If he had the courage to look at himself in the mirror that morning and see himself for the piece of garbage he is, he wouldn’t embarrass himself by leaving the house. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, Haupt asked the doctor for a signed note to give his employer, advising against any physical exertion until a diagnosis was determined. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I did not want to leave you time to fret over it. As long as you obey my instructions, the night will pass without incident. It will be loud, but you will be safe.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She nodded to Citra’s parents, winked at Ben, then turned to leave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The word had broken from his mouth like a curse, leaving an aftertaste of tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I leave you in the hands of God. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It starts with her mother’s rules of how to work for white women, all the way up to leaving Missus Walters. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She said she had to leave in order to clear her head, and to clear her heart of all the bad things. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had to leave now, she told herself, but when the moment came, she was too frightened to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As you can see, this did not leave me much time to follow my original program of reeducating the demoness about dragons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost wanted to leave it in the truck. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had his daily meetings, but instead of asking me to leave, he had me wait on the other side of the white curtain, where we were now conducting most of our practice sessions. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The understanding had always been that Rocky would be the one to leave home, go to college or join the Army. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, they must be crazy,” Florida said, “to leave a place like this, where they could be outside all day, and they could run all they wanted, and they could shout and spit and stuff.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We’d just finished playing a game of basketball and were leaving the courts when out of the corner of my eye I saw Shea, one of my friends from the neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was fear that held me back, and the fact that, for the moment, Mr. Loomis was leaving me alone. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“My grandfather said to give you this. That’s all the cash he has right now. He said to tell you thanks. He’d come out himself, but he doesn’t want to leave her.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

No, I think it would be foolish to attempt to wrest the truth from Professor Slughorn by force, and might do much more harm than good; I do not wish him to leave Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The prospect of leaving the family made her sorrowful. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The words leave me, but they’re swallowed by the sudden roar of the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As much as Paris has given him for his art—the color, the experience, the association with other artists—as much as it could still give him, he has to leave. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He’s always ready to go somewhere a good half hour before it’s time to leave. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She tested her by pretending she was leaving. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t feel right to leave him alone after what Will had said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Abuela likes us to leave the fruit on as long as possible, even though some of it is ready in October. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“My daughter leave for college soon. Both our children will be far away. Hiroshi is hurting inside”—she presses her hand to her chest—“because I think he will be too lonely without anyone around.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Amy, another word from you and you can leave the table.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go hunt,” he told him, “but you leave die elk alone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But, of course, I was the one leaving. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Who do you think you are, coming in here yelling at these children? I won’t stand for it. You need to leave this house. Now!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We’d jump up and leave before they had a chance to call Security. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I’ll take a leave of absence. If I ask Old Chao to arrange it” — he looked hard at Theresa — "I believe he may say yes.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled Immie’s hand toward her until she was close enough that she could loop a rope underneath the arms, making sure to keep it loose so it wouldn’t leave a mark. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“So don’t talk about getting me out of here, because I’m not leaving, not unless you’re part of the package, too.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to hear it if she did, but I wasn’t eager to leave the lighted room where my family sat around the friendly fire. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I don’t want to leave. I like it here, I do. But I would also like to understand. Maybe if I understood better I could be more helpful.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Frankie, I needed to leave. It would never have worked out in the end. It would have been the death of us.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe they would be so angry that they would decide to just leave me there, make me find my own way home. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Caroline,” my father calls out, “are you still here? I forgot to leave money for the ferry.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘They are sailing, sailing, sailing over the Sea, they are going into the West and leaving us,’ said Sam, half chanting the words, shaking his head sadly and solemnly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then she turned with her grandfather to tell the gathering people of Malaga that times had moved on, and they would have to leave their homes. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Isabel, a tenacious reporter and mellifluous writer who returned from a long book-writing leave for this project, had composed one of the most powerful chapters in the 1993 “Children of the Shadows” series. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The President had to order his daughters to leave; they had to be removed forcibly, and they could be heard from the street calling his name. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if you decide to quit during the Academy—I can guarantee you some will—please, please, let me know you’re leaving. Don’t just walk out.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King Lords leave, and conversations break out all around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Shortly after leaving the ACLU, I joined the board of directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Fish tried to comfort her, she pushed him away and shrieked at him to leave her alone. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But so is graduating from high school and leaving it behind. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Throughout the day, I found myself thinking that maybe this feeling was why she’d planned everything so intricately and precisely: even if you want to leave, it is so hard. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The men gathered up their things and headed north, leaving the camp behind. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I never wanted to leave home again. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The instructor began to describe what was done to the animal, leaving nothing out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She heard her own voice, calm as morning after a storm, no, quiet as death, say, “When will you be leaving?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not as long a fall as the one from Lysa Arryn’s sky cells, but it would leave me just as dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving he asked, “Shouldn’t you be in school?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In what far time and place did he come into the world, and when would he leave it? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s diabetes, Mamma. I don’t think he’s going to die and leave you a widow anytime soon.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I want a show of hands. How many of you have been informed by your parents that you will be leaving New York City for good at the end of the school year?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

If you touch a girl, even as a joke, and she pushes you off, leave…her…alone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The dog dashed along the road, leaving three-pointed clouds of red dust to settle back to earth behind him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleeping in the dust of the streets, fighting the dogs for their leavings... The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The girl suddenly said: "My brother won't leave until he finishes his assignment. Sorry. His session was over ten minutes ago." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of going to Dalton’s, he could take a street car to a railway station and leave town. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a part of him that could never leave the finca or the comfort of its cycles, and this diminished him for any other life. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't think of any way that a person could leave through this door and lock the latch behind herself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You can look at it after I leave.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ever since he had expelled the children from the house, José Arcadio was really waiting for news of an ocean liner that would leave for Naples before Christmas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But when I got home, Mother had a surprise family party waiting to bid me farewell and I couldn’t leave. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

After leaving the monastic order to marry Ma, Pa joined the police force. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her to come again to the meadow tomorrow, if she liked, and so took leave of her, and came back to the house while his master was still out. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A dark depression that might never leave— memories of Chuck and his brutal murder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When we first started going to Nantucket, which is off the tip of Cape Cod, automobiles weren’t allowed on the island, and we’d leave the Pierce Arrow in a garage at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be on sick leave—she hadn’t fully recovered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But that morning, apparently, Birdie was early to class or late leaving wherever she had been before, because Joaquin rounded the gym just as she did. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In fact no personal articles: what greeted him consisted of unclaimed debris which Polokov had inherited when he took the apartment and which in leaving he had abandoned to the next—if any—tenant. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He described the visit as a “courtesy call,” and I was told to be ready to leave at 5:30 A.M. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just leaving,” she said, and lifted her bag from the counter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He told me if he done anything like that he wouldn’t leave no witnesses.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made him leave. ‘Don’t show me your face, ever!’ The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was forced to leave the law firm where he worked when he refused on principle to represent a liquor dealer in court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“We won’t leave it here through another big storm, though, will we?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew that with the coming of spring General Gage would leave the safety of Boston, strike out into the country as commanded by his King, and this time in considerable force. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He goes on to describe the harbor full of crowded boats leaving the docks. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was leaving here without saving my mother. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I leave her to it and head home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I suggested we leave and maybe see a movie, Bonnie pushed herself back from the table and proceeded to sulk. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the porch, gathering the wisps of courage that were fast leaving her, she turned once more to look at him, to ask him... had he... Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She raced out of the classroom on the bell, leaving half her things behind; Harry, deciding that her need was greater than Ron’s just now, scooped up her remaining possessions and followed her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

From Orlando, there’s a flight to everywhere leaving shortly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to leave either,” he says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The coroner leads us to the basement and slips through a door, leaving us in the hall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But you didn’t leave Ess. So then maybe he didn’t really have to leave either.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, and before I can even shake it again, Jasmine’s turned her back on me and marched down the hallway, leaving me alone with the colors that’re already starting to fade. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

‘So once you leave Ogygia,’ he said, ‘do you stay immortal or what?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Amá tells me that the second one is too pale, that I have to leave it on longer, but when I do, it gets too crisp. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now I feel scared of leaving the compound. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I leave the plank, close the shed, and grab my backpack before walking down to the stop; the bus comes right as I arrive, opening its doors like an invitation. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She head toward the dining room, but she look back, say, “Remember. I leave Monday morning and I’ll be gone for three days, okay?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to talk to anyone. I’m only allowed to leave our apartment to walk Ziggy. Until school on Monday.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The journey will be difficult. The prophecy warns that four of the twelve will lose life. It may be wisest to leave Boots here.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did we have to leave last night?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the Germans had left at the end of the Great War, so they would leave again. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“So, this date of ours. We never figured out the details. I was thinking we could leave campus one day this week and go somewhere around Midtown for lunch.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

How can I leave this world without leaving her my spirit? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, Tad turned and walked back into the building, leaving Frankie to stare after him for a second before finally following him inside. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was strange for Mama to be home at three thirty in the afternoon, right when we were getting home from school, and even stranger to see her leaving the house again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tutok did not return the next day and I remembered that it was near the time when the Aleut hunters would leave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Mama could leave the coop, I went to find Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I was going to leave this! In case you had rice I could take. I wasn’t going to steal; I would leave you the kimono. It’s worth a lot.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“My lord, if I might ask ... I saw Gilly leaving. She was almost crying.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell you what—Robbie will rig up a reading light for you. I’ll leave the generator on. Will you want some breakfast?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just saw the ambulance leave! What happened?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as Riddle rounded on Dumbledore, the flames vanished, leaving the wardrobe completely undamaged. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Besides, when I leave this world, I will have two good legs and no need for such as this.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She sighs as I leave her office and I know she’s tired of me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, after several days of leaving messages, someone answered at Day’s house: a young boy who didn’t say hello, just breathed into the receiver, hip-hop thumping in the background. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After her third year in college, she decided to leave school and get involved full time in the North Korean issue. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I hugged the casket and refused to leave. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The prospect of lunch with the alcoholic English cider more than compensated for the habit of leaving the outside doors open to the westerly winds. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“You should hope no one else hears about this—it would ruin your reputation. Nox would leave you for Cain.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the class had the good manners that come with not caring; they would leave the imposters alone. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mother. Thank you, Father,” I said before leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave her, but I grabbed my books and my lunch and raced off after Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be. It was not a party for young people. As caretaker, your grandfather would never drink, but I can’t vouch for the satyrs. We’ll have a proper party before you leave us.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She knew that a woman named Helena was there, watching the spirit leave her infant, who had been born too soon. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then the hoverboard would tumble into the chasm behind her, leaving her stranded. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Giving up his obligations at the Eclectic and leaving Lucretia and Trot to move in with her parents in Hiram, Garfield went to war. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, Bessie, if I had to leave town and wanted dough, would you help me if I split with you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Fair Lords,” he said, "leave your noise and your rash- ing. I shall set open this door, and then ye may do with me what it liketh you.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled, a smile as beautiful as the yellow day, and came down the steps, leaving her broom against a post. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

How can I bear to leave her again? The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus the great tactician answered: “Courage, and leave the worrying to me. We’ll turn back to your homestead by the orchard. I sent the cowherd, swineherd, and Telemakhos ahead to make our noonday meal.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. I’ll leave you old grandpas to it, then,” I sassed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Craziest part is I still feel weird about leaving. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Fine, absolutely, and see, I’d just use the good parts. I’d kind of bridge where there were skips in the narrative and leave the good parts alone. What do you think?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Adam said coldly, “If you don’t go now, I’ll go and leave you here.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leave out that I used to be one of those poor indigenous children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them had seen family or friends killed and had rushed away, leaving everything behind them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though I had been dismayed to learn of Gaur’s leaving the ANC, that did not diminish my pleasure in seeing him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman in white, leaving Poppy Cottage, where Ivy left her grandmother tending the fire. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Just said he’d need Sunday clothes, and would I find him some and leave them in the crotch of the maple tree in his backyard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When it was time for Eliot to leave she gathered together his things without inviting his mother to sit on the sofa and eat something first. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Islands have a long and complex cultural history, but are most known for their rich African-American heritage as white plantation owners left the islands in the 19th century leaving their slaves behind. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I contemplate leaving, but with Adam asleep, I almost feel alone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That morning, Barack had made a last visit to the Oval Office, leaving a handwritten note for his successor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Had to leave the night-light on or you’d wake up crying. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Citizens were afraid to leave their homes, or even to venture into their courtyards. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

That wears off, though, and by the time we leave math, which is just passing out the textbooks and a bunch of numbers chalked on the blackboard, you can hear the whispers in the hall. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

We leave the blocks where all the houses are and walk along Saint Antoine Street, where the businesses are. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get him out of his cell. Tomorrow, before we leave.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“How is he going to leave you alone if I don’t tell Donna? You saw what he did at that game, right? Did he send you this before or after?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They spread out and ran together again, leaving a watery film over his ruined face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Now, standing in the living room with the shades drawn, she wonders if she should leave. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I knowed there was only one reason they’d let the white children and the Indian children leave without no one watching ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t expecting me that night, but same way you can’t always expect someone to just up and die and leave this world, I jumped right into it a whole month early. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We hear him hit, the air leaving his body on impact, and then the mutts attack him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When leaving campus, I never turn right because it would take me too close to the motel. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tucking down to leave, I remember the lucky sand-dollar birds still in my pocket from last night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Ben and I can’t come to the phone at the moment, but leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Uncle Willie sinfully vain, especially when I had to iron seven stiff starched shirts and not leave a cat’s face anywhere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last to leave the table was Dolorous Edd Tollett, who had come in during the night with six wagons from the Long Barrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All his life Kyril Montana had cultivated the habit of leaving his job at the office: once home, he relaxed; he became a family man. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Correct: To crack an egg properly, you must leave the yolk intact. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did my grandmother leave Mama with you?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The sand slid whining under; the blue hills drifted by, drifted by, leaving their home behind, the raining pillars, the caged flowers, the singing books, the whispering floor creeks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him, Daddy, I have to leave you. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ophie spent the next day in Mrs. Caruthers’s room, only leaving long enough to head down to the kitchen and fetch this or that. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They just walked into that fancy house—why would they leave it so soon, even if it's for a few minutes? Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn't understand it, but there he was, smiling and leaving witrr the new assistant. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put his heels into his horse and trotted away, leaving the red cloaks to follow as best they could. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“People leave all the time. All my friends are gone. Most of the sisters are gone. We’re the only ones stupid enough to still be here.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When we leave the lunchroom, in the hallways, we’re greeted by hundreds of references to rabbits. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my sax case back next to the bed and was about to leave the room when I looked over at Herman E. Calloway’s back. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Reverend Cooper said you were to take me. Not leave me stranded.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could barely walk, but that afternoon we had to leave Paris to go to the World Cup competition, which was being held in the city of Orleans, about an hour southwest of Paris. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The United States Army had ventured here before, in the early twentieth century, to restore order during another period of turmoil, only to leave and watch from a distance as the new government eventually collapsed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Eager to leave, they roared out of the village on the narrow dirt road. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

No one, riot even Violet, knew what it was that permitted him to leave his fields and woods and secret lonely valleys. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched with a tired irony, leaving the wort to them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand why I need to leave, why Mrs. Murphy can’t keep me if she thinks I am so well mannered. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They had a sliding-glass door at the back, and on warm days they’d been leaving it open, with just a screen. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

My lips mumble something about leaving, about a friend who needs me, about my parents worrying. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Negi, leave it alone. Those are the rules,” she said, a warning in her voice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he wanted to leave. I’d paid the rent through February.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Because when you leave for work, I watch him out the window.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if everyone in the city had decided to get passports that day, perhaps preparing to leave the country. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My only regret is that the clouds had blown in while we walked, leaving the sky flat and grey as slate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One day, Kelley was talking with a buddy of his who was getting ready to leave Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Every time I go over, he’s there or on his way or just leaving. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Knowing that someday I’d be old enough for her leaving to really hurt me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

