These same principles led astronomers to take a new interest in measuring distances in order to establish exactly where certain objects—new stars—were in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Consumer Reports put together a panel of food experts and had them rank forty-four different brands of strawberry jam from top to bottom according to very specific measures of texture and taste. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And despite our measured pace I had begun to feel the effects of the altitude, which left me light-headed and constantly fighting for breath. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They never progressed beyond measuring volumes and counting days and hours. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Using my feet, I measured the distance from the willows to the stream meandering downhill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Those standing by the new cabins saw Cora’s eyes dart to and fro, as if she took the measure of an advancing host, not just one man. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Hygeia’s McElroy, under mounting pressure from Burnham, turned to desperate measures. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

An onion-breathed technician in a lab coat measures the distance between Werner’s temples, the circumference of his head, and the thickness and shape of his lips. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I finished playing the first measure of “Discovery,” a message briefly appeared, carved into the stone from which I’d pulled the guitar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At about the same time, a careful measure based on a full set of U.S. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Here, the angle being measured is not between the observer and two distant objects, but rather the stars are being read as if they were the hands of a clock. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the radio, there was a repeat broadcast of the Ahiara declaration, His Excellency’s voice measured and determined. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, for good measure, Leo turned the dial on his Archimedes sphere, which unleashed a plume of foul white fog that filled the room. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was always watching and measuring and waiting for me to make a mistake. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But then, in the second measure, a syncopation happens; the longest and highest note is on beat two, normally a weak beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The stream of brownish liquid in her clear measuring cup was not moving, even though the cup tipped well past the point where gravity should’ve emptied it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Pet angled its head, and she could almost see it thinking, matching, measuring. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

If you know how long it takes for potassium-40 to become argon-40, and you measure the amounts of each in a sample, you can work out how old a material is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, he helped invent a new device for measuring the velocity of a cannon-fired shell, essential for accurate range finding, winning a patent for the work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Ember, as you know,” the mayor went on, “is in a time of difficulty. Extraordinary measures are necessary. This is a time when citizens should be most loyal. Most law-abiding. For the good of all.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred souls was a sturdy number to stop at—a fantastic figure by any measure—and that didn’t account for the colored farmers who’d purchased adjacent land and got their own operations going. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In math, I learned everything can be measured. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

This was the full measure of civilization’s evils we felt obliged to carry with us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it any wonder, asks the radio, that courage, confidence, and optimism in growing measure fill the German people? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He twiddles his thumbs and takes a few measured breaths. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

To get her true measure, you must delve deeper, the way a code breaker would, searching for the truth that lies just out of sight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Next, the second lady measured my height and the thickness of my arm. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then vacuumed up the pieces for good measure. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I think around three miles,” I said, and then explained how I made that judgment and how we’d measure it when the time came. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Colin was about four, he read a book about Archimedes, the Greek philosopher who’d discovered that volume could be measured by water displacement when he sat down in the bathtub. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

If I measure the volume of a sphere, the language I am using is a dead metaphor. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As a stopgap measure, while he searched for a fe­male, Father thought of seeing if Peak couldn’t be accustomed to living with goats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Almost everyone has it in the wrong measure—either too little or too much. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

You rearrange your posture; you measure out your breathing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a simplifying shorthand, a completely silent measure can simply have a whole rest. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We were also committed to extensive affirmative action measures in both the private and public sectors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He measured his body width against the width of the girder. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stood quite still, holding the miraculous paper in his nerveless fingers while inside him a kind of quiet eruption sent joy and grief thundering in equal measure through his veins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once the big carpenter released them, thumping them both on the backs for good measure, Meeks peered at them anxiously. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pouring both of them a generous measure, she drained her own glass in one gulp. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Matthias reflected that he had used desperate measures to secure a promise, but with justification. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The only thing you have for measuring what’s real is your mind...so what happens when your mind becomes a pathological liar? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Baba stirs milk and sugar into his tea—one teaspoon of each, measured with slow and steady hands—and gazes thoughtfully at me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So by measuring the money collected against the bagels taken, he found it possible to tell, down to the penny, just how honest his customers were. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Birdbrain, thought Mrs. Frisby, and then recalled what her husband used to say: The size of the brain is no measure of its capacity. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He felt the importance of the years—as a child measures age—which separated him from the younger children. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The object of this law is to caution the Court to seek to find out why a man killed and to allow that why to be the measure of the mitigation of the punishment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the room, a female graduate student evidently immune to the smell sat working on a spectrograph, an instrument for measuring electromagnetic radiation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

This we have done in full measure, ironic though it seems. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

From the next room I could hear her humming as she measured and poured and stirred. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She has no way to be sure, no barometer on which to measure such insubstantial things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the smile on my face needs to be measured in miles instead of inches. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And yet his life there, no; it didn’t begin to fill the measure of his hopes for a life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fog and the monotony make it next to impossible to measure the passing time. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They would have been exterminated if conservationists had not imposed protective measures quickly. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

One therefore has a theory that seems to predict that certain quantities, such as the curvature of space-time, are really infinite, yet these quantities can be observed and measured to be perfectly finite! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I doubted that anyone would want to measure me for a fit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Eddington measured the position of a star during a solar eclipse and spotted the curvature that Einstein had predicted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t a piece of body that wasn’t measured and compared,” one twin recalled. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, no matter how tiny you make the bits, it is impossible to choose a common yardstick that will measure both the side and the diagonal perfectly: the diagonal is incommensurable with the side. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You are both wise and witty, Ophelia. Your words are saved and spent in good measure. Moreover, you are honest. I know you can be trusted not to gossip about my taste for romance.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Within military circles, however, her unit received a measure of praise, and even some awards. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“When you get the sword, then payment. Now let me get to work measuring. Inigo—my instruments.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Mama got home from the market, she watched us measure, mix, and smell the oils, then make labels for each one of them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was a measure of their autumn that now he was amused. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked quickly into the kitchen, laid the arigbe down on the counter, and measured out some rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In measuring a degree of meridian, the surveyors would create a sort of chain of triangles marching across the landscape. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The simulation is not intended to measure how well Maggie texts and drives, though the researchers confirm that she and other participants are horrible at it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Montaigne had already asked, ‘How many things are there which we call miraculous or contrary to Nature? All men and nations do that according to the measure of their ignorance.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The general interrupted with a measure of authority. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Then, too, she would have advised against my marriage to Lelia, the lengthy Anglican goddess, who’d measure me ceaselessly while I slept, continually appraise our vast differences, count up the ways. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who measured life by counting the crosses would not count her sacrifices for Rocky the way they counted her sacrifices for her dead sister’s half-breed child. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Such studies will no doubt be directed largely toward measuring the effects of radiation, but it must not be overlooked that many chemicals are the partners of radiation, producing precisely the same effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

What Lempert is saying is that by the only measure that a law school really ought to care about—how well its graduates do in the real world—minority students aren’t less qualified. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But Kepler had worked with Tycho Brahe, who had devised new instruments capable of measuring with astonishing accuracy to a single minute. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was speaking slowly, his words and tone measured, but she could tell he was angry. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Nowadays the humans had instruments for measuring anything, so if there was any time-stopping to be done, it had better be fine-tuned and precise. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They have put in the window the cardboard sign that has a pound measure printed on each of three edges—10 lbs., The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stare hesitated on a glass measuring cup hiding behind my alarm clock on the nightstand. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Even Time has to end. The real measure of when others will get involved comes down to whether or not you succeed. The gods will accept the outcome either way.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thanks mainly to Daniel Burnham the city had proved it could accomplish something marvelous against obstacles that by any measure should have humbled the builders. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Harvey actually measured the capacity of the heart, which he described as being like an inflated glove, and worked out how much blood it was pumping into the arteries each minute. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was as if these memories were contained in a painful wound that had been nursed and ignored in equal measure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

That he distorted life, bent it, for the sake of gain, was a measure of his loss at his father’s death. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She tells Suesetta, “Now, I want you to measure eight cups of water and a half cup of manuka honey, and let’s get that pot on the stove.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Between ninth and twelfth grades, their reading levels increased at a rate of 20 percent more than a cohort of similar students—as measured by academic ability and socioeconomics—who were not getting arts education. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But you’re making this too much work. After every toss, we have to measure. What fun is that? The fun is in the throwing.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

For good measure, he leaned forward and smacked the back of Liam’s head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In 6/8, there are six beats in a measure with each eighth note receiving one beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

With a straw, I’d measure from the lip of the can to the money. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she grew up, a sound English education corrected in a great measure her French defects; and when she left school, I found in her a pleasing and obliging companion: docile, good-tempered, and well-principled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Cosmos is rich beyond measure—in elegant facts, in exquisite interrelationships, in the subtle machinery of awe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about changing the rose wallpaper, but then Mom would get involved and Dad would measure the walls and they would argue about paint color. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

With this complete record of prespraying conditions, it was possible to measure the damage done by the spraying with an accuracy that has seldom been matched elsewhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There were also classrooms on the fifth floor, as well as a psychology laboratory, which contained rats, mazes, screens, and a variety of instruments for the measuring of auditory and visual responses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I promised myself I would be more vigilant in taking measures to ensure my safety. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was measuring my steps, trying to go as slowly as possible. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was the single flax seed, and so the last measure was filled. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

We’ve been measured back-to-back ever since I was old enough to stand. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was never wise for a ruler to eschew the trappings of power, for power itself flows in no small measure from such trappings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But when viewed in this way, the lottery offers a wonderful means of measuring just how much school choice—or, really, a better school— truly matters. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Science was moving from a world of macrophysics, where objects could be seen and held and measured, to one of microphysics, where events transpire with unimaginable swiftness on scales far below the limits of imagining. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But cause and effect are not always easy to measure. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In order from most corny to least, this is how the laboratory measured our meal: What looks like a meal with lots of variety turns out to be mainly corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Each seemed a good and bad course in equal measure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Let him measure his affection in numbers. What he calls love deserves not the name!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Might as well enjoy myself before you start measuring me for this dress.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even people who have less restrictive filters and a good feel for numbers will note an increasingly large number of coincidences, due in large measure to the number and complexity of man-made conventions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This dynamo measured five feet two inches tall, was forty-nine years old, and her misty red hair had mostly turned to gray. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Michael and I became friends, and I came to admire him greatly, in no small measure because he rejected so many of the rather foolish conventions I once embraced. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc motioned for us to sit while he showed us how to measure the strength of the herbs and roots that would go into the potions and incense he made. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After the first she came home sickly and pale, as if bringing that life into the world had taken a measure of her own. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I crowd into Cradle’s office and look for my keys—four separate rings of the big, heavy “bit” keys, which work cell doors, with center-gate, end-gate, and fire-alarm keys thrown on for good measure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This piling up of chemicals from many different sources creates a total exposure that cannot be measured. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In "four four time," for example, there are four beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He’d measured it off and marked it with stakes and string. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So four quarter notes would fill up one measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We were a church-on-Easter-and-Christmas Eve kind of family, with a few years of Sunday school thrown in for good measure. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Let’s measure,” said Reynie, fetching the ruler from the pencil woman’s desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the theory of relativity there is no unique absolute time, but instead each individual has his own personal measure of time that depends on where he is and how he is moving. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For although Mr. Trabb had my measure already, and had previously been quite contented with it, he said apologetically that it “wouldn’t do under existing circumstances, sir,—wouldn’t do at all.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The movement of the hands around the dial reassured me that I was, indeed, alive and helped me measure off the minutes until my family arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Learning about photosynthesis, we kept one tray in the dark and one in the light, and measured them every day with metric rulers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I preferred animals with fur and some measure of intelligence. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

