“How are we still having a match? There is a crisis afoot!” one witch in the crowd walking to the race said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

If each player acquired nine wins, the match would be considered a draw, and the prize money would be shared equally, but Fischer would retain his title as undisputed Chess Champion of the World. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said you had another match in an hour,” I panted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

This time Mars Bar was up against an East End lady in her prime, and she was matching him eyeball for eyeball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were no match for them, but we had to do something. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The painting of a tennis match between black and white players where neither had yet to score. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He fought a lot of matches, and lost, he said, “a lot of ’em.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was perfume that clung to him like perfume, and he had a girth to match his height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She picked out a can of chicken noodle soup, a quart of milk, a loaf of bread, a bar of soap, a box of safety matches and four tomatoes from a bushel basket. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he wouldn’t tell anyone what had happened—not even when Danny threatened to give him a matching set of black, green, and purple eyes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He has switched his black jacket for a tweedy brown one, and his hair under his matching cap is just as shockingly red as Poppet’s. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Millie is a lavender cotton ball in her matching sweat suit, socks, and headband. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Which side won the last match, Teddy?” inquired Jo, who persisted in feeling an interest in manly sports despite her nineteen years. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied Arnold while he passed around matching leather notebooks. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The maroon matched the stress hives that were starting to appear on her chest and neck. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I remember her, me, and Mandy going shopping. And they matched up and dressed alike and we had a good time.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I do not hear his fingers strike a match against the side of the box. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to ask for a pair of bell-bottoms or jeans, although Miss Honeywell looked snappy and mod in her shocking-pink bell-bottom pants and matching jacket with big gold buttons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then the stone was cut, chiseled, and hammered by the stone cutters so it would match the patterns or templates supplied by the master mason. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

The Saturday morning of the most important tennis match of my life was bright and sunny. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I fully intend on coming down and seeing you play a match this season too, he said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On our way home, we were slapping each other’s hands and pumping our fists in the air, as if we’d won a boxing match. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We unscrewed the lids of some of the jars, and I dropped in matches, but still nothing happened. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at Mo. The little trick with the burning match didn’t seem to have surprised him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The man struck a match and held a light for him, but he struck his own match and ignored the offered flame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The new river that had joined them was a close twin to the one they had been sailing down, and that one alone had almost matched the Mander or the Trident. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her glossy hair was bobbed and tied neatly with a pink ribbon that matched the dress she wore under a pretty white coat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bet they'd give him a matching smile with a knife right across his throat if they ever caught him. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Wilfrid Sheed, an American novelist and essayist, penned a comment just before the match ended that many would later regard as prescient. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Down by the dock, June and Nora are embroiled in what looks like an improvised jousting match, charging at each other on the backs of inflatable animals with pool noodles. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

What if it was as difficult to find two matching people? Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I saw them pull out the cup and the matches and half a piece of bread. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His wife sat on a matching sofa chair next to him and smoked a cigarette. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The air around us feels charged and electric, like if you were to strike a match, the air, the car, Violet, me—-everything might just explode. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I knew the planet must have been coded by Halliday, because its design matched the world described in 2112’s liner notes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Joseph struck the match, and soon the fire was crackling. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We're a good buddy match, because she likes to listen and I like to talk. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And if we had been evenly matched in men and weapons, we couldn’t have beaten them. They were men,” he said, “Real men.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie asked, “How come you don’t sell the sketch? You could get quite a boodle for it. Being that it matches up with the statue and all.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His snapback and Jordans match as usual and look brand new. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We paid for the beers, we matched and I think Cohn paid, and went up to the hotel. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She’d heard some Healers could match one person’s blood to another’s, but if it was done incorrectly, it was as good as poisoning the patient. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have a party in honor of your retirement. I have plenty of food—and no matches to burn the place up!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I was messing around on a gray mat that smelled of the sweat of a thousand wrestling matches. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Again, Axel’s tone matches what he’s feeling inside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Never one where Chekhov’s talent is matched, nuance for nuance, idiosyncrasy for idiosyncrasy, by every soul onstage. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Most families desire to be a matched set. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I wish I could take a picture of her in this huge chair with her matching outfit, ringlet curls, and sloped nose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hidden in latex, molded to the shape of their earlobes, and colored to match their precise skin tones, the earpieces were completely invisible. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At least it sort of matches my walls now, bright and vibrant and colorful. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Once the bugs were worked out of the Bonsack machines, Duke churned cigarettes out of his factories at an unprecedented rate—823 million in 1889—and at a price his competition couldn’t match. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The challenge match was set for five o’clock that afternoon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Bill and Hazel played black-jack at the table with matches for money. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He lit Daisy's cigarette from a trembling match, and sat down with her on a couch far across the room where there was no light save what the gleaming floor bounced in from the hall. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

My family's house was beige with navy-blue shutters and a matching front door, which we hardly ever used. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what I expected to feel when we walked up to that massive building, but I thought my heart would match the occasion. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lockhart, wearing lurid pink robes to match the decorations, was waving for silence. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Drawing a match from his silver vesta case, Frankie lit the cigar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And the number of surrendered guns is no match for even the number of new guns simultaneously coming to market. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There are no magazines in the waiting room, no television, only a collection of matching wing chairs lined up against the walls and a water fountain at one end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Werner folds the map into his coat pocket, packs up the transceivers, and carries one in each hand like matching suitcases. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Little did either of them know, but Kok had already decided not to pursue the possible match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The matches are wooden ones, in a cardboard sliding-top box, the kind I used to covet in order to make dolls’ drawers out of them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their song rose and fell in gentle crescendos that matched the waves lashing along the sand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had on silver eyeshadow to match her silver dress, and her red-lipsticked mouth was set in a thin, hard line. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My laughter matches his, starting in my belly and bubbling out. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had tried a few practice matches with his left hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he didn’t look much like Sheed, dressed in a black suit and hat that matched Mr. Flux’s. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hocked wallpaper, moss green with gold, in a pattern of sinewy trellises; a matching moss-green carpet; and on the walls, electric torches. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used that word, “lazy,” often, for his students who did not hand in work on time, black celebrities who were not politically active, ideas that did not match his own. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He finds his appetite has returned, so they share a bowl of dumplings and a packet of pieces of edible paper, with detailed illustrations on them that match their respective flavors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All taken into account, they were evenly matched. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Gunshots started blasting around them, pops from the piers and matching splashes in the water. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If it matches what you called, you win. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my room I peel off my damp bathing suit and put on the first clothes I pull from my bureau, an old shirt and shorts that don’t match. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’re done draping the soft tan blanket over the edge of the sofa, you can hardly see the parts that don’t match. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Someone matching the details I submitted had already filled out a form.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There were several yellow bursts and the sharp scratch that a match makes when it’s lit. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the rest of us were worrying over getting our printing to match exactly the example shown on the blackboard, Esther got praise for any kind of mark that resembled the letters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After about ten minutes of searching, the software highlighted a possible match. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He stuffed some more matches and candles into his pockets and set to work. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

And I have never had the kinds of friends who have matching bracelets, but I have always wanted them. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Father Judge was a “humorless cement box” with numerous stairwells and endless hallways that at class changes became a swirling sea of boys in matching blue jackets and red ties. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In December 2010, more than a decade after Pena first told me about his project, his team published the results: some of the mutations matched. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

No known bird can match the speed of a peregrine falcon in flight. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The intensity of the last few days at Langley had been matched only by the extreme heat that had enveloped the peninsula. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My father composed himself when Amy reentered the room, but when she turned to open the refrigerator door, he acted as though she were tossing a lit match into the gas tank of his Porsche. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When he typed “In the Pocket,” a matching cover image popped up. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The flames danced defiantly, and at first it seemed that the hoses were no match for them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Favoured to win the tournament, they held several doubles records, and watching them play was as exciting as watching a match of singles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our legs match rhythms, like paddles beating in time. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A leaky ceiling, a match and some kerosene would finish all this off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guards below were moving along the rows of shackled captives, trying to match them to the driver’s paperwork by name or description. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All three of them wore matching pink dresses and smart black shoes that they had left on—an act of defiance they’d get a scolding for if Aunt Rose wasn’t out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Plunking it onto the paste, they goaded it forward and discovered to their delight that its footprints did indeed match those of the fossil Buckland had been studying. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I imagined capturing several rebels at once, locking them inside a house, sprinkling gasoline on it, and tossing a match. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I set down my glass and picked up a letter and matching envelope. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, Sisi had set eight places at the dining table, with wide plates the color of caramel and matching napkins ironed into crisp triangles. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had smooth brown skin that matched his powerful bassoon-like voice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel took the last thing out—the baseball—and set it on the ice, and then struck another match and put it to the backpack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Just set a match to it and burned it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

O’Dell was to strike the match and hand it to me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One on one, the lowly worker was no match for the powerful restaurant owner who could fire and replace him in an instant. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At that point in the match, Fischer stopped taking the chances that are often necessary to win a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whites had arrived, imposed centralized government, and brought material goods whose value New Guineans instantly recognized, ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and umbrellas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita stuffed the bottle into the sack with the matches and put it into her jacket pocket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Ohhhhhh, I write—and sure enough, when I look up from my phone, the girls are watching me with matching amused smiles. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Nobody cares about some colored girl winning a tennis match in England,” Marion said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Complaining that “the Chicago people” were muscling in on his match race, Swope went into overdrive. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shorty struck a match on his zipper and casually flipped it at the two markers, which exploded into flame. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Their description hardly matches. I fear they might be rather startled.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I wanted to spend some time with my fighter before his big match. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don and I played in many tournaments, and even if he won, he would come back within a few minutes, challenging me to another match. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the sights and sounds didn’t match here. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He lit a cigarette, surely the twenty-fifth that day, and we had only just finished lunch; he threw the match into the empty grate, he picked up the paper. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

These are matches with haphazard rules run by gangsters, the matches where I find and catch the gamblers who get in trouble with the law. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To patch them in with a matching fabric would require an ability far greater than mine. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was largely because of this mastery of phosphorus that Sweden became, and remains, a leading producer of matches. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I popped out of my seat, picked up the matches from the coffee table, and was able to strike one on the first try. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, don’t mind her. She’s like a match. If she rubs up against something, she flares up for a second, but then she fizzles out very quickly.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The red lipstick and purple eye shadow that matches her muumuu somehow make her look regal, dazzling, eye-catching. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“These capes must be worth at least ten million gold coins. Maybe more,” said Valley as she admired the Laroux’ matching capes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

At six in the morning, we were all on the bus heading down from Pine Mountain to play our first rugby match of the year. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Both players used attacking moves, but Petrosian resigned, giving Fischer his fourth victory of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chess clubs everywhere saw memberships swell; during the match, the Marshall Chess Club’s roster doubled to six hundred, and the United States Chess Federation added tens of thousands to the fold. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He always ran to school on match mornings. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to match negatives with their prints, just look at the picture and look for the same one on the negative strip, put it in the envelope, and do the next one. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have to endure another shouting match. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Here are the stats for the second match of the period: One takedown...of me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Taimanov arrived with a full Russian entourage: a second, an assistant, and a match manager, but even with all the help, he was, nevertheless, helpless. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Annabeth, Chiron, and I came in, though, it looked more like a shouting match. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Vivienne goes through my jewelry cabinet, finding nothing adequately matching her ghostly dress in her own. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You two do realize we’re on a deadline here, don’t you? Never mind matching the color. Just give him a camera.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When Iceland submitted a bid to host the match, Bobby flew to its capital city, Reykjavik, to inspect the site. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone wore a shirt or dress made from the same fabric, and they had matching Santa hats. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at a couple wearing matching khaki shorts and Polo shirts with the collars at preppy salute. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There was a kerosene lamp on the nightstand but no matches. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He found what he was seeking, pulled one from the package, and said, “Have you a match?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

While other tributes that year were hard-pressed to get a handful of grain or some matches for a gift, Finnick never wanted for anything, not food or medicine or weapons. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pashayan also explored the possibility of moving the match to Hungary. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the gentlemen pitch in and work hard, but most of them just take turns standing guard, their muskets ready, with slow matches smoking. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Indeed, when the men had left the dining room to go into the taproom, she stayed behind, reading a book she had taken from a small silk purse that matched her lovely dress. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

To me, at the time, this seemed just too close a match to what we then knew to be Ruth’s “dream future.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least it kept her from thinking about the match girl. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My heart sped up to match the rhythm. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were denied funding from the state legislature, which we needed to get federal matching dollars. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Quentin hit the match with her hand and it went away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face and body language did not seem to match her words. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her curly gold-brown hair and golden eyes matched her helmet and sword so well she might’ve been engineered from Imperial gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The idea is I'd be there in the classroom with a matching computer. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Its orange skin matched the color of the coral in his nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My attitude had to match the level of the forgery. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Often the amount of amazement she wanted to feel never quite matched reality. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to match them with the faces on the show cards outside the theater. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Even without trying I knew it wasn’t for the front door, because it didn’t match up with the key that I wear on a string around my neck to let myself in when nobody’s home. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I practiced spelling long words and matching facts and dates. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He argued that he could match science, math, and computing skills with anybody. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the chief historian for the Navy Medical Department noted, “If it compares favorably, then that’s the end of the controversy. If it doesn’t match, you change American history.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I should never have considered the distance as one of the advantages of the match,” cried Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The second match lasted long enough for me to gain my bearings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had been more than thirteen years since the second Fischer–Spassky match, and people were saying, fearing, he might never play again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Handsome Lord Velaryon chose sea-green silk, the white gold seahorse at his throat matching his long fair hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The match became still faster, but more brutal. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He matched the shirt with a blue tie decorated with horizontal lines of little pink flamingos. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her beige high heels match her beige purse. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He shook the match out and then trimmed the flame. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You brush your hair, and your clothes even match,” the other girl replied. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A few people are sipping coffee and eating yellow and white pie—lemon meringue or banana cream—that matches the building. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Bull’s favorite hold in the wrestling matches that breached a twenty-year friendship in the Marine Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several years ago, two former sumo wrestlers came forward with extensive allegations of match rigging—and more. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Emily could see to identify this building as the former home of the Black Cat cafe, but the address matched what they’d found online, so it must be the right place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some matching strangeness in us that may or may not have come from our being related. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His matching white beard is thick and long, which also makes me think of Santa again. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Something about seeing that guy doused in fuel, holding a match. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The surgical team took life-size pictures of my face and X-rays of my skull so they could match the two together and see where bone and skin would have to be cut and moved. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mom is in her new red, white, and blue two-piece suit, a matching handbag stiff on her elbow. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pink in her cheeks matched her hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Um, let’s go with something different. Are you excited about your match tonight?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She set a cigarette between her lips and thumbed a wooden match to light it, blew out the match and put it back in her jacket pocket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In July, four months after the match with Euwe, he traveled to San Francisco to play again in the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A jeweled tiara gleamed amidst her long golden hair, its emeralds a perfect match for the green of her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I traveled, mostly with Mama, to other parts of the city, but nothing matched Harlem. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Two spools of thread, one white chess bishop, and six parts of a jigsaw puzzle...A teaspoon and a closed box of safety matches...A radish, two pennies, a nickel, and a golf ball. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory had a Talent for matching orphans to families—she felt a tug, deep in her chest, she said, when she sensed that two people truly belonged together, and she just knew. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The gods of the Vanir and the Aesir were too well matched. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Hard to say,” he said, letting the match fall, still burning, from his fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He matched gazes with the disfigured stranger, staring into those piercing, wounded eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It's tricky, because our running has to match up. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” Emmett shouts from the kitchen in a tone that doesn’t match the one he used before. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She visited Aunt Chipo’s hut and took a box of matches and a bag of beans. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, but do you have a lighter or a match or something?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Seven began tapping drumbeats on the closest object, trying to match the beat of her fluttering heart. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malvolio tugged down on the canary-yellow blazer that matched her canary-yellow blouse. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in a pair of matching chairs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In theory, a detective in Cincinnati could telegraph a few distinctive numbers to investigators in New York with the expectation that if a match existed, New York would find it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She’s in the front pew, wearing a pale yellow dress and matching hat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When she made it to the final match, even kids in other classes were shouting “Go, Emily!” and everyone went berserk when she won. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

People looked, and Hazel looked, too, and when she looked she realized that everyone else came in matching sets of one kind or another. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The last time chess had made the Times front page was in 1954, when the Soviet team visited the United States and Carmine Nigro had brought the eleven-year-old Bobby to witness the international match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Boy and horse alike wore gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with matching golden lions on their heads. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wore gray trousers and a matching jacket-style shirt, tapered at the waist, with short sleeves and a large pointed collar, made of a thin but durable synthetic material. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