In America, you walk in a store and spend a hundred dollars, and leave, and you’re still a stranger. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take you to school and ask for a volunteer in your class to arrive early and leave early with you every day. You’ll have plenty of time to go up and down the stairs.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I leave the door cracked open just a bit. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘By your leave, lord!’ said Pippin and turned and fled in terror from the deathly house. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For the first time, he would leave his mother, older brother and two sisters, and many other close relatives. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The little animal fell to the ground and the mother began to lick it, leaving it as clean and shiny as waxed wood, coaxing it with her muzzle to stand up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how excited /i/been to get Uncle Chester’s letter and leave Aunt Ivy behind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing, Bryson? Just leave it alone and it will go away.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Into politics, of which I have taken final leave....I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucydides, for Newton and Euclid; and I find myself much happier.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My feet leave impressions in this softer mix. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Look behind him instead, to the circle of light that the fire has made, and leave Kvothe to himself for now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had seen Lizzie not two minutes ago leaving the storeroom office. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Since leaving the traffic on the George Washington Bridge they had sped up; now they were headed straight west, fast. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I raced away from them, toward the corner, leaving everything behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Like one day after he caught Henry Pitts with a wagon load of his ribbon cane and took the cane away from Pitts and made him leave town. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dawn came up from the couch of her reclining, leaving her lord Tithonos’ brilliant side with fresh light in her arms for gods and men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a family to leave, an American must come to camp and sponsor a family. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"As soon as that dog hears the door, it starts barking. Even if you were looking in completely the other direction, you would have heard the dog and noticed Mirjam leaving through the front door." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but leave the dog here. And mind your manners!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without warning her energy would leave her, and she would have to sit down and wait until it came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed me, said “Love you,” and turned to leave. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I flinch as the words leave my mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A strong counter-emotion waxed in him, urging him, warning him to leave this newly-seen and newly-felt thing alone, that it would lead him to but another blind alley, to deeper hate and shame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My other hand doesn’t leave the handle of my gun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The chickens didn’t seem to mind, but I didn’t want to leave them in that dark shed. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t forget to lock up your prisoner before you leave now, will you?” he said over his shoulder. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since my leave I feel a certain strange attachment to the other fellows, and so I volunteer to go with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a hell of a way to leave someone—sitting alone in a restaurant—just staring straight ahead, not even a book to keep me company. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, she would rearrange her hoodie so her pin was visible and then position herself somewhere that she might be noticed, thereby leaving it up to the other person to do the approaching. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

‘Is it not a law in the City that those who wear the black and silver must stay in the Citadel, unless their lord gives them leave?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“They cannot leave the sick,” said I, “to fend.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The water evaporated against Hatsue’s skin, leaving a residue of salt behind. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Garfield arrived in Chicago, he didn't expect to leave as the presidential candidate. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Matty felt his reason leave him now and again, and he began to imagine that he was outside of his own body. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“More like a ‘leaving home’ block, I think.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even devilgrass grew scant; horses dropped in their tracks, leaving so few that some of her people must trudge along on foot. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then they turn and go outside, leaving us alone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kids looked around the room, to see if anyone got up to leave. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He had come here freely, and he might leave freely . . . until’he said fire words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Don’t leave me here on this terrible world, I’ve got to get away; there’s going to be an atom war! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stars were leaving the sky; even the lingering morning star was dim. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As ‘this sort of thing’ is rather a vague expression, would you kindly explain?” returned Amy, knowing perfectly well what he meant, but wickedly leaving him to describe what is indescribable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He might not remember you past the day you leave here.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had begun to leave the graveyard for days, sometimes weeks, at a time. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He wanted to go play basketball with his friends, but he was afraid to leave the house. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would never walk away and just leave us here. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The saw gave forth a single sluggish twang that ceased with lifeless alacrity, leaving the blade in a thin clean curve between Luster’s hand and the floor. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun bleeds across the sky, leaving a garish trail of reds and oranges and yellows. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I leave the photo on top of the chest. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They could leave their grandmother pretty much alone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He got angry. Wanted to fight. But it’s easy for a metal sorcerer to fight someone who wears metal armor. He was smart enough to leave when I gave him the chance.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: But, just a minute, isn’t—wasn’t—the second task took place in the lake, and you’re not allowed to leave the school building. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Every step formed another word, thick like yellow pitch oozing from a broken pinon limb, words pressing inside his chest until it hurt: don’t leave me. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When you leave you must remember to come back for the others. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning for home when we leave the graveyard, Boomer and I walk to the meadows, duck underneath the barbed wire strand, and slip into the Spinney. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, Dr. Calvin, I understand that. But why did Nestor 10 himself leave his seat?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Putting as much distance between each other as possible, leaving me straddling the in-between. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He used to leave his clothes in a pile on the pier and dive headfirst into the lake. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And when she was done and they were getting ready to leave—she left Joseph a bunch of homework for the next day too — Coach Swieteck was pulling up in his van. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

It would have been much better if he had tried to leave town at once. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were leaving for Maine in the morning. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had told Bebe to leave the property, two police officers flanking him like bodyguards. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An empty shuttle might damage a few inches of goods, she explained, but a broken warp could leave a flaw through yards of cloth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph watched the boys leave before he carefully polished every millimeter of his beautiful new car. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean...broken. Why would my mother just leave me? And why would your mom send you away? There must be something wrong with us.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

If the truth were known, that is the way all of us would choose to leave this earth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of getting a whipping, my consequence for leaving church to get candy was that besides doing my own chores, I have to do Shirley’s and Jimmie’s, too. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Go away," said a voice, all raw and gulping, as if it had just been crying, "just go away and leave me alone." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The route there from the Smoke twisted in all directions, taking advantage of veins of iron, rivers, and dry creek beds, but they’d never had to leave their boards. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Benny... might get the asthma again. I don’t want a leave him.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But how could leaving my mask behind make me any worse of a person than the one I saw on that battlefield? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had been dry too long for even an all-night rain to leave the dirt of Parker Head muddy, and Turner ran down the road and up into the woods. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was swept with sadness, a sadness deep and penetrating, leaving him desolate like someone washed up on a beach, a lone survivor in a world full of strangers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are leaving tomorrow. The children and I,” she said, staring straight ahead, above everyone’s eye level. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And she relished the time with her family; it would be hard for her to leave them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started to leave and I called her back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He runs a hand along the wall, leaving trails of bright green and gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“A lot of immigrants start that way nowadays. And the maids get to bring home all the leftover soap and the clothes people leave behind.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Less than two weeks before departing for Nepal he had undergone minor throat surgery, leaving his trachea in an extremely sensitive condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel ain’t never going to leave you. Is you, boy?” and she looked at him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They remained to trouble me after I’d leave the library each afternoon and feel myself shy—unsteady, speaking simple sentences at the grocer’s or the butcher’s on my way back to my bed-sitter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I want to leave as soon as I can.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

So after thanking Troy and Emilio, we leave without me saying goodbye. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“We knew the Erudite could probably access all the footage, and that it would take forever to find all the cameras, so we thought it was best to just leave.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were all sad to leave each other, as we had learned that we were not returning to peaceful places. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

‘All you have to do is leave the house and walk a bit, and there you are.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hate to leave the trailer sitting on its balloon for another night, but there's not much else I can do. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he gets to you, you slide swiftly like you’ve got the ball at your feet, leaving your leg out just enough to trip him face-first into the pool. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just as they turned to leave, I heard Papa murmur in a low voice, “Wonderful indeed is the work of our Lord.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only after I leave that I remember that it’s Kelton’s backpack, with his name stenciled right on it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Burnham said no, but he did leave, to check on Root’s wife, who was in a neighboring room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Kylie has decided to go tribal and will be leaving immediately.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I hear her sigh of frustration as I run out the door and down the stairs, waiting until I see the policeman leaving. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the final letter, he wrote that he was leaving that afternoon on the diplomatic pouch plane. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Henry’s favorite things to do is leave the house before dawn and get some bacon frying on the griddle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You ought to leave the poor man alone,” said Brave Orchid’s husband. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway I don’t want to leave my parents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the same handwriting that was on the note at the tree house telling us to leave well enough alone.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their collars gave them leave to go anywhere they might wish within the camp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But a few people took Gartler seriously: before leaving the conference, Stevenson met several of the top cell culturists for lunch. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He agonized about leaving our office, although he was less conflicted about leaving Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They cool off in those muddy wallows, leaving the marks of their hoofprints. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I leave out the part about me feeling like an outsider, just like I did back at Jefferson Academy. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then Hector’s soul flew forth from his body and was gone to Hades, bewailing his fate, leaving vigor and youth behind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon the landlord, a fat, greyhaired, no-nonsense Mosotho man came and told us that we would have to pack and leave at the end of the week, unless we came up with his money. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last month, after Esperanza’s mother found out about her crush on the neighbor’s son, she wouldn’t leave them alone together for two seconds. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched them leave, wondering whether to get up and ask for her contact information and yet knowing he would not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he had finished writing, Cluny pushed the parchment under his pillow, taking care to leave just a small corner of it jutting out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even after my parents arrived, Hank still didn’t leave. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after whiskey has rendered Camel dead to the world and Walter is snoring on the bedroll, I leave the little room and stand looking over the backs of the ring stock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I cannot say that I remember leaving the Dugout with Valentine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet a few weeks after leaving Honduras, she arrives safely to Enrique in Florida. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Burned, Nicole would never leave her, would need her mother forever, would give the woman purpose. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I say, “You can leave me out of it.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The green plaster over the kitchen sink had finally cracked loose, leaving a powdery-white hole as big as a fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I know all of you are upset about leaving Atlanta.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why must you be the one to seek justice? To kill a king! Do not think of it, but leave revenge to heaven!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had begun by urging them to try to get the Council’s consent to their leaving Efrafa. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then once Chicago had gorged itself on your suffering and sucked you down to the marrow, it would leave you for dead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Two, the Anne Frank quote you see as you leave this somber memorial: “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The king scrawled his signature blindly, leaving a smear of blood across the letter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We must leave in the morning,” she said. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Walter said he felt guilty leaving them behind. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But then: “An intangible feeling of uneasiness made me leave my tent about 11 P.M.,” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The doctor grants all the conditions but one: Vincent cannot leave whenever he wants because he needs to be watched over carefully. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her lips moving up my neck, leaving a trail of wet kisses behind. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

People were leaving the South and heading to Chicago in parties of twenty, sixty, even more. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So the papers have cleared and we are leaving. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Soon the street sounds receded, leaving only the rumble of trains and the hollow clip-clop of an occasional horse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Kevin, you can’t come back all at once any more than you can leave all at once. It takes time. After a while, though, things will fall into place.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs a good currying,” his father said, “and if l ever hear of you not feeding him or leaving his stall dirty, I’ll sell him off in a minute.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I tell you to leave me and save yourself, you will do as I tell you.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Before seeing David, I thought our getting out was the most important thing, but when David came up with this ridiculous collaborator scheme, I realized I couldn’t leave everyone behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Not quite a lie, but he still felt uncomfortable leaving out what he had. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The story at the Albemarle was simple, it told itself, really: suicidal Henry, struggle for the gun, leaving me wounded and him dead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice was a whisper, as if she could startle the water and it would rush off into the denser bush, leaving us behind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Go do your thing and leave us cool kids alone.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If they did, I’d be stuck on Frobozz with no way to leave, while the entire Sixer army closed in on me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Abnegation who are dressed in gray leave the dining hall in a pack and cross the courtyard to the guests’ dormitory. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not always the most dangerous thing out there. Let’s leave it at that.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But now Captain Newport says it is time to leave. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to leave this evil place and help Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t want you to leave,” Ralph says, at the same time that Dina says, “We need to talk about it.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned back in the chair as far as she could go, leaving his hand frozen in the empty space. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes, that is exactly what we will do. We will leave.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Osh didn’t say, “I told you so,” but he seemed quite pleased when I came home from school so soon after leaving. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his arm and puffed out his chest before leaving, blocking out the sun so that I was thrown into his shadow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

"If I had killed you, I could leave you here to rot," he said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they opened the door to leave, we could hear telephones ringing and people talking in the outer office. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

That day I was leaving the house at the same time as Uncle Stanley. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

No promised peace could ever have persuaded her captain to permit Brown Ben Plumm to stroll back into Meereen and leave alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"You grab your bags and scoot right on back here again. I'll leave the door unlatched." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Or, in the commotion, did she leave them back at Kelton’s house? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I leave us with the country roused against us, and our liberator and commander reviled. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I must leave Adèle and Thornfield. I must part with you for my whole life: I must begin a new existence among strange faces and strange scenes.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And Kazi is supposed to live in one place and were supposed to leave and find a new home. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Make sure she eats it. I don’t like ham anyway. Now leave me alone.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He saunters away, leaving a trail of heavy laughter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"Who'd be so heartless to leave their baby alone on the road?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If he touched her he couldn’t talk to her, if he loved her he couldn’t leave, if he spoke he couldn’t listen, if he fought he couldn’t win. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses both of her cheeks, careful not to leave behind the bright purple rouge-stick he wears. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Tess said her mother always told her that “a watched pot don’t boil,” so the best thing to do would be to leave it alone and go on about their business. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave me! I’m hit! Help me!” a voice screams out shrilly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are to take down twelve of them,” Scythe Goddard told him, “and leave the last one alive.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll save it until I leave, so the stories will be new.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned, but before I could leave, Poseidon called, “Honor guard!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I am not some inconsequential lackey the Bureau can bully for information. You can either accept or you can leave empty-handed whilst utter chaos is wreaked upon your precious Bureau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The detectives searched the house, then left, leaving Weichmann, Mary, and her daughter, Anna, behind. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Antonio took the first envelope with a sigh and sketched the sign of benediction with his hands, but Esteban had already turned to leave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair had burned away, leaving only ragged patches. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After leaving Tokyo and the Washington Post, I had moved back to Seattle to work on this book. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The toes, the ball, and the heel were so clearly outlined as to leave no doubt that a woman had left the print. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The plane was about to leave the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You may leave now, if you would like.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He woke up for a moment, clutched her tightly and begged her not to leave him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

While you shined shoes, I learned, you also kept watch on customers inside, leaving the urinals. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is like the mass of humanity leaving Phnom Penh all over again, but I am alone now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I get up to leave, the cuffs of my sleeves, used to wipe my cheeks, are damp, and my jaw aches. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The boy offered his bottle, hoping that the old man would leave him alone. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before he and Captain Prince were to leave, he spent the evening with Mary and Lois. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stayed with him until he fell asleep that night, leaving the hospital in icy darkness and driving back home to Euclid Avenue, where my mother had already turned off the lights. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I’m so confused. I tried to leave before and they wouldn’t let me.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bare seconds later, it had slammed into the prisoner, pinning him to the ground as he screamed, its poison dripping over his face, leaving smoky trails wherever it touched his skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Here it is—I could leave you and try to follow the river out and bring help back.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going fishing and I want to see him before I leave.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Four nights I slept on the rock, and every morning I left the hole under the fence open so he could leave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was she asking if it was okay for her to leave school? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“After all our meetings and negotiations and compromises, I little expected something of this nature to occur! I have half a mind to leave now!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was coming back in three weeks and we would leave for Spain to get in some fishing and go to the fiesta at Pamplona. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But on the whole, leaving the exterior of the mountain largely unchanged. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And soon I’ll be able to leave groundling status, simply based on this movie I’m making, which’ll force people to see me and the message I want to send to the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Most of the emails are the same—planning when to meet, Olga complaining about his wife, Olga asking when he’s going to leave her, him promising that he will. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Lancelot will you tell me one other thing? If you should go away, if you should have to leave me—would you be coming back?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He handed Amaka a piece of paper and told her he had written some suitably boring names on it, that she had only to choose one and he would leave. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She can leave her car unlocked, as well as her house. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“With your permission we shall take our leave, and I will tuck the children straight into bed.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

And that, to me, is the only reason to leave home in the first place—to buy things. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Games were winding down, and the track athletes were leaving early to compete in meets in England and Scotland. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We will leave Syria and travel somewhere safe,” he says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They would crush her between them, tear her to pieces, and leave her body scattered amidst the dusty crates, a macabre blurb in tomorrow’s obituaries. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It isn’t Mango that I should be mad at for leaving, it’s myself, for letting him go. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then he shook the reins, but Red Rabbit would not leave. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most times if you tell a adult that they’ll leave you alone, but not this man. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson went to work early on Friday morning, leaving a half hour early to avoid facing any of her children. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Nah, let’s leave it,” I say, backing up from the plant slowly. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I leave the light on in your room.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the girl has finally fallen asleep, I leave her with Tess and head off to visit my family again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

