| 单词 | loss |
| 例句 | It was an odd thing for Curt to say, the sort of thing Aunty Uju, who thought of sex as something a woman gave a man at a loss to herself, would say. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z How much loss were we supposed to endure? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I think about Angelina’s sacrifice for her daughter, its ending in loss, her grief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In her eyes there was such a deep and penetrating look of loss that Omakayas could not bear to see her at all. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Every drop of magical blood spilled is a loss and a waste. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Naomi,” he said, “I’m so sorry for your loss.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She also understood the devastation of such a spectacular loss. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I turn to her, frantic, feeling again the loss that keeps me up at night. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Isn’t it the thing I dreaded most about the wedding, about the future—the loss of my children to the Games? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was an old and far away, but very familiar, feeling of loss that leaped into his gut. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The loss of the Grannis Block, with his and Root’s headquarters, remained a vivid, humiliating memory. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z With six children to protect, she had no time to panic over the loss of their home or the violent destruction of everything around them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He returned at about five in the afternoon to find her nearly dead from loss of blood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In one of his plays, Medea says, “What greater grief than the loss of one’s native land?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt this was their loss now, too, and I hadn’t been able to spare them that. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “But if I choose to release it, there is no loss.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Older women lowered their eyes in sympathy; many of them had lost children in cruel ways and they knew what strong, lasting grief came with such a loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid that your sister, Marissa Ferguson, was gleaned by Scythe Curie today at one fifteen p.m. I’m very sorry for your loss.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Because she felt attacked, relentlessly clobbered, by loss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On they came, reckless of their loss as they approached, still bunched and herded, within the range of bowmen on the wall. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Strider guided them confidently among the many crossing paths, although left to themselves they would soon have been at a loss. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At a loss for anything better, I brought out my folding knife and worked it open with my thumb. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The general explanations for the first loss have been discussed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “We saw the loss of the car as an opportunity,” Eric recalled later. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That poor man. As if he needs to be reminded of his loss.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Kira nodded, and for the first time in many months she began to cry for her own loss. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It is hard to describe loss to someone who has never experienced it, impossible to explain all the ways it changes you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With the loss of two canoes, some of the men were walking alongside the river on the right bank. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z While at a loss to explain some things, I take great joy in explaining others. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Even though Rashid didn’t know the girl, he felt the loss of the life that was cut short, one that he would now never have the chance to be a part of. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I am weak from blood loss and too small. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The Betas would process less material but at higher intensities, leaving less flexibility for loss. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She told the story about the pervy coach and the loss of the scholarship. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Despite the huge divide now between Johnson and King, it was a profound loss shared by the two men. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Although he still felt partially responsible for Mariam’s loss, he was glad he had finally told someone the truth of what had happened. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I do not suppose you will have heard of our bitter & cruel loss Thank God, she suffered hardly at all, and expired as tranquilly as a little angel.... Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We put our hands over our hearts to show these stranger women that we feel with them in their loss. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon Vincent is able to look back at his journey through despair and poverty and loss, and the long walk to Courrieres, and see what all of it had actually meant. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For a moment, she seemed at a loss for words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I knew I hadn’t been eating much because of the swallowing problem, but my body was starting to show signs of weight loss after only two weeks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And no ship’s company can claim to have passed her without loss and grief; she takes, from every ship, one man for every gullet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of my job did not evoke in me any hostility toward the system of rules that had barred my first grasp at the material foundations of American life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The church does have a history marred by pain and loss, but it has also inherited a legacy of hope, love, and reconciliation. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He raised his voice, which is typical when he needs to delay a second because he’s at a loss for his next distortion. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I walked into the cafeteria, after reporting my loss to Mrs. Huckaby and getting new books, to find that my friends had already left. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher also raged against the colossal loss of territory: Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France and large amounts of land were given to Belgium, Denmark, Poland, and Lithuania. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In California, for example, the loss of some 60,000 game fish, mostly blue- gill and other sunfish, followed an attempt to control the rice- leaf miner with dieldrin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was deeply distressing to him that they died too quickly for their loss to even be mourned by the others. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Everyone we knew had a tale of homes destroyed, families torn apart, and heartbreaking loss. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When I went by the rhinoceros pit I fancied the rhinos’ heads were hung low with sadness over the loss of one of their dear companions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was worn with suffering, but in his loss of everything men prize there was a gain too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the queries and compliments stopped when the weight loss didn’t. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘You come none too soon, my friend. Much loss and sorrow has befallen us.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dr. Constantine was at a loss to know what to make of this singular remark. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z With three different dice, you have three chances to win, and furthermore you’ll sometimes win more than $1, while that is your maximum loss. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is an uncommon advantage, and uncommon I hope it will continue, for it would be a great loss to me to have many such acquaintances. I dearly love a laugh.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “By all accounts, he is no loss!” blustered Fudge. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The trees were the worst loss and damage, for at Sharkey’s bidding they had been cut down recklessly far and wide over the Shire; and Sam grieved over this more than anything else. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The dreams had been terror at loss, at something lost forever; but nothing was lost; all was retained between the sky and the earth, and within himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe because if she opens it and finds it spoiled, the loss will kill her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z So it will be until the Great Recorder sums me up and closes my ledger account with a balance to profit or loss. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z For that matter, Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero, for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the image of Octavian’s monster did not match the regal, grieving queen, deeply mourning the loss of her great love—a man toward whom many Romans still felt strong loyalty and affection. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He apologized for the loss of the hat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “That happens quite a lot, one family member taking a loss very hard. Dropping out of contact.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Liquor was medicine for the anger that made them hurt, for the pain of the loss, medicine for tight bellies and choked-up throats. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z So widespread and heavy was the loss that 14 other beekeepers joined him in suing the state for a quarter of a million dollars in damages. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She was suffused with a desperate feeling of loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s what you’re supposed to say at funeral gatherings. And it’s true, too. I’m sorry for your loss.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Little by little, studying the infinite possibilities of a loss of memory, he realized that the day might come when things would be recognized by their inscriptions but that no one would remember their use. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Because of the loss of a year’s eligibility, most major colleges didn’t like Prop 48 cases and tried to avoid them, with rare exceptions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And it is true that there were some people who, when their sorrow was beginning to lose its savor, gently edged it toward pride and felt increasingly important because of their loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Warning patients about fertility loss before cancer treatment was standard practice at Hopkins, and something Howard Jones says he and TeLinde did with every patient. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In Jane Austen novels, a death often precipitates the loss of a fortune, which propels the heroine to seek a husband. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo looked at him, unhappy and at a loss, like someone who has handled a young bird, knowing it can never return to the nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I do not mourn the loss of my sister because she will always be with me, in my heart,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I needed to process my loss before I could answer any questions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “What is it?” repeated Mr. Wopsle, eyeing it, much at a loss. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Hence the real problem in understanding China’s loss of political and technological preeminence to Europe is to understand China’s chronic unity and Europe’s chronic disunity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Along with all the horror of loss, and the weariness, and all the sick helpless rage, there was coming now a monstrous disgust. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite Annie waiting for him, despite his first loss in four years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was not singing at all, Matty realized, but the rhythmic and mournful sound they called keening, the sound of loss. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Now, even if the blood loss didn’t get him, paralysis would. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z For a person who believes that 1 newborn is worth 100 fetuses, those 1.5 million abortions would translate—dividing 1.5 million by 100—into the equivalent of a loss of 15,000 human lives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He felt a strange loss at watching the plane leave. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z His memory loss was baffling in its complexity. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Roosevelt reluctantly got rid of them, feeling it was a terrible “loss to science.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Researchers knew from simulated zero-gravity studies using animals that space travel could cause cardiovascular changes, degradation of bone and muscle, and a loss of red blood cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He knew the smell of impending loss, how it felt to have parts of his life erode from under him and be swept away. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Not to know the end of the tale filled me with a sense of emptiness, loss. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It suggested that he must have made — or been planning to make — more Horcruxes, so that the loss of his first would not be so detrimental. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But when Lauren stormed out, Maya realized that she hadn’t left anything behind, and what used to feel like a victory now felt like a sad, hollow loss. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Clearly, something had to change, but I was at a loss about how to make that happen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was an old-timer and apparently had thought of a way to assuage his own irritating feelings of loss of control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course. I’m so sorry for your loss. Olga was a wonderful employee. We all miss her very much.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He refused to buckle under the burden of grief and loss. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her husband had taken no other wife, even after her terrible accident and the loss of their two youngest children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds picked up in a dying condition showed the typical symptoms of insecticide poisoning — tremoring, loss of ability to fly, paralysis, convulsions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But these self-doubts did not last long; I dulled the sense of loss through reading, reading, writing and more writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Muokelu was gaunt; her body was built for thickness and now, with so much weight loss, she drooped, as though she could no longer stand straight. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She let her eyes linger on the green ribbon, already mourning the loss of that piece from her collection. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She opened her mouth to call the rower back—she couldn’t bear the loss; it would surely cripple her—and at that moment she realized she could hear nothing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She looked at photographs of these men and women and felt the dull ache of loss, as though they had prised open her hand and taken something of hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Lose two games by two points and they’re ready to hang ’im,” he said quietly at the booster club meeting that Tuesday night following the loss to the Rebels. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I bellowed to the sky, the forest, the cliffs, until I was so weak from loss of blood I could barely wave my arms. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Xenocrates stood, ending the conversation with, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was anger, partly, but it was also a sense of pure and total loss: I didn’t fit anymore. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Weighing loss of such scale, one naturally wants to identify and denounce the responsible party. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The fire snake mourned for the loss of his mother, blaming himself,” I say. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the loss of a routine that had given her life structure the past few months found tears pooling in the edges of her vision as she watched the city go by outside the window. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I handed her a handkerchief and we stood together, arms around each other’s waist, weeping for the senseless loss. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “That minimum loss you’re talking about happens to be one of my officers.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I had rarely seen Nick at a loss for words, but he was now. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But at this moment, as I watched the tear slide down Connor’s cheek, I felt the true loss of not having arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They wanted these Mexican cattle because they are fast and tough. And no loss to them when they happen to break the legs or the neck.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I wondered what she would tell his daughter, and I wondered how his daughter would imagine her father, when she would miss him, how she would detail the loss. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Between the loss of the tourniquet and the effort it took to get to the lake, his wound has opened up again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But Van knew Reggie’s reaction was about more than a game— the season-ending loss meant the end of relationships and feeling connected, something the young man seemed to crave. