this school is only interested in what it sees as its successes and I know I’m not one of them? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was very interested in the trip to Rome, asked a lot of questions about it, not so much as investigator as fellow tourist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s never shown much interest in swordsmanship at school, and, although he knows the basics, I am not sure he practices. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Something we can hand out to kids who might be interested in performing or who want to see us.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she’d try to sell hers and the baby’s interest in the store to my daddy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

No one was much interested in using him or his speech. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

What interesting bits of wood that she could use for pretend dolls? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

This has an interesting effect on space-time: the distinction between time and space disappears completely. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once on the third floor she thought to check the nursery; perhaps the children had lost interest in the squirrel and found their way back there. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had no interest in the matter whatsoever.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra learned nothing from that episode except that playing Gobblers led to interesting places. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harpers Ferry is an interesting place for a number of reasons. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I believe that he understands a lot of what is being taught, but he has no interest in doing the work that comes with the assignments. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They give me compliments and ask me what school I go to, what colleges I am interested in, what I like about Woman to Woman. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We are going to survey points of local architectural interest.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I submitted my homework and studied for my exams, but I did so out of terror—of losing my scholarship should my GPA fall a single decimal—not from real interest in my classes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ira was seven when my first son was born, and she took a great interest in the newcomer. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t really interested in the why of a mathematical problem but in the how. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sir Charles said, “A race? Why, that might prove to be quite interesting. Madame?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Beside her stands a man in white trousers, a blue jacket, and sailor’s cap; but he interests us much less. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they notice my special interest? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The figures were not the same, nor was the interest rate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Re’lar Ambrose does raise an interesting point. How does a student who came to us destitute come by such money?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My own interest is attracted to the fact that these things are done at all. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been possible now to keep count of the passage of time, if he had felt any interest in doing so, since he was being fed at what appeared to be regular intervals. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Wow, this girl is really interested in food. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Alex now found both his parents staring at him with interest. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They had little interest in living there and didn’t care if Sandwich was mad enough to want to. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, if you happen to be interested in old prints at all—” he began delicately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I look up and realize that Abby is watching me with great interest. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I was interested to hear, he was telling them things I had told him months earlier: You can change the outcome; there are prospects and opportunities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not interested in bull-fighters. That's an abnormal life. I want to go back in the country in South America. We could have a great trip." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I knew how to repair those windows, and how to clean the chimney, because those sorts of things interest me. But I don’t know how to cook anything except toast.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Trying to appear only casually interested, Franklin asked for a few more details. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she never chose her husband, and never even grew up to decide what kind of stuff she liked as an adult, or dated anybody with the same interests. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In Sweden, the people I met were equally interested and responsive, even though they hadn't experienced profound need or shared struggle with an abusive justice system. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even when my father let out a string of interesting words, she looked at him and said, “Take it outside, Jaime. Maybe you can find a dog who'll appreciate that kind of language.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I asked Mommy if she would be interested in doing a book and she said no. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had suffered their own hardships and losses during the war and weren't interested in ours. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A lot of them aren’t so much interested in getting their car washed as they are in writing a check. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They're not interested in me, though; I slip inside without even causing a blip on their radar. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t interested in adding his personal dignity to this week’s losses. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mamou didn’t keep her glassware in the cupboard: She kept it upside down in a drawer to the left of the sink, which I thought was an interesting way to store glasses. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The few times I asked her she said business blah-blah, and since that is something I know absolutely nothing about and have no interest in, I never probed any further. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It would be ruthless, but a ruthlessness in the interest of Brotherhood, for we had only our minds and bodies, as against the other side's vast power. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then how did you come to be interested in science, sir?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t managed to interest any experts in them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t love the Commander or anything like it, but he’s of interest to me, he occupies space, he is more than a shadow. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin wasn’t especially interested in how the world worked. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She’s so interested in the conversation that she hasn’t touched the limp grilled cheese sandwich on her tray yet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sound like too many were interested in her meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hertz’s theories are interesting but what he loves most is building things, working with his hands, connecting his fingers to the engine of his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I imagine he was most interested in you. Suddenly, something that was nagging at Harry came tumbling out of his mouth. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After that experience, she wasn't all that interested in pursuing any secret relationships, which was why marriage was her first real attempt at dating. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

We hid our guilty interest by giggling or pretending disgust. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I would be faithless, if the cup and the arm band had been poor. I am interested in goldsmiths, not orphans.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Grandpa does sometimes, but my books don’t interest him, and I hate to ask Brooke all the time.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was not surprising that Dr. Strayer couldn’t find a lot of funding for his research, given how many financial interests were arrayed in the other direction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tell her that it’s interesting to me that a black man made the journey to find this place—the Pacific Northwest—when all I want to do is leave it. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Besides, if I said something at this point, he probably would have apologized, and I wasn't interested in that. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It had a lot of interest for me. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea that this might be something similar piqued my interest. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Not interested in the older one,” she read, “probably because he doesn't look like a teddy bear anymore” Hornet smiled at Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother wasn’t surprised that he showed interest in her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, some potential clients, once they saw the van arrive, were no longer interested in Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Zalmay had offered to show him his collection of video games, but he wasn’t interested. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Lovely to meet you, Nikhil,” she says, smiling brightly, and though she looks at him with interest, she does not pause in her work or offer to shake his hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody had to do his act, he thought, for surely anybody who was interested in Dudberry Point already knew where it was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shabby theatrics of the war reports, the voice that forced morsels of invented hope down people’s throats, did not interest him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted a coach who had a shared interest in helping me grow technically and tactically and whom I could count on 24/7. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We just figured we’d show you how much it’s in your own best interest to do so,” said the clown. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If Rae is actually interested in my distinction, she doesn’t show it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

El Patron suddenly lost interest in the drama and turned to Mr. MacGregor on his other side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At my age I was not interested in political power. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end stood an altar, where the fiery wraith knelt in prayer, but Nico was more interested in the room itself. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They hovered inside the wide interest of these people they barely knew. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maria, however, grew less and less interested in dressing up and accompanying her husband to seek patrons among the rich and influential. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He seemed genuinely interested and ready to understand. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Ben had never studied the features of the black man who was simply a part of the landscape, of no more interest to him than a storefront or a balustrade. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s got to be a much more interesting story than mine.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still another factor is compatibility with vested interests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As you can imagine, especially in a prison where there was heavy emphasis on rehabilitation, an inmate was smiled upon if he demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could use a young person like you as an assistant, if you were interested?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I scolded myself for assuming that was all that interested them. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was just interested in what was going to happen to me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maria’s interest drove Matt to greater and greater heights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s texting something while snorting in laughter, but I have no interest in knowing his business. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This is the point at which this argument becomes interesting, for, as noted earlier, Quintilian does take signs to be equivalent to testimonies, and so does Parsons. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested in wearing makeup, I can teach you how to apply it properly,” Mom said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They look at me with mute interest, as if I am a mildly entertaining side act at a circus. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even the Catskill Park dot, which interested me because it was the only location not in or near a big city, was far too big and populous to find a single person. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We have been questioning the wildlings we brought back from the grove. Several of them told an interesting tale, of a woods witch called Mother Mole.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I feel that my Life Notices are much more colorful and interesting than Mr. Johnson’s Death Notices, but that’s just a matter of opinion—and it’s his newspaper. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He and the cameraman didn’t notice the white vehicles parked behind the building, or if they noticed them, it didn’t seem interesting. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Word spread of her insect collections, and interest grew. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course he wasn’t interested in me, I thought angrily, my eyes stinging — a delayed reaction to the onions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