First it provided a basis for more accurately measuring the size and weight of atoms. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was being judged for the first time not by the color of my skin but by the measure of my mind and character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached over and took hold of the napkin and gave it a good shake, and Despereaux tumbled out of the napkin and landed right directly, plop, in a measuring cup full of oil. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He’d brought the two coils of rope from the locker and he measured the diameter of them with the span of his hand and that by three and then counted the number of coils. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Under their chairs, a “jiggle-o-meter” on the platform measured how much each of them moved around. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even sure what the baseline to measure better against was. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

During all the terrible long years of his childhood, only Jaime had ever shown him the smallest measure of affection or respect, and for that Tyrion was willing to forgive him most anything. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But measured against the Bevatron, that energy range seemed paltry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Knees bent, I would swing into the slow, measured “square step,” the powerful walk into battle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when we listened closely to their interaction and measured the ratio of positive to negative emotions, we got a different story. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Brian had finally settled enough to measure it and calculate that it was running about sixty-five beats per minute. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He started counting, measuring the river as it turned through each five-kilometer square, marking each ten kilometers in the dirt with a line through it, then the next set of ten. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

By any measure, this was an audacious idea. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other, and Kaisa’s surprise was turning into something more measured; she seemed to be contemplating what to do. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They worked twenty-hour days, setting up instruments to measure the blast, and building a 100-foot steel tower to hold the bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just tell him I’m going to send my knife, my vest, and my tape measure back. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remove my arrow and wring its neck for good measure. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But you, you twelve citizens of our state, of our city, can bring a measure of justice to his killers. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the molecule, it measures twenty-three angstroms—one-thousandth of one-thousandth of a millimeter. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I see hammers, pliers, tape rolls, measuring sticks, drills, scissors... The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“A security measure I installed myself,” the scythe said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What happens when we try really small segments, measuring in bits a millionth of an inch each? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The asthma was under control, but the doctor alerted me to something else—Malia’s body mass index, a measure of health that factors together height, weight, and age, was beginning to creep up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Only where weight was concerned was man not the measure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Irregularly shaped objects can be very difficult to measure. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A pockmarked boy in a green uniform dressed Matt’s wounds and measured three drops of liquid into a spoon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, the choice of coordinates is arbitrary; one can use any three well-defined spatial coordinates and any measure of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surveyors went across the land measuring and making maps for the colonial governments. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Well, suppose that instead of measuring your IQ, I gave you a totally different kind of test. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Phalanxifor had introduced a measure of ambiguity to my cancer story, but I was different from Augustus: My final chapter was written upon diagnosis. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Mom,” she says, her voice measured and calm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, then what’s the backup security measure? The one that is activated if you explode the doors?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Servants wheel in tiered trays bursting with skin-color pastilles and rouge pots, brushes and combs and barrel irons, tonics and creams, bei-powder bundles, waxes and perfumes, measuring rods and metal instruments, and sharpened kohl pencils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It is not difficult to show this using a tool from probability theory called an expectation, which is a measure of how much we expect each envelope to be worth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They used slates for writing, and abacuses, weights, and measures for math. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun could think of no indication so far that any measure could be taken to advance his case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It could be reached in about eight years as measured by clocks aboard the ship; the center of the Milky Way, in twenty-one years; M31, the Andromeda galaxy, in twenty-eight years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like a child that has something it loves beyond measure, I long to dwell on the words my own dear Emma.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The simulation measures your fear response,” I say softly I’m just repeating what he told us, but reminding him might help him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Since temperature is simply a measure of the average energy—or speed—of the particles, this cooling of the universe would have a major effect on the matter in it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our ancestors built devices to measure the passing of the seasons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can measure the rate of water rising over time. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Preventative measures are the bane of spontaneous action,” he said. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And, critically, it is a kind of intelligence separate from the sort of analytical ability measured by IQ. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

If applause were any measure, Lois Carson wasn’t even in the running. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were alone in a grey formless world without mark or measure. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

At the corner a narrow cobbled alley led between it and the next building, and Will went down there too, looking up, getting the measure of the place. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Scythe Faraday spoke up—his voice quiet and measured, but somehow carrying an intensity that was chilling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We separately measured brainwide synchronization in local and long- range channel pairs. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve never sat anywhere in this house but in the kitchen and her bathroom floor, but today calls for extreme measures. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Faced with trouble at home and pressure from abroad, P. W. Botha offered a tepid, halfway measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting the chance to figure out how to send humans into space was fortune beyond measure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I guess if hands are the measure, I’d have to agree. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

If you simply measure children with a lot of books against children with no books, the answer may not be very meaningful. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to time it, but couldn’t transpose the number of beats per minute measured on his digital watch into a pulse rate because he couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The procession rolled slowly, the beat of the march measured by drums wrapped in crepe. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs’s voice was measured, but I saw his face fall all the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The sight was too terrible and beautiful for a cricket who up to now had measured high things by the height of his willow tree and sounds by the burble of a running brook. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It urged the Congress to “take such measures in their wisdom, as the powers with which they are invested will authorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discouraging every species of traffic in slaves.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The safety measures imposed on the students since Black’s second break-in made it impossible for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to go and visit Hagrid in the evenings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The music can suddenly emphasize the weaker beats of the measure, or it can even emphasize notes that are not on the beat at all. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I’d watched with dismay as Republicans in Congress followed suit, fighting Barack’s every effort to stanch the economic crisis, refusing to support measures that would cut taxes and save or create millions of jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My verbal IQ was measured, and lots of other things, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

By the measures that seem to matter most, Truman High is, at best, second-rate. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But this was only a temporary measure; the government would not let a few illegalities stand in their way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a Greek word. I reckon it’s from aletheia, which means truth. It’s a truth measure. And have you worked out how to use it?” he said to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

For us, some changes were harder to measure but felt just as important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In this case, the first measure may be a full measure that begins with some rests. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Hmm,” she said finally in a squeaky little tone and spooned two heaping measures of sugar into her cup. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children in the E pod spend most of their time inside windowless cells that measure seven and a half by ten feet. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But the true measure of upper class today is in the personal services indulged in. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

A gallery was such a huge challenge that it didn’t take long to see the ways in which an individual officer didn’t measure up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Men,” he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why do we have to measure the feet?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Triangles and circles were easy to measure, but slightly more irregular curves like the parabola were beyond the ken of the Greek mathematicians of the day. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then, just for good measure, he squashed the hunter to jelly between his toes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He measured Lawrence against the other program heads he already had met, and judged him the most capable. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had not long been a reader of the “Liberator,” before I got a pretty correct idea of the principles, measures and spirit of the anti-slavery reform. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

No accurate measure of the wind’s velocity was made during the fire, though many eyewitnesses claimed it was as strong as a hurricane. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I learned that in math class once, but—” “It’s used to measure circles,” Leo said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once home, I got out measuring spoons, cups, a mixing bowl, and an egg beater from Mom’s cupboard and carried them to the basement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

You can use a cross-staff, for example, to measure the angle between the horizon and the sun at midday. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In determining a parent’s influence, which dimension of the child are we measuring: his personality? his school grades? his moral behavior? his creative abilities? his salary as an adult? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I put down the spoons I’d been using to measure the ingredients of the rocket candy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the year when computational power became infinite—or so close to infinite that it could no longer be measured. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He gave her a shirt cardboard to measure the towels. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing him, he probably built that gadget to measure how far away someone is, or something like that. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He felt that all of the white people in the room were measuring every inch of his weakness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was humiliating beyond measure to have attention called to those welts, lying there across his back like the mark of the slave. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The nun’s blood was precious beyond measure, since it contained the unknown hot agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went out to the end, then strode back three steps, measuring his approach distance. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His life and the life of the Frog were measured in seconds. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the names of towns and rivers by heart and he measured their progress daily. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

If I have done well by the measures of childhood, it must be added that those measures themselves are hampered by how little a boy of my captive class had seen. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Write at least four measures of music in each time signature. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to take difficult measures to ensure peace,” Johanna says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So tall I could not measure myself, but my voice could reach people everywhere. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Artists and others involved in the humanities are sometimes the first to declare that the value of what they do cannot be measured. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The stakes are considered high because instead of simply testing students to measure their progress, schools are increasingly held accountable for the results. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We had no one to compare her to, no one to measure her against. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The words tumbled out before I measured them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex measures each one out with his hands and dumps them into the bowl. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

From somewhere unseen a chorus of swelling chant rolled forth, filling this celestial space with sounds that made me think of the measured beating of angels’ wings. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever shall we do?” said Jo, looking ready for any measures, however violent. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some found a measurable parallax, but others insisted that there was no parallax to measure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Really big measures, like the size of a universe, are measured in megaparsecs: a million parsecs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And if you know a particle's velocity with infinite precision—zero error—you have infinite error when you measure its position; you know nothing at all about where it is. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Starting over in the same working-class neighborhood, Peralta and Zannikos quickly learned that New York was full of opportunities and obstacles, often in equal measure. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not until the nineteenth century was the parallax of a star first measured. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An explosion would activate one of the backup security measures,” says Nita. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, some symptoms required slightly more drastic measures to effect a cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Beto watched the square of light and measured the darkness around it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rowed powerfully but decidedly in his own way, and by any con-ventional measure his own way looked to be largely ineffective. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By any measure this is a lot of money—it equals the mortgage on my Seattle home—and the quoted price did not include airfare to Nepal or personal equipment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

War Admiral, like Man o’ War, awaited a horse who would take the true measure of his greatness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He inspects my stump, prods it, measures it, then says, “Outstanding!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I selected the materials for a suit, with the assistance of Mr. Trabb’s judgment, and re-entered the parlour to be measured. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The surveying group, which was responsible for plotting the course and measuring the length of the river, had their work cut out for them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She turned toward the kitchen and nearly fell beside the dining table because the weight in her chest was too large, not measured to fit her size. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had made inscriptions on the wall by the closet, feet and inches to measure a child’s growing height. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Do certain events in our lives leave a permanent mark, freezing a piece of us in time, and that becomes a touchstone that we measure the rest of our lives against? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I added some Old Sour, with a dash of salt for good measure, and stirred. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is also the problem that access to telescopes is always at a premium and historically measuring red shifts has been notably costly in telescope time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the number-shape duality, to the Greeks counting was tantamount to measuring a line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The group encouraged researchers to use protective measures, like working under hoods with suction that pulled air and potential contaminants into a filtration system. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He measured almost three feet from the tip of his ears to the tip of his feet; his eyes were painted a penetrating and intelligent blue. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

So the effects of relativity are real and have been measured. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They only allow the wearer to travel great distances in an instant, doubling the measure of her movements with each successive step. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He borrowed his father’s tape measure that could measure up to thirty feet. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“This county measured up in the first two Liberty Loan drives,” answered Mr. Saboe. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Thyon was grateful, even if he was resentful in equal—or greater—measure. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You have to see fresh patterns in the stars. Patterns, Saturns, Saturday, Sunday, sundial. It’s all about measuring the passing day. Do you get it?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He promised to return soon, but he needed to take measure of their progress. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The government was busily taking measures to prevent anything like the Defiance Campaign from reoccurring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The work was a distant echo of the work of Donders and Helmholtz, and the idea that brain activity could be measured. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“He used to measure out short lengths of fabric by wrapping them around his wrist.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

