After the roots and leavings we had existed on, I was grateful enough for the food, but of what she bought Nathan would not touch a morsel. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slapped his knife away, leaving his fingers numb and stinging. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered pictures of men in the papers, leaving places like that, and being taken away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo’s mother exclaims something about making us a snack and bustles off, leaving her glasses on the table. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He told the gods he would be leaving them to walk the world, and might be some time. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Now I was truly leaving home and seeing the outside world for the first time. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jay whooped and followed behind his friends, leaving me to walk through the gate on my own. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Until it’s time to risk leaving it forever. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” Dad says, because we all know my leaving means Coach has every right to never play me again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the happiness has fled, leaving an all-too-familiar strain in its place. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Pappachi’s study, mounted butterflies and moths had disintegrated into small heaps of iridescent dust that powdered the bottom of their glass display cases, leaving the pins that had impaled them naked. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What on earth is going on out here? The other two may be forgiven for leaving the bookstore without permission, but you are old enough to know better.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

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

Johnny knew he had no chance of leaving Charlestown until the few hundred fresh men who had been rowed over to hold the Neck had been withdrawn. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it must be some kind of culminating prank, the senior class leaving Devon with a flourish. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time I heard my parents tell the story about leaving Panamá, my mom said, “Our hearts kept breaking each time we walked out the door.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of leaving, Trevor sat down on the other side of the steps and took a book out of his cargo shorts pocket—The Golden Compass. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The bullet had gone through the leg of my blue jeans, leaving two small round holes, and the sock underneath showed a narrow, straight tear through which blood was slowly oozing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He looks hollowed out, like the first time I saw him up close, in the police station—as though someone has scraped away his insides, leaving a shell. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nicholas, turns out Ms. Hardwick isn’t the only one leaving, he says. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

One day I’m leaving Murphy’s, loaded up with bait and a couple of traps that need new heads. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the eve of Britain’s entry into war, every man knew he was leaving his country at a critical time, and would be out of all contact for at least a year and a half. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She slung her drawstring bag over her shoulder and was leaving. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then the curtains breathing out of the dark upon my face, leaving the breathing upon my face. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma always said I had the best of my mama, and now I was leaving. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He walked away, leaving Harry feeling worse by far than he had at any point in Snape’s office. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In another month the grasshoppers would be dead; autumn wind and old age would chill them bone white, leaving their hollow shells to swirl with the dry leaves in the ditch. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the elderly man’s leaving had angered him and that he held not the second soldier but the new conscripts responsible. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I happen to know both your parents are leaving early tomorrow and won’t be back till dark.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They say when we recall a memory, we’re actually calling up the last time we remembered it, and I’m not sure I can trust that my anger at him for leaving hasn’t tainted those memories. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the food was ready, Thor took a whole goat as his portion, leaving the meat of the other goat for the other five people. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Years ago, the police chief’s wife stuck a Post-it on the fridge to tell him she was leaving and that she was taking the dog. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“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

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

I listen to the faint wheeze of air entering and leaving my chest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

For some reason, trains are leaving more frequently, resettling people farther east. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They have flash pictures of him leaving a downtown precinct house after his bail is posted. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were leaving on the seven o'clock train for Barcelona. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In a fragile whisper, she said, “They have flying machines,” and watched, desolate, as the understanding changed their three faces, bullying out the last defiant shred of hope, leaving nothing but despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“The cells are all deadlocked,” she adds before leaving, which means that not only is the huge bar, or “brake,” in place which locks them all at once but the cells are locked individually. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the spasm passed, leaving a dull ache behind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re leaving New York to go to a village in Massachusetts? Can you just leave residency like that?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Trojan War would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving Nabi Samuel, we visited the fields Father owned on one side of the village. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Beatrice wasn’t worried about the work, but she didn’t like the idea of leaving her boys behind. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And ever day she say, “Nuh-uh, you ain’t leaving me on this sorry earth without you,” but I tell you, I was sure enough thinking about it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She planted a kiss on his cheek, leaving two red, lipsticked smears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Keaton stops me as I’m leaving English to let me know that my final timed essay has to be on The Tempest. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As a white man I could not be seen leaving a Negro home at midnight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Phillips said that she had disappeared sometime during the night, taking the few articles of woman's clothing she owned, and leaving behind all her boy's garb. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

So when we ran into a group of girls as we were leaving, I was no longer surprised. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was just leaving the stile; yet, as the path was narrow, I sat still to let it go by. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ash blew and washed away, leaving the shards to cure in the heat and sun for the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years down to the present. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He took off down the hall and disappeared into the crowd, leaving me to wonder what the hell I’d done. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was hurting, but I felt bad about leaving a promise like that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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 wakes when she hears the nurse leaving, and bounds barefoot over to my bed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the United States and to Duke, I immediately informed my fencing coach that I would be leaving the team for my senior year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Balls of green and orange flame crackled overhead, leaving streaks between the stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He isn’t happy leaving his headphones in the cabin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

People were leaving, trailing in small clusters toward parked cars and bus stops. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m leaving. Good luck finding your way,” I said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He told her he would not be leaving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Much to his unhappiness, thirteen of his children were girls, leaving my uncle and his precious son, Usman, the child of his first wife, as the only males in the household. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole skeleton erupted into flames, leaving a little pile of ashes and a police badge. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Poverty hurt, and that was their first reason for leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not caught, Bear. Were both leaving. To go free. But you have to come. Now. You must move yourself?’ Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cathy called me back just as I was leaving the flat this morning and gave me a stiff little hug. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She wondered if Finn had forgiven his mother for leaving. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Eventually, by evening, the river would rouse itself to accept the day’s offerings and sludge off to the sea, leaving wavy lines of thick white scum in its wake. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The days of my past, of my youth, were receding from me like a rolling tide, leaving me alone upon high, dry ground, leaving me with a quieter and deeper consciousness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went back inside their apartment without answering, leaving the door open for me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The lecture is at six, but the carriage is leaving at half past five. Haven’t you been paying attention? Miss Anderson and Miss Duncan Ve been talking about it all week.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

All at once, leaving Thompson Park became urgent. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

We'd all be leaving one another, going to other places in the fall; and now that the season was changing, rushing toward graduation, everything we did felt like a long good-bye or a premature reunion. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A series of hard frosts had killed the crops they’d planted afterward, leaving only mud and ash and wilted, rotting stalks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she stands and walks away, leaving me the same way she found me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But sometimes blacks would win the job with an offer to do the work for lower wages, leaving the immigrants resentful and hostile. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to find him and hug him and beg him to forgive me for leaving. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The swelling in my face goes down, leaving me with an itchy, healing wound and a very black eye. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs again, and when he does, the walls break apart with a crack and fall away, leaving us in a circle of light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She should have been glad he was leaving, but she wasn’t. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my purse, I raced down the hall, leaving my textbooks behind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we were leaving, Tim told me, “Be sure to wear your Timberlands.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A few seconds before she took the jump across the gap, the metal-detector lights winked out The board dropped away, and her stomach seemed to go with it, leaving a hollow feeling inside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I always wondered what he meant by that. When you told me what T. Ray said about your mother leaving you, I guess I knew then.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly still could not see how leaving with the doctor in the morning, heading to the slave market, would lead to a chance for freedom. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story could end right here, leaving you guessing about whether or not the ball went in the net. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sanjeev had found the house on his own before leaving for the wedding, for a good price, in a neighborhood with a fine school system. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Daddy and David were going, and I tagged along with them, leaving Mother at home to cook the turkey. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The page tears, leaving most of my night’s work shredded. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After leaving the Mayo Clinic, Gey spent several days in New York City at Sloan-Kettering for another study, and he underwent chemotherapy at Hopkins using a drug not yet approved for use in humans. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“As far as I know, she has no intention of leaving the show.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Vonetta asked again so she could have her routine rehearsed in her head—her curtsy, smile, and greeting—leaving Fern and me to stand around like dumb dodos. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what you get for leaving me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I kept looking back to see him because I had that nagging feeling he would be leaving all too soon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were always walking through the cemetery, smoking and leaving their leftover cigs on the ground and sometimes even leaving them on the gravestones along with flowers, pictures, notes, bottles, and candles. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Would you think about your family and your childhood and your dreams and all you’re leaving behind? The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

For you, that means leaving school and doing the same.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It would be many years before I would understand what leaving that day had cost him, and how little he had understood about where he was going. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Had she gotten all the money and all the food and water the next day, before leaving? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Once again Ash was surprised, and the paring knife slipped and nicked her finger, leaving behind a thin line of blood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they ate the cake, they could all feel it: Jimmy Zizmo’s soul was leaving the earth and entering heaven, where it couldn’t bother them anymore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’s leaving for the day, halfway out my bedroom door when she stops. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some hinted that he meant merely to sail back by Hosk to the Inmost Sea, leaving them in the lurch; others, among them Pechvarry, held that he had gone mad, and sought death. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, his sunken gaze never leaving Lupin’s face, Black nodded. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

We retreated from our work, leaving our frames half-bound and unmanned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

If Dad came through again, a snarl would sound through the house, and Mother would have to sit through a lecture on leaving lights on in empty rooms. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know whether to be pleased or annoyed, but he clicked his tongue and the wagon pulled away, leaving her alone in her new life. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But I hadn’t, and now Ms. Faraci was going to wave that thing in the air until someone copped to leaving it on my desk. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He looked up, made a bad face, and left in a hurry, leaving one of his books behind on the couch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’m leaving for New York, and he’s coming with me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When he was able to fly again, he’d sometimes catch a flight to Haiti just for the weekend, returning to Boston only to meet medical school obligations, leaving almost no time to be with Ophelia. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

‘We shall be leaving here very early in the morning, and catching the first train,’ said Mrs Helena Kingshaw, excited as a girl. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I was just leaving,” he says, handing me a purple letter with gold writing on it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wavers out of the big top and across the lot, leaving nothing in its wake. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And now they aren't around, leaving me utterly bereft of social peers. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Came smiling, inspecting, encouraging, conversing in whispers, speechmaking into the wide-open ears of our black and yellow faces—and each leaving a sizeable check as he departed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blackjack and his friends flew off, leaving Thalia, Annabeth, and me alone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had, since the whipping, seemed in a perpetual irritation, glowering around the rooms, leaving company often, saying he wished to ascertain whether matter still subsisted in his chamber. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

“Wait, you leaving? One more game, c’mon,” he begged, setting the pieces back on their original squares. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I follow her after leaving my book bag by the door, and Soojin is already inside the pantry. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Change is good, but sometimes leaving things the way they’ve always been is better. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time Figan chased his rival for some distance before leaving him. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was hurt by our leaving him a second time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pop and he was gone, leaving a faint scent of grapes that was quickly blown away by the wind. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Leaving the airport felt like leaving his old life forever—Sudan, his village, his family.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Howard broke through that frozen curtain of time by grabbing his shoes and heading off up the path toward his house, leaving me standing there ashamed and heavyhearted. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Here and there an islander tried his hand at milling sawlogs on his own, leaving fragrant heaps of sawdust and mounds of cedar bark at roadside. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they finished with my hands, they pulled my legs out from under me and secured my ankles, leaving me prone on the wet, mildewed floor. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And even though I thought it was messed up that his mother didn't say nothing to him when she was leaving, I think, in a weird way, Noodles was cool with it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, over breakfast one morning, Grandpa Bobby announced he was leaving. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She said she and Salim were ‘dead excited’ to be leaving Manchester as they’d had enough of the rain. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mom said that your dad was leaving this morning.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he sauntered off slowly, making sure I knew he was dismissing me, leaving me looking like the idiot I was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I hated leaving him for that but I had to pick up Graham at school,” she said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Eric and Caroline disappeared in the kitchen, leaving me alone with Ma. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was hard to imagine him sneaking around and leaving a rose on anyone’s doormat, but I guess boys will surprise you sometimes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I was simply glad to be leaving, and I knew I would never come back. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

On any sunny day you would see sailboats gliding over the surface, leaving fine white lines behind them that were their wakes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boiling hate erupted in Harry’s chest, leaving no place for fear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

“We as a society have been leaving the door wide open. Why wouldn’t the devil walk right in?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In moments the train had disappeared, leaving a swirling wake of steam and noise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving that for any man. You go on.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Matt avoided leaving the safe haven of Celia’s apartment for as long as possible. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They're leaving any moment! Come on!" she shouted, grasping Miss Honey's hand. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, but Helena, I'm not leaving without it!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Chopin’s rich and ambiguous harmonies, interwoven intricately between the hands, looked to the future, leaving behind the primary-colour certainties of Gluck, Mozart, Haydn and early Beethoven once and for all. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then at the end of the lesson, as we were filing out, Charlotte F. came rushing into the room and the news about Miss Lucy leaving Hailsham spread through us in an instant. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 need to start leaving now, in groups of two. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Many men were going off to the war against the wishes of women, a lot of them leaving the camp each day, droves of young men going. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The elation of his escape had faded rapidly, leaving him with pain and thoughts of his new life in the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Rasheed is here, in Herat; he has come all the way from Kabul. The nikkavAM be tomorrow morning, and then there is a bus leaving for Kabul at noon.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

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

He pulled me away when I began to cry, leaving his lunch and curious stares from other customers behind. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“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

They all take off, leaving me literally holding the bag. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The vet and Crenshaw prepared to change busses at the next stop, and upon leaving, the vet placed his hand upon my shoulder and looked at me with kindness, and, as always, he smiled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As quickly as they’d come, they shot her final derisive looks before leaving her in darkness again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A partygoer—one of the paid ones—did a perfect triple gainer off the diving board, the splash leaving a streak across the High Blade’s heavy robe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was still a prisoner, for starters, with Minya’s army preventing her from leaving her room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The manicured trees quickly turned wild, and within an hour of leaving Taninli and its pocket of summer behind, the air began to carry the bite of cold. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now I was alone, leaving the smaller cities that had winked out long ago like Christmas lights on a faulty wire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Yet neither one of them could remember exactly what had been said; the words had dissipated, leaving only charged air. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, the thought of leaving Kansas, and the only home I could ever remember, sounded worse than anything. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You think T. Ray was telling me the truth about her leaving me, don’t you?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nevertheless, it is true. Now, to pass to your own movements last night. A matter of routine, you understand. What did you do after leaving your master?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“That’s what irritates me the most. If East River is so great, why were they leaving?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Layla, I’m sorry. Please. I’m staying in town. I’m not going home. I’ll figure out another way. I’m not leaving here without you.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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

He leaped up, and, alarmed by this sudden rain of missiles, fled toward Boots, leaving a trail of blood. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted both my parents to come over, but more than that, I knew how afraid Mama must be at the thought of leaving Papa behind. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell anyone that I was leaving except Mohamed, who was to relay my departure to my aunt after she was done grieving. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

He had saved the life of the King, whereupon Bull Sparra had vowed to care for her and her daughter: but he had instantly forgotten his promises, leaving the pair to fend for themselves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