If that happened, he was expected to leave his two buddies in lunar orbit, and come back to earth by himself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as time passed, the magic faded, leaving behind only a faint memory of its power. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Johnny Mercer would soon take all the wilting flowers away, but he would leave the lavender. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It rang four times, and then I heard my mom’s breezy voice telling me to leave a message. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was no way she could leave this gym without that notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She worried he might get mad enough to leave her stranded. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"We're leaving for the airport in half an hour so you'd better get packed. Your brother's upstairs all ready to go. Get a move on, girl! Get going!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had let them in the house but immediately went into the backyard to do her gardening, leaving the Baudelaire orphans alone in her glorious library. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

"The work I do does not permit me to travel the streets amid a column of knights. So when I leave the castle, I adopt more suitable guises, and thus live to serve you longer." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sweat made the raw skin sting all the way up both arms, leaving his shoulders with a dull ache. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The great sprinter kept a fatherly eye on him; Louie repaid him by swiping his do not disturb sign, leaving poor Owens besieged by autograph seekers. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rafik interrupted her reverie by screaming, “It's leaving! One of the hens has flown away!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I went back to the cave and did not leave it until the moon was full. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it vanished, leaving Conor standing alone over the shivering, bleeding Harry. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He did not want to leave for Parthia without a strong naval force in place to patrol and protect the eastern Mediterranean coast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

After a while, the ink began to dry, leaving brown rings in the bottoms of their pewter bowls, and it was time to clean up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The union leadership had repeatedly pressed the Chamber of Mines for a minimum wage of ten shillings a day, as well as family housing and two weeks’ paid leave. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He places his bowler hat on his head and takes Isobel’s arm as they leave the warmth of the café, stepping out once again into the rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he quickly grabbed some tools and beads, which he planned to give to the Indians as a peace offering. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

"Let's fish at the lake. We can leave our poles and gather in the woods. Get something nice for tonight," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One morning, I wake up just as Dad is leaving for the elementary school with Ryan. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The note that’s haunted me from the moment he said, “I’m leaving something for you.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d rather try online dating than leave it up to this math theory.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t have slept any more than he had—he’d heard her leave for the barn in the middle of the night, and she hadn’t come back until nearly dawn. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Minutes later, Chucha is at the door with the news that Lorena is packing her things and also leaving the house. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“What artist wrote these words: ‘When I leave here on this earth, did I take more than I gave?’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I, and only I, would get in and leave. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We must leave. Now. I should warn you that my mother may return momentarily. If I see her again. I'll regress horribly. We must dash.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let him in to see number five. He’ll knock when he’s ready to leave. Mind you don’t accidentally shoot him.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Scholars had been summoned, not librarians, and he didn’t want to risk being told to leave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I pull my arm free and stand, leaving Christina on the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mami was probably planning to stay in New York and leave us in Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We will leave tomorrow at sunup,” Ultima said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lately, it was more like a way to leave the real world for someplace better. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I tell the black dude to leave the bag and put his hands up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I stop polishing and freeze in my seat, hoping my parents won’t make me leave the room like they usually do when they have an argument. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She should drive down to the capital on the pretense of seeing the exhibit at the Colombian embassy and refuse to leave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So all turned inland, leaving shore and ship, and Eurylokhos—he, too, came on behind, fearing the rough edge of my tongue. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the things he chose to keep before leaving his home, maybe forever. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the loudspeaker crackled into life and started announcing the stops of a bus getting ready to leave in the parking lot outside. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

As I got dressed, I heard farm workers warming their car engines before leaving to look for work picking carrots or thinning lettuce. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I mourned less for my father than for the world I was leaving behind. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to leave, but as soon as I crept more than a few yards beyond the pile of ogres, my complaints started: thudding heart, tight chest, spinning head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a second,” Heidi calls down the hall, leaving my side, pushing past the snickering boy. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rule one, he thought, don’t leave the lakeshore or you’ll get lost. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It worked, for when he said it her face lit up and the hurt did leave. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you haven’t got the guts to finish them, then leave them in the courtyard for me.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“There are a couple of bookshelves, and then I have to go through the desk drawers and stuff. I’m sticking the phone in my pocket, but I’ll leave it on so you can hear me.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I hated the business, I begged leave to defer it: no—it should be gone through with now. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ought he to try to slip out of here and leave this whole foolish thing right now? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Brokk walked away, leaving Loki with his mouth sewn up tight, unable to complain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You and Tiger stay here, Angel. And lock the door when I leave. I’m going downstairs to see what’s going on. Something has happened on the corner. I’ll be right back.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like smelling the perfect Christmas feast and having the door slammed in your face, leaving you alone in the cold. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about leaving the island, and it saddened me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she goes back into her own house, leaving me alone. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And a fire destroyed the office of District Attorney George Graham, leaving only a photograph of Holmes unscathed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I went straight back down the burned-up hill and marched all the way home, without even telling Mother I was leaving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I tell him now as I get up to leave. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Left alone, Eleanor realized that she shouldn't have told Park to leave right away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe if Aimee hadn’t been such a fashion guru, her mom would never have gotten that job and they would never have had to leave Chicago. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I was leaving that side of it out,” said the owl in civilized tones. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t going to leave it at that. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kaori wanted to explain that they weren’t merely lines, but she figured it was best to leave well enough alone, as her father liked to say. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And even though she doesn’t want to, she’s leaving us with some woman we don’t even know because, because…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No, I cannot leave until I have acted my scene. Do you not remember our plan and your part in it?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It certainly fleshed out her reputation and gave people new reason to leave her in peace. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When I asked to leave Pax on that old mill road because it would be safe, he knew.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I was forced to leave the room because of my behavior, and when I did I was taken to a different room, full of chairs, with two huge glass windows. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, leaving them alone on the side of a dirt road in rural Mexico wasn’t my idea of protecting them, but I didn’t have much choice either. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Luke pulled the doctor back, and the door was attacked without sound, seeming almost to be pulling away from its hinges, almost ready to buckle and go down, leaving them exposed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Miss Preston! We are doubly blessed, and we will not let you down,” Katherine chirps in answer, all but bouncing as we take our leave. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Tell me, Lord, how could you leave a lass so long so lone that she could find her way to me? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now, they leave me alone because I’m classified as mentally disoriented—it says so right on my plastic medical bracelet—and everyone has to tolerate my ramblings. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He looks like he’s about to leave, but then he doubles back to my bedside, bends so his face is level with my ear, and whispers into it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yep. You leaving your phone at home makes me think you and I have something in common.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He would forget to wipe his hands during his painting sessions and end up leaving colorful fingerprints all over the place. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And she ran into the school, leaving me wondering if I would ever understand people outside Garland, or if I even wanted to try. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, we see him, and since you a cupcake, we suggest you leave him alone," Aaron said, shutting Curron down. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I first saw this crowd of gamblers, I’d wanted to leave it alone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She exits the room, followed by her team, leaving only Plutarch, Fulvia, Gale, and myself. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We are not the only family leaving the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose, and took his leave with nary a backward glance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I figure it’s best not to bring up outer space too much, so I just leave it alone. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The carpenters would leave and the kids would have to find another place to play. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the dog shook her head and gave William a look that said, Play with me or don’t, but leave my ears alone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Once she comes, she won’t be able to leave, because I’ll have poured a ring of salt that she will find impenetrable, and she’ll have no choice but to stay and speak with me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘No, Fai, Ted’s right to ask. Trouble is, Ted, I’m totally hooked on nicotine and can take or leave bread.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two Blues and a Yellow. Kylie finally got permission to leave the camp.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In another few moments, she decided, she would fashion some excuse for her and the children to leave. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If the Gospels were not true, then where did that leave belief in Jesus as savior? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, a few weeks ago, Chucha dreamed that my cousins would be leaving for a city of tall buildings before my cousins even knew they would be leaving for New York. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I say his name without a sound even leaving my mouth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Then the High Blade of MidMerica left the pool deck and went back through the house dripping wet, leaving behind whatever dignity he had arrived with. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Can I leave, Professor?” said Harry at once. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I look around for guards asking us to leave. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The unrestrained life we had led made me believe that my new friends would be undemonstrative about my leaving. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted the people who buried her should leave lots of space in her grave so she could sit up to talk to the angels. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I did say, “You are planning on getting my television to run again before you leave?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not see himself touching her but the picture he does imagine is himself walking away from her a second time, climbing into his carriage and leaving her a second time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving without one of your puzzle questions.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Bax. I was kinda thinking I was supposed to leave the two of you alone. Is everything okay?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cover most of it, but leave some strands of her dark hair out to make it look more realistic. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The girls’-night high was wearing off in the wake of my annoyance at Tyler, leaving room for the gloom to move back in. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s as if she’s gone off somewhere else, leaving me behind; or forgotten I am there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyndon Johnson appealed to North Vietnam, offering massive financial aid in exchange for leaving South Vietnam alone. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

To make leaving easier, Anthony promised to come back for Stanton’s eighty-seventh birthday in November. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Went to own compartment and did not leave it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audience inside the theater erupts with applause as I turn to leave. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Were you going to leave me for him?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Performers leaving the back end of the big top disappear into dressing tents and emerge in street clothes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The medicine man warned the other Indians to leave the area. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

For a few moments they scuffled on the tile, their shoes leaving streaks on the cabinet doors, and then Trip got Moody into a headlock and the fight was over. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before I leave the classroom, Mr. Nolan calls my name again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It does not look like they will be able to leave today, with a sick husband and baby. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But alas! Now we must leave behind both cave and wood for a while. See! We are coming to the end of the trees. How far is it to Isengard, Gandalf?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The time arrives and we leave my place at six, making it to Auburn by nearly seven. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was expecting you to shriek and refuse to leave the house, but you just shrugged and put on more lipstick. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sneaky says we have to come up with a good reason for me to leave the class every day, like a doctor’s note or something. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I saw Nazario leave to speak with a heavyset woman who looked like the principal. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She was able indeed to make the attendants leave her alone with her brother and Pylades before they reached the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded, his golden eyes never leaving hers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The tribes who are our friends must have convinced our enemies to stop attacking us, and it is no longer dangerous to leave the fort to hunt or fish. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Frodo hid the Ring away, and the shadow passed leaving hardly a shred of memory. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mom is looking at the door too, leaning forward as I start to leave. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all drank their fill and then began to leave the well. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The rain had nearly stopped, leaving us with all this quiet and a sky with no moon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another said he was leaving to help Fazlullah build a religious center. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The horse nudged her shoulder as if to remind her that she had to leave. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the meal Pippin stayed a while, and then took his leave, for a strange gloom was on him, and now he desired very much to see Gandalf again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her words cut deep, leaving me bleeding internally. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And then when you go away, you may leave one or two of my sisters behind you; and I dare say I shall get husbands for them before the winter is over.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They could not approach, me, whilst so armed, nor Madam Mina whilst she remained within the ring, which she could not leave no more than they could enter. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to leave my room, but I know I have to get out of here. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In my confused and credulous state, the sight of the man in the demon mask startled me into wakefulness, the seductive warmth I had felt a moment ago vanished, leaving my body limp and leaden. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d heard that many people were leaving Birmingham for the North, for the higher wages they said they could earn in northern cities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For the few months before his graduation, Dad would not leave him alone about it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Father will give me leave to go if you ask him, I know he will." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"What was it like on leave?” he asks, "pretty good, eh?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will, after all, take my leave of these people in the morning and presumably never encounter them again. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the Mark I, these sparks packed the power of lightning bolts, ripping through the drift tubes and leaving behind what Pief Panofsky described as “spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

What Townshend didn't know was that the first bullet grazed Garfield's upper right arm, leaving a minor flesh wound. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I turned, I saw her face stretched up to the window, watching me leave. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

What she would have done then to get him to leave her alone! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to leave, but Grammy looks panicked, and I wonder what kind of danger Olive is in. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Certain phrases drifted through the keyhole or under the door of Father’s office and up the staircase and round the landing and under the door of Bruno’s bedroom. . .. to leave Berlin. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were talking about Webb and Forbes and how the cheerleading coach fired them on the spot for leaving at halftime. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

But the rat would not leave me; he presented himself in many attractive guises. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I said leave," Robert insisted with a hint of his old fierceness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were still my buddies, at least on one level, but once you leave the boonies, the whole comrade business gets turned around. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atticus asked quickly, “How did you leave the big city?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

From there, Tally finally understood how far up the mountain she’d come since leaving the coast. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After I leave the box and step back into my cage, I get an idea, a good one. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Danuta unfreezes and spreads the blanket over the bed, leaving it long on the front side to cover Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He moves his head close to mine and whispers low enough that the children won’t hear, “You wouldn’t leave the boys, Virginia.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged me again as I was getting ready to leave the house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it’s not like we didn’t leave notes, too, though ours weren’t really mean. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If things had gone as usual that night, the other kids would have withdrawn to their cabins, leaving Ben and Loo to get acquainted. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I exhale, relieved to leave the real world behind for a while. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The people of Village prided themselves on the welcome, many of them leaving their regular work to go and be part of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I was glad to be leaving, thinking that once again the five of us would be together. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I told her how me and the preacher had just moved to Naomi and how I had to leave all my friends behind. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lily,” Father said, “it’s time to leave for school. Would you walk beside me this morning and keep an eye on the newchild’s basket? We want to be certain he doesn’t wiggle himself loose.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t in the eleven o’clock shift, but I was more than happy to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the terror seemed to leave her in one massive yelp. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Seven o’clock. After that I’m leaving without you. Do you work tonight?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no, please don’t send me away! Don't leave me alone again, there are monsters!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You leave now and promise you won’t come back here again,” he tells me, “and I won’t have you arrested and sent to juvenile court for aiding a runaway minor.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I can’t leave the door open all night,” he said impatiently. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's walking it past us, and in the moonlight his face is filled with terror, begging me silently to run, run now, leave Mirjam behind if she won't follow me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Harry felt as though something inside him was falling, falling through the earth, leaving him forever. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The chessmen parted and bowed, leaving the door ahead clear. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The attack dogs might be gone, but the company wasn’t about to leave the new pancake-house location unguarded for long. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s one of those Japanese prank shows. They put this guy in a coffin with a bunch of dead squid and leave him there.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I realize that I have to leave for work in four short hours. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Pearl had never known her mother to leave any of her work behind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The windows’ forest scene fades away, leaving the glass clear. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She lay very still wondering how long it would take for life to leave her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Pa put on his jacket and muttered about having to leave his own house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

That was not learned for several days, however, leaving enough time for the putative lessons of the irradiated mouse to sink in deeply. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Failing to obtain a satisfactory answer, he refused to leave jail, whereupon police again remanded him to his cell upon a charge of disorderly conduct. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would have to leave the place immediately and think things over. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I hope she doesn’t tell me to leave the kitchen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Once started, they could leave three blocks behind them in about fifteen seconds. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I go to the Osprey that morning, partly because I just don’t feel ready to leave yet, and partly because I want to clean the place up for you. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They leave me out here to shiver and fume. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I was so overjoyed to leave the house with the older kids that I raced to beat the others to the school on the edge of the bay. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He has some regret about leaving home, but he hopes to work well. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to leave my home, either, but we had to,” Olive said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The passenger door opened and a slender figure emerged, leaving the door ajar: Mia’s teenage daughter, Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In a fright it ducked under and scooted off, leaving only a boiling swirl. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It just didn’t seem right to leave him alone.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Why would you want to remember? I dream of the day when things are nice again, and I can leave all this behind.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps talking, as though he doesn’t want to leave me too much time to think. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But I realize being real ain’t got anything to do with where you live. The realest thing I can do is protect my family, and that means leaving Garden Heights.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