However, their indirect effects, such as small changes in the energy of electron orbits in atoms, can be measured and agree with the theoretical predictions to a remarkable degree of accuracy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the rod went up, specially built machines measured the flying neutrons, clicking loudly as more and more neutrons were released inside the pile. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words were measured and thoughtful, his bearing presidential. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Cider. There’s a measure of willow bark in it, so drink it all.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I should think it would be,” she said, and measured the cord and cut it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We work after school as often as we can, cutting, sewing, and measuring. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It has been nearly a century since scientists measured the electron’s mass and charge. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The thermometer replaced Galen’s hand as a measure of temperature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to look at him, to measure how much, or how little, he grieves for her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I have always compared myself to Quinton and never felt like I measured up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Some measure of comfort came to the sorrowful mothers as their sons were laid upon the funeral pyre with all reverence and honor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she, who had been impatient once, and violent, who had cursed and shouted and contended like a man, moved into silence, contending only, and with the last measure of her strength, with God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On January 6 Burnham commanded his department chiefs to take immediate, in some cases draconian, measures to cut costs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As Jefferson remembered it later, “we took leave, and he never after that said one word to me on the subject or ever consulted me as to any measure of the government.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

A canon requires students to echo back a pattern, but one measure later. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Accelerated particles would strike this strip at the end of their spiral journeys, with their final energies to be measured by an electrometer wired to it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He measured out flour and lard and milk and yeast and was putting it all in a bowl when it occurred to him it might be okay to turn on the radio, very softly. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The duration of each lesson was measured by the clock, which at last struck twelve. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She measured the crutches against him, then sawed an inch off the bottom of each. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Use of electrodes also allowed researchers to measure the time that it takes the brain to reallocate resources when attention shifts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When this happens, the bar line will still appear at the end of the completed measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The evidence can be seen by measuring the same indicators of societal progress cited above. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Resistance, therefore, is something that develops in a population after time measured in several or many generations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pull the bottle of nutrients from the refrigerator and pour the measured amount into a glass. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

This explains the precautionary measure with the handkerchief. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then he let go and walked out the door, his steps measured, his footfall softened. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Groups of five prisoners were pressed into cells measuring nine feet by seven feet; the cells were filthy, with poor lighting and worse ventilation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although courts have found such measures to be discriminatory, several states have passed laws requiring voters to present a government-issued ID in order to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Sighing theatrically, I closed my eyes and put a hand over them for good measure. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was Patria’s worried tone more than her question that pulled Dede back into that abandoned part of herself where she had hoped to give love, and to receive it, in full measure, both directions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He measured Tree-ear’s feet carefully and plaited several layers of straw for the thick, sturdy soles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

From the basket they would drop a weighted plumb line to measure the river’s depth. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no floor tiles, so I measure my progress in feet—my feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The King did not notice it With measured tread Sir Lancelot walked back to his pigeon loft, and the house carls made an avenue for him as he went. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nowadays we use just this method to measure distances precisely, because we can measure time more accurately than length. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says it measures 180 feet in length and climbs to a height of 20 feet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looked at my father and measured him carefully with her intent gaze. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to measure one will unavoidably disturb the other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We can determine the present rate of expansion by measuring the velocities at which other galaxies are moving away from us, using the Doppler effect. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir — I got a Ministry of Magic leaflet by owl, about security measures we should all take against the Death Eaters...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She blew through special machines, had a blood sample taken to measure her capacity for absorbing oxygen, and underwent a chest exam. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When his once-thick golden hair had begun to recede, he had commanded his barber to shave his head; Lord Tywin did not believe in half measures. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the authorities discovered a number of these communications, they took the extraordinary measure of rationing toilet paper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would let the chili cook for a while, then add red wine, lemon juice, and a pinch of fresh dill, and, finally, measure out and add her chili powders. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Like it he may not, but he can take a measure of discomfort for eight dollars a week.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the last ten days Dussel hasn’t been on speaking terms with Mr. van Daan, and all because of the new security measures since the break-in. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then some being shamed by his mercy overcame their fear and went on, and the others took new hope, hearing of a manful deed within their measure that they could turn to, and they departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They can reach 100 feet in height from the bottom of the trough to the crest, and the distance from one wave to the next can measure a mile. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Often it is repeated, identically, beat for beat, measure for measure, note for note. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hammers a strip of heated metal with careful, measured strokes, his brightly tattooed arms sweating from the strain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As a measure of my frustration, I drew a long emphatic gash across the rest of the page. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In other words, the more accurately you try to measure the position of the particle, the less accurately you can measure its speed, and vice versa. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly I crawled on, stopping to listen, to glance back, to measure the distance between me and the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the exception of the Dutch Reform Church, which supported apartheid, and the Lutheran mission, all Christian churches opposed the new measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy had taught me that the important questions could not be answered without the best scholarship you could lay your hands on, along with plenty of time to weigh and measure the alternatives. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Countless similar oddities result from our conventional ways of measuring, reporting, and com paring periodic quantities, whether they be the monthly cash flow of a government or the regular daily fluctuations in body temperature. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A piece in six eight might have six beats in every measure, with an eighth note getting a beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He point at the crib and I go over and poke through the blanket and sho nuff, there’s a hair roller, a measuring spoon, and a dinner napkin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Chase filled a smaller pot and carefully measured the water out over my sunflower. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She never measured anything, instead cooking by eye, by instinct, and by touch, throwing in handfuls of flour and thumb-sized chunks of lard and drizzling in more or less cold water, depending. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was no ancient emperor for him to measure up to. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then, afraid of being noticed, I stood behind a large man and peeked around him while trying to take measure of where Bear had been brought. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

You can measure the quality of the work by the intensity of astonishment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, any measures possible should be taken to keep her from the island in the year immediately after the accident. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She went out and bought a fancy egg timer that can accurately measure a half minute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The president was again in France for a peace conference, but he took time out to cable a message to the new Congress encouraging support of the suffrage amendment, among other measures. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It appeared that each observer must have his own measure of time, as recorded by a clock carried with him, and that identical clocks carried by different observers would not necessarily agree. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their height is variable, ranging between two and four feet of our measure. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seeing that he was the only one within arm’s length of the dark thing, he took a measured step away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And, unlike a comet, the new star stood still, which made it much easier to measure its parallax. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he ever felt, for himself, a measure of the contempt others felt for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The Clock Watchers looked left, then right, measuring the reaction of their neighbors. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In this case, "whole rest" does not necessarily mean "rest for the same length of time as a whole note"; it means "rest for the entire measure." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Fred shouted as the castle quaked again, and Harry sprinted by, elated and terrified in equal measure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But the trench has been measured,” I dare to point out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Reggie was dating again, his interest in women, if not at its full measure, returning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At The Maids, a housecleaning service, I am given something called the “Accutrac personality test,” which warns at the beginning that “Accutrac has multiple measures which detect attempts to distort or ‘psych out’ the questionnaire.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tumor in the small intestine is harder to measure. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He drew from his pocket a rectangular bar wrapped in greaseproof paper and measuring about four inches by one. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She kept her words slow and measured as she told him about Pong and about her quest to find him that led her through the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They go back and forth to the locker room to measure. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Life was better, always, when we could measure the warmth. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Early researchers used them in the field of ballistics to, say, measure the pace and trajectory of a bullet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The scale is a simple measure of force, but says nothing about damage. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

So the beats are organized even further by grouping them into bars, or measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Hair color doesn’t measure age, Mother. White is just another pigment, like black and brown.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those five years, from eighth grade through the end of high school, were Bill Gates’s Hamburg, and by any measure, he was presented with an even more extraordinary series of opportunities than Bill Joy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mengele obsessively measured their body parts to compare genetic influences on growth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If you were going to devise an experiment to measure the relative influences of nature versus nurture, you couldn’t come up with anything better than my life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Instead of trying to measure the area inside a parabola as the Greeks did, early algebraists sought to find the solutions to equations that encode relationships between different numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He’d explained that Bach’s music has a measured grace, an inherent tranquility and lightness, and that it is precise, almost mathematical. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

To understand the parabola, Archimedes had to learn how to measure it; for instance, nobody knew how to determine the area of a section of a parabola. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat and begins: “A weather event that measured 6.5 on the Richter scale would be a/an: A. Tornado B. Hurricane C. Earthquake D. Tsunami.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Some of the president’s advisors even recommended that he approve suffrage as a war measure so that the protests would stop. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the footsteps of Eratosthenes, he was the first person to measure the size of another planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top number tells you how many beats there are in a measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

No barometer in the world could measure it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A simple measure of this is to count books in which Newton’s name appears in the title: the peak period clearly runs from 1715 to 1745. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Where is she?” asked Harry, grabbing the tape measure and unrolling his own homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Envies are gone, and the measuring stick is: “Was he loved or was he hated? Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come of it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In recent years the even smaller deviations of the orbits of the other planets from the Newtonian predictions have been measured by radar and found to agree with the predictions of general relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very first step on the road to reconciliation, I said, was the complete dismantling of apartheid and all the measures used to enforce it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cross-staff is merely one of a series of instruments, such as the quadrant and the sextant, designed for measuring angles by taking sightings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He went over me with one of those yellow tape measures, and jotted figures in his notebook. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prior to the Clutter mystery, the four cases cited were the sum of Dewey’s experience with murder, and measured against the case confronting him, were as squalls preceding a hurricane. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She has a private laboratory on the top level. Insane security measures protecting it. I was trying to get up there when they figured out what I was.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

His parents disapproved, but their “active, results-oriented” parenting meant that they gave Colin a measure of freedom to make his own decisions. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

These antiseptic measures worked because the chemicals killed bacteria. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes flashed over George, took in his height, measured his reach, looked at his trim middle. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has the smallest part as measured by lines of dialogue. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Grandma said they were all the colors of God's rainbow, a tapestry that made me feel that skin color should not be the measure of one's value. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My sense of humor had always measured up to everyone else’s; but timid, introverted me, I showed it sparingly: I was a smiler. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Two deacons wedged themselves around Brother Jackson as a preventive measure and two large determined- looking men walked down the aisle toward Sister Monroe. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of hearing Haymitch’s voice yesterday, of learning that he was not only functional but had some measure of control over my life again, enraged me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He handed Grace a tape measure, which she clipped to her jeans. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hand in there, too, keeping it close for good measure. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I added some crushed berries for good measure, and then I heated the mixture over a candle flame, reducing it to a thick, heavy syrup. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Those messages were a measure of how desperate things had become for us by 1100. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure taking measures did not mean baking extra brownies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The tavern keeper kept studying Jonathan, measuring him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not, interestingly, in the ways that schools are traditionally measured. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