For another, I couldn’t imagine Dad leaving without choosing and thoroughly training his replacement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In Vietnam, Meng explains, the human smuggling operation, or leaving the country without papers, is illegal. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So the wolfling is leaving his den to play among the lions," he said in a voice of quiet satisfaction. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her heart ached with the knowledge that every time it beat, it was counting away another second to her leaving and not seeing him anymore. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, Maniac reached into the paper bag and brought out a present. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dragged him out feet first, leaving several broken teeth and a trail of blood behind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For everyday work, Kira helped in the weaving shed, picking up the scraps and leavings, but her twisted leg diminished her value as a laborer and even, in the future, as a mate. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she would move on to other large populations, leaving the survivors to multiply. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Deja's face was a grimace—I could almost see her fighting through the cramps, taking one for the team, leaving her legs out there. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then on the last day, when everybody was leaving, Addison took the shoes again. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Or in yours. When this war is over, I’m leaving both camps for good.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The fire flickered and died all at once, leaving the room filled with the acrid smell of hot stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Usually he had simply locked up and left, leaving the key with Mrs. Oakes so that she could come in once or twice a week mid keep the house warm, and aired. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she pumped her fist in the air and her bike teetered for a moment before she leaned forward and pedaled faster, leaving me behind. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The tattooing pen burned her flesh, leaving a trail of blue numbers in her arm above the wrist. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahel watched his stomach suck inwards and his rib cage rise as his wet T-shirt peeled away from his skin, leaving it wet and honey- colored. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed likely to him that leaving this house he would leave the last haven he was to know, and so while the short dream lasted he would be happy in it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

At first I thought he meant me, but then I saw the spiders were leaving the jar, crawling over the thick edge and down toward the earth to safety. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

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

Instead of leaving a blank space where my baby picture was meant to be, the editors made my senior portrait big enough to take up both spaces. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She’d come to the Smoke, and had brought the Specials, leaving Shay an empty-headed pretty, and Az dead. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see if I can rustle up a gourmet breakfast for us,” she says, leaving her warm spot by my side. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She and Shriya walked off together, leaving the rest of the bananas behind for someone else to clean up, and I tried to wash the banana off me wherever I could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She straightens up suddenly, leaving the drawer open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

About Frank leaving, not about Byrd feeling loved. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But they would be okay with you leaving?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The dog would begin to urinate on himself sitting down, leaving an immense puddle all around him, and frequently his teeth would chatter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it peels from his skin, leaving the truth of him at the wheel of his car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But that made me sad, because it would mean leaving all my friends at Bannon’s. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he imagined that leaving would make Papa’s promise of tea with milk disappear. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving work, I scrub everything down and refill the already stuffed condiment bar. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I did not mind leaving—what else was new?—but how could they send me back to that witch, who, in my nightmares, baked her for-show cookies out of foster children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean, he may not want to. He may get bored. He’s talked about leaving before. There’s no reason he’s got to be here, and he’s surely never going to have a job.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The guys had vacated the place as if leaving the scene of a crime, strangely subdued. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Late Local Express was leaving on track 18. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a little bad for leaving her, but no way do I want to chase her around Laser Zone all day. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He took a cigar, leaving payment on the bar, and went to light it on a gas burner. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She thought to herself with surprising calmness, “Maybe he’s leaving for good.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And then he rolled up the window and they drove away, leaving Hazel and Jack standing in front of their houses. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

After leaving the records on my bed, I go back for more. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The rain had washed out the dust, leaving the air so clean and pure that it was like breathing in fight. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I care, but what I do want to know is if she’s still fiddling with the idea of leaving. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Eventually, with Moch clutching the cup, the boys just drifted away, leaving Burke alone on the float, still talking as the newsreel cameras continued to roll. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The baker’s wife stepped forward and took the flowers as the villagers turned and walked away, leaving her to sort out what was the Devil’s work and what the baker’s. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The still eddy waters next to the banks had frozen, but out in the middle, where the current was swift, the water was running, leaving a trough in the ice pack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to curse her for listening to such lies, then he cursed her for leaving him alone and wanted to know where she had really gone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tipping his head toward them, the hat’s brim slashed a shadow across his face, dividing it diagonally, leaving a single crystal blue eye, half a nose, and a split grin visible. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s her way of caring without leaving the house.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Before leaving he asks to see the exact place in the emergency room his father was last alive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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 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

On the plane ride leaving Port-au-Prince for JFK, I had curled into my mother and together we looked out the window. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving. Your henchman has terrified me completely. I shall never make the mistake of even passing by this vile pigsty.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Glad you’re so thrilled by the thought of me leaving,” I said, watching the kids running about. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the office to go to lunch, I washed my hands. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

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

It's not easy filling in the lines on T-shirt material; it scrunches up under the weight of the brush, leaving skip marks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every time another airliner flew overhead, leaving a trail of white and gray smoke, Big Ma fanned herself and asked, “Jesus, why?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both parents disappeared into the kitchen, leaving me and Dorothy in the living room with our biology books. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once a month, the black landlord rode around Hayti in his new car with the windows rolled up against the dust it kicked up, collecting rents and leaving behind waves of impotent rage. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

And then they were gone, leaving behind a cloud of sand and dust in the road. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

We can still die on the bus, yeah, but the odds of the bus being completely totaled and killing us while leaving everyone else severely injured seem pretty low. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby--nothing. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He felt guilty about leaving Reyna to rule without him, but still...part of him wanted to go back to Camp Half-Blood with Piper and Leo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Within a few days we learned that Mr. Rice had volunteered for the army and would be leaving for the war soon after Christmas. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The breath of life was slowly leaving him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, Stanton refused to attend the meeting, leaving Anthony to run it on her own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

After lunch we take our time leaving the cafeteria before heading to English class, where Mr. Kazilly awaits. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

When it ended, the superintendent ordered each worker to slap Kang and his girlfriend in the face before leaving the room. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

His father would be leaving the clinic shortly as well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my feet continue on along the track, past the end of the train, leaving it behind. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“D-diffindo,” she said, pointing her wand at Ron, who roared in pain as she slashed open the knee of his jeans, leaving a deep cut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Malvonne looked at the clock on the mantel, figuring out how much time she had to talk to Joe and get her letters mailed before leaving for work. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, but, leaving his land out of the question, do you like him? Is he liked for himself?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

I wonder if I might lay my hands on his head and pray, and keep his soul from leaving his body the way he did for me many months ago. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Turning away, Noemon took the path to his father’s house, leaving the two men there, baffled and hostile. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should change now, actually,” I say, and run downstairs, leaving him there, bewildered. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So off she went, leaving me filling the root cellar with bushel baskets of vegetables, pruning the fruit trees, spreading the compost—getting ready for winter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the radiator, where the cat lay, its blue eyes closed, leaving only an empty, black, and helpless face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lumbered off, leaving his breakfast half eaten. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Going to the Academy alone when she was eleven, leaving her family behind, had terrified her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I know the Abyssal Serpent follows us somewhere beneath the glassy surface of the water, but like the ship, it travels in complete stealth, leaving no evidence of its passage. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She went without the children, which was quite unusual, leaving Charles to negotiate his work around them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat regarded him distantly, then stalked away, leaving the carcass; but to the terrier it was a disappointing mess of feathers only. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hand wearily across his forehead, leaving a streak of black grease. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hecate’s finger crossed her miniature Apennines, leaving a glowing white line in the red flames. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then she smiles and walks into the dining room, leaving Marco alone in the hall, just as the clock begins chiming midnight and the first course is served. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

I remember us leaving the playground very quickly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He walked out through the kitchen, leaving us all gaping in his wake. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The ball explodes on the court, leaving a crater before Nicole can blink. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now, on this autumn night, November 17, 1890, he is leaving Paris again, riding another night train to another hospital. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Billy Clayton rode up on his bike just as I was leaving. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

What is the small sacrifice of leaving one's family? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was fighting automatically when suddenly I noticed that one after another of the boys was leaving the ring. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I determined to waste no time in leaving the city. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And he couldn’t stop me from leaving now—I thought. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

I didn’t put up any objections to leaving. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You are correct. For instance, Mr. Peckleman. He will be leaving right now.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

We're really leaving Greenville, my sister says and Hope sits up straighter and smiles. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The Colonel’s mother heard that we were on campus and couldn’t bear the thought of leaving us familyless for Thanksgiving. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Endurance landed at South Georgia Island on November 5, three months after leaving England. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he turned and spat on the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He crumpled from a seated position to a prone one, his back sliding against the wall, leaving a streak of blood to mark his trail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I know it’s not reasonable to think you'll forgive me, but I hope you don't let my leaving hurt you too much for too long. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Water was sometimes plentiful but more often nonexistent for long stretches so that we were never sure how much we could prudently swallow without leaving ourselves short later on. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s slightly better than leaving them to die,” says Paylor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Because Jude's leaving was so complete, the full responsibility of die household was Nel’s. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Violet looked around the crowded bedroom, and even though she didn’t like it, she felt very nervous about leaving. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had grown fatter, his varicose ulcer had subsided, leaving only a brown stain on the skin above his ankle, his fits of coughing in the early morning had stopped. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I hesitate only for a second before leaving the paint-smeared world of white walls and entering the dark mess of lines. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The blessing of Mars faded, leaving him depleted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I will be saddened at leaving you,” I told Ultima when we were alone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his mother insists; his father is leaving for Ohio the following day—doesn’t Gogol want to go with them to the airport, to see him off? The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Outside the city gates they turned north, leaving the boulevard almost immediately and riding straight into the Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With that he pivoted and, followed by the Count, hurried from the courtyard, leaving Yellin in command. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In fact, he was howling his head off; not because Papa was leaving, but because he couldn’t go, too. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped talking about Tyler’s leaving and refused to hire a hand to replace him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You are so weak. You must learn to be strong,” she shouts at me and walks away, leaving me standing in the sun with my head down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Ellen,” she said, and carried the cup with her on her way, leaving the ghost, bewildered, behind her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

He turned back and jogged off toward the dorms, leaving me standing alone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the Dursleys leaving the table and hurried upstairs out of the way. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

What are some effects of leaving Native people completely out of the story? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“And there’s no one else to stop me. My daddy left me. Seems like everyone’s always leaving.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A short while later, he moved on, leaving them behind. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And as she went on about how she couldn’t understand why it seemed like her sons had more stuff leaving than they had coming, Grandma came over to the dresser and shooed her away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, the idea of leaving them was horrible, but it was the only thing I could do, as it made no sense for me to commit suicide. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind me I heard the rise and fall of an old-fashioned prayer such as I hadn't heard since leaving the campus; and then only when visiting country preachers were asked to pray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dozens of families had simply walked away from their homes and farms in Sequim that fall, many leaving dogs behind to fend for themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The fact that the scythes themselves were supervising the hunt and not just leaving it to the BladeGuard made Citra feel all the more terrified, yet oddly important, too. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then she returns to the campfire, leaving us to talk. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, Edwin visited Cole in the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you be out there waiting on the carriage? It’s leaving at half past.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I thought about walking away and leaving the whole thing right there. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His daughter Annie—the eldest, and his favorite—contracted an infection and died, leaving Darwin numb with grief. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Without taking his eyes off Gabriel, the contratista slid into his truck and sped off, leaving us in a cloud of dust. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We brushed the oars and hulls lightly with handfuls of ancient straw from the stables, leaving a fine layer of dust over everything. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

With other kids around, he retreats into invisibility, keeping his head down as he makes his way inside, leaving me completely behind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She made her way toward the back of the store, leaving Frank alone. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Following Bilbo was uppermost in his mind, and the one thing that made the thought of leaving bearable. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to tell Marisol why we were leaving. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Since leaving the warren of the snares they had become warier, shrewder, a tenacious band who understood each other and worked together. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river was sixty or seventy feet across, leaving the lake, and the current at the sides seemed a bit slower. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus wheels his bike along the wet and muddy path, leaving tire tracks. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I know he’s leaving after dinner. Bilal just loaded a pretty big suitcase into his trunk. It's got to be at least a week or two, but hopefully longer.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Seymour isn’t leaving, and we have credit with all the merchants.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Doug, I had eaten little and slept not at all since leaving Camp Two, two days earlier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

During our afternoon walk, as soon as Amin and Alan run ahead to collect stones and twigs to build their own refugee camp, I burst out with the news: “We are leaving here for Europe.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Bobby bit Ramirez on the arm, leaving scars that remain fifty years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I told her about my brother leaving and how my mom cried. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

One day Papa Andrew called a meeting and announced, “Tomorrow we are leaving for the airport. We are going to Ghana. It is another stepping-stone to America. There you will meet your new parents.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around and saw Joey and Kevin leaving the cafeteria. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No, he is unavoidably detained on business. After all, we are leaving the day after tomorrow.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They wished to hold Greece in almost the same manner as the Spartans held it, making it free and leaving it under its own laws, and they did not succeed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m leaving as soon as I can,” Luke said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Mom said I had to,” said Doug, who hated leaving his computer for anything but school or dinner. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

All the blood and lymph had been drained out of him by an enormous debauch of work, leaving only a frail structure of nerves, bones, and skin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was leaving the Mountain West that night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to stay longer, but Aunty Ifeoma said we had to leave, because it would be impossible to drive out if we waited until most people were leaving. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Buttercup’s mother scraped the stew leavings into a bowl. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver gave Angie another cookie from his personal supply, leaving him with only two. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Of course leaving meant making up with Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That night as he started to get into bed, leaving the light off so as not to wake the little girls, he was surprised by May Belle’s shrill little “Jesse.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

So, leaving the cracked toy among the leaves and the shoes on the path, she turned around and headed into the trees. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

One spiral gave birth to other little spirals, which coasted away, leaving burning grass in their wake. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

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

A steely look of anger flared in my mother’s eyes, and I thought, just maybe, I was leaving her in good hands after all. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan and Tom and I got into the front seat of Gatsby's car, Tom pushed the unfamiliar gears tentatively and we shot off into the oppressive heat leaving them out of sight behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I yearn for something . . . the idea of us leaving the district . . . making our way in the woods . . . but I know I was right about not running off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All I can think about is the fact that Sam is leaving in two weeks to go to Penn State. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The men were gone, and the sun was leaving. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if the party is over and people are leaving, stacking up the chairs? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As if to prove his point, he held up his hands and retreated until he reached the sideboard on the right wall, where he leaned back, his eyes never leaving Sefia’s. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Like our family, the soldiers also took the father, leaving behind the mother and their three young kids. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What are your commands? You are still the Lord and Steward. Not all will follow Mithrandir. Men are flying from the walls and leaving them unmanned.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He quit the team before my junior year, leaving me as the only Black person on Duke’s fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They burned the king’s palace to the ground and emptied the rest of Tilcajete, leaving Monte Alban firmly in control of the entire valley. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

To help me get my eyes on, Ben began leaving in place patches of morels he’d found, so I could study them where they grew. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

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 flames had died in the early morning, leaving a deep bed of sullen coals that glimmered when the wind brushed them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as we all were inside, the escort sergeant shut the barred door and locked it behind him, leaving the rest of the Marines who had escorted us outside on guard. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘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

I never remembered him leaving the house without first carefully combing his hair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was depressed, I was pregnant, I had been expelled from school, and I was leaving home. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Then it head-butts me, leaving me back down on the deck, and swings away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my application as they were leaving. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I taped up eight of the intakes, leaving only one of them active. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went out and slammed the door, leaving the honours about even. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wiped her hand across her brow, leaving a streak of dust over her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her form shivered and the ghosts disappeared, leaving us alone with a pit, a Happy Flush septic tank, and a cold full moon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Jam wondered what it was thinking, if it thought that leaving out that small piece of information counted as a lie. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Officer Myerson. You need a little weekend work, or you wind up leaving the force, any reason, you give us a call. We always need good men. You got my card?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving, one of the white guys reached over to me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And if he got really angry, he might drag Mama and Doc off to jail, leaving me and Jay alone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘I’m leaving town. I’m a good mechanic and I can get a job some other place. If I stayed home Mother could read this in my eyes.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the train leaving the station. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then I went out of the room and down the marble steps into the rain, leaving them there together. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘We’ll be leaving in the morning. Just wanted to tell you thanks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Whether Miss Love was now Grandpa’s wife or still just his housekeeper, she wouldn’t put her own money into plumbing if she was still thinking about leaving Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the house, he had gone down into the kitchen, and cut one thick slice of bread and butter, and he ate that, now, with one of the cheese triangles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