What I find most interesting reading through the letters: I can't figure out what I was trying to accomplish. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At the same time I wrote a letter to Washington, breaking the news that my current experiments on the biochemistry of virus reproduction were at best interesting in a nonprofound way. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Luke says it like he’s sincerely interested, but everyone except for Mrs. Barton knows he’s making fun of her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Or somewhere really interesting, like the Science Museum? The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why can’t he have the normal interests of a boy his age? Look at Ravi. All he can think about is cricket, movies and music.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although there is plenty of music that has no counterpoint, independent parts are one of the most basic ways to make music sound rich and interesting. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I see no reason why an interesting story cannot be made of it without using her name,” TeLinde replied. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I understood now why the boys hadn’t shown any interest in the watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed interested in listening to what she had to say. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Genie was the kind of kid who kept a small jacked-up notebook and pen in his pocket just so that he could jot down interesting things whenever they came. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This works a little bit like the waves in tubes, above, but the waves produced on membranes, though very interesting, are too complex to be discussed here. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Now I’m studying the ground like it’s the most interesting thing I’ve ever seen. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was thinking that we might carry it the rest of the way to the river and throw it in; perhaps he was just interested in looking at it, as he was in everything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course they do,” Ana put in, “but you must avoid appearing as though you are interested only in his wealth.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, it was late in the day and he had to drive down to Chamisaville to have dinner with a man interested in some land. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an interesting reflection on the general climate of thought before the twentieth century that no one had suggested that the universe was expanding or contracting. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Firsthand accounts of the fair were sparking heightened interest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But to my surprise, most officers seemed to have little interest in inmates’ histories. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and walked away, pretending like she wasn’t interested at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

To the world, to the press, to the government, he was a retired lawyer of fading distinction, yesterday’s man, of no interest. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He did try, two or three times, to get his daughters interested in the canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I wondered why she had so much interest in this girl from Colombia. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt firmly believed that it was in everyone’s best interest to get down the river as quickly as possible, especially with the ongoing threat of hostile Indians. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand what all the interest in football was anyway, and especially why the football boys were considered heroes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” said Werfel, delighted that his guest seemed interested. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“So, this no one likes you and you aren’t interested? Or this no one is older and gross and sending you perverted text messages?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We are, it appears, ready to begin getting in touch with Ceti, and with any other interested celestial body in more remote places, out to the edge. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They continued pulling book after book out of the box, but nothing seemed remotely interesting to Candice. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This boy already knows Moss is crazy and is still interested?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I became more quiet and pretended to have no interest at all in their activities. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were few things that escaped Father’s notice, and even fewer things that Father was not interested in. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were wondering if you would be interested in signing a petition to change the school’s mascot to something less violent but still formidable?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

People don’t have bosses, they have sponsors — mentors — who watch out for their interests. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized I didn’t know much about Ellie outside of the band and her school interests. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Levittown had no Main Street or downtown, no culture, not a single thing of visual interest. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“They know when the examinations for cops, firemen or letter carriers are coming up. They’ll always put a voter wise if he’s interested.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What types of things is he interested in?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Parcheesi was a game that held Bobby’s interest for a while. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pena had become interested while abroad in using genetics as a historical tool—studying family trees and migrations by examining DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was never interested in my music, or me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t interested in any beautiful tree- chopping. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse was standing in the doorway, listening to this exchange with interest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then your whole high school is paid for and you have access to 800 of the smartest, most interesting students in the world—not to mention the teachers and visiting dignitaries. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m carrying our wandering notebook so that I can make notes on the buildings and the history and anything interesting that I might want to share with him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If his interests had been in basket weaving or phrenology, she would have followed him just as readily. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long to wipe up the kitchen, and she found herself looking over her school things for what might interest Wash. She pulled out her last science assignment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is also evidence that trees have far more interesting lives than you sometimes give us credit for. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was only interested in Charles’s science because it was his. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

James enters the classroom, and when Chelsea sees him all of a sudden she is no longer interested in a new club. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The Eagle hung up the phone, smiling, and said, “Good choice! He seems like a very interesting man.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

To them, she was interesting, unusual in the way she bluntly spoke her mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Moras knew many people, almost all of them interested in such matters, who gradually began to attend the Friday meetings, to which they brought their knowledge and their magnetic fluids. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby played, but because of either his wavering confidence or interest, his efforts resulted in a minus score. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

You have written your story with sound grammar and interesting style. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Elodin was simply making sure that I was genuinely interested before he accepted me as a student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Coolidge had no interest in hearing suggestions that might have avoided such a strike or putting plans in place to patrol the city should it be without police protection. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“What’s their big interest in colored people all of a sudden? The young men gave out already?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would be interested in hearing your version of the story,” he said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not an expert or anything, but I could have sworn he was interested. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I tried to read some of it, but it was not very interesting. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“But you know what first got me interested in you?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She scanned the clear plastic one with particular interest. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Chaol coughed, suddenly very interested in the berries in the hedges. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Thus it was with considerable anticipation that we gathered to see this most interesting individual. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes just a folded map, or a paper menu from a restaurant with an interesting history. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It was more like the two of us entered into a business partnership in order to more efficiently pursue our mutual interest of hating each other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was interested in the benefits of chocolate and I said: "Antioxidant." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I didn't want to stare, but the teenage girl now at my side was visually very interesting. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Soon there were five buckets of frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Wish you took as much interest in a husband like you do in them Kennedys.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

At last a new voice seemed to take a little interest in the case. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of particular interest are the “effigy mounds” in the shape of animals, presumably the totems of the tribes that produced them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manifesto utterly rejected the notion of trusteeship, the idea that the white government somehow had African interests at heart. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s as interested in his life as he is in her new kitty. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I take no interest in bells or snowmen or for that matter in Santa Claus, in whom I’ve ceased to believe, since Cordelia has told me it’s really just your parents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was getting interested in school again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you cooking up, Jinx? The last time you were this interested in my courting Pearl Ann, I ended up smelling like a glacial skunk.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So, when we went into the parlour where Mrs. Whimple and Clara were seated at work, I said nothing of my own interest in Mr. Campbell, but kept it to myself. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

All they ‘protect and serve’ is their own interests. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He had tried to communicate that the national interest did not lie in simply continuing atomic bomb work, and even suggested banning atomic weapons by international convention “just like poison gases after the last war.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We had also lost our interest in art, so we pushed on uphill, breathing slowly and regularly. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t figured him for a deep interest in Greek cooking or French museums. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Marsh showed an interest in natural history, Peabody had a museum built for him at Yale and provided funds sufficient for Marsh to fill it with almost whatever took his fancy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure exactly what was going on with the sex in either book, but the conflict and longing between the women in The Well of Loneliness were interesting. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But whatever they were talking about must’ve been super interesting, because they kept on talking. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Our interest in each other was never keener than during the fifteen minutes before the first bell of the first day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“What is most interesting is that we learned not to be afraid from our children,” he said. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

When it came time to look at colleges, Santita and I both were interested in schools on the East Coast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Around this time, a man at church befriended my dad and took an interest in our family. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She remembered how interested Alys had been, hearing her tell her own story, of the cutting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brown always says that writing makes a person more thoughtful and interesting. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