This was her student life now, these four years, this enveloping regime, and she had no will, no freedom to leave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I am an old woman, my girl. It is time I take my leave of the world.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it is a bit cruel,” Ruth said, “the way they always work him up like that. But it’s his own fault. If he learnt to keep his cool, they’d leave him alone.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to leave you here,” I said to Provis, “though I cannot doubt your being safer here than near me. Good-bye!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That is why the Yunkai’i have thrown up this market. They will leave here with thousands of new slaves.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not sure if I should leave, stay, or act as if nothing’s happening. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We had to leave my pet monkey, Kiki, behind, but I assumed I would be back soon. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then Ernestine came in, thus leaving Anne, the oldest, in what for her was a fairly familiar dilemma: whether to cast her lot with us or with the adults. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Third, the fortunate ones of us who do recover develop antibodies that leave us immune against a recurrence of the disease for a long time, possibly for the rest of our life. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he tried to leave her, she had already sharpened her longest kitchen knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at her phone, and whether or not she truly needs to leave, I know this is the sign that she’s going to. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She felt joy that they had welcomed her, and sadness that they were leaving; but then she felt surprise as well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I little thought,” said Estella, “that I should take leave of you in taking leave of this spot. I am very glad to do so.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She told me yesterday that she was leaving today with the brigades,” Mama said. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

By the time we leave, I have red lips and curled eyelashes, and I’m wearing a bright red dress. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Charity first learned to drive back in the sixties, she was taught to leave one car length between you and the car ahead of you for every ten miles per hour you’re traveling. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I am not likely to leave Kent for some time. Promise me, therefore, to come to Hunsford.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Celaena pushed a chair into the doorway—it wouldn’t do to have it slam shut on her and leave her trapped forever. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then I would rip off my visor and leave my apartment for the first time in six months. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Blancaflor wasn’t afraid of her father seeing her leave with the prince.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After leaving the summit, fifteen minutes of cautious shuffling over a 7,000-foot abyss brought me to the notorious Hillary Step, a pronounced notch in the ridge that demands some technical maneuvering. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I put on my hijab that day and never asked if I could leave it at home again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“If I could find the route...the way home, then perhaps—But, no. Avenge me or leave me. You are no child of mine.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nina took a few minutes to tailor Jesper’s forearm, hiding the Dregs’ tattoo and leaving a blotchy patch of skin over it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I want to avoid any awkward moment when the realness of reality sticks its fork into our flesh, leaving us standing there, together. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She hated the thought of leaving Maple Hill so much that she even hated the boxes Mother started to pack in. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Night came and though I was afraid to leave the cliff I knew that I could never stay there until morning, that I would go to sleep and fall. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the least valued oil leases were offered first, the barons usually lingered in the back, leaving the initial bidding to upstarts. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Or it’s not leaving at all, the note was wrong, or they changed plans,” Two Step said. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

All I can think about is Edith Graham, leaving her home and her family to pursue a career in acting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Smoke filled the crowded room and the music stopped and the students dancing stopped and the DJ told them to quickly leave the building. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“And with you,” the assassin murmured, watching her leave. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The doctor, who was leaving the country after a year of service, confided that while he loved the Haitian people, he couldn’t wait to return to the States. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They told Manny to have Billy leave from the corner without stairs and he had to jump from the ring. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she go away from Ember and leave Poppy behind? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One time, when I was leaving the house around midnight, he stopped me and asked me where I was going. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I let Mom buy me a terrible pink backpack so that she’ll let us leave the store. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She did not leave for Canton im-mediately after the children died. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena held the candle aloft, her cape trailing behind her, leaving a clean wake on the dust-covered stairs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

During radio calls from Hall at 5:36, and again at 5:57, Cotter implored his mate to leave Hansen and come down alone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You were content to leave us once. What brings you here now?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Why don’t you leave him alone?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We can read through these ourselves. You better leave before someone catches you here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally Niles stands and yells, “If you don’t quiet down, you will be asked to leave!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Again, he was leaving the choice up to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“New Voice, it is time to tell you. I will be leaving.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Tell Him I need to leave this place now, right now. Why don’t you come with me?” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That’s when it came to me: What if my mother leaving wasn’t true? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the same without Audrey, and it didn’t take long for us to pack up and for the other two to leave. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The god’s hood fell away and his robes dropped off as he spread his wings, leaving him in only a sleeveless black tunic belted at the waist. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

That’s when practically nobody was talking to us, and Julian had started leaving notes in our lockers. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We need to leave for school in forty-five minutes. Just wanted to make sure you had time to get ready. You brought your cheer uniform, right? Game tonight. Should’ve asked before we left your house...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You can either help us or you can leave.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to leave right away, but we decided to spend the night in the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She began to time her walks, carefully finishing in the lab and cleaning up there so that she could leave work and stroll during shift-change time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was the last thing he said to me before he walked away, leaving me rooted, astonished, beside that grand chapel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even in the back rows people could see the oxygen leave her blood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You can’t go. You can’t go and leave your mother thisaway. She need a woman, Florence, to help look after her. What she going to do here, all alone with me?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until two moves ago—when we left Blessed, Alabama—that I regretted leaving. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I do not want to ever leave his safe arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wished to be seen as individuals, full and equal citizens who could not be told to leave or treated as second-class members of society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I led us down front and sat in the second pew, leaving room for Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neat by nature, she would leave the house tidy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do that, man. It’s your face. I might leave a scar or something.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If I hear another word, I’m going to leave you all here and go to New York by myself!” she threatens. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We had to leave the faucet under the house dripping or the water froze in the pipe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I dug them up, being careful to leave their plants alive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t be asking us to recommend that Reverend Buckminster be asked to stay. We already decided that last fall. So it must be that he be asked to leave.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, all the characters around me vanished, leaving me alone in the giant war room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He and I make a great spectacle of leaving the tent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He asked permission to leave as soon as he saw you driving up,” answered Colonel Korn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘If we is leaving now,’ the BFG said, ‘we will be arriving just as the giants is having their afternoon snozzle.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from figuring out where to sleep, nothing is more worrisome for people leaving prison than figuring out where to work. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I leave of an afternoon for Judd’s, Shiloh goes with me just so far, then he gets to whining and turns back. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to bed then; I told him to leave the bedroom door open, and I put some more wood on the fire, thick logs that would last all night. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He hunted at noon when the air was slightly warmer and he could leave them unattended. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I want to make him feel better about leaving us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be jiggered if I leave him,” muttered Bigwig to himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it comes up in a crossword puzzle, I'll leave the spaces blank and work around them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had been afraid that she’d leave him, too, and take with her the baby whom he had grown to love dearly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No bull could this be, thought Europa, but most certainly a god; and she spoke pleadingly to him, begging him to pity her and not leave her in some strange place all alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This said that employers had to grant employees unpaid leave while ensuring their job security for an amount of time in the event of qualified family and medical emergencies. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The conversations aren’t deep or anything and only last five or six fries, but still, they leave me a little breathless and focusing a little too keenly on that dimple. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what she’s talking about, only that after being friends with him my whole life, I am supposed to leave Mr. Sheep Sheep to die. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She peeled the wrapper from the granola bar and popped it into the garbage can and went upstairs, leaving Mia deep in thought. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I approached her, leaving the trolley in the middle of the floor, but then she made an impatient gesture, and I saw she wanted me to bring the trolley too. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

So many country-western songs seemed to be about people leaving other people. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

As Taran and his friends were about to take their leave, Gwydion called to them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, how you can go years seeing only what you choose to see, and picking your outrage like you pick out a slip, leaving all the others hanging on their slim mesarthium dowel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I made it to the den window just in time to see my father leave. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave,” he says, and he turns back and leans in, “as soon as you tell me to leave.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

These connective tendrils had not only conveniently appeared whenever it was necessary to move a living organism from one landmass to another, but then obligingly vanished without leaving a trace of their former existence. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My eyes go extra wide because I can’t believe she is just going to walk away and leave this big pot of bad feelings behind. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying I don’t want to leave the city and see what’s out there, but we’ve got enough going on here. How are we supposed to help a bunch of people we’ve never met?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could see he was not at ease, so I took his poor old wrinkled hand in mine and asked him to speak fully; so he said, leaving his hand in mine:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Telemachus accepted gratefully and leaving Mentor in charge of the ship he started the next day for Menelaus’ palace with Nestor’s son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I leave the bathroom, having pulled my bangs as far over my eyes as possible, Freckles tells me he didn't get his first job until after his tenth audition in New York. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Or I’ll knock you senseless and leave you in one of the crypts. Now move.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She could neither help them nor leave them; she could do nothing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I leave the car running for the heater. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m used to leaving through the back door. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Jeez, I leave you two alone for a little while and you clean out the joint. Good job.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“If I win, you come with us. If I lose, we'll leave you in jail.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Since he had to leave at eight-thirty, he was upstairs eating breakfast by eight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The vision of a communal world had sunk down into his soul and it would never leave him until life left him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re ready to leave, Baba lifts Alan in his arms and we join the straggle of people walking to the end of the street to meet the delivery truck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What the hell y’all thinking, leaving the house without telling nobody?” he yells. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like it when you leave me out. I don’t like it when you don’t tell me everything,” Axel says, the bubble popping in his chest and all the words falling out at once. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to leave, but he went on, “They say a gator came outta there last year and ate a kid.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I never knew Coke was good for anything but drinking,” Nan said, and Wynn handed out all the extra sodas, not leaving one for himself. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Having delivered himself of various polite insincerities, and having told Mrs. Hubbard that he would order coffee to be brought to her, Poirot was able to take his leave accompanied by his two friends. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I leave such ventures to you younger men with the fever of life still in your blood.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I asked as she was getting up to leave, “what if I miss?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frequently we would leave the trail and hike on the road for an hour or two. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman who had lived there had refused to leave, but Capricorn wouldn't tolerate prying eyes so close to his new hideout and gave his followers free rein. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Taking this structure back down will be your last chore before leaving.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m all the way here in Hawaii with you. It’s not easy for me to leave them alone with him.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I see she leave me a yellow flower in a glass by my bed, and a pink one from the banana tree outside. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So what if your maternity leave went on for thirteen years longer than planned?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I thought of all those other families of miners and prospectors who had come to Battle Mountain hoping to find gold and who had to leave town like us when their luck ran out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom never told Dad that I’d urged her to leave him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had planned to leave before breakfast so as not to add to Suya’s food worries, but she pushed two bowls of hot porridge into their hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They die in fire and pain, and when they come out of you, they leave your guts burned. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, I’ll bring enough water back for all of us,” I say, and I follow him into the woods leaving Chou and Pithy behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could summon us down in our pyjamas at night-time and thrash us for leaving just one football sock on the floor of the changing-room when it should have been hung up on a peg. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had to improvise a bed for Alba on the floor because she refused to leave the room, and when they tried to take her out she had her first tantrum. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was soaking wet, leaving water in a splattering trail behind him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid the guard would call me back, tell me I had to leave. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He knew himself, very well. We’d threatened half a dozen times to leave him at home if he didn’t behave.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was not a shadow of doubt about the matter: to leave the lifeboat meant certain death. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was feeling anxious about leaving Sairy, and nervous about being responsible for Florida. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

If you’re gonna blabber your shuck mouth every time I say something, you can go ahead and bloody leave, because I’m not in a very cheerful mood.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s just plain old nature. I mean ghosts and dead children and crazy people—things that give me nightmares. I want to leave, like you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

If she was going to go, she would have to leave now. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They went far enough east to leave the city walls behind, and then Alfhercht went north. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Seven took her outfit into the large closet in her room, leaving Valley to change in the room. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was time for us to leave, too. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

All motion seemed slowly to be leaving the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Koenig, his gym teacher, made him leave class early and take a shower. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“This is...okay,” says Leah, rolling her eyes and leaving the drink on the table behind her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The breeze brings the faint cries of those whose last breaths are leaving their mangled bodies. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I can feel that it’s leaving me. Kira is experiencing the same thing.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Crickets, frogs, toads, and owls followed them, all calling for night while leaving their hiding places. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At last there wasn’t a crumb left, for it is not really polite for a pigeon or a dove to leave anything on the plate. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the word comes down that a gang is after you it’s scary, and one of the reasons I wanted to leave the area. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he gathered up his smaller presents, leaving the battery-driven car for the servants to attend to. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to just leave by the front door. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was to leave for France on April 14 to go college, but because the thirteenth was New Year’s, Pa let him stay for the celebration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what kinds of things the kids moving here will like, and what they had to leave behind. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And so they were, he thought to himself after Sam had taken his leave. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Also, all the air would leave," Johanssen felt compelled to add. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Even our dancing requires more rhythm and grace and beauty. Which reminds me, we are needing to leave in fifteen minutes, Shanti." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They then jostled back through to the aisle to the front to leave the bus. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Olanna nodded and brought her bag closer, ready to get up and leave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, I secretly drove to Groutville to confer with the chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, he thought about leaving it and letting it be someone else's responsibility. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When, having bought what he wanted and counted his change, the customer turned to leave and Richard said: “Thank you,” it sounded so much like a curse that people sometimes turned in surprise to stare. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When the motion stopped, the riders were streaming away from her in an elegant spiral, leaving her alone with one man who looked down at her from his tall white horse. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would be best not to see Mary at all, just place the money in an envelope and leave it on the kitchen table where she'd be sure to find it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are we just going to leave them there?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know who the note was from, or why anybody would think it was me leaving dumb notes in their desk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

They were artists, and they didn’t like leaving their work half-finished. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

After three hours of wine and words, the priests took their leave ... all but the kindly man, the waif, and the one whose face bore the marks of plague. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Why would five kids who didn’t know one another simultaneously decide to run away for a week and a half, without leaving a single word with loved ones? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a vast difference between Mary and those for whom I was leaving her. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He goes, “I leave the rest to you,” and he and Mr. Woodwell sit on the dock and watch me fill the seams with tubes of caulking compound. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cheap glass body broke off and fell to the ground, leaving me holding its handle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed natural to leave this to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

One night, I waited for the guard to leave—and then I found a rock to use as a step to hoist my body up and through the windows narrow opening. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Escort officers spend a while in the mess hall and then get to leave the block for chunks of the day, taking groups of inmates to other buildings in the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sail away in the Susan Constant and the Godspeed and leave the Discovery and the shallop for us to use for travel here in Virginia. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He could leave the house with a fresh confidence. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If her name came up, his face grew stony and he’d leave the room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I think the mail carrier will take the letter if you leave it in your own mailbox,” Grandma said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Superstitious, like many sailors, they were happy to leave him alone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he spoke to me privately in the small parlor he had converted into his study. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hold up the photo and put my finger on the glass, leaving my fingerprint in a smudge. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He tossed his empty plate into the garbage can and went off in search of a drink, leaving Moody alone with the last few bites of his quiche, now gone cold. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He is a very sick man but they like his work so much, they are leaving him alone.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sensations the story aroused in me were never to leave me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move away from the screen, intending to leave the control room behind me, to get some fresh air wherever I can. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But he was glad when she turned to leave the grove. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I know, sweetheart. So I’ll just leave a message on the machine, like I always do. You don’t have to pick up. I just want to say good morning and I love you. Okay?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I remember asking the men to leave while I washed up my girls, and dressed them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I get to leave my gym clothes in the closet and put on a dress and heels for church with my family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She was never permitted to leave the convent walls except on the occasion of her parents’ death. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate my lunch as fast as I could, but it didn’t matter because we weren’t allowed to leave. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I can't lift my half of Tiny either, so we resolve to leave him there. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha took leave of him to look for the boy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

But leaving the bench in the first quarter is unheard of. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom figured if Aimee had decided to leave now, she must have her reasons. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Nothing, Angela, your mother's just having a good cry. Why don't you and Ms. Pulaski leave us alone for a while." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mollie, it was true, was not good at getting up in the mornings, and had a way of leaving work early on the ground that there was a stone in her hoof. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

As I re-entered the clearing, swiping at my eyes with the butts of my palms, one thing was very clear to me: I was not leaving Otto here. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Night had come, but being too tired to leave the sandspit, I crawled to a higher place where I would be safe from the tide, and again went to sleep. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they were leaving, the cameraman swept his lens over the whole outdoor jail, Zeitoun included. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Stalin began to evacuate the Soviet government and told foreign embassies to leave as well. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But the old man was angry that both young men wished to leave him and he raised his voice and scolded them strongly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