As though they knew that how far they went would be measured against how far they would be taken. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since when has the success of weddings been measured by how many governors attend?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hubble was forced, therefore, to use indirect methods to measure the distances. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My success wasn’t only measured by wins on the fencing strip, but also by the number of people I was able to touch and inspire by sharing my story of triumph. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But just to make sure, the same week, the new Nazi government had enacted a separate measure imposing the death penalty on those who published “treasonable articles.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Moreover, black children didn’t measure up even when controlling for a wide array of variables. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Even though I've been dressed and measured and primped so many times, I still hate the feeling in these moments that my body doesn't belong to me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Dynamic levels don't correspond to a measured decibel level. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This new shack, like the old one, had two rooms and measured something like fifteen by fifteen feet, and overlooked the same unlit, unpaved, potholed street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.59: If a piece begins with a pickup measure, the final measure of the piece is shortened by the length of the pickup measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Howard placed the bet for him, tossing in $25,000 of his own money for good measure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using an instrument called a sextant, the navigator can measure the height of the star above the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

For the first couple of months, she measured my sins every morning and called in the results to my doctor once a week. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

That they were admitted peacefully on the campus is due in good measure to the conduct of the students of the University of Alabama, who met their responsibilities in a constructive way. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is a way of understanding decision making on various issues—say, when a person responds to a text—by using economic, or monetary measures and influences. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

After the fabric is measured, cut, wrapped in brown paper, and tied with twine, I follow Mrs. Byrne down the street to a women’s clothes shop. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had tuberculosis of the lungs, and he measured his temperature four times a day and had an X-ray once a month. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Why, today! Madame is here now, waiting in the drawing room. And the tailor is here, too, to measure the boys, although boys’ clothes are so much less interesting than girls’. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Shukumar had been going through their supplies steadily, preparing meals for the two of them, measuring out cupfuls of rice, defrosting bags of meat day after day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We crawled our way back up the path, staying low to the ground until we were sure, positive beyond measure, that we were the last ones left. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He used his fingers to make a divider and measured it straight down, but it didn’t mean anything. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She stares at me like she is weighing and measuring me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His small measure of success didn’t go unnoticed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same thorough mosquito-control measures were instituted in the Isthmus of Panama, where work to dig a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had bogged down. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Grace and Kojo measured the distance between the two rock pillars. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, there is a large body of what might be termed “nontechnology,” impossible to measure in terms of its capacity to alter either the natural course of disease or its eventual outcome. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I were to give a bracelet to you, now, I would measure your wrist twice. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, the meter is defined to be the distance traveled by light in 0.000000003335640952 second, as measured by a cesium clock. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was two feet from the water when Zoe bolted across to her own side, slamming into me for good measure. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The new control measures undertaken in 1949 were carefully planned and few people would have supposed any harm could result. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Security measures? You mean the fact those two were back on the job?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Roemer’s achievement, in not only proving that light travels at a finite speed, but also in measuring that speed, was remarkable—coming as it did eleven years before Newton’s publication of Principia Mathematica. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the sighting rod was set up, Rondon’s loyal right-hand man, Lieutenant João Salustiano Lyra, used a telemeter, an instrument that measured the distance from his canoe to the sighting rod. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then and there, in a fever of impatience, we got out the gunny bags and the tall brass measure, and set to calculating quantities and prices. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teren measured me against the hilt of his sword and judged that I had grown tall enough to begin the basics of swordplay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could hear the hollow boom-boom-boom-boom of the flak pounding all around him in overlapping measures of four, the sharp, piercing crack! of a single shell exploding suddenly very close by. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She then proceeded to enquire into the measures which her father had intended to pursue, while in town, for the recovery of his daughter. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And that's all I ask of you: to reach into your hearts and minds and bring forth that measure of justice. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Security Council intervened in South African affairs, blaming the government for the shootings and urging it to initiate measures to bring about racial equality. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a deliberate test,” said Nixon, “clearly designed to take the measure of me and my administration at the outset.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

One last security measure, just in case—just in case three kids broke into the lab at 2:00 a.m. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The guest bathroom has to be perfect, and Hana and I are forced to be Momma’s prep cooks with lots of dicing and measuring and cleaning up after. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of the most important things to remember about insecticides in soil is their long persistence, measured not in months but in years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even here—running for our lives, sleeping exposed, facing death—even here, in her arms, I was able to find some measure of peace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Rather, each observer has his or her own measure of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Success was measured not in territory captured, but in numbers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The rotating table fan by the bed measured out its mechanical breeze in exemplary, democratic turns—first lifting what was left of old Mrs. Pillai’s hair, then Chacko’s. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Said I, “You shall find, sir, that whoever takes such a measure and releases us from bondage will be amply rewarded with the most zealous of followers.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Whereas his father lacked the interest or discipline to save his reputation and that of his family, Charles measured himself by his image in the minds of others. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to him and said in a measured tone, “I am here already, I will not go back.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dorm room observers weren’t nearly as good as friends in measuring extraversion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The forest offered a measure of protection from the sun, but after a time the pace began to tell on them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Among them, surrounded by them, his feelings were the same as they had been as a girl: by equal measures fascinated and horrified. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had told Cersei he intended to take the measure of the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She moved away from him, paced slowly, with measured steps, about the room. “—see, we lived on Mars. That’s how come I know androids.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But his own was quite different, and Hooper had the measure of it, he had done so from his first day at Warings. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She was watching Sherm drag a bundle of microphone cord toward the stage, measuring with his eyes how much they would need. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The music-master counted out measures while I endeavored to deliver what was asked of me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Congress, which during Reconstruction had been quick to enact measures of legal, social, and economic freedom for blacks, just as quickly began to roll them back. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I did not understand the measures some took against merchants who still carried British goods. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He bit his bottom lip, a desperate measure to hold his body together at the mouth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, each observer would have his own measure of time as recorded by a clock that he carried: clocks carried by different observers would not necessarily agree. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know how you said it wasn’t a true measure of humanity because there were no girls and you wondered how it would be different if there had been girls?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure sixty by eighty inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They don’t measure anything that we are accustomed to, like length, breadth, width, or time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But for me, the best joy is feeling, trudging, measuring the land myself. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Gandalf spoke now to Shadowfax, and the horse set off at a good pace, yet not beyond the measure of the others. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But the leaders of this political Klan defended their tactics by claiming that tough “law-and-order” measures would end social turmoil. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Doctors administered tests of her cognitive skills, and she did poorly on those that measure memory and recognition. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It measures not time but distances— enormous distances. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was the source of the mistaken strategy—the reason why activists could so easily ignore class and could consider race alone a sufficient measure of social oppression. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The key to measuring the Weakest Link voting data is to tease out a contestant’s playing ability from his race, gender, and age. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Unfolding it over my lap to read it better, I glanced at the mileage gauge and made a mental note to use it to measure our progress. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

That retribution is dealt out in measure with the offense? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He will involve us all in calamity and chaos without measure. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I finished my shift with the cat and peeled off my gloves, tossing them into the trash before washing my hands—for good measure—in our lab station’s sink. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

With trig under our belt, all we would need to do was build some instruments to measure angles and we would be able to calculate how high our rockets flew. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew such measures would come, but I had not expected to receive my bans in the remote town of Villiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Donovan Curtis didn’t measure up to Lee standards, that hardly made him stupid. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Sam paid it out slowly, measuring it with his arms: ‘Five, ten, twenty, thirty ells, more or less,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Yet he gave me an astonishing measure of his humanity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In this way, measured radiocarbon dates can be “calibrated” to take account of fluctuations in the atmospheric carbon ratio. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once out of my suit, I did some practice navigating, finding several stars and measuring the angle between them and the earth’s horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If research production was a measure of career viability—and it was— theoretical aerodynamics might have been the best place in the world to be a female researcher. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I watch her, measuring for drapes for my window. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“It orbits around the world. Like the moon, only closer. It’s got science stuff in it, measures things like how cold or hot it is in space. That’s what ours was supposed to do, anyway.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They all looked at her, Maddy and Az measuring her with their eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I am free to act as desperately as I wish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a culture now measured by quantities rather than qualities.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The old man measured out a length of string and cut it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I have come to take you to your true home, in Elfhame beneath the hill. There, you will be rich beyond measure. There, you will be with your own kind.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Voskuijl was our greatest source of help and support when it came to safety measures. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"I know, I know," I mutter, measuring tea into the saucepan. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Although funds for chemical control came in never-ending streams, the biologists of the Illinois Natural History Survey who attempted to measure the damage to wildlife had to operate on a financial shoestring. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Madam wore a groove in the floor pacing back and forth awaiting news of the final British victory, her footsteps tipping and tapping in measure with the ticking of the clock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the hammer and measured its weight. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wails were full of an agony whose intensity told me that my punishment would be measured by its depth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever head start these measures gave would have to suffice. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

To prevent this, white lawmakers enacted a measure in 1765 banning groups of three or more blacks from gathering for any reason. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He measured himself and those around him by an impossibly rigorous moral code. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The imagination, as Lazlo had previously noted, is tethered in some measure to the known, and they were both sadly ignorant in matters of cake. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So I played for both of them, while overhead the stars continued in their measured turning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Next to me, Ollie is doing the same things I am: keeping a measured pace, making it look like we’re in no hurry to be anywhere. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It is here that Newton stomped his foot to measure the echo, calculating the speed of sound for the first time.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I thought it would be a small, carefully measured step. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Newly appointed Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, spoke today of the tough new measures taken by his Ministry to ensure the safety of students returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this autumn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Their figures held up, however, and would be confirmed decades later by more sophisticated measuring equipment than they had at hand in 1926. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The roots, you suspect, are accurate measures of how long she’s been here. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Even for high-end drug crimes, most countries impose sentences that are measured in months, rather than years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The place Dorothy Vaughan now called home was on the cusp of a defense industry boom that would be measured not in years but in decades. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The man's eyes are focused on me, measuring the unspoken language that will either threaten him or put him at ease. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then there's the unrealistic beauty standards that we have to measure up to. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

These would have been some of the measures taken to protect me from sezisman, or total, crippling shock. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Grand ma grew careful about balancing her ingredients, holding the measuring cup up to the light She was like a scientist seeking the cure for something. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bottle tipped and poured a generous measure of honey-colored liquid into each of the glasses, which then floated to each person in the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For oats, he ladled out carefully measured portions of a fine white variety grown in the Sacramento Valley. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I had a solo—not a big one, just four measures. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though the audit studies can’t be used to truly measure how much a name matters, the California names data can. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