If you both match, or both don’t, it’s a draw, but if one matches and the other doesn’t, the winner gets to keep all the money in the pot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His skin shifted colors and shades, dappled in the autumn light filtering through the trees, and sometimes he matched the trees around him so well that it looked like he was made of bark. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She was thinner, with pallid skin to match her gray eyes, and her hair had turned more silver than gold. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I have shoes in matching satin or silver straps, I have earrings which pinch like hell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am impressed, I will admit, that you made it this far. But as you can see”—he gestured toward the Nightbeast—“you are no match for a Nightbeast. Or for me.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can feel now the stiff, set smile on my face that did not match the misery in my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sulfur of the match hangs in the air for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was holding a leather purse in her lap which matched the turquoise border of her sari. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They matched their male colleagues in curiosity, passion, and the ability to withstand pressure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Before the match burned down into James' fingertips, Alfred saw the dark, widening stain on his torn coat sleeve, and the blood running off his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely a better match can be found for the girl?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the Olympics, there wasn’t a lot of time between bouts, and I needed every single minute to prepare for my next match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This was the day we were going to pay for our matching caps and T-shirts. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’s only one girl by herself, but she has a whole apartment, with a sofa and a lamp, a separate bedroom, and matching dishes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kepler, by contrast, was looking for a perfect match. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The symbol matched the swirling tattoos on Nailer’s cheeks, the labor marks that gave him a right to work the wrecks under Bapi’s supervision. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

If I changed direction, the treadmill would sense it, and its rolling surface would change direction to match me, always keeping my body near the center of its platform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One week before the match, Pollard rode out onto the Belmont course for his final test before the match race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything he does seems slower, like he's in complete control of time and makes it match his pace instead of the other way around. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If it were danger, he would not have struck the match!’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a lime-green coat to match her hair, with leopard spots and purple shoes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He held the match closer to Roscuros face, and a terrible smell of burnt whiskers rose up around the jailer and the rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Bobby said he was willing to continue the match, but the next game had to be a replay of the twelfth game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a varsity match, only nine of the team’s best fencers compete, three in épée, three in foil, and three in saber. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

First of all, did Mary’s assessment of John’s personality match the personality that she said she wanted in a man before the evening started? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Not a bad draw for our first match, but I knew Poland would fight to the very end. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They’d pause as if at the edge of deep water, and then start down the escalator, running, trying to match the apparent speed of the stairs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Rader pointed out that aside from any non-sanctioned matches, the official match for the World Championship would be in 1975, and it would consist of Bobby against whoever qualified through the Candidates system. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After the match, Fischer explained that he hadn’t been playing for draws but realized that his three-point lead was enough to win the title, as long as he could prevent Spassky from winning a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She put on an iridescent dress with nubbly flecks in the material, which somehow matched her silvery heels. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But unfortunately, we couldn’t hold on to the lead, with Dagmara failing to score any points in the eighth match, leaving the margin too large for Mariel to even the score and pull ahead. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The walls here are completely mirrored, each long mirror placed to align with the striped ceiling visible above and the floor that is painted to match. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I want her to see that every penny of change matches the paper. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Cool a burn, cool a burn,” he keeps repeating as the damp gauze feels like a match held to my skin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the match’s venue was moved to Belgrade, Slobodan Milosevic, the president of Serbia, met Bobby and Spassky and asked to be photographed with the two. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My knees went weak, but it was a good feeling, like I’d just been declared the winner of a match. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

All I’d have to do is match the street to one of each writer’s books. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

If someone struck a match on the Moon, they could spot the flare. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A jeep zoomed up from behind and pulled alongside us, slowing to match our pace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Iluminada has now crept forward to the edge of the circle to offer the matches to her mistress. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

At a sports arena where a boxing match was taking place, a mob broke through the doors and physically attacked the spectators. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

These Italians were also very mannered and matched manners with the two we had collected before. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

An inmate, perhaps surrounded by empty gas cans, stooping to light a match. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they figured they’d have all sorts of goodies like a gun and a knife and fishing gear and matches so they could hunt and fish and have a fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you punch me, midget, they’ll be burying you in a match box that same night.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher recognized my extraordinary talent, lined up a few regional matches, and one thing led to another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why were the two strands complementary to each other—A matched with T, and G matched with C—like a molecular yin and yang? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She was a short woman, with small hands like paws, her frosty pink fingernails painted to match her lips, and was slightly plump in her figure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pop up on my knees as she empties lace bras and matching panties all over her bed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I knew she was no match for him in that tangled mass of limbs and logs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached over and turned up the radio a little louder, matching Lily’s volume. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He threw the matches down, then went into his Tent. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Advocate De Vos became the new leader of the Crown’s team and could not match the eloquence or acuity of his predecessor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands of people in Lake could match that voice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She had a guy with her—tall, broad-shouldered, wearing matching khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Charging Dr. Euwe as the responsible agent, the federation warned him that it would consider the match “wrecked” if Fischer did not appear in Reykjavik by noon on July 4, Euwe’s deadline. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If a cell comes along and touches the virus and the stickiness of the virus matches the stickiness of the cell, then the virus clings to the cell. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked for ties to match and found a perfect one, but I could not tie it because I did not know how. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Presently he pulled out a box of matches. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were confident, and on their way to the assigned field they made fun of the competition—decked out with matching gear bags and all those silly-looking parents perched on the sidelines. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They had matching freckles and strawberry blonde hair, and they wore dresses cut from the same pattern. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The possibility of finding a match now seemed as distant as the sky above us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then he saw that the smile didn’t match her eyes. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Musa had a round face, and he was short and bulky, with tiny round ears that matched his face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mom grabbed her shuttle and ran for the porch, only to slip, both feet flying over her head, her pink ruffled matching house slippers sent sailing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But in the match race War Admiral would be his only competitor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The living room decor was sparse, with a velvet brown pull-out sofa and a matching ottoman and a TV console covered with adult diapers and unwrapped syringes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There don't tend to be a lot of crackling fireplaces during the Tennessee summer, and Colin didn't smoke, so no matches were on hand. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

On her torso, there was a white skull that matched the Marvel Punisher icon on the cover. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And it was his playing of the rumba that had made Tucker want to dance, and so tip over the matches. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And standing proudly next to the desk like soldiers were three matching powder-blue suitcases. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Their matching yellow shirts and brown jumpers, not to mention the same haircut and daisy barrettes, make them look like twins. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was after that match that Ali began calling himself “The Greatest,” and Bobby took issue with that, too. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Hot touch and a temper to match!” he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he got a pocketful of matches and a rag and the can of kerosene. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As Brannon extinguished the match, Odum began eating his cigar, taking large bites and swallowing the tobacco with the relish of a gourmand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby insisted that it be used in the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He lights a match and touches it to the candle by Mam’s bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She claimed to have never tried matching up friends before, and was doubtful she ever would again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Ripping open boxes, he found matches, then, swaying on his feet, he pulled out a single match. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Fischer was given his two prize checks, one from the Icelandic Chess Federation and the other from James Slater, the millionaire whose eleventh-hour financial offer had saved the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Toad dropped to his knees and held the lit match closer to his face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My sister puts on a face to match her whine, but Mom won’t allow it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Old Lord Merryweather’s inaction had allowed the rebellion to take root and spread, and Aerys wanted someone young and vigorous to match Robert’s own youth and vigor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And it will cost that much again to provide high security and a festival air for the match. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you have matches, you should light your cigarette first, so you breathe in the “harmful sulfur” instead of them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This match has been canceled,” Professor McGonagall called through the megaphone, addressing the packed stadium. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In time this oddly matched pair would play a large role in defining how the world viewed the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and, by extension, the very nature of the new Nazi state. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sitting on a tack trunk with his friend Bill Buck during the match negotiations, he made an amazing statement. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A matching blue headpiece rested in Sasha’s hair, a silk rosette over each ear. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass immediately gave her hairnet an unnecessary adjustment, then took out her cigarettes and matches, but she merely kept them for a moment in her hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The tournament wasn’t for another year, but there was a series of friendlies—matches that got the crowds excited for the oncoming competitions—throughout the year before. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

No formal disciplinary action has ever been taken against a Japanese sumo wrestler for match rigging. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In his mind, my entire life is this gigantic chess match, where every tiny move I make in the seventh grade has to be perfectly designed to bring about some glorious endgame decades later. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We got some of the nation's best experts to review the gun evidence, and they con-eluded the Hinton weapon could not be matched to the murders. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

No one else, save perhaps Jefferson, could match his record of service to the cause of independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was operating on my cousin Bulelwa’s ear with a set of matches when I accidentally perforated her eardrum. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Asked if the bout would be a grudge match, he replied: “In a sense. But not personally between me and Spassky...it’s against the Russians.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If cards from each of these decks are turned over one at a time in tandem, what is the probability that at least one exact match will occur? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flipped the match safe’s lid up and down, but stopped once the nearby passengers began glancing suspiciously in my direction. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

All three blades had matched hilts of yellow bone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pluck one that matches his royal look. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone is toned, tanned, bleached, and in matching workout gear. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This answer doesn’t match with the other facts he knows about Dr. Martin: that she’s a birder, that she heals injured animals, that she returns birds to the sky, to their families. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the street, Julia was walking alone, wearing her orange suede knapsack and an orange suede headband that matched. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Frith,” I said awkwardly, “I could not find any matches.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cop called in the number-plate registration and discovered that it didn’t match the car. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before the soccer match ended, he grabbed his shirt and slipped away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a whole it is a vast, miraculous musical jigsaw, never since matched by any composer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: She said that Grandfather didn’t like her very much — opposed the match—thought she was too Muggle-loving—too weak—but that you defied him for her. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

She had nothing left, except a baseball, matches, and a broken piece of mirror. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They are perhaps even more wily than that, hoping for a match. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Finn said, as he tried to match that icy stare, memorize features as bland as a scarecrow’s. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Game Time and Crunch Time engaged in a particularly sweaty and determined fencing match, their improvised swords—a fireplace poker and a snow shovel handle—whizzing and clanking. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He swung away, moving lightly and confidently; there was a bounce in his step that matched the laughter in his eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing happened,” I said, my voice rising to match Dad’s. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I poured half of the oil in my lantern down into the hole and dropped in a match. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All eyes looked to Jinx, and Jinx looked to Shady with a horror to match Mrs. Larkin’s. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

After all, her own grandmothers made her match, and look how that turned out. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A trace of sulfur filled my nostrils as he lit a match. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I have an hour until my next match.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry had been slightly worried that Slughorn might be at breakfast, but he answered his office door at the first knock, wearing a green velvet dressing gown and matching nightcap and looking rather bleary-eyed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You worked quietly, your fingers sifting through the beads, searching for another that matched. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The names scratched into the posts no longer match the occupants, but I can extrapolate who’s who. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I need to get a shirt that matches. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a year he had practically pleaded for a match on any terms, but Riddle remained uninterested. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those lively feathers don’t really match her personality, but like Tata Boanda in his ladies’-wear sweater, she seems unaware that her outfit is ironic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fjerdan guards were gesturing over their papers, trying to make the numbers and identities of the prisoners match up to the group before them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee was no match for my brother, but he gave me time to get up and wedge in beside him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the students swarming around them were grumbling about the match being canceled; others looked worried. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They take turns leaning forward to point out their moves with shrewd congeniality, playing it like a chess match, the kind of game that allows civilized men to play at make-believe murder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s difficult to match this evidence with Carol’s father, nice Mr. Campbell, who has a soft mustache and calls Grace Beautiful Brown Eyes and Cordelia Miss Lobelia. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We held brother-sister boxing matches in the kitchen, using the two sets of gloves my dad had given us for Christmas, along with personalized instructions on how to land a proper jab. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione, meanwhile, had found a place in the stands next to Neville, who couldn’t understand why they looked so grim and worried, or why they had both brought their wands to the match. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I focus on matching my rhythm to his as I reach the top of the stairs, passing another Dauntless leader. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Though it seems ludicrous to suggest that the outcome of the Fischer–Spassky match was predictable after only two games had been completed, one point going to each player, the case can be made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They then matched those dates to his bank records. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was not lawful in these matches to foin—that is, to make a thrust of the paint Finally there was swashbuckling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, he was quite surprised when the boat pulled violently, the motion matched with a pained cry. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Though she is poor, like us, she has a sharp fashion sense, matching unusual colors and patterns in ways that somehow make sense. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I believe I still lost a line or two during the riveting fencing match, but no one would miss them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The father reached over the seat again, and after saying something to his son in a soft voice that didn’t match his hard lie-scent, he grasped the fox by the scruff of the neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s invention of a new chess clock that operated differently from those traditionally used in tournaments had to be specially manufactured for the match, and Vasiljevic had it made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were raisins and a buckeye and a string of beads—one cigarette with matches. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The King’s advisors disapproved of the match because it was thought that she was half-fairy, for her eyes were as deep and richly verdant as the forest. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate three helpings, though the dinner gathering was as quiet as a chess match. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin matches the exact shade of mine—a sugared beignet fresh from the oil, golden brown and glistening under the lantern light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There were, on occasion, shouting matches at sea, but far more often a man was alone all night and had no one, even, to argue with. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lit the newspaper in several places, then touched the match to the cotton balls. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Gas chromatography of air samples might reveal blips of difference between substances released over a Glasgow football match, a committee meeting on academic promotions, and a summer beach on Saturday afternoon, all highly important. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fumbled for matches to light the fire. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a boy matching the description given out by the dispatcher: approximately five feet tall, ninety pounds, sandy brown hair. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Kettleblacks would charm her, take her coin, and promise her anything she asked, and why not, when Bronn was matching every copper penny, coin for coin? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Six weeks after the exhumation, the results of the DNA test were released by the Reykjavik District Court: the DNA did not match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cheerleader touched the names we both thought were good matches, but I shook my head no. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Across the country, turf writers began agitating for the match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were matches inside the food sack too. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

One with a bunch of newspapers and matches and lighters behind the counter. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

One year for Christmas, Mom bought me one of my favorite outfits—a pink polka-dot skirt and top with a matching collar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Someone has doused me in kerosene and lit a match. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The store sold matches, and bug spray, and aluminum foil. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was no match for me with his Catholic spells. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrapped pretty scarves around her neck to hide the box, and somehow these scarves always matched her beautiful outfits. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The space behind it was so dark that he had to strike a match to find the light cord. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Besides their well-known rallies where they burned crosses and preached race hatred, the Klan hosted regular dances, shooting matches, barbecues, bingo nights, and fishing trips. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In short, the two sides of the coin, the either and or parts, must match grammatically— subject with subject, verb with verb, preposition with preposition, adjective with adjective, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lit a match and held it close to Tinkerbell’s face to show her how it felt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was tall and slender and always wore black dresses that matched the color of her straight, long hair. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some yearning for the comfort of old habits must have seized him, because, finally, he pulled out his leather pocket chess set and started going over the last game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I take more photos: the ongoing handball match, the monkey bars where we played Gladiator, the long yellow slide, the swings. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there was none to be had, not even a box of matches. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was, I would ascertain, not especially smart, and his slow wits and mild manner were no match for the chaos swirling around him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while he copied out all their various offenses and punishments, he wondered what was going on outside, where the match would have just started...Ginny playing Seeker against Cho... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You can tell that they are a set because they carry matching black sketchbooks. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My work is costly, and I make no apologies for that, my lord," he said as he filled two matching silver goblets. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He insisted that in all publicity and advertising the match be called The World Chess Championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to match her relaxed tone, said sure, that sounded good, and we picked a night between Christmas and New Year’s. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Bob,” he said, “you have met your match with Mandela. You know he is right.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t surprising to me that during our matches the rest of the US fencers hadn’t bothered to cheer for me, especially since I beat Dagmara to get to the semifinals. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then the instrument of torture was put once more upon the table and a box of matches was produced. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

To end up with twenty-six letters to match the alphabet, they skipped any that were repeated. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

For the match to become a reality, he had to overcome the impulses of his nature. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had to trot a little to match his stride. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But then I flipped back and saw that the handwriting didn’t match hers at all. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He let the feeling soak in for a few moments before taking the matches and lighting each of the candles around the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, I separated the batch into three different bowls and mixed a little gel food coloring into each one—red, blue, and green, to match the Froot Loops. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was overruled by the match committee on the grounds that he’d failed to appear at the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, let’s just forget about it,” said Francis, lighting a cigarette and tossing away the match. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Momma was carrying a piece of paper towel, a jar of Vaseline and a Band-Aid in one hand and a fresh, dry book of matches in the other. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d always thought that the Soviets wanted him dead, because of the international embarrassment over the 1972 match, and his accusations of Russian cheating. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘No, but it is. It is supposed to match this spoon. Look at it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blue of the lake matched the blue of the water on the map and the river cutting southeast through the green forest looked just as it had on the map—delicate, winding. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tam’s Noise has a spaceship flying in it, one with a front hull that matches the upturned farmhouse. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As she got older, people in the family thought she’d be a good match for her cousin Charles, also an organizer, a collector, and a list maker. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finding one, I knelt down by the fire and struck a match against it. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somkit expertly steered the boat to the north side of the bridge, trimming the motor to match the speed of the current. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