In five days those of us on Hall’s and Fischer’s teams would be leaving Base Camp for the top. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I must be strong for Geak. She must not leave this world in terror.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doon, maybe Clary will be home! Maybe she would keep us safe and help us tell what we know, and we won’t have to leave right now.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But we noted down what other foreign steamers would leave London with the same tide, and we satisfied ourselves that we knew the build and colour of each. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A vehement argument ensued, and I heard Helen declare she was leaving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of teenage boys enters the station just as I leave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“How can you make an informed decision about whether to save the world if you never leave your tiny part of it?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And I want you to come with us when we leave.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t leave now, right when things are getting bad. I’m not going to leave you in this mess.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He rubbed both of our heads and got up to leave. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A nurse guy came in and told me I had to leave, that visitors weren’t allowed, and I asked if she was doing okay, and the guy said, “She’s still taking on water.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t put up any objections to leaving. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gobbled the food gratefully as the sun dropped and night settled over the village, which had no electricity, leaving a bright spray of stars overhead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Past that, a wall of fog had swallowed most of San Francisco, leaving just the tops of skyscrapers and the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Following close behind are soldiers restraining John, who shouts at them to leave our mother alone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Once he got inside we might never leave. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All’s I’m saying is to give it time, and don’t do anything stupid. You and Erin can leave Bellmont someday. You can go far away. Like I should have done with your mother.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adrian especially enjoyed shoving me into the edge of my desk, leaving me with bruises across my thighs, so I’d learned it was best to remain seated until they were gone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I said, “Hello, I’m Sophie Brown,” but my voice was quiet and squeaky and shaky all at once, and I thought for a minute about just turning and leaving. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The closest they come is a night alone in the DoubleTree, which they are both dying to leave. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is true that Geak is too young to leave, but I am not yet eight. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be saddened at leaving you,” I told Ultima when we were alone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, while he was in an uncertain mood about the idea of leaving the warren, Captain Holly had appeared in capital time to be attacked and to provide a perfect reason for their departure. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in some houses people were getting old and sick and were dying, leaving others to grieve. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

IF this was Luke’s home, I wondered why he’d ever wanted to leave. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She worked the swing shift at Chase Manhattan Bank as a typist, leaving home at three P.M. and returning around two A.M., The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But each month, that stupid box of pink letters from Momma got fuller, and each time we moved, I thought about leaving it behind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And then he adds, “She wouldn’t leave her dogs,” which is the perfect cherry on his story. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“If we leave, when shall I be allowed again to play in an orchestra?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Even though the next morning he would leave on a dangerous mission, even though he knew something terrible was coming down the pike, those words of Mr. Benedict’s had made all good things seem possible. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s the exit. If it’s too much for you, then leave.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Let us leave this scene of shame and seek out a quieter place.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And mine, I think, is to leave my house one day unmarked by whiteness and walk on a compassionate earth with Ruth May beside me, bearing me no grudge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask Charlie, “If I tell him now, will you leave me alone?” not knowing what I want the answer to be. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for Rondell to turn and ask me a question about my night with Flaca, or about why we were leaving without me saying bye, but he never did. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg, who was heading home for a short leave, got up and followed the secretary to the back of the plane. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ashamed of my intrusion in the closet of her soul, I leave the food upon her bed and silently depart. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When all his money was gone, Lefty got up and said with disgusted anger, “Can I leave now?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This time he would leave with his body warm and his belly full of food. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Much later, my mother would tell me that every year when spring came and the air warmed up in Chicago, she entertained thoughts about leaving my father. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d seen her leave the house with us; I was sure. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“My feelings were so deep that I have never forgotten it, and I don’t think until I leave this earth I will ever forget it,” recalled opera and theater performer Todd Duncan. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Now that she was going to leave these sights, she wondered how much she’d miss them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The pleasant voice of the answering machine that never had to feel sorrow or pain answered cheerfully, “You have reached the Washington residence. Please leave your number, and have a nice day!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d take me aboard their planes and force me to fight, leaving me for dead along the magic battlefields. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Someone had done this to her, and Hazel was not going to leave this one behind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They would leave the field house and waiting outside for them would be a haze of boosters and parents and Pepettes and cheerleaders. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must be nearly time to leave, Harry thought miserably, please let it be nearly time. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate everything you’ve done for me, all of you. Really. But I have to leave.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Count Olaf didn’t leave us any chores to do,” Violet said, “so I suppose we are free to visit Justice Strauss and her library.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She had decided that she would leave Finn’s room alone; she had intruded enough for one day and found nothing, no reason not to trust Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You ever want to leave there, I have a job for you here. I will treat you with dignity, like a witch and not just a puppy dog to follow me around.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The mushy bullet splashed on his back, leaving a reddish, purplish wound the size of a baseball. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Our feet sank into it, leaving its shiny pulp exposed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“If Grandpa was so great, then why did he leave? Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He calls every evening before leaving the office to say he is on his way home, asks if he needs to pick up lettuce or a loaf of bread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was so dead-tired from the seventy-hour week that he didn’t even have the strength to blow his nose, much less leave the house. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave you to your thoughts, Sam,” he says and gets to his feet. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “I will if you really want me to. But I would much rather you leave everything just like it is. This is clean and straightforward.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Wes and Russ glance at each other, and then they leave me alone. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time I asked Papa didn’t he think his daddy was lazy, leaving all the work to field hands or sorry no-count tenants and croppers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

So first I went to the first floor girls’ room, but then a janitor came in to disinfect, and I had to leave. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Be reasonable. Come with me and leave everything behind.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like, if we leave her Crocodile walker at the top of the hill. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I draw a girl on a plane, leaving her heart on the runway. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I leave the second egg half eaten, hurry to the closet for my cloak, and already I can hear feet on the stairs and the voices calling. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of Caesar’s troops wanted to leave Egypt and turn their attention to other campaigns, but on Caesar’s orders, they stayed . . . and stayed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She wakes when she hears the nurse leaving, and bounds barefoot over to my bed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She was still sitting in her chair, but she had turned around to watch Dicey leave. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them looks sad that I’m leaving and gives me some Chiclets. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Jesse jumped up, pleased for an excuse to leave the track which he couldn’t make work to his dad’s satisfaction. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And I can’t leave without my parents, my friends. The Director will go after them—and I can’t let that happen. I couldn’t live with myself.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The dredges would leave an island at the center of the lagoon, to be called, simply, the Wooded Island. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And then: “Henry just wanted to leave me. I said, if you want to mourn, I’ll mourn with you. But he said he had to mourn by himself. ” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time I’d go out and come back again, her face lit up like I was a soldier home on leave. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I started to leave, but she yanked the present out of my hand. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Bobby hung up and immediately said he had to leave and couldn’t spend the night with the Brownes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He did leave me something. What do you want me to do,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it had something to do with Dad leaving when Kenny was four. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if they’d disappeared altogether, leaving her with only one clue: the strange box of paper with the symbol on the lid. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With Mother’s help, I rise to leave, but I am seized by a pain that grips my entire belly and I cry out for help. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“But in the meantime, I think that I’ll just leave out this back door. If you see Marsha Jean or the cops, don’t tell them my whereabouts.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I wrote these letters in the mornings before work, in the library, during my sessions of prolonged loitering in Commons, where I remained every evening until asked to leave by the janitor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When it’s time to leave the city for a northbound run, it hurts to look out the train window. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan searched Uncle Jet’s shadow for the Ash Being before leaving the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Now I spend my days helping Lelia with her speech kids, then nap for a few hours after an early dinner until I leave at nine for the nightly work with John Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got very upset then, I started to shake and cry, I said I wanted to leave. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I join my life with his, and leave this place, my home, my rich and beautiful bridal house, forever to be remembered, though I dream it only.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Maxim moved forward to the stairs, his eyes never leaving my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But why did he have to leave? Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another might be part of an anxious all- points bulletin: “Where did I leave the keys?” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I only just got Beto to sleep. He wouldn’t leave her.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite this fine invitation, not everyone remains; a fair few people quietly make their excuses and leave. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Be on your way and leave us alone,” she yelled. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then they checked all the cages, dimmed the lights, locked the doors and went home, leaving us alone in the still laboratory. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s not broken? Is that why you’re leaving it behind?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This one was going to leave that year’s in the— Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The airlock barely moved, leaving AL102 to take the full force of the tempest. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished my father would give it up and leave while the leaving was good, but he was on the case like Sherlock Holmes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Once at the bottom, the walls create a maze, leaving only a small portion of the garden visible at a time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"No," I say, and I leave it at that. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Katie lashed out at her; told her to leave her alone; that when she wanted something to eat, she’d ask for it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you leave, you lose Spanish protection and are subject to the laws of the colonies.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t understand why these Deckers aren’t home with loved ones, particularly those two teen boys today, who, as they were leaving, talked about how underwhelming the virtual reality experience was. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Stay here. Are you listening to me? Do not leave this car.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I want to say no, ask for directions to get on home, but I don’t want to leave this quiet place. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave our apartment, but I could feel it coming, even if nobody said anything. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe he had a cook who had to leave, a Hindu cook. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then I politely suggested that she leave home immediately and get the hell out of Dodge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When the month was up, I was sad to leave. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hazel followed, leaving a dark track behind him over the silvered grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You would not speak so if you were women. Say what you will, my lords, but Joffrey is too proud to settle for Renly's leavings. He will never consent." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It is impossible not to feel a shiver when our feet, leave the gravel path and sink into the dead grass in the field. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby helped Jimmy carry the duffel bag into the bar, fully intending to turn around and leave, until a voice—female and familiar—rang across the busy room. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was only a job, and when it was over they would leave without a backward glance, and besides, they didn’t much like the bears, for all their gold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Still tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Darling, if this continues, I must ask you to leave the table.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were leaving bad wives or bad jobs or bad towns; they were coming to find something or leave something or get something, to dig up something or bury something or leave something alone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heaved a sigh and turned inside, leaving Frank standing awkwardly in the doorway. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They came at night, wakened him, and then lapsed into silence, leaving him in fear and perplexity. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the stupefied high-schoolers were leaving the scene, they looked back. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she gets a little bit red in the face, and turns to leave before it becomes a full-fledged flush. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t say why, but then a visitor would come calling just as I was leaving. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

If Balekin is going to murder his brother, he’s smart enough not to leave evidence lying around. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now I must return to my work and leave you to your wanderings.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting lace doilies, like the ones my grandmother used to crochet before she had to leave her home behind and come to this country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Tyrion thought it best to leave her undisturbed, but it was too late. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a crowd lined up behind them, twisting and turning their heads and sucking their teeth, waiting to leave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Can we leave the door open?” she asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Have to. Can’t leave it till the morning. She wants to watch.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You already alone. If you want more alone, I can knock you into the middle of next week, and leave you there.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He now desperately needs a cup of tea for himself, not having managed to make one before leaving the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It meant black men would not have to sweep Medallion to eat or leave the town altogether for the steel mills in Akron and along Lake Erie. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Eventually I told him he’d have to leave. He must have snuck in when I went into the back room for more ink.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I throw my whiskey down my throat and leave. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Nya's family had been back in the village for several months the day the visitors came; in fact, it was nearly time to leave for the camp again. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Scruggs was ready to leave Vietnam, he was bitter and disillusioned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Robert was never a man to leave the battleground so long as a foe remained standing," Ned told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds I was unable to look away, imagining myself leaving through it and not coming back. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seldom spoke the first days after leaving North Carolina. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

So all that can be said is that at some slightly indeterminate point as we head toward the center of Earth we leave the asthenosphere and plunge into pure mantle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He crouches before the door to the front office to make himself as small as possible and crawls on his hands and knees to the steel cabinet, takes out the bread and starts to leave. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Seven signs him out of his after-school program, and we leave. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Screaming didn’t neither, but my mouth took its own leave. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s hesitation, he peeled out of the parking lot, leaving me stranded again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Dear sister, before I take my leave I have advice you must heed.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One of the prosecutors pressed him about why it had been so important for the nurse to leave the room. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I knew that the pen Ham used would leave permanent marks on leather. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

What hurts is thinking of those I’m leaving behind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a couple of bounds, I leave the stream, run through the woods for a short distance, and climb an embankment to the dirt road that runs along the bottom of my mountain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let me stress two things about the Crusades before I leave the subject. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I want to leave, but my feet seem stapled to the ground. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The fortune-teller nods and stacks the three piles of cards back into one deck, leaving Bailey’s chosen cards on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving till I see the rest of the house.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“And your previous dreams, were they real too? Is Thornfield Hall a ruin? Am I severed from you by insuperable obstacles? Am I leaving you without a tear—without a kiss—without a word?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We give him and Grandma hugs, and we reluctantly leave. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remembered pictures of men in the papers, leaving places like that, and being taken away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They keep dropping closer and closer all round us; still we cannot leave the grub in the lurch. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving town for a few days to visit my family,” said Etienne. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Time enough for her to change her mind and leave us. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom and I turned to leave, but Dad didn’t move. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I believe that you will regret leaving Locarno,” the second official said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He said to Grandmom, “I think the best thing we can do right now is get down to Orlando and leave them alone.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was certain they were hiding, leaving home only when necessary. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t leave until she knew that I was her Charlie. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have seen him jump over bushes to make sure someone did not leave the store without a little stapled booklet. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The wind had blown off, leaving a loud bright night with wings beating in the trees and a persistent organ sound as the full bellows of the earth blew the frogs full of life. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She began to cry, her depraved face breaking into an infant’s grimace; and they moved away from her, leaving her dirty in a dirty room, alone to face her Maker. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling the truth. I’m leaving the rez, man, and I want you to come with me. Come on. It will be an adventure.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

A man gets out and hurries inside, leaving another man sitting at the wheel with the motor running. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me and my madam and the children are leaving tomorrow morning for the village. I came to tell you to stay well. Ka o di.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At night, especially in the summer when the sound carries, I hear the low whistles of the ships as they leave New York harbor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to leave now and process this new information. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t leave much for your old man,” he complained. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If I must go out tomorrow, I am not leaving the house so early. I felt very disoriented all the while I was downtown.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank glanced at Leo, no doubt reluctant to leave him alone with Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, Lorena is shaking me and telling me to wake up, that we have to leave because someone called the cops. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him a very strange location to choose for a house, or else an odd decision to leave the trees growing nearby, blocking all light and the view of the valley below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She stands up and wipes her brows with her sleeve, leaving a trail of mud on her face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on fresh clothes, leaving the damp ones in a pile on the floor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Scarlett's mother occasionally exclaimed about how morbid this all was and how fine and good it was that they would soon be leaving it behind forever. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I stand up and leave the room, pulling the door shut behind me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Florence,” said Gabriel, “please don’t go. Please don’t go. You ain’t really fixing to go and leave her like this?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Visitors leaving the worst parts of themselves behind in fluorescent paint. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Only because there is no way to leave the house without his mother watching to see whether or not he stops at Caroline’s room, Bailey knocks at the half-closed door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Part of her wanted to just leave, just run away inside her head, dissociate deeper than anyone could find, but Jam knew she had to stay. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When Ten Snow left him, Fishtail would not leave her body. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just the feather-soft brush of wings against her lips as they melted back into her, leaving an aftertaste of salt and soot. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Oh beautiful bridge, I cross you and leave the town, I cross towards the llano! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With those words the Impostor shook them both by the hand, with an air, and left the house; leaving me much more astonished than delighted by the virtues of that same indefinite “it.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I leave Darius on the sidewalk and make my way into the brownstone, where the smell of alcohol smacks me in the face and the music is really good. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Officials were worried about retaliation after the attack, and so we were given an opportunity to leave the country and start anew. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“At last, it is. I came here to take leave of it before its change. And you,” she said, in a voice of touching interest to a wanderer,—“you live abroad still?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Plenty of black men leave their families behind like trash in a dump, but it’s just not something the colored woman do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the final year of his third term and preparing to retire, he was leaving not because of term limits but because of fatigue. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It’s very simple, Todd assures us, just a “matter of taking people who have a very serious problem, though probably not anywhere near as serious as they think it is, and leaving them happy.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days after leaving Petersburg, I arrived beneath the Stikine Ice Cap proper, where the long arm of the Baird joins the main body of ice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would leave them and go to suffer alone, and his unhappiness would overwhelm his anger. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally I decided to do something most college athletes can never contemplate: leaving campus to study abroad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They tackled their respective heaps of homework, whispering, laughing, and joking till the librarian stood over their table, saying, “You will please keep your silence or I will be forced to ask you to leave.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She seems to have been glad to leave a job that had not made her happy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving you. I’m getting a mattress,” she said, and dropped her toothbrush and the Red Rose snuff into her pocket. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed around the village for the rest of the day, and then it was time to leave. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next several weeks, her stepmother did not allow her to leave the house unsupervised. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how do you keep... them... from wandering off... from leaving the grounds?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Then what? We just like all the other sellouts who leave and turn their backs on the neighborhood. We can change stuff around here, but instead we run? That’s what you wanna teach our kids?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But Maureen was only twelve, and I worried that she might be too young to leave home. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t ready to leave the navy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mostly, she would shrug, and then I could leave the table and make ramen noodles, canned soup, SpaghettiOs, macaroni-and-cheese, or grilled cheese. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe, if he was lucky, someone would come down to get pencils and leave the door open long enough for him to slip out. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