For them, time was measured in seasons, and thought by generations. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coast guard installed sounding boards along island beaches and anchored numbered buoys at intervals in the shipping channel, and these measures seemed sufficient to islanders until the next accident came along. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Being therefore to receive exactly what she is to pay,” he observed triumphantly, “she will neither win nor lose by the measure.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just as Kepler measured the volumes of barrels with his thin slices, Cavalieri added up an infinite number of these indivisible zeros to figure out the area or the volume of a geometric object. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Instruments a mile from the blast measured temperatures of 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It always made a spectacle special when the Emperor attended, but the people were delighted beyond measure to see that he had brought the Lady Aurelia with him this time. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” Mikayla said, and then, just for good measure, she looked at me and added, “Whatever,” before turning and sashaying away with Janie. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She measures length and depth as carefully as a surgeon places a scalpel, as though it is a matter of life and death. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When I looked back at him, he was staring at me, measuring with his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly she declared, with the equal measures of disbelief and delight as the night before, “There’s an American flag on the moon, boy!” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ralph found he was able to measure the distance coldly and take aim. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Their father was in cardiac failure, and the doctor had been asking if the family wanted him to undertake extreme lifesaving measures. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You'll both wear this on your first day. I measured you, remember?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fill each measure with a different combination of note lengths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder about the existence of God because, unlike my grandparents, I live much of my day in a secular city where I do not measure the hours with the tolling bells of a church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For good measure I added Pi = 3.14 and I drew a large circle, which I then sliced in two with a diameter, to evoke that basic lesson of geometry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The night before, I had measured the heights. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But desperate times call for desperate measures, and water managers are scrambling to keep the sky from completely falling. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He measured the length of his knife with his fingers and then held it against the old man’s neck. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Well, this new kind of particle was elementary all right, but it was very hard to measure because it didn’t react in any of the usual ways. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In almost all cases, the tests measure strictly math and reading skills, so even science and history have been de-emphasized. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Tennessee Senate had passed the suffrage measure five days before. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In this way they advanced some fifteen miles, measured in a direct line east, though they must have actually walked twenty miles or more. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gripping Safa with one hand and Rabia with the other, I tried to measure my pace so they could keep up with me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The difference between Euripides’ Medea and Apollonius’ heroine and also Virgil’s Dido is in its degree a measure of what Greek tragedy was. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were to do our own navigating by measuring the angle between various stars and the horizon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they had traveled maybe—Dicey measured with her finger from the legend at the bottom corner of the map—eight miles? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next step will be to continue measuring the impact of police innovations—in Los Angeles, for instance, where Bratton himself became police chief in late 2002. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Fie was stretching it out with one hand while measuring it with the other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was the sort of man who would become a British Israelite nowadays, and spend the rest of his life prophesying the end of the world by measuring the passages in the Great Pyramid. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the measure of the rest of the country, she was an insiders insider. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In order to keep the meter going steadily, every measure must have a combination of notes and rests that is equivalent to four quarter notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Today, nearly 40 years after those early dates for pottery in Japan were measured, archaeologists are still reeling from the carbon 14 shock, as it is termed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She grumbled to herself all morning over her work while Tom and Samuel went over the boring equipment, sharpened bits, drew sketches of windmills new in design, and measured for timbers and redwood water tanks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard we try, we cannot measure a particle’s position and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was a measure of his trust, and Longstreet knew it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fished the baby out of her basket and measured her against the tree. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an early device used to detect and measure the magnitude of an electric current. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bowls and measuring cups and ingredients covered the counters; flour and sugar dusted their clothes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gaily they trod a measure, men and fair-robed women, till the great house around them rang with their footfalls. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weight must be measured on a hard surface. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Conversely, if we knew the luminosity of stars in other galaxies, we could work out their distance by measuring their apparent brightness. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some time, we remained like this, he sitting motionless and I Observant now, regarding the burlap weave on the bottom of the sofa, measuring my breath for silence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The trouble, he explained, is that nearly all the things that would constitute warning signs already exist in some measure at Yellowstone. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Only later will I realize that the want ads are not a reliable measure of the actual jobs available at any particular time. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered standing there in his rags while she measured him and then put on her thimble to stitch the cloth­ ing for him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the light quanta seemed to measure out at three or four meters long; sometimes they appeared to be “just a little bundle of energy,” Beams recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There’s more corn in the meal, but it’s harder to measure. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then I apply some heavy-duty hand sanitizer for good measure. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Frank brought out a folding ruler that he had slipped into his pocket a few minutes before, and measured the cuffs of the visitor’s pants. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, for good measure, he asked him to sing the first few lines of the national anthem. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The fencing scene in. the play had displayed this same measured pace. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly and surely the doctors drew their plans to carve up my cranium, move some pieces around, toss away the chunks they didn’t need, and put some new stuff in for good measure. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a lofty goal, but I ain’t ever been one for half measures. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

How could physicists not know something that has been measured? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Do not measure, Pet said in her head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The boys said it in unison and repeated it a few times for good measure, like a Greek chorus. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

You don't stop to measure when you're too busy worrying about how your breath smells. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“School officials say there were concerns among students regarding recent security measures,” Sullivan says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That eyes that had seen big cities and the inside of airplanes were the measure. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Essentially, Catt’s plan involved simultaneously going after both state and federal measures, working for progress wherever it could be found. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Stilt, it was presumptuous of him to measure her windows for new curtains. assure/ensure/insure. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would, however, complicate her marriage with Howard, in which time spent apart was already measured in weeks or months rather than days. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I yanked up a handful and threw it on the path, then stomped on it for good measure. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

How can you choose the lesser of two evils, when both evils are too great to measure? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their goal was to investigate the structure of light by measuring the interval from the moment a quantum particle of light, a photon, strikes a target to the emission of an electron from its surface. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It froze my blood—and then brought a slight measure of relief. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she was not as weak as she always assumed; finally, you had to measure yourself by other people—there really was nothing else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But there was a measure of comfort standing in the butterfly garden because I knew it was there for Amanda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.58: Normally, a composer who wants to put more or fewer beats in a measure must change the time signature, as in this example from Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The next day, they came back with a plumb line and a ruler to measure every distance between every component. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the women biked past the point of exhaustion, doctors measured the oxygen they were taking in and the carbon dioxide they were breathing out. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Disorder increases with time because we measure time in the direction in which disorder increases. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For repeated sections of medium length — usually four to thirty-two measures — repeat dots with or without endings are the most common markings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In school, of course, they always managed to make it sound really boring, all graphs and averages and measuring people’s pupils when they looked at different faces. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Howard Friedman, a psychologist at the University of California at Riverside, has developed what he calls the Affective Communication Test to measure this ability to send emotion, to be contagious. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It measures the heat of the clouds and the surface temperature of the sea. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermann von Helmholtz used one to measure the reaction time of a frog. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even though Roosevelt didn't have a tape measure, he used a pocket ruler to take the measurements of the seal, a rare find in New York City. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

As you will gather from this, measuring earthquakes is not always an exact science, particularly when interpreting readings from remote locations. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was known as Barbie and measured just under a foot tall. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Is she going to wrap that measure around my chest right here in front of him? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If we look at the same unmoving celestial object six months apart, we should be able to measure very great distances. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always certain of what he wanted from the world, Mr. Clutter had in large measure obtained it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a stick I measured the water in the hole where my feet had broken through the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the family agreed with this plan—except Aunt Tuti, who wanted to take more extreme measures, like hanging cazuelas outside of Wilfrido’s office at all hours of the day. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Egyptians also learned how to measure the volumes of objects—like pyramids. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Time seemed to loop and leap, making it feel impossible to measure or track. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Taking what might have been measured as a halting half step and then pulling a stiff, dead leg forward, dragging a foot turned sideways in the dust, the man limped into the yard. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She measured tea leaves in her hand and threw them in. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the collateral damage of this era of narrowed learning is far harder to measure and will be recognized, if at all, only years into the future. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We have nothing for you today. The lorry carrying our supplies from Awomama was hijacked on the road,” he said, in the measured tone of a politician addressing his supporters. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Colin's backyard in Chicago measured twelve feet by ten feet; this backyard went on for football fields. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

In a measured tone, he announces martial law in the counties surrounding Grovers Mill. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She thought that previously, when God did not make the same traps out of the months and years that the Turks used when they measured a yard of percale, things were different. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And why hadn’t I asked what that knife and tape measure are going to cost? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went, and having found Bessie and despatched her on my errand, I proceeded to take further measures. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The journey lasted longer than Lyra wanted to measure. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

For both Merrick and Washington these were tactics used to wrest some small measure of control over their lives from a dominating white world. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hand Miss Celia the spoon to measure it out, but that tacky woman just drinks it straight from the bottle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I measured them into thirds the long way and into halves the short way. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prof. Nemur said it was something that measured how intelligent you were— like a scale in the drugstore weighs pounds. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She took the measure of my height and spanned my middle with a tape, noting the numbers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“He was eighteen feet from nose to tail,” the fisherman who was measuring him called. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bill ceded a large measure of control over atomic research to the military. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

‘Even if two activities are alike social constructions,’ he writes, ‘if you want to take the measure of either, it is the differences you must keep in mind.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The magnetic force, in turn, would cause a little pointer to move, allowing a researcher to measure when a current first appeared, and when it dissipated. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s a good thing she doesn’t know about your escapade last night,” said Noor, giving him a measured look. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Still others measured powder into capsules and counted the finished pills into bottles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What makes Hacking’s argument ‘dreadful’ is that he takes one figure on its own, and that figure is the first in a long succession of attempts to measure the speed of light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then for good measure: “It’s for my Sunshine Buddy. Michael and I worked on costumes for the fall festival together.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I measured the flour and the salt and the baking powder, and the whole time, Betty Allen was standing at the counter opposite me humming under her breath. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a measure of something, evidence of how far she’d come. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

After Rondon measured its width and depth, he determined it was the largest tributary they had encountered so far. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Having children feel the strong beats such as the downbeat, the first beat in a measure, is relatively easy. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

This let them measure not just focus, but his short-term, or working, memory. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They have the widest backs. They measure them. How do you feel, Tenente?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

If you don’t think four inches is a lot, go get a ruler and measure your own forehead. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

God’s body, who measured things in leagues these days? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since the air on some days seemed to be heavier than on others, he reasoned that he ought to be able to measure the changing weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This moment had been imagined and desired for too long, and could not measure up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they went inside, they were made to stand with their backs to the wall and have the distance between their fingertips measured. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In the syncopation in the third measure, the longest note doesn't even begin on a beat; it begins half-way through the third beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Only a few months earlier, such an enclosure would have been precious almost beyond measure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He measured the short strip on the map with his fingers. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rogers' yard measure discovered in the kitchen dresser assisted them. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As the colored residents settled into South Carolina life, the doctors monitored their physical well-being with as much dedication as the proctors who took measure of their emotional adjustments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He likes to measure things with his eyes. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

A long stride measured the schoolroom, and presently beside Miss Temple, who herself had risen, stood the same black column which had frowned on me so ominously from the hearthrug of Gateshead. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kote grinned wickedly, a measure of vitality coming back into his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is scarcely an instance of hypothermic death that isn’t in some measure mysterious and improbable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That will do,” he said, and the tape measure crumpled into a heap on the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.52: If the time signature is three eight, a measure may be filled with any combination of notes and rests that adds up to three eight. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Over a period of weeks, criticism mounted steadily in volume and color; in one interview, Harold Urey labeled the measure the “first totalitarian bill ever written by Congress.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

By every conventional measure, Justice is now solidly middle class, but she is still trying to learn how to feel middle class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But wait: maybe it’s because the CPS study measures high- school students; maybe by then the die has already been cast. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Long, unfamiliar words ending in tion, ism, and actic, with more talk about “the people” thrown in for good measure, like Big Ma throwing a pinch of salt into the cake batter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1980s and early 1990s Clement measured peach palms throughout the Amazon basin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