R.C. lit another cigarette, snapped the match at me, and took a long drag. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Something in each picture matched something else in that picture, and then something in that picture matched something in a whole different picture. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

For total greed, rapacity, heartlessness, and irresponsibility there is nothing to match a nation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing us, he ran for the horizon, but no man’s legs are a match for a horse. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

A final-day match between two 7—7 wrestlers isn’t likely to be fixed, since both fighters badly need the victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The steps matched the movement of a long shadow cast down the driveway. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

A group of outsider weirdos in matching T-shirts and Maríachi hats. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She opened the hand that hadn’t been choking him and looked at the matches she’d picked up off the bathroom floor. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go for a walk now, Little Pumpkin. Take food from the storehouse. Get matches, a calabash, and whatever else you can manage without getting caught.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a matching suit jacket, and beneath it, a collared shirt starched stiff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the end, however, he was unwilling to match Hall’s offer to the magazine. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was emptier than the other, holding a collection of almost two dozen tomes that matched in size and color. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mom went upstairs and came down with the Christmas nightie and the matching slippers and stuffed them all into the Warm Morning and set them ablaze. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Joe Louis matches from years ago were the most exciting, dramatic sporting events I ever heard. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let me also adjust your makeup to match." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I struck a match to light my pipe. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “Now your hands almost match your head.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

There’s one now, trying to sneak into my box of waterproof matches—and another, peeking out the arm of my sweater! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each sleeve of his starched shirt protruded the same amount from the coat, just enough to show the matched cuff links, gleaming silver. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I started with my high-school diploma, applying one precious match with a feeling of remote irony, even smiling as I saw the swift but feeble light push back the gloom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is your shirt supposed to match your shoes or is that your purse? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother, match my steps. Walk with me. We must get back. There’s a storm.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The race would be one-on-one, though not officially a match race; by antiquated racing rules, a match had to be a purseless race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be the match hidden in my bed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The RNA of mitochondria matches the organelles’ DNA, but not that of the nucleus. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the weakest smile, like he really didn't have the strength or the will to break the blank stare and make his face match the words that came out of his mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was my luck to have a few good teachers in my youth, men and women who came into my dark head and lit a match. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Did he regret my existence when we were watching cricket matches together? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Through the raging walls of the whirlpool, I can see the Abyssal Serpent spiraling down with me, matching the pace of my descent, the same way it matched the pace of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Coach Mustilli was also letting me fence during varsity matches more often, especially when we were competing at larger matches against more than one school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Dragon’s words echoed in Minli’s ears and she felt as if she were searching for a match to light a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The warriors said the slow matches on the English men’s guns were smoking up the room, making them sick, and they should put them out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The sports appetite in that city was insatiable—they had professional teams in football, basketball, baseball, and hockey—and it matched my ambition. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got off her board several times to inspect the flowers, looking for insects or anything else that might match the words “firebug eyes.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Though he lay on his cot, his hands were groping fumblingly through the city of men for something to match the feelings smoldering in him; his groping was a yearning to know. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After all, our fingerprints matched, other details matched—I’m sure they thought the details that didn’t fit were just part of my attempts to hide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gold was inviting, and so was royalty, but they could not match the fever in his heart, and sooner or later she would have to catch it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Helen’s brothers were Castor and Pollux, more than a match for any mortal hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

To end up with twenty-six letters to match the alphabet, they skipped any that were repeated. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“By Jove, what an artist. There’s no one to match him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ben fumbled to take her matches away from her, then lit a match, the glow of the flame catching her for a moment, framing her in the nimbus of its brief life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when I shook out the match did I realize that I had used my left hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight, it’s a bulky gray sweatshirt and matching pants. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He would award school ‘colours’ by walking up to the chosen boy after a match and shaking him by the hand and saying, ‘Graggers on your teamer!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I knew exactly what to expect at an Olympic competition, I felt more confident than I had before my individual matches. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It is a key feature of his work that Galileo always carried out experiments to test hypotheses, modifying or abandoning those hypotheses if the outcomes of the experiments did not match their predictions. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was a forceful and attacking opponent, but in a two-game match, Bobby held his own and drew both games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A few lessons in that sort of dancing and a pretty costume to match would have been a perfectly pleasant way to spend the afternoon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The match in her hand had gone out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She understood and moved back a step, crowding him slightly as he tried to strike a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Joaquin wore a new suit that made him feel like an adult, and a tie that matched Mark’s. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I sit in her matching chair, which is less frayed but just as worn. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The rubakha had red embroidery around the sleeve ends and the collar, matching the design of black embroidery on the sarafan’s hem. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But still I made another string for my fishing spear, many hooks of abalone shell, and last of all earrings to match the necklace Tutok had given me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So we should go door to door and ask everyone to write the same words as on this note and we’ll see whose matches up.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let me get my strap. Carrying on like hopping mad kangaroos in a boxing match. Delphine, you know better than to jump on your baby sister.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

‘Pm pretty sure death matches weren’t an Olympic sport.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I heard a groping at the stove, and then he struck a match and the light flared about his face as he bent over the kerosene lamp, intent on lighting it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eighty percent in one match and 40 percent in the next? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Even if the match was positive, Estimo claimed that Jinky Young is still entitled to be named an heir, because Bobby treated her as a daughter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Accidental bumping of shoulders turned into open pushing matches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Some weeks he would refer to matches I hadn’t watched. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She nodded to a bunch of long matches in her dress pocket. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

As someone who had matched her hijab with her sneakers since she was in middle school, I was thrilled to have this creative business venture that was also helping other women look and feel good. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The fear of the void was so great that Christian scholars tried to fix the Bible to match Aristotle rather than vice versa. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Malcolm ran to the shelf and found a box of matches there as well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sound came from inside her again, and this time it was an irritated growl that so matched her own frustration she thought she herself might’ve made it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When the candle burned away, Mr. Milgrom struck a match and said that maybe it would last for eight days, like the oil in the story. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

To-day he is a drawn, haggard old man, whose white hair matches well with the hollow burning eyes and grief-written lines of his face. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And all at once, it had become clear to Miss Mallory that the child’s heartbeat matched up precisely with her own. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Barring the eyes, he looked like an albino, but Kaz happened to know that he’d been tailored to match the decor of the House by a certain Grisha on the payroll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Its diameter matched that of the silver egg I held in my hands. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was Woolf, and he wanted to get Pollard’s opinion on the match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bought some deep-brown wool and three- fourths of a yard of matching velvet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were matches upstairs in the bedroom, but I did not like to go for them because it would mean disturbing the housemaids at their work. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the youngest, songs with three notes are an excellent place to start, because these children will not have much difficulty imitating or matching these pitches and can be successful from the outset. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His face was thin and his hair was bleached to a metallic tone that matched the gold in his eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Emily could see to identify this building as the former home of the Black Cat cafe, but the address matched what they’d found online, so it must be the right place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A long walk in the grounds seemed indicated, during which — if they had time — they might discuss the match. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Kid Comets was catching a pigeon, spilling gasoline over it, then lighting the bird with a match, just as you let it go. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the floor there was a table twelve feet high and a chair to match. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t need matching DNA for someone to be your brother, Andrade knows this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The data show that in the sumo tournaments held immediately after allegations of match rigging, 7-7 wrestlers win only 50 percent of their final-day matches against 8-6 opponents instead of the typical 80 percent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t help notice her two big toes sticking out from the gap, because they were painted with matching dark pink nail polish and were very bright. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s it about?” asked Jonathan, taking a step and a half to match each of the strides of the bigger man. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

To see if my reaction in reality matches my reaction in the simulation. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Indians were unwilling, too, to match the English tactic of massacring whole villages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If Bobby took anything away from that match, it was the knowledge that the Soviet players were the best in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In watching thousands of match races, he learned that in most cases the horse who broke from the start fastest would win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's sparking the flame of a burner using a match, saying, "Good thing it's gas," and Mabel is nodding yes and I am, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Soon it was evident to Bull that he couldn’t match the fire power of his family’s combined voices, so he quit singing and concentrated sullenly on his driving and his cigar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s now consider the following statistic, which represents the hundreds of matches in which a 7-7 wrestler faced an 8—6 wrestler on a tournament’s final day. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“No call for you to have matches. Burn the house down.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struck a match and tossed it in, started a giant flame on the paper that quickly jumped to the wood. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The matches are lying next to the silver candlesticks on the table. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She decided to change her shoes because they didn’t match her dress, and left to catch her bus. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's enough, Nick. We can all see he's no match for you." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The match stopped, but the referee didn’t call a point for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Today the women were sifting through photos of possible matches. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In return we loved him with a silent ferocity that only animals can match. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I twisted it at the ankle like I’d seen them do at the wrestling match. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunny and her moms were both wearing matching African head wraps. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Toward afternoon the wind diminished somewhat, but the courts were all taken, and I decided to go down to the beach and lie in the sun and think about my match the following day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With RiRi’s help he was freed, and the pair bounced and giggled on the sofa’s matched set. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Papi passes me a box of long-reach matches, and after striking one, I try to meet her eyes, hoping that the flame in my hand is a symbol of peace blazing between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I swirl the colors together until they blend into a richness that matches a sliced almond. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her fingers felt like lead, but she rummaged through her backpack and found the matches. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mostly, he boxed in preliminary matches to warm up the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In team matches, the Manhattan usually, but not always, came out on top. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She struck a match, blew it out and darkened her eyebrows with the burnt head. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Both matches took minutes, yet, seeing, I was in a zone where time slowed. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The cold light in Raheem’s eyes matched the tone of his whispered promise: this wasn’t over yet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The woman on the porch reached out with contempt for them all, and struck the kitchen match against the railing. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A hammer, some screws, some Scotch tape, and a box of matches.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Does his behavior in battle match his appearance?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke through the flare of a match as he lit a cigar. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Nettle struck a match and held it up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The other men let out a storm of protest at using up their precious matches. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

But watching another match die out under the wet wood, I could feel the rush of energy in my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Back up at the barn I carefully stowed our booty: matches, soap, clean clothes, more blankets, dog food, a single candle I found under a chair, and some books. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He filled the thermos with water and then hunted through drawers until he found matches, which he wrapped in tinfoil. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Natalie picks up where she left off, matching buttons to feathers and stones. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But hey, if she hadn’t hidden these matches, I wouldn’t have them right now. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A shelf along the wall contained a kerosene lantern, spare wicks, matches, and oil. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He sat at the long bar nursing vodkas with cranberry juice, glancing at the soccer match on TV and the busty Brazilian bartender who spoke only a little Spanish. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Do you mind that I used your mockingjay? I wanted us to match,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure there would be a way to raise enough for the new Alabama office to meet the minimum federal matching requirements. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A car pulled up alongside me, slowing to match my pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Baba paid for the chi­ld s, our matching wedding bands, and for the diamond ring I picked out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Gussie put her lamp down on the washstand, struck a match, and lit the lamp on the bed table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They lit the torches for the wrestling matches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

No one could match the fineness or colors of the widow's silver clouds, flaming flowers, or crystal lakes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I held the match up so I could get a better look. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were no match for her, even though there were four of them against one of her: She was a witch, as Harry knew, with prodigious skill and no conscience. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She lit a cigarette and spent a moment identifying with the smoldering match. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When would I ever have had a chance to practice lighting matches? Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the wings, we watch as Millie takes the stage in her skirted gingham swimsuit and matching wedges. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She carried Doon’s bundle ashore, along with the boxes of candles and matches, and as she set them down, Doon came back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We have tried wireless, but the noise is such an irritant, and we prefer to store up our excitement; the result of a cricket match played many days ago means much to us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Joey had to think about this, the matches and the first aid stuff and the crazy look Momma had in her eyes made it seem like hurting Byron was exactly what Momma wanted to do. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Joey showed up, Jeffrey pulled out this little memory game that he had made, with pairs of matching cards with different Ramadan pictures on them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crazy about wearing a colonial soldier carrying a gun on my jersey every time I go to a match,” Elle said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Nice commentary last match!” said Ron to Luna as she took back the green onion, the toadstool, and the cat litter. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

No one responded, and the man with the match wasn’t fazed by the outburst. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I shake my head again and dig into my breakfast, matching Jenna bite for bite. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We match our strides, concentrating on our feet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Since 1982, the war has raged like a forest fire set with a few matches and a gallon of gasoline. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The first story was beige brick, and the second and third stories were yellow, with the fire escapes painted to match. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Or, at least, Miyoko would be the only impediment if it weren’t for the U.S. government, which, ironically, may walk away from this chess match with the best score. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

You dress them in their best clothes and they behave their best to match them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harvard couldn’t match Troy as a setting, and in Segal’s whole novel only one person died. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Edward soon took on the job of matching mothers and babies. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron climbed the stairs to their dormitory, still discussing the match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He inspected the tin and found the biscuits shaken to pieces but not damp, and the matches were safe as well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Billy was preposterous—six feet and three inches tall, with a chest and shoulders like a box of kitchen matches. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly found a pair of yellow canvas sneakers to match her own skirt. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The site, described as a system for matching people who want to establish contact with their “next-of-kin by birth,” seemed reputable and aboveboard—nonprofit, no fee required. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Albert slowly reached into his pocket, but his box of matches was empty. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“They set the tower on fire. I’m sure it went up like a box of matches. It would have been twenty-year-old jungle wood, left over from the Belgians.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped them off on the nearest wall, put his hand in the pack again, and threw Farid a box of matches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A group of Nigro’s protégés won the first match with a score of 5–3; the score of the second match has been lost or forgotten. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To wrest a draw from a former World Champion was neither small cheese nor minor chess, but Bobby was unhappy since he’d lost the match, 1½–½. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A match held cautiously near to it brings it up to 101.6°. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Nolan scraped a match on the side of the box. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Once again he won the chess match and laid the ball in for a nineteen-yard touchdown. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There has never been a third-party movement to match it, not in the number of electoral victories it won, nor in the feeling of class unity across racial lines it engendered. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the very idea of banking on some kind of matching support from the government seemed laughable after their internment experience. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the only decoration on the peeling walls was a large and ugly painting of an eye, matching the one on Count Olaf’s ankle and all over the house. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Once, the Feats were not matches at all, but executions. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

We spend our time knitting matching sweaters, baking wholesome cookies from scratch, and watching my brother’s hair fall out. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Flanked on either side by not just one, but two wild cards in the Phoenix Riders’ first match of the season. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, I wouldn’t, for the smart caps won’t match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. Poor folks shouldn’t rig,” said Jo decidedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dug miniature graves, put live captured caterpillars into little match boxes, buried them with informal ceremony and erected little pebble headstones over the tiny earth mounds. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our numbers seem to hold them back from physical assaults, but more shouting matches are starting to break out along the border that is quickly forming. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children said that the boiler, jumping up and down, bursting steam, flames shooting out the bottom, matched their dreams when they had a fever. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why doesn’t the ref restart the match? Why doesn’t he, Coach?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He struck a match and put it in his mouth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers pulled a match free and struck it on the side of the block. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

From the woodlot the whole country looked white, as if it had been painted to match the church and the houses around it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of it made her feel like a match for this enormous millionaire. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I can’t,” said the girl, her eyes on the fading match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He was ill when I was playing in that match.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I lit the match and it sizzled to life, the burnt sulfur smell singeing my nostrils. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was short and skinny with glasses and a beard that matched the little bit of hair on either side of his head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I took an extra moment to thank Allah for allowing me to reach this moment, but also to help me find the strength and courage to win the matches still ahead of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Whether or not the appearance of their body matched the gender in their mind, there was some core understanding: my identity is this. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mami looks from one to the other as if she’s at a tennis match eagerly awaiting the outcome of the game. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Her flush matches the deep ginger of her hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of wheeling your cart out to the parking lot, a cart boy in a pressed poplin shirt hung a number on it and handed you a matching red-and-white tag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They wore matching suits of traditional samurai armor, and each had both a short wakizashi and a longer katana strapped to his belt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Plus she knew I was too scared to have a real match anyway. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was expecting something dinky and dark, to match the outside. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tariq was sitting at the board too, in turns watching the match, then listening in on the political chat at the adjacent table. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Despite his promotion of Fischer Random and his rejection of and scorn for the “old chess,” he still played over games, tempted by the action of contemporary tournaments and matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He shook out his match and threw it in an ashtray; then he inhaled deeply on his cigarette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Millions of Soviets were avidly following the progress of the match, fascinated by Fischer’s mastery. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