My most absorbing interests at the present time are etymologies of ancient languages, the newer works on the calculus of variations, and Hindu history. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s going to Home Depot tomorrow to buy stuff to fix the plumbing and maybe some paint, nothing interesting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Quinn’s tone was very gentle, “It is to my interest to keep Mr. Byerley a district attorney at the very most, and it is to your interest to help me do so.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“How fascinating,” Lady Constance said, not sounding interested at all. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Bobby felt that journalists weren’t really interested in how or why he moved the chess pieces, but rather in the scandal, tragedy, and comedy of his life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so proud just to know somebody who does something so interesting!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We are not actually interested in you people. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And for the first time, I understood what Judy was saying about finding someone who shared interests with you. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Moody did not think of himself as interesting enough to hold her attention in his own right. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He carried it over to a table, opened it, and quickly skimmed through it, wondering why a history of Cornish tin should have been of interest to Ian Rider. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I said, “Why, no, sir, I ain’t got no interest in that, not at all. I’m jus’ thinking some water might loosen up your clothes a bit. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Haas, Creamer, and Ruiz had decided to drive through the area because they suspected that the mounds might be more interesting and numerous than had been realized. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You guys always act like I'm not interested in you—but nobody is ever interested in me, and I don't get mad about it. You guys never want me around.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m interested—there is no question about that. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Block out the little aristocratic professor pacing in front of the hearth and the late hour and the dogs and the shelves brimming with interesting things. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The book Miss Simpson gave me does not hold my interest. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There is an abundance of interesting fact relating to all our major diseases, and more items of information are coming in steadily from all quarters in biology. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The incident had occurred and was gone for me: it was an incident of no moment, no romance, no interest in a sense; yet it marked with change one single hour of a monotonous life. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I will be honest with you. We do not have any children and have no interest in being surrogate parents. But if you are respectful and hardworking, you will be treated fairly.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“This drilling with old Krag-Jorgensens seems silly to me. When the time comes, and I take an interest, I’ll be good.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thoreau, I have led a varied life—dishwasher, sax player, teacher. To me it has been an interesting life. Just now it seems very dull.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Jet didn’t seem interested in moving out from under the bed except when we called him for food. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other dogs—the black, the brown with the lopped-off tail, the small whitish one, and the droopy orange runt—merely looked alert and regarded her with neutral interest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The movie being shown was a widely praised Swedish drama about a man who was losing his soul, and Ignatius was not particularly interested in seeing it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Joy Luck uncles begin to talk about stocks they are interested in buying. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His parents sent him to school in England, where he excelled academically and developed an interest in theatre and writing. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Further inquiries elicited suspicion from male acquaintances, who wondered at my interest in such a person. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

An interesting item; it almost inspired Wells to speak. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was very interested in everything that lay to the north because no-one ever went that way and he was never allowed to go there himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t really have your best interests in mind either, so let’s call it even and move on.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Other than his mother, who sat in her shack with six. younger sons working roots, he had never met an interesting woman in his life. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really interested to hear what you have to say about what you did to us.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The old man was watching with interest but not incredulity. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered how interesting we would be to a real writer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that Janae is looking for something interesting to say, as if she didn’t just come down from upstate after meeting new people and having new experiences and learning new things. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The detached part of her, the part she kept to herself, had begun to interest him deeply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It felt good to hear Violet’s story, and to tell mine, even though hers was kind of more interesting than mine. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last piece on the shelf was the least interesting—a rectangular lidded box as large as his two hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She was reading her tatty copy of Vogue with intense interest. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“School,” I say, trying to sound natural, trying to sound like my sudden interest in the old-school indie rock is what all the brown girls are doing these days. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I told my life story to Dr. Luce, the place where he invariably got interested was when I came to Clementine Stark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery,” declared Mississippi as it left the Union, “the greatest material interest of the world.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The name Flood had struck me as interesting all along. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most were on the run from something, eager to avoid drawing the attention of slavers or interest from the Ravkan government. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good! This is so much more interesting than a dinner party,” another woman cried. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had fewer friends than ever, having lost anything of common interest with the boys on my block who were my age. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

"But it was an interesting thing to say." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And it was clear that the children couldn’t see the Specters, and the Specters weren’t interested in them; they made instead for the adults. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A vital component of TMV was nucleic acid, and so it was the perfect front to mask my continued interest in DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

There were lots of wild plants and interesting architecture here. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he's more interested in stories and history than people. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

After history, we had grammar and mathematics, but the most interesting thing that I learned all morning was that the boy across the room was named Donald Burch. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir—,” said Bono, “sir, if you don’t have interest in it, would you object if I should wear it? I reckon I could wear it handsomely, if I keep my body held just right.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Any students interested in causing trouble would think twice about it if they knew their friends and teachers were watching them and ready to act on any suspicious activity. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She plays electric, which is interesting; she always seemed more acoustic to me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

With the excitement of stealing their own wheat, nobody had even seemed that interested in her hair yet! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Davos had been more interested in what the captives had to say about the defenses at King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But she was not interested in the finished product. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I feel sorry for Boy21 because his parents were murdered and he thinks he’s from outer space, but, then, his knowing so much about constellations is pretty interesting. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that I’ll have some misery to sort through later, but for right now I’m more interested in surviving. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Because I took such interest in my studies and in that good goal of becoming a teacher, time no longer crawled by like a snail trying to get to the top of a big stone. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those are the words I pick up with interest, like unbroken shells on a sandy beach. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her look became shallow, as if she were more interested in how his jacket might complement her dress. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Are you interested in applying?” he asked, handing me the application. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They weren’t interested in justice; they were only interested in wiping out all Communists. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t waste her time worrying about someone who clearly had no interest in her beyond the ridiculous competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A charismatic eleventh-grade geometry teacher stoked her interest in math, and for the first time, she entertained the idea of a future that took advantage of her knack for numbers and all things analytical. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s been real interesting having you and Dallas in Ruby Holler.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The other interesting thing about that ten thousand hours, of course, is that ten thousand hours is an enormous amount of time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“There, you've said an interesting thing,” laughed Faber, “without having read it!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would wager that he is more interested in the contents than the gown itself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

April went back to studying the objects in the case, but now her interest was divided. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would make me even more interesting, assuming I already was somewhat interesting. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He glanced over at Lily, still interested only in her phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And when Dutchy showed an interest in the dusty upright piano the widower’s wife used to play, he got it tuned and found a teacher to come to the farm to give him lessons. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She studied Hazel with new interest, as if deciding whether or not to say more. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so, but if I take you into town and I tell them I’ve got the man who killed that banker’s son in Kansas City, I think they might be real interested.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His face was all gloomy and his hands dug deep into his pockets as he walked alongside the others, appearing far more interested in-the pavement than this business with the Conte. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She did find one interesting tidbit, however: Pauline Hawthorne had taught at the New York School of Fine Arts—though apparently not out of need for money. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gram told me that as a little boy, he was never interested in hearing fairy tales or reading books together like she and I did. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But perhaps more interesting is the question of higher dimensions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chop-sticks, as to try to interest me about the lesser carnivora, when I know of what is before me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Conservative Party described the resolutions as hostile to Afrikaner interests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore he becomes of interest in any investigation of America. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had intended only to make a good appearance, to say enough to keep the Brotherhood interested in me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I was searching for the point of interest. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Robert had never known the house, and looked at it with interest “I never knew you in your former home,” he remarked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is business, dear. It would not interest you.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The morning of the interesting day arrived, and Mrs. Weston’s faithful pupil did not forget either at ten, or eleven, or twelve o’clock, that she was to think of her at four. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

So spellbinding were the broadcasts of this station, that each time something interesting came on, I would abandon whatever I was doing to listen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had stared at the floor the entire evening as if it were interesting. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It will be an interesting place to watch, in the years ahead. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They borrowed a female in an interesting condition and set their trap under the cypress tree at the top of the vacant lot. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor guy would call and call, and one of us would finally break the news to him that Mommy wasn’t interested. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might have borrowed from Biswas, but there was nothing left to pledge; in any event, we would not have been able even to pay the interest he demanded. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men, who get the privilege of voting, seem the least interested. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stories were full of magic events and interesting people and witches and strange places. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Though he might not be too interested, being, apparently, not much of a reader. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Doctor Baker was listening with great interest, but when Maxim had finished he shook his head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The children had no interest in the news. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You always talk of death and of us killing ourselves. Haven’t you figured it out? We’re not interested in dying,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And ear training is also crucial for those interested in music theory, musicology, or just being able to write down a tune accurately. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