We were busy the rest of the day getting settled in our cabins, but the next morning after breakfast Nancy and I decided we should practice the safety measures. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galton knew that no ordinary measuring devices existed for any of these characteristics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“We have to protect ourselves. Extra security measures take time. You can come back tomorrow night, and we can exchange half of your notes.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The robot’s eyes were measuring the distance with machinely accurate stereoscopy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They hand us fabric, scissors, and tape measures when needed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even my mother, who’d fretted about the museum-like formality of the White House, soon learned that there was more there to be measured. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mary Ellen would doubtless have attracted a measure of it if she had not dropped out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Grace could hear the measured calmness in her own voice. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s been difficult,” she said, pouring him a cup of lemonade with the concentration of a scientist measuring hydrochloric acid. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what way you think of to measure the pencil, you will give it a tiny nudge in the process. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Crane-man muttered grumpily to himself and fished around in his waist pouch for the grubby string he had used to measure Tree-ear’s feet. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They weighed what I ate when it went in, and daily took the measure of its transformation when it came out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After two years of trundling and triangulating his way across France, in 1669 he announced a more accurate measure of 110.46 kilometers for one degree of arc. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to having to go to such circuitous measures, listening to your words in Jessica’s mind . . . her mind isn’t very original, and it was annoying to have to stoop to that. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Thus time became a more personal concept, relative to the observer who measured it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I watch the clock, anyhow; its hands measure time, superslow. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

In a perfect world, an economist could run a controlled experiment just as a physicist or a biologist does: setting up two samples, randomly manipulating one of them, and measuring the effect. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The imagination, he thought, no matter how vivid, was still tethered in some measure to the known, and this was beyond anything he could have imagined. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“If such preventive measures are not taken,” says Dr. Hueper, “the stage will be set at a progressive rate for the future occurrence of a similar disaster to the human population.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Across the Atlantic, American eugenicists applauded the effort, often lamenting their own inability to achieve such effective measures. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The lifetime of a human being is measured in decades; the lifetime of the Sun is a hundred million times longer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We count our luck with a different measure here in the camp.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another set of tests was what are called speed tests, much simpler measures of ability. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t quite have the measure of it yet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Tori told me there were insane security measures protecting Jeanine’s laboratory,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was a scapegrace fellow in the crowd named Ktesippos, a Samian, rich beyond all measure, arrogant with riches, early and late a bidder for Odysseus’ queen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her allknowing eyes grew even more intense as she spoke in softly measured words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Success is so often measured by grades and test scores. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hearing nothing but slow, measured breathing, the young man walked softly to stand beside the bed and bent over the sleeping man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Catelyn had ordered garments sewn to her measure, handsome gowns to suit her birth and sex, yet still she preferred to dress in oddments of mail and boiled leather, a swordbelt cinched around her waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The hall became quiet, and after a moment Hrothgar spoke, tones low and measured—of necessity, from too much shouting on midnight raids. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I measure myself; I can’t act or play soccer, and most of them have better grades than me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Desdemona looked at me a moment as if measuring my ability to fulfill this promise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But it was extremely useful, for I had taken the measure of Mr. de Klerk just as I did with new prison commanders when I was on Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scale is of course more an idea than an object, an arbitrary measure of the Earth’s tremblings based on surface measurements. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My mother rolled her eyes, for her sister's accomplishments could only be measured by weight, not specifics. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There was a line running clean ’cross his forehead that was so straight it looked like someone had took a measuring stick then cut along it with a knife. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

To measure yourself up against every other kid standing here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

For some time she had measured the extent of her pridefulness, but she could not find any way to remedy it because the more she thought of solutions the less rational they seemed to her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Like the early Christians, the Norsemen measured their life by heroic standards. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her hands, she holds the rod used to measure the thread of life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

These measures effectively eliminated the risk of future alliances between black slaves and poor whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

For example, in a 3/4 time signature, there are three beats in a measure and the quarter note receives one beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

After all that designing, measuring, cutting, sewing, pinning, stapling, gluing, and Velcro-ing? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An absolute had first to be established in the minds of the comrades so that they could measure the success or failure of their deeds by it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian shrugged and continued, calling out the names in singsong fashion, with measured pauses, letting his voice linger over the names and numbers, a weird litany here in the quiet office. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Washed, then, with a drop of precious Clorox bleach, measured out like the Blood of the Lamb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe the answer lies in something I mentioned earlier, that measure of madness that moves life in strange but saving ways. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t sleep,” I confessed, automatically swinging my hair around my shoulder to provide some measure of cover. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I measured the glistening black drops, seeing them settle upon the surface and become blacker still, spreading suddenly out to the edges. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Colin turned to her, gathering in his gut the slim measure of courage available to him, and said, “Well, I'm a fair kisser.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

By counting back through these layers and measuring the amount of lead in each, he could work out global lead concentrations at any time for hundreds, or even thousands, of years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Surveyors measured and mapped the land in preparation for selling it out from under the Native people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I guess, being slightly older and having some measure of means, Ella wanted to help us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The normal distribution also arises in the measuring process. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas before, I had anticipated my lessons as the hour most gratifying in the day, now, in measure equal to my former pleasure, I dreaded their advent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The toll of wildlife is harder to measure, but it must be great. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He said an I.Q. showed how much intelligence you could get, like the numbers on the outside of a measuring cup. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He spent hours each day running around the house measuring the angle of things with his new steel protractor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I could simply have ripped the “fruit” apart—I still call it that for lack of a better word—but I chose to satisfy my curiosity in a measured way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, Archimedes figured out a way to measure the parabola’s area by resorting to the infinite. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

As though they knew already that for each tremor of pleasure they would pay with an equal measure of pain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At a time when, by many measures, class seemed less and less a force in American life, it had become more so in some of the areas that matter most.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

This gave the girls some measure of comfort, but when Kathy dropped them off, leaving them all in the office of the Conley principal, she was devastated. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When the police brought me home, grimly pale and bloody, and told her what happened, she fetched a bottle of Jack Daniel’s from her room and poured us each a large measure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why is it, I thought, that whenever boys consider such measures—despite their justifiability—we always get a bit scared, morose, and angsty? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Beginning in the 1970s, researchers found that racial attitudes—not crime rates or likelihood of victimization—are an important determinant of white support for “get tough on crime” and antiwelfare measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Looks like little Sonny's got your boy’s measure, Pook,” one of the miners sitting on his porch guffawed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There is always a measure of shock when you leave the trail and find yourself parachuted into a world of comfort and choice, but it was different this time. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Bentivoglio family took similar measures after returning to power in Bologna. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever she did, it couldn't measure up to their store-bought clothing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The postmaster would argue, reasonably, he’s got no other way to support his family—his pay envelope arrives empty each week, with an official printed statement about emergency economic measures. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw his friends’ faces more clearly again, and a measure of new hope and strength returned. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He waits an hour after he is certain everyone is asleep, and then another hour for good measure. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Next step: unload wood from the shed and get it ready to measure and trim. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

For example, in a 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure with the quarter note receiving one beat or one count. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the police make use of the Doppler effect to measure the speed of cars by measuring the wavelength of pulses of radio waves reflected off them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clerk shoved in a measure of kernels and the corn whirled inside the case like giant flakes of snow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The robbery of time is not measured in lifespans but in moments. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Out on the street again Biff walked with measured formality. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Frankly, I’m astounded Professor McGonagall thinks all these security measures are necessary.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The two young men measured each other for a long moment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His long sinuous tail thrashed to and fro as he measured the distance to the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, it would ensure some measure of gratitude. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He pointed out that a few years earlier, when scientists started taking protective measures against cross-species contamination—such as working under sterile hoods—it had suddenly become harder to grow new cell lines. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But those changes are subtle and hard to measure. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He’d bathed, changed into fresh clothes, and even shaved for good measure. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And measuring your distances wouldn’t be the same, either. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sorted through the stores and set out what they could take, making of it a measured cube in the corner of the shelter. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The consensus seems to be heading for a figure of about 13.7 billion years, but these things are notoriously difficult to measure, as we shall see further on. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rubio is over two hundred meters to the east measuring the atmosphere, and Feathers is way too close to the jungle’s edge, holding a rock up to the sun. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

With eyes on the floor, he waited while the weigher sang out the measure to the scribe, then took his bowl and hurried out, leaving Rekh still frowning after him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

My proximity to this murdered boy could be measured in the lives of people I knew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The bits of Sunday dresses that he saw did not fly; they hung in the air quietly, like the whole notes in the last measure of an Easter hymn. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tops of the fences appeared again, and Joe measured how much more of the posts he could see every day. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper came, with very slow, measured steps, up from the bank of the stream. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now I brought it out and measured it again, ten ollocks exactly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the pulse is reflected back at the event and the observer measures the time at which he receives the echo. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For good measure, he rang the doorbell, too. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Within hours of his birth, he had known how to run, and speed had been the measure of his life ever since. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him lefts and rights and uppercuts for good measure, my two iron fists moving so quickly I couldn’t even feel them smashing his face. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“One word from you, Dr. Calvin,” said the general, deliberately, “in violation of security measures, and you would be certainly imprisoned instantly.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The medical discoveries made by such brilliant scientists as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led to procedures such as vaccination and measures such as quarantines that, when mandated by the government, saved millions of lives. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“They were measuring the starlight. And the aurora. He had a passion for the aurora. I think his main interest was in ruins, though. Ancient things.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few hours, I could measure a three-inch shell with my eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t measure time in years since the birth of Christ. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘About, well’ — he stood for a moment measuring it with his eyes — ‘about eighteen fathoms, I should guess. Not more.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Hubble began to measure the spectra of distant galaxies–the business that Slipher had begun in Arizona. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When they had measured her yesterday, had they determined that she would never fit the vulnerable, doe-eyed pretty mold? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Nita said it would trigger a backup security measure if they did, but it seemed like the most obvious solution to their problem, to me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lore’s dark blond hair was braided in a thick plait down her back, and she stepped toward Ash and extended her hand over the table, giving her a measuring look. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment; some of the serenity and the cleanliness of that big warm kitchen lingered on inside them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eeriest phase of the investigation began when the police, holding their flickering lanterns high, entered the hotel basement, a cavern of brick and timber measuring 50 by 165 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Into the silence that followed her departure, Briony said brightly, “We’ll get on, shall we? Only seven to go. When it’s over, I’ll bring you a measure of brandy.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Donders built instruments to try to measure what he called “the time required for simple mental processes.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Under the pretext of holding up a measuring cup to see if he’d poured out enough armadillo bile, Harry sneaked a sidelong glance at the pair of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My desire to do so was precisely the measure of how much I remained an academic. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I took another photo for good measure. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling she wouldn’t measure up to my brother’s standards. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

What Cavendish was trying to do was measure gravity at this extremely featherweight level. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Other states followed with even more draconian legal measures to sterilize and confine men and women judged to be genetically inferior. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They prefer a system that cannot measure what it promises to measure. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Fewer people came to him with their troubles than formerly, and he allowed himself a measure of gratitude for that too. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to measure all his talking and stops in that same interval, so if they ran a clip of him on the news they’d be pressed to play the whole thing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obviously, the notion that the height of a mountain could be measured from sea level could establish itself only after this view had been abandoned. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Since the door was already ajar, I pushed it open to see her bending over a lighted box upon which lay an X-ray photograph she was measuring. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Maskelyne and Mason had become friends eleven years earlier while engaged in a project to measure an astronomical event of great importance: the passage of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled a long tape measure with silver markings out of his pocket. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Most everybody jotted down random guesses, but I took a ruler and measured the length of what we had and the length left to reach the floor. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And yet the spectacle of desolation I had just left prepared me in a measure for a tale of misery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lying, cheating, and stealing as measured by the test situations used in these studies are only very loosely related. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if there is a differential in gasoline tax, the tanks are measured and the tax applied. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to measure out the water among us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