However, Mr. Lyte, owning the matching cups, would pay a very good price. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I picked out a red one so that it would match your sunglasses.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know yet which one of these gentlemen I’ll be matched with. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’s a much better match than I am, because this is what bothers her: not that her husband is a liar and a killer, but that he’s just compared her to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten days before the match began, Bobby received the following letter from the Department of the Treasury: Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She also wore a matching red plastic bracelet on her arm. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He touched a match to it, and a little fire crackled to life. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Bless my soul! Did you ever hear of anything to match it? Why does Palomides think she has fallen for him. “ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted down from three, and they began to turn the winch, carefully matching each other’s pace, eyes on the weakened link. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I just want to warn you that you’re going to get a really, really dumb letter, so don’t read it. Don’t even open the envelope. Just take a match to it.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s sterling silver. I wish I could’ve gotten you gold to match. But at least this one’s stronger.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And to have a face to match her words made our connection seem that much more real. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was coal black inside the store, but I knew the shelf where Mr. Klein kept the matches, and also where he kept the candles. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

At the commencement of the match, they were privately expecting to see Fischer humiliated on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They favor plaid for autumn with matching sweaters in colors named after fruit, like apricot and russet apple. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Onlookers light matches for him, and the call goes out for a lamp. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Two matching SUVs are parked in the drive, shining as if their pretentious mechanical lives depend on it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He sprinkled the pages with cider to make them more inflammable, touched a match to them, and a little jet of flame curled upward. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took out his pocket watch and lit a match to read the dial. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ron was not unique in this respect; interest in the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw game was running extremely high throughout the school, for the match would decide the Championship, which was still wide open. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I knew he was lying, but I also knew if I accused him, he’d deny it and there’d be a loud yelling match that wouldn’t do me any good. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their match was to begin in May 1971 in Vancouver, Canada, on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The never-ending rain pounded against the patio door, matching my rapid heartbeat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A “diamond” earring glistens in one of his ears, and his snapback matches his sneakers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Working with James Chadwick, whose experimental skills matched his own, Rutherford trained his alpha particles on a series of gaseous targets: oxygen, carbon dioxide, even ordinary air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Next came the living room with its tattered, overstuffed green velvet chair and matching couch. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lit the cigarette with a match and took a drag. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I hadn’t seen them before, but on the far end of the convention center there was a group of African-American kids in matching uniforms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Take off my mittens and matching pink hat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The gray skies outside matched my mood, and Jennifer knew that my thoughts were far away, somewhere on a tropical island. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She took hold of the other pick and attempted to match his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She one a those grown ladies that still dress like a little girl with big bows and matching hats and such. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Rage controlled Cole’s hand as he drew back, paused for a split second, and then flipped the lighted match inside the shelter. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Dari’s parents looked at her with matching frowns of confusion, but Dad just sighed as we disappeared into the house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Fashion Minister would want me to highlight which dresses best match each particular look. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But not much money was bet and he had won it quite easily since he had broken the confidence of the negro from Cienfuegos in the first match. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That wicked boy. I hate him! But he is no match for me,” I said with a feigned bravado. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Nothing matched, yet somehow, it made a muddled kind of beautiful. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I remembered Seattle as a town sitting on hills beside a matchless harborage—a little city of space and trees and gardens, its houses matched to such a background. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garry Kasparov, the reigning champion, was one who discounted the match’s significance. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He scraped a match against the pavement, and it flared up instantly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Both were tall and blond, wearing matching wire-rimmed glasses and long black overcoats. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mama had trimmed a matching shawl with thimbles, so that when she walked Angeline jingled softly and enticingly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The officer pointed to an enormous slate-gray ship that matched the menacing sky. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It’s worth thinking about the incentive a wrestler might have to throw a match. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Much of the talk about the table was of the matches to be fought upon the morrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I lit a match to sterilize the scalpel and began talking. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As I didn’t have any matches with me, I had to resort to sympathy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Crimson doors are spaced out every few steps, matching the rug that runs down the center of the hardwood floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I set a match to the kindling in the fireplace and ran and got extra lamps and set them around the perimeter of his blotter like an intimate constellation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When Rani gets back on the ground, she takes some matches and things out of her bag. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Chandresh himself wears a suit of vibrant purple with a gold paisley waistcoat, and throughout the evening, he smokes specially made cigars that spout matching violet smoke. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

From the rooftops I could already tell that there were about a dozen bars that matched the location and his description—here on the ground, I count out nine of them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“How are you feeling about the match tonight?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yanked the door open, and there she was with her hair pulled back, wearing a gray wool skirt and a matching blazer. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She wore a flowing white strapless dress, and her matching white shawl flapped around her like wings in the ocean wind. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Oh, the Test matches that have saved us from ennui, the boxing bouts, even the billiard scores. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They feature different looks—nose shapes, hair and eye colors, facial structures, hair textures, body shapes, and skin tones—matched with fabric swatches and rouge-stick smudges and nail lacquer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The four of us are wearing matching black face masks tonight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An eight-pointed star was tattooed upon her brow in a shade of blue that matched her gown, its sharp lines extending to her hairline. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They rowed beautifully and matched the JV’s time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was a game of mix and match, head and tail. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had never been electricity, but I found matches on the mantel that no one had bothered to take, and there was some firewood still in the pile. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Down in a corner, he found the little packet of matches. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sarah Gorelick, one of the women being tested, overheard Cochran and Lovelace in a shouting match over Cochran doing the tests. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But it takes time to match every noun and verb, sort all the tenses, remember all the articles, set the tone for every s. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A wooden match flared, and he saw James, crouched like a cat, his eyes wide, sweat bubbling on his face. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rich bed drapery now matches my signature pink camellia flowers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The dark rooms grow darker: the parlor needs a struck match to see the face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was charm, both in the color, which exactly matched her eyes, and in the angle, which made her face look dramatic instead of simply thin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witch-woman cracked her whip, and her cart jolted off down the muddy road, drawn by a matched pair of horned white billy goats. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he has only a match and a can of Coca-Cola and a stick of mint gum, he can use them to booby-trap the bad guys and escape. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to strike the match, but her hands were shaking so badly she couldn’t. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He passed Shadow a book of matches and a plastic ashtray with the Motel America logo on it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I try to match the colors of the English words to the new Spanish words. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I turned to the cast and told them that our production would have been no match for theirs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I twist my head from side to side like I'm at a tennis match and steal another glance at my watch. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby had triggered similar reactions at other tournaments and matches; fans often wrote him admiring letters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Such a match evoked the drama of some of history’s great rivalries—clashes such as Mozart vs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He has a huge purple bruise covering half his face-—the other half is red and angry to match his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My costume would be her horrible wig-hair and a purse full of fruits and matches, and honey packets, and a general demeanor of bloodthirsty competition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Charles had found the matching book in the 300s room on the second floor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Luke would jog over sometime before the match and be as pleasant as possible. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jody went to the rack and found a lantern and a tin box of matches. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was almost as large as her overseer, clothed in reds and oranges that matched his thinning hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s the matching bedspreads, the night tables, the lamps, the bureaus, the doubleness of everything in their room, that gives me this impression. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She matched her stride to mine without seeming impatient at the pace. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They still had two candles left and half a box of matches. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She and Ron left the field to sit in the stadium, and the Gryffindor team gathered around Wood for his final instructions for tomorrow’s match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Aunt Consuelo and Catarina would be disappointed that she did not try it on at once, but she didn’t have the feeling in her heart to match its vivid color. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

True to his word, Stan did hit with me before his match. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted me to buy the orange one, but it wouldn’t have matched my shirt. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, every set of coordinates matches up with a major city. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At lunch, shortly afterward, he told a newsman that he was “not abandoning the match,” but Fischer had acted improperly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not when they also all had matching birthdays. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Woolf hustled him deftly; having begun his career booting horses through walk-up match races in Indian country, he knew how to hit the gas on a horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used the word everyone was most afraid of—“ghetto”—dropping it like a lit match. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But by his tenth attempt, he could almost match Minho at the task. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ben turned to walk into the house, but Bull followed him, matching his steps and throwing the basketball against his son’s head at intervals of three steps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tears off a match, lights the wick: it flickers and then burns with a steady flame, which gives the illusion of motion to the faceless statue beside it, all hips and breasts. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“The reason I’m attending Central is so I don’t have to spend my life being somebody’s nanny,” I said in a tone to match his indignant manner. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chacko became a fat man, with a body to match his laugh. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On December 12, a meeting between the Housing Authority board and tenants turned into a four-hour shouting match as many black residents vented long-simmering frustrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know all too well how it is when the beautiful visions you’ve been fed don’t match up with reality. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Now I check that none of the other titles also match, but I’m safe. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He and his older brother were the same height, equal matches by all societal standards now, but Kamau still had a way of looking at him that could make him feel so small. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The flimsy wood and tar-paper walls were no match for this wind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So much was at stake in the upcoming match that conflict was almost bound to result. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That was the mistake, you realize. They were too well matched. Too taken with each other to be competitive. And now they can never be separated. Pity.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The phosphorescence gave dim shadows — A match flared. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Mallory had famously matched one girl only seven minutes after she stepped off her train. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, the house was all color and brightness and matching sets, the kind that had furniture that was just for decoration. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Often used for trade union meetings, the huge domed theater had been modified for the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were clad in matching lambs-wool doublets, silver-grey with dark blue trim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His stomach blocks his view of his feet, and since his wife passed nobody tells him that his pants are too short and his socks don’t always match. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A blue-blooded American prince, who wore his black polo shirt with the collar popped under a matching cable-knit sweater. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I took a box of matches and set fire to the fragments. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

What if I say something that doesn't match what Noodle said? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was older than many of the space pilgrims, some of whom were just out of college, but she matched them at every turn for enthusiasm and work stamina. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was a box of matches on the side-board, as I expected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Weed,” Josephine said, striking a match, “will beat me within an inch of my life if he finds the ’ouse in such a state.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I should probably prepare for my Joust match anyway. But here, let me hit you with a Cure Serious Wounds spell before you go.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Most days, he and Cotton ended up in some kind of wrestling match, throwing sofa cushions at each other until Cotton ended up whining to Mrs. Odom. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He found a candle stub and lit the tiny wick with a match. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He put the meat and the matches together with the mess tin into his rucksack and searched the other tents, but found them empty. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could bundle up some of my clothes, and the sheets, and strike my one hidden match. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I already ran the numbers. At best I could get twenty-five meters per second. Even if I could get to forty-two, I'd need another forty-two to match Hermes when I came back." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s no match, Estimo can press his claim that the samples purportedly taken from Fischer’s body are fraudulent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby loved being there and was in a perpetually good mood, with thoughts of growing rich from the impending match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it matches the pin I wore in the arena.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then I matched the map in the gift shop to the thumbtack holes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lolo will forget how to count and match the tiles one day. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She opened a drawer, removed a box, then struck a single match. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the look he was giving me was really ugly, and I wondered whether he’d heard a New York accent recently and found mine a poor match. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The key and the door’s keyhole didn’t match, but she tried to unlock it anyway. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The apron matched the stripe in her hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I once had to break up a shoving match at a senior citizens’ picnic on the North Side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

From this, it came about that the French were not strong enough to match the Swiss, and without the Swiss they did not test their chances. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

And once I’ve disappeared to the bedroom to put it on, I find an old pair of black shoes to match. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, man and boy watched the soccer match with equal delight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But even from here, thirty feet away, I know that the reality of her is going to match my memory. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

When you use the “nude” color of underwear and Band-Aids, do you already know that it will not match your skin? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She bent quickly and picked up the box, and let the spilled matches lie. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Both had chosen a deep green that matched their eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Each week they match wits with a special invited guest. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They were no match against his expert swimming. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels like a match lit against my skin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Her slender body was no match for mine. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d probably look silly on that go-kart, just like I'd look silly matching steps with some boy in the multipurpose room at school. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two men wearing stiff new camo and matching pants step out of either side of the truck. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I set a third candle in a holder on the table and used one of the sulfur matches in the drawer to set it alight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The boy had already burnt his fingers playing games with matches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“And the moon too, if he wanted the matched set to use as bookends.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He asked the night clerk for a book of matches. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Fie handed me cigarettes and matches from his pockets before entering a small cubicle with a curtain for a door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even after months of managing egos and matching names and positions, Garfield didn't have the rest of his cabinet in place when he reached Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cardan tucks my arm firmly through his before striding into the entryway, and I feel a rush of warmth as I match his step. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Though Bobby had always pushed for Belgrade as the site of the championship match, a tentative understanding seemed to have been worked out to at least split the match between Belgrade and Reykjavik. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We always had to wear our school uniforms and ties whenever we showed up for a rugby match; that was just the way things were done. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lost them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid first years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“It was given to me by a Vera Cruz girl; they are very generous,” he replied, striking a match and lighting his cigarette. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the match, but she didn't strike it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably looked like a strange kind of wrestling match, the two of us pulling on each other in the field. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The amount of relief I feel right now is matched only by the amount of adrenaline coursing through my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Surely, in a match of such ferocity, blood must have been spilled. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

On his bedside table were loose matches, unused stationery, a penny dreadful left facedown at the page he had stopped reading. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Chess players were beginning to regard the forthcoming Fischer–Spassky duel as the most important match ever played by an American. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, everybody. They’ll match my shoes to the prints, you know they will. And then it’s... Why are you both shaking your heads?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s something about tinder and kindling and oxygen, then she’s arranging some bigger hunks of wood that came from who knows where, and pulling a box of super-long matches out of Scoob’s bag. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He picked up another toilet paper parachute, lit two matches at the same time, set the parachute on fire, yelled, “Take two!” and sent the next Nazi screaming into the toilet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small desk, a narrow bookcase, and a white dresser with a mirror were crammed into the tiny space, along with Lissa’s bed, painted white to match the dresser. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The deep dislike and distrust the Romans felt toward Cleopatra only increased when Caesar reformed the Roman calendar to match the Egyptian method of tracking the year. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The armorer had a chest like a keg of ale and a gut to match. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I almost matched my mistress Queen Gertrude’s height, and I imitated her carriage, even the tilt of her head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I always run the morning of a match,” he said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then I start pulling the food out of the trash, putting it back on the shelf, trying to match her pace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I match my inhales to the inhales of the other initiates, and my exhales to their exhales. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He could also hold his own in the ring and almost knocked out that monster Carter in the intramural matches last year. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found her friend in the thrall of a queen who lived in a palace of ice and had a heart to match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But little matched the horrors of the concentration camps and gas chambers. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But in actuality, the wrestler on the bubble won almost eight out often matches against his 8-6 opponent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Nipper observed from a booktop, swinging his head as if watching a Ping-Pong match. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The bright blue of the lake that was painted on the rear panel matched the blue leather seat. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

When we had got some little distance away, we went into a clump of trees, and struck a match, and looked at the child’s throat. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s as if she went to the paint store to match them up. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“A poor performance, Percy Jackson. Luke tells me you were never his match at swordplay.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Go, Rebels!” cheers Mary Frances Truly, jumping up and down in her matching sweater set. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She’s a big lady wearing a purple dress and a little hat that matches. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fight is last on the list, which means I have to wait through three matches before I face her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It became clear, however, that Titomirov had no interest in yet another Fischer–Spassky contest, but wanted a Fischer–Kramnik match instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Underneath a gray blanket he was using like a cape, she could see flashes of quilted red clothing that matched the girl’s. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Camilla tried to light a cigarette, but one match and then another went out. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had chosen my cream-colored dress with the brown satin sash and a matching ribbon for my hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The first thing that strikes me about Millie’s house is how everything—from the fake flowers to the paint to the throw pillows—matches. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The girl blinked at her, and then thrust the bunch of matches into her hand. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Angel and Kiara, dressed in matching jeans and shirts, walked back and forth to the refreshment stand ten or fifteen times, giggling and hoping they were being noticed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they watched, they saw powerful warriors of all ages and places, well matched in battle, dressed in their war gear, each man fighting his hardest. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As they transformed, three matching necklaces appeared around their necks, glowing red pendants hanging from each. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The deadline for moving ahead or abandoning the match was looming, and then it came...and went, with no further word from the champion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Four tests and eight matching plus signs later, it was confirmed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The tide of drugs was matched by a tide of guns. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We found a bottle in the trash room, Sassy. Inside that bottle was a trace of poison that matches the poison we found in a water glass we took from your parents’ bedroom.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

After a shouting match with Beidleman, he convinced the guide that he knew the way to the tents. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