His leaving hurt like the punch of finality that only comes from a broken heart. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We didn’t even tell them we were leaving. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“There was no touching,” Olly confirms, his eyes never leaving my face. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word he turned, leaving her in the door, and walked up the long aisle to the pulpit. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The doors closed with the tour guide still inside, leaving me alone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

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

Britten went out and Mr. Dalton followed, leaving Bigger still on the edge of the bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby a door opened and closed, leaving me as tense as ever. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother went next door and borrowed a pair of matching shoes, but the shoes were so big I had to stuff them with paper to be able to walk without leaving them behind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Billy followed it with a left hook, leaving his feet for a moment, seeing the force of the blow contort Vegas’s face. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stormed angrily out of the lunchroom, leaving me to finish the meal alone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

In Malaya, at Kuala Lumpur, mosquitoes at first reacted to DDT by leaving the treated interiors. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The UN wanted to keep the news of our leaving from the Anyuak, because they were afraid the Anyuak might take things from us by force. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stubby legs were a study in unsound construction, with squarish, asymmetrical “baseball glove” knees that didn’t quite straighten all the way, leaving him in a permanent semicrouch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she spun on her heel and stalked through the door, leaving Sarai alone with the ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why she was leaving me behind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She hurried out of the room, leaving the three of them tearstained and dazed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Alec headed for the ramp, which was almost all the way down, leaving Mark to deal with the two girls. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The next morning, my family and I talked halfheartedly about leaving Swat or about sending me to a boarding school far away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had become friends with several men on the row and was surprised by how conflicted he felt about leaving them, knowing what they would soon face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Not no to leaving— he hadn’t suggested that to her, not yet—but a definite, unarguable no to the idea of a straightened, whole leg. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Some days, shelves at the commissary were bare long before day's end, leaving hundreds to walk away with nothing. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once I’m dressed, I glance in the mirror one more time before carefully leaving the bathroom, making sure no one sees me exiting. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The air hummed with voices, distant motors, and the muffled droning of the loudspeaker announcing what buses were leaving for what cities. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Where the water had splashed him, his coat was washing away, leaving...scales? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

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

“To China? Didn’t the Japanese once colonize China, leaving a very bad taste in the mouths of the Chinese?” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now, at the outset of the space race, leaving the building at ten o’clock would be a good night. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

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

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

Then the driver got out of the van, took the keys, and walked away, leaving us there to be attacked. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered, When am I going to stop him from leaving? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And as paralyzing and upsetting as all the never agains were, the final leaving felt perfect. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As they squeezed through the crowd, the happy faces of the people and the cheers and laughter and the fingers red from barbecue sauce gave Palmer the feeling that he was leaving a party. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was twenty yards off when she called his name and asked if he would marry her before leaving. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom told Dad that if he said no, she would consider leaving him and taking me with her so the decision would be all hers. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But, suddenly, leaving was no longer an option. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

She talked until her voice gave out and still she clung to Mother and wept if the woman showed any sign of leaving. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he is glad that she accepts his offer to help her clean up before leaving. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ring had a red stone held by tiny prongs which I loosened, took the stone out, leaving the sharp tiny prongs jutting up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ira accepted our choice with her usual docility; if she fretted at the thought of leaving us and her brothers she showed no sign. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am leaving him alone. I’m just reading my magazines.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The leaves flared and faded quickly, leaving nothing but a thousand embers, making the tree look like an immense extinguished candelabrum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sam had shared Deen’s sleeping cabin and been always underfoot, learning the island from the tall boy who would be leaving now, so suddenly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All of the non-Indian Marines who had been in boot camp with us were leaving on furloughs. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not like this rush to the end of summer, when Lily would be leaving me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was only when they stopped moving—at a lonely stoplight close to the county line—that the adrenaline of leaving school with Lily released its grip on Toby’s brain. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He’s always leaving her, only to come sniffing around her skirts after a few weeks.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Fifteen years after leaving Elaine, Lancelot was still at court The King’s relations with Guenever and her lover were much as they had always been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A drift of gray was leaving the Clouded Mountain, a slowly spreading smudge against the blue sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I am not walking halfway across campus to get him and halfway back. We can get him when we’re leaving.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I overreacted about Joe leaving the flyer in the copy machine,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Arms reached through the portrait hole to pull Harry and Ron inside, leaving Hermione to scramble in after them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Any smudging of the line would kill its protection, leaving us open to whatever was out there. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Be-fore leaving town, he told the pilot Cliff Hudson, whom he regarded as a friend, “I won’t be seeing you again.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night, during the course of a week darkened by somber rumors, he miraculously escaped four revolver shots taken at him by an unknown party as he was leaving a secret meeting. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She moves toward me slowly, her eyes never leaving my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But after leaving a trail of bologna like Hansel and Gretel’s bread crumbs, I managed to get him to follow me, step by step, to the house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

We watched in shock as she took off her dress and shoes, leaving only her underwear on. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She lets the curtain fall once he has entered, leaving them enclosed in darkness studded with dimly sparkling lights, the glowing tip of her cigarette the one spot of color amongst the dots of white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most of the time Werner rides facing backward, looking at land they are leaving, back toward Poland, back into the Reich. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And if she was really leaving soon, maybe none of it mattered anymore. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Josef waylays me outside the museum and announces I have driven him to despair because of the way I’ve treated him, he is leaving Toronto forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who exploits the resources for gain only in the present, leaving them ruined for future use, would not be considered a steward. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Living in a city like this was madness, fleeing it was madness, leaving her husband alone in a home in the path of a hurricane was madness. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I suppose to some extent we envied the people leaving. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It began to dissolve, leaving only scraps of bone, meat, hide, and a new drakon skull whose open jaws ringed the oak tree. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was keeping tabs on everything going on around you and making sure you were acting appropriately, while leaving you free to concentrate on the main problem at hand. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

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

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

The king swept out of the room with his guards, and the doors slammed shut, leaving the boy and his father alone in the darkness. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The dungeon door clanked shut, leaving the prisoners staring at the pile of uncut stones in the flickering light. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A few saw the Shy Maid and slid down into the water, leaving ripples in their wake. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the morning of April 25, eight days after leaving our wonderful home in Phnom Penh, we arrive at our destination. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to think about anything having to do with leaving. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Father led the way to the dining room, leaving the earl to offer me his arm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

So we’d be leaving half, at least half, behind to rot. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She looked down at her bare feet sinking slightly into the mossy ground, leaving footsteps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We screech off, leaving chaos in the rearview mirror. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The pod could be released from the cable without leaving any trace of the tap. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I told him he could hide out at my place for a few days, but then I was leaving. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Grandpa takes his time, leaving me squirming in my chair. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Our neighbourhood looked odd at first, as if a giant alien presence had been beamed to another planet, leaving behind naked sky. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forks clattered onto plates as Papa and Aunt Loma and I jumped up and dashed to the sickroom, leaving Mary Toy and poor little Campbell Junior sitting there, confused and scared. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jam dropped her fear like a winter coat and walked forward to help Whisper set the table as if she was stepping into sunshine, leaving a heaviness pooled on the floor behind her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

By evening, the blood clots, leaving me stiff and sore and sticky but alive. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baylor was just leaving as I was coming up the walkway with Oscar. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I know it looks disgusting, but would you mind leaving that? I was gonna finish it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then the train resumed its journey, leaving in its wake, in a snowy field in Poland, hundreds of naked orphans without a tomb. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents and I were leaving in an hour. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You going to be okay this weekend? I hate leaving you alone on your birthday.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Apparently—and I was sworn to secrecy—Julian had started leaving really nasty yellow Post-it notes for Jack and Auggie in their lockers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Some near the surface have caved in, leaving gaping sink holes in the land. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After leaving the White House, he and his mother moved to Chicago, traveled to Europe, and then returned home. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

As he was leaving the mute handed him a pair of blue overalls, rolled into a tight bundle, and seventy-five cents. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I hated leaving when the three months were up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He went to help Pol set up their tent, leaving Taisin kneeling on the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She headed in the direction of the shop, leaving him staring after her. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I cough, the last of my oxygen leaving my body, my head pounding, and the water fills my lungs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The hole was twice as large as the block of ice, leaving room on all four sides and on top for things to be kept cold. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although they looked the same as they had leaving Tijuana, this time they had money in their pockets. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

First edict: Jews were prohibited from leaving their residences for three days, under penalty of death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of what Tobias told me when we spent the night with the factionless, about the older Dauntless leaving the faction because they were no longer physically capable of staying in it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Ally. I don’t know if you thought the card would be funny or you are upset that Mrs. Hall’s leaving or what. But it feels like you’ve crossed a line this time.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then she walks away and disappears into the elevator with the Girl, leaving the rest of the soldiers to stand guard. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A witness claimed they saw Great-Grampy JonJon leaving the room where the auction items were being held while no one else was in there. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

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

She had been brought up a Southern Baptist in suburban Baton Rouge with dreams of leaving home—she did so just after high school—and running a daycare center. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

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

He tells Kim to look after me while he tries to find out when we will be leaving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

The realization baffled me, since that had been primary on our minds when we left—the be-all and end-all of our journey, the reason for leaving Mamá’s side. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Words, dimly familiar but twisted all awry, like faces in a funhouse mirror, fled past, leaving no impression on the glassy surface of my brain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving him,” she says, dropping her chin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

While sipping his tea, he said, “Oh, by the way, I just saw your son on the path leaving the village.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, to be sure, to be sure,” mumbled Gwystyl, “if you really want to take the time. When did you say you were leaving?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

We spent that week eating fried fish for breakfast and cake for dinner, leaving underwear on the counter, and blasting Ghostface Killah. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She even has his number there; she’d called it once, listening to the voice of the woman who must be Maxine’s mother, not leaving any message. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shuddered and said no more, leaving Merry to tell of those last horrible moments: the pawing hands, the hot breath, and the dreadful strength of Grishnákh’s hairy arms. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

Half the time, her skirt would flip right over her belly, leaving her pink underwear showing. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Now look. Your brother is home and I expect you to behave like a good sister. I don’t want you leaving until you’ve had a nice long visit with this girl.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Their disappointment at not having found Minli forced them to admit their exhaustion, and they had slept under the canopy of tree branches during the day, leaving their silver goldfish as a guardian. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

Anyway, choiceless, she went, leaving husband, sister, Rose Dear and May behind, and if she worried, the blond baby helped soothe her, and kept her entertained for eighteen years, until he left home. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the Hall he asked a favor. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

But he soon became interested in something else and disappeared, leaving the tools lying around all over the bathroom floor. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

For one glorious hour, Harry had believed that he was leaving the Dursleys at last, because Sirius had offered him a home once his name had been cleared. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Distracted by coloring the eggs, I didn’t think much about exactly why Grandma Caye was leaving Belize. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I did not know what I was leaving behind, still undiscovered. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She drank from the dipper, then poured her leavings on a pot of begonias. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But it was more than just leaving the house that made Mass special. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He argues that modern war is becoming obsolete, leaving primitive, undisciplined warfare as the major kind of war remaining in the world today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It began to rain and my family ran into the house, leaving me outside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Reek hurried to the horse, leaving the severed head for the dogs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He made the honor roll every semester, but unburdened by practicalities, he had daydreams about leaving school, traveling the country à la Jack Kerouac—only writing songs instead of poems. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"See that my litter is readied, I'll be leaving the castle as soon as I'm done here." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So it wasn’t until we were leaving the dance studio that I was suddenly reminded that I was in high school, and that, for some reason, Navid and his friends were kind of cool. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Doubts assuaged, Butler returned to his copy of Guns & Ammo, leaving his employer to unravel the secrets of the universe. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

During the war, five million men had left their jobs and joined the military, leaving women to fill those vacant jobs and raise their children as well. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My suspicions are confirmed when the guy walks away to greet the new customers, leaving the rack of jewelry in front of us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, right as we were leaving Colorado Springs, Rachel sat bolt upright. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I started collecting a garbage tax last year when kids kept dumping stuff on the floor, leaving empty soda cans in the library or crumpled paper in classrooms. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He looked up when he saw me leaving Mr. Neely’s classroom and shifted in his homemade potato. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

My parents and sister were leaving to spend five days in New York City without me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the bus terminal, I stopped at an army recruiting stand and asked how old you had to be to join the army. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The oldest had long ago rusted away to nothing, leaving only a few red stains where the metal had rested on stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I try to hold on to the peaceful feeling of the dream, but it quickly slips away, leaving me sadder and lonelier than ever. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She urged her board onto the river, cutting into the cold spray and for a moment leaving a laughing Shay behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They were telling Papi, who was hidden in this secret closet, about how we would all be leaving in Tío Vic's limo for the airport for a flight he was going to get us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the National Hotel, Booth slid the knife and pistol into his pockets and gathered the rest of his belongings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

You just never know, and I didn't want him leaving, and something happening, and me not catching him to say good-bye before he left. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s that feeling of people leaving. It’s scary.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The seemingly small events like leaving me off a team email chain or forgetting to include my name on the team list while on the road added up to a bigger problem. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Papa made us pack up every morning and Amil would ask if we were leaving. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They’d miss her for sure, leaving their kitchen a mess without her running it. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s leaving as I’m going in and doesn’t wait for my response. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if my grandma or Aunt Rebecca will ever really forgive my dad for leaving them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She also told him that she did not approve of Lyell’s idea that he and Charles should dine every evening at the Athenaeum Club, leaving the wives at home alone. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not much longer. I’m actually driving up, so I’m leaving tomorrow and picking up my boyfriend in New Jersey.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have much room otherwise, and I wouldn’t advise leaving it out front.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

The only thing I couldn’t imagine was actually leaving home. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I remembered my resolution on the bridge and decided that this was as good a time as any to start leaving my thoughts of Vivian unspoken. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not included in the News of the World: a shot of my father’s AKA transport ship leaving Coronado naval base, heading west. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Another bell rings and the rest of the people drain out of the hall, leaving us alone together. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes would suddenly go blank, leaving two gaping wounds, two wells of terror. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entrance hall contained a few last-minute stragglers, all leaving the Great Hall after breakfast and heading through the double oak doors to watch the second task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mother long ago had shoved all the trunks and boxes as far as they could go under the eaves, leaving prime space for Luke’s brass bed and circular rag rug and books and toys. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“He’s leaving at the end of summer,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I try to knee him in the groin, and he reacts by lurching forward, pressing up against me, pushing me back against the side of the car, and leaving my knee no leverage. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As Jenny was leaving she stopped for a moment at the open door, where a ladder led down to the dooryard. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach sobbed and sniffed, and I heard leaving noises, the kind of settling-down, murmuring noises that drift across people when they are all talking at once, softly, ending a conversation or starting the next one. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the relief from the pool water has gone, leaving me to feel the full potency of my burns. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was nearing its autumn place in the sky, each day dropping lower, leaving more and more of the sky undilute blue. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

