| 单词 | killer |
| 例句 | That was the same summer that the killer of Trayvon Martin was acquitted, the summer I realized that I accepted that there is no velocity of escape. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The flu wasn’t really a killer, like typhoid or polio or rabies. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I called on the council to bring the killers to justice. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Once we had that basic interoperable platform, then the killer applications— spreadsheets and word processing—drove its diffusion far and wide. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z "You must take revenge upon your brother's killer before anything else, now. It's blood-law." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Like the outbreak of some new killer virus, or another major city vanishing in a mushroom cloud. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Farmers using arsenic dusts over long periods have been afflicted with chronic arsenic poisoning; livestock have been poisoned by crop sprays or weed killers containing arsenic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The U of C has a killer astronomy department, and this guy is way out on the front edge. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a dragon killer for the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I floundered for a killer put-down line without any stammer words in it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Officer Buente was determined to solve the case and bring the killer or killers to trial. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was probably a very bad death. Do you understand me? The killer showed no mercy.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “It’s human nature to tear one another apart. Be glad you come from such a successful line of killers.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I stared down at it and thought of Bunny, poor old Bunny, expert killer of flying pests, stalking houseflies with a rolled-up copy of the Hampden Examiner. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I wept in the hallway, by the viewing box where, the night before, I'd seen the killer’s face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A killer whale surfaced beside the ship, its black sides glistening and its white patches tinged a dirty yellow by algae. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “We’re still waiting to hear from the vet, but he probably has the silent cat killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “She may be old but she’s a cold-blooded killer,” he howled, and hung up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He tried to look like any common migratory killer but his heart was hammering and he knew he was going to start coughing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I might have to make this part of my skincare line. Shanticeuticals. I could do a whole cosmetics line for ethnic skin. The packaging would be killer! Sort of a henna tattoo thing?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Except these weren’t killer bees, but a swarm of school kids of all sizes and grades in brown and gold uniforms. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “If there’s a killer out there—which I doubt, but if it’s true—-there’s only one possible plan.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A gambler, a convict, a wayward son, a lost Grisha, a Suli girl who had become a killer, a boy from the Barrel who had become something worse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. It’s one of those silent killers.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He described all those tests, inkblots and all that stuff, and he said the kid is definitely a killer type. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I shivered at the recollection of his killer’s fingers stroking my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They never collect the bloodbath bodies until the killers have dispersed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Not at Argos in Akhaia, but blown off course, held up in some far country, is that what gave the killer nerve to strike?” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The surfers called it The End for its killer waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tool studied them with his yellow killer’s eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I completely sympathize with your desire to stab your family's killer,” I say, glancing back toward my mother. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The huge, killer horse swept by me, but Tenorio’s foot hit me and sent me spinning to the floor of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “And please, all of you, call me Gary. My real name is Gary Mark Kozlowski, but who wants to read a fantasy novel by a Polish serial killer, right?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He had passed the point of no return: He had given aid and comfort to Abraham Lincoln’s killers and now he lied about it to protect them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Fig Newton had the silent cat killer, and my only proof had melted into extinction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Not the football players, but everyone else is looking at me, like I really am a killer, not just dressed like one. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A hamburger and a malt, a cold malt and fries—two hamburgers and two malts and fries— and he would sit and eat and tell everybody about the storm and the killer whales. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded me of the killer floating spheres in the Phantasm films. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know; my grandma’s are pretty killer,” she replies. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Maybe this girl wasn’t a serial killer after all. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He put the killer wasp in it like a slingshot and pulled back so far I thought it would snap in half. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “No? But you descend from Patels, and so you are all intelligent and civilized, yes? And Nailer, of course, is descended from a perfect killer and we know what that means about him.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The forensic evidence suggested that there had been more than one assailant, and authorities suspected that his killers had shadowed him from Oklahoma. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The killers of that race had never suffered from their guilt and sought to be made clean. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why not ask me to rescue a killer from the noose? To spare a traitor from his shame?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A snake killer, an Archduke, a slayer of TOCs—a genius, even. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The boulevard was as clean as the surface of an arena two minutes before the appearance of certain unnamed victims and certain unknown killers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Many Osage had come to believe that local authorities were colluding with the killers and that only an outside force like Davis could cut through the corruption and solve the growing number of cases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "The Lannisters are liars every one, and the dwarf is the worst of them. The killer was armed with his own knife." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Maybe he was sent here for being a serial killer, he thought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam killer, was in the Box at Sullivan for nine years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z David knew that sometimes dolphins would run ahead of a boat, stay just beneath the bow, and play with the boat as it sailed and he felt the killer whales were playing with him now. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z All there is is the girl with the sunshine hair and the killer voice breathing and being in front. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In a volume of Proceedings of one of the weed-control conferences that are now regular institutions, I once read an extraordinary statement of a weed killer’s philosophy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But when a killer whale catches and eats a baby seal, I immediately change it back to the Korean variety show. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At the hanging of his friend, convicted killer Tom Horn, he made national headlines by stepping up to the gallows and belting out “Life’s Railway to Heaven.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This useful function is of course lost where chemical weed killers have been used. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When told of their diagnosis, Perry Smith said, “How would they know? They just wanted to be entertained. Hear all the morbid details from the killer’s own terrible lips. Oh, their eyes were shining.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then and now, being an “Indian killer” was often regarded as heroic. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z After all, I was a reservation Indian, and no matter how geeky and weak I appeared to be, I was still a potential killer. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Above all, the Renaissance acknowledged the existence of killer facts: facts which required the abandonment of well-established theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was pretty sure the two were in some kind of trouble, but it was unlikely he knew it was Lincoln’s killer who was a guest at his family’s dinner table. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you mean ‘Mr. X, the mysterious killer’? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was pitiful—yes, pity and shame were what he felt—when they were slaughtered instead of fulfilling their destiny as killers for food and status among their own kind. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “There are too many noises, and they can’t hear a killer slipping up on them. So they stay in their dens, especially possums, because they can’t smell much.