From his years holding Irwin’s horses for relay races and matches, Smith knew something about one-on-one races: If one horse could steal a commanding early lead, he almost always won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the door opened and out walked not Dr. Wellington, but a black man dressed in a leopard-skin kaross and matching hat, who was carrying a spear in either hand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe Ash just wanted to pick someone who matched his team’s pedigree. Isn’t that right, Ahmadi?” he says to Roshan. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could feel my mind sifting through all the various presidents that day, trying to match what I remembered from history classes with visions of the families who’d walked these actual halls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Spassky wanted a short postponement before the start of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Trainer Conway stood on the sideline and watched his horse from afar as he circled around the course, legging up for the stout mile-and-three-sixteenths distance of the match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her ulo and needles and matches were more important to find. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm listening to all this from the tub, the water hotter than I can stand it, to waylay the cramps snaking into my calves after two brutal tennis matches that day. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid had written about them in her letters, and Moon Orchid tried to match them up with the descriptions. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to fit in with the ranchers and cowboys who were already there, but it was not a good match. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a little soft on the sides, but her almond eyes are matched by a lovely old-fashioned face, shaped like a guitar pick, all curves leading dramatically to a small chin with a big mouth. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nor do they match any I learned about in training. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As with either. . . or, they may take some arranging; all require that the two sides match. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Your punch has gotten pretty solid over the years, but what you gonna do when you finally get in the ring, not for a spar but for a real match? Break your hands all up?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She wanted to feel it more than she wanted to win the match. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

You can tell with some: she would have been the same if he’d held a lighted match to her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the match was held to a candle and the candle sputtered to life and Despereaux saw that there was a rope tied around the man’s ankle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She looked like a Kristen-Tiffany-Declaration triplet in matching ankle socks and ponytails. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine a raven sitting on Daniela's shoulder, and I blacken her hair to match its wings. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He smiled for the first time; his teeth matched his disgusting nose. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They liked to dress Trina and me in matching frilly dresses and hats—hers were usually white and mine were pink. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And then a sulphur match was struck and burned a tiny blue until the wood caught, lighting his brother’s face grotesquely from below. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Deborah found pages describing Hela the Marvel character, she thought they were describing her mother, since each of Hela’s traits in some way matched what Deborah had heard about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The three of us in matching Halloween costumes the year we dressed as pieces of sushi. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I could hear the match commentary from here,” said Ron, his voice now shaking with laughter. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was a silence while Grandpa struck a match on the sole of his shoe, put it to the cigar, and changed the subject. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In California and New York, in the advertising world and in Silicon Valley, it became a kind of cult object that matched the stripped-down aesthetic of the new economy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Then it turned into a wrestling match and things got ugly. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Yes, of course he had matches on him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He eased a yellow football jersey over my head and began tucking my hair under a matching helmet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As he held it in his hand, she saw the polished half-rock that matched her own. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did Bobby fully comprehend the political implications of the match? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He and the boy wore matching short-billed caps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The white of her dress had faded to yellow and matched her skin almost precisely. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He strikes a match and lights a candle, even though the sun is still up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even our footsteps, evenly matched, sounded loud on the pavement as we walked. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

His black leather Chuck Taylors are also a good match to my silver sequined ones. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I walk back out into the restaurant with her following and sit next to Shay’s and Jessica’s matching empty dishes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The reporter came back with an immediate follow-up: “Would that match be under the authority of FIDE?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Howard and Smith much preferred that the horses meet in a definitive one-on-one match, in which no other horses could cause interference or otherwise affect the outcome. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed it and ran to the other end of the room, where Norma was already trying on pink shorts with a matching tee shirt. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Assume the probability to be one out of 10,000 that a particular dream matches in a few vivid details some sequence of events in real life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Skipper tended to appear only before a match or a tournament to collect the small fee that was his due. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a still smaller pocket I took out my cigar cutter and matches. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She tried again, and with a psst the match was lit. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“We just sent someone to the infirmary who matches that description. Maybe that was your man?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

An engine that would match her socks and hang up her clothes? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Speaking privately to Spassky, Schmid appealed to him “as a sportsman” to agree to this new attempt to enable the match to continue. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He symbolically lit his little heater and a filtered cigarette with the same match, lighting two torches that signaled the start of another working day. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her simple words don't match the sharp intelligence of her eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

While the world awaited Whitney, an event at Tanforan introduced a new wrinkle in the match plans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wander, as we do, searching for facts to fit their sparser stock of hypotheses, but when the receptor meets its match, there is only a single thud. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron was very agitated; Madam Pomfrey would not let him go down to watch the match, feeling it would overexcite him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The driver turns left on Palmas Street with its matched rows of closely set two-story houses, all painted a flamboyant yellow. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There probably wasn't a good match for him available this time.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She told us a wonderful story that day, made even more real by her gestures and changing voices to match the different characters. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I listened to details of their fights—the punching, the kicking, and the cursing—-the way my father listened to radio broadcasts of boxing matches of the American heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, his biggest hero. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The minty smell of his soap, the warmth of his arms, how when our fingers intertwine, the brown of my skin and the brown of his are nearly a perfect match. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Opinions, decisions popped through the crowd like struck matches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My insides don’t match up with my outsides.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They wore matching dark suits and each of them had a little flower in his lapel. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had brought the matches left over from Hang Wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I start at the end of the line and choose a brassiere and matching underpants, blue gray with a little lace along the edge. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Elijah Muhammad taught us that a tall man married to a too-short woman, or vice-versa, they looked odd, not matched. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes into the forest, Tally realized why the orchids were no match for it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"Is that so? Well, on to more pressing matters—your daughters' placements. My, they don't even look like sisters, do they? If it wasn't for those matching outfits..." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I match my winnings with two more dollars down. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched his neck a little to match the chilly height he hoped the soldiers had seen in his eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up a smooth gray stone and try to think what Nat would match with this. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then don’t light even a match,” my father cautioned her. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I turned to the side, smashing a pillow over my face, trying to block out the screaming match downstairs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But fear was already in pursuit, as it had been every day on the plantation, and it matched their pace. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She pulled out every candle we owned and lit match after match until the wicks were all burning with tiny flames. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The red bracelet that Father Cham had given her so many years ago, the one that matched Pong's own, was gone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Instead they sleep in two little beds, exactly alike, with matching pink chenille bedspreads and matching night tables. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we asked Miss Trotter if he came back she said no, and Vonetta matched her sorrow when she retold it to Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

They put the boxes of candles and matches into the rear of the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My job, in the little time we have left together, is to match that intelligence with wisdom. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The whole of Gryffindor House was obsessed with the coming match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My mother was beginning to think it was high time to find an appropriate match for Hilda. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping the match would be another Reykjavik—in explosive media attention if not financial outcome—cities around the world submitted bids to host the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were matches and there was a magnifying glass and there was a mattress and then, clearly, a series of unfortunate events. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The matching desk was built carefully at the right height and slant. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The only other passengers were two college students, boyfriend and girlfriend, wearing matching sweatshirts, their fingers linked, slouched in the back seat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think about you,” I told him, “especially when Grandma goes to the wrestling matches. I wanted to call.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo, giving up, propped a buoy bag between the stern fairleads and lit a kerosene lantern with a wooden kitchen match. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Men strike a match one-handed, but you nevtr see a woman doing that. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The announcer comes on, introduces the ten players, and then starts the match. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The walls are yellow, to match the sunshine, and there are couches bigger than my bed. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fifty Neanderthals cooperating in traditional and static patterns were no match for 500 versatile and innovative Sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would test him, match and beat him, probably, on some other ground. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains, pulled back to reveal the garden below, matched the blanket. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She liked everything neat and lined up so the edges matched. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, Father feels he’s got to make up for his mistake at the match, doesn’t he?” said Percy. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In his keynote speech, General Electric research chief W. D. Coolidge lauded Ernest’s “boldness and faith and persistence to a degree rarely matched.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I dug into the tin box for the cellophane wrapped package of big wooden matches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Soviets claimed that, according to the rules, Fischer should have lost the match when he failed to appear on opening day; and only through their benevolence was the contest continuing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, Mr. Kleiman reported this week that a soccer match was held in the province of Gelderland; one team consisted entirely of men who had gone underground, and the other of eleven Military Policemen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She heard him open his cigarette case and strike a match. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For four days, the trio spent mostly all of their time at Kok’s suburban mansion, but it wasn’t all a discussion of the possible match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Just want to make sure my tux matches,” Ben said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She even came over to my house once that spring, but her feather boas weren’t a good match for my farm, so she hasn’t ever been back. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She took him his food on a white tray, with a matching plate. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of good flying. After going off that carrier for a year, I figure I could land on a match box in case of an emergency.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A match is struck; water fills a pot; an icebox clicks open and shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was, standing there, gliding down through the darkness, quite an imposing figure, seeming, all in all, probably close to ten feet tall, with voice to match. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from the crooked matches, they said, sumo was rife with drug use and sexcapades, bribes and tax evasion, and close ties to the yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Selitos knew that in all the world there were only three people who could match his skill in names: Aleph, lax, and Lyra. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It shows you things, like the matches. But this shows you the truth. It shows you the way things really are.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With one of my best friends, Paola Pliego, waiting for the next round of matches to begin in Panama City, Panama. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Papa and Jonas had gone to a soccer match, and Mother and I had spent the morning shopping. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“A mood-music app,” I added, “where you can find a song to match or help change your current mood.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be at 170 by now, one match before Herrera. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He lit his cigarette without straightening out its curvature, then replaced the used match in the box. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in her gray suit, with matching bags under her eyes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Bobby, feeling as though he were playing hooky from school, had a good time competing in the matches, usually at the relatively leisurely time limit of sixty moves in two hours. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the best way to go about it, and wasted several matches before he managed to coax the flames into life. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She's trying to match a queen of hearts with a queen of clubs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “I’m the one who’s humbled, sir. I’ve been to many such carnivals and have never seen anything that matches this one. You must be very proud.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Piles of matching blouses and skirts lie all over her bed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And one I can’t place—perhaps this is how I looked when his fever was high—emerging from a silver gray mist that matches my eyes exactly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Papa was fiddling with the stick pile and matches. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lawrences visceral feel for the mechanics and capabilities of the calutrons matched the mysterious affinity he had always shown for the cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the Washington boat, Don Hume was matching Berken- kamp’s stroke rate but making no progress in pulling even with him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She handed it across the table to Mrs. Snell, who opened it and took out a pack of mentholated cigarettes and a folder of Stork Club matches. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

We'd spent an hour in Forever 21 trying on dresses for Ben's party and now we had matching bags, each containing a dress identical but for the color. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Branches snap and puddles splash and feet slip and he pounds along the road matching our every step. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He wandered through a tent full of mirrors and saw hundreds and thousands of Baileys staring, wide-eyed, back at him, each in matching grey caps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Fancy a flutter on the match, Arthur?” he said eagerly, jingling what seemed to be a large amount of gold in the pockets of his yellow-and-black robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A field of corn in the distance looks dry and shriveled, and I wonder what would happen if someone flicked a match at it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Fischer began telling friends that he thought the match would be over in his favor in two weeks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The match is tied at the end of extra time. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tsukiko nods thoughtfully, pulling a silver cigarette holder and matching lighter from the pocket of her coat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We’d just like to congratulate Mr. Bagman on his splendid performance for England in the Quidditch match against Turkey last Saturday,” the witch said breathlessly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murphy gives me something new nearly every day—a skirt she says she found in a closet, a woolen hat, a camel-colored coat, a periwinkle scarf and matching mittens. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She dumped them in the hearth and grabbed a book of matches from the mantelpiece. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I am here. Be quiet. Do you have the cloth bag and the matches?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The movement of feet hustling through the streets of Newark matches the tip-tap of the Motown music playing inside. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Just sat in the window and lit a match to them and let the little—" I gulped. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

But we all watched as her personal coach, Yury, insisted she be given a chance to fence, in this our final match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My teacher nodded and spoke in a voice I had never heard before, matching my quiet tone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I was matching the steps of my soloist wife at the other end of the world. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a lot of dresses and skirts; she even has a dressing gown, with fuzzy slippers to match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She even bought me this beautiful set of Samsonite—powder blue, all matching. Because she’d had to borrow old, broken-down suitcases from relatives, and that made her feel so bad and worthless.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Before the match started, I took a moment for myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The northern girl had a wild beauty, as he recalled, though however bright a torch might bum it could never match the rising sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oops!” he said as he managed to light a match and promptly dropped it in surprise. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I matched his stare with one of my own. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The match would continue, indefinitely, until one player achieved ten wins, draws not counting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He opened die trap on die raft to pull out the water keg and die tin containing the biscuits, the chocolate squares, and dry matches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wore matching white slacks and gold buccaneer shirts with V-necks that showed way too much chest hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Mole and I, I suppose you would have to dig pretty quick to match with us.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came with an overalls outfit and a nightgown along with matching clothes in my size. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Just admit what’s really going on here,” he fires back, matching my frustration with his own. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After the ball the operators of California’s new Hollywood Park approached him with a formal match race proposal. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her saddle and bridle were made of fine dark brown leather, and the saddle blanket was woven of gray and white wool that nearly matched the horse’s coat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to match parents with their kids at Granger. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I sit very still, but my heart is thumping and my stomach feels like there’s a tennis match going on inside of it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I really needed someone who matched my caliber, and though obviously nobody was as good a scientist as me, if only I could find someone close... Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Nicholson, smiling, reached into his jacket pocket and took out cigarettes and matches. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“That was just a cover story,” Poulsson now informed them, touching the match flame to his pipe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when I make what is obviously a cool match, the highest praise he will give is, “Not bad.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

After offering one to him, she reaches for the book of matches that lies in an ashtray on the bar and lights a cigarette for herself. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All our neighbors have these great maga- zine-cover yards with flowers that match their shutters and expensive white rocks that border fresh mounds of mulch. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you make a mistake out on the sparring lawns, it costs you the match. But if you make a mistake in that jungle...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The shape of the hill and the skull pattern of the stones both matched the illustration perfectly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She watched as an elderly couple in matching pastel shirts and Bermuda shorts tottered through a nearby garden. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And because Roscuro was dazzled by the light of one match and journeyed upstairs and fell into the queens soup and the queen died, the king ordered the death of every rat in the land. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The match went out, and June let his arm go. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew when she was right because words matched up. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She held my wrist that held the match until she had sucked in enough fire for the entire end of her cigarette to catch. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you mind terribly lighting my pipe? We have no matches here; I haven’t had a real smoke in years.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, Bobby was going over once again, perhaps for the hundredth time, the fourth game of the 1985 World Championship match between the two Russian grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Erin’s one of the few people I know who is okay with silence and, since I don’t like talking, it makes us a perfect match. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved my aqua shorts and matching socks with lace trim and a yellow dress with a flounced skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I knew, and Laura knew, that she couldn’t match the veteran showtime girls, but she told me that she wanted to compete. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unbeknownst to us, an inmate from some nearby cell—we never found out which one—was tossing lighted matches at the heap. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Subsequent efforts to align musical pace with horological time, however, failed to ignite general enthusiasm; indeed, others were still attempting to match musical pulse with less scientific external sources. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting with my ruined pink mittens and matching beanie in my lap. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The minty smell of his soap, the warmth of his arms, how when our fingers intertwine, the brown of my skin and the brown of his are nearly a perfect match. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The big girls giggled behind their hands most of the time and whispered among themselves a great deal, but Jean Louise considered them useful when choosing sides for a volleyball match. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was one, clad in orange and black with matching butterfly wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The winner of the Curaçao tournament would earn the right to play the current World Champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, in the next world title match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Still, I do wish I had something to match.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still, he refused to let it go; it was the only thing, he said, that matched his muddy, sopping, finely tailored suit. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I handed over a pink one to match her sari. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The moonlight suddenly failed, as a great black cloud sailed across the sky; and when the gaslight sprang up under Quincey’s match, we saw nothing but a faint vapour. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The elaborately carved furniture and drapes matched the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the hearth, my father would pull a long match from the hexagonal box. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We're a good buddy match, because she likes to listen and I like to talk. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A well-worn green cloak, stained by salt and spray and faded from the sun, draped his thin shoulders, over brown doublet and breeches that matched brown eyes and hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At the conclusion of the match, Taimanov had sadly told Fischer: “Well, I still have my music.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