One of the most brilliant engineers on the laboratory’s staff took an active interest in standing up to the prejudice he saw around town. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I shan’t. But that was an interesting story of Quinn’s, since you mention him. It’s a shame to have spoiled it. I suppose you knew his theory?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The women studied the pictures of clothes and houses, gardens and cars with great interest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Truth or not,” Hammie adds, “the final will be an interesting one with these in the mix.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me there wasn’t one cute guy in any of your classes who interested you even a little bit.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Felicia had never shown the slightest interest in him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might find something to interest you in there, Granger!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They didn’t always agree, but that was what made the conversation so interesting. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The women who observed your training earlier today. Grace and Patience Edgar and their mother, Wilhelmina Edgar. They’re newly arrived from the Charleston Compound and were interested in engaging a couple of Attendants.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Much of the growth came at the expense of the workers, who were victimized by greedy owners much more interested in profits than the welfare of the labor force. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“I have no interest in playing cards with the scythes,” Rowan told her flatly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The guard probably lost interest in us as soon as we disappeared from his view, but I wasn't ready to take another chance with my life. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She stared at his hands: they were not those of a refined, intelligent aristocrat, but of a man who has nothing interesting to say. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She had drunk water—Rumpy hadn’t been interested in those calabashes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most interesting thing I found was a table drawer full of old Popular Mechanics magazines, and the most interesting thing Lorraine found was the icebox. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I am not interested,” she told them, and even as she said it, she hoped that it would not get back to Odenigbo because she did not want him to think she was pining. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m only interested in the dogs for now. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In the same way that being eternally tortured by demons is more ‘interesting’ than not being eternally tortured by demons.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But I began to see that Chet was weakened by the very genuineness of his interest in learning. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption marked a turning point in the quest by dominant whites for a new racial equilibrium, a racial order that would protect their economic, political, and social interests in a world without slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As it was, she’d become increasingly busy due to the explosion of interest about her husband, and the preparations for the release of X: The Movie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am particularly interested in the school business, because it seems to me that the blight can disappear only when there are millions of Coopers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank saw plenty of minor injuries—some burns, broken bones, black eyes, cuts and gashes, plus a lot of very interesting hairdos from fires and exploding water cannons—but nothing that couldn’t be fixed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The East versus West rivalry carried over to football with the annual East-West Shrine Game and added interest every January to the Rose Bowl—then the nearest thing to a national collegiate football championship. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Did you visit at her house? Was it interesting? I should like to know and hear about the people you met, and the impressions they made on you.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Imitation of Christ 11 say again, I wonder how far he’ll go with these interests!” cried Father. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone asked me an interesting question yesterday,” Morrie said now, looking over my shoulder at the wallhanging behind me, a quilt of hopeful messages that friends had stitched for him on his seventieth birthday. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lost interest in food and displayed extreme restlessness, following the pasture fence around and around apparently searching for a way out . Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

You picked them because you thought alike and were interested in the same things, the way she and Melanie were. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Veal,’ he said, without much interest, ‘they go for veal.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Over the years, Roosevelt’s enthusiasm and interest in natural history had not waned. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, too, they show no interest in seeing my home, content with having me visit their houses, just a convenient couple of kilometers from school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing these trends in the early 1990s, Dr. Strayer decided he was interested in getting answers—with or without his company’s participation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Beginning in late 1936, my interests began to change,” he later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not a fanatic Zionist, but it interests me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

If they haven’t already lost interest by the time they are twelve or so, their education is over and out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because even if I crack the code somehow, it doesn’t change the fact that Blue isn’t interested. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Leakey was an anthropologist and paleontologist who was interested in animals and Early Man. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not behave this way out of avarice; it was simply that his family no longer interested him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s interest was increasing by the moment. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did I put the interests of the monkeys ahead of the interests of the human beings? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in busting things up than looking for clues. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

After nine years of the government’s apparent lack of interest in pursuing him, however, he really didn’t feel like a fugitive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You take an eager interest in that gentleman’s concerns,” said Darcy, in a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I racked my brain for interesting factoids about myself, but I could only think of embarrassing ones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All this was of some interest to me, for I was hiking in about the same spot as that initial mountain lion sighting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They apparently didn’t have a deep interest in the plane figures that the Greeks loved so much. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t need to share his comics; he doesn’t need anyone to be interested in him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They’d carried the smell of wet snow into the room—it had melted against the wool in their coats—and were grateful to be in a warm place where something of interest was going forward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The knowledge that Bunny’s body actually lay about two miles to the southwest did not lend much interest or urgency to the search, and I plodded along in a daze, my eyes on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem natural for a little girl to be so interested in animals. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the most interesting of the recent work is concerned with still other ways of forging weapons from the insect’s own life processes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Which was not true, but she had no interest in discussing gleaning like it was school gossip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to wander Indiana, as if there’s anything interesting to see. We have to have partners, so I’m working with this boy in my class.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“An Eskimo? That’s interesting. They don’t stray into this city too often,” the boy said before turning around and strolling away. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he discovered an interest in rocks and became with rather astounding swiftness a titan of geological thinking. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I lost interest in making small talk with my mom or the friends who’d stopped in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Scars are interesting things, New Voice. Ucho will carry the one on his nose for the rest of his days.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

His father had been at least a little bit right: there were interesting things in the Pipeworks if you paid attention. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"She's only interested in stone-cold killers." park "How long am I grounded?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And there was so much about this town and its interests that I still didn’t understand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One day this whole Summerland fiasco will just be an interesting footnote in the story of my life. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

On and off, he continued his efforts to attract scholarly interest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Most interesting of all, he revealed to one of the manhunters that he knew John Wilkes Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that he looked at the two cops, who became very interested in the hands in their laps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s foolish of me to try to interest her in my work. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Teller’s departure from Los Alamos failed to quell interest in a second laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His face has many other interesting features besides the scars, such as almond-shaped eyes and a finely pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to keep your mouth shut than to risk one of the college kid’s snotty lines, like: “Don’t say ^interested. When what you mean is ««in- terested.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to wait for a chance to get them. We need to pretend were not interested in them. Throw him off the scent.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Now, that,” Hassan said, “is really interesting. It's like there's a little hurricane in every shower?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I—yes. I didn’t mean to—” “It would be interesting to know how long he was there,” the instructor said dryly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to be like you and to be interested in stuff you’re interested in,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