After the first few days she didn’t even talk about leaving. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Coach Douglas stepped out, leaving Reggie to contemplate what he would do if he were rich and powerful. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She swings them in loops and circles, leaving glowing trails of white light in their paths, moving so quickly that they look like strings of fire rather than single flames on lengths of chain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shalimar left his, but it was the children who sang about it and kept the story of his leaving alive. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nerves mostly had to do with leaving the Bay Area bubble. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Three weeks later, she was leaving an obstetrician with a letter certifying her good health, her freedom from contagious diseases, and her properly configured anatomy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One difficulty arose when Lombardy had to leave the tournament for several days and attend the World Chess Federation annual meeting as the U.S. representative, leaving Bobby without a second. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

I glanced at David, woebegone as always, but I knew he wasn’t sad at leaving Mr. Hull or at leaving China. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears of mirth streaked down his cheeks, leaving trails on his filthy face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Turns out one Howie Holman from Detroit, Michigan, had been gunned down behind the counter of his own store, leaving a wife and three kids behind to clean up the mess. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Before I can say anything else to him, he vanishes, leaving me alone again in the room, staring numbly at the spot where his virtual form had just been. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

“Bobo. Little Bobo…” I made the mistake of leaving the two of them alone while I went to the ladies’ room, because when I came out John was yelling, “Hurry up!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The waitress asks if we need anything else before leaving the bill. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Women leaving the headquarters of the National Woman’s Party ready to march to the White House. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Most of all, he talks about leaving Cambodia and going to America. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving her apartment he’d tossed the magazine in the garbage, along with the ends of the three cigarettes he always smoked in the course of his visits. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe he did need some time to train and heal, but he was leaving as soon as he could. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And she’d talked a lot about how we weren’t exploring our freedom nearly enough since leaving Hailsham; how anyway she’d always wanted to go to Norfolk to “find all our lost things.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes her hand, swish swish swishing out the door, and leaving me alone with Mom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Matter fact, not one of you even came to tell me you were leaving! Had to find out from Sneaky!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

For years, the questions hadn’t mattered because leaving was so far away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The drifts grew so deep that they covered the entrance to the caves, leaving a white wall that Summer had to dig through whenever he went outside to join his pack and hunt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who threw the half-empty beer can at me, but it only skimmed my head and hit the car instead, leaving a small dent just under the driver’s side window. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Then she realized a tidal wave of dark loam was rolling across the hills, turning the skin of the earth inside out, leaving nothing behind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He took off his boots to feel the sand against his feet, as if the world were a place he was only beginning to live in instead of somewhere he would soon be leaving. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She set off through the long grass, leaving her cousin standing doubtfully in the path. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He told us we weren’t leaving until that Wendy’s was cleaner than it ever was. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Edie marches off down the hall, leaving me alone to wonder what exactly just happened. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Adina turned to go, leaving Taylor behind to blow kisses at an unseen crowd. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I waved to the guys as I made my way through the kids leaving Latimer. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘I shall not ride him, if I am to be carried off to Rivendell or anywhere else, leaving my friends behind in danger.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us had a proper home of our own growing up—you orphaned and me leaving home after sixth grade. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It became more difficult to see, as if there were a fog rising, and just when the horses seemed to be nearly upon her, her lantern went out, leaving her momentarily blind. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It frightened him so badly that he fell back and down and then it was gone, leaving only an image in his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers turned in the other direction and soon the track was a path again and was leaving the stream. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tried to imagine standing on the deck of one of those ships, leaving the beach and light crew behind. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Og had arranged for Aech’s RV to be stored in a nearby hangar, but it had been her home for many years, and I could tell she was nervous about leaving it behind. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And by the time he’d finished the sentence, the cavern, the miners, and the Dodecahedron had vanished, leaving just the four of them standing in the Mathemagician’s workshop. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The white has burned away, leaving a smooth, fitted veil of black that drapes into the neckline of the dress in the back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Spotting a girl I knew a few places back, I went over to her, leaving Tommy standing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It surprised me that Grampa was so cheerful about my leaving. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

My fingers are still gripping the back of his jacket so tightly that when they take him away it tears leaving me with a fistful of black fabric. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The morning of the play, the students of Room 205 chatted and laughed, leaving their bags on their desks and ignoring the assignment on the board. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Our tire man, too, deserted us, leaving us to clean our costumes and hold our split seams together as best we might. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He explained cheerily that he’d once hoped to become an agent after leaving the military, but that given the injury he was now figuring out a new plan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jimmy locked the steel gate, leaving Alex with the uncomfortable sensation of being a prisoner, even though he knew he and Julie were safer if the store was locked shut. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the two would part ways—the child returning to his family, and Antain leaving alone. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne leaned back again, leaving a sufficient pause for the night sounds of the forest to fill in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But what will people think when they see you leaving, Professor?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

But leaving the Galapagos Islands, he uncharacteristically had thrown birds from different islands into one bag. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The groom was a Mr. Gordon Boniface—“heir to the Gould-Stetson fortune”—and the house they were leaving was the house we were in. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us, leaving our differences behind, stepping on the plane together, sitting side by side, lifting off, moving West to reach the East. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put on his hat, passed through the window, and headed south, leaving a trail of phosphorus along the East River.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel as if I’ve stepped outside my own body, and I’m leaving it behind. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She caught up her bag and books and hurried after her friends, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione to sit down at a window table and ponder what she had told them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Jesse had computed how many paychecks they would get—two for him and four for Eric—if they waited a month before leaving. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The invitations to tea in Cambridge now arrive addressed only to Bailey, leaving his sister off entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

“She did no harm other than leaving without telling you,” Mohammad says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had noticed the way I had changed since leaving for military school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I got a job soon after leaving rehab and have been working real hard. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

After working here all this time and her only leaving three times and always telling me when and where and why she’s leaving, like I care anyway, now she’s gone like the wind. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Jack or Auggie would have been dumb enough to rat on me, because they had started leaving me notes in my locker, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

More than once students had been seen leaving his studio in tears. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“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

I’m taking my share, and I’m leaving the Dregs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She hurried toward the central plaza through the crowds of people leaving their workplaces. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We motored, I remember, leaving London in the morning in a heavy shower of rain, coming to Manderley about five o’clock, in time for tea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I said, “You’re lucky to be leaving the city where one day is like another and you hardly notice the weather. It’s like living inside a glass bottle. You’ll be happier on your farm.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

She found a job in a florist’s shop, leaving Lefty and Desdemona to assume the mortgage on the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Next, we subtract 1/2, leaving 1/2. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I do not go up on the roof at dawn because I’m not leaving my bedroom until Brian’s back at boarding school three thousand miles from here. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His mother removes the white cloth covering him, leaving him naked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He is thinking once again about leaving the firm and setting up his own art dealership. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, I wanted to chase my mom so she could stop me from leaving. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Two days after leaving Ento, the road narrowed and became packed dirt instead of paving stones. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pollard stayed where he was, holding his lane one path out from the rail, leaving himself room to move around Whichcee when the time came. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bug emerged from dormancy on an irregular basis, producing bouts of acute physical distress and leaving a cyst on his liver. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Are we better off leaving the ship just to escape the Collective? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The straw mat that was covering the dead body next to her had slipped, leaving the face exposed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then towards the end of the afternoon as we were leaving the Art Room, he came up to me in the corridor and said: “Kath, can I just have a quick word?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as we were leaving the shop, Yvonne got a message from my mother. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Once, leaving mass, I was thinking so hard that I forgot my shoes, which because they were too tight, I had left under my pew. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pull over to the side of the road, leaving the car, and walk through the abandoned entrance, puzzling at the barrier that must have been put in place after the gate came down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

There were images of men playing cards, people leaving a factory, each one a still from an early movie. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the longer I sat there, the quieter my head became, the more the aches and knots in my body worked themselves out, leaving me as soft as the dirt under us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

At the last second, the front Keeper somehow loosened the larger pole from the piece attached to Ben and yanked it back into the Glade, leaving the boy to his Banishment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Good Lord, all that fuss you made about me moving out and leaving you, now here you are wanting to leave me.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press the button that flattens its head, leaving the table hovering over me like a vulture. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Huge waves crested and covered them, leaving the old woman gasping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And finally, when they turned and headed north, dead into the wind where he could not follow, he felt a sadness at their going, their leaving him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anger in Hamlet’s face had melted away, leaving only sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

At the table, Mom and Dad would dissect them with precision, leaving no meat to waste. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The cow lowed in the pasture below me, as if she knew that I was leaving, or thought I was already gone. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can do nothing about leaving Safaa and Amin, but I’m a little comforted by the certainty that I will see them again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It said only that the sender was leaving immediately and to postpone the funeral until he came. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Under certain circumstances, the membrane surrounding blepharisma disintegrates and comes independently loose, like a cast-off shell, leaving the creature a transient albino. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying he’s leaving the throne because he’s old?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Before leaving Vincennes, Tecumseh informed Harrison that he was traveling south to bring the Creeks, Choctaws, and Chickasaws into the alliance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like I’d unzipped my skin and momentarily stepped out of it, leaving a crazy person in charge. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 know it sounds stupid, but when I was leaving Miss Saunders’s classroom, I hugged them papers to my chest like they was some boy I’ve been wanting to press up against for weeks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Trunks and boxes were arranged in rows on the floor, leaving just enough aisle space to access them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They don’t command the resources or attention that hospitals do, and often they’re severely understaffed, leaving such places barely equipped to deal with a normal day, much less a crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s two glue sticks tied together with string, and then the ends of the string are taped to the sides of the box, leaving the glue sticks hanging in the middle. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mami was leaving, and once more she hadn’t told me, hadn’t included me in her plans. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Of the twenty-one people leaving the pod, there had been no extra woman, no female who could have emerged from under the wig and sunglasses disguise. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes my comrades were taken away, leaving me in the cell by myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was leaving, and she would become Elder, the tallest tree, with the longest memory. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be leaving the earth behind. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Where was I when he was climbing up on the sign and painting it, leaving an offering, finishing our project? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Many of the colleges where lower-income students tend to enroll have limited resources and offer a narrow range of majors, leaving some students disenchanted and unwilling to continue. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, that Post reporter just texted to ask for a comment on the speculation surrounding your relationship with Henry and whether it—whether it has to do with you leaving the campaign after the DNC.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As to leaving the city, he had done so with the permission of the mayor, and had been gone only a short time to settle some business accounts. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

None of that would have been so daunting if the worst thing in the world was not about to happen: Ms. Sandnes was leaving to get her master’s degree in social work! Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The suit has no pant legs or skirt, leaving her white thighs uncovered. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swept off gracefully, leaving Tyrion to waddle after as best he could on legs half the length of hers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Hang on a sec,” I say as I’m already leaving to follow him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then, with a smile, the leer never leaving his eyes, he told her the job was taken. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving she’d turned her head a bit and was admiring her pretty nails. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And so, on this August morning, he was glad that he was leaving London and going to be for some days on an island off the Devon coast. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And then Ma and Ba went into their house, leaving the sea of shaking heads behind them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbes stripped the human personality for any capacity for love or tenderness or even simple fellow- feeling, leaving instead only fear. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He made a loud show of leaving ten-dollar tips to strangers but was stingy with presents to family. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He plummeted straight down with me on his back, leaving Annabeth dangling from the side of the aircraft. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I fired up the EVA suit, leaving the helmet off. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I head to the truck, feeling guilty because I’m leaving Mot alone when she’s not feeling well. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had hoped it would stay long enough for him to age properly into old enough, but it vanished without notice after two weeks, leaving too-young Bailey heartbroken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the men whispered to him, Papa whispered back, and then the men thanked him, shaking his hand with both of theirs before leaving. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for what seemed to be a long time before she heard automobile doors slamming and cars leaving. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When the workingpeople began leaving their houses, the daybreak boys diverged, Mars Bar to the East End, Maniac to wherever. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were leaving our friend, or as my grandmother would put it, “His temporary journey in this world had ended.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Harry saw Hermione give Ron a little push and he hurried out of the lift, followed by the other wizards, leaving Harry and Hermione alone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I simply had to come home by myself, leaving Neil and Buzz to die on the surface of the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm leaving. It’s about time, anyway. Get back inside before he kicks you out too.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The thought seemed as impossible as leaving this gated estate behind me for good. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hermione stretched her hand as high into the air as it would go without her leaving her seat, but Harry didn’t have the faintest idea what a bezoar was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And Lazlo wasn’t a creature of anger or envy, but he felt the scorch of both—as though his veins were fuses and they were burning through him, leaving paths of ash in their wake. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All his neighbors were leaving then, sadly pulling up stakes, moving on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He saw her entering and leaving the house like a gust of fresh air, leading her little brother by the hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he leaving me for the Mayor to find? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Will the blue fade to black, leaving me in total darkness? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Klan burned down homes and businesses belonging to its political rivals, and frightened many others into leaving the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the first second before her awareness could flow into her other sentinels, it was as though fire scorched away her sight in pieces, leaving ragged holes rimmed in cinders. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With Nan’s arm over my shoulder we lumbered along, and I felt like I was leaving a bread crumb trail of my heart the whole way back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

After prayer Aunt Maggie told us that she and Professor Matthews were leaving soon for the North. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she arrived in the new country, the immigration officials pulled her swan away from her, leaving the woman fluttering her arms and with only one swan feather for a memory. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flying it was like wrestling a bear, leaving pilots weary and sore. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

Next loomed the problem of leaving my job cleanly, smoothly, without arguments or scenes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roots grabbed at Theon's feet as he ran, and bare branches lashed his face, leaving thin stripes of blood across his cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But his father died, leaving his mother with limited income. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Because I was leaving it, my sass’s house, where for so long I had felt unwelcome, now seemed like home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two men went into the boss’s lavatory leaving the door ajar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agents carefully put everything back, just as they'd found it, before leaving the room. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long he's been in the Resistance, but before I can ask, he disappears into the tunnels, leaving me to stare after him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

O’Dell and Sherman both took off in the opposite direction, leaving me with Mom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many states lowered or eliminated the minimum age for trying children as adults, leaving children as young as eight vulnerable to adult prosecution and imprisonment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mama stepped out of her high-heeled shoes, leaving them behind, her pace quickening in stocking feet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip just inside the building, leaving the door open behind me, and Tobias busies himself with the latch on the trash bin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I left Darlington Hall all those years ago, I never realized I was really, truly leaving. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was leaving them in the hands of a rat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stalked off, leaving a sour smell in the air. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sometimes kept our Wellingtons on the whole day, leaving trails of mud and damp through the rooms. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t boarding yet, but the man had pulled out his watch and he seemed to think it would be leaving soon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little rabbit heart leaps out of my chest and scampers across the paper, leaving bloody footprints on my roots. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sugar has melted off leaving plump moist chewy bites. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Wait for me,” Pita called, leaving my side and running out after them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Then the men went too, father and sons, leaving me alone who had no understanding. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered what Dad said about her leaving a trail of devastation in her wake. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a truck stop, honey, so we’re no stranger to people missing people and people having regrets over stuff they wish they’d said before leaving. You need a hug with Chester here?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He turned and limped away, leaving Ranofer staring after him in a ferment of joy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It's something I hadn't noticed until leaving home, but we are a loud people. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The first time she lived in Flushing was decades ago, after leaving London, when she had first settled in America with her husband and two daughters. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And with that, he vanished completely, leaving behind him nothing but his murky backdrop. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All over the country, farmers were leaving behind their parched lands, selling off their goods, roaming from village to village looking for water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now that door has softly closed, leaving him wonderfully secure, and stronger; in a room whose dimensions are finally known. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels like I’m leaving part of me behind—a leg, an arm. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Hull did, just as we were leaving. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stalked off, leaving the room in silence. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was relieved because he feared leaving people he loved. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hollows appeared under his eyes during those weeks, as if someone had suctioned the delicate flesh, leaving his eyes sunken in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were leaving only three weeks after I had enrolled in the fourth grade for the first time that year. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So, I hear you’re leaving us,” she said, pushing in the breakfast tray for the last time. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He brought me to the director, who beat me with a switch for leaving the orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attack lasted an hour, leaving the men stunned. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He wipes my forehead, cheeks, and chin, leaving my skin damp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