While we waited for Cecile to finish speaking with Pa, a white man came by and said how cute my sisters and I were in our matching outfits. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A trout flared like a match in the light where the lights of the bridge and the river met. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My breath starts to match, mimic his as I keep gazing at rocks, the winding stream. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He took his watch, his silver pencil and pad, his cigarettes and matches from the mantel and distributed them among his pockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The easiest way to repair an unbalanced coordination is to zero in on the second coordinate and then force the first coordinate to match it by sliding its quantifier into a more suitable spot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But his powerful arms were no match for Trout Walker's motorized boat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His hands were trembling so much that his match went out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Station officials gave in to their viewers’ demands, dropped the convention, and went back to broadcasting the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only in the last century that modern society has been able to match the health of its hunter-gatherer ancestors. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Bod heard a velvet rustle, then a match was struck, and it flamed, and was used to light two huge candles that sat on great carved wooden candlesticks at the back of the room. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There they unloaded the truck and made a pyramid of Nancy’s pillows, the bedclothes, the mattresses, the playroom couch; Stoecklein sprinkled it with kerosene and struck a match. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Cabineers roamed through the South, stopping at towns for either prearranged or hastily organized matches, Whitaker as best player would invariably play board one, and Bobby board two. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The U.S. government also entered the fray in the hopes of gaining twenty years of back taxes owed by Bobby, and what was left over from the 1992 match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Here is the note he slipped in my books, telling me that my green sweater matched my eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A match between the cousins was not entirely impossible. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I spun around in time to see a bag of garbage—into which I’d tossed the match I’d used to light the stove—flare into a small conflagration. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured if somebody lit a match next to her, she’d be in serious trouble. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I gave my parents a quick wave and then turned to the pack of reporters and said, “Sorry, I have to go prepare for my next match.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As the match drew nearer, however, Harry became more and more nervous, whatever he told Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a yellowy-orange velour couch that has a plastic cover on it and a matching orange recliner. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The soldier flicks through them, matching them against each of us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had a potbelly and slicked-back, greasy hair that matched his slippery ways. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lines in the water matched the line of the bird’s beak. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the odd people were in rumpled pajamas with matching floppy hats. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Kelly turned back to the closet and held shirts and skirts against each other, looking for the perfect match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jutta makes a log to match a scale that Werner draws on the tuning coil, carefully spelling the name of each city they manage to receive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His technical insights were matched by her intuitive leaps. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Caleb tries to match me, beginning with his feet and moving up with the rest of him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"No. In these one-night amateur shows, the club in charge matches up the fighters at the last minute." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was he who pinned the notice on the school notice-board on match days announcing the team. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lady, elegant in her bright pink-and-purple-printed African dress with a matching head wrap stands up, her body stiff with anger. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They cross the quay and climb to a matching headland across the mouth of a river from the old city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His increasing size was matched by his increasing appetite. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He lit a match and looked at the men. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something that might be considered valuable in a third-world country by a kid who had grown up in a dump—like a nickel, a piece of gum still wrapped, a book of matches. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be able to smoke them out—her five remaining matches had perished at the same time as the kudu meat—but perhaps she could use a long stick to fish out the honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, I won my third match and progressed to the finals the next day. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was nice to see Ginika interested in a boy; almost all the Big Guys in school had tried with her and none had lasted long; Obinze seemed quiet, a good match. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then the match died, but it left a picture on Kino’s eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She begins lighting candles and laying the spent matches on the tray Iluminada holds out to her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The reaction on the part of the entire family was instantaneous; it was as though someone had thrown a match onto a pile of straw. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

To go with it she wore a turquoise-and-gray-striped apron and matching backless slippers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It matches the one in our apartment: a white plastic square with what looks like a tiny little television screen set into it, and three buttons underneath, labeled VIEW, TALK, and DOOR. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the match flared up, Ash saw Clara looking frightened and uneasy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a hot side street I came upon a couple striking matches along the curb, kneeling as though looking for a lost coin, the matches flaring dimly in their faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like her fellow West Virginian John Henry, the steel-driving man who faced off against the steam hammer, Katherine Johnson would soon be asked to match her wits against the prowess of the electronic computer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

So was the second, but in the third he found something valuable: a mess tin and a box of matches. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Looking to see if the matches were within easy reach of his hand, he blew it out. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Compared with the desolate scene outside the car, his eyes look like the dancing flame of a lit match. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It matched, mouth for mouth, nose for nose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had dark eyes too—so dark blue they nearly matched the chaos of the sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Within a few months after the match ended, Vasiljevic’s financial house of cards began to collapse. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma was no match for my mother, but I knew she meant what she said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she threw the cigarette and the burning match on the carpet. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The silver hair of his beard seemed to flow like a glowing waterfall and disappear into the folds of his robes, and his dark eyes matched the blackness of the night sky. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight, Bennie had on creased gray slacks and a button-down maroon top that matched, her tortoiseshell glasses. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Realizing that my plastic weapon was hardly a match for a long fork wielded by a maddened Methuselah, realizing that I was seeing Clyde at his worst, I tried to end our little duel. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he told a newsman that though he hadn’t studied the offer in detail, he’d decided to play the match because “there’s an awful lot of prestige of the country at stake.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Match time: Thirty-six seconds, which is four and a half times longer than the first match. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I need to light a candle for my mother so she can find her way back to me, but I realize I don’t have matches in my bag. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Nat easily matched her nervous pace with his swinging stride, apparently quite unaware of her desire to be rid of him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sealed and dry inside was a box of matches, some folded-up newspaper, and a couple of cotton balls. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After Rowdy knocked me out, both of our teams got into a series of shoving matches and push-fights. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Will lit the little tin lantern he’d taken from his father’s pack, using the dry matches that he’d found with it, and crouched in the lee of the rock to open Lyra’s rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I forgot, no cigarettes for you, Five Forty-one, you’ve been banned from ever looking at matches, remember?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last semifinal match—Country Day School v. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We also bought a couch and two matching chairs, two big beds, a chiforobe with a mirror, and two folding cots. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His heart was beating hard, and though the light from the match had disappeared, it danced, still, before the rats eyes, even when he closed them. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I relit the candle, my hands shaking so I could hardly strike the match, and went to the front. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

During the match, whenever he won a point, whether through hitting a winner or through an error by his opponent, the minority of black spectators rent the stadium with clapping and cheering. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Riley struck a match and dropped it onto the little pyramid of powder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After discovering that none of them matched the date, she restarted the tribute video of Coach Washington. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Infantry is no match for the speed and agility of cavalry. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

You’re walking toward me, big sunglasses on, wearing this light green dress, and I somehow know that it matches your eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I closed the cover before striking, but the cardboard of the matches kept bending on me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The color matches her dress so perfectly, it must have been searched out for days. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The horse was barded in bronze- colored trappings dyed to match the rider's cloak and emblazoned with the burning tree. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With thousands of spectators appraising each player’s sartorial—as well as strategic—style, the match moved from Bled to Zagreb and ended in Belgrade. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A palace of ice and a heart to match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take my candle with me,” he said, “to look at later. I want some matches as well.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had constructed a flange that ran an inch past the length of the fin on both ends and bent it to match the curve of the casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed to please him, and he wore his matching bruises for the rest of the evening. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

If he was seen to accept Bolton’s feigned girl as Arya, the northern lords who had gathered to bear witness to the match would have no grounds to question her legitimacy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The patch of red on Naomi’s chest matched the one on Wash’s back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The silver-blue light matches the smear of stars across the sky, showing us the dirt path I’m so used to walking every day. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It had four different- colored bands—black, brown, blue, and white—so you could change your watchband to match your outfit. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His scar was burning: He felt angry and frustrated; he hated the idea that they were all imagining him to have power to match Voldemort’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Torn pages were flying everywhere as the books grappled with each other, locked together in furious wrestling matches and snapping aggressively. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were gray-haired and wore matching green-tinted sunglasses above their matching dropped chins. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very nervously, she reached for the box of matches. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Spassky was angered when he learned that he was not being considered for the match with Fischer, and he used insulting language when referring to Titomirov. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To match his frailty and strength, he has a spirit easy to despair and quick to defiance: a fierce impatient courage. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And with these words he took a match out of the box, struck it, and popped the flame into his open mouth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

A matching embroidered belt cinched at her waist, and the black head covering was held in place with another matching embroidered cloth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He went into the bar to find some matches, and when he came back she was dipping her dirty finger in the bowl of beaten eggs and licking it greedily. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the board and try to predict the outcome of each match. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Lupita reached into the bag and after some rummaging found the matches. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In an entire match, a professional tennis player might hit hundreds of serves and double-fault no more than three or four times. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The great shamrock dissolved, the leprechauns drifted down onto the field on the opposite side from the veela, and settled themselves cross-legged to watch the match. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bast licked his fingers and pinched the match between them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The number 85 jersey around his expansive chest nicely matched his earring with the numeral 85 embossed in gold. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother dresses her in a perfectly matching outfit every day. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The days of the week did not match up, but she could still count down to when her parents would return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The mare took another step, two, three, and the rabbit matched it, following along beneath her. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a strong possibility that if Howard secured the match race on these terms, his horse would be too compromised to win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise found a match flip on the table by her chair. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They packed outfits together, taking sad satisfaction in the ease with which they matched the tops and bottoms. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex held out the box of matches that he had pick-pocketed from the sergeant when he had pretended to stumble at the foot of the rock face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The look of disgust on her face matches the one I’m trying to keep off of mine. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Milkman had no flashlight and his matches were certainly wet, but he tried to find a dry one anyway. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell they are a set because they wear matching pairs of orthopedic shoes, the kind that lace on the side. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They matched me with a white boy, a novice like myself, named Bill Peterson. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today it was a rusty blond, with a matching ponytail woven into it. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I contemplated my chances and fanned a dim ember of hope in my heart as I sat in the sun, reeking like a giant match. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they have a different sort of spaceship or ray gun, but in battle—and science fiction loves to portray battles between civilizations—they and we are rather evenly matched. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The island was moving fast, but the Current was a match for it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I will spend the whole day finding the perfect dis-guise to wear to the wrestling matches.... Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the subject drop as Jessica returned to show us the rhinestone jewelry she’d found to match her silver shoes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The laces in her clunky shoes match her dress—Millie’s idea, of course. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Woolf was there with him; Howard had insisted that Pollard ride in the match, but he was covering his bases. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Riders behind were falling back: even their great steeds were no match in speed for the white elf-horse of Glorfindel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn't see a weapon on him, but just the sheer size of him matched with his unnatural state made him a danger to us all, especially for RiRi. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There’s a matching red mailbox that says finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They lay snug in his bed like matched spoons. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in churchgoing clothes, her Ladies Day outfit, a blue suit with a matching hat that swooped down from its mischievous perch on the side of her head. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the man who had shoes that did not match stood in front of me and said, “Big cheese. Oh yes. The nurses. Never. Bloody liar. Total bloody liar.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Shumach wrote humorously of the assembled onlookers at the match: “Chess spectators are like Dodger fans with laryngitis—men with rampant emotions but muted voices.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To save money, Helen rented a Western-style, white gown with a matching veil. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever came out as the favorite after the friendly matches was often a crowd favorite and, in any case, would have all eyes on them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, they have plenty of friends for Ashley,” Mr. Ferris said in a slick tone that didn’t match his friendly face. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Joseph waited for his uncle to tell him to stop lighting candles, but Albert just stuffed his pipe with tobacco and said, “Bring me a match.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They were dressed in matching sweaters stitched with the Valley Hope crest, and it took me a moment to realize they were talking to us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Slughorn was wearing a tasseled velvet hat to match his smoking jacket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Philippa had promised to keep it a secret—promised not to ask questions when Celaena requested she find a gown and matching mask. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen there are matching yellow appliances, a lazy Susan, linoleum made to look like tiles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then he commenced retracing Reggie’s drive, matching times with texts, which had commenced with the one sent at 6:17. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The PSF had slowed considerably, matching my pathetic pace. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The two scientists were studying the forces between atoms when they realized that their measurements didn’t match the forces that had been predicted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The rabbit hopped forward, holding his pace to match that of the mare. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The white general election of 1948 matched the ruling United Party, led by General Smuts, then at the height of his international regard, against the revived National Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was no match for his height or strength. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

One time, he was at school for a rounders match and he whacked the ball clean over the hedge and into the glebe. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He also says that it’s bad luck to have “three on a match.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Belching exhaust, the driver saluting or warning with a series of blasts on his horn, it is an old army bus, the official name brushed over with paint that doesn't quite match. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Lou uses his hands when he talks, long fingers carving the air into shapes that match his words. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Overall it was one of the worst practices they had had all term, though Harry did not feel that honesty was the best policy when they were this close to the match. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I settled on a tone I thought matched my speaking voice but couldn’t hold it for long. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby leaned back and matched his finger tips. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, when Brunelleschi used a mirror to compare the painting and the building, the reflected image matched the building’s geometry exactly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

On the lower shelves, Min placed two prunus vases, a tall jug ribbed like a melon, and a water pot in its matching bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that Tyler knew exactly what he was doing, that he had done this before, when they were younger and less evenly matched. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I can’t match you for prose, but what I can do is write you a list. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Trotting around the track are a handful of girls in pink shorts and matching tank tops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I don't even have to perfectly match the hydrazine end of it with the fuel plant CO, part. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Confederate cannons are no match for Custer’s horsemen. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He shows us how to keep the slow match burning by blowing the ash off of it every few minutes, and how to use it to ignite the gunpowder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

During the next few years its success in Italy was matched by the successful control of lice affecting some two million people in Japan and Korea in the winter of 1945-46. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I had a mother and father who I would match against any other. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There’s a hell of a lot I don’t know about him, and what I’m seeing doesn’t match up with what I thought. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She matched Brum’s steps down the vaulted hall, past smooth white doors, each with a small glass window set into it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After setting a legitimate Boy Scout state record in friction-fire ignition, he broke his record by soaking his tinder in gasoline and mixing it with match heads, causing a small explosion. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I sit straighter too, to match her straightness, and she looks surprised by it. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two stooped ladies who could be sisters are dressed in matching lilac. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The So-Called Gym Teacher came up behind me before my second match while my opponent was staring at me across the mat generating aggression. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In it I put six eggs, some leftover corn bread, a little salt, and a few matches. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I join in at the end, wiggling my slide until my tone matches too. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, when my match was over, I cried. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was wearing white underpants and a matching undershirt, stained yellow in the underarms with sweat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We had looked through them hoping to find two that matched. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could possibly be matched up with someone whose sense of humor she’d also instantly get, whom she found just as easy to be around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I quit lighting matches, and sort of leaned nearer to her over the table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A moment later a match flared, filling the room with jagged red light and the acrid smell of sulfur. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the end of the task, every number in the stack of papers she produced matched the computer’s output; the computer’s wit matched hers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t seen Mama’s cake tray, the metal one with the matching covered lid, when we came in. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

By then, the moon was well up and the crowd was tired, so the king decreed that the last three matches would be fought the next morning, before the melee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He broke out a sulphur match and struck it on the block and held it away until its acrid blue flame turned yellow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “You were in deep there. You were feeling like the aurochs, heart and soul. Your spirits must be matched, Mason. He’s your symbol.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It matched what was painted on the yachts in the marina, on the front of the palace, and on the arms of the statues. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Fie bounced around, shaking his shoulders like a boxer getting ready for a match. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Fischer began receiving thousands of letters and cables urging him to continue the match, and Henry Kissinger called him once again, this time from California, to appeal to his patriotism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In my haste, I took the pants from one set of shalwar kamiz and the top from another, so I ended up with things that didn’t match. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There are matches by the fireplace in Italy and we have a good fire going in no time. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I am delighted that Gryffindor won the match, but this is getting ridiculous! Percy, I expected better of you!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