You know, the group of people I got interested in are all goth types. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The little girl, her beautiful brown eyes wide with interest, never seemed to mind these remarks of her mother, but they made Cilia cry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children in the class study without interest, wishing they could be at ballet or softball practice instead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who takes a more hard- headed approach may be interested in the following result in probability. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all of these things and people Cilia knew nothing, nor could he tell her, yet he tried to show interest in what she had to tell him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His story would probably make an interesting comic. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Tell me more. Any other strong opinions on colors? Shapes? Patterns? I have a feeling you’re a very interesting person.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This version includes the tonal tendencies and interesting titles for each tone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Johnny knew full well she had no interest at all in the violin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was no answer and George Weston coughed and was suddenly extremely interested in an aimlessly drifting cloud. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Wives are unusual, and despite myself I look at this one with interest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an interesting feeling, to say the very least. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be stupid, boy. The girl clearly has no interest in our cause. I gave you the chance to win her over and you failed. But not to worry...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Your purse and the note within aroused still greater interest. We all talk of it in chapter, where we meet and study, and everyone has a different explanation,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We were white and black and brown brought together by a single interest. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Adam found himself talking and boasting about his son, telling people who weren’t very interested how smart Aron was and how he had jumped a year in school. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I got the following apparently authentic information about Cornell, which may interest you,” he informed Ernest in one letter. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"I guess it took an invitation from Margaret to get you interested." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would lose interest, not even notice him anymore. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But for Mr. Larson and his students, it was the last lesson in a unit about the most interesting subject they had ever studied. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I didn’t really think of myself as interesting until I was interesting to Blue. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I’d never fainted in my life, but I thought it sounded like an interesting experience. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But now I no longer had to live every day worrying about my next term’s tuition or the interest on Devi’s loan. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My work was interesting and rewarding, but still I had to be careful not to let it consume me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In behalf of means “for the benefit of” or “in the interest of.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all kept an eye on her, but she wasn't interested in getting too close. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He looked at me with an interested, surprised expression. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he didn't know if the Warden would find the tube "interesting." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Marie has to pretend she’s interested even though she knows much more than he does about how to run his store. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She'd never expressed any great interest in the outdoors, so I scattered her remains on the carpet and then vacuumed her back up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They are people like Gabriel Witter, who is perhaps the most interesting person I’ve ever known, and I don’t say that just because he’s my brother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Something a bit more complex than last time, and yes, I may be interested,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Apparently they were still interested in the answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The problem was that the myxo virus evolved to serve its own interests, which differed from ours as well as from those of the rabbits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it interesting?” she said again, making a point to show me the tall building in the center. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes wandered restlessly from candle to candle as he spoke, as if only their dancing flames interested him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His interest lay wholly in the crime—swooning middle-aged ladies did not interest him at all. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is interested in other kinds of games, games of paper and wood. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started reading news reports about HeLa cells and the contamination problem and realized it would make a great story for Rolling Stone—the perfect mix of science and human interest. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Luce was interested in the gender giveaways of my prose, of course. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Just to make things interesting, the Mayans had two types of digits. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And when I explained that she had found it while digging for cinquefoil root—which we used on open sores—he seemed quite interested. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Helmholtz had listened to the scene of the lovers’ first meeting with a puzzled interest. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t care for it. Realism in art doesn’t interest me; I like Picasso and—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Anything that deprives them of their sport will also reach out and affect a large number of economic interests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I have no interest in working as a show pony for some coddled white lady, but an Attendant Certificate from Miss Preston’s means I can go wherever I want. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was a shy man, interested only in natural history, who had never fought with anybody in his life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was why he never knew the exact number of his children, and the fact of the matter was that he was not interested. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After this ten-minute conversation, Bobby said he was going to play “no matter what,” and that the interests of the United States were greater than his personal interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The drawback was that she transferred her affection to the successful analyst—to Palomides—as so often happens in psycho-analysis—and now she refused to take any further interest in her early master. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to sound only mildly interested. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He liked the guys who went to his mosque, but they were more interested in playing soccer than in building robots or in the new comics being released. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“That sounded like an interesting one,” said Valencia. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good for us, good for you. We act in the interest of the world, eh?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now, though, their interest was not in defense. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her with genuine interest, as if she were something under a microscope, as though she were some medical marvel that had inadvertently materialized in his kitchen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Meaning that Dumbledore’s very interested to know who’s got it in for that boy!” said Moody, limping nearer still to the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Because that wouldn’t make for a very interesting tape, now would it? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

One afternoon she heard a most interesting conversation and witnessed a strange event. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The really interesting thing is that I might actually have another primary source literally under my pillow. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I had never been this far before so the land interested me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in what was in the stew. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

But Lazlo had many times fulfilled Thyon’s research requests, and once, in the early days, when he’d discovered a rare metallurgical treatise he thought might be of interest, Nero had even said, “Thank you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Very considerate of you to come here and take an interest in your employee’s health,” Zizmo said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the Maginot Line seemed interested in our problem. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could check out books from the library or she could buy puzzle books from the grocery store if that was all she was interested in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The good news: she didn’t come out and say she was interested in Zach. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He had not taken me to his friends or to southern California’s few points of interest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He invited people whom he had gotten interested in Islam to hear me in his living room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not interested in starving, killing, slashing, depriving, maiming or punishing myself. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She talked with James about history and science, listening with all her brain, so her questions would show that she was really interested. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Omaha, Nebraska. Sac City, Iowa. Alexandria, Indiana. Darwin, Minnesota. Hollywood, California. Alliance, Nebraska. Okay. Those are the locations of all the things she—well, or whoever read this book—found interesting.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He imagined that somebody had told Eze something similar—you need to collect art, you need to learn about art—and so the man had gone after art with the zeal of an invented interest. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Would Fort have seen an interesting pattern or a secret of the universe in grocery lists? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, she started out trying to help me, to get him to like me, but it turns out he’s interested in her. It’s not really her fault.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And there was another reason for the Costas’ interest in Lyra; but she wasn’t to learn that for a few days yet. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“What else happened while I was at the infirmary? Anything interesting?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Dad is the most interesting person I’ve ever met,” Mary Anne said thoughtfully. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The police came and shut down the production. I don’t think that’s very helpful, either. It was just pretty interesting to read about.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She asked for my family’s story, but it wasn’t as interesting. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fullest and most intellectually interesting debate occurred in Virginia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a novel about the Secret Annex. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

While she was hungry, she was more interested in taking in her new surroundings. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At first, Morgan was not even interested in whether units of heredity existed or how or where they were stored. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But he had no interest in tangling with Bristle again, and in fact he had no interest in anything besides getting back to his humans. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He says that my character sounds really interesting, but he’d like to know a bit more. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He slides away from me a little bit and turns his body toward me, as if I’m about to give him the most interesting answer ever. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy was a woman of interests and ideals. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her text discussed the metamorphosis of more than fifty moths and butterflies, describing the timing of each phase, her repeated experiments and failures, and any other interesting insect behavior she had observed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I want to do something with my life besides fix computers in an office tower. I want to make a difference. I want to do interesting work, to be around ideas,” he said. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her eighth try using this technique, the naiads apparently lost interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He did not seem to like black children and he certainly took no particular liking to or interest in me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An apology? Not very Roman at all, Percy Jackson. You’d make an interesting praetor. I hope you’ll think about my offer.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even Clara, who had never before been interested in such things, began to talk about Prince Aidan, who was in the far south leading a military campaign. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the envelope he looked back at me with a strange interest in his eyes and said, "Have a seat, please. I'll be with you in a moment." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The announcement stops as soon as I see something interesting. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She told him about the CCD men who tried to arrest George Boatwright, and their interest in the men who had been in the Trout. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The love interest and climax would come when a man and a lady, both strangers, got to talking together on the train going back east. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

And the creature had no interest in him at all—all its energy was fixed on her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I said, “Thank you. I’m really interested in this stuff.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The outpouring of interest from the community touched me deeply. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

While the women shared an interest in abolition, Anthony did not have much interest in women’s rights or suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore now became very interested in a bird out on the windowsill, which gave Harry time to dry his eyes on the sheet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He seems excited that I’m actually interested in what he’s saying. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, if you had some interest in this world besides law, taxes, and your grandchildren, you could almost be a fascinating person. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Germany and Russia were already making use of one-time pad systems, and at one point William and the Army took an interest in them, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The giants themselves must have found it an interesting experience. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn't take a foreigner to see he's more interested in another title, if you ask me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But this one agent said maybe he could interest some supermarket chain in buying the factory for a store. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so every time an interesting new virus appears in the meat factories, the scientists take samples and craft them into viruses that can infect humans. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Grandpa seemed to focus on this news with particular interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You do not understand, Monsieur. I have been very fortunate in my profession. I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices. I take now only such cases as—interest me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my bow, warding off any attackers from the Cornucopia, but no one seems interested in pursuing us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I interest you in some miniature marshmallows for your oatmeal?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I would see clumsy, work-hardened, calloused hands scrawling and scratching signatures on the contract, agreeing to highway- robbery interest rates in the fine print that never was read. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I was just sketching Muzak impressions, I’m less interested in the finished product than she is. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was free to live his fantasies, and free even to die, the how and the when of which held no interest for him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most toddlers are interested in the fact that the animal with two pointy ears and a long tail is called a cat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Waker once said something very interesting to me on that subject—in fact, I’m merely parroting what he said to me. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Someone else said, “She was a very interesting woman.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Happy after all these years to discover someone interested in his work, the priest had no misgivings about revealing his vast knowledge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the squirrels seemed to be interested in what was happening in the road. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Would you be interested in meeting up with us? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I think it’s very interesting that everyone else’s glow is almost completely gone, but I can still see Mango’s. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

"How do you feel about all this, boy? I'd be very interested to know. Very interested." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