"It's time we took our leave. My business here is done." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I thought that after talking to me he would decide that I was normal and leave me alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Especially when I was about to leave it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

How could my aunt just leave me here in the kitchen—is this how you treat family in America? American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

By the time we leave Auntie Idris and New Orleans, Sandy has been found again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He finds other ways to tell her, his fingers leaving faint trails of ink in their wake. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I have betrayed Elnora’s friendship. I have wronged you and Mechtild. I must leave here before you are discovered and come to harm because of me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When he says to his dad, “How can you contemplate leaving me? Of the world’s flowers, my share is only thorns.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now no one dared leave their quarters at night, and King Claudius’s men watched like hawks, when they were not drinking or sleeping. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But by the time the first musket shot rings out, theIndians are already leaving, creeping away silently on hands and feet like bears. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She turns away from me and looks into the ashes in the range but I won’t leave her alone because I had my pint, two pints, and I’m sixteen tomorrow, a man. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The family is careful not to pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house forever.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the Soviet Union was happy and friendly, unlike America, where crime made people afraid to leave their homes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Chinyere’s mistress was only one of many families on campus who were leaving; houseboys bought huge cartons in the market and cars drove out of compounds with their boots sunken by heavy loads. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This time I went off toward the west, along the cliff, and then doubled back through the brush, being careful to leave no tracks. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Root saw Burnham, he said, “You won’t leave me again, will you?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Marita went on: I leave school at five p.m., and if I don’t lollygag around, then I will get home around five-thirty. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I thought of leaving, but it would take me hours of walking in my current condition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They don’t execute them here; they ship them off without leaving a trace, into the “night and fog.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It is going to take a long time to get there–three or four million years at least–so we’ll leave it for now, and return to it much later in the story. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t wait for him to leave before elbowing my own way to the front of the line for disembarkation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How could you leave me?” she cried out loud, scrambling up onto her feet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later, I leave the police station with my mom. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She had wanted Sarai to visit on him such a cataclysm of nightmares as would shatter his mind and leave him spinning through darkness forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Miles, “don’t leave that out. We all had a drink, except for the cat.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of volunteers tell all these people on the sidewalk to leave. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I watch the light leave Will’s eyes, which are pale green, like celery. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Melissa offered to quit school and go to work so their mother would not leave. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she said blandly, and put it in the little pocket on the back of her rucksack before leaving. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind them, Nurse. I’d be happy leaving them where they are.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want any trouble. I’ll leave you to your dinner.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I have to leave so soon. Oh, and I almost forgot, in three weeks, Saturday night. Mother and Daddy want y’all to come have supper.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Orr, I’m tired. Why don’t you leave me alone?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I just blurted it out: “I’m leaving,” I said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He presented Pollard with a complete script for the interview, leaving nothing to the jockey’s rich imagination or questionable vocabulary. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The relocation was especially comfortable to Pauline, who was old enough to leave school. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It might be kinder to leave her where she is till they’re over.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When he told them to leave the pitch, they did so quite cheerfully and went to sit in the stands to heckle everyone else. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She looked at her uncle for permission to leave the room. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t know. Anyway, it’s probably best we’re leaving so he can have some peace. I spent so much time avoiding him, and now all I want to do is make him feel better.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Sure. I’ll have to relax him first, and then I can give him medication for it. Can you leave him for maybe four days?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But because that pleasure was another's, I shall carry you with me a little way and leave you on a high crag, to be eaten by eagles." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m leaving, all right, Percy. I brought you down here to say good-bye.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

My little sister had been clinging to my mom during the attack, never leaving her side. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was staring at Travis, begging him with my eyes to just walk away, to leave me alone, but Travis was lost in his own panic. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Part of me is relieved to be leaving camp; most of me is terrified. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Will he leave before the rice jar is completely empty? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Your dad says he’s ready to leave. You packed?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her family manages an awkward “Nice to meet you,” and they leave too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“And you didn’t love me enough to leave him alone. To let him love me. You had to take him away.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door shut behind him, and any guilt I might have felt about leaving him behind disappeared. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We rapped for a while more and Grandma kissed me at the door when I was leaving, but the visit got me in a bad mood. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He switched off the light from the next room, leaving them in darkness. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Papa telling Dadi there are riots everywhere and, if we don’t leave, we could be killed or taken to a refugee camp. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she had told him she was leaving the country, a week after their kiss at the movies, he looked as blank as an ironing board. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid turned around and headed back into his cabin, leaving the back door ajar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three feet below the sill, a section of stone has crumbled, leaving a small foothold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I leave Korea with my husband to come to America, for work. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without hardly thinking, I leave the pistol and I run back down to Viola at the edge of the scrub. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I guess Mrs. Robertson just couldn’t leave this earth until she knew Caroles killers had been caught and punished. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do all this? Why show him the world when he’s never going to leave the ghetto?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was time, she said, for Abdulrahman to leave Jableh and get away, if only for a spell, from their home so full of melancholy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

His hands are always touching me, stroking my hair, my neck, my cheek, my shoulder; when they creep lower and his body moves closer, I duck away, find an excuse to leave. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hang up the first couple of times, but on my third try I leave a message. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone started talking all at once, people worrying about whether they had to leave town. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can't wait to leave this sad house, with a ghost of a mother wandering from room to room in her white widow's sari. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Very well, Miss Larsen. I will look into other possibilities, and leave you in charge of Dorothy for a few days. Young lady, I trust that you will be appropriately polite and well behaved.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If everybody would leave him alone for just a little while, he thought, he wouldn’t cause anybody any more trouble. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've spent quite a few summers in Normandy, and I took a monthlong French class before leaving New York. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I shall never leave you again, he murmured, mostly to himself. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The leeches fall off onto the ground, leaving my ankle bleeding. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make sure to take the trash out before you leave!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Katherine sweeps out of the office like a queen leaving court. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I licked my thumb and wiped at that blackbird tattoo, leaving a smudgy black spot on my hand. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Lor long stretches no one spoke, leaving only the tap of our shoes on pavement and the sounds of the city: airplanes, the ever-present hum of traffic, sirens that warbled and pitch-shifted around us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sorry to leave,” Russo later said of his abrupt exit. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I leave a twenty-dollar bill on the table for Kasim, but he slides it back to me when he comes to pick up the mugs from our second set of hot chocolates. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I decided to leave the Minotaur horn in my cabin, which left me only an extra change of clothes and a toothbrush to stuff in a backpack Grover had found for me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to leave the squirrel in the car,” said Flora’s father as he pulled into the parking lot of the Giant Do-Nut. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

As he walked away, he wondered whether the entire family had eaten some sort of strange medicine, taken leave of their senses perhaps? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I took the flyer and I decided, right then and there: I’m not leaving Mom alone. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Oh no, he didn't. Just shut up like a clam. I could take it or leave it—those were his words. I was hard up. I took it." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t leave Shauna here. Not after her sister just . . . well, you know.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The policemen leave, but Dean Anderson hesitates at the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

On Friday, just as he was about to leave school and head home, the guidance counselor poked her head out of her office. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This being so, my trip demanded that I leave my name and my identity at home. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of leave disappears, and in no time, Grandfather is pelting me with advice as we roll toward Blackcliff in his ebony carriage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I leave a note, I make a sandwich: peanut butter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eumaios found a stick for him, the kind he wanted, and the two set out, leaving the boys and dogs to guard the place. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I have already had a long leave I get none on Sundays. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It quickly deflated, leaving both itself and the rover devoid of air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let them take whatever it is they want and hope they'll leave? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If this whole ladder business were ever presented to you at all, you would probably say, “Since everybody can't leave La Saline, let's stay in La Saline and try to make things better for everybody.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Mr. Leroy, please get up. Please don’t leave me here alone!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She hurried toward the central plaza through the crowds of people leaving their workplaces. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her he would leave the timing up to her but that he would be in agony “until I am part of you—Dearest Emma, good-bye.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in,” came the huntress’s voice, and the man nodded to Ash before leaving her alone, standing before the heavy canvas flap that served as a door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clear as day, her father said, “Sing. Sing,” and later he leaned in at the window and said, “You just can’t fly on off and leave a body.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn't leave him again, not right now. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The only thing I leave in reserve is the squirrel and the apple. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The explosion that killed my father took out her husband as well, leaving her with three boys and a baby due any day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is where we leave the open and take to cover,’ said Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It felt good to leave the house on a fishing trip with enough lunch for me and R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to leave it alone, but I had to know if I was not okay. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I grew so bitter that I decided to have it out with Granny; I would tell her that if she did not let me work on Saturdays I would leave home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond falls and cliffs there was a gash visible in the trees; there were the splintered trunks and then the drag, leaving only a fringe of palm between the scar and the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Long enough to leave a message, maybe something like, “Call me back. I’d like to talk with you about your son.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

An unseen hand turned off the radio as he crossed the threshold, and bags of potato chips vanished, leaving the faint scent of salt to mix with vermilion oil paint and wet clay. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew understood that it was a signal to leave. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For nine years he would not leave by Day or Night without permission. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The statue unsettles me the longer I stare at it, and I waste no more time leaving the corridor to head to the sky garden. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Will the blue fade to black, leaving me in total darkness? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Shayla stomped on it with her burgundy sneakers, leaving footprints like tire tracks. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then this: Sarah leaving with the car like I didn’t even exist, as if there might not be someplace I needed to go in the afternoon. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped inside the tent, leaving Griff to contemplate the gilded skull of his old friend. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sight of an injured animal distressed the Abbot, but he decided wisely to leave matters to Jess. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“The roads will open in a day or two. We will leave early so we can stop in Abba and then get to Nsukka before dark.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nathan told Lily more about the people he wanted to write about who were afraid to leave their houses. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then I took a deep breath and said, “I’m sorry I told Malli we were leaving.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We were one of the last families to leave because Papa felt obligated to stay until the rancher’s cotton had been all picked, even though other farmers had better crops. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I can’t help worrying about what will happen to our friendship when I leave Newark. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Lead the way,” he said promptly, and he swept off along the corridor behind Harry, leaving Snape standing next to the gargoyle and looking twice as ugly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Why did she need a dowry, she argued practically, when she was really not leaving home at all? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She stays sitting on the floor, watching me leave. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to leave Cardan in your care, which means trusting you. I promise not to betray you, and you promise that the prince will be here when I get back.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And by the time I ran down the stairs and into the front room, my mother was about to leave. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not miss the squalor and noise they would leave behind. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I plunge forward nonetheless, taking a water bottle and a phone with me, and leaving everything else in the car. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Others leave the traffic to scavenge for fruits and berries a few meters from the road, all the time keeping themselves close to the traffic. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t leaving,” I say, as they keep doing their stuff. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She kisses me on the cheek and runs away before I can say a word, leaving me behind in a chorus of ooooooooooooohs from everyone watching. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Lance; tell us how you got on, and leave out about the angels.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After leaving my slippers next to Rani's things, I stick a toe into the water. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Just leave it alone for a minute. Let me think!” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Free to take a job, free to leave it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It was Gladys who asked to leave, you know....She'll get a job in no time. Maybe even end up in New York." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I half- expect him to burst through and leave a Ben-shaped cutout, like a cartoon. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Then I’m leaving. My wife is exhausted and needs me to accompany her home. Charles will stay and supervise.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A ship did leave in the morning and I could see why they called Lake Erie one of the Great Lakes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So somebody will care about the stuff they leave behind.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shooting was immediately halted, and the reckless lad, perhaps seeking an unusual pet for himself, was allowed to leave the premises with the bird. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately the light disappeared with him, leaving Mark in the creepy blackness all alone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Yet if the new view is correct and the work of humankind was pervasive, where does that leave efforts to restore nature? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I do love knitting patterns. Well, Harry, we have trespassed upon Horace’s hospitality quite long enough; I think it is time for us to leave.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He had not mentioned it in a long time, the fact of her leaving. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That evening he announced to us that henceforth no one was allowed to leave the block after the evening soup. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t think I’ve ever been so ready for someone to leave. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave your stuff at the front desk in the main office,” she answered, turning on the ignition and looking behind her as she started slowly backing out of the parking space. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’m so excited to leave all this behind. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Hopefully, Uncle Jet would get the hint and leave him alone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was told that, if he was willing to put in the work, he would leave the program a different person. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But unfortunately, we couldn’t hold on to the lead, with Dagmara failing to score any points in the eighth match, leaving the margin too large for Mariel to even the score and pull ahead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As he was leaving the room, he said to Polly, “Bring me the body of my daughter. When the doctor gets here with Noah, he will want to examine her.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the word leave his mouth, felt it fall over my face through the cotton damp with breath and mud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was happy for her, I really was, but at the same time, I felt like she was leaving me behind. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

What was the point of thinking about an herb garden if Master asked him to leave, if Master would not forgive the burnt sock? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That way, if we ever had to leave, they’d be able to get by on their own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You should probably leave before anyone else sees you,” the girl says, glancing over her shoulder, but Bailey cannot tell what she is looking for. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if I write a great book anymore, but just one which, whatever its flaws, will leave a record of my impossible life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Were he to be ejected, he would leave that final conclave with dignity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, one of his cohorts had his mouth on the coin slots, sucking out the jammed coins and leaving his slobber. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only when I was leaving the hospital, and found the keys to Henry’s car among my things, that I remembered something she’d tried to tell me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “I’m leaving right now to postpone the business I had in Chatham. If you have everything together, I can get going by this very afternoon, early evening at the latest.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Steady Eddie said, “Man, leave the kid alone, you got no call to go prying into his life.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, even if she could leave the castle, where would she go? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

These clerks, as far as she could tell, had an unfortunate habit of departing without warning, sometimes even leaving their personal belongings in their rooms on the second floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We leave the table when Ray gets home and pretend it’s so we can do homework. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He hadn't given me away, but if I knew where Salim was, I'd better go straight to the police and leave him out of it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He need only ride On, and he could leave it all behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He told us that when he was sixteen, he had to leave school because his dad died, and someone had to support the family. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an apology: he was sad to leave Theo, but he is glad that he has, for the sake of his art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I think about how Ollie Mae would never, ever let me leave the house, let alone have company over, if my bed wasn’t made. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She could not believe that he really meant to leave her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrap my towel around me again and leave the girls’ bathroom. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her daughter, Pearl Ann, was already away at the university, and some speculated that Mrs. Larkin was less a person of means than she liked others to believe and maybe couldn’t afford to leave town. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bond committee, the friends and relatives, the simple unhonored spectators didn’t think of leaving the field. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I really must insist you leave our guest in peace. Step back now, and you might yet keep your position.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As they leave by the front, an army of men enter by the back and return carting bleachers, seats, and ring curbs, which they fling noisily into lumber wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Most folks were surprised and more than a little curious when Mrs. Larkin stayed behind for the quarantine instead of leaving town with the rest of the people of means. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It took a bit more wiggling to accommodate the spirals of the horn, but Jam felt it slip out and then felt the loop slither away, leaving a distinct residue of disappointment on her fingers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Is it all right if I leave my paddle here?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They would never leave you, no matter how you looked, no matter who loved or didn’t love you. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