One Saturday, soon before he is scheduled to take the SAT, his family drives to Connecticut for the weekend, leaving Gogol at home alone overnight for the first time in his life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He could defend them, but that would mean putting Koffi on the ground, leaving her vulnerable. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after leaving his house he heard a distinct barking, muffled, coming from almost the same location as the dogs he’d just found. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Even her teachers back home had been nicer to her when they knew she was leaving. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Muhammad raps on the window and makes a leaving motion. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, but that doesn’t stop him from leaving. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Our hampers were in the hall by the bathroom and we took turns doing laundry, leaving neatly folded stacks on the dining room table for the other to take whenever the time was right. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even when Anemone and her brother went inside, leaving me standing out front like a delivery boy waiting for a tip. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

One of them—I can’t tell but Safer says it’s always the same one—keeps leaving and then flying back to the nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They got in the car and drove off, leaving me standing alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later a grenade exploded where he’d been lying, sending up a shower of plants and dirt, leaving a crater three feet wide. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They herded the others out of the throne room, leaving Annabeth and me with Hermes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Old tires and nail-studded logs were strewn across most of the road, leaving only a narrow space. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Andrew sped off with my mom, leaving the four-year-old alone on the front lawn, Abel walked over to his youngest, picked him up, put the boy in his car, and drove away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Montag did not hear, he was far away, he was running with his mind, he was gone, leaving this dead soot-covered body to sway in front of another raving fool. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she showed me today is that a truly self-reliant person takes action, leaving nothing to chance and everything to themselves. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

I spent a lot of time feeling guilty for living after I lost my family, but now I can’t beat this weird Decker guilt for dying, knowing I’m leaving this crew behind. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The comfort of his bottles and books was erased in a second, leaving nothing behind his eyes but emptiness and ache. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

As we were leaving, I saw the mother peeking at me from behind the door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Some officers could be bribed into leaving them alone. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in my grandmother’s lap, playing with her drop pearl earrings, when my mother told her we were leaving the country. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Game Time flicked glances at the door, as if she was considering leaving too. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had always thought the words a joke among the weavers, but here was this strange-smelling foreigner sucking Lyddie’s shuttles, leaving her spittle all over the thread hole. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can find out anything about anything without ever leaving the chair. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m not leaving until you talk to me.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And then he turned away and went up the staircase, leaving Mia standing on the platform, holding the card in her fingertips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

After a long day of meetings, Truman stopped the Soviet premier as he was leaving the conference room. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the cool pages against her cheeks, leaving behind tearstains that warped the covers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He began leaving home at four in the morning for the superintendent’s office to apply for one. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, Robert heard her as he was leaving for the fields. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He remained almost desperately reluctant now to tear the fabric of what held them together then, but the boys seemed to be leaving him no choice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I feel like Gregory is the kind of person who understands that life’s just more mysterious than most people think, and is okay with leaving it like that. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps her entire life — all her memories, thoughts, emotions — would melt away from her, leaving only the flesh-and-bone shell behind. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in his expression said he was leaving more than me behind. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the hoops had bigger guys around them, but we found one at the edge of the park where a group of guys were leaving. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

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

Then he was gone, leaving Mariam to spit out pebbles, blood, and the fragments of two broken molars. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

With a frightened glance over his shoulder, he faded away, leaving Ophie with nothing but questions. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As Fd sprinted across the rooftops, the flame on the shingle had gone out, leaving a thin line of red ember along the edge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He can put me on a ship called the Irish Oak, which will be leaving Cork in a few weeks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Nita cried out, but Nailer’s father held his knife to her neck and she held still as Blue Eyes ripped the gold off, leaving bloody streaks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember what I did before leaving for the pond. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I know who my opponent is,” Marco says, pulling armfuls of books down from their shelves and spreading them out haphazardly over tables, leaving several in messy piles on the floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At first it felt as if just the white families were leaving, but then that changed, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She fusses with the key for a minute and then stands aside, leaving it in the lock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I do this by pointing in several different directions and leaving them looking confused. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘You sure about this, Reyna? I don’t like leaving you alone.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I was nervous about living away from home for the first time, about leaving the only life I’d ever known. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now they were abandoning it for good - and leaving Leo behind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He trailed after her along the coast of Greece, with one-quarter of his fleet following behind, leaving his men to protect his interests, defend his claim, and die in battle without him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You leaving or are you crazy?” he asked. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Unlike my dad, though, she wasn’t the type to come out and say she regretted leaving me alone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How did he know where we were leaving from?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, Met Bong instructs another girl to guard me and make sure I do as I am told. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But another, final reason for leaving the crowded house was the never-said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I didn’t realize it before now, but Bess leaving is what killed my belief in romantic love. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She has to remind her father to come out of the parlor for meals, though lately he has refused more and more often, barely leaving the room at all. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

It’s unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon, but part of me wonders if the whole block is a little sad that we’re leaving. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“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

They got into the chicken coops and ate the chickens alive, leaving behind a whirl of feathers and a pile of pathetic little bones. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like a jerk leaving them like this without any notice, but I can’t face Bo four nights a week. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Yet planters returned to England as soon as they could afford to, leaving the Great Houses behind. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The steel platform on which the trailer rested was only slightly wider and longer than the trailer itself, leaving a ledge about a foot and a half wide all the way around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The evolution of a city is like the evolution of the brain: it develops from a small center and slowly grows and changes, leaving many old parts still functioning. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blabbed hysterically about Billy and the airplane crash, and then she put her car in gear and crossed the median divider, leaving her exhaust system behind. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the older folks resisted leaving right up to the end and had to have their bags packed for them and be physically lifted and shoved onto the buses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning he told Holmes he was leaving and would abandon his interest in the store. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Four miles after leaving Cloud Pond, I came to a tiny stream, barely worthy of the term—really just a slick of moist mud. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wind up leaving the last three answers blank. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Through my torso, down my arms and legs, over my face, leaving it crisscrossed with cracks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When they finally left, the flowers were destroyed, the furniture broken, and the walls covered with drawings and writing, but Fernanda pardoned them for all of the damage because of her relief at their leaving. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe the men were leaving since it had started raining, I thought. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I remember leaving the lirst message; I think 1 just asked him to call me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moth lands in the corner then flutters away, leaving a brown smudge of wing chalk. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“My grandmother needs me. I can feel it in my bones. And we are not leaving this wood without her.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Comprehending, the soldier shrugged, then turned and took the bucket inside, leaving Jonathan alone. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m furious at her for thinking of leaving me in that way. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After we were fixed with beds in the high- ceilinged rooms of the partially restored Cistercian monastery, I began talking with some friends I had not seen since leaving the States. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I was now definitely decided upon leaving home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up Bernard’s desk before leaving class. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

On the day we were leaving, Woody’s car was so crammed with boxes and luggage and kids we had just run out of room. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Joseph didn’t have much of his shirt left on him, and you could imagine the welts the lockers were leaving on his back. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He had a short haircut, leaving a touch of bangs in the front. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Here’s how I think of it, though: They have already harmed me, leaving permanent scars. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The friend had since abandoned the parking lot for the hope of greener pastures, leaving Hali’s mom to inherit the spot. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He walked away, leaving me on the ground with Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The sun dipped behind the mountains, leaving flecks of orange, pink, and turquoise. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Where other people may hyperventilate or feel faint when having a panic attack, my anxiety essentially caused high levels of tiredness, leaving me feeling incredibly drained. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

An Asian family that had been sitting next to us was leaving. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The crops were brought in and stored, and in the fields the birds picked at the strewn leavings. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

“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

There was no leaving by the front door. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

And on that happy note, he readied his bow and galloped toward the woods, leaving us to follow as best we could. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have the whole background story about why I was so happy to be leaving Beecher Prep and starting over somewhere new. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Usually before leaving Antonapoulos waddled gently to the glassed case in the front of the store where some meats and cheeses were kept. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hermes knew where they lived, and leaving the happy land the two flew back across Ocean and over the sea to the Terrible Sisters’ island. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scorn and suspicion were gone from the alchemist's face, leaving him blank. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to run on ahead, leaving Lula and Travis to their inane conversation, but I feared he would be fallen upon by thugs along the road. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

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

Then it was gone, leaving Frank alone with his pointless spear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I am not leaving you and Conrad, honey, but just trying a bit of life without your Mom.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“They knew about the walkout, about when we’d be leaving, and you told them? How could you?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was a stage of life she was glad to be leaving behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The other ghosts withdrew a little, leaving them alone, and Will moved apart, too, to sit down and nurse his hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After all the tests had been turned in, the pencil woman stepped out of the room, leaving the children to bite their nails and watch the clock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then you know why I am leaving the Shire?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The storm had blown out the July humidity, leaving behind clean air and a dirty road. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

You punished an innocent soul by leaving her in her solitude. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

President Truman was leaving in a few days for Potsdam, Germany, where he was going to meet with Joseph Stalin to begin talking about post-war plans. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only way you’re leaving this house is in a body bag.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After six years I was leaving Kraków, the city of my childhood dreams, the city that had become a nightmare, and was heading into the unknown. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

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

At this point, her aged father balked at leaving the house, insisting that the fire would change direction before it got to them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after Benton had explained that he would be leaving in one week, Rameel looked down at his hands and back up at Benton. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When Ifemelu told her own parents that Ginikas family was finally leaving, her father sighed and said, “At least they are fortunate to have that option,” and her mother said, “They are blessed.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had just started my first real job, as a camp counselor, which meant leaving my house every morning at seven thirty and not getting home until four thirty in the afternoon. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

One of the torches had guttered out, leaving only three. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could feel Mama getting up and leaving, could feel her moving away from me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

At that time, a lot of colored were leaving the farms and moving to cities in the North. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped toward the curb, leaving Augustus Waters behind me, and then I heard a car start down the street. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It almost made me forget that we were leaving the next day. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He is still attached to Sien, and he is sure he put her and her children in great danger by leaving. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Finally she says, “Mr. Jankowski, you do know I’m leaving tomorrow, don’t you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Once the microphone was set up, Sherm would run offstage, leaving Em to sing her song. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pictures spilled across the floor, leaving new gaps in my photograph-covered walls. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

That is to say, the important international conference to take place at Darlington Hall was by then looming ahead of us, leaving little room for indulgence or 'beating about the bush'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Celia came up behind her, and using the hair tie she always wore around her wrist, twisted Dimple’s hair into a messy-sophisticated bun, leaving some of her curls cascading down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I told him I was leaving if we didn’t get married. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

For a moment I consider leaving him out in the car, but Christmas spirit can even make its way to someone like me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When thirteen had fallen the rest fled shrieking, leaving the defenders unharmed, except for Sam who had a scratch along the scalp. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Parker Head had become a curved slope lolling easily and lazily up against houses and over fences, leaving a bare patch now and again to show just how high the snow had reached. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The bottle explodes into little green chunks, leaving a small splash of purple on the wall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, he whispered, “I wish you hadn’t done that,” and walked past me up the stairs, leaving me to contemplate the carnage of my brief command. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They knew she was leaving, and they didn't know why. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But she got so angry about my leaving that she said, “Forget it, George. I’m leaving you.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A light beam leaving that galaxy now will take a million years to make its trip to Earth; the light reaching our eyes now left that galaxy a million years ago. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Matty slowly, “when she was leaving, walking and talking with the other women, and her husband behind trying to keep up, she whirled around suddenly and scolded him for being slow.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Ancient cities that had decayed, leaving massive sandy lumps over the flat desert. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

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

“Mama and Papa are thinking about not staying in the neighborhood. We’re leaving Harlem!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“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

I think of what Nyla said about obstacles and leaving for another planet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before leaving in the early morning the friar said, “We must leave a farthing for our host, whoever he may be, and our blessing.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

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

“Oh honey, don’t be scared,” Cecilia said, leaving the comfort of the couch to slide down on the floor between Pita and me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

What if they thought Mom was a bad person for leaving her kids behind and saying she was never coming back? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just before leaving Terminal Island Mama had received her first letter, from Bismarck, North Dakota. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells her he has a deadline at work, but it’s not true—that’s the day that he and Maxine are leaving for New Hampshire, for two weeks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of leaving her, moreover, with the memory of him as a coward. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

As she was leaving, I stared at her stomach. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then she went out of the room, shutting the door behind her and leaving the four men inside. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As he was leaving he asked her if she would make a speech at an antislavery meeting in about two weeks. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days after leaving Venice, Hazel still couldn’t get the noxious scent of eau de cow monster out of her nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As the glacier moved, crevasses would sometimes compress, buckling ladders like toothpicks; other times a crevasse might expand, leaving a ladder dangling in the air, only tenuously supported, with neither end mounted on solid ice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Betas would process less material but at higher intensities, leaving less flexibility for loss. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And before I can answer he unleashes a killer crossover, leaving me wishing for a cushion. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

This, thought Despereaux, was the world he was leaving behind, the world that he knew and loved. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Each winter the waters withdrew, leaving behind a thick new layer of mud so black and fertile that two crops grew in Egypt while other lands eked out one. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“You might have to move to Poland, then. It’s official. She’s leaving next month.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

“Where’s the best place to find a caravan leaving for the north?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I walked out of the room, leaving Joan lying, lumpy as an old horse, across my bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving now. You tell your daddy I’m going into town tomorrow instead of coming here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pale with frustration, he stood up and walked out of the Hotel Frances fifty centavos poorer, leaving a trail of Viennese coffee on the springy carpet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I felt all breath and light leaving me,” he said, in a subsequent description of his sensations. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her attention back to the sideboard, and for a moment, I thought about leaving the dining room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sun dropped behind the hills in back of me, leaving a red smear on the sky, which slowly turned blade. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I simultaneously wanted to kiss him and hit him for leaving. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Frightful flew after him, leaving her wing prints on the snowy table. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The car tilted back, leaving a trail of sparks on the road behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It went positively desertlike when Taryn waggled her eyebrows at Ivy and wove her arm through Drew’s, leaving Ivy and June alone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“There were widows who were leaving letters,” Adams said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Many years before my time, a terrible cyclone had ripped its way through the mountains, leaving its scar in the form of fallen timber, twisted and snarled. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glamour of my mode of transportation had dimmed considerably since leaving Wolf Point. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Now that the foreman had returned—dressed up in a coat and tie, of all things! —the policeman was leaving the premises. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I was leaving the classroom when he called me up to his desk. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

"I thank you for calUng them off, young ser. I promise you, they would have found me quite indigestible. And now I will be leaving, truly." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Why I felt like I was leaving Mom, too. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I strip, climb in, water splashing onto the floor, leaving little pools that shake like beached fish. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If He meant for me to be replaced why didn’t He just kill me outright instead of busting me up and leaving me here to watch some strange boy take over my life? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

People were leaving work, monkeys were dying in Reston, and the virus was on the move. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked across the kitchen floor, down the steps, leaving the kitchen door open behind him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

He was dreading the thought of leaving me and the girls for long stretches, he said, but he also kept reminding me of how secure our love was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Do I follow him back right now? Playing it cool seems pointless since he’s leaving at the end of the summer. No time to waste.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to think on leaving our present circumstances; I would they continued thus forever. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then I told them I was leaving because the party sucked. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