No information, no interest, nothing that might advance Ai’s cause, or protect his life. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The puppy’s stamina embarrasses him, as does her blatant interest in young men. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Frank recently had started collecting them, and Charles’s old interest was renewed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t have any interest in the bait. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to get the e-mail address. It's not too early for you to send a message saying you are interested. It's temporary. Just until we get this all straightened out." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It's been clear to everyone involved in this case that you have taken an interest in these proceedings and have brought your minds and hearts to the testimony. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many settlers on the borders of Indigenous territories believed that the newly created, professional US military might not support their interests. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you?” she asked with a sudden quickening of interest. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I go from bike to bike, trying to look interested, but my heart isn’t in it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Although this was likely an exaggeration, it’s clear that Bobby hated memorizing things that failed to engage his interest, and multiplication tables fell into that category. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if no one expected the police would be interested in yet another disappearance or, if they were, that they would be competent enough to conduct an effective investigation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Fine. Now, which one of these quality specimens would you be interested in? Keeping in mind, I don’t sell the Manchurian Fire Throwers. Those are only for official pyrotectic displays.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I turned around and there was a young male lion, about ninety feet away, gazing at Gillian and me with much interest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them was the kind judge, who had taken such an interest in the three children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then he walked solemnly around the table, and between the dishes of food, inspecting everything with the greatest interest, though he touched nothing. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the “TB tribe” who knew about Farmer considered Socios en Salud’s work unorthodox and Farmer something of a maverick—a clinician too interested in individual patients to comprehend the global TB picture. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In my sketchbook I tiy to draw my ankles distorted by pond water, but they don’t look warped and interesting. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That said, it is only fair to point out that Wagner's keenest interest was not the fate of the gods but rather what happened to humanity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was all they had seen and all that had interested them. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Not at all what I expected. What an interesting group of people you have turned out to be.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But at Truman, somewhere close to half the students take at least one theater class before graduating, and those most keenly interested in theater take the whole progression. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Egyptians are extremely interesting to us today for various reasons. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

If only Felicia could take an interest in the revolution, Celia believes, it would give her a higher purpose, a chance to participate in something larger than herself. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just...I know I’m a weirdo. I just wanted to know you. You seemed so interesting and fun.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now I’m interested in almost anything that has a wheelchair in it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Here’s the trick: don’t have any interest in the world around you, don’t have any hope for the future, and be warm. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I worked the pump again, recocked the piece, calmer now, the bear looking at me with more interest, aimed off to the right of the bear with more care now and squeezed the trigger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In other words, the only time we were interesting was when we were accused of atrocities or being slaughtered in prodigious numbers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Patients with the most acute form of the disease can trigger an episode by simply thinking about their romantic interest. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“By the way, there is somebody who wants to meet you. You know Igwe Onochie’s family? Their son is an engineer. I think he has seen you somewhere, and he is very interested.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think I have information that would interest you. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that, I could see most of them losing interest right quick. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to be wildly popular you had to make people believe that you were fun and interesting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position; people who, for that reason, may share political attitudes, lifestyles, consumption patterns, cultural interests, and opportunities to get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing another interesting outfit today: white button-up shirt with a light blue tie, polyester khakis, and, of course, black dress socks. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Byrne explained that he just wanted to reiterate his strong interest in the FBI job. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m always interested to know how people got started.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Thought you might be interested, you being the vet and all.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was proving difficult to shift, because the latest interested buyer hadn’t been granted a mortgage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow,” Goldfarb said, turning to the colonel, “Paul will represent your interests at the World Bank.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” he confessed cheerfully, “this will be my first time, same as you. It should be interesting to see how I do up there.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Arul doesn’t join us, because he has no interest in schoolwork. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That should be interesting. I would hate to see your handsome head on a spike if you fail.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

For the Federalist leaders in New England were interested in recruiting Burr as part of a larger scheme that aimed at nothing less than the dismemberment of the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But when it became clear that there was no risk of a HeLa shortage, they began sending the cells to any scientist interested in buying them, for ten dollars plus Air Express fees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She makes a disgusted face, but now she seems interested in me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Cal’s eyes had a new interest, a gleaming interest that was close to triumph. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A millionaire named Parkhurst had willed his library there; he had probably been interested in the rehabilitation program. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Martin appeared, introduced by one of her cousins who worked at the shipping company, she had tired of the gossip and long relinquished an interest in happiness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And I was going to write out how I answered the question except Siobhan said it wasn’t very interesting, but I said it was. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Putting the two assumptions together, we conclude that the average toy block in this collection has the interesting property of having three inches to a side and a volume of sixty-three cubic inches! Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One way that a composer keeps a piece of music interesting is by varying how strongly the end of each phrase sounds like "the end." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I have good news and bad news, and I thought you kids would be particularly interested. You heard about S.Q.’s bungling the spy business, right?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am reading a book called Antarctic Adventures. It is very interesting. It tells all about the different people who have gone to the South Pole and what they have found there.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the radio the German was interested in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was at Mqhekezweni that I developed my interest in African history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No country sacrifices its men without reason, and certainly not in the interests of another, and England is no exception. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I certainly am interested in seeing the first sherry party that the auxiliary gives,” Ignatius snorted and lumbered to the door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the art historian and the most interested layman can. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The obvious difficulties of sterilizing by radiation have led to search for an easier method of accomplishing similar results, and there is now a strongly running tide of interest in chemical sterilants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“My interests were almost entirely intellectual, and I wasn’t any kind of athlete.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But he was far too interested in the animal to pay much attention. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My schedule was tiring, but the work was worthwhile and interesting. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can’t say it wasn’t an interesting first day back,” said Ron gloomily. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

With the dream of college officially dead and buried, he sent my brother to technical school, hoping he might develop an interest in computers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You can see why the League would be interested in finding any particularly dangerous kids for their own.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Rummaging in the darkness within, “It’s a subject,” he said, “that has always had a great interest for me.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both brothers were gratified by this convergence in their interests. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nico stared at the canals, as if wondering what new and interesting forms of evil spirits might be lurking there. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I just finished Perseus. That there is Algol—the demon star. This here is pretend outer space—or fantasy outer space—so we’re not really interested in arranging the constellations the way they usually appear.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanisha’s not interested in trying out for the pageant with me, but she made sure to bring up me being there for her basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When one table counted fifteen, the women lost interest in the game—and their meals. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“That is a very old, very interesting story. Would you like me to read it to you?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We took portraits and did brief write-ups for everyone—little introductions with a few details about our lives and interests. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The room behind the woman was full of wonderful things, but what interested Nhamo most was the little girl. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I said no— and that, in a way, I was even interested in seeing a trial. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

What if they stops this afore he gets to the real interesting, real nasty parts?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Her classes were often full of young men, who were a lot more interested in the teacher than they were in getting an education. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“With a little bloodshed thrown in for interest.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The process began with Swann’s interest in a particular phenomenon of electromagnetism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The excitement of Gabes project was short-lived, and their interest waned when they realized he was not just hammering together a primitive raft that they could paddle along the riverbank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really, I beg pardon. It’s an uncommonly fine one, isn’t it?” said Tudor, with great presence of mind, and an air of sober interest that did credit to his breeding. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re not interested in making sense; it’s not our job,” scolded the first. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even fighting was interesting when it meant you had other people around. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t admit it, even to each other, but they had both been flattered by Ken’s and Toby’s respectful interest. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested in wild foods, speak with my friend Sam here. He’s an expert.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that a good German puts loyalty and self-sacrifice ahead of all personal interests. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was interested in clothes and makeup and in having a good time with her many boyfriends, all of whom adored her. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He does very well, for a boy,” was Meg’s somewhat ungracious answer, for the subject did not interest her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I count ten minutes off in my head, long enough so that new patients have arrived in the waiting room and the soldiers are less interested in me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

New York held no further interest and the next morning I left for home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now rejoice, oh, ye faithful, for Ruth May has risen, but she has the naked stare of a zombie and has lost interest in being first or best at anything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been driven from one possible campus to another, visiting friends at schools she was interested in. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While it was not unusual for a scientist with an advanced degree to have read widely outside his or her chosen specialty, Oppenheimer’s range of interests was unusually broad. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The regent explained that I was being groomed to be a counselor to the king and that he hoped the reverend would take a special interest in me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peoples of the wet equatorial forests did not belong to the Andean culture system and were not interested in joining. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The only story of interest was on the cover: crows in record numbers were infesting the town. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