August 30 The Outside Starting tomorrow everyone must leave the house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“The sprite. Why didn’t we simply keep the Book and leave her to die?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then on the last day, when everybody was leaving, Addison took the shoes again. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mia,” my mother calls out as I’m leaving the small office. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We don't know how to come home and leave home behind us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I try to focus on that, instead of why they had to leave, as Rabiya grabs my hand and we head out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

King was about to leave for Oslo, where he would receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize from the king of Norway. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d push me out the front door and tell me to leave, but as I started walking down the street, he would come running after me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So what have you been doing? You get into the liquor? You leave a stink bomb somewhere?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I did not care about it as much as the fact that Ms. Sandnes was leaving in only a few days. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean lumbered out of the place, leaving the screen door open. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alfred tried to think of something to say, anything to keep Henry from leaving. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he shook hands with many of the prisoners, rubbing shoulders in the cramped space. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The man would have died anyway, I know that, but I couldn’t leave him like he was. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he touched her, he couldn’t talk to her, if he loved her he couldn't leave, if he spoke he couldn't listen, if he fought he couldn’t win. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she was going to hunt in this confusing land, she must leave a trail to lead her home. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Imaginary friends don’t come of their own volition. We are invited. We stay as long as we’re needed. And then, and only then, do we leave.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“How does this sound? I’ll start leaving some food for you to use to attract more food for you to eat,” Nathan said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The guys had vacated the place as if leaving the scene of a crime, strangely subdued. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up and leave before I puke. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I must leave you for a while,” she said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was at the gas station and I saw them. I saw you in that car, leaving." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It may have been because of the coach in ninth grade who thought he was faking a broken arm and wouldn’t let him leave the practice field until the fluid built up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are adaptations to scare other animals into thinking they are eyes, so other animals will think they are bigger and more dangerous and leave them alone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You had better leave this to Julyan and myself,” said Maxim quietly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We spend the night there on the way to the release site, leaving the bonobos tranquil- ized and snoozing in their transports. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Young lady, if you don’t leave right now, I’m going to call security. I’m not joking.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their course had been chosen to leave Woodhall to their left, and to cut slanting through the woods that clustered along the eastern side of the hills, until they reached the flats beyond. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I did not answer; I wanted to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped a tear from her cheek, turned, and marched off, leaving me alone with a trampled cap in the snow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Lio”—and she mentioned the name distinctly without a cowardly lowering of her voice— “is just a friend. And no, he hasn’t invited me to leave with him, nor would I go.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two leave the room, two others lead Janine to the Birthing Stool, where she sits on the lower of the two seats. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he returned to his preparations, and that afternoon it was announced that the Heart of a Dream would leave harbor in three short days. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He turned toward her and swept a strand of hair out of her eyes, his fingers leaving a burning trail on her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if you leave your house, I remember reading, it’s best to board it up. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The others halted, just within the doorway at the hall’s end, and turned, unable to leave their leader to face the enemy alone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could leave his sick daughter and fretting wife halfway across the Pacific and go join his colleagues. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Such trees die out in the wild without leaving any progeny, because birds discover and eat all their seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like Bobby, Bhagwan had also had trouble with the United States Immigration Department, and was arrested and made to leave the country. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I have known you since you were still leaving skid marks in your drawers. You think I don’t know when you’re lying to me?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I pushed my chair back, readying myself to leave. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t doubt there was a flight to New York City leaving shortly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Finally Jon said, “You have my leave to go. Do not speak of this, but see that you are ready to depart an hour before first light. My men will come for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I always preferred for Winnie to leave first so she would not have to see me led away by the warders, and I watched as she whispered a good-bye, hiding her pain from the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men gunning for them didn’t just care about keeping the Dregs from leaving the harbor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you mind if we leave? I don’t really like this.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The way they knew that Bone Gap had gaps just wide enough for people to slip through, or slip away, leaving only their stories behind. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though I always leave him dinner, I never know when he’ll come home from work to eat it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They walked away leaving him staring after them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t like that so I stare at them and hope they get the message to leave her alone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “Were it one a our’n? You think someone leaved the barn door ajar?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"Get back here! You can't just leave! I'm going to call the police." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

These new people leave when they can, like the others. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed toward what used to be the back wall, which had fallen years earlier, leaving little more than the frames of two tall windows. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Without another word, June climbed down the ladder, leaving Ivy all alone in the treehouse. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I watch a lot of hospital dramas on television, and this is the part where patients just want everybody to leave them alone. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to end on such an experience, he places the strange little bottle back on its shelf and decides to choose one more before leaving to catch up with Poppet and Widget again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When it’s time to leave, he tells my parents we should schedule weekly sessions, and that maybe, just maybe, they should consider having me also see someone with a license to write prescriptions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

My mother was born ten minutes before my aunt Julia, who seemed to have become some sort of a recluse that summer, rarely leaving her house and, according to my mom, “stinking to high heaven.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind me asking before I leave...what was that all about?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want your tsar’s reward, and I leave no dragon alive.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He went through another door, leaving me and the woman alone. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I am leaving now. I want to see if I can buy a few Christmas things for my children at Oye Abagana.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, Mo was going to leave it here and then they’d drive home again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But if I make no progress with my official—my proper—research, I’ll be asked to leave the group and let someone else have my alethiometer time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Just want to leave something on Coach Turner’s car.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But you said it was your fault that y’all had to leave, right?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I get that you have some save-the-world hero complex going on, but leave me out of it.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“The spirit of witchcraft is leaving me! Protect me! Don’t let it come back!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Was there a different girl in a sky-blue coat leaving the Schouwburg, one I just didn't see? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I turn back just before I leave the apartment. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Still yelling, the khaki babies were loaded on to their dumb-waiters and wheeled out, leaving behind them the smell of sour milk and a most welcome silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later we were ready to leave. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The hillside has crumbled away, leaving a space between the fence and the mountain. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a louder voice he said, “I’m leaving my toolbox and tools at Mrs. Strawberry’s for you. I won’t be needing them.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room, leaving his mother on the bed, and grabbed a handkerchief off his desk so he could blow his nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He wipes my forehead, cheeks, and chin, leaving my skin damp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

No wonder she had not wanted to leave this place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But then he rolled over, leaving me in a wet place and stood up. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lima was sure that these were the same four men he had seen leaving the Walgreens, so they arrested them and brought them to the staging ground. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The subscriptions had dropped, partly because many people could not afford a paper, and partly because so many Whig families were leaving Boston for the country. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will Newman! What are you doing up here? You’re not supposed to leave the third floor after that stunt you pulled last week!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was a good place to leave the bonobos. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want to leave the store,” the grandmother cut in. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving, Dad. But I want you to know I can see through your gruffness,” she said, reaching the first stair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While making his rounds on a motorboat one day, Lima observed four men leaving a Walgreens carrying stolen goods. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He would never leave now, never get out of here. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scream at them to leave me alone, so my mom leaves, but my dad stays where he is in the doorway. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“The king can’t leave, and no one is ever allowed to see him.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom reminds me we have to leave for Mango’s vet appointment in fifteen minutes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He would know enough to leave me, know enough to follow our path back down to people who would help him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He said that it was difficult for free Negroes with all their papers in order to leave Baltimore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Something bad happened...I left it in neutral, and somebody crashed into the back of it while it was parked. Some damage to the rear, and the front is wrecked. They didn't leave a note." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t want her to leave—now that she’s gone, I’m left with David and the memory of how I yelled at him yesterday. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Where he saved enough money to leave the general’s house in Ohio and go to New York. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Foaly. I’m still running red hot. And I’ll make up for my age with a really big gun. Now get a pod ready. I’m leaving on the next flare.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Tell me something before I leave: this mystery lover of yours...he doesn’t live in the castle, does he?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After dinner, Stuart practically ordered Booth and Herold to leave his home, which they did without protest. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands are too high; they guard her nose and cheeks, leaving her stomach and ribs exposed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He felt a strange loss at watching the plane leave. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No student is permitted to leave his seat for any reason other than a dramatic health concern once a section of the achievement tests has begun. There are no exceptions.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Please leave him alone,” she said in a forceful whisper, and then to the little boy, softly, “You don’t have to answer.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But why should God leave a huge empty space, at least hundreds of times bigger than the gaps between the planets, between the outermost planet and the stars? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was praying Vince wouldn’t grow impatient waiting for me and leave, or, worse yet, allow himself to be talked into spending the evening with one of the other girls. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s trying to get a better idea of when I’m planning to leave. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you laugh too much you can be asked to leave. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She fell down the front steps when we were leaving,” I offered, returning to my natural fibbing habit. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I apologize to him profusely as I write my note and leave it on the kitchen table. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave like this,” he said in a thin voice. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Reluctant to leave, I put my ear to the door and listened. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped leaving helpful hints because I decided I didn’t want to make Betsy cool anymore. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

To reach the river, people had to leave in the early morning and they would be back only at midday. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I looked back out the window, hoping she’d leave me alone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“O.K. Bye-bye. And I really had a great time with you tonight. I mean that seriously. You have a wonderful personality. And thanks tons for being so understanding,” she said, leaving the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Eb was not really planning to leave— Eb was a lost and frightened boy, and there was nowhere else to go. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not want to leave Chou behind, but I cannot refuse the reassignment. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my back to him, hoping he’ll take the hint and leave. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Claudius would not leave you be,” Horatio said, shaking his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Instantly the table was brilliant with light, and the cone of the shade threw its brightness straight downward, leaving the corners of the bunk house still in dusk. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could someone just turn their back on their family and leave? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

When that happened, I would leave my pack and go back and find him, to see that he was all right, which always pleased him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll leave Tuesday morning. Catch the train in Tyler where nobody will know us.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the focus in the room shifted to the stolen weapon, leaving Mark a few seconds to scramble back to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

All you had to do was denounce your people, denounce your history, and leave your darker-skinned friends and family behind. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There might be a way not to leave. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Or to leave. Leave quickly and find better weather. Is it any surprise then that she is harder to lay hands on than a windblown leaf?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I leave the wine and the little bottles of gin, even though they would help me sleep, even though they would let me slide, warm and loose, into oblivion. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leave him behind and lead Mama to the entrance of the school, where my poster hangs by black rope, waving a gentle welcome in the cool night air. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Still, after that he would leave for hours at a time. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“If you can’t keep your mouth shut,” the Resistance leader growls, “then leave.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Pretending not to be serious when you’re called to account for your flaws, thereby trying to leave your opponent with only imaginary ground to stand on.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was just that she had also begun to rise, once she had watched the gray mist of twilight give way to early sun, and leave for work. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just so hypnotizingly pleasant that it might take a person years to notice, and by then it would be too late; leaving would be too dangerous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“This is a back entrance. You should leave the cloak with Nick. On the hour, as usual,” he says to Nick. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem is the confinement, the inability to leave. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Those empires were gone, leaving only a barren coastline for Sciron the bandit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One walks to our driver’s window, tells him to let all the passengers off, then turn around and leave. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Homeboy is really pale, like he doesn’t leave his apartment nearly enough. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The U-Haul putted up a hill, leaving downtown San Francisco behind. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

These encounters leave me both exhausted and recharged, desperate and fulfilled. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, I hate to leave them with all this work,” she said, but I could tell she didn’t mind a bit. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd like some information about —" "Get here as quickly as you can, we're leaving shortly," he said, giving me a Lenox Avenue address and hanging up before I could finish my request. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why should she leave and not look back a single time—until now? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I thought I would be able to leave my homework undone forever. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will leave tomorrow, so go up and pack your things. Pack for five days.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yard boys scared that a single gesture near the planter’s wife could leave them hanging from an oak tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Sometime later that night my father delivers a bowl of warm creamed-corn soup and says he’s not leaving until I finish it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a different time; wives just didn’t up and leave husbands. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Part of me is scared of leaving school. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any municipal jail, he figured, expects many of their prisoners to leave within a day or two, through bonds or dropped charges or any number of outcomes for the small-time offender. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She raised a hand to her face and wiped away the tears, leaving a smudge of mud on her cheeks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it'll be empty? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We need to start leaving now, in groups of two. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you still aren’t invisible,” Edwin said, climbing into his skiff to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As I was preparing to leave Cape Town, I went to the offices of New Age to see some old friends and discuss their editorial policy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bast bustled out of the room, leaving the door open behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my arm to stop me from leaving, she shined her flashlight up a dark flight of steps leading to the third floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She wasn't shy, but when she spoke, certain words tended to leave her mouth reluctantly, as if they'd been forced out against their will. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not like you. I would never leave my own daughter.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tom was scratching and struggling to get out of my grasp, leaving stinging red lines all over my bare arms. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t leave her side even after Dad came back and the doctors told them how sick I was. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what he was going to — but it had to be better than what he was leaving behind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I had learned to leave old places without regret and to accept new ones for what they looked like. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guys around the doorway are watching us leave. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t leave the steam table with it.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I don’t blame them for leaving, because, like I said, we’re a tough bunch to handle sometimes. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They knew she was leaving, and they didn't know why. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I slung it over one shoulder and started to leave, Dr. Holden smiled at me and said, “Walt Whitman, huh?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He would look them in the eyes, keeping his chin level, and he would issue the new SOPs in a calm, impersonal tone of voice, a lieutenant’s voice, leaving no room for argument or discussion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rings, and everyone gets up to leave Mr. Davanzo's class. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Everywhere, rulers and elites sprang up, living off the peasants’ surplus food and leaving them with only a bare subsistence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ears perk up, and his tongue lolls out of the corner of his mouth as he watches me leave. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then the singing and praying would start, and that was his cue to leave. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Why does one have to pay to leave his own country? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I should have to leave it in the reference section just so others might enjoy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw you lying on your roof. Behind that big tree over there across the street, I politely waited for your love partner to leave.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were going to leave me behind,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

April 21 Watch Over Us Uncle Son returns and tells us to be ready to leave any day. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Last night I watched her pack up all the fragile cups, moaning about what she’d have to leave and who’d get it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Love always, Charlie June 22, 1992 Dear friend, The night before Sam was going to leave made the whole week a blur. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the windows of O’Hare International Airport, the sky was painted a particular shade of gray and leaving droplets of water on the large glass windows that looked out onto the airstrip. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He at least had the decency to die and leave me the Equatorial. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And make sure the guy pays before you leave. Twenty an hour, cash, plus you’ll get tips.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I, of course, had not the slightest intention of leaving either in June or in September. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

This summer, for example, pants may be capri, classic, carpenter, clam-digger, boot, or flood, depending on their length and cut, and I’m probably leaving a few categories out. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the physicist Robert Marshank got a similar letter, he announced to his wife that they were leaving immediately. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Order to escape for a time from the sight of Pai as well as the sound of him, Ranofer began leaving the shop each day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They'd leave early in the morning and come home late, looking wilted and tired. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Were leaving soon,” is what he said when he had his tea. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Goudsmit told Berg that based on reliable information coming out of Germany, Werner Heisenberg would be leaving the country on or about December 15, traveling to Switzerland for a scientific conference. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, I remember to send a message to my mother about my leaving 13, and stress that it won’t be dangerous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I leave my house and walk out into the yellow sun, walk and walk and walk down the road. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Great! When can I start? And more importantly, when can you leave?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Unable to compete with the flurry of flakes rushing at the windshield, the brake lights ahead of us faded out, leaving us alone in a tight white blizzard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Or did my mind, right before it left, leave behind this story line? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then he went out and slammed the door, leaving the honours about even. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen had given her freedom of the castle, but even so, he would want to know where she was going if she tried to leave Maegor's Holdfast at this time of night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

John curses at him to leave us alone, going to the table to pour himself another full glass of whiskey. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My, my, fancy leaving a beautiful gold chain like you all on your own.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nothing in America stands still for very long, including the people, who are always either leaving or on leave. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was desperate to talk to Colonel Regan about our release from the city but dared not leave Ruth alone in the house with Madam Lockton. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aiaa,” she sighed, “how can I bear to have you leave me again?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the ringed planet in the background, the glow of the ship leaving Sagan bends in an oval like a firefly, until the light is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ma never allowed them to play with their food at table; they must always eat nicely everything that was set before them, leaving nothing on their plates. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to leave the ship. There’s no time left. I need you to help me get all of the Zetas on the shuttle.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