After Malia started tennis, I mostly watched her matches through the window of a Secret Service vehicle parked discreetly near the courts, not wanting to create a distraction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They were both dressed casually, in light colors that matched the inside of the house. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The final match of the competition had been close, with Rick barely winning after he’d been able to king his final piece. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He killed time by mailing blown-up match race photographs to reporters and taking out ads celebrating the win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sensed when a guest needed more tea before the guest did, expressed herself by filling his cup, thought in terms of matching, balancing, connecting, completing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her nails short so bread dough wouldn’t stick under them when she kneaded it, but she always painted them a deep red to match her toenails. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair matches the color of the dry grass, and she is stout as a bale of hay. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The two of them wrestled, but it was no match. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Let me do that,” offered Harry, and he took the matches from her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I thought I'd buy her a pair that matched mine, but there are more colors now, including a mossy green that I know she'd love. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And before I know exactly what I am doing, I'm striking the match. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then I heard the drone of an aircraft I took a deep breath and struck the next to last match. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked arm in arm in matching gold: his on his head, hers on her neck, and soldiers marched behind them, clad in gold surcoats commissioned for the occasion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was learning how to match the feeling he had about an object with what was formally understood about its style and background and value. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He must have been crazy thinking Citra would allow him to willingly throw the match. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After the match we had lunch in the Players’ Lounge. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like my grizzly friends together are more than a match for your strength. Maybe I should let them—” “Luke,” I cut in. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Bobby never explained what either Karpov or Kasparov had to gain from prearranging match results, except to keep the title in the Russian family. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the match went out the night was blacker than before. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted the pain to match how she felt. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He stretched out on the bed, letting his long fingers rub the pocket places in his clothes where matches might be. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paperback spines are worn and creased; the titles are printed in matching fonts. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The point is, the rest of the league was no match for McNab. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a silver circlet on her head like a princess’s tiara, which didn’t match her skull earrings or her Death to Barbie T-shirt showing a little Barbie doll with an arrow through its head. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Right now nothing in here matches, since our old rooms had completely different styles. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then two astronomers—the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei—started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a purple one that matches the lavender scrubs she’s wearing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No! For the deed of killing defies justice, both human and divine,” I argued with a fervor that matched his own. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All evening, reporters circled around Howard, asking if he’d be willing to match his horse against Riddle’s colt. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached deep into the fire pile, holding the match there until it began to bum the tips of my fingers. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t limp anymore; my parents would only figure that this zombie and I were a match. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie loved to watch Ernie’s matches and tournaments, but not quite as much as he loved to watch Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the hallway, Ms. Udell sat in the blocky wooden chair—the one that matched her blocky wooden desk. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I went through every possible clothing combination I own, but somehow none of my dozens of black rock-band T-shirts seemed to match with any of my three identical pairs of Old Navy jeans. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was watching a cricket match when your dad called.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then, at their final training session before Saturday’s match, Oliver Wood gave his team some unwelcome news. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He became the boy’s teacher and invited him on Saturdays to his home, where he’d match him up with his son Tommy, just a shade younger than Bobby though a slightly better player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wish you were here, Terry, he thought With a gun and a knife and some matches ... Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow the name America had stuck in my mind since the day Ali won the boxing match. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Rabia, dressed in a purple puffy jacket, jeans, and a matching purple hijab. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The idea is to match people over sixty with dogs over seven—the hardest ones to find homes for. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

A waterproof container with matches and two small butane lighters. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See how big they are? Their match cases? See them? Do you see that boys? Grenadiers.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The kerosene has evaporated from the wood by the time he locates the matches. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The simulated wood grain on the Atari’s plastic casing perfectly matched the simulated wood grain on the television cabinet and on the living room walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The fact that Einstein’s predictions matched what was seen, while Newton’s did not, was one of the crucial confirmations of the new theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conspicuous austerity of the announcement was matched by its calculated simplicity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She headed for the rack of sunglasses and came back with a pair that almost matched the ones in the postcard photo. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That would certainly be a perfect match politically,” Count Rugen allowed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had never, not in a thousand years, been arms to match Fezzik’s. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He found a bottle of water purification pills, a first-aid kit, a pocketknife, matches, and lighter fluid. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, for grandness and sophistication nothing could match a world-class rowing team. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The handle was of black leather and silver to match the belt and scabbard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Once in a while there would be mention of our own killed, but the numbers didn’t seem to even match the numbers I saw in the hospital unit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red swollen balls of fire stare back at me, matching my own crimson eyes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I think I need to match the shoes to the jewelry, don’t you?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Yes, Westmoreland agreed, the Communists were likely to match American escalation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There is no such thing as perfection, only the relentless, thirsty matching of an organism to its environment. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“They might be useful if they’re as indistinguishable as you and your sister. We could put them in matching costumes.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She seemed bent on giving no real insight into Mr. Dixon’s character, or her own value for his company, or opinion of the suitableness of the match. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He felt for the pack he’d been carrying and took something out, unfolding layers of oilskin and then striking a match to light a little tin lantern. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The total damage included one stomach pumped, three breakups of long-term relationships, one lost diamond earring, four outrageous hotel-room parties, and five matching tattoos allegedly decorating the behinds of the senior class officers. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

On it is a cool punky charm bracelet that perfectly matches the rest of her: purple hair, tattoo sleeves, acid attitude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I got into a little wrestling match with Jack Daniel over at the club and forgot to call,” Bull said, winking at his children. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved that we looked the most alike, with our matching golden skin and hazel-colored eyes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, and the murmur of other voices; then a match striking, the acrid smell of fresh cigar smoke. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A reporter asked him about a supposed offer of $1 million for a match against Spassky in Las Vegas. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His lordship himself rode Blood, a red stallion with a temper to match his own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She took the matches from her little sister, and the three of them stepped into the blazing hot sun. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It took me several minutes to keep the match from blowing out in the wind, and then the match almost burned me, so I flung it away. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I'll match that. First to twenty wins fifty pence off the other.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His face suddenly matched hers and he stepped away, dragging a hand through his short brown hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was thrilled, because I much preferred the wooden matches that came in boxes over the flimsy ones in the cardboard books. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

What happens when the whistle-blowers’ corroborating evidence is factored into the analysis of the match data? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The tiger was large, but Dragon was bigger — though the viciousness of the tiger’s expression made them seem evenly matched. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Gram gives the Fair Gwen this scarf that just happens to match her blouse, and everybody goes ooh and ahh, and then I finally decide what present to open. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

If it weren't completely white outside, the shade of the paint would match the trees. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I see no evidence to the contrary!” shouted Fudge, now matching her anger, his face purpling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Because horses who gain commanding early leads in match races generally win them, observers thought the bullet-breaking War Admiral held a considerable advantage over the historically slower-breaking Seabiscuit, even with a conventional start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting next to me on the plane, she kept batting her white-rabbit eyelashes and adjusting her bright pink hairband, trying to get me to notice she had secretly painted her fingernails bubble-gum pink to match. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as more people marry across racial and religious lines, often to partners who match them closely in other respects, fewer are choosing partners with a different level of education. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They always came to my baseball games and basketball tournaments and soccer matches. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Picking a new place used to feel like an extra exciting game of Go Fish—we were always looking for a match. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

If anyone proposes another match race between these two super horses,” wrote a reporter after the race, “henceforth, he will be tried in the morning for treason, mutiny, mopery and non compos mentis.'''’ Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small and skinny wizard, completely bald but with a mustache to rival Uncle Vernon’s, wearing robes of pure gold to match the stadium, strode out onto the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He bought himself a brand-new single-breasted suit of brown worsted for this occasion, with a matching brown vest and a brown and yellow- flowered silk tie. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I studied pigments and tinting to match antique patinas. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m standing beside a table laid out with a cloth and cut glass and matching china. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He lit the cigarette and tossed the match out the window. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Each book waits and I sit there with my old Gregory’s, trying to find a match with any of the titles. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He looks like he’s been in a boxing match. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was all a game to them, like a hand of cards or a soccer match. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

If Bobby would give her a letter saying that he was interested in playing a match, she told him she’d see whether she could secure backing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the girl and the matches. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The man’s face flushed crimson, so dark that it matched his work shirt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There was never enough daylight to match up with all the work we had in front of us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a blue dress and her long dark hair was tied back with a matching ribbon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His fingers flexed around the leather grip, probably itching to give me a cut to match the one I’d dealt across his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have more drops than in every other match of the season combined. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“You know you’re not going to be able to dance with me forever,” Candice said as she tried to match her father’s moves. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The men of the West were trapped, and soon, all about the grey mounds where they stood, forces ten times and more than ten times their match would ring them in a sea of enemies. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A group of ClockWatchers—half of them women, and half of them men—all in matching blue suits, raised brown leather briefcases in an affirmative salute. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Luke stared at Coach O for a second before he understood he was talking about the match with Lowry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If you win a bet on a Warcross match, you win game credits called notes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

From the onset of the fencing match between Hamlet, and Laertes until Hamlet's death, I believe I did not commit to paper more than ten lines. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

SD-03 found the serial number that matched the one on my requisition form. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some of it was ornate, some plain; not a bit of it matched, or fit as it should. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a curled, flowing mustache, like a cavalier’s, with a graceful goatee to match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wynn wore dark jeans and a white Western shirt with bright yellow panels surrounded by brown piping, paired with matching brown leather boots. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In the twilight, her wild volutions of hair look more radiant than ever: a struck match. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It always looks like a wrestling match has gone on in here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, his fascination with the bones of old Indians was not matched by an equivalent interest in the sensibilities of living Native Americans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jefferson then apologized in return, claiming that he received over twelve hundred letters a year, all of which required responses, so it was difficult for him to match the Adams pace. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Vanderbilt approached the elder horseman with an offer for a match race for $50,000. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are too evenly matched, and their natural defenses are too formidable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The one she’d drawn with her blue pencil would look especially nice, because it would match the color of the rugs. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then Neola might grow tired of the constraint the verses imposed on her own voice and select a child to light a match for her cigarette. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love her more for her scars. in a red and white dress with matching hat and booties that Mother knitted. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I have to run twice as fast to match my short strides to her long ones. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She handed the matches to Ben and waited as Ben clumsily lit a match and held the flame in front of her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the match to a candle, and the light grew steadier. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pursue things, to know things, but I could not match the means of knowing that came naturally to me with the expectations of professors. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

We had fenced many times before, both in individual and in team matches, at World Cups and at World Championships. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She drank little, ate less, and began to assume an expression that no longer matched her years. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hunt for the lantern and matches I spotted in the back room. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I met him in the locker room just before the match, and he cracked a joke. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the matches started, he was still smiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But his explanation did not match his actions, just as Mary’s explanation for what she wanted in a man did not necessarily match who she was attracted to in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The children’s furor matches that of the Met Bongs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This book was Gram’s. I always thought my grandpa wrote this inscription because of what it says, but you can’t really read the signature, can you? It matches, Fina. The handwriting matches the journal’s.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s your office,” she said, and pointed a shiny red hand toward an old school desk and matching chair. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It sagged around his shoulders, and its color matched his hair. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She puts miso soup in matching blue bowls and puts a California roll and a sweet potato tempura roll on a plate for me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If there now is to be any hope for conducting the match, Fischer must be subjected to just penalty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time he looks for matches and finally finds some in a can, wrapped in a bit of ticking. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger bent, picked up the spent matches, and put them back in the matchbox. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’d found a sundress at the bottom of her drawer and chose a pair of wedge sandals to match. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But it was the soccer match, at four in the afternoon, that was the highlight. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He struck a match and set the thing alight. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Carol lies on top of her own bed, which has a white ruffled spread that matches the curtains. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, superior breaking speed in a match race was almost always a trump card. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his hands and I had mine and the match was even but he was not so lucky. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled around until he found one and matches to light it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He had impeccable manners to match his insatiable appetite. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was used to matching his will against hers. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hobbled over the finish line, booed at the defeated music that played on the television, and vowed together to crush Mario in the fourth and final round of the match. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The next day Bobby was back promptly at 2:30 p.m. for the second and final game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girls wore pleated gymdresses with badges, snow-white shirts, caps with badges, blazers with badges, ties matching badges, shining black and brown shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

To me, it had been a day larger than a day, not to be measured against other days with any chance of matching. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took the matches from her and they struck them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Both Darius and Georgia just stare at me with their matching tight jaws. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was so mad, but I had to try to get myself back under control, to refocus and get back into the match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I walked faster, my feet matching the speed of my whirling thoughts. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was a sober brown hat that matched his sober brown blazer and his sober brown face. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Then he rolled everything up into a bundle and tied it onto one end of a wooden match. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Showed Helena how to sing while she threaded string around her fingers, making patterns that matched the song. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As the guides usher me into a row, I scan the crowd around me and try to match up some of these people with their Warcross personas. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels; her hair was sleek and shiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe she feels that if I’ve risen in status enough to be given a match, she can afford her own small gesture. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing she is no match for me, she screams to Ma for help. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that unlike football matches where he could charge admission to the games, there was no precedent for charging admission to the Academic Bowl. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In response to each of them, the crowd responded by applauding enthusiastically or unenthusiastically, depending on how closely the gesture matched the Nazi salute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The gray of the roof, the gray of cigarette ashes, matches the pavement of the sidewalk and the street. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The older couple wore matching gold bands on their rough and callused ring fingers, and the man’s nails, like Sparrow’s, bore dark crescents from working with soil. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He praised our singing, saying that it was the only singing that matched the choirs in his native Wales. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She packed a cooking pot, mealie meal, and matches into the fish trap. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze kept flitting to the shotgun The uniform he had on was all white with a cap to match In his hand was a wire holder for milk bottles. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Schools with vastly greater financial resources, boasting higher-achieving students born to wealthier parents, cannot match the quality and accomplishments of Truman Drama. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s a museum,” Poppet says, overlaying the pieces in her mind and seeing where they match up with the building she has already seen in the stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I do not see the soldier’s hand reach into his pocket and retrieve from it a box of matches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked me for lights for his cigarettes, and when my matches ran low, he showed me how to tear them carefully up the middle, making two matches out of one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been standing with the unlighted cigarette in his mouth when the white man stepped up and held for him a lighted match. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

You were only two years old, and you had on that little coonskin hat with the fur around it and a little plaid jacket to match, and I said, “This is my son.” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the ground, on two good feet, I would have been more than a match for the bull, or if not, I could have outrun him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

All you need is paper, a few bits of coal or turf, and a match. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hype says, like this really is a boxing match. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Instead they match my pace, protecting my sides, my back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And while the words were clear, they matched his expression, as if each one was rasped with a rough file before it left his mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t approve of the match, but I’ve made up my mind to bear it, and shall not say a word against it,” said Jo solemnly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He requested DNA samples of Bobby’s nephews to determine, through their familial heredity, whether the samples taken from the gravesite actually matched Bobby’s DNA. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

What’s in my future—a tin of kerosene poured down my throat and a match held to my lips? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Our relatives, I know, murmured that the match was below me; my mother herself was not happy, but I was without beauty and without dowry and it was the best she could do. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using the wrong voice can make the reader crane back and forth like a spectator at a tennis match: See that lady with the shopping bag? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Henry put the paper in the ashtray and struck the match. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She pulled down the wooden shutters of the kiosk, covering the neatly arranged cases of matches, chewing gum, sweets, cigarettes, and detergent, and then picked up Olanna’s bag and led the way into the yard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

One person in the match has to keep things spicy. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

John Faulkner, of the Lick Observatory in California, has suggested an interpretation of these remarks which flies in the face of the Newton legend, but closely matches Newton’s known character. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The rats were bigger than Mrs. Frisby, and could be, when necessary, dangerous fighters, but they were no match for Dragon. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Seven felt a fury that she knew could never match her friend’s, but one she was happy to use to help her defeat these butt-toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when girls started filing out of the dorms, all in matching blue-and-gold-plaid skirts and crisp white button-down shirts, you weren’t there. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Shadow opened the window and then passed her the cigarettes and the matches. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Her lips moved, but her words were no match for my music. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Not long ago, one of the world’s top tennis coaches, a man named Vic Braden, began to notice something strange whenever he watched a tennis match. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

How can my whole being, my whole life up to this point, be matched to one man in deadly combat? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s match against Bent Larsen began in Denver on July 6 at four p.m., in the midst of an uncomfortable one-hundred-degree heat wave. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to set these watches exactly right,” Zack explains, busily twisting the watch dials to match the time on my synchronized clocks. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And there’s a little cap with ribbons to match — now where did I put it? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But I always fought back, and while Ambrose was intelligent and reasonably well-spoken, he was no match for my trouper’s tongue. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I noted that when my footsteps slowed, his slowed; when mine accelerated, his matched them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to cherish hopes I had no right to conceive: that the match was broken off; that rumour had been mistaken; that one or both parties had changed their minds. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Alice Manfred had worked hard to privatize her niece, but she was no match for a City seeping music that begged and challenged each and every day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama holds up a long skirt with ruffles on it that would be perfect if I was living in the 1850s and had a matching bonnet to go along with it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

After Doctor Nolan had gone I found a box of matches on the windowsill. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had just lit a cigarette and Alex watched him slide the matches back into his pocket. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I had on a faded blue sweatshirt and matching sweatpants. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I could see his cigarette tremble in his lips as he struck a match to light it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Bobby returned home immediately, the match could still take place at a later date once the sanctions were lifted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a neat little skirt and blouse with a matching blue hat, which had holes in it for her large ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lazlo's mind was afire with marvel, the lit match touching off fuse after fuse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The more subtle management skill was to match temperaments with the groups. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“And a mouth to match,” I heard Rose whisper. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was a mighty fine- looking car but was no match for a train. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afsoon gave her a green hijab and a pair of matching sandals. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boys played a match while the girls sat and wove necklaces out of the flowering weeds around us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He especially is pleased that when they speak, their lips match. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She thought of Mia now and her eyes began to burn and she scraped the first match against the side of the box. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t play with matches! Fire is dangerous!” he said, rocking back and forth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He had a DJ’s voice, deep and resonant, which did not at all match his appearance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Your hooch and Velma T.’s elixir are a match made in heaven. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I only need half my wits to be a match for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s triumph, and its consequences for the Wizarding world, are considered a turning point in magical history to match the introduction of the International Statute of Secrecy or the downfall of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A plaid, overstuffed couch and matching chairs formed a semicircle facing a massive fireplace. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If the last three digits of the total value of stock sales match your numbers, you get to collect winnings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They knew they would’ve been no match for Knox Kosmos,” the Gran said, throwing her head back and cackling in the light of the moon. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A crispness that my mother, in her shabby clothes, could never match. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I have imagined Baba’s wrestling match countless times, even dreamed about it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then the match went out and Gregory released Roscuros tail. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Just because I don’t shoot my mouth off about it” Keeping her balance, she took a cigarette and matches out of the side pocket of her jeans. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He dug a match from his vest pocket. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