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

She harvested all her plants from the little island—leaves, seeds, and roots—leaving nothing to replant in the rainy season. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed she always stayed in one place of about twenty-five yards, never leaving that small area. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Papa got a visa by taking vows in a false marriage with a widow who was leaving Haiti to come to the United States. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I thought I knew why, but I did not talk to him about it I did not want to think about the possi-bility of Timothy dying and leaving me alone on the cay. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped out of the car, leaving the door open. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then, her eyes never leaving mine, she ripped up the entire tree and brandished it at me, shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The lady saw it and stopped the little girl from leaving the stage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains were almost always drawn, leaving the house in a tenuous darkness that kept the cruel desert light at bay. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I wasn't leaving, not without Belet, and she wasn't leaving without Ishtar, and Ishtar wasn't leaving until Nergal was dead. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He stormed off, leaving his tray on the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His own mother had fallen to pieces when his father died, abandoning the house he grew up in and moving back to Calcutta, leaving Shukumar to setde it all. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I drop into a quick curtsy before leaving. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The daytime crowds had disappeared, leaving behind a few strays desperate to soak up what little light remained. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t planned on leaving the others—I was just too busy being observant, taking in the situation around me, and when the line diverged, I went the other way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sky to the southwest burns pink, and every so often there’s a break in the mist, leaving a stained-glass reflection on the surface of the lake. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked terrible, and when she was leaving, he was so sad, she writes Theo, it was “as though it were for the first time but could also be the last time.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ralph heard the metallic scrape of a car starting up outside — the waitress, leaving. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself back further, and there was my distraught mother leaving the room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There was a time when she would sit beside Jam’s bed and read her N. K. Jemisin books until Jam drifted off, only leaving when sleep wrapped heavy around the room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You were leaving before that,” I accused him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She would wrap her arms around me and apologize for leaving, and whatever reason she had—it won’t matter, because I’ll be with her again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Shots rang out as he was leaving the little villa. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then she heard the kettle begin to whistle, and she hurriedly picked up the satchel and brought it inside, leaving it on the kitchen table while she made her tea. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relieved to see him leaving, I managed what I hoped was a grateful smile, but just then, Birdie slammed her palm on the table with such force that I jumped. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“So I talked to the Genies, and they are in total agreement. They said Amsterdam is lovely in the beginning of May. They proposed leaving May third and returning May seventh.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Only by leaving home would her children have the chance to reach the potential she and Noah had worked hard to cultivate in them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He was gone, leaving Winston holding the scrap of paper, which this time there was no need to conceal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The Express was leaving and nobody knew he was still on it... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The only problem was that she was leaving soon. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were leaving in maybe a couple of years? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I told him I’d be leaving, the old man nodded as if he already knew. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then realizing in the moment before leaving the ground that there was no way he’d make it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re a little bit famous, Imogen, leaving school and going missing—then turning up here. Your dad asked me to call you when I was on the island, to be honest.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was up the side of the bed and leaving dark stains on the blankets by the time I finally shook myself out of the daze and extended the flashlight like a weapon. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

White needed to establish where the two had gone after leaving Ralston. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

What if I get to school and the curtain falls again, leaving me alone once more? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In Chicago, increasing numbers of Muslims were leaving Mosque Two, I heard, and many non-Muslims who had been sympathetic to the Nation were now outspokenly anti-Muslim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And to be absolutely sure, I’m leaving one of my bodyguards behind. Which of you louts volunteers for the duty?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On it, Elizebeth had noted the time her flight was leaving Chicago—hours earlier than the plane that had crashed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He ran from the place, leaving his suitcase, leaving the quirt, leaving the oak box of money. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Isiolo has a lot of bars, and people leaving the bars would step on me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He retreated further into the rectory, that’s all, leaving the door be­tween the vestibule and the next room as open as the outside door. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I step back, leaving her with her hands dangling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove off, leaving Negra standing at the curb shouting to us, “Call. All right? Call me.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

By the end of March, the last US combat troops pulled out of Vietnam, leaving ten thousand Americans: military advisors, Marines to protect US installations, and non-military personnel. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ma said magic was leaving the city, but maybe she was wrong. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then I rolled the cart quickly downhill, leaving it on the way to Ogdentown. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Under Dinah’s headscarf, the little patch of hag skin was gone, leaving a paler brown piece of cloth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Boo soared down to help Mini, leaving Aru on the shelf. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If we’re going to start by trying to fix the blame on one another, I’m leaving.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Scarcely leaving him room to breathe, he attached the lead and laughed aloud. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

Then remove the next term: subtract 1/4, leaving 1/4 behind. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then the two girls went back to their weed pulling, leaving the thistles before the altar of Nefertiti. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You,” she says, “are going to make nice with Henry. You’re leaving Saturday and spending Sunday in England.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She tugged at the knots, and he could see that she had done a masterly job of connecting them to each other, leaving a length of vine between. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It quickly deflated, leaving both itself and the rover devoid of air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broken After you finish crying and the sadness finds a home in what’s left of your heart, you ask her when she’s leaving you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll come with you, then. I don’t want you leaving the yard alone.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see Peeta’s face beginning to return to normal, his eyelid opening, the grimace leaving his mouth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He drifts off, leaving me more ill-tempered than before. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stood proudly, his eyes never leaving the gate. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Besides never leaving their things lying around, and always making their beds, they put rice on for supper and chopped vegetables. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not stopping you. And I’m not leaving this warren. It’s my home.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here it comes — The double-team is on me, leaving JB free. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

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

The pair picked up their luggage and stepped into the elevator, leaving behind puddles of melted snow. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't just a present, but a present she received because she'd torn her other coat beyond repair, mangling her knee, leaving a permanent scar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Flouting the rule against the ingestion of anything while inside a house, I take it, leaving an inch undrunk to avoid the awkwardness of a possible refill offer. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, she glances to me and says, “He always guesses my name right.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Thinking about leaving Ju Mi and my house by the sea makes my heart hurt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He thought that by leaving the bush we would be walking toward death. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Would I hate him more than I hated him for leaving us? We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As part of a two-pronged attack, P.M. flashed around various assailants at high speed, leaving mirrors confiscated from Missus Nedraw’s stuck in midair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Attempts to quarantine Georgia are unsuccessful, and the new Fixers, whose sole function is to replicate, consume the entire planet in three days, leaving behind nothing but an ocean of gray goo. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Somewhere above me, the Pastor boomed robust greetings and explanations, leaving little room for the doctor’s understated replies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

My left eye was slightly damaged when it was moved, leaving the vision permanently blurred. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But as he was leaving the room, Johnny saw that once more Doctor Warren was bending over him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means he asked them if he could have a job in London, and he was leaving. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would be leaving Chicago soon for a camp in Wisconsin where she worked every summer as a counselor. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The lack of rain I saw in 12 has damaged the plants here as well, leaving some with brittle leaves, building a crunchy carpet under our feet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

That to talk about New York would mean to remember everything I’m leaving, everything I didn’t get to get used to. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Sally I was leaving early, but she was busy opening presents. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Ron asked Harry and Hermione when they had finished breakfast and were leaving the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I gnawed the cuticles off from around my fingernails, leaving welts of exposed, oozing flesh which would harden into rinds and scale off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got up slowly, his wild eyes never leaving me; he wiped the seat of his pants and came towards me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving the skiff with Garvey in case you have any problems.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He looked at me a moment longer, then inched backward out of the driveway, leaving me with the smell of truck oil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to have time to pray before leaving. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night he left without saying goodbye, leaving behind his trunks, his books, his weapons, his boots, and all his belongings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving, Sammy. You could end up dead shooting that shotgun off near a sheriff.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere, stampeded over the coach’s enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad goodby, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Thor said he didn’t mind if he did, and he proceeded to devour two of the oxen all by himself, one after the other, leaving nothing but clean-picked bones. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he took the knife from the fruit and cheese plate. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She walks away to the next group, leaving her sweet smell lingering. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know that we were leaving home, never to return. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And before I knew it, I was leaving the hospital, wearing a sweat suit, carrying nothing but my notepad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Cas wiped the tears from her cheeks and sat there for several heartbeats as the hope she’d felt faded, leaving the familiar hollowness of disappointment behind. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And with that they disappeared into the house, leaving Hazel standing in the front hall, alone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They drove away, leaving us standing on their doorstep, stunned. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the tent had emptied out, Nurse reappeared to tell the servers that they might make their own feast from the leavings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He told me that he would be leaving the island, and added, “I just want to wish you people good luck.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they went down to the little beach, leaving James behind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

My money was running low so I decided to cash some traveler’s checks before leaving. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a pause Mom’s voice said, “How about leaving the Party—” Dad cut her short. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“God, I've honestly been so bummed out thinking about you leaving.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt horrible leaving her there, but he knew he had no choice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember much of it. I remember getting in the car as we were leaving the party. She and EH had a fight—” “Eli Cross?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He knew he should be leaving soon, he should be polishing his shoes, but instead he leaned back in the chair, stretched his great length and yawned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I licked my thumb and wiped at that blackbird tattoo, leaving a smudgy black spot on my hand. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She said you hadn’t told her anything about staying away, only about leaving to have the baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The flames flickered, pushed sideways by his breath, then went out, leaving two trails of smoke drifting slowly into the air. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then she stuck me in a corner and went back to work, leaving me to explore an entirely new world, very different from the one I’d known up until then. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then, he closed his book, stood up, and began to walk up the mountain, leaving me staring behind him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

This time she throws her weight into it, trying to prevent him from leaving. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When the man is done transferring his clothes and turning on the dryer, he shoots us one more disapproving look before leaving the room again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jeremiah took off his flip-flops and slipped the shoe on his right foot, leaving his left foot bare, and took the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

"We've seen three people entering and leaving the place so far: the fat housekeeper, her husband, and the lady with the dyed-blonde hair." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stevie looked like he was two seconds from vomiting the bones out of his body, leaving him as nothing but a skin suit lying on the sidewalk. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Morehouse pushes Jason’s chair across the carpet toward me, and Mom picks up her bookmark, leaving Harry still searching in the hallway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it slightly gross to eat pizza with Anne-marie because she peeled the cheese off her slice like a scab and ate it, leaving everything else on her plate. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The gin was wearing off, leaving a deflated feeling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Early in March 1881, Charles Guiteau departed New York, leaving unpaid bills behind as he usually did, and headed to Washington to claim his new job. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But whether the future of nuclear technology lay in war or peace, dispersing an effective team of experienced researchers and leaving them without financial support would be a foolhardy course for the government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She would be leaving for the North by the end of the year, when her mother’s last child, whom she was carrying, began to walk. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas had no problem leaving that crazy house—he followed Newt out and into the hall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

After a pleasant week at the New Jersey shore with Lucretia and his family and friends, James Garfield returned to Washington on Monday, June 27, leaving Lucretia and the children in Elberon. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You should take a nap. Thanks for leaving me Baboo, by the way.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving. I don’t want to live with you anymore.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His glow lingered in the eyes of people leaving a lecture. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Were you so resentful of my leaving that you had to exact your revenge in flesh?” he asked, only half joking. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Guys were leaving cigarettes, alcohol. And sometimes they’d write letters; this pint is for you, I was thinking about you.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Hina burst through the cabin door, Zu in tow, and told us they were leaving. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My leaving had broken down the barrier which for eighteen years had barred me from reaching into my father and sharing with him the love and understanding of fathers and sons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d just started to hear Story and now I was leaving. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Popper had removed all the stranger objects, leaving only the marbles and checkers, so that Captain Cook now had a nice, orderly little rookery. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

The poster fills my mind, leaving no room for anything else. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My head explodes with the noise of fire trucks leaving the station. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped out of the closet, leaving dusty footprints across the carpet, and was scolded by Celia when she saw the state of his clothes and hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wall had dropped away, leaving a curved gap with two shelves. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Since leaving Elephant Island, the six men had been accompanied by an albatross, who soared and dipped through the air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

His presence for an hour had rubbed off some of her protection, leaving her feeling raw and exposed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she bopped off down the hall with the old bunny-on-puppet-strings walk I was used to, leaving me to wonder what had just happened. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Frank leaving, the world I had thought could not get worse was suddenly worse. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way they’d just march off while we were gone. Not without at least leaving us a note or something.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Father and son looked at each other in horror as the truck raced up the alley, leaving stragglers behind. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Arthur and I kiss very quickly while everyone is saying bye and Team Seuss thanks us one last time before leaving. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The Viennese carpeting was wet beneath the dripping radiators and the mirrors had been removed, leaving ghostly rectangles of plaster and ornamental screws. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Frederick Douglass, the outspoken leader of the African-American community for several decades, had died only months before the Atlanta speech, leaving a vacuum that the ambitious Washington quickly filled. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Good news: we were not leaving town today; we were only moving to the small ghetto. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and turns, walking back inside the house, leaving the door open. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When we’re finished we walk up the hill, leaving these arrangements behind us, half wreath, half lunch. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wide pool of burning brand winked out behind the two men, leaving the alley in pitch darkness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I asked her softly as she was leaving. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“When do you plan on leaving?” was his only reply. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tess looked torn between going to be with Ernie and hot leaving Grandma alone to sit and stress herself to death. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He pocketed the bottle and then walked out of the room, leaving the door open behind him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Instead the land was slowly moving away and leaving me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no gossip about her, no clues to her leaving or her whereabouts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had done this before, and we knew firsthand that leaving friends and familiar surroundings behind would not be easy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Finally leaving behind ancient Aristotelian beliefs, insect scholars had begun to agree with Goedart that direct observation was the only reliable approach to studying natural processes. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

She insisted on leaving before Act II. At home, getting ready for bed, the four theatergoers went about their nightly routines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I kept myself busy so I wouldn't think too much about Little Rock or about the dream of leaving there. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He would do anything to keep me from leaving. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mike led us out of the room, leaving Lizzie to coo over the pineapples and oranges. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Stability Research Division, where Dorothy Hoover worked, was a particular target, as Perl had been a member of the group before leaving for Cleveland. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen fought in the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down and saw the damp dirt road leaving the farm, hard-packed in the middle of all of that moist dark soil. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wrenched the telescope out of the door, leaving a hole behind, pulled the magical eyeball out of it, and placed it in his pocket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She said so many things to me, and she knew that she was leaving, so all of those things were nothing but lies. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe leaving things behind ran in my family. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Since Mrs. Caruthers’s fit, Ophie had taken to leaving it open; the old woman couldn’t complain of an imaginary draft when she was sleeping most of the time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But don’t worry, soon your parents will realize that things are better here, and they’ll forget about leaving and bring you back. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

I picked up the “G” and returned it to my slate of letters, leaving “S” and “O.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I watch everyone leaving, some walking, some waiting for rides. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was leaving, so I walked faster, you know, to catch up, and then I said, “Oh, hi, Colin,” like it’s just coincidence or something that we’re meeting there. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

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 the woman spun and marched back into the house, leaving the orange-lit doorway empty. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The brass band banged off around a corner, leaving the rocket to shine and dazzle alone in the sunlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Praying,” Alex replied, leaving the room rapidly so he wouldn’t have to tell his sisters he’d be praying for strength to cope with them and forgiveness for not wanting to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