If something interesting was happening, I was not going to be left out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Officially, he was still my personal coach at the foundation, but his work ethic and interest in pushing our training to the next level had slowly dissipated. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Tony’s business interests are diverse: waste management, luxury auto exports, pharmaceuticals, etc. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Picture all the student participation I haven’t been able to drum up over the years cashing in at the same time—with interest. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It may interest you to know that our ex-Director was on the point of transferring him to Iceland.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both interested in botany, and I tried to explain some of the things I knew without sounding like the host of the Discovery Channel. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He would have been thrilled had I shown an interest in tribal war games in which men and boys fought each other with spears and knobkerries. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because they were interesting people doesn’t mean I care to hear their musings on nighttime.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

We soon lost interest, though, for there was no suspense at all: the Congolese children always passed us right by on their march to victory. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because her normal existence is so foreign to me, so intriguing to me, it starts to feel a little more interesting to her as well. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“My father is trading at a giant’s farm, where a wedding will take place soon. He wrote that giants’ weddings are interesting. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a child, I had simply no interest in books. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I thought it was in Brian’s long-term interest to get out of the town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to feel annoyed by her interest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The house-elves all around the kitchen, who had been listening and watching with interest, all looked away at these words, as though Dobby had said something rude and embarrassing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But be crazy if you like. Crazy! This is not what we do. I know. Tell me, Parky, tell a stupid old man. What would be our interest?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the men on her doorstep in the 1920s, some interviewers started with a focus on William, only to become interested in Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Media, movies, video games, television were their common interests. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was already walking away, and I had the feeling that he wasn’t particularly interested in my profile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard her coming back with the beer, I spun away from the easel quickly, stumbled over some books, and pretended to be interested in a small autumn landscape on the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She could tell how wonderful and interesting they thought she was, all muddy and barefoot, and now she really knew they hadn’t meant to worry her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Does he now? It’s an interesting idea. Do you agree?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Westley watched the construction with a good deal of interest and, logically enough, curiosity. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The French and Americans were interested in it, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The terrier heard a crunching sound as the cat’s jaws moved, and, wagging his tail in interest, moved over to investigate. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly was finding the song more and more interesting because she thought she was beginning to see the connection between the music and the things that were happening. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Luckily, squirrels didn’t seem to be interested in flies, so at least the bait was still there. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering if you’d be interested in working for me again.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last Cecilia, who must have been a long way off in her thoughts, was taking an interest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Setting the lamp down carefully on the floor, he looked along the bottom shelf for an interesting- looking book. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

From time to time Claire turned her reader on and skimmed the material, but she had little interest in it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In an extremely bold statement, it also warned that the women of the United States “will watch your administration with an intense interest such as has never before been focused on any of your predecessors.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

As if her face was interesting and unusual—unforgettable even. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Gradually, enough were made interested, though, that each month, a few more automobiles lengthened our caravans to Temple Two in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it occurred to me: Mr. Loomis had not indicated the slightest interest in any such idea. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In order to make sense of people’s cola judgments, we need to first decide which of those two reactions most interests us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell he was completely thrown by such an unusual show of interest. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was interested in possibly working for a foundation or a nonprofit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He opened up a can of C rations, pork and beans, but the baby buffalo wasn’t interested. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a touch of color in the audiences, too, for the Osage Indians...often are stoical but interested spectators,” the Associated Press reported, deploying the usual stereotypes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We watched him with patience and even a certain amount of spectator’s interest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was interesting to watch Officer Z maintain this story even though he knew that I knew it was made up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the interest of the Odyssey, as distinguished from the Iliad, lies in the details, such as are given in the story of Nausicaä and the visit of Telemachus to Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two other kids join us, but they are not interested in Crystal. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

M. Dupont went on: 'Many things of interest have been said in this house over the past days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Horses aren't as interesting as goats, but it's a better job than cooking or digging trenches. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think I’m interested in spending time anywhere near you?” he demands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He is altogether selfish, she thought in some surprise, the only man I have ever sat and talked to alone, and I am impatient; he is simply not very interesting. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it will be interesting to see what a fisherman suddenly knows about a woodpecker that no one’s even seen in sixty years,” Lucas replied. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the advertisements, for they were the things that interested him in magazines. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His old red Toyota was not in the best of shape, and he had lost any interest in its resale value. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested, there’s a book about one of the murders,” she said and reached below the counter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he seemed a lot more interested in what we were all doing, especially my sister with her graduation. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

How little we understood what she suffered, how kind she always was and what an interest she took in everything that concerned us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I discovered that I’d received several offers from movie studios and book publishers, all interested in buying the rights to my life story. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Archie was busy contemplating the far side of the gym, as if something interesting was going on over there. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And do you think Henry really has Charles’s best interest at heart?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"The parents interest me more," the judge said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The claim went back to Pythagoras and Plato, but Renaissance Platonists had been interested in number mysticism rather than real mathematics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The book was gratefully received by those who took an active interest in geology, which in 1802 was not a large number. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dolls interested her mainly for what was inside them; her mother would catch her tearing out their stuffing so that she could see what was making them talk. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Parents confessed to strangers and each other that they never had the least interest in falcons until their children told them about the peregrines of the Delhi Bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Digging around inside of herself like that she found that she had no interest in that seldom-seen mother at all. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

There are little clues on what the book is to catch your interest, like the profile of someone you meet online. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Aibileen, don’t you think it would be interesting if we could show a little of the husbands’ perspective? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The German film industry had become one of Goebbels’s particular interests. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As we see, the mere possession of two legs was no guarantee that a magical creature could or would take an interest in the affairs of wizard government. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not rush us and seemed genuinely interested in our errand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now here is where the study gets interesting. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An interest piece about pushcart vendors at the Sunday market. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I told myself that despite her past behavior, my teacher was a kind and loving person who had only my best interests at heart. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed unusually chipper and became interested in my interest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he couldn't tell stories, that he always included extraneous details and tangents that interested only him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When Ptolemy I started to show evidence of favoring succession to one of his younger sons, the future Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius opined in favor of the interests of Eurydice, the old king’s first wife. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The book that most interested the boy told the stories of the famous alchemists. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was enough to get him an appointment with Ernest Lawrence, who, he recalled, “was very pleased to have another person with engineering interests, because there were lots of engineering problems.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I've left the door open and he has no interest in even investigating the hallway in our building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then I found someone I thought might be interesting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t act interested in anything, Amina! And put your phone away.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Although he’d be entering high school the following September, that transition, exciting to many youngsters, was of little interest to him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Robert, this rather large oblate was expressing interest in the university.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dimple tipped her head back farther and smiled up at him in a way that made his heart do some very interesting things. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And what is interesting, anyway, about a slim few acres of trees? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If she was interested I’d be able to find her more than once in a month of searching.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand what interest the King’s Huntress had in this household — or in her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But composers often add some notes or even whole sections of music that are from a different key, to make the music a little more complex and interesting. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Again, the pews were overflowing with people interested in learning more. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The ride back to Pyke promised to be a good deal more interesting than the ride down had been. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The room held nothing of interest except the fire and finally I stood before the shimmering embers, fascinated by the quivering coals. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the first, it was not as though we were engaged in tense political arguments but a lively and interesting tutorial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spends a good deal of time at their house and becomes interested in one of their daughters, Caroline. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He was stuck in a grim Chicago suburb almost as far from an interesting cultural life as Caldwell was. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some studies, students who have a high degree of synchrony with their teachers are happier, more enthused, interested, and easygoing. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankly, we were more interested in the news that heavy rain was falling to the west of us and might soon reach our own parched village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In most well-written homophony, the parts that are not melody may still have a lot of melodic interest. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I am not interested in a memorial—not anymore. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Talking with Templeton was not the most interesting occupation in the world but it was better than nothing. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’ll be a stretch to find drama in Vivian’s portage—a happy, stable life does not an interesting story make, right? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t because she wasn’t interested in that bumblebee, but Joe had to know about taking care of Mr. Chris if he didn’t know it already. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea of what the sixties meant, nor did they seem to interest him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never knew your house was so interesting.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