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been able to verify that most of them were neither killers nor traitors, and he was therefore well disposed toward the prisoners. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The suspect most locals considered the killer was a member of the junta. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The enemy are not trained fighters like we are, not natural killers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Money was the one means at Mollie’s disposal that might induce the indifferent white authorities to pursue a killer of Indians. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’d read that serial killers often started out with rodents, then cats, dogs, moving their way up to humans. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When the cows wander far enough to sniff the odor of lion urine, they know a killer is nearby and run in the opposite direction—right toward the waiting lions. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The adorable little cadet scouts looked like savage miniature killers. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I also believed that once my parents saw the silent cat killer article with all of Sir Fig Newton’s symptoms, they would get help for Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Nereus spun and expanded, turning into a killer whale, but I grabbed his dorsal fin as he burst out of the water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had only to give the signal and the ring would fill with merciless killers, who could put an end to him in an instant. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nye undid the cord; the knot, he was unhappy to see, was not the same as the half hitch that the killers had used when binding the Clutter family. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who weren’t rowing ducked their heads down against the spray and the bird droppings, and kept a wary eye out for killer whales. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The former owner of the cleaners, an older white man named Miles Jackson, fell under suspicion, but there was no evidence that pointed to him as a killer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I guess Mrs. Robertson just couldn’t leave this earth until she knew Caroles killers had been caught and punished. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The killer, having emptied his gun, drove his girlfriend to a hotel. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Abruptly the murders stopped, as if that tryst with Mary Kelly had sated the killer’s need at last. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Lincoln’s killer was there now, waiting for someone to rescue him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z People still made their yards look like something from an ad for minivans, life insurance, or weed killer. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The only problem is that at my Choosing Ceremony next year I'll have to join Erudite, because that's where the killer is, and I'm not sure I'm smart enough to make it through initiation. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I’m no killer,” he says again, turns the lock, and darts out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I also forgot my granddad on my mom’s side, but he’s less important because I think he’s a killer who married a child bride. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Although they hadn’t found Julio, and they were still worried that a killer was on the loose, they also knew that Julio most likely wouldn’t survive on his own in the harsh and unforgiving jungle. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z To this day, her killer has not been found. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The moment the killer made his appearance at the inquest, there were shouts of “Lynch ’im! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a skilled enough killer, though he didn’t complete the final test at the Cage.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Whoever killed Scythe Faraday also gave him one final insult. After he was dead, the killer defeated the security measures on Faraday’s ring, and used it to grant the witnesses immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But insecticides and weed killers are brought into intimate contact with large numbers of people. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At first they might have said, “These little kids are killers—look at them!” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What you do makes you who you are. If all you do is kill, then you’re a killer.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Better to have them think I’m a little eccentric than a sheep killer, right?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z So C. J. Briejer, a Dutch scientist of rare understanding, sums up our use of weed killers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But that I could, on some level, understand these kids in Colorado, the killers. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As aquatic weed killers in lakes and reservoirs they have made public waters unsuitable for drinking or even for swimming. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z So forgiving the killer of Prince Jones would have seemed irrelevant to me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Sudden, mass death had stricken their city, and they were no wiser at all about the nature of the killer. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Why is that good news? I have an army who wants to kill me cuz I’m not a killer.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s a time killer when you’re running late, a bottleneck when the release bell rings; and it’s noisy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Maine, that most moderate of states, was having a killer heat wave. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how so many of the killers at the massacre in Gatumba were teenagers—kids who had been taught to hate us, but did not know why they hated us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z An officer approaches him like he’s a serial killer or something and slowly reaches into the pocket of Darren’s sport coat, which is now ripped at one shoulder. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “And how exactly does a killer squid rend the flesh from its victims?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And who said, after all, that the killer had to be a man? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A related chemical, pentachlorophenol, sometimes known as “penta,” is used as a weed killer as well as an insecticide, often being sprayed along railroad tracks and in waste areas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When the CD ended, Fang exited the spa, hit me with a killer look, dove for cover under the red velvet and snapped off the rickety lamp between the beds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She did not rage at the killer but wondered aloud if the rules she’d imparted had been enough. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t look like a bloodthirsty killer anymore. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “The killer whale took us as far as the Columbia River. Then he passed the harness to a couple of twelve-foot sturgeons.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a picture on the cover which showed a killer whale attacking a dolphin. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z His dagger, in the hand of the killer he paid to open Bran’s throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He became a primitive killer lusting for the blood of his enemy, and up to this moment he had had no enemies. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The killers who attacked our camp were rebels from Burundi, and they did not want us there. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t take kindly to child killers or their friends.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Emerging from a stupor for the first time since his capture last Monday night, the black killer sat cowed and fearful as hundreds sought to get a glimpse of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And William Hale, who campaigned for stamping out the criminal element from Osage County, promised his own reward to anyone who caught the killers, dead or alive. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was no longer worried that hired killers were going to leap out and assault me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He hated unnecessary risks and disapproved of such shenanigans, knowing that leopard seals and killer whales could easily surface inside a lead and make a quick meal of the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But she surprised even herself with how much she wanted misfortune to befall Travis’s killers. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When these killers are caught and locked up, I reasoned, I won’t have to worry about them, planting another bomb in my church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Turner, the Clark geographer, was skeptical about the evidence for the killer drought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Relief from blood came when we stopped going to Mr. Green—the cattle killers began demanding payment even for blood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And say, ‘Sure, maybe the killer did take the money—but just to try and mislead us, make us think robbery was the reason.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My father says the Shannon is a killer river because it killed my two brothers.When you look at pictures ofjesus He’s always wandering around ancient Israel in a sheet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In the next instant, they became rabid killers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I don't know what kind of man Mr. Nesbitt was, but I know he did not deserve to be killed in his store, left on the floor while his killers snacked at a fast-food restaurant. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z As for the dogs, they could chase penguins and run wild without going too far—on all sides was the frigid sea, where killer whales cruised in search of a meal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z That was the week you learned that the killers of Michael Brown would go free. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Officials began to suspect that Myers was the sole killer and was desperately trying to implicate others to minimize his culpability. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He looks too soft, too beautiful to be a killer, but appearances can be deceptive—they say Ted Bundy looked like Cary Grant. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father’s killers had done more than kill him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I remembered—vaguely—a sensationalized late-night TV special about a cannibalistic serial killer from Milwaukee who’d been apprehended in similarly gruesome circumstances. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I wonder if the Cuban could even beg for his life so that the killer might understand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He never became a genius, but Hodel did manage to become infamous: he was quite probably a serial killer. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “No; because they turn them over to the courts. You kill and you don’t kill the killers. You kill innocent people.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of rushing cars was as bad as a city killer storm. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Twenty seconds later, their killers were gone, their monstrous hum fading as they settled back into the fields. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I couldn't do anything permanent like carve "killer" on my forehead and wait for it to scar. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Within a few years, rumrunning was dominated by the killers and thugs of organized crime. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I seen you do more than that, kid. You saved Horse. You protected your girl. A killer woulda let her die on the docks so he could get at his enemies. But you didn’t.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "I've promised to deliver his sister's killers, alive or dead, as he prefers. After the war is done, to be sure." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mondays and Wednesdays are always pie, but it’s Fridays and Saturdays that can be killer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After some small talk, he asked her if Bill Smith had named his killers before he died. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you two killers please sit your brutal selves down at the kitchen table and eat some popcorn,” Lillian said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the same savage roaring and snarling and squawling that he’d done the day he fought the killer hogs off me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Saint Rene, if there’s a crazy psycho killer in that smoky room, please protect me. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Is that where the killer straps the girl to a dentist’s chair and uses a drill on her, but first he says, ‘Now, this might sting a little. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The police did show you the pictures, and they were looking for your cooperation in finding a killer? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The chemical weed killers are a bright new toy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “It’s early,” Nora is saying, thumbing through her phone as she climbs out behind him in a plunging black jumpsuit and killer heels. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Garfield hated watching men die from wounds, but the greatest killer of the Civil War was sickness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z To be a perfect killer, you couldn’t really exist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I’m going to prove that that killer is sane!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The light from the jukebox caught and glinted in his eyes, making them strange, crazed, the luminous killer eyes that sometimes glow unexpectedly from a friend’s face in a snapshot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Baker’s first act is to post a reward for $30,000 leading to the arrest and conviction of Lincoln’s killers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But just like this deaf cat Sugar who fell nineteen stories and lived, without a scratch, I was starting to believe that Fig and I would survive this crummy silent cat killer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They said it didn’t hurt, except the new skin, which felt like a killer sunburn for a couple of weeks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Bigger tractors and machines, chemical weed killers, and artificial fertilizer made it easier for one farmer to handle more acres. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But to die a bloody death while the crowds urge on my killer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When Mommy left for work, we dipped white bread in syrup for lunch, or ate brown sugar raw out of the box, which was a good hunger killer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was heading back up the ladder that was the killer. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sugar, with its demand for relentless labor, was a killer. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He likes to hunt— some killer instinct left over from his ancestors who ran around in loincloths in the Congo. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Four huge screens hung above the stage, rotating flashing psychedelic images, but about halfway through the song I just closed my eyes and leaned back, pounding the killer rhythms on my gut. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z While over a dozen major infectious diseases of Old World origins became established in the New World, perhaps not a single major killer reached Europe from the Americas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how long Ambrose’s hired killers had been following me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My parents’ killer had stood where I was standing now. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “If you went to school, you’d know it, too. Orleans city killers are famous. Every dummy knows about them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I turned and broke out a killer smile. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to log out when the sidebar ad changed from one that tried to sucker you into thinking that only a 99-inch television was acceptable when watching X-Factor to one about weed killer. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Maybe this was a maniac, one of those serial killers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Very few people wanted to believe that such a terrible killer could originate in their hometown. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The Blue Navy don’t make killers like that,” Reed muttered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The rest of the fan club took turns expressing their admiration for my courageous fight, and their hope that Fig would beat this awful cat killer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "She's only interested in stone-cold killers." park "How long am I grounded?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The camp swarms with rateros and killers but mostly with ragged people like me, who have dreams so close that still may not ever be lived. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Repeat killers tend to rigidly adhere to a routine, yet the Osage murders were carried out in a bewildering array of methods. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Most serial killers are animal lovers, I read that once. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On her way out, she paused, nailed me with some real killer eye contact, and said that personally she’d had enough of funerals for a while and was thinking about pouring herself a double. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You got it, pops,” said a young killer, smiling. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Cooper didn’t seem like a cold-blooded killer, but then, I didn’t know any cold-blooded killers, did I? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The FBI promised the American people they would find the killers. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Computer games: how they may be turning your lads into killers!” was the promo on one New York newscast. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While the results of weed killers such as sodium arsenite or the phenols are grossly obvious, some other herbicides are more insidious in their effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There was only one person in Bone Gap who drove a moped while dressed like a serial killer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "The killer was very cunning, Westing said. I read a mystery once where the victim was allergic to bee stings and the murderer let a bee in through an open window." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A prevailing theory was that her killer came from outside the reservation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ernest had been there, too, comforting Mollie, even though he had known that Anna’s two killers were standing only a few feet away from them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Myers then confessed that he had made up the story because the true killer was none other than the elected sheriff of a nearby county. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Luckily for Milkman, she had proved, so far, to be the world’s most inept killer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I was sixteen, I left home and told my mother I was going to find my father’s killer. I was gone for six days.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Believing that catching Lincoln’s killer will end the unrest, Secretary of War Stanton spends Saturday expanding the search, making the hunt for Lincoln’s killers the biggest in American history. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They knew he was a killer, but he was a charming killer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When McAuliffe tried to find the killer of his grandmother, he initially suspected his grandfather Harry, who was white. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Arya was pretty sure.that some of the other men were killers too, the three in the manacles for sure, but the queen wasn't looking for them, so it wasn't the same. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And if the killers get away with it, the story becomes even bigger. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In spite of the growing risks, Mollie and her family pressed on with their search for the killers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I would like to add a third, to wit, the rapid and direct approach of a known killer. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Humpbacks and killer whales spouted in the distance, and the water was dotted with ice floes on which fat, blinking seals basked in the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Now my parents had been murdered in their own bed by an unknown killer for a reason I couldn’t imagine. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “He has carved up a whole...cohort of...goblin guards...with spinning blades. He’s ruthless….Aren’t you? And a killer....Of bad people.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z You can see the killer in him when he shows his teeth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Disease runs rampant because few can afford health care, but starvation remains the number-one killer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “She’s got the Fates with her. She came through a city killer and everyone else on that ship was dead. Doesn’t get much luckier than that.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Let me see your killer face,” Toby said, turning to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But you, you twelve citizens of our state, of our city, can bring a measure of justice to his killers. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z As the men walked through the terminal, a young woman came toward them, angrily shouting that they were baby killers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z That we ran because the flashlight freaked us out, we thought he was a serial killer or something. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I was so moved by her death that I wrote to the police in Colorado, asking them why they hadn’t found her killer. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z But no such humility marks the booming “weed killer” business of the present day, in which soaring sales and expanding uses mark the production of plant-killing chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Tried to forget I could have helped out Tariq with it, taken his killer down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Garrett said, “Dude, here’s the killer—Dana told ’em he was you!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew our guards were murderers now, but I didn't know some of them were convicted killers in the past. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z This was his home, not mine, and I suddenly felt like a killer who had broken into his house and was about to shoot him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Maybe if I was a killer, they wouldn’t be dead. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The killer, bird in her mouth, ran toward her pups in the woods. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Why? Are you a crazed killer or something?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The killer had secretly created and then marketed soft-ware from within the Minnesota state prison system while participating in a vocational course that allowed him access to the Internet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each word was a garbled hiss in multiple tones, as if a swarm of African killer bees had learned to speak English in unison. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But he recalled the killers, because they had arrested him as a freak, more special than any of the other specials. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A killer, he said—like a nail in his jaw. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A more unnerving theory about Anna’s death was that her killer was living among them in sheep’s clothing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mine was brief—I mean, if I was too cowardly to reach out and touch a sweatshirt, you’ve gotta know I skipped the shower, with its killer curtain, altogether. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A snowshoe hare screamed and, recognizing the cry of death, Miyax picked up her club and ran off to take the rabbit from its killer. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The killer animals, like bear and panther and bobcats, knew this and came to the Licks at the same time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But if I went through with the exorcism, I would be severing my only lead to finding Yakov’s true killer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Highlanders were reputed to be tough, fearless fighters—in other words, brutal killers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to fall asleep again and dream about killer wasps. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She wound herself up and marched to the screen door, put her face against the screen, and yelled, “Chicken killer! Chicken killer!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But it turns out that plowing the land over and over damages the soil almost as much as chemical weed killers do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There was talk of boys being turned into killers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Four of them, and all killers. And the rest of them won’t all of them fall into open graves to oblige you.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The only witness to the killing of Prince Jones was the killer himself. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Someone on the scene—a conspirator or even the killer—must have swiped it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Before his killer could wrench free his blade, Syrio jabbed him in the apple of his throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The initial charge was fraud, but Swango was suspected of being a serial killer who murdered hospital patients through the administration of lethal doses of drugs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It’s the source of a deadly miasma, a foul stench, indeed. There are noxious fumes all around the district. Mark my words, it will be a killer yet.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm was a city killer for sure, what some people called a party wrecker or an Orleans Surge. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Word went out that the killer’s name would be worth a golden dragon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cavalry are combing the countryside, Jones cautions the killers, and he reminds them to be patient. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how the parents of the killers were the ones who had taught the kids to hate. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It already seems clear from the stories coming out of Colorado that the two young killers were severely disturbed, victims of mental illness about which we know, to date, very little. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the men were morbidly convinced that a killer whale would crash upward through their dwindling floe, tossing them all into the water and picking them off one by one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z His gang stared at me like I was a serial killer, and then they followed their leader. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I am a killer and a liar and a spy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They sent the killer of Prince Jones back to his work, because he was not a killer at all. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “That woman is definitely the president of something— look at those killer shoes. She can be in charge.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "You cannot stop them talking, my liege," Davos said, "but when you take your vengeance on your broth-ers' true killers, the realm will know such tales for lies." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I won’t tell Laney and Hyacinth that you’re a rabbit killer if you eat this bite of stew. And no spitting it out.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They cut school to stand in line for killer concert tickets. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Young women drawn to Chicago by the fair and by the prospect of living on their own had disappeared, last seen at the killer’s block-long mansion, a parody of everything architects held dear. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He’s the type of guy who could grow up to be a killer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Are they thinking about the killer they met yesterday, the one they’re planning to see again? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All of us black people who lived in the neighborhood hated Jews, not because they exploited us, but because we had been taught at home and in Sunday school that Jews were “Christ killers.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In school the kids called me “Christ killer” and “Jew baby.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Turns out, there’s no crazy psycho killer, just another girl, about my age. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Imagine that you are a government official charged with procuring the funds to fight one of two proven killers: terrorist attacks and heart disease. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And R. leguminicola, it turns out, is a variety of mold that produces a potent alkaloid called swainsonine—a compound well known to ranchers and veterinarians as a killer of livestock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The desire for a quick and easy method of killing unwanted plants has given rise to a large and growing array of chemicals that are known as herbicides, or, less formally, as weed killers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The storm looked worse than just a blow, maybe a city killer even, the way the clouds swirled and scattered lightning across the wrecks offshore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z David Shoun said he thought that Bill, fearing he might die, was about to make a declaration—to reveal what he knew about the bombing and the killers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Halfway down the path to the beach, standing completely unharmed in the midst of a flock of killer sheep, was an old friend. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Derrick the bouncer still had me in a killer grip, but we were nearly the same height. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He flung himself between me and the killer hogs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Full of killers, from the river to the sea. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another example of a technically correct yet misleading statistic is the fact that heart disease and cancer are the two leading killers of Americans. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In a Massachusetts community the town officials purchased a weed killer from a zealous chemical salesman, unaware that it contained arsenic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “You talk—they obviously think I’m a serial killer.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z For this killer or killers: * Carefully cut the telephone cords of the home’s two telephones. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hmmm. I live alone now, and you seem nice but you could be a killer”—she joked, but was half-serious—“so how ’bout we drop you off first.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now, at that time—April, i960—there were in United States prisons one hundred and ninety persons awaiting civil execution; five, the Clutter killers included, were among the lodgers at Lansing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A serial killer in London, preying on women. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Or if he was out by the cliffs, maybe he seen the sheep killer and was chasin’ after,” said another. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The more she knew about what this killer wanted—why and how he was killing—the better. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shoun said he would swear a dozen times that Bill never identified his killers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Harrison assembled Indiana and Kentucky rangers—seasoned Indian killers—and some US Army regulars. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “You kill anyone to get that car, boy? Eh? You a killer?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Especially when Dad told him Emmett really hadn’t done anything wrong, and the men who did the true wrongdoing—his killers—got off scot-free. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z One of the movies he had sneak-watched once was a movie about killer birds, and now he was regretting ever checking it out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And there was the arsenal of course: guns, pistols, shotguns, slingshots, knives, and swords, It’s no wonder kids grow up to be killers with all that rehearsal. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z In the end, I, the hunted, turn and become the killer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked Melville and Martha how the killer could have determined where this hiding place was. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Smallpox, measles, influenza, and typhus competed for top rank among the killers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, he kept a lookout for killer whales, which nosed up through cracks in the ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was a wild, cruel face that the Siamese saw, and he recognized instinctively a wanton killer—and one that could easily outclass him in strength, ferocity and speed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think anyone would assume any of you could be a killer because of how you look or how you pray?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Got to do all we can to combat this cat killer until I’ve raised enough money.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He smiles, and I don’t see the killer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Turmoil and questions about John E Kennedy’s killer kept the nation in a state of unrest. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I can. He always gives off the signals of a psychopathic killer so it doesn’t really make any difference how you interpret them.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pursued by killer whales, which prey upon them when seals are not to be found, the bass had tried to escape by swimming toward shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z White unleashed the hounds, and they picked up the killer’s trail, which curiously led right back to the dead man’s house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Do I look as though I have tried it — do I look like a killer?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the days to follow, newly sworn-in President Johnson left it to Stanton to bring Lincoln's killer and his accomplices to justice. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the killer usually attacked little girls of six or seven. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven acres of unshaven men and brighteyed women in search of the perfect screwdriver, weed killer, volcanic gas grills. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Not a socially sanctioned killer, but an actual murderer? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They pelted me with stones and called me names that were cruel and hurtful, names like "Christ killer." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I wanted to hug the big oaf except he was standing in the middle of killer sheep. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Wolf killer turned hawk fighter, he worked night and day to keep one from the door and the other from under the windowsills. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d probably spent his entire life hearing stories about the Academy’s killer courses and crushing workload. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He knew that if we were executed, the great majority of the people would regard him as our killer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding out a limp Fig, I cried, “Sir Fig Newton has the silent cat killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z All day long he sprays weed killer and fertilizer on people’s lawns. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Lafayette Baker became an instant celebrity for finding Lincoln’s killer. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Now he looked like what he truly was: a killer. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tenorio turned his killer horse and came to the edge of the bank and looked down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought out a killer whale in one fist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And then he opened the bus window, put the two stingers on the lip and slammed it back down, so the prongs flattened into super sharp blades—we called those “killer wasps.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The booming sales of chemical crabgrass killers are another example of how readily unsound methods catch on. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z "If Ben Stark had come under wildling attack a half day's ride from Castle Black, he would have returned for more men, chased the killers through all seven hells and brought me back their heads." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No words can describe the sorrow I felt upon hearing the circumstances of Tariq Johnson's death, and none can convey my frustration with the system that allowed his killer to walk free. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There were invisible killers called “diseases” that broke the body down. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You remember those cowboy movies when the bad guys ride into town? You know, the killers?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This is interesting because you can imagine Maryam taking a drink of mulberry cordial one night and saying, “Mmm, shirin,” which is the word for “sweet,” and also the word for her killer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The blanket of Southern Comfort had hardened into a killer headache, a raunchy gut, but neither one was anywhere near big enough to touch the panic. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z To accept it would obliterate his image of the killer-—or, rather, killers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And before I can answer he unleashes a killer crossover, leaving me wishing for a cushion. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “And until his killer is arrested, I’m staying right here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One guy jumps on it and takes the blast, but it’s a killer grenade and everybody dies anyway. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I reflected on my brother and how his only hope was a confession statement from the person he was with, the real killer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Marks on the neck can further reveal whether the killer used his bare hands or a cord. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Sure, you slaughtered the family and then left a borrow note for a sewing kit. That’s a real calculated killer.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Advanced Placement Biology II is going to be a killer for all of us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This, along with the fact that bodies turned up in different parts of the state and country, suggested that this was not the work of a single killer. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was a voice that spoke as ice speaks when it breaks on a winter tarn, or as men's bones speak when a killer cracks them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He better not be a serial killer or so help me...Nah, he’s chill. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Parathion is not a specific for blackbirds: it is a universal killer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And I knew that the bureau considered Burt a killer. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Everyone wants you to get well and kick this cat killer to the curb,” I murmured. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Like the innovative bloodbaths of Scythe Goddard and his killer cronies. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Uncle Basil arrives at the table last, and right away chugs his entire glass of water, giving himself a killer brain-freeze. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “You’re such a mood killer,” she says, giving me a gentle shove. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z How could we take this abuse so quietly, so meekly, with our heads bowed and a quick tip of the cap to our killers? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I was sure she thought the title was a killer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “We want to be different,” one of the Colorado killers declared in a diary found by the police. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I wanted the perpetrators to be held responsible, and if I saw Deborah’s killers standing in front of me today, I don’t know if I could forgive them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If the killer whale were called the friendly whale, no one would be scared.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe, they did look at me as if I were the killer in Lobel’s movie. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Better to have been shot in Baltimore, where there was the justice of the streets and someone might call the killer to account. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Frantic with terror, I struggled in the killer’s grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe I got this thing for Janice like you got this thing for killer whales.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The same man that play the killer is playing the priest And look at these shoes they making now, she say. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, game or not, when it came to the mat, Luke was a single-minded killer put on the earth by whatever gods were in charge of taking dudes down, and hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But if I had to hunt down his killer, then wouldn’t that be murder as well? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Oh, sure. The killer can't wait to hand over the clues that will hang him." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z We would give our containers to the cattle killers—muscular tribal men who wore heavy boots and plastic aprons—and they would fill them to capacity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained that the first night is dangerous, but the second night is the real killer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The claim still influenced the jury, and the killer was convicted not of the boy’s murder but of firing repeatedly as the boys friends tried to retreat. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I sit on the train and I try to conjure up the killer I saw, but I can’t see him any longer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d take warm and snug to strung up by priest killers any day,” said another. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I'm lying on my bed, microwaves burning up my brain, running up a killer phone bill. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “These puffers, Rush, are the only killers of scandal,” Adams noted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, the other thugs and killers. How did you become a drüskelle, anyway?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Between Boots and the twenty killer rats that were now streaming across the bridge—there was only Tick. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He stinks of weed killer and fertilizer fumes, from the toxins he spent all day spraying on lawns. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Thieves and killers lurked in the shadows of the street. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The people must have been complete idiots to get caught in a city killer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a steampipe overhead, and knotted to it, dangling from it, was a piece of cord—the kind of cord the killer had used. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, if the killer began running immediately— 12TH JUROR: Well, maybe he didn’t. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z From New York City came an offer of help, twelve hours after Stanton had asked its chief of police to send his finest detectives to Washington to help track the president’s killer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He said the kids were convinced it was the work of ‘a hired killer.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you, you might be a killer. I mean, now you know where I live, but I ain’t about to let you in!” she joked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You have an army who wants to make you a killer.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “You get killer grades, you graduate top of your class, you have your pick of teaching positions.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be a piece of cake. You don’t have the killer instinct.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The actor, still masquerading as a Confederate soldier, commented on his own crime and analyzed for the Garretts the motives of Lincoln’s killer! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You shall kill only the killers, Mercer had told them the year empathy boxes first appeared on Earth. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z What if that man was her husband’s killer? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “She heard it on Axelroot’s radio. She says he’s a mercenary killer working for the Americans.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom’s father noticed that, thirty paces from where the victim lay, there was a spot of trampled earth and a burned ammunition wad; it was the place where the killer had stood. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She’s a much better match than I am, because this is what bothers her: not that her husband is a liar and a killer, but that he’s just compared her to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t whether the Net is a place for hate-mongers and bomb-makers, or whether video games are turning your kids into killers. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z White was also aware that several of those who had tried to catch the killers had themselves been killed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This was the contract killer Mrs. Jones had told him about. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The who didn’t matter as much to her as the how—how was the killer selecting them? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This was going to be a killer round. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z After hours of questioning, Colonel Wells showed Mudd another photograph of Lincoln’s killer and asked him whether he recognized the man in the picture as the stranger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the darkness at the edge of the floe, killer whales spouted gustily. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Listen until at last the killers, these defendants before you, entered her room, focused a flashlight in her eyes, and let the blast of a shotgun end the existence of an entire household.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Trees within the Connecticut Arboretum Natural Area were seriously injured when the town of Waterford sprayed the roadsides with chemical weed killers in 1957. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The townspeople caught the killer just before noon the next day; he turned out to be a wanderer from the Kunduz region. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The perfect combination of gentleman and ruthless killer, just like the main character in some frontier adventure. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Following Atzerodt’s arrest, Stanton issued a new proclamation: A reward was posted offering $100,000—an enormous sum—for Lincoln’s killers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mudd had the power to end the manhunt for Lincoln’s killer that afternoon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the last diary entries Elizabeth Drinker made concerning the plague spoke of the unshakable unease the invisible killer had left in its wake. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The killers and the unknowns were his specialty. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The main killers were Old World germs to which Indians had never been exposed, and against which they therefore had neither immune nor genetic resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The killer was the direct expression of all his country’s beliefs. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My thoughts were wound so tight that my temples pounded with a killer ponytail headache. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "If you did not send the killer, your sister did." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He has told me again and again that most of being a killer and a thief is waiting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He explained that he had been sleeping in the nude when the killers attacked his tent, and he took off running, naked. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You keep saying it’s all good, but it’s not. This is the worst summer ever. Thomas moved away. My iPhone died. And Fig’s got the silent cat killer. Faith is dumb.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It’s a lot to take in, but I find myself rereading the sentence: The only problem is that at my Choosing Ceremony next year I’ll have to join Erudite, because that’s where the killer is. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But the historical record makes Homo sapiens look like an ecological serial killer. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months ago, in an airport bookstore, I picked up the autobiography of a notorious thrill killer and was disheartened to find it entirely bereft of lurid detail. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Either we’re about to get hacked to pieces by a serial killer or were about to enjoy some pizza. Only time will tell.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “He has the silent cat killer,” I said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Despite the warnings of cancer experts, carbamates are now widely used, not only as insecticides, weed killers, and fungicides, but also in a variety of products including plasticizers, medicines, clothing, and insulating materials. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If they took the full brunt of the city killer, there wouldn’t be anything left here. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Carroll insisted he couldn’t be sure, but Farmer said that everyone in the region had a very clear idea who the killer was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Each killer, everybody said, was paid a bottle of rum and seven dollars. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Car breaks down, they split up to find help, and a serial killer murders somebody,” Seven adds. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Some stories paint you as little more than a red-handed killer.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What I know is that when they loosed the killer of Michael Brown, you said, “I’ve got to go.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The average purchaser is completely bewildered by the array of available insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers, and has no way of knowing which are the deadly ones, which reasonably safe. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t fair that someone so nice and kind and bright should be murdered, but how would it feel to know that there was a killer out there and you couldn’t do anything about it? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I'm not lying, I was a killer Helen Burns. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He knew everyone was focused on Ernie, but he was still a bird killer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z During Prohibition, there were so many accidental deaths caused from wood alcohol and other toxic brews of bootleg whiskey that a killer could also spike a person’s glass of moonshine without ever arousing suspicions. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He even stuffed the macrobiotic jerky in his coat pocket, in case he needed to threaten any more killer whales. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Because diseases have been the biggest killers of people, they have also been decisive shapers of history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z How was she ever going to deal with seeing her son’s killer? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nailer scanned the arrayed thugs, recognizing some of the killers that his father ran with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After hearing the news and rushing back to Fairfax, lawmen set up floodlights at the front and rear exits of the hospital, in case the killers planned to finish off Bill there. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "True killer? I confess, you make me curious. Who do you propose?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Call my dad. Or the vet. They’ll tell you. Fig has the silent cat killer.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Inside the penitentiary, one hundred civilians have won the right to watch Lincoln’s killers die. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z What do you do to distract a potential killer who seems like one of the nicest guys in the world? Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There were a bunch of books on serial killers—not at all what I was looking for. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe even more important, it gave the average citizen—trapped in Philadelphia and at the mercy of the mysterious killer—cause for hope. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I have loved more deeply than a killer like you can possibly imagine.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “But I’m a killer,” he says and the knife has blood on it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is why, when you discovered that the killer of Mike Brown would go unpunished, you told me you had to go. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Children and babies screaming, the bigger ones thrashing in the arms of their killers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She had come to this island in the far north with the goal of murder, and she had done her job, but now she only felt like a killer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z According to a transcript of these interrogations, David Shoun acknowledged that he and his brother had summoned the lawyer, believing that Bill might name his killers, but nothing came of it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “He was one of those victims who didn’t show up in the FBI files and whose killers didn’t go to prison,” Webb said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What Netscape did was bring a new killer app—the browser—to this installed base of PCs, making the computer and its connectivity inherently more useful for millions of people. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Even though using Faraday’s ring would have frozen the killer’s finger, it was possible. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The young killer said, “Aw, come on, pops. Let’s toast some marshmallows.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “And who, exactly, am I to be, if not a ruthless killer?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were hateful sharks, bad smelling, scavengers as well as killers, and when they were hungry they would bite at an oar or the rudder of a boat. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “So that’s why you were sailing into a city killer? You were running?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Fact: Every great scientist knows that an unproven theory isn’t exactly science, but the idea that Sir Fig Newton would live a long, healthy life with the silent cat killer was about to come true. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He described how a woman had been cooking in his tent when the killers came. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Well, it really was a killer entrance,” he replies. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z To perfect their army and make me a killer, they were going to murder Ben. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I step back in case his killer guard dogs charge. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She itched her ear, and in a not completely believable way, added, “Their mac and cheese is supposed to be killer?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All I can really remember is the wild heart-stopping scare I knew as I tumbled, head over heels, down among those killer hogs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt reunited in the grave with John Wilkes Booth, together again, as they had been that terrible evening of April 1865, when the chase for Lincoln’s killer began. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The man had Mole pegged for the killer of his chickens. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “It’s not like the tides just hit Wednesday night, like one of those tsunamis, one-shot deal. • • Tides are twice a day, every day. Full moons will really be killers.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He understands in an instant that the man who finds Lincoln’s killer will have both wealth and fame. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “The killers are rising to power,” Scythe Curie said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “The worst kind, because you don’t just kill, you turn others into killers like yourself.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Through it, Julius could see his appointed killer, standing on the far side, under the Imperial Box; his bright stripes were like nature’s danger signal. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Neither my new long reach nor Chapter Eleven’s beetle-browed concentration was sufficient to counter Milton’s wicked spin or his “killer shot” which left red marks on our chests, through our clothes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The kid’s got a killer handshake,” Mr. Tushman agreed, and everyone laughed above my head. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Anyway, you would be surprised by how many people died in the killer skunk attacks of 1919, including poor Billy Snagglehook, May God Rest His Soul. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The arrest was a blind to put the killer off guard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the cabinet under the sink and dug into the back for a pump can of bug killer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” Javier says, stooping to pick glass off the floor from my weed killer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She took her tennis rackets, closed the doors, then sighed, “Phew, what a tiring day. Don’t ever play tennis,” she said to me, “it’s a killer.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, in the wild, killer whales never attack people. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Or it was now known that the crime was the work of killers hired by ene mies of the Kansas Wheat Growers’ Association, a progressive organization in which Mr. Clutter had played a large role. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z One killer bragged that he personally had bludgeoned fourteen victims with a cooper’s mallet, which he had then handed to an accomplice. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Diabetes mellitus—commonly referred to as diabetes—is a costly, silent killer. This complex but common disease occurs when a cat’s body either doesn’t produce or doesn’t properly use insulin.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Many said they had some understanding of why the killers in Littleton went over the edge. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the killer’s habit to lurk in dark hallways for his victims. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She held up a newspaper with the headline was megan a child killer? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The same man that play the killer is playing the priest. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, a good many chemicals also have the power to separate oxidation from energy production, and the insecticides and weed killers are well represented on the list. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I have a killer headache. I really need to get home.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z So as I sat in the living room that night, I took on the full responsibility of finding my parents’ killer—even if it turned out that the killer shared my DNA. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I don’t get it until he tells someone, “I’m a cereal killer.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Because it all comes down to this: Two weeks of killer sunburn is worth a lifetime of being gorgeous.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But Jess never imagined that it was a real volcano, a killer that could explode. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Sam pushes the stick shift into gear, and the vehicle lurches forward, weed killer sloshing in the giant tanks behind us. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I don’t know what killer she’s referring to—Jeanine Matthews’s predecessor, maybe?—but more confusing even than that is that she didn't join Erudite. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z One time we settled on this little old woman hobbling through the mall with such pinch-faced purpose, we decided she was the perfect serial killer of the day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Like the jabberjays, these killer wasps were spawned in a lab and strategically placed, like land mines, around the districts during the war. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A dragon killer, he was, a rescuer of damsels, and his small sins seemed so great to him that he felt unfit and unseemly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They’re going to have to keep hearing “Baby killers!” for the rest of their life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it was called I See Your Naked Blood Naked'' Miss Ohio tossed bark peels into the fire. “The main girl has to strip down to her underwear to get away from the killer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Now that this new pain killer, the one she had been holding in reserve, was on the way her misery was manageable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One of the earliest pesticides associated with cancer is arsenic, occurring in sodium arsenite as a weed killer, and in calcium arsenate and various other compounds as insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Or we would chant: Bloody Christ killers Never trust a Jew Bloody Christ killers What won’t a Jew do? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Little Jule is sure that her parents’ killer has come to finish her off—but the woman in black helps her up and tends the wound. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z McShane knew the killer would feel safe and strike again; and this time, the police would be waiting for him.Parents went into action. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you had to be in a tank of water with a killer whale or a stonefish, which would you choose?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Parks asked Malcolm X if it was really hue that killers were after him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But Genie wasn’t an animal killer like Crab. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There are killer ants that lunge at humans. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z No one knew that a killer was already moving through their streets with them, an invisible stalker that would go house to house until it had touched everyone, rich or poor, in some terrible way. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Her Yankee Doodle bakeries have become gathering places for these shady Cuban extremists who come all the way from New Jersey and the Bronx to talk their dinosaur politics and drink her killer espressos. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Why are the killers starving us when all this is available? First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I also live alone and you might be a killer too,” I said. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “No one expected Category Six hurricanes. They didn’t have city killers then. The climate changed. The weather shifted. They did not anticipate well.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A killer whale surfaced next to the boat, and Percy struck up a mental conversation with him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z According to contemporary history and philosophy of science, there are no such things as killer facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The killings had ended in 1891, nearly two years ago, but the killer had never been found. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Given that poisoned whiskey had been one of the killers’ preferred methods, the priest sent word back warning Mollie “not to drink any liquor of any kind under any circumstances.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I follow the yellow reflectors in the middle of the road down the hill, listening for cars and serial killers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A man like this, a contract killer, would do the same to him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The Department of Agriculture, in a Home and Garden Bulletin, advises us to spray our clothing with oil solutions of DDT, dieldrin, chlordane, or any of several other moth killers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Instead of treating the basic condition, suburbanites — advised by nurserymen who in turn have been advised by the chemical manufacturers — continue to apply truly astonishing amounts of crabgrass killers to their lawns each year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “A born killer,” said one, smoothing his bristling red beard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His very name meant “killer grass” because he was able to disguise himself as a cluster of reeds in the fields, allowing him to ambush his prey. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “No, I’m really looking forward to reading this. I have a theory: Charles Wallace is a killer robot.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I want the killers who targeted my people to face justice. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z At the Commandant for leaving her own child to die a torturous death, and at Blackcliff for training that child to be a killer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "You don't have the killer instinct, Alfred, the coldness to beat a man into the ground when you sense his weakness. I'm not sure I'd want you to have it." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had grown into an exceptionally skilled killer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This from the latest serial killer—destined for the chair, they say—who, with incarnadine axe, recently dispatched half a dozen registered nurses in Texas. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And Mom’s killer schedule didn’t leave a lot of windows of opportunity. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Believe me, it was bad, and everyone was staring at me like I was a maniac killer. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If he must perish, let it be with a sword in his hand, fighting his father's killers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Another cowboy said, “That’s a killer horse. He knows what he’s doing. It could be five hundred dollars but someone will get killed before they break that horse.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "We must keep Bran safe. If there was one killer, there could be others." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No. I’ve already figured out you can’t be him. No one’s genes are that good. I just don’t know who you really are. A serial killer, maybe?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Talking about his dad was like talking about city killers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And so I stopped feeling so angry at the killers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Or was this, perhaps, the work of a repeat killer—someone like Dr. H. H. Holmes, who had murdered at least twenty-seven people, many of them during the 1893 World’s Fair, in Chicago? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “It said Mithridates foiled the plans of his killers.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In my mind, I make a silent promise to my brother’s killer. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She was wearing white pants and a soft white sweater that was just a stone killer outfit and she knew it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z How had that chubby little girl weighed down with hair become a knife- m wielding would-be killer out to get her son? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, though, it is not the first movement that carries the killer punch but the funeral march that follows it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But he had to admit he felt some sympathy for the two young killers, if none for their brutal actions. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Andy found the word “killer” taped to his locker one day. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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