| 单词 | lack |
| 例句 | Until a few days ago he had never lived near me, had never had any say in my rearing or lack of rearing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, taking the map and rule book with him, he hopped in and, for lack of anything better to do, drove slowly up to the tollbooth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Alas, Orange Juice’s defence lacked precision and coherence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I lacked the nerve to explain about Grandpa not hiring help. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Such comments are not professional. I am disappointed by your lack of sense.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The right arm is barely visible and the head appears to have been omitted altogether, for lack of “cooperation” on the part of the natural surface. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Others criticized her lack of insect classification and the seemingly haphazard organization of her books. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Roy’s father made no effort to conceal his lack of enthusiasm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey would not refrain from remarking on our classmates’ lack of knowledge. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked of being vexed by Reggie’s lack of apology, saying he could’ve expressed sorrow to the families without admitting guilt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After nine years of the government’s apparent lack of interest in pursuing him, however, he really didn’t feel like a fugitive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I stand and wonder for a while and conclude that she probably just lacks confidence, like me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t copy her essays, and I lacked the factual and stylistic know-how to compose my own. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The sad tree under which he sat had suffered from the lack of rains. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The lack of high ceremony in church today betrays a loss of faith in communal Catholicism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I think she lacked the imagination to devise more interesting commands. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They are certainly an urban adaptation of the fundamental Karhidish institution of the Hearth, though lacking, of course, the topical and genealogical stability of the Hearth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The old man admitted to being a retired English professor who had been thrown out upon the world forty years ago when the last liberal arts college shut for lack of students and patronage. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with the lack of food, illness had started creeping up on them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Good, thought Powell; they might lack radio control but at least they were fitted for radio reception. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “But a little lacking in terms of sophistication. An ambush is so bourgeois.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Mr. Brook, right? Maybe one of your problems is a lack of respect.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Though the hobbits ate, as only famished hobbits can eat, there was no lack. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When these are well founded and have greatness in them, they make a man revered and admirable; and in Italy there is no lack of material for introducing every form there. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They prodded us to keep moving, but they lacked any enthusiasm. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The children eagerly copied the steps, and what they lacked in accuracy they made up for in verve. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She was surprised at her own lack of fear, wondered how it was that she so readily trusted these strangers who might betray her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Warden had dark circles under her eyes from lack of sleep, and lines across her forehead and face which seemed exaggerated in the stark morning light. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Their faces were indistinguishable in the dark and their white outfits were muted by the lack of sunlight, but I could see that they were little boys running away from something—or someone. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z His youngness and single-mindedness were obvious enough, but perhaps his general demeanor altogether lacked, or had too little of, that sort of cute solemnity that many adults readily speak up, or down, to. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z From a historical perspective, however, the lack of correlation between crime and punishment is nothing new. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He had to think so; he tinted his pictures with sentiment, for lack of other colors. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Like bands, tribes lack a bureaucracy, police force, and taxes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And Lazlo, who lacked not only a mother but a father, too, thought that having one might feel something like this. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The everyday lack of my music was like a toothache I had grown used to. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite this lack I still found debates useful in practising English. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not their lack of cards, but their lack of English that had betrayed them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I might have bought into their belief that I was too old, not strong enough, or lacked the requisite talent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I longed to show her that I had some virtue and no lack of education. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Or lack thereof, rather. Nothing but black and white. Though on you a full black gown might be a bit too funereal.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He could tell from the vacant lots and the lack of new businesses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As if lack of discipline was the root of all my problems. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It is important to learn and know this history, but many people today lack that knowledge and understanding because of the way America’s story has been taught. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Ron got back off the bed, put his arm around her once more, and frowned at Harry as though reproaching him for lack of tact. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To do so would have forced people to look elsewhere for a culprit — a search that would have invited questions about the city’s blatant lack of emergency planning. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “The old guard despises me because I live and glean with a flair they sorely lack,” Goddard had told Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The lack of domestic mammals indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa is especially astonishing, since a main reason why tourists visit Africa today is to see its abundant and diverse wild mammals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Even those who lack a man’s parts may still have a man’s heart, Your Grace,” said Grey Worm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is too big, too complex, with too many working parts lacking visible connections. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie’s lack of emotion, appearing as arrogance or even hostility, fueled the prosecution. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It can be beneficial if it means that a population lacks deleterious genes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z To make up the lack, she did secret studying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was still strong, but it lacked the vitality of the summer sun. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Hmph. I don’t much care for America. They certainly lack for art. I can’t name a single American artist who is accomplished.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "All we lack now is some good wine to wash down our kid," Tyrion said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s my job to provide what is otherwise lacking. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They discussed the technical challenges and lack of key materials that had slowed their own bomb-making efforts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Another sphere contained a wick hanging in empty air from a silver wire, burning with a motionless white flame despite its apparent lack of fuel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The fact that our lack of care and concern may have been, at times, unintentional or unconscious does not mitigate our crime—if we refuse, when given the chance, to make amends. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Neither North Carolina nor the US government recognized its bid for statehood, but they lacked the resources to force Franklin back into North Carolina’s control. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sure,” Mrs. Campbell said, smiling that half-smile she had now, a smile that existed because it was lacking something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He kept pausing, as though he lacked the strength to uncover the meaning beneath the text. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And I too felt bound by my ignorance, by the questions that I had not yet understood to be more than just means, by my lack of understanding, and by Howard itself. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “We tried,” his parents explain to friends and relatives who ask why their son lacks a good name, “but he would only respond to Gogol. The school insisted.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had strained himself from a too long lack of sleep and food; and the excitement was sapping his energy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I think I finally worked out how to deal with the lack of sunlight on the hillside,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Some Sumerian syllables lacked any written signs; the same sign could be pronounced in different ways; and the same sign could variously be read as a word, a syllable, or a letter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “And you,” I said, “obviously need to find a new hobby. Because you clearly lack the intelligence and commitment to be a gunter.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Cora didn’t know if that was true, but she certainly didn’t lack for reading material. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Like a plant that’s been moved into the wrong sort of soil and, lacking something vital, has begun to wilt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The presence of foreign girls at breakfast did not compensate for the lack of hot water in his room. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z My mom would have made note of her good posture and lack of makeup, but my eyes wandered to her shirt. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This lack is met by nesting boxes, which draw the birds back into the forest. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He could not bear the thought of Buchi growing up to resent him, to lack something that he should have been for her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Whenever lack of food coincided with Ron’s turn to wear the Horcrux, he became downright unpleasant. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Evy, loving talent in music and lacking it herself, sought for it avidly in her children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, ah, the rules . . .” “Do I gather, sir, from your hesitation, that you are unsure of the etiquette involved? Perhaps you lack the proper authority.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The candle in the cresset still burned dimly, but the lack of windows in the stone walls made it impossible to tell whether it was dawn or the middle of the night. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Ridgeway loved his father, but the man’s constant talk of spirits reminded him of his own lack of purpose. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He made contact with the young people in the town, who lacked political knowledge, and he embarked on a stealthy campaign of instigation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I wrote every day, and I’ve kept a journal since then, with poems about my pet goldfish, the weather, food, and most recently, love, heartbreak, and beauty, or lack thereof. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z At the moment—March 1893—the greatest inconvenience confronting Holmes was his lack of help. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His critics, often motivated by anti-Semitism, branded him old-fashioned or lacking in originality - originality being the most overhyped quality in the history of music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Regrettably we lack the time to shuttle treasure to you, unless you would reveal Stan’s location before receiving compensation.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Despite McClellan’s lack of skills or education beyond the twelfth grade, there was good reason to believe that the aluminum factory could get him into middle-class security quicker than a bachelor’s degree could, he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z People who think they are Native American but but have not grown up in a Native community may lack tribally specific knowledge and are vulnerable to stereotypes and other misconceptions about being Native. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t rate: some defect, lack of connections. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Because those who were targeted were typically poor or of moderate means, they often lacked the resources to hire an attorney or pay the considerable court costs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She looks off to the side as she speaks, as if her lack of eye contact is the ultimate rebellion against authority. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Adam was interested in his own complete lack of emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But although small and slight and lacking in physical strength, he was an active boy who enjoyed running and jumping. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I had the impression he was angry, disappointed, and a little hurt, and that I was in the doghouse for my lack of understanding. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He thought reason, opinion and authority should all give ground before experience, but he lacked the language in which to express this simple idea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I joined him, using a similar rock, but lacking Ikwa’s strength I had to use it as a knife, slicing rather than smashing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Taverns were closing for lack of customers, and the street markets remained deserted. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Part of that was because of my religion and part of that was just my unfortunate lack of rhythm. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Southwest and Mississippi Valley to the modern American breadbaskets of California and Oregon, where Native American societies remained hunter-gatherers merely because they lacked appropriate domesticates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Fraternal twins, on the other hand, lack the amount of theatricality he had expected, but he has Marco arrange the delivery of two enormous bouquets of red roses anyway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not because of a lack of faith in her mother’s remedies. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z However, it is just as likely that she lacked confidence in his ability to beat Octavian on land. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He gave a roar of rage, perhaps cursing himself for his own lack of vision. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He used to arrive late to their accounting class with singular excuses—a cow’s lack of appetite, the difficult birth of two foals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As Chaplin, the Harvard historian, has argued, New England Indians were indeed disconcerted by their first experiences with European guns: the explosion and smoke, the lack of a visible projectile. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But not from any lack of courage regarding the son-in-law’s still anomalous position in the town. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Like many other researchers before him, Gordon realized we are lacking in terminology to explain all of the complex processes that go on with music learning and listening. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In December, though he lacked an official mandate to do so, Burnham secretly mailed inquiries to five men, “feeling confident that I would carry my point.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "I take you for a king. Kings lack the caution of common men. My apologies if I have given offense." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cora’s lack of a response to the information was conspicuous. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Years earlier, before her marriage, Anna had taught school in Lynchburg, Virginia, but she lacked the credentials needed to teach in Philadelphia. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It is one scenario to be unable to attend school for lack of academic standing or financial resources. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kamen, with a surfeit of empathy and a lack of foresight, assented. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The steel, more black than silver, lacked a uniform polish, and had a serrated crest, she told Eliot, for grating. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Your defense attorney has to prove lack of motive, go through the crime-scene forensics, present a staunch defense. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Marv’s been calling me up, still agitated about my apparent lack of interest. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Early food production was less competitive with hunting-gathering in the Americas than in the Fertile Crescent or China, partly owing to the Americas’ virtual lack of domesticable wild mammals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At Nationals, this lack of confidence had messed with my head. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was a more polished version of her daughter, but lacked Audrey’s intensity, which she claimed to have inherited from her father. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was a sweet-salty smell, bland but strong, warm but not comforting, lacking herbs and spices. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Our heads were filled with rules and anecdotes, but we lacked any real knowledge of how to perform the job that was ours as of today. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Who knows but that she tried to tell someone or everyone what she was like and could not, for lack of a common language. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court dismissed the case, however, ruling that Lyons lacked “standing” to seek an injunction against the deadly practice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I think she felt bad for me and my lack of experience with what she called “the real world.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Most white people believed African Americans lacked the proper motivation to work, prompting the provisional Southern legislatures to adopt the notorious black codes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "I have had rooms prepared, and you'll find no lack of hot water to wash off the dust of the road. I hope you will honor us at table tonight." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “All excellent examples of things we lack. Also, culture.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z When he’d arrived, he’d been bothered by the lack of people, of sounds, feeling on display, but now the crowd bothers him even more. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She highlighted my awkwardness, my lack of knowledge about the right things to say and do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It lacked glazes, was made by hand rather than on potters’ wheels, was baked in open fires rather than in kilns, and was fired at relatively low temperatures. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The ‘f’ word shows an extreme lack of respect and an extreme lack of imagination. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I am never alone. Do you not see the crowds always at my door? Have you ever known me to lack a following?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But not only were we lacking touch to guide us, it was as if we were also strangely deaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well then,” said Harry, starting to feel annoyed at her lack of helpfulness, “I suppose I’ll just have to sleep out here and wait for morning.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I can’t see his face in the gloom, but I can tell that he’s holding back some feelings by the lack of spring in his step. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My guts are all twisted up over Kristina and her stupid lie, and Dee and her pressuring me, and Mom and our lack of meaningful conversations. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “You can’t spin a web, Wilbur, and I advise you to put the idea out of your mind. You lack two things needed for spinning a web.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z My only guess is that he had a general lack of respect for women. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Because the term white crime lacks social meaning, the term white criminal is also perplexing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He made up for a lack of formal training with an intuitive gift and a keen eye. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With the passage of time and the increasing lack of comfort, the high-spirited camaraderie of the first day had turned to irritation and constant bickering. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They will lose touch, run out of energy, and die for lack of current. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He could have been an active homosexual but lacked the courage. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of human dignity experienced by Africans is the direct result of the policy of white supremacy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The most distressing repercussion of this lack of communication has been the rise in racism among Negroes, justified to some extent, but a grave symptom nevertheless. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to stereotype Christopher McCandless as an-other boy who felt too much, a loopy young man who read too many books and lacked even a modicum of common sense. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Man is often lost in a technological, physiological, astrological lack of logical existence that can best be described as a whole lot of nothing lightly dashed with an obvious hint of Scotch,” Hal says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Here the sidewalks were shot through with arterial cracks and studded with menacing weeds that had evolved to survive torrential rain and the lack of pollinators. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Tendai was frightened by this sudden lack of memory, but his exhaustion would not let him dwell on it long. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The troll paused, some basic curiosity piqued by the lack of fear. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Back at school, teachers had started talking to my parents about my lack of concentration in the classroom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We were being chased,” I say, for lack of nothing else. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z There was an ease about them, an intimacy, which had been totally lacking from the show they had put on before the congregants last week. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But this development was limited by a lack of space. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even more maddening was the lack of any sense of urgency to change course. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold all this time,” Gogol says, and from his father’s lack of response he knows that this is exacdy what he has done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It could have been consumption or tuberculosis; Erasmus seemed to be a consumptive, always weak and lacking in energy. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Clinic staff often lacked conviction in their voices, he told Farmer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Overall, my grandmother felt content and safe in her marriage, but it lacked the kind of passionate love she always imagined for herself. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The noise inside the synagogue ceased so abruptly that I felt its absence as one would a sudden lack of air. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He thought his voice might soon vanish from lack of use. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z First she tried using the lacquer sheet simply as a mirror, but for lack of a silvered back, all she could see was a doubled reflection faintly in the wood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All his major published works on political philosophy, including his Defence of the Constitution of the United States of America and Discourses on Davila, along with his unpublished autobiography, lacked coherent form. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Then again, I haven’t really told her yet, so I’m pretty much to blame for my own lack of familial support. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I lacked polish—the finishing details like pointed toes, knees pressed together, graceful hands, and full extensions through my arms and legs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z While these four might be skilled, they lacked the refinement that Arobynn favored in his followers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For all his creativity, Szilard lacked the tenacity of an Ernest Lawrence, as he acknowledged years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Filling the refrigerator does not fall within the parameters of my responsibilities. Therefore, the lack of food therein would have no reflection upon me whatsoever.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z There was a nail-hard strength in her, a lack of any compromise, a rightness in the face of all opposing wrongness, which made you hold her in a kind of awe but not in warmth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “His voice lacked the authority it had once projected when he would point briskly to graphs and flip-charts to prove his rosy appraisals.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She had the knowledge that she was small but she lacked the courage to be otherwise. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I certainly could not discover any principled reason for not becoming a criminal, and it is not my poor, God-fearing parents who are to be indicted for the lack but this society. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I pretended a lack of interest in the first few airport cafes, my head scanning for what I really wanted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Death occurs within a Few hours from anoxia, or lack of oxygen. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I hope your lack of letters isn’t tied to you being in a fine temper. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Most particle physicists feel, as Leon Lederman remarked in a 1985 PBS documentary, that the Standard Model lacks elegance and simplicity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The problem here is a lack of balance, of proportionality. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And I was feeling thoroughly pleased about the lack of alligators. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In our day, beliefs about Indians’ inherent simplicity and innocence refer mainly to their putative lack of impact on the environment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I wonder whether I’ll ever get used to the lack of a queue,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the lack of a legacy doesn’t bother Vincent as much as it would have earlier. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t much care for the lack of windows or the dark walls, not to mention the decor itself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For lack of practise I soon forgot many of the words and had to relearn them, only to forget them again, only to relearn them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Molding lacked the same sense of wonder, and of course no perfectly symmetrical vessel could be made without the wheel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Most ignored him and kept going, some laughed at him, but a few were intimidated by his rank and had stopped, though he lacked any personal authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z How might you determine whether the lack of discrimination against blacks and women represents a true absence or just a charade? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Like Daniel she enters the lions’ den, but lacking Daniel’s pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Corcorans have delusions of grandeur. The problem is, they lack the money to back them up. No doubt they think it very aristocratic and grand, farming their sons off on other people.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z What displeased Corporal Whitcomb most about the chaplain, apart from the fact that the chaplain believed in God, was his lack of initiative and aggressiveness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was a little disappointed that the car was not so expensive as he had hoped, but what it lacked in price was more than made up for in color and style. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Tobias’s lack of expression; his anger afterward, suppressed for the sake of my sanity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The lack of food has made her lose so much of her beautiful hair and it is now little more than wispy patches on her head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My solution to the lack of air conditioning at my own house was to run our T-shirts under the cold, cold tap water in the bathroom sink. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Setting aside the business of the country, Barack and I never lacked for things to discuss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To people who don't run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was drifting into the great slipstream in which many promising jockeys are lost, their talents never tried for lack of the skilled trainer, the wise owner, the “big horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Bobby’s untenanted look owed itself not to vapidity but to a certain lack of interest in the world around him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Winnie had found some pebbles at the base of the fence and, for lack of any other way to show how she felt, had flung one at the toad. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z With such a street cry, he did not lack subjects. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As a rule, he didn’t trust myths and folktales; they lacked accreditation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The lack and the hunger floated around us like a cloud, withholding everything—all hope, all satisfaction, every single drop of cleansing rain. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Doors are for those who lack enemies. Even the most accomplished climber cannot find a foothold here.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I am ashamed by my lack of control, but Mother lets me rage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The lack of furniture in the room made the words they said to each other sound funny. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z It was, all in all, a grand example of interspecies lack of cooperation and the further illustration that might makes right. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ekon Okojo, who was not an academic, knew better than to believe in myths and folktales—they lacked accreditation—but there was one thing he believed in with certainty. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The town’s mightiest symbol suddenly found itself on its knees because of the blindness of its greed and its utter lack of caution. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Or I contended in my mind against the ignorant writers who condemned women as frail and lacking in virtue. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Temple knew very little about science, much less than Wotton, and lacked any inclination to make good this deficiency. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Amazingly, given the moose’s lack of cunning and peculiarly blunted survival instincts, it is one of the longest-surviving creatures in North America. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Their faces were pale from a lack of sunlight, but White recognized them: Hale and Ramsey. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Regina, though, wanted him to stay in Europe until the Interzonal in Portorož began, and because of a lack of funds she was trying to get both his visa and his guest status extended. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The back corridor, which serves as a sort of backbone to the staff's quarters of Darlington Hall, was always a rather cheerless affair due to the lack of daylight penetrating its considerable length. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “No!” whispered Montag, “The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at. dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to have a Copernicanism with spheres there needs to be an account of how the Earth/moon system is attached to a sphere, which is noticeably lacking. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The granary where Pilar Ternera had read José Arcadio's future was tom down and another twice as large built so that there would never be a lack of food in the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like they wanted to wear half-clean clothes, go without tissues or toilet paper, or apologize to their children for lack of food, he said. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I was confused, I was desperate, I was angry; yet I lacked the courage to even face the thought of blowing up the kindergarten where Wilfred’s son attended. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But the officer’s lack of concern cut him to the quick. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The voices of her children joined her in an uneven chorus that lacked some of the fire and fervor of the first five prayers for their father’s safe and punctual return. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I am dismayed by myself, by my cruelty and indifference, my lack of kindness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But Baba sensed my lack of genuine interest and resigned himself to the bleak fact that his son was never going to either play or watch soccer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “What you lack is nothing to do with experience.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To do so would be to overstep the bounds, and to display a bourgeois lack of cool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "No, I think not. Come. Let's try to fill in what you lack, so that when the time comes for you to play a man's part, you'll be ready." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Because of her status at school and her friendliness, she had no lack of them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes burned with fire, fueled by lack of sleep. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of rain and the fact that the park’s waterworks were not yet completed meant Olmsted could not plant exposed portions of the grounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The TV is off, and the air lacks that sweet smell of Mrs. Rodriguez’s cooking. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The line-up at the bar was silent now, dark faces with a courteous lack of expression. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not just that they lack opportunity, attend poor schools, or are plagued by poverty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A lack of introspection was good for bolstering your courage, but in the last months and weeks it had done damage to Milton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By the nineteenth century many of the majority ethnic Magyars in Hungary were dejected by their lack of self-government - though Liszt himself was far from the turmoil for most of his life. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Isaac Newton came, on his father’s side, from a farming family that had just started to do well for themselves in a material way, but lacked any pretensions to intellectual achievement. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I've been worrying about her lack of protest or questioning about this trip since I won the contest. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We think sewer gas is backing up into our house because of the lack of water,” she tells me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They had something she lacked, and she didn’t know what it was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She looks me over and finds me lacking. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He lacked the impulsive character of his fiancée, and he considered respect for one’s given word as a wealth that should not be squandered. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They worry about him all the time now—about his moods, his appearance, his lack of social graces. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And then I told him quickly about Helena, and the lack of work, except for German jobs that required money to get. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The moose, when shot, unfortunately lacked the imposing horns that Jefferson had specified, but Sullivan thoughtfully included a rack of antlers from an elk or stag with the suggestion that these be attached instead. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I would say more about the houses themselves, but I lack the vocabulary for all the forms of wall finishings, flooring materials, light fixtures, fireplace equipment, porches, and statuary we encounter. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They would just think that this was an empty thing, that that’s what’s supposed to be, that there’s something perfectly normal about a thing that exists entirely because it is lacking something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Arm lacked the abilities of his comrades, but even he could hear and see the differences between the city and Monomatapa’s country. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a needle and sterile thread in the first-aid supplies, but what we lack is a healer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Positive or negative, in both images Indians lacked what social scientists call agency—they were not actors in their own right, but passive recipients of whatever windfalls or disasters happenstance put in their way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Major Major had never played basketball or any other game before, but his great, bobbing height and rapturous enthusiasm helped make up for his innate clumsiness and lack of experience. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And on some level, I expected a brand- new Birmingham—a friendlier and more accommodating Birmingham, where my children could experience the freedom that had been lacking for me as a child. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Still, the island suited me well enough, and I never lacked for women. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw the lack of respect white people accorded black people; the exclusiveness of white society; the injustices, mistreatments, and cruelties shown to blacks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Bread, circuses, and something to worship are all they need,” the senator concluded, regretting in his conscience that there should be a lack of bread. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He started at quarterback his junior year at Permian, but his own obvious lack of confidence caused some of his teammates to lose faith in him in a tight game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to become the role model that kids in my neighborhood lack and to someday have kids in my neighborhood look up to me the way that I look up to John Tu. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z To move students through the system, many refugees were placed in standard classes that, while appropriate for their ages, did not take into account their lack of schooling or English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z My father filled in the silence my lack of verbal response had created. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In reality I lay many hundred miles away in an alien land, and would wake, before many seconds had passed, in the bare little hotel bedroom, comforting in its very lack of atmosphere. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more vital jobs of the daytime hours. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z No other officer, in my entire state service, would ever ask me a question about my past, whether employment or education; the lack of curiosity surprised and relieved me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Raced constantly, he surely no longer lacked for fitness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe I wasn’t better, but I was okay—it was a weird feeling, a lack of weight in my head. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The Capitol’s seal on the hovercraft, the lack of any attempt to blow the enemy out of the sky, and their long history of using children as pawns in their battle against the districts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Suffering was the only thing they did not lack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mark was incredulous at her lack of emotion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Worse than my hunger was the lack of happiness in the house. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But the remedy lacked his authority because it was simple and didn’t cost anything. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know that I shall never lack the means of life!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z So, lacking the truly perfect response, she lifted her legs and spun around to the piano, where she proceeded to bang out “Heart and Soul” with her left hand and “Chopsticks” with her right. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Bighorn sheep are suitable to us and similar to mouflons in most respects except a crucial one: they lack the mouflon’s stereotypical behavior whereby some individuals behave submissively toward other individuals whose dominance they acknowledge. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now her steps are smoother—more elegant, maybe, but lacking the childish joy I associate with her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, his lack of curiosity about his son was inhuman. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Stuck in the climb and also lacking some rudder control. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Most of us lack expert knowledge of the flaking properties of flint and basalt and the fine motor skills needed to work them precisely. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their leader clambered to the top of a great rock, and he mocked them for their lack of faith. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Given my lack of choices, what if I’ve just chosen him by default? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I liked this idea: that peculiarness wasn’t a deficiency, but an abundance; that it wasn’t we who lacked something normals had, but they who lacked peculiarness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I think your father has in him, magnified, the things his wife lacks. I think in him kindness and conscience are so large that they are almost faults. They trip him up and hinder him.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I remained mute and pleaded my exhaustion and lack of sleep. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This looks to us like a principle, maxim, or rule of thumb, not a law, because it lacks specificity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “There seemed to be a lack of enthusiasm suddenly pervading the scene,” Alvarez recalled, “and we were worried about . . . whether it was a change in climate in Washington.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Because he lacked a good map, the cable spanning the river also remained incognito. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although her temperament lacked grace, she had a rare sensibility for appreciating the things of the world and had a secret tenderness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now, in the face of the poor lady’s simple hope, he had lacked the courage to break her illusion with an immediate blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She filled it with lucky beans to make up for the lack of proper beads, and hurled it far into the lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To Vranich, the capital’s lack of resemblance to European imperial cities extends well beyond the absence of marketplaces. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His utter lack of feeling chills my blood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Many of them say we should not risk any more of our men. They say the heat and lack of water and food will defeat the Long Knives here.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Despite her lack of medical expertise, she said I looked fine. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z For the past two years this DNA was said to have the strange property of lacking cytosine, a feature obviously impossible for our model. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It lacked the lyrical eloquence and the floating optimism of the Jeffersonian version because it was grounded in the palpable sense of contingency Adams had internalized over his long career. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Last in his class at West Point, he makes up for a lack of wisdom with a lusty exuberance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z However, because of the lack of pure intervals, some musicians do not find it satisfying. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Master, the figures remain the same, though I checked them thrice over. The weights do not tally. Again we are lacking. It is not a large amount, but still it is gone.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And at this stage we begin to forget that there ever was a time when we lacked the seventh sense. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His report made it to the desk of the head of the FBI's Counterespionage Section—but, lacking specifics that could spark an investigation, the official locked the report in an old safe in his office. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “If you two boys can’t say anything nice at the table,” Mom said with an utter lack of passion, “I’d just as soon you said nothing at all.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Earth’s bacteria had infected the extraterrestrial invaders, who lacked immunity to them. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Not only did she lack visual references, the endless wind pushed her off course. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The second is that societies lacking the invention find themselves at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the inventing society, and they become overwhelmed and replaced if the disadvantage is sufficiently great. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were hot at Amity headquarters. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It screeches and shudders from lack of use until it finally completes its noisy path. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Thus as I sipped my smoking sour beer I thought that at table Estraven’s performance had been womanly, all charm and tact and lack of substance, specious and adroit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Gold hissed, infuriated by this source’s lack of trade - craft training. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something that he lacked: discretion, aloofness, a sort of saving stupidity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Jim Moore, the school’s principal, said it was not “lack of effort” that caused Truman to be poorly ranked in previous years, but a matter of resources. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The older boys went back to eating, disappointed by the lack of a public scourging, but the baby, Jim Bowie, said, “Hi, Callie. I missed you. Where have you been?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Somehow the red marks on Carol’s bum have given her a credibility she lacked before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Back home in Congo, I avoided using the school bathrooms because they were unsanitary and often lacked toilet paper. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My lungs sting from a lack of oxygen, but I am not far from the end of the orchard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Newton was very worried by this lack of absolute position, or absolute space, as it was called, because it did not accord with his idea of an absolute God. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fred was short and thin, but what he lacked in size he made up for in volume. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Taran wrenched and tugged until he sobbed for lack of strength. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They drag their heavy bodies, back and back and back, though their brains must be cloudy with lack of air, while the other side of existence, whatever is beyond life, is pulling them down. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “My good lines are always stolen. I lack all conviction.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I began worrying again about my lack of preparation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And as though in resigned acceptance of a lack of individuality, there was no map of Europe on the wall of the Madame Co-ordinator’s office. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And yet, this is something of a mockery because of her lack °f maternal instincts or the ability to care for her young. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas looks toward the tower and tries to see what I see—the broken third-floor stairwell window, the taped-off section right below it, the soldiers searching alleyways, the lack of ambulances. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I was baffled, initially, by what seemed like a certain lack of get-up-and-go on the part of my fellow workers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A lawyer might have told the Lackses they could sue on the grounds of privacy violation or lack of informed consent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z My punk, on the other hand, was terribly lacking. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I was astonished by his complete lack of self-pity. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I answered for the lack of a better word. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I felt that their behavior stemmed from a lack of understanding. . . . Could I have erased the bitterness, I would have done so gladly.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Given a cup of strong, hot coffee, the pain would leave her almost immediately; lacking it, her suffering mounted by the hour until the pain became almost unbearable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The traditional difference here is that disinterested means “unbiased,” while uninterested means “bored” or “lacking interest.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I wrote five letters to God, telling Him about my anger and lack of faith. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For all the new knowledge, we still have formidable dis- eases, still unsolved, lacking satisfactory explanation, lack- ing satisfactory treatment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he was tall as a wolf, he moved differently, and his brown eyes lacked the feral sharpness she had seen in those beasts. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If only a network of canals existed, the lack would be remedied, the habitability of Mars would become plausible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were moments when, due to the constant tension of prison life and the general lack of catharsis, violence and the potential for violence became a thrill. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of use had left everything in fine order. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His teeth had suffered so much from malnutrition and lack of care that seven eventually had to be pulled. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z What you lack is nothing to do with experience. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to colour over his failure to keep his word. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He came down with dysentery and ended up in a grubby hospital in Port-au-Prince, on a floor that lacked a toilet. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Ben had watched her at church and her pinched bloodless face and the stiffness of her bearing, as though her joints lacked oil, made him grant her a wide and respectful berth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was pretty much in need of them, feeling ashamed of my report, and distressed rather by Millikan’s hostility and his lack of scruple.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But the typical black student’s school has a far higher rate of troublesome indicators, such as gang problems, nonstudents loitering in front of the school, and lack of PTA funding. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I went out into the cold, annoyed both by his lack of surprise and by the short, clipped manner in which he'd spoken, but I started out, taking my own time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He gazed up at the adults, evidently disappointed by the lack of reaction. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In retrospect she saw that her sudden lack of inhibition had intoxicated her more than any of the men had. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I squint at its smooth surface, its lack of patterns. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z TTien, for lack of any other books, he started reading them again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z True, the lack of currency did not surprise the Spanish invaders—much of Europe did without money until the eighteenth century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Barris asks when Marco knocks on the open door, unable to step inside due to a lack of available floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Indeed the hasty poem was lacking in music and halting in meter. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It wasn’t lack of passion she was sensing. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt himself to be small, barefoot, lacking friction. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t lack nerve. And what are you going to do with it? What is this purpose of yours?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it had not taken place immediately, the oncoming fight would lack spontaneity; it would be calculated, uninspired, and deadly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally looking slightly bewildered at the lack of enthusiasm, Willie had the good sense to take the tip and leave quietly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I'm frustrated by the lack of news, but relieved at the same time. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Joon lacks the can so hard it bounces off the wall of the house and lands behind him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z And while Melisandre had the knowledge to make more powders, she lacked many rare ingredients. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Brought down by the destruction of the atmosphere or lack of resources or moral squeamishness. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the creation of a family unit. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Hrdlicka’s complaint about the lack of skeletal evidence was unfair for another reason: paleo-Indian skeletons are extremely rare. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For Burnham, with his failed attempts at getting into Harvard and Yale and his lack of formal architectural training, sitting down to dinner with these men was like being a stranger at someone else’s Thanksgiving. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You show that you distrust them, either for cowardice or for lack of loyalty. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been told that the people blame the Paqo for the lack of rains,” I said, forcing my voice to be clear and steady. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And the tradition of hard work is maintained whatever the fortune or lack of it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When there’s meat they cut it up for me ahead of time, as if I’m lacking manual skills or teeth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever else she lacked Medea had plenty of intelligence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Europeans bemoaned the lack of salt in Indian cuisine, they thought it nourishing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He tells Vincent that living with Sien and her children, the insufficient money, the lack of food, the worries—it’s all taking a terrific toll on him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Onward then. Music and magic. Triumph and folly.Think now. What does our story need? What vital element is it lacking?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, well,” Mr. Dubonnet replied with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She obviously had a practical cunning which Winston lacked, and she seemed also to have an exhaustive knowledge of the countryside round London, stored away from innumerable community hikes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z What you lack is nothing to do with experience. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This variant of Holmberg’s Mistake dates back to the Pilgrims themselves, who ascribed the lack of effective native resistance to the will of God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The lack of rain I saw in 12 has damaged the plants here as well, leaving some with brittle leaves, building a crunchy carpet under our feet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Even Zillah’s gauzy constructions appear to me to have a confidence and subtlety, an assurance, that my own paintings lack: in this context my pictures are too highly finished, too decorative, too merely pretty. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But then, for no discernible reason, Jesse decided that pizza lacked panache. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “In fact,” Papa wound up, “all we lack having a tight tail-holt on the world is a little cash money. And we can get that at Abilene.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Dad thought it was a lack of discipline. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z With all this lack of sleep, he was quite drowsy the next morning when he had to call the taxis to get to the theater. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I woke groggy from lack of sleep but still feeling the sense of exhilaration, and was eager to get to school to share the joy with my friends. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes she wondered if this was her own failure rather than his, if perhaps she lacked a certain strength that would compel him to include her in his pain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s as if she thinks volume makes up for her lack of pitch. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As everywhere else in the world, the archaeological record in East Asia for most of human history reveals only the debris of hunter-gatherers using unpolished stone tools and lacking pottery. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The next problem was heat, or the lack thereof. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The boxing world feels cheated by my obvious lack of passion, but the press loves me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Jinx’s hiding spot was getting stuffy and his feet tingled from lack of circulation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Similar tribal organization in the past is inferred from archaeological evidence of settlements that were substantial but lacked the archaeological hallmarks of chiefdoms that I shall explain below. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He noticed his own voice getting hoarse and higher pitched from lack of use. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Her lack of commitment is a source of great rancor between them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He can’t help us with Irish because he’s from the North and lacking in the native tongue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But with these girls, somehow, I lacked the nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Although those Africans of 100,000 years ago had more modern skeletons than did their Neanderthal contemporaries, they made essentially the same crude stone tools as Neanderthals, still lacking standardized shapes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Taro has always been smart, but he lacks motivation. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He wanted to pummel Aarfy, but lacked the strength to lift his arms. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Once again, I felt like I was putting in all of the work required of me, but I lacked a coach willing to show me the way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Mary is like a child, so forlorn that she lacks the will to protest as others make decisions for her. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Her lips and hands broke with blood blisters, her hair came out in clumps, and one evenfall she lacked the strength to mount her horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He shrugged with an exaggerated lack of concern: “Yeah, those are my friends out there.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And how dare anyone suggest that it was lack of policemen that had resulted in those two very nasty and well-publicized murders? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The lack of courtesy was not lost on Paul and her associates. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If having to endure mistreatment from my teammates on the road wasn’t enough, dealing with Akhi’s lack of commitment to my training was also causing a lot of stress. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z What my little girl lacked in size, she made up in sweetness. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It lacked but one thing to place the seal of total success upon it, and that would take place very soon. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We had already deduced, from Khoisan language distributions and the lack of distinct Pygmy languages, that Pygmies and Khoisan peoples had formerly ranged more widely, until they were engulfed by blacks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As Lawrence became more interested in the military applications of nuclear research, he grew more dismayed at the lack of progress under the dead hand of the Uranium Committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A man who loses his arms in an accident has a great struggle to adjust himself to the lack, but one born without arms suffers only from people who find him strange. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Brand and Cooke, lacking interests that could absorb them, fuming like children over trifles, simply invented their hate of each other in order to have something to feel deeply about. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They might help make up for the lack of a goose or a ham. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was not lack of ability that limited my people, but lack of opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They don't mind the lack of oxygen, but the cold will kill them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where you from?” the driver asked with a complete lack of interest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Livestock ordinarily avoid this plant unless forced to turn to it in late winter and early spring by lack of other forage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a dinner party. Your manners are lacking.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Some have been lacking in educational ability and others have been lacking in moral stamina.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I looked at him with interest and surprise—it wasn’t like Katz to be so uncharitable—and put it down to lack of sleep, profound sexual frustration, and a surfeit of Hardees sausage biscuits. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Possibly true,” Westley agreed, “and when the moment comes, remember that: I might indeed be bluffing. I could, in fact be lying right here because I lack the strength to stand. All that, weigh carefully.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They’d lasted fifteen minutes there before the Oakland PD kicked them out for the exact same reason: lack of a permit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As Bear loomed large before her, a grand grin spread upon her face, revealing not just joy, but a complete lack of teeth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z How fascinating, they will likely say, that a drug war was waged almost exclusively against poor people of color—people already trapped in ghettos that lacked jobs and decent schools. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Part of the reason for the lack of attention is that Orellana didn't conquer anything—he simply managed to emerge with his life. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But Gogol sounds ludicrous to his ears, lacking dignity or gravity. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One critic praises not only the show but the entresol itself, admiring the lack of “high class decor,” no plush drapes or gilded cornices, as in the rest of the gallery. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Their total lack of hesitation astounded me, because it was obvious many of them were rushing toward certain death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The public discourse regarding “missing black fathers” closely parallels the debate about the lack of eligible black men for marriage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of elbow room, they were busy tossing torn bits of paper over the side, creating a steady rain of confetti onto the "greatest and most significant" parade in New York City's history. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z More was what I was lacking in my life. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t for lack of want—I’ve tried several times to look for him—but it seems my best friend has turned into a shadow, impossible to find. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z So, for example, the child at the window whose account we read first—her fundamental lack of grasp of the situation is nicely caught. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Ebright knew that it had been windy in the Northwest, and he had been fretting to the Bay Area press about his boys’ lack of experience with rough water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Exhausted by her lack of sleep, shivering from the cold that stole into the tower cell each night, feverish and famished by turns, Cersei came at last to know she must confess. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z —It’s that desire to excel that I see lacking in you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of women or minorities among the top executive ranks at least has a plausible explanation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In fact, he refused to accept lack of absolute space, even though it was implied by his laws. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But such expectations were obviously too much for such a duplicitous character as Hamilton, who lacked “the Spirit to Maintain or the Magnanimity to retract” his own words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And if his regulator was perhaps on the fritz and not delivering oxygen to his mask, that would also explain Andy’s apparent lack of lucidity. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They speak of going to bed with them, as if this depends only on their inclination or lack of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “But only if it consumes peculiars. It can eat as many normals as it likes and it will never turn into a wight. Therefore, we must have something normals lack.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Responding to the lack of game, people in Oaxaca and Puebla focused more on gathering. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He knew he was sensitive about this stuff, but it sounded like she was trying to blame the students for the lack of schools at the college fair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The lack of clarity about their postwar roles as the handover of policy authority to civilian control approached had further diminished morale among the staff members who remained. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z An albatross, with its effortless flight, also seemed like a good idea, except a lack of water might impede her ability to take off and land. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Exhausted from hunting and my lack of sleep, I go back to my compartment to find it stripped bare, only to remember we’ve been moved because of Buttercup. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Though, in truth, since the coming of Mrs Helena Kingshaw, he had felt himself a new man, his lack of confidence had faded away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A suspicious lack of trinkets and decorations in our living spaces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I am ashamed of my own reluctance, my lack of desire; but the truth is that I would be terrified to get into bed with a woman. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of justification the program was launched, with the state providing the manpower and supervising the operation, the federal government providing equipment and additional men, and the communities paying for the insecticide. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The expedition he’d been hoping to join had failed for lack of funds even before it had left Amsterdam, so he was stranded. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For a time, he had tried to convince himself that Fudge had indeed been a hallucination brought on by lack of sleep during his grueling election campaign. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At first Herbie shied away from Stephanie because she was a moody person who seldom spoke, and somehow her silence, her lack of complaints, placed her above the other VISTAs in an almost accusatory fashion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Could he be a lonely bachelor, taking up with odd company for lack of an ordinary life? My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “He does not lack for gall, this Frog. Must I remind him? My dear prince, the last contract we signed you used to wipe your pretty pink bottom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They remind me of baby birds, except they’re lacking all enthusiasm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In Newton’s language, it might be claimed, there is not only no single word or phrase equivalent to our word ‘revolution’, but the very concept is lacking. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was the only way to atone for her lack of faith. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The only thing wrong with it was the lack of salt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He found the man’s lack of insignia disconcerting and was not even sure he had to say ‘sir.’ Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But the hill was treacherously steep; he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Their contact until tonight has been artificial, imposed, something like his relationship to his cousins in India but lacking even the justification of blood ties. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We haven’t had a good night’s rest in ages, and I have bags under my eyes from lack of sleep. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He was disappointed, but not inclined to believe Yossarian, for he had been given a sign, a secret, enigmatic vision that he still lacked the boldness to divulge. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I fear what will happen in James Town this winter, with its overcrowding and lack of food. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For all my lack of enthusiasm for the Hayes Society, it is my belief that this particular pronouncement at least was founded on a significant truth. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I lack the instinct for dealing death. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That’s why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And for some reason, his feared lack of genius made him miss K-19 more than he had since his face was pressed flat against his bedroom carpet. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He was wearing khaki shorts and a green tank that showed off his lack of tan lines and his impressive shoulders. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z What he lacked of course was a suitable power source: he tried to imagine an aeroplane powered by a steam engine, but the difficulties were obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Almost shaking with rage, Mark turned his attention back to the woman, who was just standing there, watching it all with that maddening lack of emotion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The noble and enduring man replied: “No god. Why take me for a god? No, no. I am that father whom your boyhood lacked and suffered pain for lack of. I am he.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been out of the world, and lacked the confidence to step back and reach for the larger thought. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Let renegade not miss renegade for sheer lack of daring! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z You faced way worse shi—I mean stuff than sitting in handcuffs for a few hours, but you stuck to your guns...Well, your lack thereof, actually. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I played hard while they played easy, with a gracefulness and effortlessness that I lacked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The lack of goodness in the young gun’s heart was oxygen to the fire, and so he burned a good long while before I woke. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fiddle-dee-dee. It’s just the thing. No nasty germs drifting about. For a reasonably bright boy, you show a distressing lack of intelligence. Quite a few of my relatives recovered here.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z This complaint was an outgrowth of the lab’s chronic shortcoming: the lack of time for basic scientific experimentation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z However, despite our lack of facial hair, every Navajo recruit was still expected to put soap on his face each morning and scrape away his imaginary beard. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Other statesmen fell by the wayside, lacking the stamina to handle the relentless political pressure. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine him ever lonely, or bored or despondent; his equanimity was bottomless, as was his lack of ambition, and he assumed that everyone else was much like him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She knew this showed lack of proper feeling, but she had barely known Vatete. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I never turned to bitterness, because she made sure I knew his absence was because of circumstance and not a lack of love. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was the smile, Reynie realized, or rather the lack of one. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I could see now that his mech’s weakness was its lack of speed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I suppose there will never be a lack of things to say, of stories to be told and shared. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like most churches on the North Shore, this one suffered from a lack of air-conditioning and we were all sweating in our best clothes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I went out into the cold, annoyed both by his lack of surprise and by the short, clipped manner in which he'd spoken, but I started out, taking my own time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z To find a diet free from DDT and related chemicals, it seems one must go to a remote and primitive land, still lacking the amenities of civilization. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The California Turf Writers Association, recognizing that a lack of official information had created this absurd situation, demanded that the stewards clear things up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What the patients lacked was the valet silently pushing them in the right direction, adding that little emotional extra—the prickling of the palms—to make sure they did the right thing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As she staggered with the bus’s movement my lack of gallantry tormented me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But in spite of its lack of classic artistic merit, I found myself laughing along with the rest of the crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Kang’s pieces lacked Min’s attention to detail in the making as well as his caution in the firing. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z If you move often and lack vehicles or draft animals, you confine your possessions to babies, weapons, and a bare minimum of other absolute necessities small enough to carry. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But his renunciation lacked the fire of the original prayer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My father looked at me with a new face, strange and terrifying to me for what it lacked in confidence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Well informed and a very skilled debater, Beck made hash out of my fumbling avowal, and I lacked the wherewithal to rebut him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they are militaristic, overly programmed, and somewhat lacking in a sense of humor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The youngest of the Baratheons had been born with a gift for easy courtesy that his brother sadly lacked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Neanderthal sites lack any evidence of such trade. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their hacking coughs and complete lack of output suggested that, for certain writers, smoking was obviously not enough. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “A lot of things, but mostly lack of food in the cold north. They follow the food supply.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He was a nut, known for his lack of inhibitions, his complete disregard of the rules. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too young, with their soft, slippery little-kid tongues, lacking the hard consonants they needed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Haymitch is our only hope, but nothing is forthcoming, either from lack of money -everything will cost an exorbitant amount -or because he's dissatisfied with our performance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And he was determined to stay “pure” until marriage, though he did not lack for attention from female students. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Sir; I apologize for my lack of understanding ...” He waited, but the man did not give the standard accepting-of-apology response. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But there was a different kind of struggle waiting for me: the lack of gifts. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the end of the thirtieth day of festivities, with sixty days more of partying to enjoy, Buttercup was genuinely concerned that she might lack the strength to endure. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But, then, either through some mistake or lack of care, the plant began to wither and decline, and nothing I did would bring it back to health. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis and myself both lacked the instinct for subterfuge; and so we both worked uneasily with flaps or pockets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “And no one has died until now. No one has been born, either, not since the Murray twins. Though it is not for lack of trying, given the way some of the acrobats carry on.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Apart from the bed, which lacked a headboard, the only other things in the room were a side table with a telephone on it, an ironing board, and a bureau. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z One thing there was no shortage of was blackberries, and for lack of anything else we ate handfuls of them, which made your stomach feel pretty bad but they tasted good so we didn’t care. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Among Africa’s five groups of people—blacks, whites, Pygmies, Khoisan, and Indonesians—only the Pygmies lack any distinct languages: each band of Pygmies speaks the same language as the neighboring group of black farmers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was just a lack of hesitation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I was going to die because of the lack of oxygen my body was receiving. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The conclusions lacked wisdom and originality; in fact, they were tiresome. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasional mutant individuals among wild plants lacked thick seed coats or other inhibitors of germination. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Later, I will look back and wonder at myself, my lack of compassion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In an epidemic those people with genes for resistance to that particular microbe are more likely to survive than are people lacking such genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll never lack for anything so long as I live,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of those inhabitants depended on ranching, but various droughts made survival almost impossible because of the lack of grazing land for cattle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, it was not long before the Super’s apparent lack of progress in Washington had Lawrence and Alvarez feeling uneasy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Call’s total lack of enthusiasm for my poem had had a dampening effect. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of sufficiently delicate methods to detect injury before symptoms appear is one of the great unsolved problems in medicine. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And the lack of safety cannot help but constrain your sense of the galaxy. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There was no lack of courage or skill. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Maize lacks digestible niacin, the amino acids lysine and tryptophan, necessary to make proteins and diets with too much maize can lead to protein deficiency and pellagra, a disease caused by lack of niacin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The lack of food was also taking a toll on their strength. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z We were soon to learn that more had changed at Big Creek than the lack of football. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In fact, what the orphanage lacked in orphans it made up for in cake-baking trophies. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Jason has inherited his mother’s total lack of humor. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Count on James to think things through, Dicey thought, and forgave him for his lack of persistence the day before and for being careless and falling. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The conclusion was even more blunt this time: “Kenna, as an artist, and his songs lack a core audience and have limited potential to gain significant radio airplay.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She was evidently still furious about his lack of gratitude the previous night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With the money he made from lobstering and cutting ice out of Wash Pond and selling his paintings to the summer people, Osh had bought nails, a hammer, and whatever else he lacked. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z People accustomed to keeping domesticated animals lacked the conceptual tools to recognize that the Indians were practicing a more distant kind of husbandry of their own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z By design McCandless came into the country with insufficient provisions, and he lacked certain pieces of equipment deemed essential by many Alaskans: a large-caliber rifle, map and compass, an ax. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, even though it had a mouse-sized bed, it lacked the comfort of the ready-chewed mouse nest in the library. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Bailey, I’m sorry,” Leon said, but his voice lacked apology. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What Uncle Chester had lacked in niceties—Aunt Ivy would be horrified to find not one doily in the entire room—he’d made up for in reading materials. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Most of them worked in factories, or did, before factories shut down owing to a lack of electricity and manufacturing supplies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her husband might fall deeper into the abyss of this broken judicial system for lack of this piece of paper? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Still it brought to mind a lack in my supplies: I had no bandage, no disinfectant of any kind. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I looked back without surprise or emotion, although I knew even in the dream that surprise was the normal reaction and that the lack of it was to be distrusted, a warning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that his virtue lived on a lack of energy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that Hagrid knew quite as much about unicorns as he did about monsters, though it was clear that he found their lack of poisonous fangs disappointing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry could not help but feel a resentful admiration for Voldemort’s complete lack of fear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In this sense the place was like modern purpose-built political capitals, such as Washington, D.C., or Canberra, Australia, with sanctifying civic monuments to compensate for a lack of real history. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He stood by the door and said quietly, “I’m not happy, Kosi. I love somebody else. I want a divorce. I will make sure you and Buchi lack nothing.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But Pendleton’s attention had been fixed on his own chief and he apparently had lacked the wherewithal to say anything in this drawn-out moment of the drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The truth is Alaska is for real, and with a lack of knowledge, of understanding, this reality comes with sometimes great and sometimes lethal danger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And as it turned out, his lack of experience didn’t matter. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Canceled shows due to lack of attendance seemed to happen more and more often lately. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Quiet by nature, she lamented the lack of privacy in the dormitory she shared with ten other girls. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The colors here were richer than they had been south of the river, where half the trees had turned brown from lack of sunlight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He must have lacked faith in mankind’s follow-through capabilities, on the day He created flowers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it was not the Greek number system that prevented zero’s acceptance—nor was it lack of knowledge. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They like to throw her into snowbanks and rub snow into her face, or, when snow is lacking, to tie her up with skipping ropes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of my fellow servers, everyone who lacks a working husband or boyfriend seems to have a second job: Nita does something at a computer eight hours a day; another welds. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And although it has nothing to do with this story, no Abbeville child, no matter who its mother was, knew the lack of a stick of spearmint ever afterward. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Their conversations with Teller validated Alvarez’s impressions about the lack of progress on the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Not from a lack of food, but from a lack of willing and able cooks. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So, lacking any better plan, I set the sun on my left shoulder and tried to cover as much distance as I could. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The rope was short as it lacked what he had cut away to lash the fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There are brief moments of tension—a sister who is bored by the dolphins, a spot where Dad gets frustrated about the lack of available parking spaces. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He permits himself embarrassment at their lack of education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In Westeros, it might have been called an oxcart, though it was a deal more ornate than any cart that Quentyn had ever seen in Dome, and lacked an ox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Many lacked basic skills because the Nazi system of education did not emphasize academic subjects. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I will say this for you, Warrior, you do not lack boldness.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What concerned her was that his life lacked balance; she worried that his chess single-mindedness wasn’t healthy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I could simply have ripped the “fruit” apart—I still call it that for lack of a better word—but I chose to satisfy my curiosity in a measured way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But I don't dare leave the jacket, scorched and smoldering as it is, I take the risk of shoving it in my sleeping bag, hoping the lack of air will quell what I haven't extinguished. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My vision was spotting black from lack of oxygen, but I felt no pain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You—books—where did you suddenly get books from?” he demanded, mindful of my reputation of lacking in schoolbooks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of physical chemistry, her cousin-turned-husband lived up to his reputation as a compassionate and caring spouse who meant my grandmother no ill will. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Journeying abroad initially appeared the perfect solution to the complete lack of chemical facts in my head, a condition at times encouraged by my Ph.D. supervisor, the Italian-trained microbiologist Salvador Luria. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This masculine background served only to emphasize Chapter Eleven’s lack of heroic qualities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Another hostage will follow her to the grave at first light, and another at sunset. Every dawn and every dusk will mean a death, until you are gone. I have no lack of hostages." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some teachers recognized that the lack of schooling in the South left these children behind and found that many caught up quickly. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I was with her and marveled at my sister's deftness and complete lack of fear. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It troubled Leah that people thought our household deficient, not because our mother was parked at death’s door, but because we lacked a bákala mpandi-—a strong man—to oversee us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a mistake to hang back too obviously in any group like this; it stamps you as lukewarm, lacking in zeal. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They lacked something that could have been given to them if we’d only known they needed it: a community around them that prepared them properly for the world. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Fury had swung her aft catapult to fire back at the city, but she lacked the range; the barrels of pitch were shattering under the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Over half the lunch was thus wasted when Maurice changed the topic to Rosy and droned on and on about her lack of cooperation. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But Daddy wasn’t deterred by my lack of interest. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1991, Fuller received national attention when he was named superintendent of the Milwaukee school system, the nation’s seventeenth largest—despite a lack of elementary or secondary teaching experience. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I paid close attention, because my black Doc Martens were one of many pairs of shoes Sergeant Bloom had accused of lacking sufficient shine during a spot in-spection. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of sleep coupled with Lynnie’s death made the world surreal. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If not for the wild, squirrels’ nests of hair, lack of clothes, and overall unwashed condition, they would have looked practically childlike. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Our Father takes their ironical and self-interested tone to indicate a lack of genuine grief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z More often, though, the ideas that flocked to him lacked real sting. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He might gild it, but in truth it was lacking. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the impartiality of nature, with the same lack of indulgence or clemency. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z From then on there was no more lack of food. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Even if the papers were read out loud in class, the discussions were usually brief, as the combination of good manners and complete lack of interest kept most workshop participants from expressing their honest opinions. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her weapons, the complete lack of cunning or intelligence even of conviction, in her attacks were enough to drain away any fear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, and his voice was cracked with lack of use. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Again and again, people with access to the prerequisites for food production, and with a location favoring diffusion of technology from elsewhere, replaced peoples lacking these advantages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nightfall came, and forced the hunters to quit—that, and lack of space, for they had amassed as many bottles as the car could contain. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z More skilled Corporalki could extract the water themselves, but she didn’t have time to fret over her lack of training. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The plant would also lack genes for resistance to diseases of northern climates, while uselessly carrying genes for resistance to diseases of southern climates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I found your performance curious, and the reaction of your audience somewhat perplexing. You were lacking in precision.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Always an open-minded person, she became more tolerant of Charles’s views, and she seemed to be less concerned about his lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Poor as they were that year, it was a very nice Christmas and the children did not lack for gifts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never tasted dog food but I’m sure this was worse—brownish squares of congealed meat fat from rusted tins, which, lacking utensils, we dug out with our fingers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She found it and shoved the phone down her bra for lack of anywhere else. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I have grown accustomed to sensing expectation in others, or the lack of it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They were as poor as she but they had something she lacked—pride. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet there was still lacking a general theory to test new models as well as to confirm the finer details of the a-helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But it had closed down due to a lack of funds. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When I was seven, she begins, I had an intestinal disease that went untreated for lack of money to buy medicine. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z My trouble, to be quite candid, is a lack of confidence in myself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have to cross that bridge, or lack of one, when I came to it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When he entered the house, he looked around at the blank-faced walls, the two prickly bushes outside the window—the tan shag carpeting, the lack of books, the tiny stove. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Later Booth would write a letter to Dr. Stuart, chiding him for his lack of Southern hospitality and honor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Ripred spoke, his voice lacked its usual snide tone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But his tone lacked the certitude she was used to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The noun phrase containing view is the subject of the third is-phrase, is not based on a lack of understanding. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Despite the presence of so many workers, there was a maddening lack of noise and bustle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In the lights of the coaches’ office the agony showed, the handsomeness replaced by a weary sallowness, his eyes drawn tight and puffy from lack of sleep. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She was close—her head felt like it was about to erupt from the lack of oxygen—but she could hold out for a few more seconds. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They are being too logical, while betraying their lack of familiarity with the conventions of the printed page. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She found his fastidiousness and complete lack of humor touching and longed to introduce him to the idea of delight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I was set apart from those nameless ones with whom I had fled down a dark road and whose lack of identity I had shared all night in a dark room. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s point was more nuanced than it might have seemed on the surface; he was calling for introspection among scientists that had been lacking—and perhaps unnecessary—before the power of fission was unleashed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She learned that his teammates would sometimes slack off, knowing that Kanue would step in to make up for their lack of effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The four officers in the Amadou Diallo case had their judgment derailed by the color of Diallo’s skin and the lack of white space and the physiologically disruptive trajectory of those seven seconds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “He’s bored, poor man,” said Tzara, with a flat lack of pity, “Nothing to destroy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was rusty and creaky from lack of use. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She had certainly never heard of anything like it at the Academy, and her lack of knowledge frightened her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But the lack of other Muslims didn’t stop me from finding friends and feeling right at home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It wasn’t my current injuries, or lack thereof. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Centurion nods as I pass, and I’m confused by his lack of disgust. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, these places tend to lack anything you'd really want to buy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Still, despite these significant developments, there seems to be a lack of appreciation for the enormity of the crisis at hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The dolphins glare at me tonight, and although a lack of opposable thumbs makes swordplay unlikely, I find them far more threatening than usual. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As I feared it would my lack of “cooperation” nettled the driver. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley was having no success at all in lighting the fire, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We considered stopping for a sandwich or a visit to one of the things the islands lacked: a museum, a theater, a library that held ten thousand books. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Biology, his main subject, seemed to be a wild, overgrown garden of a discipline, lacking any systematic organizing principles. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the past it was usually laziness, prejudice, or lack of foresight that made a bad scythe, Citra had discovered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Nothing is lacking: official reports, affidavits of well-known people, of surgeons, of priests, of magistrates; the judicial proof is most complete. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I can see now that what I mostly lacked at Nationals was maturity—and practice time in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Prisons were full of people who liked to talk more than they liked to listen, and lack of curiosity had been my friend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At first the gull’s principal hardship was lack of water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We are all obsessed by the need to feed information in, as fast as we can, but we lack sensing mechanisms for getting anything much back. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But his body was already whittled by a lack of food from his time of fever and now his belly pressed against his backbone. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no lack of helpers to tear open the blocked gaps in the south wall. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It evaporated the moment he noticed the conspicuous lack of officers at his shoulders. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He no longer had any more than a wisp of the memory, and he felt a small lack where it had been. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “The man is dead. Heat or lack of water killed him. The cleanup crews at the end of the day will find him.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Preston opens her mouth to speak and I continue, in an attempt to cover my lack of grace and decorum. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Deane, despite his lack of training, managed to set up the most spectacular sabotage operation of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, my mother talked constantly about the submarines, the lack of water, and the shortage of food. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did not ask for information. I was merely commenting on Professor Lupin’s lack of organization.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Jeffrey has certainly noticed the total lack of hair coverage on his head. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But in time, something in Seabiscuit’s demeanor—perhaps a conspicuous lack of sweating in the workouts, perhaps a gleam in the horse’s eye that hinted at devious intelligence—made Fitzsimmons question his assumptions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t for lack of trying or want; above him the sky was stunning; a smattering of silver-white stars more vivid than he’d ever seen in Lkossa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Tardiness implied a lack of respect for other people’s time. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But de Vries still lacked Mendel’s crucial insight—that bolt of mathematical reasoning that had so clearly illuminated Mendel’s pea-hybrid experiments in 1865. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She has accepted that the very lack of such amenities is the American way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Really, it was difficult to know what such powerful spirits lacked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw was used to lacking any confidence in himself, to knowing that he could do nothing very well. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They are full of meaning, yes, but they lack sensation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z My lack of sleep did not merit my staying home from school. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Another thing that awed me was their almost total lack of information outside their milieu. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to wait for Plutarch to finish getting his wedding footage, which, despite the lack of what he calls razzle-dazzle, he’s pleased with. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She explained her situation: how she couldn’t work because of her health, why she lacked a hundred dollars for rent, about all the things her two girls needed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Now she lacked weight, gravity, she was less than the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They stated that the lack of control over finances left women “almost to the condition of a slave.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The room lacked furniture, but countless paintings hung on the walls. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Food at the Transient-Houses was dull but plentiful, lodging decent, lacking only privacy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z No matter how unsatisfactory, the term will have to do for lack of a better one. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s compulsive polymathy, however, pointed to his one outstanding intellectual flaw: he lacked the patience to make a single subject his own. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Civil rights advocates argue that individual group members “represent” the race and that hierarchies of power that lack diversity are illegitimate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In February, a card on my birthday—conspicuously lacking in news of Charles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z So my hair has succumbed to the lack of maintenance that exists when the world doesn’t judge you by it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I already felt like the freak of freaks without the added realization that I lacked the basic ability of communicating normally with other human beings. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My voice was raspy with lack of use. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, lacking a better plan, the CIA considered signaling to Penkovsky simply to toss the package over the wall of the US embassy as he walked by. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And people found happiness in the future according to their present lack. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But any food production that did arise indigenously in Australia would have been limited by the lack of domesticable animals, the poverty of domesticable plants, and the difficult soils and climate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It also pointed out the lack of regulation and patient protections in tissue research, and called on legislators to remedy the situation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Others on Farmer’s staff said that sorcery, not lack of food, was the primary culprit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z People would judge her on her brain, not her lack of makeup. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That explained his limp and his lack of transportation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The applause, perhaps, lacked something of the vigor, the generosity and celebratory ebullience it had in my previous performance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Blacks saw Bacon Street as just another instance of being herded into ghettos—overcrowded, isolated from the rest of the city, and lacking in public services. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was hoarse from lack of use. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The lack of physical distance between our bodies as we stood on an unimportant sidewalk in the middle of an unimportant town. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “No faith or lack of faith. Only a hint of Cain’s temper.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And they seemed genuinely sorry that I had to go to Erie, Pennsylvania, for the lack of a paper. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked with a long stride, and moved with energy; he appeared to be very strong, although there was no lack of grace to his movements. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still surprised by the lack of pain sometimes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure,” Chas said, obvious in his lack of enthusiasm at engaging his new roomie in conversation. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But what Everest lacks in architectural grace, it makes up for with sheer, overwhelming mass. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were tired and sunken and darkly ringed from a long lack of rest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Both of them suffer from the lack of sun and warmth. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Although you may have fortresses, they will not save you if the people hate you, for once the people have taken up arms, they never lack for foreigners who will assist them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The work gangs and the lack of food made him look like he’d aged ten years in two. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry didn’t know why, but the lack of obstacles was unnerving him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But what mother and daughter understand each other, or even have the sympathy for each other’s lack of understanding? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He worried that his mother would judge the yard, the lack of grass, the condition of the neighborhood. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was always very careful not to seem to sneer at the rest of the islanders for their lack of education. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d also read about the lack of funding for research into sickle-cell anemia, a disease that affected blacks almost exclusively. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They describe the conditions on the ship, the lack of plumbing, how some of the passengers died during the 12,000 mile voyage and were wrapped in plastic and cast into the ocean. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And they knew his lack of enmity against them and their beliefs. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I lacked even a basic knowledge of grammar, though I was learning, beginning with nouns and moving on to prepositions and gerunds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I let him into the office to sign the logbook—he expressed shock at the lack of entries—and then let him out through the center gate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Besides,” growled Tock, who decided that he didn’t much like Dr. Dischord, “there is no such illness as lack of noise.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This lack of romantic possibility had created a vicious cycle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Eliza, the second daughter of Mary and Thomas, lacked the prettiness and fire of her three sisters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With a total lack of sorrow for his deceased parent, Chickenhound began figuring out his next move. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I haven’t either. Not for lack of trying on his part.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Clinging thus to the outskirts of the great, sprawling, opulent city it seemed that at least there could not be any lack of food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z With long winters and high mountains, the country lacks arable land, denies incentives to farmers, and cannot afford fuel or modern farm equipment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It lacks the severe ecological barriers transecting the major axes of the Americas and Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It hits the weakest, most sorrowing part of me; but I am only a surrogate, for who knows what lack, what loss. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She had little patience for Ginikas friends, most of whom were like that, their righteousness made her feel both irritated and lacking, but she was prepared to forgive Blaine's pieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They would never lack a friend while he lived, he told them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you might like it,” Poppet said, sounding unnerved by his lack of articulate response. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Most didn’t last long, either taking their own lives or wasting away from a lack of will even to eat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My lack of experience was a source of shame and the root of all my insecurities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "If truth be told, I doubt even Lord Frey knows what Lord Frey intends to do. He has an old man's caution and a young man's ambition, and has never lacked for cunning." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Only the lack of suitable wild plants might then explain why food production did not evolve in some areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Our lack of brothers and sisters makes it easier to imagine that we are the epitome of creation, and that a chasm separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These, too, were called sciences—but philosophy and theology were purely conceptual explorations that lacked an accompanying applied skill. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The American black “leader’s” most critical problem is lack of imagination! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z By now Big Ma had worn herself out scolding me in the names of our family and my lack of good common sense. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Writing was never developed or even adopted by hunter-gatherer societies, because they lacked both the institutional uses of early writing and the social and agricultural mechanisms for generating the food surpluses required to feed scribes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those northern Maori tribes with the earliest access to Europeans thereby became the first tribes to acquire muskets, which gave them a big military advantage over all the other tribes lacking muskets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Matt isn’t in homeroom for some reason, which helps make the case for the lack of boy drama. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Shin exaggerated the South’s lack of concern about the North, but he had a valid point. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z My brothers complained about the lack of worms for fishing and the difficulty of digging for them in the hard, parched ground. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z These threatening harangues managed to delay matters, but the Deep South lacked the votes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z After we close up, the first thing I notice outside is the lack of my mom’s car. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For such people, lacking a better alternative, it is not such an unreasonable risk. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But my lack of conditioning caught up with me on the final tumbling pass. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She obviously speaks no English, and although my Korean is lacking I know the accents enough to know that hers isn’t educated. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw some young birch, and they were springy, but they lacked snap somehow, as did the willows. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. We have to reduce your bile. If the mother has too much bile, the child will lack vigor and disobey his parents.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In contrast, Australia has by far the oldest, most infertile, most nutrient-leached soils of any continent, because of Australia’s little volcanic activity and its lack of high mountains and glaciers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When we kiss, it’s with a gravity we lacked before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But she lacked Kainene’s melancholy mystique, which exhilarated and confused him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He flicks his rubber band as his eyes scan my body, mentally critiquing my lack of physical fortitude. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What we make reference to is the obvious lack of moral integrity and discipline among several members of your group. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The three boys, one dark, one light, and one—for lack of a better word—fiery, do not notice the night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The inappropriate force of his anger and lack of ability to control or channel it reflect a primary weakness of personality structure. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not complain of any lack of attention. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, as he crossed the darkening courthouse square, pensively scuffing through dry mounds of unraked leaves, Dewey wondered at his lack of elation. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The station was decommissioned nine years ago for lack of funds, at which time the basket was supposed to be chained and locked to the tower on our side—the highway side—of the river. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I am less certain about their complete lack of enthusiasm for political issues. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It must have been the lack of coffee. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You just lack perspective. The predator is always a monster to the prey. To the gazelle the lion is a demon. To a mouse, the eagle is evil incarnate.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The problem was not wood so much as the lack of a tool. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “You lack a set of spinnerets, and you lack know-how. But cheer up, you don’t need a web. Zuckerman supplies you with three big meals a day. Why should you worry about trapping food?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z When I translate these notes they turn out to be so unlike him, so lacking in invention, so moronic in fact, that I can hardly believe it: “Talked to B.W.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until June that Hillary acknowledged that she lacked the delegate count to win. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had even come to feel no lack in such conversing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was infested with roaches and lacked air-conditioning. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Ah, that reminds me. I have something for you. Several times on the journey you made mention of your lack of a sword. The council asks me to present you with this.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The new mass of knowledge is still formless, incomplete, lacking the essential threads of connection, displaying misleading signals at every turn, riddled with blind alleys. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court did not reach the merits of the case, ruling instead that the plaintiffs lacked the legal right even to file the lawsuit. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This situation is unfortunately typical of the lack of consumer protection that is all too common. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The numbness, the lack of focus, the artificial sense of peace when the meds first hit your system. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Her voice lacked expression; each word was flat and dull, like pebbles dropped, one by one, into a deep well. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Smooth, uniform stone walls, a lack of furniture or decoration, and only a single window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I do this every so often, for a few weeks, and then I smoke a lot of pot, just to test if maybe the lack of it is what has robbed me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z You may make a fine employee or deserve low premiums or a good credit rating, but if your correlatives are perceived to be lacking in some way, you’ll have difficulty, too. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do sorcerers have that prentices lack?” he inquired. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s unpleasant, but I’m grateful for the lack of urine. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because you want someone cool to be with, for the lack of a better word. Not uptight. It makes for a better future.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His eyelids twitched from lack of sleep, and all day long he perspired like an Arkansas hog. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her green eyes are bright, but dark circles under them betray her lack of sleep. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Mathews Arm Campground, one of the park’s main recreational areas, was closed for lack of funds in 1993 and hasn’t been open since. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z What he lacked was the real-world information that could fill in the gaps of the puzzle he was assembling. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Our present lack of such ultimate explanations leaves a big intellectual gap, since the broadest pattern of history thus remains unexplained. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The school had better facilities than the primary schools, but it lacked many things, and overcrowding was still a serious problem. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Penney must have noticed my lack of enthusiasm because he quickly added, “You’ll like it. It’s a lot like Loyola, my alma mater.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The reason was that black firms were generally undercapitalized and managed by individuals who lacked a formal education and who had no business network to back them up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z All the junior players I talked to, from as far away as Natal, the Orange Free State and Cape Province, echoed the same problems: poor facilities, lack of tennis equipment, sponsorship or qualified coaches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tessie never stopped complaining about the lack of closet space and the impractical layout, but gradually, thanks to a touch of claustrophobia, she grew to appreciate Middlesex’s glass walls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As explained in the preceding section, I inferred that competition between different political entities spurred innovation in geographically fragmented Europe, and that the lack of such competition held innovation back in unified China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, what the hotel offered in charm and serenity, it lacked in modem technology, such as in-room Internet connections. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He says nothing of my injuries, and I’m stung by his lack of concern. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As for his classmates and their lack of acknowledgment, Bobby said, “I didn’t bother them and they didn’t bother me.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My lack of a cell phone makes me an inconvenience. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Adam’s voice had gone rusty from lack of use. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Practice tunnels were being dug willy-nilly owing to the lack of communication between rats and other species. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Broadly, Terryl associated heavy media use with a lack of engagement between parents and children, and less emphasis on school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Agent Jones resented the chairs as much as the lack of Hazelnut coffee. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They had wells enough, no lack of water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You know nothing of the Fae, if you think our stories lack their darker sides. But all that aside, this is a faerie story, because you are gathering it for me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Manufacturing jobs were transferred by multinational corporations away from American cities to countries that lacked unions, where workers earn a small fraction of what is considered a fair wage in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s troops that had been camped in Syria lacked organization and leadership. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “The responsibility...,” the press release said, “is with the government and not with the women of America, if the lack of democracy at home weakens government in its fight for democracy three thousand miles away.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The wood from the tatajuba tree proved to be too hard and heavy, and its lack of buoyancy contributed to the canoe’s demise. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Precious jewels made up for the lack of flowers, piles of rubies as big as my fist, clumps of raw diamonds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z You couldn’t say the British regulars lacked fight. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s not surprising, since Neanderthals apparently lacked needles, sewn clothing, warm houses, and other technology essential to survival in the coldest climates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to my complete lack of office skills, I found it fairly easy to avoid direct contact with the new technology. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The lack of craters and mountains strongly suggests that a thick ice crust, perhaps 100 kilometers deep, jackets the silicate interior. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Both theories lack observational evidence: no one has ever seen a giant tortoise with the earth on its back, but then, no one has seen a superstring either. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever Petey’s missed opportunity was, it had to have something to do with all these far-out gadgets and his lack of confidence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was either hard-driving and angry or, with my garden and messages about healthy eating, I was a disappointment to feminists, lacking a certain stridency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I also needed somebody quite experienced to make up for my lack of it, and Irwin's ladies reassured me on this head. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was like their tears, or my lack of them, were proof: proof that you’d been right when you left me, that I’d never deserved you after all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The lack of an absolute standard of rest meant that one could not determine whether two events that took place at different times occurred in the same position in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Karhidish psychologists, though lacking mindspeech and thus like, blind surgeons, were ingenious with drugs, hypnosis, spotshock, cryonic touch, and various mental therapies; I asked if these two psychopaths could not be cured. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Effie, shining in a wig of metallic gold, lacks her usual verve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I still lacked three or four corn rows being finished when sundown came and Jumper decided it was quitting time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z What she lacked in smarts Hasina made up for in mischief and a mouth that, Giti said, ran like a sewing machine. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “The Institute’s ‘lack of rules’ is an illusion, not to mention its excellent reputation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As I read the book, it came to me that I could understand Mersault’s distancing himself from the murder and also the lack of understanding on the part of the judges examining him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She regrets her mortifying lack of confidence, the extra ten pounds she carried on her frame during puberty. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to foul anything up and I wanted to be supportive, but we lacked the time and resources to do any more than react to the moment at hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That the money was his own, and that he lacked official authority to hire Olmsted, were two points Ellsworth failed to disclose. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A doorman in an elaborate costume stood at the entrance, and although he seemed surprised by their lack of luggage he overlooked their dirty clothes with a friendly smile. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was lucky; his lack of caring made him supremely un-nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I was almost ready to pass out from the lack of sleep. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad told me that his older children’s lack of formal education reflected their sacrifice to form the backbone for today’s Universities of Islam in Detroit and Chicago which have better-qualified faculties. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His task was so small, so monotonous, and so utterly lacking in interest that he found it almost impossible to keep even part of his mind on it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Maybe she just had an odd kind of courage that I lacked, but no. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z This is yet another example of goblin savagery, their lack of nobility and chivalry. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When they were finally freed, after a series of slave rebellions, their new masters were poverty, illiteracy, and lack of economic opportunity. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A more complicated case, though one that unfolded outside the AEC’s security process, involved Frank Oppenheimer, a talented physicist who had received his PhD from Caltech but lacked his older brother’s theoretical profundity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The guidance counselors are celebrating the lack of fatal accidents. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He just wasn’t sure if he was supposed to tell Annie about his lack of experience. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Before Austronesians arrived, most of Indonesia was thinly occupied by hunter-gatherers lacking even polished stone tools. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She tells me what I already know, that lack of sleep is not good for someone with my condition. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What Odessa lacked, and one look informed the most charitable eye that it lacked a fantastic amount, the speculators from Ohio would make up for on the strength of their own imagination. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be another long drive to Cape Flattery,” Jack says as Connor protests over the lack of gold and treasure he’s found on this trip so far. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A furrow creased his brow, but he went on. “—who might supply what we lack, and help us to put the last specter of the past where it belongs.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Like the rest of the world, most of the present Austronesian realm—Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and many Pacific islands—was originally occupied by hunter-gatherers lacking pottery, polished stone tools, domestic animals, and crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A British nurse grabs my arm and I feel the sickening lack of muscle, the bare nerve rolling between my skin and bone. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The banging grew louder and I tried to sit up, but, lacking limbs, I fell off the table instead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z By now, I shouldn’t be surprised at her utter lack of emotion, but I can’t help but stare at her from where I crouch beneath the execution dais. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hear Spoony preach about how hard it is to be black, or my father preach about how young people lack pride and integrity, making us easy targets. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Knowing: I was not disadvantaged like many of the new nonwhite students who were entering college, lacking good early schooling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was starting to get cold from a lack of exercise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Secular institutions lack the key; they have no basis for claiming access to the realm of the private. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he lacked height, he was beginning to fill out a little, around the shoulders. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Other phrases in the letter included, “lack of professional judgment,” “disregard for individual privacy,” “unprofessional behavior,” “inappropriate use of school resources,” and “insensitivity to community values.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Given the lack of previous investigation, it may have been inevitable that when Dobyns traced births and deaths in Lima he would be staking out new ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It certainly wasn’t the welcome I’d been hoping for or expecting, but I tried not to let the lack of warm smiles and encouraging words from my teammates deter me from my mission. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He’s not ready to make that decision, even though there is now a real lack of trust between him and Sien, no true understanding anymore. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He seemed to relish her company and even to enjoy her country ways and lack of knowledge about city things. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z In the interim, despite my lack of college, my reading skills had allowed me to get better jobs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z That particular work, Ignatius thought, was rather lacking in the sensual department. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole crawled stiffly to his feet, numb from lack of sleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Hannah insisted, though her question seemed to lack authority, with both of them sitting naked, goosebumps scattered over their arms and thighs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Edward, for lack of anything better to do, began to think. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I only want to see her good points, and to look inside myself for what’s lacking in her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The protests of the workers this time were based on the lack of sanitary facilities in their living quarters, the nonexistence of medical services, and terrible working conditions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I was embarrassed by their lack of education. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her only source was the church, and if that community' lacked what she needed, she had no other options. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z If the chamber hadn’t been close to the surface, he would have passed out from lack of air. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “The inimitable Locke,” he answered, “saith that mankind is engaged in perpetual uneasiness, and that it is lack which motivates us forward. In our desires, we resemble the action of a two-legged table.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Most prosecutors’ offices lack any manual or guidebook advising prosecutors how to make discretionary decisions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The relative lack of material goods has led some to regard these groups as exemplifying an ethic of living lightly on the land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was told that she couldn’t matriculate lacking a high school education. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather lacked the necessary classics degree; he hadn’t even graduated from university. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He would be unable to breathe or call for help and would die from lack of oxygen at 3:18 P.M., Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A leading historian of Africa characterized Africans as inward looking and lacking Europeans’ drive for expansion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He took a long pull of the lemonade, which, thankfully, contained sugar, when he saw the movement, or rather, the lack of movement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Just as Dr. Darwin had predicted would happen, she was in agony over her husband’s lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was pale and her eyes lacked expression. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Realizing that his slight had missed its mark, he hurried to say, “I only mean that he lacks the sort of expertise you’re looking for.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Did the eggs of the birds, like those of the laboratory frogs, stop developing simply because they lacked enough of the common currency of energy — the ATP molecules — to complete their development? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was very dark, nearly black, and lacked shine. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But he was an abysmal experimentalist; he lacked Mendel’s instinctive touch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But since it is difficult to be both together, it is much safer to be feared than to be loved, when one of the two must be lacking. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Black men, women, and children suffering with everything from dementia and tuberculosis to “nervousness,” “lack of self-confidence,” and epilepsy were packed into every conceivable space, including windowless basement rooms and barred-in porches. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I asked several courts to stay Herbert's execution because of his ineffective lawyer, racial bias during the trial, the inflammatory comments made by the prosecutor, and the lack of mitigation evidence presented. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What I lack in knitting prowess I am making up for with a quilting needle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The only reason I didn’t stand up and beat it off the lifeboat with a stick was lack of strength and stick, not lack of heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Still reeling from my experience on the gallery, I was mainly relieved to have some downtime, but the others were on edge and found the lack of activity excruciating. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Here are some of the things that they said I’m very concerned with the general public’s lack of mathematical skills. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z So Siddhartha will come again when he has what he is lacking in—clothes, shoes, money. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the more populous tropical islands, that option was ruled out for Tonga by its low elevation and hence its lack of rivers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At the university, teachers had shied away from topics like racial oppression, lack of opportunities for Africans, and the nest of laws and regulations that subjugate the black man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What he would give for that kind of ability, for that lack of fear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After they get to college, it’s often too late for many of them who lack adequate backgrounds in algebra and analytic geometry. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A stranger might reasonably interpret my brother's language as a lack of respect and view my father's response as a form of shameful surrender. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The children’s lack of warm clothing forced them to stay in their room day after day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Camp 14 had cut Shin out of this propaganda loop, and he listened to the West’s counterpropaganda with the ears of a child— curious, confused, sometimes even bored, but always lacking in context. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z By Saturday morning, my eyes are bleary, and I am so stupid from lack of sleep, I forget to ignore the boy at work. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The lack of treatment makes compliance with the myriad rules that define prison life impossible for many disabled people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But it’s not the lack of pool water that troubles me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Holmes broke them all—and with such forthright lack of shame that it became clear to Myrta that the rules must be different in Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Innocent is a neutral word. It shows a lack of class awareness. What should we change it to?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But she did relay it to my father, who despite — or perhaps because of — his own lack of education immediately decided that his youngest son should go to school. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach drops as I remember the Duchess's comment about the lack of Chinese in Summerland. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She loved the symmetry of it, and the lack of symmetry. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All this must be leading up to some declaration on his part, either of affection or of a lack of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Starting a school in the rough meant that it lacked qualified teachers, but a start had to be made somewhere. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Other population centers of states outside the capital may also qualify as true cities, which are lacking in chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had been captured and briefly detained by the captain, only to be released by him for lack of physical evidence and reliable witnesses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I’m about to die from lack of company!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra’s Scholar, Dr. Malone, was red-eyed from lack of sleep, and her colleague, who’d just returned from Geneva, was impatient to hear more, and skeptical, and preoccupied. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter what sound-making device is placed at their disposal, creatures in general do a great deal of gabbling, and it requires long patience and observation to edit out the parts lacking syntax and sense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She dried her tears, straightened her head, and didn’t weep again until the day her mother died, seven years later, although it was not for lack of suffering, loneliness, and other causes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her time with people might have explained her hostility to me, how she seemed to look right through me and find me lacking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And if anyone saw her, they would think that this was the way she was supposed to be, that it was perfectly normal to be a thing created out of the lack of something else. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And yet a pernicious seed had been planted—a perception of me as disgruntled and vaguely hostile, lacking some expected level of grace. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z People lacking a union obviously, people without grounds. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet a clear consensus among whites about what the new racial order should be was still lacking. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Miss Honey marvelled at the child's lack of conceit and self-consciousness. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z There was litter about it, an unkemptness, a rundowness, a lack of plan; no flowers, and bits of paper and scraps of wood scattered about on the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about it, Sonny,” Jake said when I expressed my lack of prospects as far as women were concerned. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I forgot: Don’t discuss finances—or lack of—at the dinner table. Sorry, Muhammad.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was soon apparent that the lack of exercise, combined with the heat, might prove too much for them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Nixon'd bring back the cane just to punish my lack of originality. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He states his opinions as if they’re facts, and somehow his complete lack of doubt makes you believe him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But it lacked coherence, a coming together of the features into a total self. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I told them I thought many of our problems were a result of lack of communication between the government and the ANC and that some of these could be resolved through actual talks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because, some historians declare, they lacked the aptitude or impetus for mechanical invention. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a tight-mouthed look, making it clear that he was disappointed by my lack of originality while at the same time revealing himself asa master spotter of prescription junkies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He wrote his own op-ed for Granger’s glossy alumni magazine, discussing his disappointment with the lack of respect for tradition. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was my lack of poise of course that made such a bad impression on people like Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Men, women, and children have serious dental problems resulting from malnutrition and a lack of calcium in their diets. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Pappa exhaled, the sound long and reaching for a patience it currently lacked. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It seemed to me partly caution and partly a lack of interest, but strong opinions were just not stated. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment I spoke I regretted my words, for the secret, inscrutable look came back in his eyes again, and once again I suffered the intolerable discomfort that floods one after lack of tact. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The others were dressed similarly but lacked helmets. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Yet biological control has suffered from lack of support. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It describes the psychological harm we have all suffered from this year’s lack of identity. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z More often than not, it comes down to a lack of concentration on one person’s part. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Come, ser. My hall might lack for food, but never for courtesy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Just a matter of colouring,” he said, “or lack of it. It is only a question of getting used to. Who is to say this colour is right and that is not?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And what I lacked in speed and maneuverability, I made up for in enthusiasm. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He took a few morsels that he had saved to Shadowfax, and they were graciously accepted, though the horse seemed to have no lack. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The second night I dragged my mattress outside, I was done in from lack of sleep, the heat, and pulling weeds all day. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Will they think of those little pagans doomed forever for lack of baptism and knowledge of the True Faith? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The lack of a scar on his face made him look like a different person—carefree and happy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He returned to the driver and explained that as a transit policeman he lacked the authority to make an arrest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “And though I’ve never had a pair of my own, sometimes I feel the lack of them.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At track practice, the coach berates him repeatedly for lack of focus. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They were certain that this new literature had an important role to play in helping to shape the consciousness of a people lacking adequate literary representation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was shocked at my lack of emotion and this queer cold absence of distress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z More than two hundred screaming, sobbing, trembling and confused children jammed the badly ventilated hall, and, for lack of enough benches, most of us stood up like bristles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As for the girls, my girls at any rate, they seem to have been bom with some kind of protective coating, some immunity I lacked. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I admired her lack of compunction, the courage of her bad manners, the energy of simple rage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And after years of neglect and lack of money for repairs, the house was falling apart. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The lack of a year zero began to cause problems two centuries later. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Not only did we lack the purine and pyrimidine components, but we had never had the shop put together any phosphorus atoms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This was usually a foolproof comeback, making up in scorn what it lacked in originality, but on this occasion it backfired. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet there he stood watching anyway, as if, lacking water, his job now was to bear witness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The heat, the thirst, the stench, the lack of air, were suffocating us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The clothes showed me what it was that this impressive, massive city lacked: elegance. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Botvinnik may have been right when he suggested that Bobby suffered from a lack of culture and a thinness of education. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was not the backbone of a story that she lacked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His response lacked dignity, but in fairness to him I admit that I had left him little chance to be suave. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Most rabbits in his situation, lacking almost all experience of wild life, would have fallen victim at once to the elil: but not Woundwort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Millard quickly flipped up the hood of his jacket to hide his face—or rather, his apparent lack of one. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It lacks air-conditioning, something Gerald and Lydia have never bothered to install because they are never there when it’s hot, and the enormous windows lack screens. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It seems unfair not to give credit where credit is due simply because one lacks a certain number of candles on one’s birthday cake. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z This time I climbed only 120 feet above the bergschrund before lack of composure and the arrival of a snow squall forced me to turn around. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Here there is great virtue in the limbs, were it not for the lack of it in the heads. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z No one would ever go hungry if he was president, no sirree, and nobody would lack for a job either. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It is administratively fashionable in Washington to attribute the delay of applied science in medicine to a lack of systematic planning. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You don’t have to have a number to express the lack of something, and it didn’t occur to anybody to assign a symbol to the absence of objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It’s a city that prides itself on its open-mindedness, its lack of pretension, and its homegrown slang. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In the evenings, lacking anything better to do, I used to head east and stare into the windows of the handsome, single-family town houses, wondering what went on in those well-appointed rooms. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The first meeting was tense, but I broke the ice by laying out a few lines of crystal and commenting on my host's refreshing lack of furniture. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Had Dumbledore’s sister suffered the same fate in reverse: imprisoned for her lack of magic? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It is also possible that Father Zimmermann caused you to stop matriculating for the reason perhaps that your convent lacks funds to pay the tuition. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Reflecting Lawrence’s lack of conceit when it came to engineering, the machine incorporated the latest innovations of cyclotroneers across the country in designs for transformers, power transmission, the oscillator, and the ion source. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Kaede felt the lack of sun with a brutal sense of futility: The whole world was gray, colorless. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "Your lack of imagination is going to make you absolutely a sitting target. A criminal of the imagination of U. N. Owen can make rings round you any time he—or she—wants to." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Such examples of the power of guns against native peoples lacking guns could be multiplied indefinitely. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Blame it on a lack of judgment from thrill-seeking teenagers who walk around with a superhuman feeling that nothing bad is going to happen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Not that he lacked the gift or could not develop the skill, but it disturbed him profoundly, and he could not take it for granted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In my other hours, I have taken up again the pen of the naturalist; it being my purpose to supply an entry lacking in the System of the great Linnæus. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The lack of compassion I witnessed every day had finally exhausted me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I was in class looking over our reading list for the year, along with our essay assignments, when I noticed a saddening lack of diversity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was poor Silky she was thinking of: His chestnut coat dulled with lack of care, burrs stuck in his forelock, he was distrustful of humans, and prone to bite, at least at first.... The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He drew it in rage, evilly, exaggerating the difficulties of communication, as if to punish himself for the absolute lack of sense with which he had chosen the place. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I know you don’t mind getting up with him at night. But the lack of sleep is awfully hard for me.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The author, Mary Wollstonecraft, argued that women weren’t naturally inferior to men but lacked educational opportunities that allowed them to achieve equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It is often said that nature has no disdain, and therefore the natural death lacks the concept of anger, of revenge, of meanness, and that it is even sometimes—shudder—beautiful. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z While Stanton accepted her husband’s right to his own opinion, his lack of support felt like a personal rejection. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The “rough” strain, which lacked this sugary coat, was more susceptible to immune attack. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even Bodega with his street smarts and cunning lacked what Nazario had. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He was so exhausted from lack of sleep that he barely had enough energy to carry on a conversation. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I tug at my ponytail for lack of anything better to do while I think of a response. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She is frightening me now, because what I hear in her voice is indifference, a lack of volition. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn assured him with a flat lack of conviction, and turned back chuckling to Yossarian, his disdainful merriment increasing at the sight of Yossarian’s unyielding expression of antagonism and distrust. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Demonstrate the patience and prudence which you have heretofore been lacking,” Lorren said flatly, then looked down at the book that lay open on his desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Bands lack many institutions that we take for granted in our own society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I cringe, waiting for her to say something about my lack of a social life, but thankfully she’s quiet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He believed that all human beings possessed this ability, particularly his own family, and that if it did not function well it was simply due to a lack of training. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Slipping between millions and billions or between billions and trillions should in this sense be equally funny, but it isn’t, because we too often lack an intuitive feeling for these numbers. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is wrong, nobody dies from lack of sex. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But the natives soon learned that most of the British were terrible shots, from lack of practice—their guns were little more than noisemakers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I mean, to put it crudely,” he was saying, “the thing you could say he lacks is testicularity. Know what I mean?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Remembers all the missed calls and messages—and the lack thereof from a certain former debate partner. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Several columnists accused him of lacking the courage and sportsmanship to truly test his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rishi was fairly sure he lacked the lexicon to put into words what was happening in his brain—and his body—right then. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He told me that it didn’t matter about my lack of experience or my lack of a degree. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Many assumed that Mark Antony would claim Caesar’s power for himself because Octavian lacked experience. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Still, for all Grigori’s virtues, he is impulsive. He would rather target street kids than think higher. He lacks restraint and true vision.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They say this is what happens if you lack metal. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They had good perimeter shooters, and what they lacked in rebounding, they made up for in fouls and trash talk. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The lack of emotion in Uncle C’s voice forced my head around before I could stop myself. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z What I lacked in experience, I made up for with heart and determination. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I thought it might be interesting to have a conservatory, but of course it necessitated a lack of color,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The lack of oxygen gives me a migraine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Lapp said, “Gerald G., accept our humble apologies, also our lack of couth; we will kibbutz, I mean kibitz, on the action no longer, we promise to keep it down to your dull roar.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Most lived in substandard housing, lacking indoor plumbing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was thicker about the chest and broader at the shoulders, and though his face was comely enough, he lacked Ser Loras's startling beauty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His performance reviews all praised his skills but said he lacked warmth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Obsessive parents might find this lack of correlation bothersome—what was the point of all those Mommy and Me classes?—but that is what the data tell us. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But my worry was that it would show somehow, in a kind of lack of intimacy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Characteristically, as always, the devilish white man lacks the moral strength and courage to cast off his arrogance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The old rivalry was still there; it just lacked the cordiality. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He’s relieved but disappointed that his lack of faith shines through his skin. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Nor can I complain about the lack of candy; everyone had dipped into their last reserves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If that’s the case, they should just say so instead of blaming the whole thing on my perceived lack of responsibility. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When we catch colds, they shake their heads in disgust at our lack of consideration. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Israel handed the letter over with a marked lack of enthusiasm. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Between my fatigue over lack of sleep and my excitement over the rally, I did quite poorly in the logic exam. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His lack of interest in me was a reminder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Thanks to their complete lack of subtlety, the whole world now knew the Jade Key must be hidden somewhere in that sector. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Has it ever occurred to you,” he said, “that the whole history of English poetry has been determined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z No one cared about my lack of arms; they were all far too caught up in their own struggles. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They had lacked the resources, then, to take on the citadel, but they were never going to tolerate it forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In spite of The Taker’s efforts, the car ride lacks the energy and fun and good feeling that it had the first time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Disappointed at the lack of anything to mock, the soldiers returned to their meals. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He kicked, pounded, twisted, pushed, using his lack of size to confound and exasperate Elisha, whose damp fists, joined at the small of John’s back, soon slipped. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Because of the Pleistocene extinctions, the Americas lacked animals suitable for domestication into beasts of burden; without animals to haul carts, individuals on rough terrain can use skids almost as effectively. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He loved her, she knew, but he lacked a certain strength; his backbone was softened by duty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And she worried that she came out lacking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Cabot said, for lack of anything else to say. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Mesoamerican peoples left behind texts that are slowly giving up their secrets, but in other areas the lack of written languages has left a great silence. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z No complete copy was known to Westeros, however; even the Citadel’s lacked twenty-seven scrolls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They can be highly intelligent and functional, but they lack judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She was not alive and she knew it, but...whatever her new state might lack, it was infinitely preferable to the unmaking that had almost devoured her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In some jurisdictions, if the person lacks the support of the prosecuting attorney who wrongly convicted him, compensation will be denied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z While some argue that it is attributable primarily to racial bias and discrimination, others maintain that it is due to poor education, unraveling morals, and a lack of thrift and perseverance among the urban poor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With the lack of fear, he knew he could say anything he wanted to, whereas before he had picked over his words to avoid trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Others gasped and perished from lack of oxygen. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I would also say it has the admiration of many people who lack your family’s...boldness.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s voice was low, excited, tense; but what it lacked in volume was more than made up for in the breathless manner in which he spoke. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Everything in the courtyard shudders for a moment, scarves fluttering despite the lack of any breeze, the fabric of the tents quivering. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His tours have been so sporadic in recent years that the lack of performances passes mostly without notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a sudden lack of focus and a scary awareness of his knees. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is my belief that Cathy Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her all of her life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She likes District 13 well enough, even though she thinks the cooks are somewhat lacking in imagination. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I realize that if one looks at the matter objectively, one has to concede my father lacked various attributes one may normally expect in a great butler. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Mom felt Grandma Smith had lacked faith in her artistic talent, and by becoming a teacher now, she was acknowledging that her mother had been right all along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The only awkwardness the moment lacked was the omnipotent presence of Mr. Stonecrop, who soon remedied the absence. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My parents were concerned about my lack of education and what that might mean for my future. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I needed to get outside now, before the girls rushed headlong into another nightmare brought on by a lack of caution. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They lacked this procedure for the fundamental reason that they thought it unnecessary: what could go wrong if one argued from uncontested premises to conclusions that necessarily followed? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Herbert was in court with me, and we both immediately recognized the lack of interest on the judge's face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The lack of evidence is evidence of a cover-up. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The few times he dared to look up, she looked up, too; her eyes drifting coolly, calmly, collectedly across his face, probing with a vapory lack of concern. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold, wet weather and the lack of heating in the police barracks were making it hard for Don Hume to throw off the cold—or whatever it was that was lingering in his chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Billy was guided by dread and the lack of dread. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We claimed, among other things, that the indictment was vague and lacked particularity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They made her aware of her own lowliness, her plain looks, her lack of aspirations, her ignorance of so many things. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Harry looked over at Hermione and the question he had been about to ask—about whether Mrs. Cattermole’s lack of a wand would prevent her Apparating alongside her husband—died in his throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Bryan lacked the good looks of his brother Ernest, Mollie’s husband, and there was something cold about his appearance; he had uncomfortably steady eyes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The Mujahideen, armed to the teeth but now lacking a common enemy, had found the enemy in each other. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For all its importance as a source of capital and jobs for a people who lacked both, the Mutual was even more significant as an emblem of racial pride. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It required mapping strategy and listening to your neighbors and building trust in communities where trust was often lacking. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Frustration over the lack of progress in housing and employment issues kept tensions high in Durham, with only a spark needed to touch off an explosion. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was like a flip book of his talent—at the front were the sketches he’d done about three years ago, still a bit blocky and dull from their creator’s lack of experience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Because of the lack of a bra,” I correct her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She hustled the boy back to his room, as fast as you could husde a boy who was still weak from fever and lack of food. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Whereas visual vocabulary tends to be more detailed, we lack nuanced conceptual words to describe sound and our relationship to it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z On the other hand, people lacking such experience begin to have a feeling of uneasiness here, of danger, of being shut in, enclosed and over-whelmed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But something was missing in my imaginative efforts; my flights of imagination were too subjective, too lacking in reference to social action. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The clinic was filled with pain, lack, suffering and neglect. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And she was still concerned about Charles’s lack of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Obsession?” said Hermione in a low fierce voice, when Harry was careless enough to use the word one evening, after Hermione had told him off for his lack of interest in locating more Horcruxes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They also lacked the wheel and the arch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She really was a pretty child, but it was hard to see it—not so much because she was unkempt, but because of the queer, cold lack in her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Overhearing a valet lamenting the lack of funds to create an alljockey baseball team, he jumped in. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The best that could be said was that Arabella’s lack of freckles was the sign—the hieroglyph, Briony might have written—of her distinction. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You might say it’s a staple. The citadel gardens lack variety.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I left wondering whether Rufus had shown lack of sense by letting me write the letter—instead of writing it himself—or by sending it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In her first shame at her folly and lack of faith, Psyche fell on her knees and would have plunged the knife into her own breast if it had not fallen from her trembling hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a lack of obsessive behavior might tempt Poirot to send her home. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Not at all, my dear friend. It is I that must apologize to you. The whole incident was entirely due to my priggishness and lack of manners.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “How dare you get angry at me—as if your lack of foresight is my fault!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He cursed his deadened arm and lack of weapon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I never realized how much was lacking from my relationship with her until Lucy wasn’t here to fill in the gaps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But it was another example of both the lack of knowledge about South Africa in the rest of Africa and the extraordinary lengths the PAC would go to besmirch the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If the church stash is low or lacks a needed size, he gives away the few shoes and clothes he owns. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The room smells as she does, a powdery floral smell that lacks the acridness of perfume. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He complains bitterly about this or that actor and his lack of skill. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z After the Haitian earthquake, hopes of quickly rebuilding the country were frustrated by a lack of control over money. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z One thing we were talking about was my parents’ jobs, or lack thereof. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now I have unanswered questions and a lack of resolve. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The new English mass is unilinear, lacking density; there is little opportunity for private prayer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have lacked humility, that is true. But it was you who taught me to reach so high,” I said in my defense. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z While I outwardly express discontent about our lack of any real participation, I’m busy with my own agenda. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Farmer was a diplomat, too, but he often lacked Jim’s patience. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Daisy, who lacked the capacity to experience embarrassment, was not discouraged. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Garland snapped, “I think you’re right; it would seem we lack a specific talent you humans possess. I believe it’s called empathy.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He was a simple man who had no inferiority complex about his lack of education and, even more amazing, no superiority complex because he had succeeded despite that lack. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed heuristic value to survive, and this was lacking. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, she relied on the multismash, which was loud and effective but lacked subtlety. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The literature of veterinary medicine does not lack for cases of animals felled by swainsonine poisoning after grazing on forage contaminated with R. leguminicola. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “These flowers are a gift, and if that’s how you’re going to treat a gift—with a complete lack of respect and gratitude—then you, Keisha Almond, will be the only girl without flowers.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It would have lacked the energy to sustain itself under normal conditions, however, the fission bomb provides it with all the energy it requires to grow and become self-sustaining. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “We’re not here to discuss the lack of screechers,” said Mr. Burke in a calm voice. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Or could the lack of a pinch be more accurately attributed to the fact that the off-duty cops simply pocketed Devine’s dough, parked in a deserted place, and logged eight hours of shut-eye every night? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They lacked the elegance and artistry of his real clothes. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z My Mutter always lamented my lack of friends in Heidelberg, but here each day I am introduced to someone new. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But he thought that whatever happened he had something, an inner strength or resolution that Hooper lacked. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z To them, the answer to why she thought she wasn't being tailed was simple: She lacked the experience to pick up on her KGB surveillance team. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was cruel to desert the helpless sufferer, but they were desperate to get on to Troy, and with his bow and arrows he would at least never lack for food. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Principal Peattie does not give a student who lacks the discipline to go to assigned classes the privilege of attending advanced classes.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “My lack of effort is over now, sir. I promise to try my hardest. We still have some time, sir. Will you teach me?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z What she lacked in size, however, she made up for with the size and sharpness of her four teeth. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Yet it was in truth falling year by year into decay; and already it lacked half the men that could have dwelt at ease there. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z My stomach is sour with the lack of food, but I no longer feel hungry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The wild delirium she felt might have been lack of sleep combined with too much coffee. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Since tribes thus lack economic specialists, they also lack slaves, because there are no specialized menial jobs for a slave to perform. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast comes to the dining room and the omelet is like a science experiment: is the lack of cheese explained by the mysterious holes that dot the alleged egg? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Your Honor. Just seeking clarification on the unconscionable lack of aid.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The rain made it harder to hear any sounds of pursuit, but at least the lack of moonlight would make them harder to spot. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Cole bit again but his jaw lacked strength. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The lungs don't have the ability to sense lack of oxygen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If he really loved her, she wondered, why the lack of passion? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of living things made the landscape both beautiful and menacing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Gale gave me a sense of security I'd lacked since my father's death. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Pilgrims were typical in their lack of preparation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Marcus's yellow eyes are troubled, his lack of malice so profound that I barely recognize him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z To me it was a weird contrast: the urgency about getting money on the outside versus the seeming lack of urgency about getting out of prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Possession of anything new or expensive only reflected a person’s lack of theology and geometry; it could even cast doubts upon one’s soul. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dede next notices, the garden’s stillness is deepening, blooming dark flowers, their scent stronger for the lack of color and light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma is never lacking in life lessons and surprises. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Darwin, he collected beetles, but he lacked his cousin’s plodding, taxonomic mind and soon gave up his collection for more ambitious pursuits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Only the schedule is constantly shifting, derailed by our lack of a stamp from an official or delayed when Effie breaks one of her high heels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That means that all modern humans arose from a very small population base, which would explain our lack of genetic diversity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet held out his arms to me and sang, “Come to me, my Rosalind, I am a hart that lacks a hind,” but I drew away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “What is your greatest fault?” asked Fred, by way of testing in her the virtue he lacked himself. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared back, but his look was hollow, lacking any of his usual spark. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The crowding, poor nutrition, and lack of hygiene made disease rampant; from typhus to scarlet fever, from malnutrition to psychosis, illness of some kind struck nearly every family. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Big Anthony was not the most clever buck in the village, but no one could say he lacked a sense for opportunity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Confined to ghetto areas and lacking political power, the black poor are convenient targets. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Did they see the lack of light under the crack and notice it like a roach? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Outraged by the lack of local law enforcement interest in the case, the black community and civil rights activists persuaded the United States Department of Justice to get involved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Despite his lack of memory, he was sure he’d just been through the most traumatic night of his life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z At his complete lack of desire to cross paths with me in any shape or form. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mine is the last number they call today, the team so clearly distraught at the lack of special skills displayed before them, they’re just going to chuck our whole group. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She was frightened by this rare moment of shared emotion, uneasy with the lack of tension between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was hard for teachers not to feel depressed by the lack of rudimentary knowledge, like in the history class in which students were asked to name the president after John F. Kennedy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Is there any connection between my present desk job and a lack of physical grace? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In spite of these notable lacks, the expanse of grey stone was undoubtedly a door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of such biological instincts, during the foraging era, hundreds of strangers were able to cooperate thanks to their shared myths. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Gaur’s lack of formal education, he was my superior in virtually every sphere of knowledge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice was so lacking in command and reproof, so full of crumbling dissolution,—that Janie half believed that Nanny had not seen her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Plants died and the grasses rotted, cattle and sheep crept to the river that was no more and perished there for lack of water, lizards and squirrels lay prone and gasping in the blistering sunlight. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine people in three rooms and the lack of privacy. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I remember lying in his bed, tossing and turning, wondering why he'd lacked the ability to read my mind. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She seemed to be taking the library’s lack of useful information on the subject as a personal insult; it had never failed her before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He told her he had often noticed that she lacked forethought “Wasn’t it enough to think of going to the Cheniere and waking you up?” she laughed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea how long he’d been gaining altitude, but at some point he must have passed out from the cold and the lack of oxygen. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And on down the line it went again, now calming the rumble the lack of chicken breasts caused. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When he is older and thus when so little of the person he was survives, the scholarship boy makes only too apparent his profound lack of self-confidence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I searched her face closely and found her expression entirely lacking in the grasping quality that Minerva Goodacre had displayed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But Leslie had other problems at Lark Creek that caused more of a rumpus than lack of money. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Perhaps my species lacks the capacity,” he said. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Would she really notice that he had left the milk standing, not indeed from any lack of hunger, and would she bring in something else to eat more suitable for him? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s thus straightforward to review a region’s big mammals and to test whether the lack of mammal domestication in some regions was due to the unavailability of suitable wild species, rather than to local peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mohamed mostly remembered the lack of school materials in our primary and secondary schools, and how we had to help the teachers grow crops in their farms or gardens. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But the quiet, the dull beiges and greens, the familiar farm chores, the complete lack of other people—this used to be my life; it used to be enough. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Since the movie houses were now off -limits due to lack of funds, he would have had to drift, bored and aimless, around the business district until it seemed safe to return home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I chose a question to which I certainly lacked the answer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘The lack of ghosts is eerie. Back in ancient times, Delos was sacred ground. No mortal was allowed to be born here or die here. There are literally no mortal spirits on this whole island.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The other seven cities, lacking Selitos’ power, found their safety elsewhere. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Atahuallpa’s presence at Cajamarca thus highlights one of the key factors in world history: diseases transmitted to peoples lacking immunity by invading peoples with considerable immunity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The girl never did see the ghost but she was fond of Henri and it was five months before the cramped cabin and the lack of a toilet drove her out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson doesn’t believe I can accomplish anything on this mission— her lack of interest is imprinted in every word of Thomas’s response. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But to the south lay 2,000 miles of country thinly occupied by Khoisan hunter-gatherers, lacking iron and crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The races were notable for the lack of clothing worn by the contestants and the serious way in which they went at the task of winning five-dollar gold pieces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z South African law does not guarantee a defendant the right to legal representation, and thousands upon thousands of indigent men and women went to prison every year for lack of such representation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the harbor the water was calm, and as they moved past the massive breakwater Lyra began to feel unsteady from the lack of motion. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Many of the statues lacked heads, the dwarf noted, yet even headless they still managed to look imposing in die purple dusk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that they were bitter so much as that they lacked any sweetness, had a tart flavor that left his mouth dry feeling. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Each year, on the anniversary of Halliday’s death, newscasters jokingly reported on their continued lack of progress. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was just not very bright and not very pretty and, because of these two lacks, not very lucky. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Came a morning when—half in a doze, exhausted from lack of sleep—Herbie heard a curious thock-crunch sound, then a faint plop, followed by a nauseating scuffling noise. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result of the publicity about his schooling, or lack thereof, Fischer was beginning to be thought of as a nyeculturni by the Russians, unschooled and uncultured, and they began to tease him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Bull would not mind that there was a fight, only that Ben had lacked the stealth not to get caught. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In effect, the leadership of the revolutionary generation lacked a vocabulary adequate to describe the politics they were inventing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was greatly hampered by his lack of book knowledge and of the knowledge of the meaning of characters written upon a paper with a camel’s hair brush and ink. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “In these collections, I saw countless other insects, but in a manner that lack both their origin and how they reproduced, that is to say how they changed from caterpillars to chrysalises and so on.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Richard was twenty-two, and one of the smartest people I knew, but he lacked a high school diploma. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Why, if they follow this conformity business they'll end up by forcing me, an invisible man, to become white, which is not a color but the lack of one. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His complete lack of remorse, which was what had shocked her most. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an oily whir of gears and a mechanically-timbered voice boomed out in words that lacked accent and intonation, “I—am—the—robot—that—talks.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “The only thing these men are guilty of is their lack of taste. Before you two showed up, I was telling Mr. Whitby about Victor’s murder.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was amazed by the couple’s reaction, or lack of it. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It didn’t feel right, it lacked a correct rhythm—there was something almost malicious and hostile in all their voices. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the presence or lack of an apostrophe suggests a slight difference. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought of him again the next morning, when lack of sleep made her yawn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All women, married or single, lacked most of the rights that men could claim as their birthright. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We lacked the men to keep them from landing or to save our lives if they attacked us, which we were certain they would. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They lacked, it seemed, the capacity to mobilize. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z According to the doctors, this was because the damage was very serious: a lack of external injuries meant the damage was all internal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The moon lacked only a night of being full, and the flat bare sandrock on the mesa top reflected its light like snow, and he could see his way clearly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z "Give me a man for every vow I've seen broken and the Wall will never lack for defenders." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Given enough time, the societies lacking writing might also have eventually developed it on their own. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What with this and the trouble yesterday concerning the lack of water in the radiator, it would not be unreasonable for an observer to believe such general disorganization endemic to my nature. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But the greater truth is that I was most like Joe when I was growing up, although I lacked his self-confidence and wasn’t as “out there” as he is. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Do you have a problem other than a total lack of maturity and intelligence? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Its poverty was of a particular kind—lack of imagination, color, zest. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The mutants clearly lacked some factor—a chemical—that determines the front versus the back of the fly. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I realize that Brady’s lack of response is yet another trigger-point of stress. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z José Arcadio had come to think that he had run away, when he reappeared, panting a little because of his haste, dragging legs that enclosure and lack of mobility had made weak and heavy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I enjoyed Francis’ words, even though they lacked the casual sense of understatement known to be the correct way to behave in Cambridge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This way, other nations could not infer from lack of openness which launches contained classified payloads. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of boughs made it difficult to hang the ornaments evenly, so the kids had to hang ten or more ornaments per branch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As much as I hated conflict, I hated lack of resolution even more. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z For lack of anything else to do when my body gets too sick to work in the garden, I often watch the villagers dispose of the corpses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the lack of hot meals, they slept on the filthy ground where state fair animals had been previously housed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “That shows a certain lack of trust,” he said dryly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shanti's striding along, so thankfully she doesn't notice my lack of enthusiasm. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Your brother lacks your skills, I’m afraid,” she said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was a proper attention that had been lacking. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Ayanna sucked in a breath at my lack of godly respect, but me and the big sunny god were cool. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Not all of Kepler’s ‘distractions’ from his planetary work lacked scientific significance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z SJ: You said affirmative action “discriminates against members of the majority,” and you cited Jus’s acceptance to Yale and your lack thereof as supporting evidence for that assertion. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z So, with the feeling of a man who will die in the next hour for lack of air,. he felt his way toward his open, separate, and therefore cold bed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Did her lack of training blind her to KGB surveillance? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The younger one also lacked her mother’s abundant hair; instead she had thin curls stuck tight to her scalp as though glued there. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The older one explains to the rookie that Mom was probably hit first and killed instantly, explaining the lack of blood. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Psychiatrists talk about criminals as people with stunted psychological development, people who have had pathological relationships with their parents, who lack adequate role models. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She lacked physical presence—she weighed less than one hundred pounds—but she was determined, and she refused to take no for an answer. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He murmured it from the chair where he was resting, lacking the strength to talk in his usual firm voice. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Whereas his father lacked the interest or discipline to save his reputation and that of his family, Charles measured himself by his image in the minds of others. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Due to lack of practice, it was a little crooked but far neater than Lissa’s large, round, loopy handwriting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z You sense it all around in the pointed lack of ornamentation, plants, or reason for hope—walls built not to shelter but to constrain. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lack of immediate optimism was shared by the small group of lab people who came to the talk. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Get those bags out of the cab,” she ordered testily, seeming outraged with my lack of speed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With a lack of team spirit, some Wolverettes maintained that I possessed no coordination whatsoever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This lack of artifice owes as much to the rousing arrangement of songs, which blend seamlessly together, as it does to Echevarri’s poignant narrative. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z There’s a blue bath mat, a blue fake-fur cover on the toilet seat; all this bathroom lacks from the time before is a doll whose skirt conceals the extra roll of toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to keep it focused on my surroundings, but I was tired and so I let it run a bit off leash for lack of the energy to remain disciplined. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was a burden so heavy I could barely sleep at night for lack of breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His faith cracked, and for a few days he lacked his bounce, coming back from his morning run without his usual sweaty high, walking around heavy-footed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For her, however, that solitary rite lacked all sensuality and was simply a way of passing the time until she was hungry. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I still lacked confidence as a speaker, and was intimidated by the eloquence of so many of those in the league. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Such a dutiful boy," said Varys, "to make certain His Grace did not lack for refreshment." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The tension between her lack of control and her attempt to suppress it is horrible. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he had the same impulse for growth and physical strength, it was early evident that he lacked imagination. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The two eras were not so much in opposition as they were complementary developments, indicative of a single fact: Students at the new middle-class campus lacked deep appreciation of their social advantages. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As I emerged, she walked silently towards the staircase, a curious lack of urgency in her manner. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Still ravenously hungry, and growing weak from lack of food, she left the pine and circled above an alfalfa field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was not the lack of windows that made that sure; more the dankness. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She pretended to lack a big guy in the crotch and we both laughed. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Above all, what distinguishes the moose is its almost boundless lack of intelligence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Not too many people believe that since aspirin cures headaches, lack of aspirin in the bloodstream must cause them. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweating profusely day and night, training in the sun, unable to sleep in stifling hotel rooms and YMCAs, lacking any appetite, virtually every athlete lost a huge amount of weight. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He made a tally of his shining pile— tripods, cauldrons, cloaks, and gold—and found he lacked nothing at all. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that the experimenters wished to see whether human beings lacking continuous sexual potentiality would remain intelligent and capable of culture. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Our lack of English made for some confusing moments along the way. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But the blow had lacked the power of the uppercut. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But Dimple’s voice lacked conviction, even to her own ears. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z With the exception of one small thing, one tiny little thing, they lacked nothing that the sage and thinker had, and that was the consciousness of the unity of all life. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Its drama lay in its lack of drama, in its quietness, in the courtesies we felt impelled to extend to one another. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In between them, stunted, thin trees, killed for lack of light and space, were overgrown with grubs and fungus like pale suede. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She was pretty enough, pleasant enough, and her father had the money they could rely on if needed, but she lacked drive. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is as though the place lacks vertical lines,” da Cunha complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Lots of people work hard at skilled jobs but lack something—a degree, a credential, sometimes a union card—that would give them better pay and more job security. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Or for being isolated or lacking school spirit. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We became hard, suspicious, pitiless, vicious, tough—and that was good; for these attributes were just what we lacked. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Other people had something I lacked— something denied me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And m • although he hated to think about it, the bad air and the lack of food was probably killing off some of the people he’d been checking up on all summer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Her lack of fear for her safety—particularly among blacks, where she often stuck out like a sore thumb and seemed an easy target for muggers—had me stumped. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The larger ggeh depend solely on this notion, that the lessons of the culture will be stronger than a momentary lack, can subdue any individual weakness or want. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As described by William Julius Wilson in his book When Work Disappears, the overwhelming majority of African Americans in the 1970s lacked college educations and had attended racially segregated, underfunded schools lacking basic resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z According to his calculations, that sum would be enough for her studies, so that all that was lacking was the price of her fare back home. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There were many of these animals on the shore near my camp, but I lacked a weapon with which to kill one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Cigarette packages that lacked a New York State revenue stamp—cigarettes purchased out of state, for example, or on Indian reservations—were not allowed to be distributed to inmates, and were apparently thrown away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the most part, archaeologists had lacked the expertise to address the anti-Clovis evidence from genetics and linguistics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop thinking about the clapboard walls, the lack of windows. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They were both looking at her without expression, but somehow their lack of expression seemed like an expression of warning to her to behave herself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Their needs were tended to; there was nothing they lacked, nothing they…That was it, Claire realized. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even a traveling side show would have rejected her, since her freak quality lacked that important ingredient—the grotesque. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The comments upon my personal life were uncalled for and revealed a shocking lack of taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On TV, talking heads wrung their hands over a lack of traditional feminine values and wondered if girls’ sports were to blame. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z More than anything else, it was the lack of concern and responsiveness by police, prosecutors, and victims' services providers that devastated Mozelle and Onzelle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think Ms. G saw our initial lack of interest, so she decided to add a little incentive in order to get the class to participate a little more. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z One, on the couch: June, tying and untying and retying the laces on her Keds, for lack of anything else to do with her hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Others are studying the health impact of job insecurity, lack of support on the job, and employment that makes it difficult to balance work and family obligations. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When Bernabe Montoya’s doleful voice crackled over the walkie-talkie, the agent replied succinctly, thoroughly, and then absorbed the information, or rather, lack of information, from the sheriff with equal automatic aplomb. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of furniture, the apartment did not feel empty. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break the last defences, and cover all the lands in a second darkness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We must understand that chain if we hope, now, to produce good institutions quickly in countries lacking them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s actually worse to lack all conviction. Because then you just go along, you know? You’re just a bubble on the tide of empire.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Dr. McNally testified that Mrs. Colbey’s pregnancy was at high risk for "unexplained fetal death" because of her age and lack of prenatal care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And knowing that my mother in there was a statistic that didn’t have to be, that existed because of a society’s failure, hypocrisy, greed, and lack of mercy and compassion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen-year-olds always drive with their high beams on, to make up for their insecurity and lack of experience manning a seven-ton death toaster. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z For what can excuse a man in the eyes of other men for lack of strength? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Southwest, the Americas lack examples of large-scale language expansions widely accepted by linguists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She was like a wild creature, by turns furtive and barging, ever unwashed, and with the staring lack of empathy that belongs to murderers and small children. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Like any other appendage,” the captain tells me, “it has atrophied from lack of use.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He lacked true compassion and he had no stomach for their health problems. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z "Joff has had no lack of good counsel. He's always been strong-willed. Now that he's king, he believes he should do as he pleases, not as he's bid." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Despite its relative lack of drama, the New York Times—the very epitome of the eastern establishment—called the race “stunning.” 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 described their lack of success in getting Branwell to speak, there was a long silence on his end of the line. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For weeks afterward Marcus lacked the courage to visit the palace. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “We know what Fudge is. It’s Arthur’s fondness for Muggles that has held him back at the Ministry all these years. Fudge thinks he lacks proper Wizarding pride.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was in the heavyweight division, and I had neither enough power to compensate for my lack of speed nor enough speed to make up for my lack of power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which scientists think is the neurotransmitter related to depression...If you have a lack of this chemical in your system, you can start to get depressed.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z In contrast, another resident complained of the local employment opportunities and lack of shopping choices. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Probably, though we thought not so soon and not so many; a rat has a natural set of tools that monkeys lack: sharp, pointed teeth that never stop growing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not for lack of trying,” I mutter, shooting her a dark look. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z What manner of words could one use so as not to be too forward, too lacking in respect toward the President of the United States? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t even catch fish: their sites immediately on the seacoast lack fish bones and fishhooks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The same pattern repeated itself elsewhere in the world, whenever peoples lacking native wild mammal species suitable for domestication finally had the opportunity to acquire Eurasian domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The air was laden with hospital smells, not unlike those of the gym except that the Infirmary lacked that sense of spent human vitality. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It is being designed so that four people will be able to stay aboard for long periods of time, working in a laboratory, exploring ideas that involve gravity or the lack of it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Moriori were a small, isolated population of hunter-gatherers, equipped with only the simplest technology and weapons, entirely inexperienced at war, and lacking strong leadership or organization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to look twice to see that what she lacked in power, she made up in brains. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But all of those discomforts were nothing against their lack of water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Some people lack the imagination to do anything but embrace a stereotype and let it define them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sound evidence for the existence of human differences in intelligence that parallel human differences in technology is lacking. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Marina hadn’t forgotten Militsa’s comments about the young recruits’ lack of military polish, and the first order that she gave at Engels was for them all to get men’s haircuts. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But they lack personality; that is, their functions are extremely limited.—Must be, since they are so specialized. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I pondered when I saw it, wondering if he had lacked a vitamin or two and had sought them in the bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of conversation doesn’t seem to bother her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Would you be interested in coming to see him? If it’s a good day, he can be quite talkative. It’s really his short-term memory that is lacking, but he may remember your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z If you have to go somewhere else due to lack of facilities that is the next step, otherwise you are pretty well set. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We have received via post your absurd comments about our trousers, the comments revealing, as they did, your total lack of contact with reality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their efforts always fell a little short, but not for lack of enthusiasm or love. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Vincent thinks he’s talking about Theo, but he's thinking about himself: for him, painting is the answer to his misery, to his lack of confidence, to his feelings of being at sea in the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Still, our list of triumphs lacks many wild plants that, despite their value as food, we never succeeded in domesticating. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of state funds, federal money continued to trickle into Alabama, and in 1961 the legislature was again persuaded to make a small appropriation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then Du Bois tore into Washington for the older man’s lack of a spiritual counterbalance to “the evils of Get and Grab.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We then switched to the black tennis situation in South Africa and, in particular, the conspicuous lack of champions of Arthur Ashe’s calibre. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The lack of criticism evidenced by our ad hoc community influenced me, and set a tone of tolerance for my life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To the authors’ critics, the lack of confirmation had an obvious cause: the whole three- migrations theory was wrong. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He also has his hired agents out searching, but his efforts to send and receive messages are hampered by the lack of telegraph lines through the Maryland and northern Virginia countryside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z First, because the lack of sleep was making him delirious, and second, because a crazy goat had chewed free from his tether and was following Finn around, trying to gnaw off his back pockets. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Working plumbing was scarce, and the lack of air-conditioning tormented scientists and engineers trying to function in the baking heat of California’s Central Valley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Every sheep is born with a tongue that lets him go ba ba ba and there’s a great lack of tongue in this head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There was no lack of boys to choose from. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sound, unassuming, conscientious, a bit lacking in the rabbit sense of mischief, he was something of the born second-in-command. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of black men are unable to be good fathers for their children, not because of a lack of commitment or desire but because they are warehoused in prisons, locked in cages. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the Theorem didn't go well; he was beginning to worry that he might lack the math expertise for the job when he glanced up to see the bedroom door opening. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Hunter-gatherer societies tend to be relatively egalitarian, to lack full-time bureaucrats and hereditary chiefs, and to have small-scale political organization at the level of the band or tribe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When I look over at him, his blue eyes darkened by the lack of lights, he looks stoic and frightened. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The younger and smaller cub, still lacking a name, spent the night alone in his cage, in the city menagerie where he was to live. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The Flint girl was fourteen and fiat-chested as a boy, though she did not lack for milk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But if the answer was no, then Briony was surrounded by machines, intelligent and pleasant enough on the outside, but lacking the bright and private inside feeling she had. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I am not surprised to find that liver is rich in vitamin C. So are citrus fruits and green vegetables, the foods I lacked. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw him too much. A great landowner. And arrogant. What he lacked in fighting skills he made up for in bragging, drinking, and killing. In that order.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I could read upside-down pretty easily and I saw right away that he lacked organization of any kind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But she trusted to her flesh, and to the strange truth she’d learned about angels, perhaps especially those angels who had once been human: lacking flesh, they coveted it and longed for contact with it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Homo sapiens long preferred to view itself as set apart from animals, an orphan bereft of family, lacking siblings or cousins, and most importantly, without parents. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Egyptian civilization’s lack of zero was bad for the calendar and bad for the future of Western mathematics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Some doctors thought the heart and blood-supply system would become confused by the lack of gravity and would not function properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since starting at D-C three months ago, he’s been in—for lack of a stronger word—a funk. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I take it on faith that computers, although lacking souls, are possessed of a kind of intelligence. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thin as a minute, he appeared to lack the heft to carry his own name. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z At first Ben was appalled by the lack of respect for the man and by the man’s ability to disregard the stockpiled vitriol stacked on him by his students. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The hunger, the slush, the lack of sleep, the constant tension, the grime, the grief, and the cold were all exhausting. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In France, Mersenne received a rather garbled account of Torricelli’s experiment and tried unsuccessfully to reproduce it, but he lacked the right sort of glass tube. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Pi, not happy about the lack of attention, jumps up on me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In today’s world, financial constraints, gender bias, and lack of state support now make it almost impossible for Russian women to learn to fly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z If we had ever been lacking for work to do, there would never be a shortage again. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the Negro has lacked unity of purpose else-where, he has in Montgomery rallied to the leadership of King. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If crops throughout the U.S., throughout the world for that matter, died from lack of sunlight, how long would New York City continue to get food? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They felt nervous about speaking in front of so many people, and they lacked confidence about how to run a meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “So you’re not completely lacking in some small amount of animal cunning. Good. Now, beg my forgiveness.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the glow shows that the tiny broom closet is full of brooms, a bucket, and a pair of mops, but is lacking any of the disguises that Adam was hoping for. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the real world, many countries lacked even simple health services, and others had clinics and hospitals staffed by the ignorant, the careless, and the lazy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He’s clearly smart, but lacks basic common sense in the strangest of ways. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He passed the bottle to the patriarch in his corner, and the old man smiled so sweetly that for the first time I could see he lacked front teeth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was half expecting questions about where she had come from and how she had arrived, and she was preparing answers; but it wasn’t only imagination the nurse lacked, it was curiosity as well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Many of the boys and girls I had grown up with left school because they lacked money to continue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie had been looking at his muscles in the mirror, and Genie figured the lack of light might’ve been making them look bigger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They lacked the financial means, the technology, and the social organization to maintain colonies so far from Europe. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Others interpreted this lack of clear evidence differently. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But she seemed lacking in so many ways, and the realm of colors was one. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His teachers, at least some, were annoyed by his aloofness and lack of interest in the lessons at hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And just the way the lack of sleep was a constant battle for the aircrew, so it was for the ground crew. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z To reinforce the point, Dr. Strayer described the concept of “inattention blindness,” in which lack of attention can cause someone to not see what’s going on around them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z All these facts indicate that the explanation for the lack of native mammal domestication outside Eurasia lay with the locally available wild mammals themselves, not with the local peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Both of those atoll types present problems to human settlers, because they consist entirely of limestone without other stones, have only very thin soil, and lack permanent fresh water. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Constrained by its punishing climate, poor soil, and lack of protein, these scientists argue, large-scale societies have never existed—can never exist—in the river basin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That seems incredible to us, until we reflect that ancient Mexicans lacked domestic animals to hitch to their wheeled vehicles, which therefore offered no advantage over human porters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He explained the lack of mail from the children. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And despite the lack of sunlight, the seeds sprouted, though they were thinner and weaker than usual. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Although news of Kepler’s discoveries spread, the full discussion of his ideas didn’t appear in print until his book Astronomia Nova was published in 1609—publication was delayed by printing problems and lack of finance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She snaps at a nearby servant, "Go and fetch Madam Claire. Tell her that her hospitality is lacking, and I don't like to be kept waiting." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Exactly,” Ernie said, shaking his head as if just as disappointed in Genie’s lack of summer protocol. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I held up my two hands to illustrate the total and complete lack of gifts I had brought for the African children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention the lack of a seatbelt on a horse—no secondary restraint systems of any kind—and yet horses could go nearly as fast as cars but were much bounder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In such an environment even the native Indians lacked virility. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I drove past Holly Meadows three times before I finally found it—everything in the area was oak trees and ranch land, and Holly Meadows—lacking a sign at its entrance—didn’t stand out much. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But despite their lack of money, Farideh and Mohammad had a solid marriage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z From his expression, or lack of it, he might have been killing time on a railway platform reading a billboard advertisement for Dr. Scholl’s foot pads. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Ah. There is strength in this new voice of yours. But it lacks wisdom.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z What the Atashkadeh lacked in height, it more than made up for in majesty: Five arches, held up by smooth white columns, fronted it, and a Faravahar was carved into the top. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "See, the savages lack the wit to understand the speech of civilized men." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This must have been one of the schools that was closed down then, for lack of children. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Amid many entries grumbling about the weather, he grumbled even more about the lack of spirit in the older boys as he raced boatloads of them against one another. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And worse, a husder could never afford to have it demonstrated that he could be bluffed, that he could be frightened by a threat, that he lacked nerve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lack of respect made me squirm in my seat, but a part of me respected her boldness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Their facial expressions changed to humble, their words were apologetic, and their demeanor lacked confidence. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How can we ever hope to wrest the answers to those questions from Africa’s preliterate past, lacking the written evidence that teaches us about the spread of the Roman Empire? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z |
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