All the while that they dwelt there the sun shone clear, save for a gentle rain that fell at times, and passed away leaving all things fresh and clean. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I—I’m sorry,” he said, his breath coming in short gasps, and then suddenly he was leaving the patio, running down the street, sprinting away from them, trying to escape. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Forgive me, my lady. Do I have your leave to go?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I shouted, “Going to the bus!” so Mom and Dad knew I was leaving. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It is one of three things the defendant hasn’t counted on—the body itself, the bloody fishing gaff, and the mooring line he’d left behind in his haste to leave this scene of murder. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hate her for leaving, but I didn’t, and I hated myself for that too. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m moving to...to Paris! Why don’t all of you just leave me alone!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I always look forward to seeing Dr. Cooke, even though I often leave her office feeling like someone ripped my chest open. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to leave them alone,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Stop! You must leave now or you will suffer!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Nothing” is all he says, and he doesn’t leave. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Stay if you’re staying, otherwise leave now and close the door behind you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you certainly leave Kent on Saturday?” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This is all so discouraging that I think we’ll leave it here and return to our two lonely heroes trudging through the lost world of the Chattahoochee. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The candle in front of the Virgin had burned out, leaving a waxy smell that the curtains held in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fat woman, chewing on her cheek and twirling a lanyard of keys, gives me a striped uniform and tells me to strip and to leave my old clothes on the stool. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The screws bounce off the painted tin, leaving long, twisting marks like curled ribbons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sellsword scrambled backward, checking each blow, stepping lithely over rock and root, his eyes never leaving his foe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Creüsa, leaving her husband in the town with one of the priests, went on up to the sanctuary by herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Men dream more about coming home than about leaving,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. You never wore anything like that before. I leave you alone for two weeks and you get all romantic?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Any smudging of the line would kill its protection, leaving us open to whatever was out there. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He felt it in his bones, and it felt perfectly awful, but there it was: They couldn’t leave. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Smith would leave at the end of the day with pain in his face and neck, which he only later realized was due to stress. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you get your chance to leave Bellmont,” Dad says to me, “take it.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked over to where Bristle was guarding the sleeping Runt and signaled that he would leave. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe they will leave us alone now that they have robbed us, Salva thought. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now leave us. The lot of you. I need to speak with Ned." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to make you sad. But, yes. It’s true. I will have to leave. One day.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After leaving Korean Air, Greenberg helped start up a freight airline called Cargo 360, and he took a number of Korean pilots with him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to leave out the west exit, but the north doors were closer, so I headed for them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thirst and her bladder both urged her to get up, but the prospect of leaving her alcove was grim. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her darker cheekbones arch too high on her face, leaving a shadowed valley to her jawline. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I twisted around in my seat to see Noah sneaking out of the tech booth and leaving the auditorium through the back. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Because he's “walked the earth for 30 years,” he wants to “leave a certain souvenir in the form of drawings or paintings in gratitude.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I ready myself to leave a breezy message, but a breathless female voice answers in the middle of the fifth ring. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes before they were due to leave, Aurelia slipped away to her courtyard to feed her fish, and while she was there, Julius arrived with Boots. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I had never seen such beautiful buildings in all my life, and any hesitation I might have had about leaving my safe life as a biologist vanished. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As we were leaving sirens wailed in the distance, coming toward us, and this long lanky guy stepped in front of me and said: “Y’all got any transportation?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It could make no further use of him: he was too small and mean; and as long as it stayed with him he would never leave his deep pool again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The woman he was talking with said, “You can’t leave now. You just got here.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I will leave, and after I’m gone you will cry and cry and cry over me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I leave, the concrete in my chest has loosened, melted down so I can breathe for a few days. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We can never leave the table until every last one is eaten. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Strength comes in all kinds of forms, you know. I think your momma’s strength came in leaving—not in staying.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

And I turn and start walking, leaving her right there in the hall. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They’re not going to leave until they get what they want. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The people behind me press me forward, away from my family, who will be the last ones to leave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I don't recall giving you leave to finish my supper." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He could not bring himself to leave without saying good-bye and gathered his Jews together one last time. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s possible. We’ll know pretty soon. Best to be sure about these critical matters. Best not to leave it to chance. This info sheet about me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The night before she was to leave, she held my head against her body, as if to protect me from a danger I could not see. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain was letting up, and Anatole thought I was well enough to leave my mosquito tent for a few hours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack told me, ahead of leaving, that he preferred letter writing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I could just leave a little note telling Rondell where to meet me and when. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

While he waits, he unpacks his bag and then packs it again, second-guessing his choices of what to bring and what to leave behind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

I'd meant to leave the briefcase at the front desk, but when they called Reverend Sloan's room, he asked for me to be sent on up. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Was that the signal for Mirjam to run—or did she just see this greeting from her old friend, become overwhelmed by emotion, and decide to leave at the last minute? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It seemed wrong to leave nothing in case they ever came back. And there’s a canister of macaroni we never used because it had things in it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“If they stop for us, let’s leave the burro and the mule here. There’s a windmill over there. We can come back and get them later on.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I toss aside his hand as the doors close behind Chaff and Seeder, leaving us alone, and he breaks out laughing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving, I saw Kathy and Eddie Daniels outside but I did not even greet them as I walked back to my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could conceal it, they saw through the mask the anguish of a mind in doubt, loathing to stay and dreading to leave its refuge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Empty the fears that spring inside my head every time I think about leaving home. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Here in Georgia they planned to leave for work every day very early in the morning. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Past it, slipping through the inky water, Sigurd’s ghost leered at her, leaving bloody trails behind him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to leave you this letter I wrote.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stationed soldiers around Ngaliema Hospital with orders to let no one enter or leave except doctors. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will,” I said stoutly, “if he won’t leave me alone.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what about Papá? Why did he leave us?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At one o’clock in the morning, my little brother, who in my lonely days of inferno dwelling had protected me from goblins, gnomes, gremlins and the devils, was leaving home. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t supposed to know that Mrs. Katzman went on leave because she had a nervous condition. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As he takes it in his other hand, the last bit of frenzy seems to leave him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

So snug and warm was it, that he was loath to leave it when François distributed the fish which he had first thawed over the fire. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel, I fear I shall soon have to leave you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She would leave first, and Winston was to wait half an hour before following her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the cool pages against her cheeks, leaving behind tearstains that warped the covers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Finally they said they would leave me alone if I kept to my part of the island and never went near their camp. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how worried I was about leaving her behind so the rest of us could escape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The men in suits drive away and the stable man says he has to wait for the lorry to take Finn away, he can’t leave him alone or the rats will be at him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“War broke Dapir’s heart. She couldn’t leave her homeland. It was too much for her.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Habiba, everything in here looks like it was made for older women,” I said to my friend, making moves to leave the store. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"They chose to leave my protection. Let them pray; perhaps the gods will defend them. Where's my son?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Reverend Hunt gives me a little push, and I leave the chapel. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When she felt she could not stop it, she would get up and leave the room, and go into her bedroom and close the door. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be tempting fate to leave it home. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to. But you’re not going back to prison if you fail, and you’re not going to be the Champion, even if you make it to the duels. So you need to leave.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Finally, I decide to leave her a note. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Abruptly he turned and ran back the way he had come, leaving the old man to make what he might of it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I should be leaving,” he said, placing his hat on his head. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, what makes slot machines so powerful, at least in part, is that they so often leave the player unsatisfied. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Later, her letters alarmed him so much that he cabled her to say she should leave Riverbank right away. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You knew people leaving here for college would sometimes get better jobs, but you had a good job, so it was fine,” said Mike Lacy, a close friend of Martinelli and a coworker at Kaiser. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Billy Clayton rode up on his bike just as I was leaving. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was the strangest sight, that, to see waves leaving a shoreline. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wambui cut her hair, leaving only two inches, the new growth since her last relaxer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But we had been so sure he would be here, we had relied on it, it had never struck us that he would leave without telling us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prior to leaving, Heinck had gone to a bar, gotten blitzed, and announced he was a German secret agent. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The stairs seemed delicate all of a sudden, as if they would crumble and a huge hole would appear and prevent me from leaving. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I will leave my girls with you,” her captain had said, handing her his sword belt and its gilded wantons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was, I recall, leaving the drawing room with an empty teapot in my hand when Miss Kenton stopped me and said: 'Mr Stevens, Dr Meredith is just leaving now.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he’s leaving now, so he is, and a sorry day it is for his poor mother that prayed for a son with a pension to take care of her in her latter days. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is the first time I've been in a home since leaving mine, and my eyes are adjusting to the dark, and every new thing I make out fills me with wonder. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For this we leave our homeroom group and meet with students from other homerooms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, we would be leaving behind our life in Africa, everything we had ever known. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Didn’t he know that I did not want him to leave, ever? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The maiden test flights into nearby space a few months earlier had been successful, but because we’re now leaving so suddenly, this will be the first interstellar journey. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She would miss her friend, but Ginika’s leaving forced them both to wring out their friendship and lay it out newly fresh to dry, to return to where they used to be. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Julius rolled over and over to get away from those teeth, leaving a trail of blood across the white marble. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had been right once already when she told him to leave the springs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the train leaving the station. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She must have imagined her boyfriend would come running just as the train was about to leave, and they would jump aboard and go somewhere. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He'd broken so many taboos today, leaving the house, standing in the open yard, talking to a stranger. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seems unfair that an entire civilization could vanish from the universe and leave no trace behind, while Jesse lingers on. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

One aircrew, lost in bad weather, landed in a field and couldn’t leave until the next morning when the ground had frozen. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Seth remained alert for the little pyramid of rocks that would mark where he should leave the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Dad would make popcorn and then leave us alone. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I was going to leave you a note. But you’re here so...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Megan Powell is going to have to leave cheerleading practice a little early today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You must leave the city at once. They may not follow you outside the gates of the Outer City.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She turned to leave, but the doorway had started to crumble. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They leave behind the beautiful mountains, the lakes, the clear air and blue skies and the sheep and the goats. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

It broke my heart to leave her, and it broke hers to send me away. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was feeling a little sick and I’d have liked to leave. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of her eye, Hyacinth spotted her mom leave the kitchen, disappear into the laundry room, then reappear lugging a stack of collapsed boxes that had been stored behind the washing machine. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My dad said, “You’re lucky I didn’t ask her to leave the coffee cake!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to drop something off at the Deuce. And the house is a wreck. I can’t leave it like this, in case somebody from the church comes over.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Grandma repeated the rules to me every day, and I knew for certain that I had to memorize them and not leave anything out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Without leaving her bed, she wandered the dark corridors of pregnancy, stumbling over the bones of women who had passed this way before her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you leave the Academy earlier, then?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But at the last minute I change my mind and simply leave his room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The dry flies cut out their noise, leaving an opening in the night for a question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe in the next couple of nights, she could wait for Håkon to go to sleep and then she and Ivan could leave him behind. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I make a mental note to not forget it when I leave. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t suppose I’ll leave you to look after yourself, do you?” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that night, I felt as though a light inside me had gone out, leaving me in deep darkness. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And then we are out in the impossible cold, leaving trails of footprints in the snow from the dorm entrance to where his truck is idling. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Asked by journalists why he didn’t just cut American losses and leave Vietnam, Johnson repeated a pledge he had made many times: “I’m not going to be the first American president to lose a war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Looking at him, I felt my heart sink; a part of me wanted to leave. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But a week before we were due to leave, Gran tripped over a tree root and sprained her ankle. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before you leave your room in the morning, fold up your pajamas and blankets and leave them in a neat pile on the bed, what they called “open-air style.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“She was my best friend. When we fled from Lithuania, my father repeatedly told me not to leave anything or speak to anyone. But I couldn’t leave without saying good-bye to Lina.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I was so busy with the books, I forgot to leave something behind.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Might as well stay one more night. Your buddy’s leaving tomorrow.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether to make use of the opening that was being offered to him, or to leave it for another day. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother wants me to leave,” said Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jake pauses, waiting for David to leave before he takes my elbow and directs me back through the main dining hall and outdoors. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s stolen my mirror, and I’m going to leave unless we get it back!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s remain peaceful and orderly. They’ll leave us alone if we don’t provoke them.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sinister blunt head moved in a lazy rhythm, its forked tongue flickering endlessly in and out, the round bead-like jet eyes never leaving his for an instant. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And it never bothered him to leave them behind, either. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Despite how much I hate him, I don’t really want to kill him, at least not with a knife, up close where I can see the life leave him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My family and I leave thirty minutes before the funeral starts, but the parking lot at Christ Temple Church is already full. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She placed a hand to her forehead and ran it back like a plow though her hair, her fingers leaving furrows. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Mami saw Mrs. Brown at Wimpy’s and she said the school might have to close because so many families are leaving.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Others, such as pulses and members of the mustard family, have toxic seeds, but the toxins are easily removed, leaving the seeds edible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, and you won't have to. You just need to get close to him, drug him, and leave the rest to me. Then we'll liberate ourselves and hightail it out of here.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“In that case,” the sheriff says with a tight smile, “please leave us to conduct our business.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

An hour or so after the cops leave, Dad's on his way back to work, and I'm in the kitchen after lunch with Mom, and the phone rings. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut Rue's pack from her back as well, knowing she'd want me to have it but leave the spear in her stomach. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Which meant we had to leave the apartment. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then Hephaestus had found me and told me I could leave. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When she reined in, the horse prancing sideways and jerking the bit, she asked if I thought Papa and Mama would be willing to leave at daybreak. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And after three days, the noise and bustle of Paris become too much for him; it’s time to leave. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mom loves us so much, she wouldn’t go off and leave us like this if it weren’t incredibly, terribly important, Emma told herself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And he could not be permitted to leave, either, not with the secret he carried. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was quiet and then told me she would leave them with the super downstairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I wish I could just disappear and leave them,” he confesses, ashamed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny didn’t want to leave the island herself, but for some reason, she didn’t want anyone else to take her place either. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” she said, turning to leave, “that I cannot help you.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the horizon, a flicker of movement caught her eye—something small and beige racing across the fields at incredible speed, leaving a vapor trail like a plane’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

After leaving Sidelsky, I had investigated a number of white firms — there were, of course, no African law firms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should she get up and leave anyway, just push right through them? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For five minutes, the assassin and the servant argued about whether Powell would leave the medicine with Bell. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His parents approved, and hers approved, and he was happy to leave for the war in the knowledge that she was waiting for him and would be there when he returned. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My parents could have been sent back to Mexico at any moment, leaving me and Olga here to fend for ourselves. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“After a couple weeks at my place this summer? Your closest friend? Not even possible. I should have asked you to leave after the first weekend.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Plus we didn’t want the white minority to feel ostracized in the new South Africa, or else they’d take all their money and leave. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The entire class remained quiet as I gathered my things to leave. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My parents and sister were leaving to spend five days in New York City without me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The wood creaked as the passenger stepped off, leaving the charioteer to park the vehicle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was impossible for helpdesk avatars to leave their cubicles, but I found other ways to pass the time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was hard to leave my new family when the papers finally came through in March of 1948. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You can leave now and never come back. Maybe someday you will find some courage." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think about that story about his parents—how he invited them to the wedding but they refused to come because they were so angry with him for leaving Rachel. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fearing that Falconer might lie in wait, I took a roundabout route and came upon Mr. Pope and Sander as they were leaving the house. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d already tied a rope around Jumper’s neck, leaving the loop big enough that it would pull back against his shoulders. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just couldn’t face the thought of leaving any loose ends, so I climbed into the trunk to reach the last two sticks of dynamite. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver yelled something derogatory about my mother as his horse’s flank brushed my chest, leaving hoof prints and a wheel track just inches from my toes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Still, Vonetta remained proudly defiant, walking two steps ahead of us and then leaving us altogether once her new friends, the Anktons, were in sight. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the one thing that sends Buttercup into a tailspin is when I leave the light on but put it hopelessly out of his reach, high on the wall, beyond even his jumping skills. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Better to pay attention to your own self, and leave their business to them.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The mutters stop too, leaving just the rush of water in the chasm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The wight himself. They are fond of dramatic gestures, and invariably leave behind some taunting memento.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Looking at Vola, her face still tear streaked from what had happened in the barn, he knew he couldn’t leave things as broken as they were. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And leaving right then would also serve to quell any suspicions, at least at the level we were working. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z