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Coach Walski was as much at a loss as I was. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad to discover there was more mess than loss. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The jovilabe allowed the modelling of a highly complicated theoretical system without endless calculations or any loss of precision. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mark couldn’t remember ever having been at such a loss for words. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Take it from someone who has gone through big changes, someone who’s experienced the loss of love,” Mom says. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “No one boy is going to suffer much loss of school if those runs last a solid month or more.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I fight the urge to smash my phone, knowing that the momentary satisfaction will not be worth the loss. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The following Tuesday, as he drove downtown to the bus station to pick up some game films of the team’s final opponent, the San Angelo Central Bobcats, he was still grappling with the loss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At Audrey’s wedding, seeing my brothers in their suits, those black uniforms, my rage turned to fear, of some predetermined loss, and I forgave Shawn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z These they made not so much for rest as to help Gollum; for now even he had to go forward with great care, and he was sometimes at a loss for a while. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z During that time Jefferson was too busy to indulge in retrospective fretting over the loss of a friend. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He listed more positives: “Home, & someone to take care of house—Charms of music & female chit-chat.—These things good for one’s health.—but—” There it was again—“terrible loss of time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt it would be useless to discuss the past and that Alba and Miguel were too young to understand the sense of irreparable loss he was feeling at that moment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The others were dumbfounded, including Number Two, who had shadowed Mr. Benedict to the wheelchair and seemed at a loss what to do. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I understood that grief and love were close cousins, for from his loss Hamlet finally spoke the words I had longed to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Nine years is a tolerable time. Was he so very fond of his brother as to be still inconsolable for his loss?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I still think that, sometimes, think that maybe “the afterlife” is just something we made up to ease the pain of loss, to make our time in the labyrinth bearable. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z His anguish was plain; I yearned to comfort him, but I was at a loss to know how. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the days after the unexpected loss, the family mourned, but Elizabeth’s father, Judge Daniel Cady, was inconsolable. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Blackberry was as much at a loss as he had been himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His lumpy red hand plops around in the glass casing like the agitated head of a chicken outraged by the loss of its body. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He lived out the remainder of his life in Azkaban, lamenting the loss of Marvolo’s last heirloom, and is buried beside the prison, alongside the other poor souls who have expired within its walls.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Those times I remembered the loss of my past with regret, I quickly reminded myself of all the things my teachers could give me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They also warned that terrorists might target evacuation routes, creating “mass panic” and “loss of public confidence in the government.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The real historical puzzle, we might think, is not this eighteenth-century loss of belief in witches and demons, but the progressive re-enchantment of the world in the nineteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By then, numbed by the loss of Sophie Mol, he looked out at everything with a vision smudged with grief. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She does seem to be trying to tell me something, but with no Beetee to explain her thoughts, I’m at a loss. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Trina was staring at the floor, her gaze so empty that Mark felt another pang of loss. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Ivory leads the charge for a loss of two. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of her Belle-book feels like the last piece of her is gone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Daddy goes on: “That loss yesterday burned you up. I could tell the moment you stepped outta the team van.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She was a bane for business, he told her, a liability and a loss. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I think maybe we’re both talking about a different kind of loss. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, I would argue that in science one step back always results in two steps forward and there are no clear cases where the loss outweighs the gain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The look of people confronting a great tribal loss. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Matty saw the blind man touch his daughter’s face, to learn her, and he watched in silence as they mourned Kira’s mother together, their hearts connected by the loss. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Can’t I escape visions of my loss and utter failure anywhere, at least in my own freaking backyard? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My long, sordid history with the White Noise included several episodes of fainting, vomiting, and memory loss, not to mention my most recent experience with bleeding profusely out of my eyes and nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was gaunt with spirit loss, his color sickly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z None of her old fears could compare with the wrenching loss she had just escaped. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Roman historians who later reported on the events at Actium were quick to blame Cleopatra for Mark Antony’s loss. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Charlie tried to remember, he tried, but all he had was fog and haze and a parade of loss that numbed and shamed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s under constant threat of ruin through the loss of his animals. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Each refusal was a general loss for the black man, and, for the Nation of Islam, each refusal was a specific loss—and each refusal was made because of Chicago’s attitude. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt shame before them and he told them he saw his own exceeding folly in allowing the loss of a mere girl to make him forget everything else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank managed to impale him, but blood loss was making him weak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He remembered Juno’s warning when he’d chosen to go to Camp Jupiter: You will feel pain, misery, and loss beyond anything you’ve ever known. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The loss of Mama’s teaching position had upset all the members of our family. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I knew Uncle Tony wasn't trying to be rude, and that his jumpiness was all about my second-place loss at the meet on Saturday, which, by the way, he wasn't at. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He had worse things to worry about than blood loss. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Strict instructions were given to members of MK that we would countenance no loss of life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadness washed over him, almost as if he were reliving those few terrible minutes of awakening in darkness to the memory loss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I just have to write the truck off as a short-term loss leader, because when it comes down to it, I’m no longer in a position to negotiate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But France wanted to hurt England as payback for the loss of Canada in the French and Indian War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Nate Edwards, and I’m the new sheriff. I want to extend my sympathies for the loss of your mother.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My mother and father, two brothers, and a sister as dear to me as my own self—there is no language for my loss. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When Elizabeth had rejoiced over Wickham’s departure she found little other cause for satisfaction in the loss of the regiment. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He knew he must die from loss of blood. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I had built a new life, and it was a happy one, but I felt a sense of loss that went beyond family. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z According to Dr. Hueper, horses, cows, goats, and pigs, which of course fed on this vegetation, showed loss of hair and thickening of the skin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “This boy is going to San Luis. I want you to make him welcome, but don’t push him if he wants to be alone. He’s just been through a terrible loss.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t know what loss is,” she said, and listened as closely to what she was saying as did the woman sitting by her ironing board in a hat in the morning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not mind Cristiana’s presence, for at least she held her tongue, perhaps out of respect for my loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I loss spelling contest my school. I come in second.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Nothing there unless—unless his secret mind brooded over his own healed loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But if you think as Money can make compensation to me for the loss of the little child—what come to the forge—and ever the best of friends!—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As of noon yesterday, the northernmost logger showed 12.3 percent efficiency loss, the middle one had a 9.5 percent loss, and the rover recorded a 6.4 percent loss at its southernmost location. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of food has also struck hard at the swallows that cruise the skies, straining out the aerial insects as herring strain the plankton of the sea. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He wiped his hand across his nose and the gesture filled Edward with a terrible feeling of love and loss. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z His spine was damaged in two places, the concussion had paralyzed his right arm and resulted in a loss of control over his bladder and rectum. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It spoke very clearly of loss and of despair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose we were. I am—I’m sorry for your loss, Emma. Your grandmother was a good woman. The best I ever knew.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to be like a new set of brakes for his memory loss. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But nothing more had been seen of the strange rabbit; and the loss of Mallow, with nothing to show for it, had upset and demoralized the Owsla a good deal. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sackett told her to go into the city, complain about the loss of her grain, and demand a hearing with General Sir William Howe, commander of British forces. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This was my chance to get my compass back without risking loss of limb or soul. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When Kuti was gone—with a bland indifference that mocked our loss—the abundant grain grew ripe. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z There was damage to the gym floor in addition to the doors, which were a total loss. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z But Grace had been pretty whacked out and the all-encompassing grief of loss. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The boys and girls of Big Creek went back to their chairs and held their diplomas and looked at one another, filled with present joy and impending loss. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Jake and Cob glared at each other while the rest seemed at a loss for words, unsure of how to comfort their friend. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The twenty-eight ostriches of the Midway ostrich farm bore the loss with their usual aplomb. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z While this was indeed a glorious moment, it does not cancel the pain of the loss of both our parents, or even kiss away the ache of their absence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mortals fantasized that love was eternal and its loss unimaginable. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Like you, I long for freedom and fresh air, but I think we’ve been amply compensated for their loss. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “That was the final straw for Severus. I think the loss of the Order of Merlin hit him hard. So he — er — accidentally let slip that I am a werewolf this morning at breakfast.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They cannot have survived three years of starvation and the loss of Keav and Pa only to be taken now! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is the sickness, I think. And the loss of her parents. Now she talks of the future.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And if it be thought that Lee Chong suffered a total loss, at least his mind did not work that way. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What a loss, that her naive kindness is gone. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And her body...it was only the beginning of loss. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mary Anne left the kitchen, her head arched proudly, yet somehow her departure had the look of retreat, of irredeemable loss. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too bad my own parents were gone before you came along, but having you made it easier for me to cope with that loss. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z What’s at stake and how big a deal it would be to win...which just reminds me of our loss to the Stockwood Sharks. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He had tried to reassure her that the cupcakes weren’t a total loss. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z "Well," I was at a loss for words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt such a wave of loss that my knees nearly buckled, but in the next moment I felt something else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She bears the loss of her son to war. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A particularly poignant loss occurred in the summer of 1701, when the leaders of forty native nations convened in Montreal to negotiate an end to decades of war among themselves and the French. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Civilian Conservation Corps planted millions of kuzu seedlings to fight soil loss, a major fear in the era of the Dust Bowl. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was yet another loss to contend with. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The professional wildlife biologist on the scene is certainly best qualified to discover and interpret wildlife loss. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Pinch tried to amuse himself, but with nobody there to bother, he was at a loss. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Motor activity impaired; general reduction of glandular functioning; accelerated loss of coordination; and strong indications of progressive amnesia. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Kiev said that he, too, felt awful about the loss of so many lives, but unlike me, he had no “survivor’s guilt.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “If worse comes to worst, and you end up being extraordinarily uncooperative, I could probably sell your blood to someone to recover my loss. Everyone has enemies.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a big loss; it really was. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z So, as the old woman held the new baby tenderly, she rained tears of sorrow and joy upon it, and the baby's first bath was the unusual mixture of love and loss. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Chronicler felt a pang of loss as he stared at the innkeeper with one hand hidden in a linen rag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There would come a day, in fact, years later, when Laila would no longer bewail his loss. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He lay there with the feeling that there was no place left for him; he would find no peace in that house where the silence and the emptiness echoed the loss. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z New power alignments had coalesced without him and he was at a loss to cope with them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Had it been such a wise thing to go into the home construction business with his former son-in-law and end up with a loss of $1.2 million? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am at a loss to explain the melancholy that settled over me on that victorious night,” he later wrote. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The loss of part of a chromosome has perhaps deprived these cells of their “instructions” for normal behavior. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He felt a loss, a hole in his own life. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Compared to the 17 percent loss at yesterday's camp, this means I can outrun the storm as long as I keep heading south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still there, despite all the death and disease and misery and sadness and loss everywhere else. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must say I am at some loss as to why you should be so concerned with these most trivial of errors.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Were at a loss here, and the minister is getting angry. Please come as soon as you can.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In this exceedingly slippery situation, citizens who suffered direct financial loss from damage to apple orchards or bees discovered that there was no one to sue. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But the old man only shrugged his shoulders, at a loss. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He breathed the scents of the foxes, linked in grief over the loss of their silver center. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because he had last known her when she knew little of the things she blogged about, he felt a sense of loss, as though she had become a person he would no longer recognize. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On that stock alone they had a loss of 51,350, not counting commissions. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Valuable German territory was also taken away as part of the treaty, causing the loss of industrial and agricultural income. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Well, I understand that this is a devastating loss for Alaska’s close friends. It’s just awful. There’s no comfort to this grief, is there?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Her face remained unchanging and sad, and her eyes remained haunted by the sorrow of Neewo’s loss. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z On the many evenings when I still got weepy over the loss of my dad, Barack was now there to curl himself around me and kiss the top of my head. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What I am mourning is perhaps not worth saving, but I regret its loss nevertheless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Stories of loss and tragedy, and how people overcome losses and tragedies. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I guess him telling her feels like a strange sort of loss. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Every day, in perfect increments, I was dying of loss. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z What moved me most was a brief image of Winston Churchill weeping after he heard the news of the loss of the British vessel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way,” he said, “I was sorry to hear about your wife, Shadow. A great loss.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It had not occurred to them, then or at any point until now, to regret the loss of her old name. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I guess she’ll be all right, but it must be a great loss to her.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was a big, swaggering man with a thunderous voice, but he blanched before the new arrivals, at a loss for words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At least the day won’t be a total loss because I can smell the parathas that my mother is making for Indian brunch. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When Pollard returned to the jockeys’ room following the loss to Rosemont, he confronted the other side of fame. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still worried about some items on the Don’t Marry side of his list, especially “loss of time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z These are things that, tragically, lead to a momentary loss of focus; but they are accidents, tiny blips, and instants. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What did I mean, specifically, by the loss of my body? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It’s so much loss that it’s easier if you just died and started the game over. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z S/he experiences hallucinations, vomiting, chronic migraines, memory loss, and/or fainting spells. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her loss was unimaginable, and suddenly she was very human to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It had been six months since the funeral, and the loss of Aunt Queen still cut him like a sharp, jagged knife. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention the considerable loss of blood. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z This loss did not strike me as a terrible blow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The disappointment and loss of not going to the concert suddenly overwhelmed Fern. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z What loss, besides mortar and marble and wood-work had followed upon it? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Feeling at a loss, he wandered up into Great Hall and stood in front of the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Which means his old books and video games remind him of grief and loss and of not living up to Matt’s legacy. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Oh Jesus,” I say, at a complete loss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Because it did not involve loss of life it offered the best hope for reconciliation among the races afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks back to Shauna’s side, and I stand over one of the Candor scales in the lobby, at a loss. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since I had known him he was at a loss for the usual conventional phrase. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z To this day I have a recurring dream, which fills me each time with a terrible sense of loss and desolation. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Why wouldn’t I, he must have thought—I understood his loss, and he had understood mine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She and Joe were worried about all four of them—they were still having a hard time adjusting to the loss of their mother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He knew his loss in the three-mile race on Lake Washington didn’t necessarily tell him anything about the four-mile race on the Hudson, not any more than it had last year. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I was so devastated by my own grief at her loss, and my own feeling of failure, that I didn’t even try to help them through it. I was angry, too.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It was Miss Taylor’s loss which first brought grief. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z With those heavy words, I bade farewell to Horatio, to the country of my birth, and lately the place of love and its companion, loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And indeed, the loss of real autonomy in Athens and other cities had significant consequences. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z "Well," I was at a loss for words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed the loss of the raft at dawn. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was sadness in her eyes, and he realized she must be grieving for the loss of the garden as deeply as Julie. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Or will I be left to suffer the loss? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z If anyone cared about the loss of crewmen ashore when they sailed, no one said anything. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “It was questioned by many if the loss of Mr. Root was not irreparable,” wrote James Ellsworth in a letter to Burnham’s biographer, Charles Moore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Kwadzo died one morning, probably from his untreated wound, Amari thought, or maybe from his untreated sorrow, but she could not mourn his loss. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Just audible lumps: "It's not much consolation, but you'll probably never have any loss this big again." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Well, anyway, our record was 12 wins and 1 loss when we had our rematch with Wellpinit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “They all had massive pain. And loss of sanity. Darnell was hallucinating— plain crazy. And then Misty. And the Toad ...” Trina posed a question. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mark was at a loss, all plans out the window, relying on sheer desperation. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Only stories of love pass through our post-mortal filter, yet even then, we are baffled by the intensity of longing and loss that threatens those mortal tales of love. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mr Lewis came to a halt and for a moment seemed at a loss as to how he should go on. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Envies are gone, and the measuring stick is: “Was he loved or was he hated? Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come of it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Revenues from Fischer’s guiding business weren’t nearly enough to make up for the loss of Price’s substantial flying income. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The motet had been commissioned by the Duke of Ferrara, Josquin’s employer, who was grieving the recent loss of a man close to him. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It also means he’s suffered the loss of a limb. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I should ask her to be more precise, to give me an exact win/loss ratio so I can decide how to feel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A catfish that has had a career as a local leader smells one way, but as soon as he is displaced in an administrative reorganization, he smells differently, and everyone recognizes the loss of standing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I’m kind of at a loss. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She returned to the United States feeling like there was nowhere she truly belonged, but that doesn't mean she and my dad don't still mourn the loss of another one of our Iranian habits. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She did not have the words to express the depth of her loss. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After the loss at Normandy, Adolf Hitler realized that an invasion of Germany was inevitable. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I was pure liquid loss, then, for an hour or two. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There was no utility in firing again; Clippinger accounted it little worth the loss of powder and shot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps it just made her loss more unbearable. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Although he had through the memories learned about the pain of loss and loneliness, now he gained, too, an understanding of solitude and its joy. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z How can I help the districts when every time I make a move, it results in suffering and loss of life? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Maybe the night didn’t have to be an entire loss. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He thinks we women are quite tough to be able to withstand the loss of blood, and that I am too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A wave of sorrow swept through Kira, a feeling of loss. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The cells not killed outright by the impact of such a respiratory poison struggle to compensate for the loss of energy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With the 22-21 loss to Midland Lee there was a three-way tie for first place in the district with one game left. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are we to make of this sudden loss of faith? I preferred you in your septa’s robes, Lemore.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His mother was holding a pound cake she'd made him as a way to say Sorry for your loss. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s annoying, but also reassuring that she doesn’t think it’s that big a deal, when the loss has felt overwhelming to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I laid my face to the smooth face of the marble and howled my loss into the cold salt rain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There’s a familiarity in his look, a beat of silence shared by everyone who has ever experienced loss. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But one man’s loss was another man’s gain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, you stumble upon the king—just moments before he learns of the loss of the Nail. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I wrapped my arms around Grampa’s neck and hugged him while we cried together, mourning the loss of a wife and grandmother and friend, wondering how we could possibly survive without her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Over the next few days, I was anxious to get the newspaper to see if somebody would print the story about Mama’s job loss. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss implies the gain: The house I returned to each afternoon was quiet. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lincoln replied, “We must both be more cheerful in the future—between the war and the loss of our darling Willie—we have both been very miserable.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t do Valentin any favors that the young women he was talking to were still stunned with grief over the loss of their beloved Marina Raskova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The players were upset over the loss to Marshall. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But we are largely at a loss in trying to comprehend the beliefs and rituals of ancient hunter-gatherers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To be “charged” meant that a warder claimed that a prisoner had violated a specific regulation, which could be punished by isolation or by loss of meals and privileges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re a family of five. They can stand your loss better!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Great blame and imputation was laid upon me by them for the loss of our two men which the Indians slew, insomuch that they purposed to depose me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z That Nicholas had lost his youthful outrageousness did not surprise Obinze; what surprised him was the loss of even the smallest memory of it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If there was a patrol between him and the iron road they would not get past it without loss unless they came closer together. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The man’s a legend. Our loss is tremendous.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He demanded his freedom, writing, "I have rightly earned such liberty by beating Hitler at his own game and thereby have saved the people of the United States loss of life in addition to destruction." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The people there are still recovering from their memory loss, so no one tries to stop me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Well,” Harry stalled, at a loss for what to say next. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I am overcome with grief, with loss, with the stark misery of being alone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And those they do not kill will die anyway at the destruction they see at the loss at the loss of the children the loss will destroy the rest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In January 1997, when I was nine years old, our family experienced a sudden and tragic loss. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was a painful loss, but the season was still only beginning and there were eight games left to determine the team’s fate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of income made London rescind some of the taxes it had imposed on America. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Slowly and carefully he rolled about in the thick mud until it formed a poultice, cooling the wounds in his leg and neck, preventing further blood loss. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Remember, I stole the airlock attachment from a pop-tent, which is an emergency feature for pressure loss while in the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The attempt to hold you in any degree responsible or censurable for the loss of life is an outrage,” wrote Dion Geraldine, his construction superintendent at the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It was like a dream,” I said, at a loss for an explanation. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I gave a laugh, but for a moment was rather at a loss for an answer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z How much longer would it take to eradicate the scars of interracial civil war, which could not be fought without a great loss of life on both sides? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the rapid loss of air from a circus balloon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z This was indeed a disturbing notion, for it was not hard to see that Miss Kenton's departure would constitute a professional loss of some magnitude, a loss Darlington Hall would have some difficulty recovering from. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She did not feel like a loser, but she did feel a sense of loss. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But her great love for Jason made the loss of her family and her country seem to her a little thing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have suffered a great loss. I am most grateful for your aid,” I say, fixing my eyes on the simple cross on her breast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He bows his head, summons real tears, and dedicates the performance to Lucinda, whose great and absolute selflessness is the only reason we are able to continue in the face of our loss. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The woman with the snuff says to Mam, Missus, I don’t want to be forward but I think you should be sitting down for we heard about your loss. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Arthur raised him gently, to loss him on the shoulder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I had tried so hard to bear her loss and had swallowed back the tears that had been building up inside me for two seasons. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Coach Q, like the rest of us, is at a loss for words. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She said, “I felt so terrible—it was not only my first loss but the first loss of the regiment.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With the loss of the town leadership, most of the villagers brought their troubles to Dr. Han. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A deep loneliness and sense of loss was on them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was as if his memory loss had stolen a chunk of his language—it was disorienting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I crouch there, for once at a loss, unable to move. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The citizen who wishes to make a fair judgment of the question of wildlife loss is today confronted with a dilemma. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And guarantees your win or loss, depending on how he wants it to be. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was why she was able to understand his loss. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The same thing could happen with loss of weight in illness. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Whether it was this second huge loss or the life I’d taken with all the speed of vengeance back at the cliff, I wasn’t sure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He wanted the world to know about his devastating loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What if I did not love the child who would remind me of my greatest grief, the loss of its father’s love? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At first I am at a loss to understand, then it suddenly dawns on me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Meggie, I know I said we would,” said Mo as they stood in the square in front of the war memorial, feeling rather at a loss. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z More important, they believed the crimes they committed were legitimate because they were committed in the heat of passion: anger, jealousy, loss of face, and so on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The president received antibiotics to fight possible infection and transfusions to replace his significant blood loss. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With a complete loss of pressure, most of the water boiled off. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems more than a little patronizing for Westerners to lament the loss of the good old days when life in the Khumbu was so much simpler and more picturesque. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She returned from the fields to find her possessions had been moved to Hob, announcing her loss in status to the village. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Since five hours—the official adjournment time—hadn’t yet been reached, he took a loss of thirty-five minutes on his clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, I am stumbling blindly along winding paths of loss and sorrow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So long as defeat meant the loss of independence, or some other result generally held to be undesirable, the precautions against defeat had to be serious. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Thinking of you and your loss today. Hoping you are well.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z 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 “Well, it’s their loss if you don’t go. And mine.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z To him a tie was equivalent to a loss, and he judged his position to be superior. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When she recalled it, she was suffused with a feeling of loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He felt a wrenching sense of loss, which didn’t make any sense at all. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z You look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It’s something Lady Constance wants the children to know about for the party. I am quite at a loss, and I dare not ask her.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I am at a loss what to think or say’’ He got over it fairly quickly, though, preoccupied with his adventures and his collections. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ebright had his second consecutive IRA title, revenge for his loss on Lake Washington, and validation for the conclusion that the Associated Press writer had come to back in April. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But his apology did not change our loss one bit. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The chaplain was stumped and at a complete loss for a reply. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I look around the room, and all I see is loss everywhere, making the walls close in on me, closer and closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He seems entirely comfortable, totally unaware of—or unconcerned with—the loss of one of his spies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’d been in the hospital for two days with the blood loss and risk of infection. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My aunt crawled along beside her, somehow still conscious despite the loss of blood. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There in the cemetery, clinging to each other in mutual sorrow and loss, the tears came for both of them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pinch of the loss comes back again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His new head of hair seemed to console him for the loss of his beard. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “So ancient that I believed-it no more than a legend. There are still deep secrets concerning Dyrnwyn, unknown even to the wisest. Its loss destroyed Spiral Castle and was a severe blow to Arawn.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And that initial loss, which Burnham still found difficult to comprehend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It had been years since I’d had a relationship with my brother, but the loss of it, even with months of foreknowledge, stunned me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What was clear was that he was being taken to a child to make up for the loss of a doll. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The illness or injury that must be “worked through,” with gritted teeth, because there’s no sick pay or health insurance and the loss of one day’s pay will mean no groceries for the next. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt some sadness for the king's passing, but even greater pity for Gertrude, bowed by the weight of her loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A great loss, however, was the death of the trusty pilot Palinurus who was drowned as they neared the end of their perils by sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To strangers it must have seemed he was hardly affected by the loss of his mother, but we knew better, we who could see the devastation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m never at a loss for words, so this was a new sensation. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will be collected ... but the loss of a few coins will never stay the Harpy’s hand. Only blood can do that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Years of marriage, love, loss, trials, and tribulations were written in every wrinkle, line, spot, and curve of their faces. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Amoskeag Superintendent of Schools Nelson Bushnell said the Parrish family’s loss was “heartbreaking”. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z But now I understand the gravity of what I was proposing— that a four-year-old child be watchful, prudent, and shrewd, that I curtail your happiness, that you submit to a loss of time. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I leaned against the rain barrel and mourned my loss. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Nobody was certain whether the two were related, but there was no denying the vomiting and weight loss and general horror. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And I realize what a terrible loss it would be to our family if his story was never recorded. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Faizah had now started competing on the national and international circuits as well and understood how devastating a loss could feel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The total loss to Hazleton ran into the millions of dollars. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Desperate for low-cost housing to replace their demolished units, blacks moved in and the lower-class whites who could afford to leave sold their property at a loss and fled to the suburbs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Now I saw how upset Ruth was; how for once she was at a complete loss for words, and had turned away on the verge of tears. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The puzzlement in having to make sense of this abstract philosophical conundrum mingles with the poignancy of having to come to terms with the loss of someone we love. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Remarkably effective, the boycott reduced sales between 15 and 20 percent for a total loss to the targeted businesses of around a million dollars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Who can measure the loss to the world of a person as complex and energetic as Zhenya Rudneva at the age of twenty-two? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Firing meant not only the loss of a job but the loss of housing, too, since most workers lived in mill villages. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Because of their combined debate record for the season—eight wins, one loss, one tie—Justyce and SJ are the final pair in their division to present their argument. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In fact, all the people in the crowded little shack—all except the baby, who was asleep—were at a loss for words. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Russ—and everyone else—mourns the loss for a few weeks, students walking around the hallways with their heads down, teachers frowning, the entire school seeming depressed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dried and burned, hasira leaves may become a dangerous and addictive hallucinogen, causing those affected by it to exhibit unusual mood swings, hyper-aggression, and memory loss. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I’ve seen human foibles that have resulted in temporary maiming or momentary loss of life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Each time she awoke feeling torn up with loss, the sight of Kaede departing as painful as a fresh wound. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In a 19-3 Cotton Bowl loss to Nebraska, he started at safety and was in on nine tackles and intercepted a pass. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She landed, unloaded her plane, and took off for home—but fainted from blood loss and crashed just as she was about to touch the ground again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The rate of energy loss in the case of the earth and the sun is very low—about enough to run a small electric heater. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The body must move and throw itself about, the eyes must roll, the hands should have no peace, and the throat should release all the yearning, despair and outrage that accompany the stupidity of loss. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In his mind, Inatimi became perfect, brave and bracing, made intrepid and sensitive by loss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was becoming frustrating and he had a momentary loss of temper—as he would have done in the past, when he was the other person. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “So very sorry to hear of your loss.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For her, like Dr. Gazzaley, the applications are potentially widespread—someday we may be able to treat attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and attention-related memory loss without drugs, which can have side effects. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Though Ariana had been in poor health for a long time, the blow, coming so soon after the loss of their mother, had a profound effect on both of her brothers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The loss of that right undermines the freedom of every citizen.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the aftermath of a loss the field house emptied quietly and quickly, as if the place was cursed and it was somehow shameful to be there at all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He could have gone to the menagerie first, and reported his loss. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Among the many symptoms associated with overexposure are blindness, insomnia, kidney failure, hearing loss, cancer, palsies, and convulsions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Olinski reminded them that if they continued to do that, the penalties could easily add up to a loss. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z That thought and the loss of our friends and relatives at the Gilo haunted us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "No mother ever gets over the loss of her child." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But he never really realized she felt the same sense of loss he does deep down about their dad, that it’s something she dealt with and moved past. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In this case, the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is the loss of their identity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z But Woolf must have burned with the frustration of the nose loss in 1938, and the guilt for having possibly exacerbated the horse’s injury in 1939. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Balder was dead, and the gods were still mourning his loss. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Again, I’m so, so sorry for your loss, but I can’t. It’s against our policy, sweetheart.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He had struggled a long time with that loss, believed he had resigned himself to it, had come to terms with the fact that old age would be not remembering what things felt like. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The spermatozoa themselves may well be affected by loss of ATP. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then I crawled in and held my folding chair in front of me, closing the opening, and praying all the while that the Lord not test me with the loss of my child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss was at times, particularly in reminiscences that for some reason came strongest at twilight, as stunning as it was the day she died. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “I’m kidding, chica! Real friends don’t do stuff like that to each other. It’s your dad’s loss if he doesn’t come and see you.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They felt responsible for the loss of the first bird, and they knew that sooner or later they would have to confess to their parents what had really happened. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They found themselves crying out the names of their children, feeling the loss as keenly as though it had only just happened, even those to whom it had happened decades ago. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Our middle grades’ entry,” Mrs. Grayson continued, “was written by Carolyn Malone. She wrote about the loss of her baby sister. Her essay is very brave.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I knew that, unless my destiny was truly accursed and I survived my children, this was the last big loss I would have to suffer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were thought to be precipitated by episodes of blood loss. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Others stand with their hands on their heads, at a loss for words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The loss had to be made good, as had also the theft, despite the presence of a chowkidar, of a cartload of bricks and the cart itself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse for Kaira than the loss of her money was the loss of her voice. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Not cool. God. No. Breakups aren’t cool. I’m just—I’m so sorry for your loss.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heroes of our youth, bravely and forthrightly, without thought of personal loss or discredit. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That is our gain in the great long run, and your loss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, I am still mad about the emails she didn’t answer— and the loss of the stupid Barbie, though I’m sure it’s not her fault. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not construct for the child’s pleasure the world he’d lost without constructing the loss as well and he thought perhaps the child had known this better than he. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, the simple existence of the Indian slave trade— thousands of native men and women working in bondage for Europeans—was a testament to Indians’ catastrophic loss of power and status. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “His loss,” I say, trying to shake it off. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z An equivalent loss today would reduce the population of New York City to 56,000, not enough to fill Yankee Stadium. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The card inside is not a note of sympathy nor a condolence for her loss. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If I was this fatigued from one night’s loss of sleep, how did Charlie and the other soldiers feel, wakeful night after night after night? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z This was too bitter for Piggy, who forgot his timidity in the agony of his loss. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They did not know for one thing who this enemy was, nor had they anything to lose since even their lives were no great loss. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Six months later he managed to pull himself together and quit drinking, cold turkey, but he never really got over the loss. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if my face will ever look the same again, or if I’ll always see it in my reflection—Finch, Eleanor, loss, heartache, guilt, death. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But something about his expression reminds me that he does know something about loss. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He gathered the nerve to tell his father something else...tell him about his role in Mariam’s loss, but the teakettle whistled, and as Habib turned away, Fadi lost his nerve. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His sister-in-law was still distraught over the loss of her children, and grew even more agitated when they passed a wagon loaded with frightened children. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z One evil deed missed is a loss for all eternity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I mourned the loss of my grandma, and wondered if I’d ever be able to travel to Iran to visit her grave. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When my half-brother Wayne was killed in Vietnam, I was able to handle the grief of his loss by writing about it for Essence magazine. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And I experience the hollow feeling of complete loss, which is emptiness. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I stare at the screen, unable to wrap my mind around such a substantial loss. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It did not occur to him that this was the first manifestation of a loss of memory, because the object had a difficult name to remember. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I trail off, at a loss, but I guess I must have sold it, because tank top guy keeps his foot in the door long enough for me to slip in behind him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z SAD is an extremely contagious disease that causes total memory loss in those who contract it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked from stone to stone, feeling the loss of each person. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Corky was bigger than Jesse, so every argument with either of them was a loss, because it made Jimmy feel small and weak. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Slowly those knights who had survived began to trickle back in twos and threes, tired men bearing news of loss or rumours of success. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I highly doubt either would notice the loss of a few books.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That their influence was felt powerfully for only two or three centuries is an irreparable loss for all those human beings who lived between the Ionian Awakening and the Italian Renaissance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about running an online clothing company was new to me, but I loved the challenge and the added perk of never being at a loss for what to wear. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Jeremy and Hannah’s children will grow up to love others in the simple and uncomplicated way of people who have always known where love comes from, and aren’t afraid of its loss. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t understood the awfulness of her mother’s loss. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The desolate picture of wildlife loss had changed little when the biologists resumed the studies broken off in 1955. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My ears were popping from pressure loss just as the rover's airlock filled with wonderful 1-atmosphere air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the darkness behind their shut lids they all saw the same thing: no color at all, only loss like a hole torn in the world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We walked down the stairs and out of the building, both of us at a loss for words. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It swelled and swelled until all the loss, all the grief, all the loneliness and self-abasement of her life washed away. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Tell me I am imagining the loss,” I stormed at her, “or that I myself have eaten it.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he woke, he remembered the loss of Hazel and suffered once more the knowledge that had pierced him as the shadowy, limping rabbit disappeared in the first light of morning on the down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything made to ache and splinter and seek and throb by the loss of our parents, our homes, our words, our Elder and our RiRi, our safety. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sheep and alpacas were selected for retention of wool and reduction or loss of hair, while cows have been selected for high milk yields. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the moment before the crash, I mourned the loss of such a beautiful thing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that Hazel was found, the fire was contained, and the house was clearly a loss, a number of folks wearily started making their way home. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I reasoned that I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no time to sulk and ponder your previous loss. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She wept, though for loss of pride or loss of supper none could say. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob scratched his chin, evidently at a loss for words. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Let him stay that way, the colonel decided vindictively, just to show him who was boss and to safeguard himself against any loss of dignity that might devolve from his acknowledging the omission. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And the loss pressed down on her chest and came up into her throat. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There’s a photograph of their mother on the front page, ravaged by loss. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent nearly two weeks in that dugout canoe with Wello, and our sudden parting left me at a loss. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile he was at a loss to know how to destroy the only one that they had found, the Horcrux that currently lay against the bare flesh of his chest. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It can only be guessed what future musical riches may have been forfeited from the loss of talent to the Third Reich’s programme of extermination. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The greatest loss of life at the dam occurred soon after full-scale construction began. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We are at a loss to understand them and we wish they’d give us a few simple, clear-cut rules to go by. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And that great, black, noble beast, wall-eyed with the din of battle and twitching already with its sense of loss. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt, as always, the loss of her mother, but she knew that was not what Gwen was asking about. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z No one had lost a penny or a brooch under the cushions of either sofa and remembered the place and time of the loss or the finding. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “To assassinate President Snow before the loss of life from this war makes our population unsustainable.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She makes a name for herself, but you can feel the loss it means for you. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never knew you to be at a loss for words,” I point out to Addie. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark Oliphant developed a method of converting the water to gas with virtually no loss, allowing the lab to recycle the precious supply over and over again. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Or concocting a pass-fail test—he was famous for that type—where he threaded together questions that could throw a guy for a loss, with what seemed like a million possible answers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory of it washed through her; she felt the same loss and fear she had felt that night in the practice room, and beneath it all, she remembered the deep ache of love. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The patient was apparently in shock from loss of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel the loss of something I don’t even know I want. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Ebright had made some lineup changes since his boys’ loss on Lake Washington, and the new outfit had turned in outstanding time trials on the estuary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I learned long ago that loss is not only probable but inevitable. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Changing the jars for the soldier in white was no trouble at all, since the same clear fluid was dripped back inside him over and over again with no apparent loss. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A loss will only fuel the fire of those who think he doesn’t have what it takes to win the ones that really count. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Love is a terrible thing and its loss is even worse. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even to-day, when shutting drawers and flinging wide a hotel wardrobe, or the impersonal shelves of a furnished villa, is a methodical matter of routine, I am aware of sadness, of a sense of loss. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those rare moments when my sister found herself flustered and at a loss. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There’s no mention of my softball loss, and I’m honestly too relieved to think anything of it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z During the next 14 years the average annual loss of elms was only 2/io of 1 per cent a year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At a loss for what to do next, I took refuge under the eaves of the town library and sat on my load. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In this case, the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is the loss of their identity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z And some have charged that the claims advance the political agenda of those who seek to discredit European culture, because the high numbers seem to inflate the scale of native loss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The lack of high ceremony in church today betrays a loss of faith in communal Catholicism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s the waste that gets me. The loss of one more living creature. Couldn’t you tell, Isidore? Didn’t you notice the difference?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But above all else, he should abstain from seizing the property of others; for men forget the death of their father more quickly than the loss of their patrimony. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Dunn, I am very sorry for your loss,” she says, and I stop chewing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Could you take it if you had another serious personal loss? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, the 588th had to cope with a shocking loss. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The pangs of yearning—my heart squeezes as though I have conquered this insurmountable loss myself. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For once she was at a loss for words. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He became despondent over his own failings and the loss of his troops. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As I sipped the tangy beverage, I was certain that the day, despite the loss of the counselor's cat, had been a triumph. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z What was eating at him now wasn’t so much a fear of failing as a creeping sense of loss. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even I, who could come up with an excuse for everything, was at a loss for a good one in this situation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I lost “carry,” I lost the things I carried — “daybook,” “pencil,” “pocket change,” “wallet”—I even lost “loss.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And, without warning, the anguish of her loss returned, like a blow to his stomach, and he was afraid that he would faint. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw with satisfaction his nerves begin to go, his hands take to quivering, his loss of weight, and the wild glazed look in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The effect of the loss of honeybees ripples to other crops. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I am so sorry for your loss,” they say. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Was I simply too out of it before to fully register the loss of my world? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But for Claire, who stood on the path weeping, the sunrise, perhaps all sunrises to come, was ruined by memory and loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Maybe they could help me get through my loss, and in return, I could open up to them and accept them as my second family. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Just for a moment, but already the loss of it stings. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Part of me figured that, having survived the loss of my brother, my hero, I couldn't be hurt anymore, would never feel that level of pain again. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Between songs Mr. Switzer competed with the DJ for attention, calling out noise level readings and the probability of sustaining permanent hearing loss from the evening’s festivities. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z From it emerges, in almost full detail, a group portrait of a kind that is usually obscured by loss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Now, somehow, Alice would have to accept not only the loss of her husband, but her own enslavement. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z With one syllable Matthew disposed of the sacrifice, only a little less sharp than Grandfather’s loss, of the little African slave who had been her shadow for twelve years. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Even the pastor said it was a great loss to the community that Gran was gone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I suppose since I was the greatest offender, my pain and loss and humiliation should be in the brightest spotlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This was loss, and it tore something open inside him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That idea was parried by Oppenheimer, who argued that the “discouragement of the Berkeley group would result in the loss of something valuable to the national scientific health.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Queen Hygd was made sick with sadness at the loss of her husband. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never seen her so much at a loss for words. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Several times he tried to find a grip and at last sat back on his haunches, at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat mourning the loss of Ned, a young soldier at arms. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “That is the only loss she would feel, I presume?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Experiments show that the motility of bull sperm is decreased by dinitrophenol, which interferes with the energy- coupling mechanism with inevitable loss of energy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z To stop the blood loss, Kelley had pinched off an artery using a hemostat, something he wasn’t officially rated to use. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z With one stroke of such a knife my life would stream away—an undoing worse than the mere loss of maidenhood. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There is no love without loss, she thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But the great inventor was not at a loss. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of loss threatened to engulf him; he curled his fingers into fists, feeling his nails pressing into his palms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Making a big statement about the factions was more important to her than safety or the potential loss of lives. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So it seemed: there were all ages and sizes here; but we were at a loss where to begin. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Pain and loss showed in deep furrows around her sister’s mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z If we multiply by a hundred thousand our sense of loss for this work of Aristarchus, we begin to appreciate the grandeur of the achievement of classical civilization and the tragedy of its destruction. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure I was pregnant at Christmastime, but now I’m sure I’m not, so there must have been a loss in there, but it’s easier not to mention it to Anatole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No big loss there. And they didn’t tear up everything. Look! Our tarps are here.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At seven years old, he hadn’t wanted to talk, or maybe he just hadn’t known how to shrink that kind of loss into words. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They had decided that the loss of some was worth the temporary comfort of many. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This is where the French queen waited for death, praying quietly, grieving the loss of home, husband, children. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "I'm, er, sorry for your loss, Auntie. I'm also sorry my father got dysentery. My mother tries, but her cooking isn't perfect. So he sent me in his place. I'll try my best, I promise." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Color is the loss of person. Dispersed into the air.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The little group of defenders shoved them back, sinking two destroyers and damaging nine other ships, shooting down two bombers, and forcing the Japanese to abort, their first loss of the war. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Evidently he had been expecting Hazel to speak first and was somewhat at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Shakespeare was saying that even in a world where miracles can happen, there’s still going to be pain, and loss, and regret. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Their home destroyed, the Baudelaires had to recuperate from their terrible loss in the Poe household, which was not at all agreeable. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Bechareh, she probably constructs tales as a way of mourning the loss of her family, was the collective surmise of most of the wives. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z People get on and off this train, hard faces caked with war and loss. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When people suffer a great shock, like death, or the loss of a limb, I believe they don’t feel it just at first. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They had to form teams and throw balls around, and at first Lyra, who had never in her life played at anything like this, was at a loss what to do. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Haukelid relayed the details to British intelligence in London, saying that the job would be tricky and might result in the loss of civilian lives. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When the conductor announced that the next stop was New Haven, Ifemelu felt a stab of loss. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The cottage was full of memories, but it was easier to accustom the mind to new ones and train it to the loss in surroundings that were so different at this time of year. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mulling over the loss to Rosemont, he took out Seabiscuit’s blinkers and a pocketknife and cut small holes in the back of each eye cup, giving the horse two rearview windows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The office on Dublin was a total loss. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Connelly hadn’t informed James about Michael’s loss as his employer never bothered over routine fluctuations in the hands, but Terrance’s curiosity had made it a problem. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I am breathless, and I can feel my heartbeat even in my fingertips; I am overwhelmed, teeming with loss and wonder and anger and longing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The loss of an arm, he used to say, caused him only one serious inconvenience. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s as if there is love and loss at the same time, together in a kind of beautiful pain.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Does she look at me and despise her loss? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Born with a hereditary condition that caused a progressive loss of vision, Fisher had become nearly blind by his early teens. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The loss snuck up on me, black and cavernous. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At a loss for words, she gently rubbed her cousin’s shoulder and reflected that Jackson and Pierrot alone could not be responsible for such grief; she remembered there was other sorrow in Lola’s life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Eddie filled my mind, and the loss of his journal stabbed my heart anew. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z That lady seemed at a loss to make a selection, but finally settled upon a stick of nougat wondering if it were not too rich; whether it could possibly hurt her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It was fluid loss from sweating, and his face was ashen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The work of burial was then but beginning; and Théoden mourned for the loss of Háma, his captain, and cast the first earth upon his grave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He hoped Prince wouldn’t feel too bad about the loss of a cabin boy. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood on her tiptoes and gave By a loss, then she and Momma ran inside. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was more at a loss than ever. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But there may be pretty good guessing. He will be a completely gross, vulgar farmer, totally inattentive to appearances, and thinking of nothing but profit and loss.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The abnormality consists of the loss of part of a chromosome. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Hitler made the Jews the scapegoat for Germany’s loss of World War I and for its economic problems. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing wrong with her lungs,” the doctors told the Richardsons, though they warned of a host of other problems that might arise: jaundice, anemia, vision issues, hearing loss. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can think of it as "percent power loss." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a loss the freshmen wouldn’t forget, and they swore they would have their revenge on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I guess she needs this—for us to move on—but it feels like another loss. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I've mourned the loss of the mother I imagined could exist. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t think he’d make it through the loss of another mother, not when we hadn’t yet transitioned him over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, not that, for God’s sake! not yet at any rate. Forgive me, sir: I did not mean to speak offensively; it is only because my loss is so recent.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Throughout this time of loss and salvation, Bwanga had remained Ruth May’s most loyal playmate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I would think that the loss of an arm would diminish a man, but I see that it has not diminished Captain Newport one bit. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Every day they had to look at the land, from horizon to horizon, and every day the loss was with them; it was the dead unburied, and the mourning of the lost going on forever. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Another was threatened with the loss of his teaching job. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. My mom expects me to look after my grandma and—” “Your loss, Space Boy.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But the other Egyptians didn’t blame April and Marshall for its loss. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgot to include the loss of energy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Massasoit’s people were not only beset by loss, they were in danger of subjugation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s in that wind out over the sea that’s bringin’ with it loss and wreck, and sore distress, and sad hearts. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Another loss: his eyes provided him with only half a view of the world, and reading caused his neurasthenia to flare up and made his temples throb. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She left the salon almost mournfully; while the hairdresser had flat-ironed the ends, the smell of burning, of something organic dying which should not have died, had made her feel a sense of loss. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Basketball Rule #10 A loss is inevitable, like snow in winter. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of loss threatened to swallow him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z That image of my father will always stay with me: that look on his face, of love and fear and loss. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I am at a loss as to how to speak with them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Xan could feel a little rattle, deep inside the young man’s chest—the precursor to loss. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Never imagined I would be a girl they’d duck their eyes from and whisper about as tragic, for having suffered such a loss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And whether from the fact of sleeping in new surroundings, or from the loss we had sustained, I was unable to sleep again. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the jockey’s risky universe, everyone understood that some rider was going to profit from Pollard’s loss. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, playing without a queen is crippling, almost tantamount to an automatic loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hit my head on the elephant-shaped coffee table when I experienced syncope, or a transient loss of consciousness, more commonly known as passing out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He hoped that darkness might soften the loss, but there was just enough moonlight to bathe his window ledge in a soft glow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When the family sat down around the table that night, he was going to tell them what had really happened, and finally take responsibility for Mariam’s loss. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She had sobbed after the loss to Lee just as hard as Jerrod had, for she feared the season’s ending every bit as much as he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And I knew what a good, solid guy he’d been, an incredible guy, and what a loss it was that he was gone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Father and Mother stared on, at a loss for words. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What preoccupies me is immediate: the separation I endure with my parents in loss. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of peripheral vision was unnerving, and she did not like the suffocating way the pleated cloth kept pressing against her mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She has accepted the loss of her limbs but blames an out-of-control medical system for the outcome. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She stopped, turning a little pink, fearing a loss of tact, but I agreed with her at once to save embarrassment, and I heard myself saying, boldly, brazenly, “Rebecca must have been a wonderful person.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The events of July 31, 1943, were the worst blow and the most devastating loss that the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment suffered during the entire war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “To Thorn Laroux, I present the needle of never-ending mending! For overcoming your fears, and incredible bravery, in the face of terrible loss.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Now I am determined to revenge her, to make her loss unforgettable, and I can only do that by winning and thereby making myself unforgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Only when Dessie went to her bed did her loss fall on her, bleak and unendurable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally I asked Elnora, “Do you think that Prince Hamlet regrets his rash deed? He should express some sorrow for my loss, at least.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He also knows something about loss and sleepless nights. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We are prepared to prove ourselves again and redeem our loss. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Outraged Northerners mourn his loss and openly pledge revenge, while Southerners rejoice in the death of the man who wouldn’t give them the freedom to form their own nation. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Every time Eleanor pulled away from Park, she felt the gasping loss of him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He was arguing already, threatening lawsuits, the loss of all their jobs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Winter was long that year, the dreariness punctuated only by my weekly counseling sessions and the odd sense of loss, almost bereavement, I felt whenever I finished one TV series and had to find another. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The heart of King Smoit, too, was heavy, for he had suffered the loss of many warriors. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Besides, your loss is someone else’s gain for I am coconut, and the heart of me is sweeter than you know. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had skipped the team bus; Sean rode home with my mom and me after our loss instead of with his parents. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z There was no way to calculate a loss of that magnitude, to enumerate that kind of pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They also cause loss of the B vitamins. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was Aureliano who conceived the formula that was to protect them against loss of memory for several months. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But her act of kindness could do nothing to ease our feelings of loss. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Having been given a little ray of hope, the loss of it was worse than not having had it at all. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She must have taught him to be a warrior again, after the loss of his eye and his faction and his footing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Forestry officials, fearing that another season’s defoliation might result in severe loss of trees, decided to carry out control operations in 1957. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By early January they had won the tenth, and people began to notice that there was still a zero in the loss column. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “He was soon a great favorite in the family, and gradually filled the void made in all our hearts by the loss of the brother and son.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Templeton, of course, was miserable over the loss of his beloved egg. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Every minute now you are closer to home. You sail lighter for the loss of forty pounds.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You want personal attention to you and your loved one in a time of great loss. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And so he turned to the backseat and sputtered: "This is such a big loss." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Little did he know that he would shortly be suffering yet another emotional blow in a life already littered with personal loss. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Not only will the students be able to empathize with Gerda’s feelings of persecution and loss, but I hope they’ll be able to understand how Anne Frank must have felt. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Which would be a loss to society at large, yes? So sometimes it's ethical not to reveal a secret. Nicholas?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A lot of people came up to me later and told me how good it was to see Jim Brown’s chickens at a show again, and what a loss his death was to the community. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It was his jaw that had scaled itself down—bone loss had been kind. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z With all of those thousands upon thousands of “angry revolutionists,” so few stayed over that the next morning the Washington hotel association reported a costly loss in empty rooms. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m talking about the loss of a much more fundamental ability, namely the ability to know our own mind. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Day 874 A loss of the ship’s lock on the star Canopus—in the lore of constellations the rudder of a sailing vessel. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon made me think about Mamá too, looking over her shoulder, crying for her loss, waiting for the day when she would see us walk through the door again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He seemed to regret his loss of temper. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The fire truck is there, but nothing can be done. The house is a complete loss.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Though the men knew that danger and death were real possibilities on the expedition, the pain from the loss of Simplicio was felt by everyone. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The sting from my loss to Cecilia had transformed into a burning desire for revenge. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The survey showed more than the loss of young fish; it revealed a serious change in the streams themselves. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He immersed himself in Ovid, grieving his loss in silence, and she continued to watch him for the next half hour until her parents came into the living room to take her home. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The loss of forest resulted in erosion, which in turn accelerated the rapid decline of trees on the island. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The case was embarrassingly closed, it having become clear that the Soviets, stunned at the probable loss of “their” title, were searching for an alibi, one that would sully Bobby’s achievement. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Blacks who tried to register faced threats, harassment and loss of their jobs. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew my public sorrow, the lost baby, but none my private one, my loss of faith. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the shadow of loss darken his father’s face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe his loss had been so great, his pain so deep, he couldn’t bear to talk about her. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One of these is certainly their staunch ability to withstand disaster and to let the stream of their life carry them along, past reaches of terror and loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The stock market required figures for profits and loss, capital and turnover. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Each relationship was ending up a net loss. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “And they say you stopped talking soon after the loss of your friend, is that right?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For the moment even Napoleon seemed at a loss. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z But I was no way going to take another loss. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I hope I may always have the title of a friend. And let me say that I am at a loss for words to thank you for your goodness to my poor dear.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I could not help but think that this could have been me, and holding you—a month old by then—I knew that such loss would not be mine alone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "I understood you committed her only because of the weight loss. This is news to me." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In Louisiana, farmers complained of loss in farm ponds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There is such loss in his eyes, and it permeates every other part of his body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Even though it was clear her life was to be spared, she felt the loss of her new brothers. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And no loss had been worse than this one, by a single point to the Lee Rebels. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells him that he can’t stay with this woman, that he’s still getting over the loss of Annet and his friends, and that he’s acting rashly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "I am sorry for your loss as well, Joffrey," the dwarf said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a rumor that Seabiscuit’s lameness was a ruse designed to avoid a loss to War Admiral, and an awful lot of people believed it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the assistant attorney general that it would be a tremendous loss. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If his blindness was the cause of the loss, his frustration and guilt must have been consuming. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The criticism infuriated Smith, who thought that the horse’s swerve down into the rail was the real reason for the loss, a factor unremarked in the press. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I gaped a little bit, and for a rare moment I was at a loss for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I like the words ‘I’m sorry for your loss,”’ said Louisiana, still holding on to Raymie. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He had no idea what he was going to do, and if the crow had ignored him he would probably have been at a loss. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If this guy isn’t who he says he is, it’s his loss. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z No one could understand her loss, she was sure. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Along with the unparalleled loss of life, that is what vanished when smallpox came ashore. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Nigro realized that Bobby was trying to stave off what he feared would be an inevitable loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yet our grief is great and our loss cannot be mended,’ said Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z If our buttons were undone, our hats unremoved, or our cells untidy, we were charged with a violation of the prison code and punished with either solitary confinement or the loss of meals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To Adam they were symbols of his loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Slash-and- burn cultivation has become one of the driving forces behind the loss of tropical forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then I noticed Ang Dorje, standing alone in the appalling wind, sobbing inconsolably over the loss of Rob. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As for the loss of membership and influence, it was a result of a new program which had called for the shelving of our old techniques of agitation. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The loss of a good position wasn’t a death sentence, but it could be expected to cause hardship to a black woman in Ann's position. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you apologize, no sir. Your own loss is still fresh on your heart.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Permian’s streak over Odessa High had created deep-rooted convictions of inferiority, to the extent that Principal Starnes spent time after each loss telling students and teachers that losing to Permian wasn’t a reflection on anything. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With the reduced load of only supporting one human instead of six, a 14 percent energy production loss is irrelevant. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s really hard to be happy for someone finding romance when I’ve clearly just taken a loss in the same department, but it’s Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In advanced stages of famine, as the body begins to consume itself, the victim suffers muscle pain, heart disturbances, loss of hair, dizziness, shortness of breath, extreme sensitivity to cold, physical and mental exhaustion. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He bayed again, and this time Gray lifted his voice in an echo of loss. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z By Holmberg’s time fewer than 150 remained—a loss of more than 95 percent in less than a generation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The power of his loss and his anger punched him in his gut, and he nearly keeled over. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He opened and closed his mouth a few times, at a loss for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But can I explain the deep sense of loss I felt at the thought of giving up college gymnastics? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After Hang Wood, he had not wanted to come in here, it had reminded him of his own failure, his ultimate loss of control over things, after all the careful planning. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Joe was evidently made uncomfortable by what he supposed to be my loss of appetite, and took a thoughtful bite out of his slice, which he didn’t seem to enjoy. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Something that will please him but won’t be much of a loss. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Now, with the passing of the woman who lived there longest and loved him best, the house was feeling a peculiar sense of loss. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Should we sell the rising stock option and risk losing out on its further ascent, or hold on to it and risk its decline and the loss of our premium? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stating it out loud, acknowledging what the loss of his father meant to Will. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes went wide and for once she was the one who was at a loss for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I don’t know that you ever get over this kind of loss. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Each brought with it a sense of unassailable loss, a great burden hurtling towards her, and she wished she could duck, lower herself so that it would bypass her, so that she would save herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I liked watching other people deal with the loss of someone, not because I enjoyed seeing them in pain, but because, somehow, it made me feel better knowing that my pain isn’t only mine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was hard to follow, for it went many ways, and I was at a loss. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a sort of themed autobiography—an account of Newman’s own loss of faith and the quest for a new one. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We dumped our disappointment on him, the devastation of the loss. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Since “independence” the Venda people have been under the clutches of the Pretoria- anointed dictator, Patrick Mphephu, who, despite the loss of two elections, continues clinging to power through untempered repression and brutality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Love is not what you fear, is it? You fear the loss of it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We are creatures of loss; we have left everything behind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Judging by the poisonous look Eric gives Four when he isn’t paying attention, last night’s loss must have bothered Eric more than he let on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The rate of loss is now well below 1 per cent a year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Regardless, I suppose it was mildly competent, what you two did. I thought you should know—it wasn’t a total loss.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “A terrible loss. She was a great witch. Just up here, I think — ouch.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “What we are talking about really is the loss of your innocence,” said medic Tom Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a lot to take in, a loss like that. She’ll come around,” Pop says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad worked his jaw muscles, at a complete loss for words. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the midst of his flood of pleasure a sorrow came down on him and a sense of loss, of dreadful loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Then what are we to do?” he asked, at a loss. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As for the New York World-Telegram, it proclaimed that Bobby’s managing to avoid a loss in his first European tournament “highlighted a noteworthy turn in chess history.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ours was not the only loss on that prairie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Many times, however, adults are at a loss to understand or interpret what it is children are saying to us, or to appreciate how profound it might be. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z For a writer, there’s nothing more humbling than to be at a loss for words. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What a loss to the language it was, incidentally, when they changed the name of Opal Fruits to Starburst. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes at the flea market, Afghan acquaintances made remarks about Baba’s weight loss. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Tigers really want to win this one because this is their first home game since that devastating loss of their popular and capable center, Robbie Washington. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor recorded his regiment and company and dressed his wounds, but without much hope of success; the loss of blood being great, it was supposed he would soon give up the ghost. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And she, who was never at a loss, croaked, “My voice?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I do not have words to express the sorrow, or the loss I felt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The company in the little yellow house had not made up for the loss of her family. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He pops back up near the pier, hair sticking to his forehead, and Alex turns around and stares at him, breathless at the loss. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She said that she was sorry for my loss. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z It’s a sigh full of pain and loss. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Joe didn’t want babies either so all those miscarriages—two in the field, only one in her bed—were more inconvenience than loss. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seemed to balance the need for vengeance with the least loss of life. You may cast your votes.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z About a month or so after the big loss, on a Saturday, Russ and Mr. Allen pick me up. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard, Miss Havisham,” said I, rather at a loss, “that you were so kind as to wish me to come and see you, and I came directly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Little did I know that the loss of those girls was, ironically, the real beginning of hope for blacks and whites in Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a restless, dry wind that felt as if it blew out of dusty thin years of the past; it smelled of emptiness and loss. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then all the other girls put on their makgabes and walked home, leaving that girl crying by the river, saddened by the loss of her beautiful apron. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You’re as good as your father, maybe even better,” I said, after my last loss. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I had no revelations about life or loss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Professor agreed that he certainly was, and then there was an uncomfortable pause and April for once was at a loss for words. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As Simitian stood at the podium, reading the document, trying to reconcile the company’s clear recognition of the risks with its opposition to law, he said: “I am at an absolute loss.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They resented the loss of individual rights and personal freedoms. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Lefty was dealing with the loss of their parents in the only way he could, by disappearing in a cloud of hash smoke while listening to the absolutely saddest music in the world. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had seen others of her children die in early childhood or at birth, but none had caused the sense of loss that she felt now. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can be at no loss, Miss Bennet, to understand the reason of my journey hither. Your own heart, your own conscience, must tell you why I come.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When everyone else is crushed by it, by the loss, the pain. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The whips slashed across the backs of the remaining slaves once more, as if those still alive had to pay for the loss of the two who had died. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since they had been upstairs, Maya seemed at a loss for words. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z For once my nemesis was at a loss for words. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She must have heard the gasps, the collective loss of breath in the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Zeitoun knew the basement would be a loss, and might not be habitable for some time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He felt an uncertainty in the air, a feeling of change and of loss and of the gain of new and unfamiliar things. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They had started the season with a tie and a loss but had since won their last two games, putting them in a position to actually win their division. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z No family left, no loose ends, no great loss. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z That he distorted life, bent it, for the sake of gain, was a measure of his loss at his father’s death. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They believed he’d invariably blame tournament conditions or the behavior of the other players for a loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So his worries about loss of time when he had children were unfounded—he could be a scientist and a father at the same time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And though it was the furthest thing from any of our minds on the day she died, the loss of Maman Soury would also be a stumbling block in our immigration process. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z There always existed King’s College, opulently nonconformist and clearly capable of absorbing him without any loss of his or its character. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was more than the loss of memories. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A single loss, she assumed, would knock the Fugees out of contention for the cup. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And as for us, any real illness, anything lingering, weakening, a loss of flesh or appetite, a fall of hair, a failure of the glands, would be terminal. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I'll know how fast the storm is moving, at least in terms of percent power loss. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Tom would console Prince about the loss of Lem; Tom was a mighty handy man, too, with the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My head throbs from the sudden loss of air, and I feel my heartbeat everywhere, everywhere. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z That loss of ground is all the more significant because a college education matters much more now than it once did. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Your loss. The loaf’s still warm. Hobb can do that much, at least.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Any failure of duty on their part was liable to be punished by demotion and loss of privileges. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s where the loss lived, in those strangely normal spots on my body. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Anyone not a Muslim could not conceive what the possible loss of Mr. Muhammad would have meant among his followers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The bank used the alleged profits from the sale to show a profit in 1982 of $11.9 million instead of a loss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry about your loss, dear. It’s so hard when the Lord takes a loved one away from us.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z In short, I shouldn’t greatly deceive you,” Joe added, after a little grave reflection, “if I represented to you that the word of that young woman were, ‘without a minute’s loss of time.’” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z We had all suffered beyond dignity with the loss of two of our group, and the thought of getting one of them back made us almost unreasonable with motivation. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Their life had changed, although they still felt sad for the loss of Diepe and thought often of their brother and son who had now gone. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Dieldrin, besides its immediate consequences, can have long delayed effects ranging from “loss of memory, insomnia, and nightmares to mania.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I see. You would be my Deianira. You would be my bride to compensate for my loss.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A story has in it neither gain nor loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite the loss, Ashe’s trip to South Africa was not in vain. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The mortal form of greyscale began in the extremities, he knew: a tingling in a fingertip, a toenail turning black, a loss of feeling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After Uncle’s third loss he stepped off the porch and stared moodily across the gravel yard. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He had accepted the fact that Father Cham had passed on, but here in the shadow of the mountain, Pong felt the loss all over again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A charge of“idling” in the fields could result in the loss of a whole week's wages. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It took them a few minutes to catch their breath and register the loss of the boat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I never distinguished myself again, and each defeat meant the loss of another charger arid another suit of jousting armor, which must needs he ransomed or replaced. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I took a closer look and, luckily, the “incalculable loss” wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But I hadn’t yet considered the loss of my father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The secrets of Holmes’s castle eventually did come to light, but only because of the persistence of a lone detective from a far-off city, grieving his own terrible loss. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I have to piece together the sequence of events, and when I get to the bottom of it, I believe that the plant loss is not just a defeat; it's a sign. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I don’t want, ever again, to experience the loss of someone I love beyond reason. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I find that my feelings...lie too deep for words, only...God be with you,” I stammered, weeping now for the loss of a second mother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It’s not, um, what you said. I choose to have a positive attitude. I don’t let my hearing loss get me down. I can do anything a hearing person can do.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It honors the balance between loss and salvation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Stonecrop,” he said, “you have me at a loss. What situation do you mean?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z In other words, at this rate of loss it would take about 300 years to eliminate Buffalo’s elms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Some gave kind of sympathetic looks for my loss. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My heart had accepted the loss, and like my sisters, I too began to move on. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The loss of pasture land to raiding neighbours could mean the difference between subsistence and starvation, so there was much less room for compromise. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Marsha, still grieving the loss of her baby and frustrated by the meddling, reacted badly to the police questioning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In her inventory of loss people were not reduced to sums but multiplied by their kindnesses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was worth it, though, to see Pilar’s astonishment at her weight loss. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were determined to find, if we could, some effective way of demonstrating the power of an atomic bomb without loss of life that would impress Japans warlords. If only this could be done!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The feeding habits of all these birds not only make them especially vulnerable to insect sprays but also make their loss a deplorable one for economic as well as less tangible reasons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And it comes most often to the parents of only children, parents who have indulged in black dreams of loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But he had not gotten past the loss in the hundred-grander. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I pantomime excellent health, existential angst, regret, and an enormous sense of loss, all via a single nod. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I shall miss his friendship more than I can say, but my loss is as nothing compared to the Wizarding world’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They knew it was an impossible thing for her to see her house like this, untold damage and loss within. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Aposiopesis—a sudden breaking off as if at a loss for words—can be intended to stir pathos. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She wrote to say how much she had suffered through the loss and how she knew that Morrie must be suffering, too. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It hits the weakest, most sorrowing part of me; but I am only a surrogate, for who knows what lack, what loss. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Silence hung in the air like secret loss. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Frey will die missing and regretting the loss of the sword he gave to Skirnir so long ago, for love of Gerd. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The loss of the raft was perhaps not fatal to my body, but it felt fatal to my spirits. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Bills piled up rapidly, and he was soon faced with the loss of his most precious medical instruments: his adding machine was repossessed, and then his typewriter. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Honest about the reality of war, about the loss of life in war, and about remembering those who served and especially those who died.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “America is confronting another disaster that has caused destruction and loss of life,” he said. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I spat it out and was bitter at the loss of precious water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And Shirley had been moping for weeks over the loss of the World Series. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z What if the choices are either a sure loss of $30,000 or an 80 percent chance of losing $40,000 and a 20 percent chance of losing nothing? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To add to his misery, the loss of Ariana had led, not to a renewed closeness between Albus and Aberforth, but to an estrangement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The loss of black life is of no consequence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew all of us felt what I was feeling—an internal tsunami of horror and loss and confusion. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Tobin says that even though I’m dealing with loss, my behavior is unacceptable. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Dan Lawrence was not yet twenty; he was still weak from his wounds and loss of blood, still under the cloud of a horror that only subsequent horrors could make him forget. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashley had been around these parts for far too long to really crack, but I was still surprised to see her so frazzled and at a loss for what to say. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I only know the ache that I feel in my heart, my sense of loss. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickett survives to great glory, but he broods on the loss. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Never at a loss, my father reached in the glove compartment, and took out the folded papers and the half bottle of liquor he had left there earlier. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the circumstances, Ayenwatha vowed that no parent would ever experience such a loss again and rededicated himself to spreading Deganawidah's ideas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because after extreme loss, you want to go back. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Sam sprang over the body and went in; and then he peered about at a loss. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I am sorry,” Princesse said, seeing no real strain of loss in Catherine’s eyes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And the mayor was a total loss, a scared jackrabbit, but one who at least would not talk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z RON: And I’m sorry for his loss but when he accuses Hermione of. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z That meant selling every stock mentioned in their clues and buying more shares of Westing Paper Products—at a loss of some thousands of dollars. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never enjoyed being a small elephant and hadn’t mourned the loss till now. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The Fugees needed an outright win to advance; a tie or a loss would send them home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was going to feel bad enough about the loss of Lem. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, with the loss of their savings, those dreams felt as far away as ever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z At the time of the divorce the Blooms had been eighty-three thousand dollars in the hole; there followed bankruptcy declarations and a substantial loss of valuable suburban property. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The decline tracks the Maya priesthood’s steady loss of the scientific expertise necessary to maintain its complex calendars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They could not abandon their houses, fields and granaries without grave risk of loss. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I came the minute I heard. I wish I could say something to comfort you for the loss of dear little Beth, but I can only feel, and...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted to call and say how sorry I am for your loss. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z It doesn’t surprise me that the sheriff would have such predilections, and I wonder if there ain’t some more sinister truth to the story about the loss of the sheriff’s sweet-tempered wife. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She knew what rankled in Nat’s mind—beyond the loss and the disappointment. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time I speak, I feel again the pain of watching my parents suffer, the cold and hunger of all those nights in Płaszów, and the loss of my two brothers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The loss of my tackle that morning had had a sobering effect on me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As they were healed of hurt and weariness of body the grief of their loss grew more keen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After this astonishing political loss, Conkling and fellow New York senator and Stalwart ally Thomas Pratt dramatically resigned their Senate seats in mid-May. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was reaching for his third towel when he passed out from the combined effects of loss of blood and the fifth of whiskey he had drunk earlier. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The truck bounced down the road toward Makeni, and I bounced with it as I wrapped myself in my grass mat and continued to cry for the loss of all my happiness. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Zooey seemed as at a loss for words as I did. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z On this night, he thought of all the dead Marines he had known and not known, and he loved all of them; the beauty and loss of this night moved him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln had been senselessly slain by the hand of a madman, and Jethro Creighton, with all the people of his time, had suffered an irreparable loss. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Blaine needed what she was unable to give and she needed what he was unable to give, and she grieved this, the loss of what could have been. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For the first time I realized that there were other students like me, and so I was able to frame the meaning of my academic success, its consequent price—the loss. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson spoke for many of the participants caught up in this intensely partisan and nearly scatological political culture when he described it as a fundamental loss of trust between former friends. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I remember how I took care in the arena to cover her with flowers, to make sure her loss did not go unnoticed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The Mighty Ducks seemed to take their loss in stride, but what if they hadn’t? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Boobie’s loss was just the kind of news he did not want to hear, an omen that the season was tailspinning out of control, somehow jinxed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not have appeared more openly and completely at a loss if Hazel and his companions had flown away over the trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sir. I'm afraid I’m at a loss, because I never got the privilege of your name.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The loss of tree cover would have caused large-scale erosion and floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He too had had a hard life, a life marked by loss and sad turns of fate. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He looked quite at a loss for what to say, and resorted to refilling their mugs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Brotherhood grieves and feels deeply the loss of its brother. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I make them all the time, I am at no loss for yarn. I started this one with no particular rêveur in mind to wear it, so clearly it is meant for you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he stepped off the threshold and stood still, almost at a loss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z That,” said Joe, summing up with his judicial air, “were the word of Biddy. ‘Go to him,’ Biddy say, ‘without loss of time.’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z People were listening to them talking about the loss of the old ways in the changing world. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z In his voice I heard the suffering and loss that matched my own. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Just blisters. Painful, but no charring, no long-term loss of mobility.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ron had taken the loss of his rat very hard indeed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was still the dull ache of loss when she thought about Daddy, truly considered that she would never see him again. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Behind them, the goose was beating his wings powerfully, throwing snow over the tracks they’d made; and near him, fire lost daemons were clustering or drifting away, crying little bleak cries of loss and longing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I’d known just enough loss by then to know that there was more coming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Of nervous prostration following on great loss or waste of blood.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I wanted you to have the money to make up your loss.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t bemoan the loss of my free time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was clear that both of our teams had lost in the semifinals and now would fence off for bronze, but they looked as if they struggled to move past their loss. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She blurted out the one loss she hadn’t mentioned the night before, “I don’t want to have to live without you.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So they tried to sink the loss in booze, and silence their grief with war stories about their courage, defending the land they had already lost. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, I could be wrong. Perhaps thee gods sent you here to test my judgment. But I think... I think you were sent here to make up for the loss of Jason.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh well, no great loss. I only know ‘Chopsticks,’ anyway.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the tournament, the suavely bedecked Bobby had played all eleven games without a single loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He moved across the cloister to loss Mordred gently, smiling upon them all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He blinked nervously, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z |
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