From the top of the dig he dangled a measuring tape—alternating ten-centimeter strips of red, white, and green—to indicate depth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Marisol grabbed a tape measure to check the height of the staircase she was making. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I remember her with her tape measure around her neck and newspaper on the floor, on her knees with a pair of scissors, cutting a pattern out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fearful that such measures might not be sufficient to protect their interests, the planter class took an additional precautionary step, a step that would later come to be known as a “racial bribe.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As each Keeper flew up to the goal hoops, the crowd roared and jeered in equal measure. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cole helped herself, almost absentmindedly, to another healthy measure of gin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She poured the syrupy liquid into a measuring glass and tested the volume and density. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At home, Eang and her friend measure me up and down to make the dress. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing still in a clearing, and I pulled up beside her, grabbing her elbow both to stop myself and to take measure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In medicine there were no reliable methods of measuring success until the nineteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Aristotelian science was not like this: Aristotelian philosophers had no sense that their knowledge was incomplete in important respects, and they thus had a different measure of success from a Galileo or a Pascal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Aunt Docia kept measuring her waist with her hands, and at last she gasped, “I guess that’s the best you can do.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I rigged up my special effects, checked out the terrain, measured distances, collected the ordnance and equipment we’d need. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to see his eyes to know he’s taking my measure, checking the angle of my scim, scrutinizing the fit of my armor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

How might we measure the data to prove it? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

To be sold, each piece had to measure less than four feet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In Galen’s view the hand of a healthy person was designed to be the proper measure of hot and cold, damp and dry, soft and hard. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But there is still a large effect of history remaining after one controls for the usual measures of good institutions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each measure has four beats, four quarter notes equals one whole. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Actually, it’s a very useful feature,” said Bob in a measured, defensive tone. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They measured other sizes and found a two-year-old size that was just right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the time individuality was measured by how violent you could be, and this kept everyone on edge. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The frog gazed at itself in the cursed water as if seeing for the first time and saw that what the princess said was true, and its sadness was beyond measure. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Johnny Cakes seemed to take my measure for a moment and finally nodded. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, they only depend on "how many beats there are in a measure," not "what type of note gets a beat." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I guess he expected us to carry measuring tape in our pockets or something. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For most of us that is of course an utterly meaningless measure, but then with astronomical measures most distances are so huge as to be utterly meaningless. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The full extent of the toll that has been taken by this largely ineffective program may never be known, for the results measured by the Illinois biologists are a minimum figure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ralph moved closer to the fallen man and measured the distance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shook himself loose from the slow measured speech of his memory, and smiled. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each week, every member of the crew, including dogs, was weighed and measured, to see that no one was losing weight—or eating too much. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He watches her measure wine and tomato paste into the pan containing the chicken. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias felt some small measure of sympathy, but as they trekked through the morning, he had to admit he enjoyed seeing the canal rats shiver and struggle a bit for once. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To measure it, Hofstede asked questions like “How frequently, in your experience, does the following problem occur: employees being afraid to express disagreement with their managers?” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The measure of his past triumphs was sufficient reason in itself to act differently; only a genius of his stature could play like a ten-year-old boy and still get the right answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Each observer has his own measure of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not only did I have to learn the demons’ language, I also had to learn how to measure time by two calendars. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then all I could do was measure these freedom-lovers by what I knew. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I was cutting and bundling quilting squares into a dozen fat quarters, a-mix-and-matched stack of fabrics all measured and ready to sew. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Almost used to it now, I climbed up on the riser before the measuring chart. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When we go in for dinner, it looks like a tornado hit the place: dirty bowls and measuring cups are piled in the sink, and flour is all over the counter. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Overall, this measure ended up undermining the suffragists, because the low voter turnout suggested that women were apathetic about voting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Time be­came distance for me in the way it is for all mortals—I travelled down the road of life—and I did other things with my fingers than try to measure latitude. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just before World War I, Harlow Shapley of Missouri devised a technique for measuring the distances to the globular clusters, those lovely spherical arrays of stars which resemble a swarm of bees. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was practically an adult now, it seemed—she certainly spoke like one, often more measured and circumspect than her parents. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They did not measure their joy in goods sold, their egos in bank balances, nor their loves in what they cost. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as we know, no one had actually tried to measure the parallax of a comet before 1471; it had simply been assumed that the Aristotelian theory was obviously correct. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It took all day yesterday and today, but I think I'm ready to measure this storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As minorities, we were the most visible, but it became clear that special dispensations were made to admit all kinds of students whose grades or accomplishments might not measure up to the acknowledged standard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dad had a contract to build a milking barn in Oneida County, about twenty miles from Buck’s Peak, so Shawn puttered around the yard, adjusting schematics and measuring I-beams. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Scientists use something called a correlation to measure how closely one factor predicts another, and overall, the students’ ratings correlated with the experts’ ratings by .55, which is quite a high correlation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For a long time it was hoped that measuring compass deviation and dip would enable sailors to establish their coordinates. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The final vote on the measure was 373 in favor, 50 against. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Entropy is a way of measuring just how disordered that state is and of determining the likelihood of particular outcomes with further shuffles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.2: The bar lines divide the staff into short sections called bars or measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I’d had so many careful, sensible conversations at this point, with so many people, about how to extract myself from a career in which, by all outward measures, I was flourishing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For the first time, he understood why car engines were measured in horsepower. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The detective division of the Las Vegas City Jail contains two interrogation rooms—fluorescent- lighted chambers measuring ten by twelve, with walls and ceilings of celotex. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his mouth finally closes, August’s opens, and he also gesticulates toward Rosie, waving the bull hook and thumping her on the shoulder for good measure. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He adored her beyond measure and her sudden death left him literally speechless for days afterwards. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becoming embarrassed by the presence of these insects, he took control measures in his own hands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

From a narrow evolutionary perspective, which measures success by the number of DNA copies, the Agricultural Revolution was a wonderful boon for chickens, cattle, pigs and sheep. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, the measure of who we are can be seen in the shapes of our balloon animals. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Drs. Reyburn and Woodward measured Garfield's temperature, breathing rate, and pulse three times a day and took turns spending the night at the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My father was a powerfully built man, standing just under six feet tall, but my mother could easily take his measure. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And thus another hour was spent being measured and pinned, and sitting through a presentation of different fabrics and colors. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The answer lies in astronomical units of measure. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The animals retreated slowly, with a measured gait, obedient but unintimidated. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Henry, in a dark suit, was creaking down the stairs with a stiff, measured tread. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He picked up the cup, pulled coffee through his teeth, and measured its bitterness on his tongue. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until SanJuanna was clearing the dessert course that Granddaddy went to the sideboard and poured himself a generous measure of port. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Granny’s home was a tiny, neat shack, measuring twelve by fifteen feet. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Cange census allowed him to begin building files and to create a baseline against which future censuses could measure how well his system was working. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I thought we could measure and cut some wood,” I say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He had gone beyond where I—being just eighteen—could measure age. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The equant was a device for speeding up and slowing down the movement of a body in the heavens by measuring its movement not from the centre of a circle but from another point. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They were tracked and tested, measured and analyzed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, we measure distance with the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Oxford-accented voice was surprisingly soft; it did not have the timbre that it did over the radio and it was a little theatrical, a little too measured. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He sucked all the blood out of her chest with a vacuum pump, and measured the volume. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

With my finger, I tried to measure how full it would be with fifty dollars in it Next I went to the barn and up in the loft. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of twenty-one years to the center of the Galaxy, they would measure an elapsed time of 30,000 years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have felt pain and heartache in unexplainable great measures the last few years. But I know my greatest pain cannot compare to the pain they felt after losing a loved one,” Reggie said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The most important property of a line is its slope, and to measure this, mathematicians look at how high a line rises in a certain amount of distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She stood on tiptoe and measured six feet from the ground. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence the perceived need for repressive management and intrusive measures like drug and personality testing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most people who live close to the land, and who have neither clock nor calendar, they measured time by the sun, dividing it roughly into sunup, sunhigh, sundown. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always turn and look back,” I said, falling into the measure of his walk. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Ugo gave him a measured look, as though evaluating, before he answered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Because Elnora’s eyes were weak and her knees crippled, I helped her by digging roots and measuring tiny pinches of dried plants. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We can measure four dimensions, but what happened to the other six dimensions? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

These aren’t radical acts by today’s standards, but they were bold measures in their day. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The relief Zeitoun felt in the seconds he saw him approach was beyond measure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They both had electrodes and sensors clipped to their fingers and ears, which measured things like their heart rate, how much they were sweating, and the temperature of their skin. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Using some vertically plumb object continued . at Alexandria on the day of the solstice, he measured angle a, and therefore angle P, at 7.2 degrees. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Security measures are stepped up after the second pastoral, he says. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had heated discussions about whether we ought to have relied on coercive measures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Land, not fluid forms of capital, was their ultimate measure of wealth. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some girls are measuring turmeric and coriander; others are chopping onions and tomatoes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“That’s where the detector is, behind all that wiring. To see the Shadows, you have to be linked up to some electrodes. Like for measuring brain waves.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a song that imitated the measure of beating upon iron, and was a mere lyrical excuse for the introduction of Old Clem’s respected name. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Certain facets of a child’s outcome—personality, for instance, or creativity—are not easily measured by data. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He used a good measure of flattery, assuring Riddle that War Admiral would of course beat the stuffing out of Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the evolutionary perspective is an incomplete measure of success. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clap or tap to the beat of a song for a few measures, tapping louder on the downbeat and lighter on the other beats in the measure, then begin singing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Numbers from manometers, measuring the pressures distributed along a wing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I think because I mentioned that I had done a bit of hiking in England, he assumed some measure of competence on my part. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She points to the tomato-splashed spoons, pots, and measuring cups piled in the sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Harry found Ron at the back of the library, measuring his History of Magic homework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She measured it with her eyes, to know how large the noose should be. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

Once everyone was back in their cells, he terminated rec in the gym and the yard for good measure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This ‘brute’ fact has become a brute fact for us; but that is because the process by which the mountain was discovered, measured, named and made famous has become invisible to us. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“All of your ballet recital videos allowed us to digitally measure every centimeter of you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We measured to get each rope the same length and made sure they were far enough back that the cowhide wouldn’t touch Jumper’s heels. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

José rests his burden on the ground and straightens his back to full measure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Stanley walked to Zero's hole and watched him measure it with his shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had found a measure of peace, that was all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My Baba Haji killed a bull for me, so maybe love is always measured by what you’re willing to kill. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Most of the classrooms had hundred-year-old built-in cupboards and drawers and bookshelves, and it was awkward explaining why they had to look into those to measure the room. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Numbers from strain gauges, measuring forces acting on various parts of the planes structure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I watched the spot as though compelled, just beneath the lower rib and above the hip-bone, as Sylvester measured carefully with his toe and kicked as though he were punting a football. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was brief, I can promise that much, for although it’s been many years now since my children ruled my life, a mother recalls the measure of the silences. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wages those Mexicans received for their labor were only a measure of their disadvantaged condition. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We need these as a standard against which we can measure the changes our own activities bring about. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They measure seven by ten feet, and are unfurnished except for a cot, a toilet, a basin, and an overhead light bulb that is never extinguished night or day. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is another way to measure the distance to the stars which the Ionians were fully capable of discovering, although, so far as we know, they did not employ it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning home means a measure of safety, but it also means failure. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He would never measure himself, but everybody whispered he must be over seven feet tall, and he would never step on a scale, but people claimed he weighed four hundred. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The difference is, they didn’t exist in great measure elsewhere, either. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was initially disappointed, then felt some measure of moral victory, having kept it so close against the bigger school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If a measure or group of measures has more or fewer beats, the time signature must change. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In 1887 the American physicists Albert Michelson and Edward Morley tried to measure this effect. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I had no way of measuring the gravity of my wrong and I assumed that I had done something for which I would never be forgiven. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was then given a battery of increasingly difficult aptitude tests intended to measure my knowledge and abilities in every area that might conceivably be of use to my new employer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A measure of objectivity entered into my observations of white men and women. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the way they measured their speed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