By now he could extinguish the burning matches with his mouth quite well, but all the same Dustfinger took the box of matches away from him, and Farid looked sadly at his empty hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We even dressed the way we knew Sarah wanted us to: I had on an outfit, matching shoes and all, and Jon wore a suit and an actual tie. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They did not start with "boy's parents and girl's parents think they'd be a good match and then boy marries girl." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A violet dress and a matching mask of sunbird feathers arrive in the main salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I put out the match, but it was too late. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had a hard time matching the stranger's pace. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to fight, but they were no match for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Baxter is clasped tightly between the man’s legs, like the winning grip of a wrestling match. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Celia pounds her hammer on the card table to quiet the spectators, who are hissing and hollering as if it were a boxing match. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother said, “Here,” and handed him her pack of king-size cigarettes and her match folder. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I need your help,” Jackson says, striking a match and lighting a kerosene lantern. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I remember sitting in the kitchen with El the summer before freshman year, decorating our new matching day planners when I ran upstairs for more markers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This morning, she left the house in a floor-length black satin skirt and matching bolero jacket with a frilly white poet’s shirt. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, child, you can’t go with me to the matches, not tonight,” said Grandma, grabbing me from my happy recollections. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also assume that whether or not a dream matches experience one day is independent of whether or not some other dream matches experience some other day. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following Muslim tradition, members of the mosque formally introduced my parents, and they went on only a handful of dates to see if they made a good match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I got named to kind of match Mom’s. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Malfoy had once before claimed he could not play due to injury, but on that occasion he had made sure the whole match was rescheduled for a time that suited the Slytherins better. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She waits in the tea lounge, two lightly steaming, tulip-shaped glasses with matching saucers resting upon the tile table in front of her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My skirt is long and trimmed in white lace, with a white blouse to match. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Not alone. He’s no match for Gaea. That would take a massive quest... an army of the best demigods.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Gen didn’t make a move for the matches right away, instead she took her precious time getting up so she could catch the end of her show. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At least with a pair of them, we can play a cricket match. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His match with War Admiral was almost certainly the single biggest news story of the year and one of the biggest sports moments of the century. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took Laleh’s other hand, and she let go of me to match his stride. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, June 16, Bobby, wearing a short-sleeved polo shirt, arrived at the Roosevelt Hotel escorted by Nigro, to witness the first round of the historic match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A twenty-six-year-old novice attorney who later became an international master, he greeted the Brooklyn pair and immediately matched Bobby with a player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate this thing,” the tall man said as he went through his pockets, presumably looking for a match. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not very smart,” she said, insulting herself like she always does before she gives an opinion, “but I think the matches are short so they can fit in your pocket. Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? I had this pretty yellow and white dress that matched my purse perfectly. No one says you can’t rebel in style.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Father Masego settles into a leather chair behind his desk and gestures for my parents to take the two matching seats opposite him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Isa’s face quickly matched Benny’s in color, and after a few minutes of quiet, Benny stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If Doctor Nolan asked me for the matches, I would say I'd thought they were made of candy and had eaten them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grace saw her dad glance between Maya and Lauren, and she wondered if he was thinking what Grace was thinking: that those two were one dessert course away from a full-fledged cage match. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The grimace on her face when she put her hand out for the customary end of the match handshake said exactly what she couldn’t say out loud. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I planned the match from that hour; and when such success has blessed me in this instance, dear papa, you cannot think that I shall leave off match-making.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Splintered matches littered the ground around him, but he looked as though he was having the time of his life. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She reached into the backpack again and pulled out the matches and the tinderbox. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The page was crowded with thousands of comments and videos of Nicole, her pageant appearances, student council speeches, tennis matches, mash-up tributes cut to saccharin music. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

At worst, unrestrained, a matching set of sharpened kitchen knives would be drawn across her optic nerve, and then again, with a greater downward pressure, and she would be entirely shut in and alone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the men will be militia and not the match of our boys, but they will come in thousands, bringing fresh guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Des Moines, a dressing tent, a hippopotamus and matching wagon, and the Lovely Lucinda. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My bed is huge, piled high with furry cushions and blankets, and my rugs match the ones downstairs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The match didn’t light, so she pulled out another. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We were also getting ready to play our first preseason friendly match against Sacred Heart Catholic School in Salem. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As summer approached, the reality of the match caused such heightened curiosity that it seemed like Fischer’s every remark, his every action, was recorded around the globe. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me be rightly understood. This match, to which you have the presumption to aspire, can never take place. No, never. Mr. Darcy is engaged to my daughter. Now what have you to say?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“How ’bout throwing me those matches?” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Malcolm stood awkwardly on the hearth rug while she set newspaper and kindling and struck a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He relit the lamp with a sulfur match and climbed back out of bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

How I couldn’t wait to wake up to his face—his beautiful lazy eye, the little bump on his nose, his suggestive dark eyebrows that don’t match his short auburn hair. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Behind him, men and women with bleached, slicked-back hair and matching uniforms stood in a stiff row, hands folded over each other at their waist. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After three years of calculation, he believed he had found the correct values for a Martian circular orbit, which matched ten of Tycho’s observations within two minutes of arc. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also thought about how showing up with a plastic bodega bag didn’t exactly match my whole look, so I trashed it and just carried the cookies in a Ziploc. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In one respect, they matched each other precisely, Kamen observed: “They shared a common drive to be center stage.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

For the first time in history, a taste native to the tropics was exactly matched by a plant grown in a colder area. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

They don't seem to know much of anything about me, except that I'm young and that when they run my fingerprints they don't find a match in their databases. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I reached out my crooked arm and touched the hem of her royal blue robe and her matching cloth slippers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And it burns like crazy, too, every little speck of dirt like a teeny-tiny lit match. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They arranged them in clusters of five in a line on the floor, one side matched up against the other, for all to see. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to do this job all by your lonesome, Montag. Not with kerosene and a match, but piecework, with a flamethrower. Your house, your clean-up.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a very lucky man, you know, wonderful family, beautiful children, such an attractive wife ...” He lit a cigarette and allowed the match to burn until he couldn’t hold it anymore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet she was thinking about matching the armband I was bringing her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I was going to bring her to see your match against Herrera,” Toby said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I reach inside and pull out the matching pants. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As they stood together, she began to hear the steady rhythm of his heartbeat, and her breathing slowed to match his, until she felt as though they were nearly one being. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One with a size, shape, and appearance that matched the illustration from the Tomb of Horrors module. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

‘Sawing each other in half, pulling gorgons out of a hat. That sort of thing. And matching sequined outfits. Twins need those!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The trees there were no match for the sun. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He came back with a saucer and the matches that Naomi kept by the stove. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the soccer match, all I could think about was the discovery of a family I never thought existed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The largest of her three was shiny black, his scales slashed with streaks of vivid scarlet to match his wings and horns. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This tells you about matching your eye color and eye shadow—blue, green, and hazel eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It also has a matching footstool, and I brought that down, too, along with a pillow and a blanket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Billed as a “friendly” contest—no titles were at issue—the two-game exhibition match was sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club to give Bobby an opportunity to play against a world-class master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One’s a navy pencil skirt with matching blazer that Aunt Gina bought for her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I silently roll across the main room, my skin changing to match snoring Frank and his recliner as I pass by. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And that they were no match for the coyotes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

No beast can match its range and power. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give Rue some matches and she makes sure I have plenty of leaves in case my stings flare up again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A big crowd was gathered outside the Spegg, waiting for the doors to open before the match. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

This description of physiology—as the exquisite matching of form and function, down to the molecular level—dates back to Aristotle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Naomi asked as she moved on to a deep maroon wool skirt with a matching jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beatriz’s steps match the different beats: a slow tread through the grassless patches of black soil, followed by a faster two-step on the cracked concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We match each other stroke for stroke until I get a hit on her right arm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Those matches were big events in my life because we traveled downtown to the Robinson Auditorium, a place usually reserved for white people only. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything to match up with Nanny’s gladness either. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I cruised to an easy victory in my first match, and my second match looked just as simple. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Over the next two months, the match’s momentum ebbed and flowed, but from the ninth game on, Bobby, scraping his way back, took the lead and held on to it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere I went white people smiled at me and said: “That was a good match.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we lose this match, we’re out of the running. Just — just fly like you did in practice yesterday, and we’ll be okay!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It contains a county map of Texas with complex voter demographic breakdowns, matched up with the populations of children of undocumented immigrants, unregistered voters who are legal residents, voting patterns over the last twenty years. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the morning of the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, Harry dropped in on the hospital wing before heading down to the pitch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Luckily for us, we had a sizable lead and she was able to win her match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She left a few things inside the hole: a precious box of matches, some glass beads that had come off Aunt Shuvai’s bracelet, some of the copper wire Uncle Kufa used to decorate his snuffboxes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry knew better than to think the match would be canceled; Quidditch matches weren’t called off for trifles like thunderstorms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On her finger was a golden ring with an emerald the size of a pigeon's egg, on her head a matching tiara. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to feel a kind of pain that matched my own level of fear whenever I was near him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She reached out and put her hands on the backs of two matching armchairs just in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the statistics on the last page of the infor-mational brochure, there were matches made. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a few additional attempts sans board and pieces, the invisible match was abandoned and they played on the portable set. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Anatole has set out in front of the school a collection of big clay bowls and next to each one the knife, the bottle, or the matches. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He replied to Pavlov that he could not debase his own standards of sportsmanship and would see the match through despite Fischer’s outrageous conduct. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her burgundy lip gloss matches her wine-colored cashmere sweater dress. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As we might expect, children respond to the dynamic levels of loud and soft quite dramatically, changing their movements to match changing volume levels. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

They would be home by now, Beatrice with her suit-case unpacked, going out into her garden and taking up her ordinary routine, and Giles preparing for his match, renewing the whipping on his bat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out an ancient black book to match the ancient green book, and blew away cobwebs from it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like maybe that boy Vince. You know, the polite one from church that we usually see at the wrestling matches.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a recording of one of his matches from the previous spring. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

For the girls, it was dotted Swiss and matching hair ribbons and sashes; for the boys, blue serge suits and Buster Brown collars, with red, generous bow ties. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was intrigued by how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked a match from his block and scratched it on the side of the block. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, our names kind of match,” she said as she chewed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He took a packet of matches from the box and tucked it inside his shirt. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems likely to have been a desirable match for Jane,” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger opened his mouth again, took out the spent match, smiled, and left it on his empty plate. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They all wore matching dark blue and orange, as if they were all on the same elite sports team. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But when I came out for dinner, Nan looked like herself again, unmussed and dressed to impress in black leggings and a long red shirt with lipstick to match. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brady is her ideal match—a handsome, kindly architect who offers advice to any of their children in need. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were both laughing as they started walking again, arm in arm, their strides matching perfectly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her carefully, but he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to; and finally he nodded and went back to his newspaper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on holding the match steady and firm. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Why weren’t you at the match? Your elf was saving you a seat too — gulping gargoyles!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Feh! So drab! Nothing clashes, but nothing matches, either. TantpisT This was a French expression Penelope understood to mean “too bad, tough luck, that’s the way the croissant crumbles,” or something along those lines. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When that match went out, I lit another one, and this time I held it really close to Tinkerbell’s face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo rolled rocks around it for a windbreak and tucked her jars, a half box of matches, and supplies into a crevice between two boulders. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand shook as he raised the match to it. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Swaying him was a tall order; a staunch opponent of match races and big purses, he was likely to come out against the plan. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby knew of him, of course, having played over his games from the Amsterdam tournament of 1956 and also from seeing him from afar at the USA–USSR match in New York four years earlier. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After the match, the boys took to the field themselves, to receive their medals. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he left, but not before blowing out my lamp, which irritated me no end, as I was not allowed to keep matches in our bedrooms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Fire. Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was a field so new that the word had only just been coined, and it was a good match for William’s talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was sure mine had a matching glow. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t decided yet if I wanted to find out who the survey matched me up with. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I try to match his movements, but I can’t predict what he’s going to do, so I end up fumbling more than I’d like to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And she had a whole gang of lesser demons, all dressed in matching gym suits. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

This place was my perfect match, and I’d had enough of running the other way when life got messy. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Joetta, go out to the kitchen and bring me a book of matches.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nel sat on the red-velvet sofa listening to her mother but remembering the smell and the tight, tight hug of the woman in yellow who rubbed burned matches over her eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even at our poorest we always had beautiful furniture and matching dishes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And today Grandma Rose's turns take so long, it feels like this one match has gone on for ten straight years. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And since then we’ve engaged in hair pulling, shouting matches, and ignoring each other—but we’ve never fought like this, never with live steel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“A man, his whole life, matches himself against pay. And how, if it’s my whole life’s work to find my worth, can you, sad man, write me down instant in a ledger?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kitchen shelf paper, white or tinted to match one’s color scheme, may be impregnated with insecticide, not merely on one but on both sides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I would rotate their order, mixing and matching so that each day I had on a fresh combination. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Chris would often take me to a little kiosk down the street, where a man sold things like matches, candles, and candy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Fitzsimmons liked Pollard’s strategy of pushing for the early lead, but like Smith, Woolf, and Pollard, he believed that the match was not going to be determined by speed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with her hair cut short as a boy’s, but lips covered in bright pink lipstick to match the pink scarf at her throat, waves to us. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Doctor Nolan seated herself in the armchair by the window and took out a tiny box of matches. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a dark purple suit, and a starched white shirt with matching purple buttons. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He put observers in squad cars and had them keep a running score of how the officers’ behavior matched up with proper training techniques. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They did not match the colors of the leaves and sticks around them because their wet dark bottoms were up, not down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax had been born with that same instinct as well, but distrust is no match for kindness administered consistently and unmeasured, especially in creatures new to the world. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

While the commons began their walk home, talking of the day's jousts and the matches to come on the morrow, the court moved to the riverside to begin the feast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chip told them more about the Washingtons, and the night of the tennis match, and even shared secrets about his father’s heritage. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Kufa and the other men traveled to a trading post to barter for tea, sugar, salt, cloth, and matches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swiveled around on the rim of the sink and, craning over his shoulder, spotted two matching thumb marks on the nape of his neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finestein has taken to wearing fitted red suits and jaunty pillbox hats trimmed with matching cherries. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pax was larger than Bristle, but he was no match for her determination. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now supremely confident of his chances of winning both the eighth and the ninth games, which would give him the match, Bobby rather formally declared that he would dethrone Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remember being lost among a sea of small heads and matching green-and-blue-and-gray uniforms. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When the time arrived for my first boxing match, I’d thought I was prepared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Here are the stats from my first match of the period: One takedown...of me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem to matter who was playing, man or woman, whether he was watching the match live or on television, or how well he knew the person serving. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We were like two halves of a snowflake—we matched. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His soft voice didn’t match his sharp features. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, cool. Should I get something to match your dress? Like prom or whatever?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He even testified before a congressional committee, and later got into a shouting match with an American general who claimed Farmer was “totally out in left field.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

These doors opened into the launch tunnel, which led up to a matching set of armored doors set into the asteroid’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t believe me, it would be my pleasure to give you a demonstration. Perhaps your friend here would like a scar to match the one you gave me?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She plunges her big hand down, selects a match, hands it over to me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can match the damage to Helvar’s body, but I’m not a good enough Tailor to make Muzzen look like him.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She lit a match, and a dark, chubby girl with a curly, blond wig and thick, pink lipstick smiled up at Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Demons were perched all around me on derelict equipment and abandoned train cars like the audience of a gladiatorial match. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Collins’s present circumstances made it a most eligible match for their daughter, to whom they could give little fortune; and his prospects of future wealth were exceedingly fair. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I picked out two matching shirts and a tie, some socks and dressy half boots. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Aside from having to wear those embarrassing red-and-yellow uniforms with matching floppy hats, I loved the job. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s got stickers on it that are half peeled off, but it’s cute, with a set of matching car bedspreads on it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Allie came back and asked Uncle if it was okay for me to go with him to a local soccer match. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z