If he left the country with me, he would be leaving his wife and sons in Rawalpindi, possibly at risk of attack. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They rode out together as the stars came out, leaving the khalasai and the grass palaces behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He and all the profiteers who’ve since walked out on Africa as a husband quits a wife, leaving her with her naked body curled around the emptied-out mine of her womb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car would thunder past, leaving you blinded in yellow fog. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She held her breath, and sank, leaving her hair fanned out across the surface. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Their footsteps receded, leaving the circle of sandbags empty and silent in the crisp and windless moonlight. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Daddy steps into the house just as Mrs. Walton and I are leaving. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Do you know what it feels like, leaving the principal’s office knowing you’re going to put a piece of something back, and the principal just said thanks? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We went three weeks without leaving the house. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the Muff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The weather was warm, so their clothes were short and tight, leaving little to the imagination. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The snow had melted into their hides, washing out the dirt and manure, leaving them silky white; the spots were golden brown. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had no real cleverness or secrets for good business; he simply refused to fail, leaving absolutely nothing to luck or chance or someone else. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar dim halo faded, leaving the woman so old, so gray. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were thankful to the villagers and warned them that the militia was moving through the area, leaving death and destruction in their wake. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even want to think about your leaving, Father,” Amaka said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He went out a side window, headfirst, leaving his hat and his notepad behind. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My sneaker dragged across the sidewalk, leaving a streak of dirt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Which is why, after leaving it outside for a year, Mr. Cobble took it down and kept it in a secret place inside the store and brought it out only to meet a challenger. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

While I’m old enough to know Carl’s disappearance had nothing to do with my mom leaving, there’s no disconnecting the two in my mind. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was seriously thinking of leaving Philadelphia and the practice of medicine altogether. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I knew that leaving him in Rome might be dangerous but it seemed every day that things got worse and eventually it became obvious that staying on was no solution. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I scoot out the door, leaving it open a crack to watch what happens next. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

She steps out into their hallway, leaving the door an inch ajar. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s just leaving out the back. I can hear him go.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After tea, leaving herself too little time, she went to the phone box outside the hospital entrance near Westminster Bridge and attempted to call him at his work. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She marched outside, leaving Percy alone with Hazel and Frank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I feel so bad about leaving him alone. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

And, gross—changing her bandage out there and leaving the old one on the steps to the RV door. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

That says The Beast once more, with a jolt, is leaving. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Never mind the fact that he was leaving that very day. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a small thing, but I noticed when, instead of just serving and leaving me a plate of food, Ashley asked what I wanted. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He stormed out of the kitchen, leaving behind sudden sighs of relief. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She retraced her path, leaving faint crisscrossing patterns in the fine yellow sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then she glared at Momma, making a point of leaving her out, and hobbled down the hallway. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Vincent agrees it might work, but leaving your home country comes with a sacrifice. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was a good thing she was leaving. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Attending the University would mean leaving my parents, my troupe, everyone and everything I had ever known. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No,” Dr. Martin replies simply before leaving Lark and Axel to watch on their own. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As I walked into the last remains of the might, leaving Mohamed standing on the verandah, I became afraid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the drawing of colors quickly followed, leaving no opportunity to reflect further on the incident. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The twins shrugged on hoodies and ran into Oliver, who was leaving his bedroom at the same time. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She nods, giving my shoulder a tight squeeze before leaving. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

T. Ray emerged with my note crumpled in his hand, yelled at Snout to shut the hell up, and tore out in his truck, leaving plumes of exhaust all along the driveway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I’m leaving the ship, this might be my last chance to find my belongings. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It would look after her soul, leaving supplies on her grave. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The darkness around him dispelled completely, leaving nothing to protect him except his battered armor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The difference can be appreciated by visualizing the wh-words in their deep-structure positions, before they were moved to the front of the sentence, leaving behind a gap. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The priest looked down at the drunk disdainfully, and backed through the open door, which closed behind him, leaving the drunk on his own. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Hope you leaving the girls alone,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I am leaving the Shire as soon as ever I can — in fact I have made up my mind now not even to wait a day at Crickhollow, if it can be helped.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Brady,” she assured me, smiling and patting me on the arm so I wouldn’t feel bad about leaving her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had not shaved since leaving the Fist of the First Men, and the hair on his Up was soon stiff with frost. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, however, they had made an appointment with Dr. Luce. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One by one, people return to their homes, leaving me standing there alone, staring at the corpse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luxa’s torch had burned out, leaving only his hard hat for light. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why must you face everything alone?” she had demanded before turning away and leaving him there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

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

The first Stormbreakers would have already begun leaving the plant, and in less than twenty-four hours the prime minister would be activating them. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

My mother rushed back inside the house, leaving me standing naked in the rain. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also know that we aren’t leaving until she gets what she wants. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d taken comfort in the raw physicality of it, certain that if the coin was real, Tyler’s leaving could not be. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Night-lanterns wander overhead, leaving footprints of light in front of us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I sat down next to him, but it only prompted him to stand up and stalk away, leaving his bag and book behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had cut a wide swath through the girls of Big Creek High, leaving behind him a crowd of broken hearts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without ever leaving the ground, she could fly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He said that upon realizing that the rebels were in the village, everyone quickly and silently left the mosque, one at a time, leaving the imam by himself as he stood there leading the prayer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I called Deborah around eight in the morning, saying I was leaving my home in Pittsburgh, and headed to the conference in Washington, D.C. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It would have left a pretty nasty gash on Rowan’s head had it connected, but Rowan ducked and the thing hit the door, leaving a substantial dent in the wood instead of in Rowan’s skull. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

High over the beautiful countryside, passenger jets crisscrossed the sky, leaving white contrails behind them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held down a narrow flap of skin while he cut into the fat behind it, leaving as much of the creamy white layer as possible. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I think Charlie hates being in the motel as much as I do, and I feel a little guilty for leaving her alone for the weekend. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

They went in despairing grief, leaving the lovely helpless creature to meet her doom alone, and they shut themselves in their palace to mourn all their days for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It said Redemption was leaving, which was strange enough, but it was sending hot flashing waves of anger along with it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We raced after the other people leaving the village, running through tall grass high above our heads. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Mama was leaving for one of her overnight voodoo meetings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Stop talking about it, please,” I say, leaving the kitchen and going back to the bedroom. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Marly felt a tickle of shame about bragging to make Joe feel bad—but she hoped Joe felt a tickle of shame, too, for leaving her behind. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So you know. I guess that means you’ll be leaving town soon.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The first bomb hits the middle of the street, upturning the pavement and leaving a gaping hole. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, three or four inmates had chased and beaten two others as they were leaving the gym. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other man didn't match the eyewitness descriptions of the person seen leaving the cleaners, and he didn't have our caller's history of stalking, violence against women, and preoccupation with the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The next day Nurse Evil finds another reason to leave me a note: I stare at the note, remembering that Carla had said the same thing as she was leaving: Life is a gift. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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

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

After dinner, Dayi Jamsheed’s kids pushed all the furniture in the living room against the walls, leaving the large red and green carpet in the center of the room for us to dance on. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The first time she rubbed against him he thought it was an accident and he pulled away, apologetic, leaving a space between them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just felt bad leaving you. And then when I didn’t hear back from you all weekend...” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Once, long ago, unions had a place in American society, but they “no longer have much to offer workers,” which is why people are leaving them “by the droves.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked about his childhood, leaving out things that would be hard to explain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His minions follow, and he peels out, leaving the truth behind. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She summoned a few hundred bracelets, which leaped at the guards and lashed around their ankles, leaving them hanging upside down from the bottom of the catwalk, screaming like lame little girls. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Like a murderous legion leaving the site of a massacre, the drones gather back into an organized unit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They disappeared, leaving the Object and me alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You were always leaving your greasy little fingerprints all over it! Why do you always assume you can get away with things?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"We thought you might be thinking of leaving us," 1 told her. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Since it’s a school night, we end up leaving before the others. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Arthur bent and kissed her, and then we sent him and Quincey out of the tomb; the Professor and I sawed the top off the stake, leaving the point of it in the body. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mama returned to the car to retrieve a few items, leaving us alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When any of his girls became pregnant they had the choice of leaving or of being aborted so brutally that a fair proportion died. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Our feet sank into it, leaving its shiny pulp exposed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Luke slipped out of his shirt, grabbed hold of the sleeves and tore them, leaving huge gashes a breeze could pass through. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All this explains who I heard leaving our room the night before. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

All her Mississippi friends were leaving, and country people—not her sort were moving in. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was born on 27 December 1571, but when he was only 2 his father went off to fight in the Netherlands, and Katherine followed, leaving the infant in the care of his grandfather. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Why are we leaving at three in the morning, Ben?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was how I knew he was leaving me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We followed it with our eyes as it swept up and away, leaving a lonesome silence behind it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Gypsies had met them along the road after leaving us at the edge of town. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

However, leaving the sarcastic, mocking side of myself behind turned out to be a bad idea, because nothing really stepped in to fill the gap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Even now, three months after leaving Georgia, Ophie still found Pittsburgh strange. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After bailing him out a few times, Deborah started leaving him in jail to teach him a lesson, saying, “You just stay there till your bail come down to where you can afford it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mud closed around the stick for a moment, then shrank away, leaving a small gap. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They are leaving tomorrow to go to Belgium, and we’re going back to Kilanga to hold the fort until another family can come. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For leaving her there alone over the weekend while she and Chacko went to Cochin to confirm their return tickets. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorry for your loss, as though her leaving their family was his fault, the consequence of his irresponsibility. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Here and there it cuts through rocks, leaving no shores to walk on, and we are forced to jump downstream from boulder to boulder. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tore out his front teeth, leaving two black holes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But as the days turned into weeks, into months, into years, the day-in, day-out smells, sights, and sounds that accompany extreme congestion crowded the minds of the people, leaving room for little else. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Burger remained quiet while he watched Quirin remove the note that Dasch had written to him before leaving for Washington, DC. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“And so it’s set. We are leaving,” announced Habib, looking around the table. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of streams in the forest,” the lieutenant had said, walking away, leaving the corporal to finish what he had started. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Kids were doubling back to pick up the scattered, bright trail we were leaving behind us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I guess everyone is leaving early before the break. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even as Vincent is leaving in a fury and a huff, Pa offers him money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My lips curled into a dumb sort of smile, and I barely even registered the clatter of a receiver leaving its cradle or the rattle of buttons tapping out a number. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he shook hands with many of the prisoners, rubbing shoulders in the cramped space. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And then they walked toward the doors, leaving a heavy silence behind them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

I called her two more times before leaving, just to check. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The relief I should feel about leaving the Worst Motel in the Country is canceled by an overwhelming sense of defeat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule could see boats in the harbor, leaving trails through the water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But by late 1962, I learned reliably that numerous Muslims were leaving Mosque Two in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rings, leaving Curtis no chance to crack back. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even imagine what he thought I deserved for leaving a demonstration without permission. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Water streamed down out of his hair, leaving a dark wet trail in the dry dust to show which way he’d gone. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t dare knock, but he knew that any moment now the silversmith would be closing his shop, leaving for his dwelling in near-by North Square. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pocket camcorder raised to my eye, I film the Saturday afternoon crowd entering and leaving. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Between heaves, interrupted by coughing spells, Frantig apologized for leaving the building while wearing a jump suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Birdsong and his boys were just leaving. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mama Killa, the moon, rested in the sky, round and heavy, but she was leaving even as I watched. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

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

After leaving the movies, I’d make my connections for supplies, then roll my sticks, and, about dark, I’d start my rounds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That sound always meant that someone was either entering the store or leaving it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but all of my Manuel-induced butterflies had flown away, leaving me with a sick, empty feeling. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

We were holing up for the night at a Holiday Inn Express next to the interstate, with Barack leaving for Missouri the next day and the girls and I headed home to Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We’re leaving tomorrow morning,” he says quickly, neither accepting nor rejecting my apology. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We might try leaving some bait outside the house,” said Justin. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I can find out about who killed my family. Who wanted to kill me. It means leaving the graveyard, though.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I spent nearly two months in his flat, sleeping on a campaign stretcher, staying inside during the day with the blinds drawn reading and planning, leaving only for meetings or organizing sessions at night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of leaving the island had not crossed my mind once since I had arrived. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

How would it be, he wondered, to live on a planet with a wife and three children and have them die, leaving you alone with the wind and silence? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opens her own umbrella with some difficulty, and as she swings the canopy of black silk over her head, she and her umbrella vanish, leaving only drops of water falling onto the empty pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is why Miss Joe has no qualms about leaving her door unlocked. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of leaving a message, I text him back: We’re all so worried. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

No keeping rotten food in the cupboards or leaving rancid dishes in the sink. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“There are many who would do a lot for a room in this part of the house. Now, put away your things, and then meet Nasreen,” she said before leaving. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You told me Train A was leaving your house at 3:45PM. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

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

Gollum, it seemed, had crawled off along the ledge into the darkness beyond, when the gates of Minas Morgul opened, leaving the hobbits where they lay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A minuscule part of Tally still expected her interface ring to warn her that she was leaving Uglyville. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"My apologies for leaving my tale half told. But I hope to be by the king's side when he brings these outlaws to justice. He and his hundred knights." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then the disease passed, leaving its ycrung victims disfigured but alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Dylan goes through the door, leaving me alone with a million thoughts swimming through my head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And then he slipped out, leaving her with her idol. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister squeezes my shoulder before leaving the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Part of him wanted to shout at them for leaving him, and another part wanted to cry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

He was trying too hard and plucking on his loose, instead of leaving it to the bow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jem sauntered from the living room, leaving Jean Louise wide-eyed and wondering if she were fully awake. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But Rab was so certain the time was close at hand that he told Johnny that he himself was leaving Boston for good. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then one day, they were leaving Jamaica for good. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, my coach really couldn’t do anything to stop me from leaving even if he wanted to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

Just before Labor Day, the boss called Francie into his private office and informed her that Miss Armstrong was leaving to be married. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louie and Bright took off together, leaving the field far behind. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Leaving the Night Zoo would mean leaving him too; she didn’t relish having to tell him the news, but she had to. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Let’s do the show. I’m going to be leaving soon, Vola.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She took a beat to compose herself, then summoned me over to confide that she was leaving in a week to work at a “real law office.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

“I ain’t leaving,” I say again, as Ben steps past me into the prayer room to help Cillian lift up boards. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

So he faltered in his answer, leaving it unfinished, and it was, in its way, simply and perfectly true. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

I know I should probably hate him for leaving, but when I look at Dad, I don't see someone I'm capable of hating. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Since the Jordans were leaving the next day, he wanted them to hear everything, so he went on and on, the way he did when he was taking Dr. Carhart’s place and preaching a sermon. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he has already kidnapped your mother, why would he still be leaving messages?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I could live here forever, Lina thought, before she remembered that in a day or two they would all be leaving. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pictures of Cecile, our mother, leaving back when my sisters were barely walking and I was four years old. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But increasingly I felt like maybe she had become too enthralled with the pleasure of leaving to construct a proper bread crumb trail. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Part of me is scared of leaving school. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you now do me the favor of leaving the premises?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered if—for a lot of people—it was going to feel like the air had been let out of their angry protest, leaving nothing behind but a strange, empty, mocking silence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Mia,” my mother calls out as I’m leaving the small office. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The machete stabbed past his head, leaving a burn on his cheek, and Blue Eyes’s weight came off him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the flare of temper that overtook her made it all but impossible to stop the flood of words leaving her mouth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

He and the other boys run around in the mud; large extra feet of clay stick to the soles of their boots, leaving tracks like monsters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I'm at the study door, then I glide into the room, my feet leaving tracks in the soft pile of the carpet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took to leaving food outside her room, and she took bits and shreds, enough to stay alive. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only as I was leaving the courtroom, did I see Winnie in the spectators’ gallery. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys went back to the town and found a house whose owners had just fled, leaving everything behind. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bast bustled out of the room, leaving the door open behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Are the Olympians being spiteful, leaving you with no company except this undergrown fool? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

