| 单词 | just about |
| 例句 | The first thing Lee Lee says to me is, “I was just about to call you. Did you hear what happened?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And I was just about to say the same thing to you. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember when I was just about to say good-bye to my aunt Helen, I started crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes—just about,” my mother said, beckoning me to get out of the washtub. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern was just about to jump up when a voice was heard. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As it happened, they failed in this new land, failed in just about every way possible. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’d just as soon, I’m just busting to tell someone—and you’re just about the best—er—confidante I could find here.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If all the pretty toys somehow stopped working, just about everything in New Pretty Town would come tumbling down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z An idea that just about tore our family to pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Well, you know, art’s not just about coloring in the lines,” said Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It’s just about feeling good and powerful again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "I was just about to say, I've long wanted to discourse with him." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The fancy exterior decorations on just about every building were carved from wood, then painted to look like stone or marble. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “That was just about the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. That horse skeleton lying there. It was freaky.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She could convince me of just about anything—especially about Margaret Cadaver. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He was just about to ask Alec about the layout of a Berg—he remembered that the man had once been a pilot—when he heard a door slam up ahead, then more footsteps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about age, Alex. It’s about acting more grown up.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z For the first time it really hit Nate: This war wasn’t just about King George and soldiers on battlefields. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s called a powerjack, and it can move just about anything.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “We’d just about given up hope when a satellite picked up the plane’s image. You’ve managed to survive for all these weeks on your own? Outstanding!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "Or Mrs. Trent, or the school, or just about anybody. You can't use the phone at all, and if you send any e-mails, erase your tracks." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Luce said, “Callie’s been here at the Clinic for just about a week now.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Pride was just about all we had to preserve, for by 1934, we really began to suffer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I can clearly remember saying to my black college roommate in my freshman year, “Racism is a problem that should end just about the time we graduate.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Frivolous Use Initiative wasn’t just about banning water balloons. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They killed a little girl just about 2 months ago and she was just sitting on her stoop. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Magic squares have been around for just about forever. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to push open the library door with my foot when the master said, “Compliments of His Majesty, gentleman. There’s enough money here to bribe half of the rebel army.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Once that was set up, I had access to just about everything. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But we didn’t talk about those things, just about trading marbles and stuff I barely remember now. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Still and all, just about everybody liked her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I’m just about to try the next room when something on the little table by the front door catches my eye. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Papa’s strong shoulders weren’t just about him being able to pull wet ropes into his boat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “You had a whole handful, you were squashing them around. You were just about to pop them into your mouth when I caught you.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Ours has green bushes that just about cover the front windows, and lots of dead leaves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z This was just about the grossest thing you could possibly imagine—to think of your sister as a finigonzon. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was just about to greet him but stopped dead in my tracks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “You can shoot at just about anything that moves?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z On a per capita basis, Switzerland has more firearms than just about any other country, and yet it is one of the safest places in the world. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “But she had a love for, well, just about everything. The river. The meadows. People, most of all. She had a gift with people. But Madeline, she wasn’t like that.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “That’s just about right It’s been good having the boy around again; he makes getting out a heck of a lot more fun.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z One of the wheels was just about to come off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to take a picture of the diamond when I remembered that my phone had got stolen. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He ordered two stacks of hotcakes, slathered them with butter, drowned them with syrup, and was just about to dig in when Al Ulbrickson entered the room. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the time I walked out of the gym, I had just about decided to walk straight home without even looking toward the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was ninety-six and a half, and that is just about as old as anybody can be. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I wipe them dry with the back of my hand quick and see who else but Sandy Sanders standing just about ten feet away from me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “You know this isn’t just about an affair, Anna. I know that you know.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If it wasn’t for me, nothing would ever get done. They’d just about starve.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That is, the things Toby did were just about the same but somehow the feeling was different. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, just like that—for only a moment, maybe, but for a good moment, at least—he was in love, on top of the world, and just about as tough as they come. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just about to come out of the trees when I stop dead still again, for right there in the meadow is a deer, a young doe. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She would do just about anything to see her mama smile like she always did when she crowed, “King me!” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I would probably have dropped out for good, but it was just about this time that Papa decided to go back into farming and finally moved us out of Cabrillo Homes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z So would just about every person in the state of Texas, where attitudes on the subject became quickly defined on the basis of whether you were black or white. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was just about to say something when, in my peripheral vision, I saw a large individual running toward us at a full sprint. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “And how would you know? I can hear you being surprised by just about everything they say. Didn’t they have a school where you’re from? Didn’t you learn anything?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Yishan, however, pretended not to notice, and was just about to suggest changing direction when an outpouring of people began to cluster into view. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Food makes me sleepy again, and I just about crawl up the stairs. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘You know your grandpa is just about flopping over and over in his grave. You weren’t brought up to act like this.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, that just about explains my whole life. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m just about to step forward and lift her down when she opens her eyes, removes her left hand from the pole, and in one graceful movement swings around so she’s facing the audience. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We learned to forge Mami's signature and went just about everywhere, to dance weekends and football weekends and snow sculpture weekends. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was open and free to just about anybody who wanted to play—or study—the game with him, although he did charge a token fee to some for individual lessons. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “In the romance of it. Listen, Connor, I was just about your age when it all happened, so what should I know about romance?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gilbert was an extremely successful and eminent physician, who held just about every office in the Royal College in turn, culminating in his election as President in 1599. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He had been studying the book very closely and had learned how to do just about every magic trick it talked about. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He was just about to raise his stick to hit Charlotte when he lost his balance. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I'm not sure why it is, but I love food more than just about anything else. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was certain my auntie Mae could do just about anything. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the sad-to-see-you faces are not just about me being Benny’s friend and losing him. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Before, Ivory had displayed undisguised contempt for just about everything, an attitude of what Hanson perceived as arrogance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s even bigger than the one I showed you last time. It contains just about every movie ever released. Actors, directors, cinematographers, sound tracks, musical scores, the lot.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z By the time she hit middle school, she’d won just about everything there was to win — science fair, debate team, gymnastics, soccer, synchronized Tae Kwon Do. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I’m just about to tell them he spoke to me when I remember what he said. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She taught me to sew, bead, knit, smock, and just about everything else. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Annie said, and my heart just about stopped cold, because I was really scared she was going to say something, well...scary. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Tim. This isn’t just about Piper. It’s about all of us.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I’d heard the band play and practice a thousand times and still had to just about sit on my hands when they were finished so I wouldn’t bust out clapping. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The wolf Lupa had told him that mortal minds could believe just about anything— except the truth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was just about time to start closing down the soda fountain, and I said that Count Basie was playing the Roseland that weekend, and would she like to go? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “She does just about everything, and she’s keeping half the tutors in town in business. She pushes herself pretty hard.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Well, just as we code talkers made up names for things, so, too, did the ordinary fighting men create nicknames for just about everything. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I had just about convinced myself that I had escaped successfully when a quiet, penetrating voice beside me said, "That was a masterful bit of persuasion, brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And after twenty years typing for the Parole department, I just about knew what she'd buried. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Feather barks and this just about breaks my heart, so in tribute I break a chip in half and eat it without my hands, just like he would. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He looked just about as tough as they come, even in the marines. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I wish it were just about fish. Fish would be easy.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I said I felt that as far as the American black man was concerned they were both just about the same. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In America, the service was just about an hour and a half long. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He tells me everything, and he introduces me to just about everybody. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tm sorry, sir, but just about all the prayers I know are rather somber in tone and make at least some passing reference to God.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had always been well liked and gotten along with just about everybody. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So-called consent searches have made it possible for the police to stop and search just about anybody walking down the street for drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I knew it had to be my family—the Monroes—since it was just about time for the movie to be over. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z “And it isn’t just about these last several days. This has been something I’ve thought about for a while now. In retrospect, you were never suitable for this position in the first place.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I guess I’ve seen just about everything up here,” she said at last. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z That’s because just about seven weeks later, he found himself in the bloody Battle of Bunker Hill. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to say something when the crowd fell silent and Bruce’s voice filled the room like the amplified hiss of a snake. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We were just about to leave when all of a sudden Raymond motioned to me to look across the street. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was just about then that she finally remembered what had probably happened to her math book. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, they looked just about as pretty as my arm did. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Halfway through the ‘Lacks’ listings it becomes clear that just about everybody had known Henrietta,” he wrote. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “You know I put in my application to just about every store on the Fulton strip. I shoulda done what Charlise did, stay local and get those white people and their boutiques to hire me.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I would do just about anything to accomplish the goal she failed to achieve. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She handed us two beat-up old spoons and said, “Don’t be shy, you two just about missed supper, you’d best hurry up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Old Yeller might be pretty weak and crippled yet, but he’d protect them from just about anything that might come their way. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second he looked panicked, then he squeezed himself right into the wall next to me, so it was just about possible for people to push past. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He became a cop in 1967 at a time when just about everyone in the world hated cops. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Their stacks of cards are just about even. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray would rather do just about anything than go inside the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Her teeth just about chattering she smiling so big. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Sam was just about to start his homework.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Everyone thought of him as a quiet, industrious man who would do just about anything he could to help our project,” Hans Bethe said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And just about every day my mother had to get new cardboard to make pallets because the rats were eating those too. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And I knew Mama wanted something better for all of us, something better than...well, just about everything that had happened since Daddy left. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She’d just about decided this was how she would die: drowning in a swimming hole on an island that didn’t exist. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about that. It’s because of stuff like what happened last week. When I had all that kidney trouble. There’s going to be much more stuff like that coming.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On that day, crime was just about at its peak in the United States. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Chubs let out a noise that could only be described as a squawk and just about flew into the front passenger seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s just about the polar opposite of Dana. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was just about to move on when he spotted a shelf at the back of the stall. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But my time in Summerland has most definitely changed that, and I am willing to pretend to be just about anything in order to win my freedom from this place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “We murdered him,” she screamed, and I turned away because I had been through just about all I could stand. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z What did become clear was that, given the Carter grading plan, it was possible to give Gary Edwards just about any grade. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We start stepping toward it slowly, but Manchee’s kept his trap shut for just about as long as he can bear and barks, “Todd?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s not just about the now but about her sister, about other girls. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Watching Gramma’s coffin get lowered into that grave just about broke me in half. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Granny, can I have some water in a dish? There’s a toad out front that looks as if he’s just about to die of thirst.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I just about went crazy then, threw myself inside and insisted he let me cut the grass today. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And she was just about to get another ding when a crab scuttled out from under a piece of driftwood. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just about the owls, it was about everything—all the birds and animals, all the wild places that were in danger of being wiped out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I know Dad so well I can just about figure out what he’s saying. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “But mostly it was telling her she could do just about anything if she tried hard enough.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The children of Hermes and Mercury laughed and told stories and brazenly stole things from just about everyone. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Plus, these fools, and just about everybody else on our team, were already on break, and I was still in school getting academied. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Mama told us dinner was just about ready and went back inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Besides boll weevils, rain is just about the worst thing that can happen at harvest time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was just about noon and the sun was beating down on him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to finish Form Two, the equivalent of eighth grade in America. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I know you think this is just about dying,” he said, “but it’s like I keep telling you. When you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel so guilty. My freedom cost her family their lives. The drawing you found in my suitcase. It was from Lina. She was so talented and was just about to start art school.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I haven’t really gotten the chance to touch any girl’s thigh, and Nia’s beige ones seem just about as alluring as thighs get. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Dudes,” I said, “I do honestly believe Betch was just about to kill me before dinner.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And with her running faster and dragging me along by the hand, we scooted through the open cabin door just about a quick breath before Roany slammed Chongo against it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We were just about to move on to pancakes when Richard handed me a hard, rectangular package that had to be a book. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Which is probably just about the last thing you want to hear at a time like that, even if Seanie did sound overjoyed by the discovery. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was just about to gulp the spirit gratefully down when, suddenly, a warning note—like an alarm bell—sounded in her brain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z His arms were around me now, strong and warm and pulling me close, and he just about lifted me off the floor. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Him and Buphead just about died laughing as I stood there with snow and spit and ice dripping off of my face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never flown a Lysander before,” said Maddie, “and I wish I never would again. This one just about killed me.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z No matter what it was, whether it was the obstacle course or crawling under barbed wire while real bullets were fired over us, we Navajos were just about the best. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They are put together to make cereal or snack food or chicken nuggets or TV dinners or just about anything else you can imagine and ingest. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Each time the tips of his fingers were just about to touch them, they vanished into the earth! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z My dad gets that just about every night. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Mark was just about to try for the button again when they reached the trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z That’s the first thing we’d spoken about months ago—really spoken about, not just about favorite shows and stuff, but about something important. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “It feels very now. Like it’s something that could happen here, or just about anywhere.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He knew just about all the guys that lived in the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’m just about done,” he says, whipping his clothes off. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I was just about to follow him farther. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “The west side is built into the hill in the old-style way. Sand and dirt for a roof; just about halfway underground. You can feel it, can’t you?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z These wonderful thoughts made me feel just about as big as our old red mule. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She met me at the apartment just about as Shorty went off to work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last couple of floods just about tore out the pilings. Gonna fix them, too?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Theo gives him a suit, but it’s not just about appearances. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I watch him walk away, wondering if his life changed just about the same time mine did. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Before crack, it was just about impossible to earn a living in a street gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Security was getting tighter, and we had to cover the windows of the hooch the television was in, which made it just about too hot to watch the thing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall just about exploded with agitated chatter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The finish line, on the other hand, ran straight across the water, just about intersecting the bridge on the California side of the racecourse but intersecting the Washington side several yards short of the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When I worked for them, people would sometimes ask me to do just about anything and I didn’t mind. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning we were just about in the same boat as Adam and Eve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was just about to tell us something important!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I will be five one day and the Nicholtown school is a mystery I'm just about to solve. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Turner looked at his father, who was coming to just about the same conclusion. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When he speaks casually, it’s in a strong Philadelphia dialect, like just about everybody else in Levittown. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In his peripheral vision, he saw Dimple’s jaw just about come unhinged. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I hadn't read Jane Bowles's work but knew her husband's book The Delicate Prey, which was just about my favorite collection of stories in the world. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z When I introduced her to him, she hugged him like a sister, and it just about finished Shorty off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls are usually just about bald, like the boys. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you’re always so sharp in AP English with all your comments and questions, and Maddie just about burst with pride when you won that essay competition. You see what I’m saying?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about being in a band. And I don’t want to talk about it anymore, okay? I’ll tell her soon. Can we just get to work?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When it starts there will be plays to memorize and I’ll be in the gym just about every night. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two wins, after I showed I would kick just about anywhere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw Walter just about every other week for those first few months, and I learned some of his habits. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At six foot three inches, Washington towered over Dinwiddie—and just about everyone else. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to get into bed and, indeed, had one foot already in it, when he noticed the compass lying on the top of the chest of drawers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But nothing like that was worrying the two of them right then, and Grandpa had just about as many plans in his head as she did. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Maxine is just about to leave when Mom’s key opens the door. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The suborbital flight in the capsule Shepard christened Freedom 7 lasted only fifteen minutes and twenty-two seconds and covered 303 miles, just about the distance between Hampton, Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’m just about to tell her about herself but remember Elsie’s warning just in time. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But that was just about as much as he could go through without getting sick. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes had more sincerity in them than I’d seen in just about anyone who had given me an “I’m so sorry” or “We’re praying for your family” in the past few weeks. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, so getting yourself killed is your next brilliant trick. I guess that would just about top your current one.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The captain shares the news that we are at last turning toward Haifa, just about thirty kilometers southeast. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I just about died of flabbergastedness, if that is a word. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The people of the area, many of whom had some connection with the university, could trace their ancestors to every continent, and just about every country in the world. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well I’m figuring right here and now it’s worth just about one full-blooded Khershaen pack mule ” I turned it over in my hand, pulled the pin away and let it snap back again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The triceratops wagon was leaving any second for the theater, and the theater was just about the best place to be as far as Magdalys was concerned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Zach is hilarious, but he makes fun of people for just about anything. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I was just about to start saving up for the down payment on a new washing machine, but...” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z By the time I’m done, I’ve got just about five minutes before the first bell rings, and my dad might be late for work if he doesn’t hurry and go. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z That fifteen-foot rise was just about as hard for a man to climb as for a tracked vehicle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just about to make some tea. You’ve come at the right time.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In fact, it just about broke his heart to see any thing or any person tricked into believing in something that wasn't real. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But reading the record of his trial had outraged me, and I felt that anger returning—not just about the injustice done to Walter but also about the way it had burdened the entire community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the seventh witness finished, I was just about asleep. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Nay, sorry. I know just about every single child in this institution and that one doesn’t look familiar. Now, if you’ll permit me, I have work to do.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was red and round like a ladybug and just about as tiny. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But I like just about every candy in the galaxy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, this wasn’t strictly why she’d given me her number, but I was desperate and ready to try just about anything. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I tell her just about everything and she tells me EVERYTHING, even things I do not want to know. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Also, waking up to a snow day is just about my favorite thing in the world. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And I swear I just about lose my mind! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I’m just about to stick it on the refrigerator door when voices float in from down the hall. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Pushing through the doors, I see her making her way across the gray tile floor, waving and chatting to just about everyone as she goes, like she’s putting on her own personal Thanksgiving Day Parade. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She grins, so I push on: “It’s not just about money, it’s about dignity.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to be the one to start it up—and the one to fumble with the volume knob when it just about blew our eardrums out with static. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The guards were just about to drag me away when the Tiger King said under his breath, ‘He said I would not learn from my mistakes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sides, it’s not just about home, it’s about the missing towers.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “So wasteful, so unnecessary. Anyone could see the game was over by that point. In fact, I was just about to issue an official surrender when they released those parachutes.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He also knew it would be just about impossible for her to sit on a bus with him for the three days it took to get there. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was six-foot-three and built like the Abominable Snowman, but he Cried a lot and was scared of just about everything, including his own reflection. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your mama was funny. She could make just about anybody laugh.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The boss had just about made up his mind to have him sold, when he got an idea. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And Miss Love just about died as Aunt Carrie said, “Rucker, is it the style in New York these days for a lady to dance by herself?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We was just about to have a accident. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rachel, come on. You did the right thing, coming forward. I’m sure it’s not just about vou.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They speculated about what the Professor had in mind, and had just about agreed that he was probably bringing back all their stuff, when he arrived—apparently empty-handed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel I’m just definitely the most suspicious character on the train. You’ve only got to find a will in which the old man left me all his money, and that’ll just about fix things.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Though as far as I could see the wives and daughters did just about all the work. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I guessed that I could handle things while Papa was gone just about as good as he could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet she would do just about anything to be released. I’m sure she would do those two things at least. Then we might actually get out of this mess.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At the general store we could trade a barrel for just about anything; nails, shotgun shells, and, if times was good, store-bought cloth and such things. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Thomas said, “Bud, we’d just about given up on you. Do you usually sleep until after noon?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She asked him if there was anything she could bring him from the outside, and he said, “No. I have just about everything I want.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And during that week after his birthday, Mama Nee is working third shift, so that computes to just about every night. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “That’s right, Tally. These ranger kits go missing every so often. Usually just about the same time that one of our uglies disappears.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Our second platoon did just about as well. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Spier is just about to step in it by demanding a couples’ shot of Nick and Abby—but Simon heads it off at the pass, and then the limo pulls up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Sooner or later,just about all the bug boys went up the hill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She said it once when they were just about to enter the library, again when she was reading the laundry list of rules. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Back home, late in the night, Maman had just about given me up for dead. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to take my throw when a voice stopped me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “We can scrub your house clean, care for cows and pigs, work your garden, and carry just about anything.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems they’ll sell a high-powered rifle to just about anybody in California, but it’s against the law to aim the thing at an animal without a fourteen-hour class and a multiple-choice exam. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Whenever he saw something bad or wrong, he’d do just about anything to make it right, no matter how reckless or foolish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Certainly there’s no winter here: the equator just about runs smack-dab through our bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just about to start telling a story when Fuchsia comes into the bedroom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z This wasn’t just about giving Yakov a voice anymore or shedding light on the incompetence and indifference that his death had revealed to me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I knew, even as a child, that my mother was different from just about everybody in Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We’re making a clay map. Our group was just about to split up the readings.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The sharpness in his voice told her that he was thinking about the chain gang too, and remembering their two little ones, just about the size of Minty, who had gone away like that. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it must be surprising to some people, the way her voice sounds, because she’s so beautiful—just about the prettiest woman you’ve ever seen—but I think it suits her just fine. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On weekends, O’Dell and his brothers helped out on the truck and saw just about every kind of stuff there was in Coalwood, one time or another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The word No was just about to pop out of Gilly’s mouth, but one look at Trotter’s eyes, and she decided to save her fights for something more important. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how lucky you are, I was just about fixing to stab you in the heart!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Jake said to just about everybody he passed as he cruised up the hall. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, we had live-in housekeepers to do just about everything for us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were just about to elaborate on me being irresistible.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It was just about as wide as the three was high. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to turn his head to the side to throw up when Teresa let out a sharp cry—this time there was no echo. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He could be tempted into second-guessing just about any decision he made. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The park was just about empty and I moved around the key putting up jumpers that rattled against the old metal backboard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And he just about looks like Santa Claus after a close shave. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z By this point physicists could be excused for thinking that they had just about conquered the atom. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Come on,” she says, just about yanking me through the people to get to the parking lot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I was just about to close it when I spotted the corner of an envelope under the desk organizer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “He was looking at books for gay people,” she whispers, grin just about to burst. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He looked like he could handle just about anything. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was just about finished when Henry called me from the back of the apartment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This was just about the worst news Kyle had ever heard. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We went out a quarter of a mile more, until we could just about see Route 586, when Monaco halted us and pointed toward the ridge line. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was just about to set and the two of them were in the backyard, crouched under the lone plum tree. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Curtis asked me to a baseball game this weekend. We had a great time. Shirley was there too and she just about fell off the bleachers when she saw I was there with a ninth-grader!” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well into October by then, but the sun was out that day and I decided I could just about make out I’d gone strolling aimlessly down there and happened to come across Tommy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, with the help of a sympathetic librarian, they had found and read just about everything the library had to offer on Egypt—both fact and fiction. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had befriended just about everybody in that city, both black and white. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to do this when in poured a great flood of females. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Captain Hudson grinned at Charlie and said he wished he could stay around a while to study with him, but he was just about to up anchor and clear for home. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see you and him together sometimes when you think nobody’s looking. You can make him do just about anything you want him to do.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s not about him, though, it’s just about a way of living that I’ve gotten used to, that’s worked for me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi, Barb. We thought you were off tonight. Can we make you a plate? Stella’s just about to start the entertainment.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It’s a gorgeous sunset, filled with just about every color. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about a job. It’s more. It has to do with choosing for yourself?’ The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Sure. You could use it on just about any kind of skunk,” Nick sniggered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dessert was an overbaked chocolate chip cookie the size of a hockey puck and just about as tasty. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s shameful to admit, but I had just about forgotten Laura when she got loose from the mob and rushed up, big-eyed—and stopped. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had just about decided to forget his sudden whim and go to bed when the cage gave a jerk and began to ascend. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I think they will. People find a way through just about anything.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He stood up, frowned, and I took one real look at his face and just about fell over. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “When I came through, I could just about see that big hill behind the white house up there, and looking this way there was the café there, and...” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I was just about one inch shorter than him and my uncle Joseph had died, Gabriel was the tallest member of my entire family. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He told me afterward that through just about the whole ride back, I talked out of my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When the final bell rings, I just about fly out of class so I can get to track practice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z This old lady, as far as I could gather, was just about the only surviving relative we had on either side of our family. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Chicago was on the move, becoming biggest at just about everything: world’s biggest lumberyard, world’s busiest grain center, and, when the Union Stock Yard opened in 1865, the world’s biggest stockyard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “But I’m not terrific, Charlotte. I’m just about average for a pig.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As the youngest, it was just about the only chance he ever got to beat them fair and square. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Sitting on the other side of the glass is, well, just about the last person I would've expected to see. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That list just about covered all my life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Like the rest of the women, she was just about naked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just about to screw the top back on when she heard Evan coming up the basement stairs. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z His leotard was in tatters, which was just about the only way it could’ve looked less attractive on him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Woman's Bible enraged just about everyone concerned with religion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It boomerangs back, just slightly, off the blinking lights and stone buildings around me, and I’m just about to feel sorry for myself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I bump her arm and I flash my eyes over to our right, just about the only possibility we have for an escape. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He pauses, and I’m just about to try and walk away, but then he keeps going. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Dr. C. Eric Lincoln’s book was published amid widening controversy about us Muslims, at just about the time we were starting to put on our first big mass rallies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And this was something that soon spread beyond our little group to just about all the students in our year. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z George stayed in the tree until it was just about light, and made it into bed just before Papa woke up. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I'd been asleep for just about thirty minutes when my alarm clock went off at 6:32. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Available on the prison library’s shelves were books on just about every general subject. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I climbed back to the tire-swing rope and was just about to shimmy down when I heard a man's voice and a woman's voice. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But I know for sure that she just about fell out of that white car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to show that an experiment wasn’t just about the facts, that it could really mean something. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Everything always just about the cells and don’t even worry about her name and was HeLa even a person. So hallelujah! I think a book would be great!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And when she says all, I realize I am not crying just about what happened tonight, but about everything that’s ever happened in my whole entire life. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Kendra realized it was just about the only undamaged door in the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Not exactly sassing back, but just about nearly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The spores of various yeasts are floating in the air just about everywhere. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Three years ago a tortoise of ours got killed like that and on just about this very spot. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My head had swung with hers, so at just about the same time we saw a troop of the powhitetrash kids marching over the hill and down by the side of the school. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, many times. Before the boys were born. After too. Your mother, she used to be adventurous then, and ... so alive. She was just about the liveliest, happiest person I’d ever met.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “They were pretty bad then, but I wouldn’t say it was worse now, just about the same.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Hung over his right arm was a fancy saddle with silver trim that gleamed so bright in the sun, it just about put my eyes out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Domineering, complaining, demanding wives who had just about psychologically castrated their husbands were responsible for the early rush. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, just about life. Race doesn’t really work here. I feel like I got off the plane in Lagos and stopped being black.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was just about time for me to go and pick up Jean Parks, to go downtown to see Billie at the Onyx Club. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We hugged good night, and when I was just about to let go, he held me a little tighter. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It would be just about nothing, Johnny thought, to teach that girl to write. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, it seemed that just about everyone in Welch—men, women, boys, girls—liked to fight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Celestine drove me, and we arrived around noon, just about when the sun was changing to the searing sun I have long imagined can suck the moisture from bone marrow. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That night, I was just about to turn out the light when I realized there was something I needed to do. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my hand from hers and said, “Well, that’s just about it for the dishes.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z And just about as unexpected as seeing the dead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But by and large, C.P. found that “the doors of city hall were just about open to us. Nobody shut the door in our face.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is where me, y’all’s daddy and uncle, and just about every other kid in town learned how to shoot, thanks to your old granddaddy here.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It sticks up out of the ground just about one foot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Terry adores her only son, and would do just about anything to make him happy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, just a minute. I think I’ve just about got it,” he says, still occupied with the tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Well, just about that time I happened to look up the alley and saw her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it’s just about your parents,” he says softly, “tell me and I’ll believe you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s basically just about these people who live in a small town called Grover’s Corners. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Not just about pregnancy, but about my feelings, too. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I was just about to hang up when I heard someone pick up. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ken Kamata and Toby Alvillar were just about the most disgusting boys in the sixth grade, in a fascinating sort of way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were chuckholes, too, and whenever I hit one, the rebound just about tossed Grandpa and Miss Love out of the car. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z You could design your card to look like just about anything. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the house the lemonade was just about gone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, it’d kill just about anything,” he says, and slaps down a coin for a bottle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I get that just about every day in the neighborhood now. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I think of the Bartlett Dirt and all its mean words, not just about me but about every student who’s strange or different. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” he said, “maybe. I guess once somebody got them, they could have taken them just about anywhere.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Grandfather heard Sutpen move, sudden and sharp, and Grandfather said he reckoned, thought just about what he imagined Wash was thinking. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to reach for the doorknob when someone opened, the door from the inside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Our first winter was just about over by then and we were all feeling much more settled. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was just about to leave when I was suddenly distracted by a familiar face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Hugo’s father had always brought home broken clocks for his son to play with, and by the time he was six, Hugo was able to fix just about anything. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “You know, I’d give just about anything for a good hunk of Polish sausage. Just about anything.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I had my mama just about ready to buy me that leather coat. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I could, I’d write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence. It’s with those words that the universal language is written.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, I walk up to the porch, and I’m just about to set the book down there when the door swings open. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Except it was the nineteen-fifties. So just about everything was about race back then, and I’m pretty sure if she was white this would not have happened.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I had just about lost any hope of their helping us, when someone spoke up next to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After a week or so, I could walk just about normally and I could wear shoes if I didn’t lace them up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about basketball. It’s about family relationships and survival. And the world crushing your dreams.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His back’s to me as he’s sweeping, and I’m just about to ask him when the shop door opens and a few older guys come in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z My mother was just about to call the police. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It was before I got long-legged, so with her sitting down and me standing, my head was just about level with hers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There were bottles hanging from just about every branch. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z As it was, the electric point just about shocked my teeth out of my mouth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Although she could just about reach the top shelf with her fingertips, she was very unsteady, and the lower shelves were much too wobbly to risk climbing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And just about every available surface inside was painted with bizarre and colorful graffiti, some of it very artistic, and a lot of it just nasty and drugged out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I am just about to flee the dining hall rather than participate in careful, polite Abnegation conversation when Tobias comes in, looking harassed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "If you did that, then it is just about the greatest miracle a person has ever performed since the time of Jesus." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z For her, being Catholic isn’t just about religion—it’s about superstition and safekeeping and tradition. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “We were just about to get up a game.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It wasn’t pretty, but I found it encouraging in the end, proof that I could work my way out of just about any hole. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “When she found out you were gone, she just about went off her chump. Thought you’d been abducted by wights or some barmi- ness. Sorry, Em. I had to tell her.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Mouse maneuvered his way back to his seat, bumping just about everything and everyone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Thirteenth Avenue Tomahawks fought just about every week, against this or that street’s gang, for reasons ranging from territorial disputes to harassment of each other’s girlfriends. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom was just about to get up to pour drinks for herself and my dad when she noticed the marks on my neck. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I kick Müller on the shin, for he is just about to tell Kemmerich what the orderlies told us outside: that Kemmerich has lost his foot. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoped Jojo had remembered to bring in firewood; the logs had just about faded to ash when she’d tiptoed outside. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was just about to leave when I went to the table and plucked up Bear’s sheathed dagger and hid it underneath my tunic. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Mark was just about to consider his next move, trying to focus over the moans and groans coming from Jed, when new sounds arose in the woods behind them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I tried to find my old school and just about had it located when I suddenly realized I wasn’t looking at Washington at all, but at Baltimore. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to let it go when the door behind him, the one he had come through a minute ago, opened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton tells us to put on our heels, and I just about crumble to a pile of dust because I forgot mine. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She would do just about anything to get Evan back to the way he was before the letter. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It was just about to stab when Bigwig ran straight into it from behind and knocked it sideways, so that it staggered across the turf with a harsh, raucous cawing of rage. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, there have been times when I would have just about cut a finger off to hear Annie, or any girl for that matter, but especially Annie, ask me that question. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I’m not sure that I ever believed that life was fair, but I had always thought that you could work your way out of just about any problem. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Still, he could have aimed at just about anyone in the audience and taken them out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The other one had gone after Chuck and was just about to swipe at the kid with a long blade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mary taught nursing at the school, which Dad said was just about as brainwashed as a person could get, to be working for the Medical Establishment and the Government both. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If a black person can be elected president, can’t a black person do just about anything now? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And I wouldn’t say I hated people who did, because that’s just about everyone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But it was as he told Cilia—he just about couldn’t help watching the Lytes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This wasn’t just about record-buying preferences, either: being a composer in the twentieth century meant making career- defining choices that simply were not relevant to earlier generations. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Mother, and it sounded like she was just about ready to burst with pride. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And I’m just about to grab one, but I’m suddenly inspired. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She says she was just about to come for me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She said hello back, and I was just about to step aside and let her in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fact of the matter was, he had a scheme that was going to make the oracle bit just about the greatest thing that had ever hit the land of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, ‘Yeah, that’s me,’ and I’m just about to hand over the tickets when he asks, now get this, Ginny, he asks who he should make the check out to. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z A couple of years later, during a stable trip to New York, Smith decided that he had just about worn the hat to death and left the barn in search of a replacement. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In short, chlorofluorocarbons may ultimately prove to be just about the worst invention of the twentieth century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z His voice was hoarse; his look that of a man who is just about to burst an insufferable bond and plunge headlong into wild license. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I imagined bacterial colonies beginning to creep up, so I used a knife to wiggle it out of the pan and let it flop into the garbage, which had just about reached its limit. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Like just about all the men and even some of the boys from school, he worked in the oil field. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Donte, it’s not just about the bout. It’s about leadership, giving respect. Patience and control.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In that moment, I felt wrong in just about every way I could possibly feel wrong. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We’ll go back, thinking it will be so terrific—and what will we do? The same things all over again? We’ve done just about everything exciting about Egypt.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Stick's half of the room was crowded with reading material; he read just about everything in sight. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I think I was just about the most lectured-to girl in Georgia at that point. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z They all wanted gold just like Pizarro and Cortes and just about everyone else. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Will! He was just about to...They’ll never see him again.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I was just about to look at them when I saw the door-handle move. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Yep, I truly do, son. I’m probably the only person around here who knows just about everybody in Bumblebee.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mark was just about to add to Trina’s words of comfort when he heard a noise off in the distance. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And if folks could overlook the rumors of a white woman birthing a Negro, well, they could forgive just about anything, couldn't they? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z That was just about the truth for a lot of West Virginia miners. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Willard is just about to propose to Angelica!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z But it's just about an old guy catching a monster sardine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Pretending courage seemed to manufacture it, so she was just about to open her mouth to ask the man who he was and what he was doing in her house when he spoke to her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “But”—Hugo lit his own cigarette—“it's my duty to point out, this isn't just about smoking a humble cancer stick.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In tonal music, just about any melody is allowed, as long as it fits into the harmonies as they wander away from and then head back to their home base. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Although just about everyone in town knew his name, he almost never went out because it was hard to find a babysitter, which was all right because he loved his wife and three boys. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One time, in this movie, Jane did something that just about knocked me out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I think Miss Love can do just about anything, Grandpa.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That night the senator called a special session of his Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds—just about the least prestigious subcommittee in the Senate. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z During that time they had eaten down just about everything within reach. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z ‘Rab stood here ... just about where we are standing now. He did not go when Major Pitcairn told them to disperse, he kept on standing—with the other men—his musket in his hands.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They had bad habits, silly cravings and just about every weakness a person might have. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The girls among us focused on the obvious fact that a Mexican girl who didn’t know how to do laundry had to be just about the most unsanitary creature on earth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The color of House Hyacinth, the coven Seven and Poppy had dreamed of being placed into for, oh, just about all their lives. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t bother telling her that I had come to that same conclusion just about a half hour ago. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Hope Gardens, back in Bushwick, with its quads too, but with less green grass and cleanliness, and less of just about everything. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And he was just about to do that when a mountain laurel planted near the corner of the house caught his attention. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The night porter was just about to end his shift, but he did Victor a favor and looked out of the window. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As just about the only kid in the neighborhood who’d actually talked to the Professor, she felt she was entitled to have feelings about what he might do. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I tolerate just about any kind of good times my guests wish to have, since that’s how we keep our heads above the water in this business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason was so that if it was ever necessary, people could testify that they had seen me at just about the time die job was pulled. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I push my way through the crowd to the front of the room, where Othello has just about had his fill of the professor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He says he don’t, but I seen him once just about dusk with a young buck strapped over the hood of his truck. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I love it when an exhibit is just about to open and Dad brings me, Jason, and Mom to see it before anyone else. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He said that when drivers text they lose “just about all characteristics associated with safe driving.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His own father, my grandfather, was a fairly prosperous merchant who owned a store in Sarpsborg and traded in just about everything from cheese to chicken-wire. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just about to call out partners, so you may as well take a seat with yours. What’s your name?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I’m just about to tell them about Jace when I stop and look at Isabella. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Its biggest tune, ‘Nessun dorma’, was incredibly popular, not just with a few diehard fans but rather with just about everyone who heard it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It just about shattered every defense mechanism and every pretext I had against going to school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to wad it up in my plate to throw away when Rondell tapped me on the arm, said: “Hey, Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He knew Isannah’s childish squeals were nothing compared to the serious charge Mr. Lyte had brought against him, but the squeals had just about broken his heart. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they could survive just about anything, even if sometimes telling each other the truth was hard. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I’m just about ready. I’m nervous too.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He believed that the extreme scarcity of just about everything in Haiti, from food to clean water to clothes to shelter, created significant jealousies of anyone who had more than someone else. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z If Lizzie had been down on the beach, they would have towered above her, but up in the pine, she was just about eye level with them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It took some convincing to explain my mission, but I spoke polite and firm and held out the bread pudding, and the children snuck out in their nightclothes and just about dove into the bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The big boy watched from the woods, and I could just about feel the envy and insecurity rising from him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I was just about ready to run away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And when he got home, he called Ahmad, who was just about leaping through the phone. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you came. I was just about to put more coal into the fire.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered "beginner level" musicianship, but are very useful in just about every field and genre of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Oh my Einstein! I was just about to do your favorite experiment.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I was just about to the end when this little girl with barretted braids appeared in front of me and said, “What’s in your nose?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I just about died when Red drove off.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He put a hand on my arm and pointed to a model overhead with a silver picture on it of a swirling twister, just about to touch down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d give just about anything for a cold beer,” he said, looking around the place, at the house, the shed, and the corrals. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to call out a friendly “Good morning!” when he noticed that a little ways off through the trees, Spurge was sitting on the pine needles and crying. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “For two hours a day it’s just about swimming.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seemed that when you were into a thing with schools and officials or just about anything that wasn’t happening in the hood you couldn’t even figure out what you were going up against. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “It was just about worn through last fall, I remember,” Paul said. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z We were just about to dive in after him when a pair of feet emerged from the water and the toes wiggled. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can play. I bet I could kick your butt at just about any game.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were stewed apricots and five or six different cheeses including of course the ever-present gjetost, that tall brown rather sweet Norwegian goat’s cheese which you find on just about every table in the land. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It got me a little sad, and I was just about to go back to our hooch when all of a sudden, there we were, on television. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is dimly lit by small penlights attached to each shelf so that books are just about all you see. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know one who can just about read, she might know how to write.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few weeks of what she called "endless pestering" and what I called "repeated badgering," my mother bought me a pocket thesaurus, which provided me with s-free alternatives to just about everything. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z As the producers intended, I think people sat just about limp when the program went off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the way I always felt about him, like he was my big brother and could do just about anything. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Meggie nodded and was just about to open the passenger door when a glaring light blinded her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And I was just about to slam the door and run when I felt a soft poke in my right shoulder blade. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Because somehow, the thought of him getting hurt—or worse—made her willing to risk just about anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z All they had to do in return was hump any of the men who asked them to, which seemed to make everything just about perfect for them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I was so burned up by his words that steam just about burst out of my ears. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me tell you, it’s a-pretty hard thing to be a seventh grader with new death threats hanging over you just about every day. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z So they asked me, “Touch!” and I stretched, put everything into it, and just about reached—or at least got close enough to satisfy the police. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about time you got here! I was just about ready to start talking to myself—I’ve been reading since before dawn.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Credit is just about the best thing imaginable. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Plus, the old man ain’t bad, for being blind. He can do just about everything.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z No matter how much I revealed about myself to her—and I wound up revealing just about everything, including my real name—she always adamantly refused to reveal any details about her own life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But I guess just about anything can be true, sometimes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Now, I know that’s pathetic in just about its purest form, but there’s no way I can deal with this kind of thing so early I need experience with this. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As Barack often said, what we were doing wasn’t just about a single election. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “My mom is just about to show up. And preferably we’d like something by the door.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It is not simply about how governments, business, and people communicate, not just about how organizations interact, but is about the emergence of completely new social, political, and business models. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The record pinged away at us just about every class. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Listen, I know about these things. My brother started getting drunk in tenth grade, and it just about destroyed him. I might have been like him, except that I saw what it did to him.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He was just about to say something else when Isaac walked up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But I was just about to close it back up when I realized that my journal, which I’d always, always hidden at the bottom of my locker, had suddenly moved to the top. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And so did just about everybody who lived in Cold Sassy, white and colored. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Doc gave good advice to the people of our community, and not just about magic or medicine. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a good thing we finished it when we did, because we were just about broke. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We could sell it all to white folks, who apparently would eat just about anything. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just about the most famous movie star in all the world. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z They were just about to spin the glass door and go out, when they saw coming towards it from the pavement the running, flickering figure of a child. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Heaven knew what would happen with a rabbit and two coyotes jammed in beneath her, and I had just about half a second to get ready for it when I realized I was mistaken.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There’s a cave marked on it, just about where I am sitting. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time we went out, I had been afraid of just about everything. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Shoes might be nice, but she knew those feet could outrun just about anybody in Bumblebee. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That was all they said, just about, for the entire meal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But we finally made it just about the time it got dark enough for the stars to show. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to clear it when I heard Nergal roar behind me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He used to laugh so hard at something he thought of at the dinner table that he just about fell off his chair. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He talked about how his sister overreacted to just about everything anyone said to her and about how his mother did the same thing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just about the number of heartbeats per minute, but about the personal connections. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we were just about to film a bit for the show, so, you know, nice to meet you. No need to stick around. It’s dead boring, filming,” Duff said, trying to edge away. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One of the nice things about living in a little town like Paintbrush Falls is that you can walk or bike just about anyplace you might be of a mind to go. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Fela was just about to sprint past when dark fog began to boil up out of the grate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Scarlett had experienced it—the knowledge that a teacher was just about to tell them that she’d been to Inverness on holiday, or that someone had dropped a spoon in just that way before. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z This confused me because I felt just about the same mixture of emotions for him myself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Carol O’Connor, who used to go to Catholic school, got up and turned her paper in and then just about everybody else was standing up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When he was guided away from the rail, Seabiscuit would slow down and do just about anything to get back over to it, including abruptly ducking inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to shout Alec’s name when a shadow appeared in front of him, stepping out from behind a tree. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z If America elected its first black president, it would say something not just about Barack but also about the country. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You’re just about the only Jew in Chicago without a sense of humor.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was at the apartment just about when they took me to the precinct. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to complain about being woken up when her words made it all the way to my brain. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Bing Crosby is just about to start 'White Christmas’ as soon as this commercial is over.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Dad always practiced what he preached, and it was just about impossible to tell where his scientific management company ended and his family life began. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s what I don’t get: just about anything. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In those days she’d gnaw on just about anything, and I don’t mean “nibble.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s just about the saddest story I’ve ever read, and I have to wipe my eyes quickly so that the librarian doesn’t ask me why I’m crying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Today we can buy just about any sort of food from anywhere in the globe, in any season. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “That’s just about the ugliest c-c-cat I ever did see, white boy,” he said to Ben, pointing a stubby finger at Okra. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was nine the first time my dad took me to a hardware store, and I’d thought the place was so cool my brain just about exploded. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He was always waking up just about sunset, when I wanted to take a snooze. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to forbid him to set foot on the property when Clara convinced him that this was hardly the time to place his political enmities before the peasants’ Christian fervor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She just about knocked me into one of the outdoor picnic benches. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The boys’ talk quickly wore thin, and Reynie was just about to give up and go study when Jackson’s voice boomed down the corridor: “Corliss Danton! There you are!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Whatever they’d been doing, it looked like they had just about finished up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Victor was just about to announce what he thought of Scipio's growing up when the door opened and Ida walked in. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to turn and compliment ... The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It was also a nice drawing card for his practice since just about everyone knew he had been the star running back on a Permian team that went to the finals in 1970. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They blanketed just about every square foot with rockets and fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It barely moved and if he kept going this way he would just about reach the plane at dark. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t have much to say about their schoolwork, but just about everyone in the classroom had something to say about me and how “white” I really was. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We’re just about at the fourth floor when I see Ms. Fulton coming out of her apartment with her shopping cart, and my chest gets tight. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They were driven by greed and willing to do just about anything to acquire what they wanted. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Now John knows early American settlers didn’t five in tree huts, but he’ll do just about anything to stir up some excitement. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z They were just about to cast loose when their guide paused, boat-hook in hand. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Victor was just about to answer when the door opposite opened and his aged neighbor, Signora Grimani, popped her head around the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Wearing his green and grey jester’s motley, Trip could say just about anything and get away with it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Asked if Anna had been slumped over from drinking, she said, “Just sitting like they all sit, just about like this.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The grackles became furious because traffic to and from the vehicles wasn’t moving right, and so they lined up to begin dive-bombing just about everybody. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Johnny was just about to settle down to a long afternoon of slow drinking. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Christian saw a need to make economies in just about every area of state activity, and among many other things immediately withdrew the mainland estates granted to Tycho by Frederick II from his stewardship. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Monday could braid just about anyone’s hair and make it look hot. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m just about to step out into the meadow, when crack! Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried, but it was just about impossible to pay attention in class. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night, and that cop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Everyone wants to be around Zach, and from freshman year forward, he’s just about always had a girlfriend. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I tried some more, but I kept missing just about every shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When the silence between us has just about broken my ears, I turn around to look at her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They came from just about every tribe in South Africa, all of them on the run from the law because something was wrong with their passbooks or permits. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week, Lupe asked if I could hang out with her after school and I just about laughed in her face. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, they’re just about to kiss—” she began, before slamming the magazine shut and looking up, heart pounding. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The others pressed on, but he was ever hindmost, pursued by a groping horror that seemed always just about to seize him; and a rumour came after him like the shadow-sound of many feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “The Thunderhead sees just about everything, what with cameras everywhere. But it also decides what infractions are worth the effort to address and which ones are not.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I think he must be prouder of the Congo than just about any place He ever made.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just about to summon up all her courage and go after him when she heard footsteps—rapid, firm footsteps, quick and impatient. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was just about to wrap it up when Francie said in a trembling voice, “Oh, I forgot. My mother wants it ground.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Right here is just about as great a thinking spot as anywhere. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was also unaware of just about anything in the universe that wasn’t named Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m starting to think that this isn’t just about the school incident. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I noticed the swelling was just about all gone, and the bruises were disappearing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Mack was going to live, but two bullets had torn into his right ankle and just about taken his foot off. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Piedmont was to the northeast of their house, and it took just about twenty minutes for Moss to bike there. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I was just about to ask Cecilia if she even had one when the tray of petit fours started making its way around the room again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Actually, I saved just about everything—my movie ticket, a handkerchief from the hotel, even the soap and shower cap! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The room was just about filled, mostly with high schoolers and adults. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days she’d gnaw on just about anything, and I don’t mean “nibble.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Half of that was fourteen, which meant her bill would be just about $40, plus tip. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She started crying, man was she crying, and I could tell it wasn’t just about the frogs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I yell out, and just about jump on Darius’s back, trying to pull him away from Warren. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes a person will do just about anything for a wish to come true. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Every Saturday, just about, I would go into Lansing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cheating may or may not be human nature, but it is certainly a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z No one had ever called Ophie’s accent sweet, and she decided she liked just about everything about Clara, but the way she talked was her favorite by far. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I loaded my stuff into it and drove it to Utah, figuring the car would just about make up for the money Dad owed me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not too far away were mountains—she had heard that just about everywhere you went in Japan, you could see a mountain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Tía Laura worries just about as much here as she used to back home. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I was just about ready to pass out from the anxiety when Barack came trotting up the stairs, wearing his big old confident grin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t know. The Bucket can go just about anywhere in the Central Sea from here.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This is the first time his brother has visited him; Theo is just about grown up. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You know,” the guy continued, “just about every poem we received was one of those dreadful rap poems. But yours was so simple, so dignified, and so American. And yet, it sounded almost.. . British.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Since we were just about to start studying ancient Egypt in history, Mr. Browne thought this was a good choice for a precept. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to look bad when Ice went around him, over him, and just about through him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the best holiday I had had since Christmas and just about the best party. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sure it was just about his body mass index or the tensile strength of his ligaments, but still, he had her ear and he wasn’t using it to talk me up. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just about calmed down ’cuz I made it to my class before the bell rang and that’s when I see Lymon sitting in back of the class at his desk, smiling. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z But unbeknownst to just about everybody, another remarkably powerful ripple effect—this one moving in the opposite direction—had just come into play. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z So when she says it’s okay, what she means is that she knows she can survive just about anything. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s funny how now that I’m ten years old and just about a man I can see how Momma was so wrong. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z But language is a living thing, always evolving, and It is I is just about extinct. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They scritch around and peep down at me with their beady little eyes till I just about lose my mind and scream, “Shut the hell up!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I sincerely hope you speak the truth, Elihu. These rebel committees are multiplying faster than rabbits in the spring. They’ve just about ground business to a halt.” ss “Have they interfered with you directly?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Like she says just about every time we’re working on this. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I was just about inside when he grabbed my arm again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They stopped in a neighborhood bank which was just about to close for the day and asked a teller to give them new one-dollar bills in exchange for their old money. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The man who sold ladies’ products on the side; a familiar figure in just about every building in town. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Thunderhead piloted just about everything airborne, and even if it was an off-grid chopper, someone onboard would always announce their approach and request clearance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We found a shovel and pickax at an abandoned farm and spent just about every free minute digging a hole. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The evidence indicated that this was not just about access to health care. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t just about his nice shoulders or his hair or his square jaw. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Jarvas and his gang had just about reached me when suddenly down the street a truck with glaring headlights came racing down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, Sissy said, “Look! Let’s not tell your mother who sent the flowers. It will start her to remembering and she’s just about getting well after Laurie.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling just about as smart as Sherlock Holmes, I headed for the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right, I was just about to tell you that. You have to give me a chance. You can’t just ask questions without giving me a chance to explain.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “They’re strong enough to hold just about anything, but impossible to yank out of the ceiling or the walls. Trust me, I tried.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After creative writing it was off to Boobie’s favorite class of the day, biology I, where just about everyone else was a sophomore. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I think to myself that I have sat just about everywhere there is to sit in this room. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just learning my letters and figured I knew just about every word ever invented, but that word I’d never seen. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z We were sinking just about every shot we took. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to forgive me for raising my voice to you—I’m just about at my wit’s end.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was just about to unwrap the bar when she noticed a flash of light up ahead. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z About three o’clock, when everything was quiet and I was just about to go back to sleep, I heard soft footsteps in the hall and, after a pause, a knock at my door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Funny thing about being a prince—people will give you keys to just about anything if you ask nicely.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Given that the bird or birds seen near my home and supposedly seen all around town were albino species, their bills were just about the color that the Lazarus’s would have been. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z For packs of cigarettes, I beat just about anyone at dominoes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mom would do that too, with one pinky, while fighting off that anaconda with her other hand. To protect you, she’d do just about anything.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But then our guys, really going all out, are playing Carver so tough that the game is just about even. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not just about the perpetual problem of finding money but about the whole crew business. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By evening I’d just about mastered the last part of “Pirate Medley,” and I was feeling pretty good about that. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In just about a week the team would be officially unveiled to the public. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If she really has info about Moreau, even just about being a magician, this could be major. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He kept at the formula, haunted by the feeling that his head was just about to wrap around something big and important. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She looked at the moment just about beautiful to him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But her eyes were too hollow, too depthless, to be just about her anger at his milk theft of weeks ago. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Because my story’s not over yet. I’m just about to post a new interview. Interested in a little preview?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I was just about to turn on the music for him when I heard a car pulling into our driveway. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It was just about then that Kalo had accidentally stepped in an owl burrow and twisted his ankle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed that Joey had been just about to shoulder his door open, but he froze as soon as he heard my confession. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Cill, you can just about keep your mouth shut until then.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just about this boy who refuses to grow up, and when Wendy grows up, he feels very betrayed. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to tell her, “I’m thinking of Malaya of the Crocodiles, because there’s a girl at school named Valencia who reminds me of her,” when the strangest thing happened: Valencia appeared. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But right then, I figured that just about anything was possible. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was just about to take the papers out of the coupon drawer when I remembered the house. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I'm just about to reveal myself when a movement catches my eye. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Wes heard commotion downstairs and knew his time was just about up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Boy, you’re lucky ducks. I was just about to throw your bags off.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So it’s not just about me and my secrets. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Looks like just about every junior and senior at Williamson is on the dance floor. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The hate shown here isn't just about people who are Jewish or Black or anything else. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was just about time for the proceedings to begin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Theo's doing fine. The first novel sold about six copies, but it got great reviews. He's just about finished with his second book." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In one night, New York—Harlem—had just about narcotized me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Anyhow, these forty-four pages cover just about the first month of party giving. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I turn back to the laptop and am just about to click on the little triangle icon when the meaning of what he said hits me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I thought it was a dragon scrabbling at the surface with its claws, just about to break free. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to rear back with his weapon when he realized it was Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Not just from her obvious supporters, but from just about everyone. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Grandpa shouted, “Hold up a minute. I’m just about all in.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had just about decided, after nearly four months of freedom and constant roving, to find a place to settle down—if not permanently, at least for the winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m thinking you can do just about anything if you want to.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Still, just about every parent seems to believe that her child will thrive if only he can attend the right school, the one with an appropriate blend of academics, extracurriculars, friendliness, and safety. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly it feels like just about the loneliest place in the whole wide world. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “But he can run across just about anything. Water, vertical surfaces, small mountains—none of that bothers him.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When it became apparent to the Army researchers that three of the four men who became infected had not cut themselves, just about everyone at usamriid concluded that Ebola can spread through the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re just about to walk out the door when I hear Lily’s voice. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Regression to the mean is a widespread phenomenon, with instances just about everywhere you look. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered it up in his hand and was just about to slam it down on the paper when.... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Cause I know just about everbody on my side a the bridge and plenty a white families too, and that sure don’t add up to be no two hundred thousand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When our turn in the next amateur bouts came up, all of my brothers and sisters were 24 there watching, along with just about everyone else I knew in town. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to head back to the University when my restless pacing took me by a pawnshop’s window. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was the kind of thing she did, turning up in unexpected places, and now that she was a messenger, she could go just about anywhere. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I struggled to my feet and was just about to give Brer Fox the signal that I was coming to help, when something slammed into my left side. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Not that I wouldn’t have called them that, much less given just about anything to sit between them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I tell my seventh-grade teacher I ain’t coming back to school cause I got to help out my mama, Miss Ross just about cried. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Harry found himself shouting as he wheeled around in the corridor, having had just about enough. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was just about to turn into the drain pipe when he heard a very strange sound. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z From the consistent subjectivity in just about everything he asked and said, I had deduced something, and I told him, “You know, I think you’re a Jew with an Anglicized name.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Its pages are old and worn, some are just about to fall out, some have folded-down corners, but she finds the page she’s looking for and starts reading. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Not just about Watergate, but about other jobs that could be traced back to the White House—most dangerously, the Ellsberg break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z So I know it’s not a shimmer and in the shakiness I can just about catch him still kneeling, praying some prayer, and Viola laid out on the ground in front of him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Our fridge and cabinets are just about empty. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The new man in charge of the Midway, Sol Bloom, had struck like a bolt of lightning and seemed amenable to just about anything—the more novel and startling the better. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The New York Times puzzle is printed in the International Herald Tribune, a paper sold at just about any Paris newsstand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s just about the ugliest cow pulling that wagon that I ever saw, too,” Ben replied. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week, I wore my patchwork denim skirt and vest with the red leather pockets that just about broke my sewing machine needle. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, finally, just about the time I started drifting off to sleep, I’d hear Old Yeller rise to his feet and go padding off through the corn. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I run to the bathroom and grab the can of air freshener and just about empty it, spraying the hallway and living room. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Whitaker stood at the podium, Andre’s mother sat up front, and just about everyone else stood in the back, along the wall. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Finally I told them you were my boy and they just about died.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But this isn’t just about you,” I say, raising my voice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z That erected more dynamic intralinear tensions, he felt, and in just about every case left: a message far more universal. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I do not recognize it until I hear it say, “Just rewards, just rewards. Nothing just about them.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We went back to talking in low tones, though the fact is that Shetora will sleep through just about anything. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The French vowels had a musical twang, but she could just about understand him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We were just about the last ones to leave. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I waited for ages, and was just about to leave when finally she hung up, and I dug in my pocket for a quarter and dialed the twins’ number. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then we stopped at the hardware store to stock up on duct tape, which was just about the most useful thing on earth for a farm commune. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It ran faster than any computer she’d ever had, could access satellites or Hephaestus-TV broadcasts from Mount Olympus, and ran custom-made programs that could do just about anything except tie shoelaces. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That would have hurt my feelings more than just about anything I can think of. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m just about to text back when it dawns on me that the person I’m texting could be a mass murderer or something. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I just about give up, but then I see a crumpled brown paper bag that’s been smoothed out and folded tight. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When she did her “Salty Papa Blues,” those people just about tore the Savoy roof off. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Every Thursday, see? I’ll leave Mr. Reveres paper and I’ll be here to help you, just about the same time as today.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to harvest, so it was a good time for this to happen, I guess. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I just about spit out my peanut butter and jelly sandwich when I realized it was JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, I'd saved nearly the whole of my New York salary, so I could just about afford it But the hollow voice said, "You better count me out." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was just about to climb out myself when I turned and peeped Jaden’s desk. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I was just about to ask what she meant when she said, ‘I’m gonna sneak up to that pub window, Ted. You stay put.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what Ma used to say when we were little. That man has been there at that corner just about all my life. But he comes and goes.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “We find those just about everywhere. We pick the ones that speak to us,” Sairy said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I just about had a seven-year-old heart attack when my dad took a limo to the airport the first time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The other main reason for his trip was quinine pills, which we had just about run out of, how unfortunate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her husband, Marlon, were from Grenada and spoke in a lyrical accent as though just about to break into song. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pollard, laughing as he stood in the stirrups and leaned his full weight against the reins, did just about everything he could to slow Seabiscuit down. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I just about flew across the neighborhood when Esme told me that she had a friend at the playhouse who had given her tickets for us all to see Annie. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then there are those pesky little verbs that are as annoying as ants at a picnic, and just about as hard to tell apart: sit and set, rise and raise, lie and lay. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what, Maverick? I’ve just about had it with you—” “You can get out my house then.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I guess I’m just about the best pilot around now when it comes to ditching or making crash landings. It would be good practice for you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was just about to feel encouraged when Martina, Jackson, and Jillson came swarming out the back of the Institute Control Building. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the granite ledges, Turner found two gnarled pines that begged to be shinnied up, a cave that would just about die to be explored, and mudflats where herons longed to be chased. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “She’s just about ready to shear. Paul, I’m glad you remembered that. If I order it today, Henderson’s will have a new one in three or four days.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about the Assumption, though,” August said, shoveling the cakes onto the wire racks. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His little ears were clean and well set and his eyes were as black as old-fashioned pin heads and just about the same size. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd look at the laundry hamper or beer cooler, thinking that if it came down to it, Mister Mancini could hide just about anywhere. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s an awkwardness that comes with just about any formally arranged meeting, but in my experience it’s something you need to consciously work your way past. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His parents had been proud, his coven—Frog House—had risen in fame, and now, by just about every estimation, he was probably dead. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As for Alyssa, I trust her just about as much as she trusts me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Back then, we had assumed he was talking just about us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is just about big enough for one of my legs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z We were then just about as smart, just as curious, just as involved in things social and sexual. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Steve Jobs, too, gave credit to his arts training, which was just about the sum total of his higher education. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Nah, I’m just about finished,” he replied, then gestured to a seat opposite him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I was just about to ask you the same thing.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “And now, sis. Transportation for the Hunters, you say? Good timing. I was just about ready to roll.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Those metal doors are just about everywhere in this hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He picked up the chopper and was just about to start chopping away again when he heard a shout behind him that made him stop and turn. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” I said, “I was just about to ask Connor if he wanted to come over after school and do some investigating.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When it touched the moon, it caused a light on the instrument panel to light, so that Neil would know he was just about to touch down. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had become a mascot; our branch of the family was split to pieces; I had just about forgotten about being a Little in any family sense. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just about ready to sleep off the whole year when this teacher starts talking about poetry. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought it was pretty extraordinary that she had, in the hospital, said just about the same thing as Picasso about art, lies, and the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He’d lie down before supper on the daybed, moaning, “Oh, me, me....Oh, me, me,” and Granny just about went crazy listening to it, knowing that next morning he’d go on to the store anyway. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the shore stood what looked to be just about everybody who lived on Malaga Island, Lizzie and her granddaddy hand in hand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z For two days they prepared, knowing that the sap was just about to start running. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Double Maths is just about the worst lesson of the week. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When I’m just about home, I run into Sweets. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He has six of them in his house, in just about every room, including his bathroom. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m just about to ask if Fina can stay longer—another night, even—when Ms. Ramirez drains her cup and stands to go. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His hair was blue-black, his hair-line extremely low, his nose was large and fleshy, and his torso was just about as long as his legs were. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Curtis winks at me and blows a kiss, and I just about throw up in my mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z That tangy liquid scent that just about gets me high. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, being Simply Enormous actually isn’t just about size.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When my mother was my age, she was just about to have me after I’d spent nine long months growing inside her. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She kept rearranging the serving dishes as though just about to offer seconds, but since the four plates were still piled high, the gesture was useless. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘That’s why there has been so much deserting. It’s just about getting our officers crazy.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Come to think of it, he did just about everything that way. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But it was not that much greater, which indicated that the ancestors of Amerind-speaking peoples came over at just about the time that Clovis showed up in the archaeological record. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His glasses now moved so close to the window that Prosper thought he could just about see the outline of a face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But then, just about everything that Flora's mother said or wrote sounded faintly ridiculous to Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Will comes along with the feedbag. He’s just about to put it on, when up goes the horse’s head.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, though, it was just about the last moment like that between me and Ruth for the rest of that outing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This shield was impenetrable and indestructible and could vaporize just about anything that touched it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I just about broke out laughing when she held me by the arms and looked right in my eyes and said, “Do you know what frostbite will do to you?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So I cut across the quad and through the parking lot and was just about to step off campus when I felt someone grab my arm. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m just about three, a toddler myself now, and I never knew it, but I look just like Khalid did, waddling around and grabbing on to whatever I could. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He wanted to finish it before Saturday, and just about managed it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “It’s not just about the technical stuff,” the New Haven woman said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z From Columbus, my father said, you could go just about anywhere. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Both of us were of a mind that we figured we could do just about anything. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s so many ants in my house, when 1 walk they just about crunch under my feet like peanut shells.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now just about half a mile of open fields stood between him and his fort on Brooklyn Heights. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He was just about to reach for a half-empty bottle of port, which stood on the table, when the other boy took it away from him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Which made any upright, true blue Milagro citizen, knowing the odds in favor of the early Death of the Fruit Tree Blossoms, just about vomit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was just about to say something when he heard sounds from the other end of the long alley—he looked to see yet more Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z While everybody laughed, Grandpa walked up so close to Mr. Clem they just about touched stomachs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Peewee’s grin just about filled the mess tent. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I would give just about anything for a bag of pretzels right now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Broken bottles and fast-food wrappers litter the sidewalks, a few houses are boarded up, and just about every building is tagged with graffiti curse words, but the Allens’ place is actually pretty nice. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Rydell, a loud knock on the front door just about pushed my heart right through my chest. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Nice of Tariq to get mowed down just about smack in front of a big blank wall. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Pictures of the band, in their bow ties and jackets, appeared in the high school yearbook for 1943-1944, along with pictures of just about everything else in camp that year. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Your initial opinion on just about anything may change over time. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “That Miss Saunders is the first teacher who ever called here to talk about what was going on with you. I like that. It shows she’s concerned, that this job ain’t just about the money.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "No, I noticed just about every girl, but none of them made a lasting impression but you," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was just about to go downstairs to the basement to play when I heard a scream from one of the lower floors. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But just about everybody could tell you who the coach of Permian High School was, and that rubbed off on her. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re almost done with the prep work. Our girl’s just about ready for her braces.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Everyone sits and stands around Malik’s living room, eating sandwiches and chips and drinking just about every soda Aunt ’Chelle has. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Our phone's in the hallway to make it uncomfortable to use, so if I creep over the landing to my surveillance position I can catch just about everything. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z |
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