You do not engage the attention of the reader unless your story has basic human interest elements. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And it just so happened that what he was talking about didn’t interest me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Are you interested in making pottery? Maybe we could work something out where you get to use the kiln. To make up for the fact I can't pay very much." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was a great friend of Arthur’s, and like him, had a particular interest in engines and electricity. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had interests in car dealerships and a local chain of electronics stores, in addition to his core business of selling high-end dry-cleaning equipment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antonapoulos took off the wrappings, but the machine did not interest him at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Your child suddenly becomes sullen and withdrawn, and/or loses interest in activities they previously enjoyed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I was doing research for a...book report and found something I thought James would be interested in. Is he here?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was a look that combined interest, curiosity, concern, and perhaps a little sympathy as well. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She seemed well enough. She did display some interest in the gossamer-winged butterflies. I wish she had shown more interest in the carrion beetle collection, though. They are, after all, exceptionally fine specimens.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I stand, thinking how it wasn’t an accident at all and how “suicide victim” is an interesting term. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

—All girls interested in running for the championship Lady Tigers Track Team should sign up in the gym office. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gitney had begun to take a greater interest in the extremity of my mother’s condition. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Isn’t the chief interest of being in charge that you can enjoy the crushed or giddy reactions of your subjects? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If we are interested in starting an epidemic — in reaching a Tipping Point — what are the most effective kinds of groups? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was interested only in humans my own age and size, and could not generate any enthusiasm at the prospect of being a mother. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped he would find someone who would be interested in him, definitely, but he also wanted someone he could love. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it is the clock, the elaborate black-and-white clock situated just inside the gates, that the winemaker thinks might particularly interest Herr Thiessen. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, my goodness,” I said after I studied the sign with pretend interest. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

People in the crowd are losing interest and walking away. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Pretending he was interested in the young unicorns, he forced a smile in return, and moved forward to pat them with the others. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what sort of story you’d do on something like this, but maybe they were desperate for “human interest” material. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And when, to seem interested, I said How terrible, where? How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The program would have been much more interesting if the former mayor—the one who had fired her—had been the one to give the speech. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Europe might contain all the cultural capitals and current world powers, but in terms of America's national interest, it was a mere sideshow and distraction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It's in his best interest to oath in and be done with it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

An interest in magical beasts was considered dangerous and suspect, and taking a case full of such creatures into a major city was, in retrospect, a serious mistake. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The husband and wife were a pretty nice old couple--very witty and all--but I couldn't get too interested in them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I don't know why she finds those stupid talk shows so interesting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But with the weight of age and politics, Tres Marias, like many other things that had once seemed essential, had ceased to interest him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mama is beaming with pride over her husband’s interest in my education. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was interested in my potential, I could tell from things he would say. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but she seemed interested in the faces smiling down at her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“If she wants to leave before dark she has to clear away in the morning,” Theodora said without interest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was interested until he heard me on the phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But they lost interest and, soon, the watch sat abandoned on the straw mat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered seeing “Yearbook” on her class schedule the day I showed her around the school, and I wondered if she’d been as interested in finding out about me as I was about her. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently this fight isn’t interesting enough for him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bud Lawrence was suddenly flooded with orders for anything with the word frindle on it, and he quickly got interested again. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at Brer, who was examining his paw with great interest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He looked at their physical and mental health, their “masculinity-femininity scores,” and their hobbies and vocational interests. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He denounced excessive partisanship, most especially when it took the form of political parties pursuing a vested ideological agenda or sectional interest groups oblivious to the advantages of cooperation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’m just not interested. I don’t want to get involved.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her junk drawer is full of pens, paper clips, scraps of paper, receipts, old notebooks—nothing even remotely interesting. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A kindly and deferential sort of fellow, Mengle could talk for perhaps four days solid, with interest, about any aspect of hiking equipment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

That the bone didn’t attract greater interest is more than a little puzzling, for its appearance came at a time when America was in a froth of excitement about the remains of large, ancient animals. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re that busy I’m sure. But it’s interesting, just the same. In keeping with what you were quoting there in your Romans, chapter twelve. You remember the third verse, do you not?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it looks as though someone might approach him, Apa slyly moves away to another corner of the room, pretends to become interested in his crumpled program. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But as it turned out, the Americans had no interest in settling scores with the Stasi or even the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you? I didn’t know you were interested in that sort of thing.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Marv’s been calling me up, still agitated about my apparent lack of interest. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

This time, at least, Luke was more interested in Matthew’s leg cast than in harassing me, but it was hardly the birthday party of my dreams. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It is a pleasure to see young people interested in books,” she said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

June has shut her journal in sudden interest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Charles was even more interested in what Malthuss theory might mean for nature and for the origin of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had become interested in chaos theory and was reading Los Alamos Science and the Journal of Statistical Physics. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve missed the way he always made me feel, like I was interesting and normal and funny. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the children knew, as I’m sure you know, that the worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

But, obscure though it is in parts and repetitive though it is in others, it is filled with wise and interesting things. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Warning laced his voice, but his eyes showed some interest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She listened seriously, but I could tell that she was not interested in me, that in fact she felt a bit superior to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they find I have nothing for them, they lose interest and drift back into their semi-conscious state. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We walked and cast and walked and did everything we knew to interest bass or pike. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man across the wall shuffled through a bunch of photographs in a plastic sachet, with an air of contrived interest. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other in silence, his blue eyes curious, interested. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He said that my guideline should be whatever I felt was wise—whatever was in the general good interests of our Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. I know about your family. That story about your great-grandfather? He didn’t really destroy the camp. Now, what an interesting group. Are you hungry?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought it might be interesting to have a conservatory, but of course it necessitated a lack of color,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The media was not interested in the story, citing “innocence fatigue.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Nailer said, but he was losing interest in the conversation. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, she often looked at him, with interest and curiosity, if not distrust, but his face never showed the least consciousness. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

To many residents Stith seemed less interested in solving their problems than in taking the heat off Greenberg. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

One set of images captures this overlapping of interests better than any other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Did he tell you,” asked the King with interest, “that it was wrong to kill people for any reason, and especially when you were looking for the Grail?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just didn’t mention, even to Hattie Mae, that we were particularly interested in who might have the same handwriting used in the note telling us to “leave well enough alone.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The flying fish were still coming, but he was no longer interested in them; it was the fish in my hands that was now the focus of his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

All those eyes looking at him ... but every face interested in what he had to say. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face looked interested and I made “um-hum” noises at the proper times. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about twice the size of a living room rug and—to Kate, at least—about half as interesting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I was tired of jumping, I got out some volumes of my encyclopaedia and curled up on my bed against the wall and looked at some interesting entries. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This touched an interesting point Phineas had been turning over in his mind for a long time. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, the conversation tended to be rather earnest in tone and some very interesting viewpoints were expressed.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Both Sloan and Zuckerman were intensely interested in chess, Bobby, and women—interests that Bobby resoundingly shared in the first two cases and peripherally in the third. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

R.C. didn’t like silence; he wanted to talk, mostly about things I had no interest in. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The PTA began a paper drive and took a special interest in Christmas wrappings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How interesting. I have my servant here. His name is, amusingly enough, Logi. Would you like an eating competition with him?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he pushed past Harry into the darkening corridor, Zabini shot him a filthy look that Harry returned with interest. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The woman was so uncomfortable with Mamma’s interest in her, and yet she had no idea how to put a stop to it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

You can take my game to the bank and wait around for the interest. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Both were vitally interested in Macon Dead’s son, and both had close and supportive posthumous communication with their fathers. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last Lori leans around from the front seat and hushes the others with “Hey, this is interesting,” and to me: “Are you like, investigating?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z