Dad must’ve stopped by as he was leaving for Uncle Spencer’s. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I went to the front of the laundry and worked so hard that I impolitely did not take notice of her leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But leaving Neville lying motionless on the floor didn’t feel like a very good omen. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The village representatives have a few words with the truck driver before he drives away, leaving us in the middle of nowhere. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still feels the exhilaration of leaving the bakery with the warm weight of the loaf in her knapsack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to wave at them, but they disappeared into the depths, leaving me unsure whether they’d seen me or not. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

“I’m leaving right now, Bill. Hold the fort.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked back at the sand dunes and then noticed that the water monster wasn’t leaving any footprints. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For they were leaving the shoreline now, and their course was taking them out over a wide bay thirty or forty miles across. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It seemed that maybe Titid’s sermons had something to do with the dictator finally leaving. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice trails off, leaving him staring into his plate. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He moved through the enemy lines, and even though he seemed to be leaving Frank undefended, the enemy was completely focused on Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The little hairy man had taken Tristran's ripped coat and trousers and waistcoat and, leaving him covered by a blanket, had walked into the village which nestled in the valley between three heather-covered hills. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“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

I know I looked puzzled, for instead of leaving, Margaret closed the door and asked, “Do you know what a deposition is?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start toward the door, and as my hand closes around the handle, she says, “Just leaving so that you can have the last word, that’s really mature!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“A couple of Executives have gone out—and now they’re all leaving together. Boy, he sure can move fast in that thing. They’re puffing to keep up.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The privileged, the few, the Junior Marthas have been laid waste by mononucleosis, leaving Heather all by herself. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

They criticized him for selfishly taking food for his own family and killed him, leaving his body in the tree as an example. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s because we are terrified of offending anyone by leaving them off the invite list. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Gregory's eyes widened, and his brows furrowed, leaving him with a look of astonishment. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He opened his door and was surprised to see Jordan leaving the small room near the kitchen where Angel slept. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Before leaving, Lincoln also shakes hands with some people in the crowd gathered in front of the meeting place. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their mother shushed them with a finger to her lips, her eyes never leaving the preacher, who was talking about Moses and the Hebrew slaves. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As everyone else was leaving the room, Phoebe said, “I’ll stay with you if you want.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“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

We stare at each other for a moment before he backs down the ladder, leaving me alone, like last year. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

What with our nation involved in a great war and our young men leaving our sweet land of liberty, we must be vigilant on the home front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

I do not tell him that I plan on leaving soon, and water probably isn’t necessary. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Soon after leaving camp I met a troop of baboons. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then she walks out...leaving the door open, of course. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Warm rooms and warm suppers beckoned them, and as they hurried away, leaving the cold square to the two gray cats, the miraculous autumn departed too; the year’s first snow began to fall. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if they see us leaving the city? Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It melted away too quickly, leaving a soothing minty aftertaste that made me want more. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We all tiptoed inside to our beds, leaving the ashes perfect behind us like newly fallen snow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed the door, leaving me solus with Mr. St. John, who sat opposite, a book or newspaper in his hand. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Uriah slides into the seat next to me, leaving his halfeaten muffin and half-finished glass of water on the other table. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her hands are too high; they guard her nose and cheeks, leaving her stomach and ribs exposed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

As Karhide had no regulations at all about leaving the country, I set straight off. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tension forced laughter out of me, leaving me more relaxed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Owens said simply, “I cannot. My bones are here. And so are Owens’s. I’m never leaving.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He tried to be as truthful as possible, while leaving out the part about snitching on his mother and brother. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then he wandered across the garden from the pool, leaving the skimmer behind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Ripper can have some tea out of my saucer,” said Aunt Marge as they all proceeded into the kitchen, leaving Harry alone in the hall with the suitcase. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

I looked behind me, suddenly worried that we were leaving a trail that would be easy to follow. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

With that, she turns and walks away, leaving me speechless. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Few people were told I was leaving at all. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if you understood we were leaving forever. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gogol gets up and shuts the door behind his father, who has the annoying habit of always leaving it partly open. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, without my father's consent and blessing, she would never consider leaving. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

What searches the skies without ever leaving its home? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For example, he had not bothered to hide the receipt for the shawl, leaving it, along with change emptied from his pocket, on top of the bureau they share. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went and sat at his desk, leaving us all in a silence even greater than before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His passion for Amaranta had been extinguished without leaving any scars. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Luckily for me, the dance was nearly over, and groups of people were leaving and coming out to the parked cars. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

By leaving the same prisoners stationed at the latrine, the one place we all had to go throughout the day, they gave us secret postmen. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t ever tell him, but I prayed even harder that we wouldn't have to go and the Holy Virgin kept the bus from leaving. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

On this last word “ocean” the child in the middle quickly rushes around trying to find a partner and leaving one child “out” who is now the one in the middle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see his face, just his back as he walked away from me, leaving me in the blackness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As they mill about, a rumor circulates: a train is leaving at 10 A.M. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wait until the others leave before leaving myself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Since leaving General Woundwort, he had become more and more deeply entangled in all the age-old terrors of the conspirator. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She sure did. She left me a note saying she was leaving, but she didn’t say where she was going or how long she’d be staying.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I started crying because it suddenly hit me that they were all leaving. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now when he hits the gas, we lurch forward, making sawdust of the little tree, and careen away from the school, leaving gawking people, and frustrated soldiers who don’t seem to be following us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind them, Nurse. I’d be happy leaving them where they are.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I crept into the hut, leaving the blanket hanging over the door in case somebody should walk by, and knelt down by the bed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bitterly, Goober had watched the guys leaving, chased away by Brother Jacques and a couple of other faculty members. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He looked around once more in the entrance hall before leaving the house, but Meggie ducked down behind a chest just in time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The depth of the snow made the going slow and exhausting; by the time I front-pointed up the overhanging wall of the uppermost bergschrund, some three or four hours after leaving camp, I was thrashed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, let me know if you change your mind,” Mr. Roth says, leaving us alone. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Small fires blazed as terrified people ran, leaving wounded or dead people behind them. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

People had begun leaving in 1913, when the phylloxera blight ruined the currants. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I would be angry too if she told me she was leaving this world for another that may or may not exist, so flippantly and easily, like I didn’t really matter to her at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A white doctor came to the home-house with his derby and walking stick, wrote “stillborn” on Day’s birth certificate, then drove his horse-drawn buggy back to town, leaving a cloud of red dust behind. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“But how do you keep... them... from wandering off... from leaving the grounds?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pattie, without explanation, heads straight out the glass door to the sidewalk, leaving Dell to complete the transaction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And the two friends walked out, leaving their sodas unfinished. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her sisters were still asleep as she quietly backed out of the driveway, leaving Baton Rouge. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t doubt there was a flight to New York City leaving shortly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t mean I’m leaving you here alone. You can take all the time you want, as long as you need, but you and me? We’re having this out tonight. Right now.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I murmured an excuse and slipped away, leaving them to their own formidable devices. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I listened silently to the charges: inciting African workers to strike and leaving the country without valid travel documents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am leaving her alone. I am just asking if she prayed today,” Uncle Iman said, and they all walked into the kitchen. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Princess Vasilisa swept down hallway after hallway, saying nothing but leaving a trail of sizzling wrath in the air behind her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to go and deposit it at the door of the coal shed, but there was no leaving the house, my mother's orders. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They’d ransacked the place, purposely leaving it a mess to make it look as if some junkie had broken in looking for drugs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

The power of her shield was so great that his dragon-women bodyguards fled in a panic, dropping the golden coffin and leaving him alone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In Soweto, because there was no leaving the ghetto, the dream was to transform the ghetto. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She scolds me in front of the other girls for minor infractions and mistakes—not folding my bed linen as tightly as I should have or leaving the door to the kitchen ajar. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ivy had once covered the walls, but it had been torn away, leaving long interlocking scars in the cracked paint. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment I want to believe Feather’s just sensing that I'm leaving. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve cried a few times, but mostly I’m empty, as if whatever makes me feel and hurt and laugh and love has been surgically removed, leaving me hollowed out like a shell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

More and more, the thought of leaving now was unimaginable. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She managed the soldier in white by inserting a thermometer into the hole over his mouth and leaving it balanced there on the lower rim. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, he still felt the sharp bites of the horseflies, and he felt the mosquitoes, dozens and dozens of tiny pins pricking him, sucking at him, leaving their itchy venom behind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s a good kind of hurt,” my father tells me, then he quotes some sports guru, saying, “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly angry, I grabbed the edge of the comforter and yanked it off of the girls on the bed, leaving them with only the thin blanket underneath. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"I'm leaving early in order to take a job." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb over Rufus and I bet he would kill me himself if he caught me leaving our safe island, but I want to introduce him to Dad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"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

They go off to recover, thankfully leaving me in Cinna’s hands. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Angry the worse for not daring to show it to the robots that, one by one, were entering the room and then leaving. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Happy birthday, Ron,” said Harry, when they were woken on the first of March by Seamus and Dean leaving noisily for breakfast. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You figured out every argument we could put up against leaving and worked out an answer before we even thought of the arguments,” Bushra says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you leaving? It’s later than I thought. I’m supposed to meet Dad at some kind of vintage-appliance warehouse.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In it he had described how happy he was to finally be leaving the hospital after undergoing his third and, hopefully, final surgery, but he also mentioned how it pained him to go back home. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

Her mother and father had come to the Gold Mountain leaving Mary, a toddler, in China. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Shaking myself into wakefulness, I let another half-dozen red dots in through the front gate before stepping out, locking it, and leaving B-block to its fate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody else was leaving too, but me and Rondell didn’t go anywhere. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Victor returned to the back of the bus, leaving me sitting in a kind of daze. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We, at least, have the option of leaving. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The poor cat now showed the first signs of fear since leaving on his journey; he was alone, and the only way to rejoin his friends lay in swimming across the terrible stretch of water. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up, and Dicey followed her grandmother out of the little office, leaving Maybeth behind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It sounded more like what I might say to you if you were leaving.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Michael and I had been in a rush the final morning of the hearing and hadn't checked out of our hotel before leaving for the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But there seemed something more fitting in leaving the last word till they stood on the top, and could see a circular horizon of water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, Yolanda mentioned that Vivian had a bad habit of leaving the door to the bathroom open when she was taking a bath.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crashed down, seeing nothing but a blur of green, his breath blown, completely spent, leaving him without the strength to move at all. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She found Señor Elfren and told him that she and Salvador were leaving right away. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She's always the toughest person in the room, but with me leaving, her armor cracks. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He simply vanished, as if he had gone slap through the floor without leaving a hole! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the auction and the things I was leaving behind, most of my belongings—except what was left of my books—fit inside. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like the idea of leaving the house,” he said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were leaving Cecile with her kitchen and her palm tree. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

I was one of the few outlets Justin had, and my leaving wasn’t easy on either of us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I sat there on the toilet, fully dressed, long after I was through, my tears leaving dark spots on the red of my apron, and I felt utterly dejected. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, I’d take a switch and sweep them all away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He and Hatchet are leaving port this morning on a ship called the Tin Bucket. She’s docked at Black Boar Pier now.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The gray cloud of it disintegrated and drifted away in small streams, leaving Pet’s body full and solid in the studio, all gold and red-streaked white. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She had slammed it shut on leaving, but had not locked the dead bolt; after all, not even a burglar could get into a snowbound building. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“My, my, fancy leaving a beautiful gold chain like you all on your own.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a really hard summer for him. And it got even tougher when he found out you were leaving.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rosa’s mother is as happy about me arriving as mine was worried about me leaving. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

My grandfather had died a decade earlier in 1936—he had been murdered following a dispute over mica mines—leaving my grandmother to raise five young boys. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mother rushed out into the snow to beg, leaving me with Jonas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Feet over head, feet over head, feet over head, over and over again, grunting and thumping his way to the bottom, leaving a cloud of dust and burnt, dried-up grass trailing after him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

She can no longer imagine leaving her daughter. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Others suggested that a longer Academy would not be necessary if short classes weren’t booked into long class periods, leaving us to practice pool shots in the lounge for a couple of hours each day. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

It’s a clip of him dressed in a flawless tuxedo, leaving a charity ball with a young woman on his arm, his coat draped around her shoulders. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am enormously happy to see so many Freedom Writers excited and anxious to go off to college, but don’t they realize what leaving means? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Had I seen one popular student leaving the office, I could have believed my mother and viewed my lisp as the sort of thing that might happen to anyone. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the weight of responsibility felt so heavy, leaving the yoke of the world behind seemed a better alternative. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And then it was gone, flying back to Mordor with the speed of the wrath of Sauron; and behind it the wind roared away, leaving the Dead Marshes bare and bleak. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As they were all leaving, a little before 5:30, Toby asked the girls to write down the names of some of the best books about Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I hated him for leaving Mitch to sacrifice himself for me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Dad jumped so high he actually toppled into the engine, leaving his feet dangling in mid-air. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

An insect crushed itself against the windshield, leaving a yellow, mucous smear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I skip Grade Seven and go straight into Grade Eight, missing the Kings of England in chronological order, missing the circulatory system, leaving my boyfriend behind. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran away to indulge the inclination, leaving the tender and the sublime of pleasure to Harriet’s share. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I found myself looking out at the lake, and suddenly the idea of leaving seemed very hard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Finally Faro led him to the last place I had been before leaving, the barn where I had put the tractor away after cultivating. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Catelyn put her heels to her horse and rode off, leaving her son to ponder her words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They moved in a blur, without any weapons that Tally could see, leaving everyone in their wake lying on the ground, bound and dazed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Angels and crows passed each other, one leaving, the other coming. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know until a couple of days ago. I wasn’t planning on leaving so soon, but Mother thought it was best if I went with Raul.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When his shoes clomped into the room, she sighed, the breath leaving her as if her lungs had suddenly clenched. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed wrong to cry over her leaving, even though it had never occurred to us that she would actually leave. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The storm clouds inside burned away, leaving nothing but red dust and shimmering heat, like mirages on the Sahara. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She sighed and went to the door, but before leaving turned to give me one last look over her shoulder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It turned out there was only one train straight to Kobe, and it would be leaving at ten that night, to arrive in Kobe at eight in the morning. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sun was casting an orange glow over the market as I headed toward a bus leaving for Harare. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I explained what had transpired and that I would be leaving the next day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His voice was calm and firm, leaving no room for debate. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Soon the scholars were standing up from their tables and leaving their materials behind to go outside and gather in the entrance court. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

As we neared the Płaszów camp a short while later, I was still overjoyed I had succeeded in leaving the ghetto. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When the too-small princess grew older, she passed most of her days and nights hardly ever leaving her tiny bed. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving. You two can stay and play with the rodents if you want.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since leaving St. Louis, Alice had heard nothing from home and feared her mother’s illness might have gotten much worse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That was why they were leaving so early and hurrying toward the streetcar, laughing loudly. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was the strangest sight, that, to see waves leaving a shoreline. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The odds of leaving Auschwitz alive were almost zero. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“All right,” I say, leaving her room with my regular clothes draped over my arm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are civilians leaving, mademoiselle. Shall I call to them?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But I bet you’re excited about leaving home and going off to Atlanta, right?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She thought she heard Pet chuckle softly before it obliged her by fading into emptiness, leaving a tang of pride in the air behind it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z