To measure something, you need to prod it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

While his thirteen-year-old daughter Kelly, an exceptional young athlete, swam measured laps, his eleven-year-old son Burt kept flipping gracefully off the diving board. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a 4/4 time signature, there are four beats in a measure, and the quarter note also receives one beat or count. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you have the capacity to learn. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I had to take stern measures with mine, and now she doesn’t eat her dinner properly; and as for the other thing, not a nibble, and we’ve been so regular. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went before Congress to ask for the right to “take all necessary measures” to “prevent further aggression.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The maester was peering through his big Myrish lens tube, measuring shadows and noting file position of the comet that hung low in the morning sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes moved from face to face in the kitchen, measuring the happiness that permeated their skin, their teeth, their air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Was that even the kind of thing you could measure? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

For good measure, she took another long swig of water. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It is very common for longer repeated sections of music to be repeated exactly until the last few measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We put each bundle into a canvas sack, then into a second one for good measure, and tied up the neck with more fishing line. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The interior of the chimney measured about five meters wide. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“He was measuring,” Dr. Posner explains, “the time it takes to have a thought. “As you go into the history of the study of attention, the really epic discovery was the speed of mental processing.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

These occasional media storms offer one more chance to measure possible corruption in sumo. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Living near the dam also gave Shin a small measure of independence. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

With growing excitement he mounted it, measured it and the next morning placed it in the sun for a few hours for the alcohol to evaporate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maurice went back to London, saying that he would soon measure the critical reflections. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Even though Wilson had spoken out in favor of suffrage, the National Woman’s Party continued to hold him, as the nation’s leader, responsible for the failure of the measure. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But neither could move until all the measured steps had been negotiated. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I guess a man’s importance in the world can be measured by the quality and number of his glories. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other societies illustrate the important point that distance as the crow flies is not an appropriate measure of isolation for humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They would be weighed, measured, at the railroad station or at the dock, and this information would be compared with the descriptions of all other known runaways. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle shows that there is no possible way to measure the pencil’s length—or an electron’s position—and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.48: A whole rest may be used to indicate a completely silent measure, no matter what the actual length of the measure will be. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Apologies all around,” Alexander said, and then for good measure he added, “I extend my deepest condolences.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the Cosmos is rich beyond measure: the total number of stars in the universe is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such gadgets were also employed to measure speed; how fast was a current traveling? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The tailor measured me twice to make sure it fit just right!” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She start explaining, but I stop her talking by saying, “You want me chopping the onions and celery and measuring out the ingredients and such as that.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In that day there was no measuring of pelvic arch, no testing of blood, no building with calcium. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In order to predict the future position and velocity of a particle, one has to be able to measure its present position and velocity accurately. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But such measures never got far in Europe, where any country that temporarily swore off firearms would be promptly overrun by gun-toting neighboring countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Zeitouns were proud, and there was plenty of sibling rivalry that had pushed them all to an array of achievements—all of them measured against the deeds of Mohammed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been measured recently, however. I may have shot up a bit.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, a lot of the things that we try to measure are awfully subtle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

This natural control, plus quarantine measures and local spraying, achieved what the Department in 1955 described as “outstanding restriction of distribution and damage.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The cold measured words fell like so many stones into the quiet room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He had not yet got the measure of Fielding, had not met anyone so honest about himself, and able to say and do anything at all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He checked Kazi from head to toe, listened to his heartbeat, measured his blood pressure. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I counted the days and measured her progress as best I could and then sent word to a doctor in Staunton that I would need help with the birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were more accurate at measuring conscientiousness, and they were much more accurate at predicting both the students’ emotional stability and their openness to new experiences. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Before they went back through, Will looked all around, sniffing the air, taking the measure of the world where Lyra was captive. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He carefully measured his breathing and his heartbeat and found them to be the same—exactly—as they had been since he’d started to keep track of them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Many lives could be saved if such simple measures are taken.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We have known the Will family since our boys were in kindergarten, and are confident that every measure will be taken to ensure this doesn't happen again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She hears him before the door opens, his footsteps heavy and echoing in the hall, unlike the measured pace of the manager who has come and gone several times, quiet as a cat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her joints were a bit stiff from sitting still in the damp air, yet she moved with the measured gait of the former soldier she was. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most striking, perhaps, is the overwhelming evidence that implicit bias measures are disassociated from explicit bias measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The amplitude of a sound is a particular number, usually measured in decibels, but dynamics are relative; an orchestra playing fortissimo sounds much louder than a single violin playing fortissimo. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He looked back and took measure of the clouds. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she threw in a fistful of dirt, for good measure. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He was truly fearless, and she admired that beyond measure; but he wasn’t good at lying and betraying and cheating, which all came to her as naturally as breathing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They are attached to electrodes, which measure the electrical activity in her brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

True, she had done some more detailed measurements of the water content of her DNA samples, but even here Maurice had doubts about whether she was really measuring what she claimed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“If the disorder should continue to spread among them,” a very gloomy Benjamin Rush commented, “then will the measure of our suffering be full.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

That thin shoes and suits with vests and smooth smooth hands were the measure. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I clung to the job because I got enough to eat and no one watched me closely and measured out my food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The track shifts in one smooth measure—the sound of electric violins, cellos, and a deep, reverberating beat fills the space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Measure or bar — Beats are grouped into measures or bars. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of course innocent mistakes occur, but the accumulated insults and indignations caused by racial presumptions are destructive in ways that are hard to measure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Hush,” Gitl said, turning away, but her voice held a measure of hope. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small package contained a measure of gunpowder and one lead ball. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She measures her words, trying not to lose her temper with me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She stretched out her arms, measuring length, as the undertaker had done. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I measured out one day’s worth of corn meal every morning and gave it to the chef of the day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They measured the spokes, making certain they were of identical lengths, then wrapped a thread that turned the spokes into an eight-angled star with a perfect center. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper met each of their eyes briefly, as if measuring them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the only measure that he knows is desire, desire for power; and so he judges all hearts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But he could have compared the output from different types of water-wheel without having an absolute measure of efficiency. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The tune, somehow, is immediately wrenching, its measures plead in near arpeggios, and like any good folk song it makes the voice of its singer sound lost, or forlorn, incomplete. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what this would achieve exactly, but it brought me a tiny measure of comfort to be nearer to him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The earth’s surface measures about 200 million square miles, of which 60 million is land. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not, however, a technology in any real sense, since it does not involve measures directed at the underlying mechanism of disease. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A German measured Billy’s upper right arm with his thumb and forefinger, asked a companion what sort of an army would send a weakling like that to the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All we would have to do is give them some task measuring how hard they were willing to work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

His scribbled knots of lines are measured in leagues and compass degrees with painstaking detail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For instance, imagine that you are measuring the length of a pencil. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

How could opposition to such measures be treasonable now when they had been legitimate expressions of American dissent back then? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had to read measuring markings on my machine, and sometimes I simply couldn't; the fine lines on the instruments looked like tiny wiggly worms. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

‘We grows a lot of food, but we don’t rightly know what becomes of it. It’s all these “gatherers” and “sharers”, I reckon, going round counting and measuring and taking off to storage. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Most uncharacteristically, the manuscript he had sent to Cambridge had been published before his collaborator, R. B. Corey, could accurately measure the interatomic distances. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I continue pretending to measure anything growing along the way with the toxometer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I click out while she’s typing another message and block her for good measure. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If especially susceptible the cell may be killed outright, or finally, after the passage of time measured in years, it may become malignant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"My specialties are languages and weights and measures. Cooks must know weights and measures." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

For example, in 3/4 time, a measure can have any combination of notes and rests that is the same length as three quarter notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

All of them have toted more mental baggage and dealt with more hardship than they care to remember, yet they carry themselves with a giant measure of dignity, humility, and humor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no way to measure how long I fall, but for the popping of my ears as the air pressure increases. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"I'll tell you when I know. Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening. Right now, I have a mind to ride through the streets and take the measure of this city." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“They measure the distance when they throw the javelin, don’t they?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t measure time by the old calendar anymore; I don’t look at the date. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A gruff, hard-drinking man who often carried a bone-handled six-shooter and, for good measure, a knife slipped into his leather boot, he was brasher than Tom—“rough and ready,” as a relative described him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The American Civil Liberties Union, the Voter Participation Center, and other organizations have become actively involved in litigation and other activities aimed at ridding the nation of these voter suppression measures. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In New York the boys had been measured for their Olympic outfits, and now Joe found a double-breasted blue serge sports coat and matching blue slacks spread out on his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I know it’s four inches because I measured it one day after hearing someone call me five-head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The pharmacist turned from the powders he was measuring and held out both his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We measured gullies fourteen feet deep,” Joel explained. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This is because the very act of measuring destroys some of the information we are trying to gather. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He went into the bathroom and measured three teaspoons of elixir of bromide into a glass and added water until the red medicine was pink. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stella could barely breathe—Mrs. Spencer was not a tiny woman—but she hugged her back with equal measure. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The tour of Berkeley would play a critical role in allowing men acquainted chiefly as professional colleagues to take one another’s measure as individuals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It can be measured with some success by means of tests that permit us to predict future performance. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I will be keeping it until the end of your visit. A security measure, you understand.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

For feet or miles, impossible to measure, I walked. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s fair to measure them in accomplishments. Especially not with Trav.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing the heels of my palms against them for good measure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“An excellent remedy for the more stubborn forms of acne, bubotuber pus. Should stop students resorting to desperate measures to rid themselves of pimples.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Let’s measure two cups of rice in this bowl.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But what scientists can do–and Anderson and Witzke have done–is measure the impact site and calculate the amount of energy released. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He slipped the hammer into a cloth ring on his pants, then picked up his level and measuring tape. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

What could you make of that, except to suspect some intensity in his conception of the affair that couldn't be measured? The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

We can measure their sizes and masses and so calculate their density, which tells us something about the composition of their interiors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Familiar examples include standardized weights and measures, electrical voltages and cables, computer file formats, and paper currency. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He gave the wood a slap for good measure, deemed it solid, and crossed over. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But still he went on measuring, and still he ended with, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Even therapeutic measures have the important result not only of curing the patient but of reducing the foci of infection. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But at a bigger size you have to impose complicated hierarchies and rules and regulations and formal measures to try to command loyalty and cohesion. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a laser beam from Earth strikes the mirror and bounces back, the round-trip travel time can be measured with remarkable precision. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

From 2000 to 2008, South Korea propped up the North—and bought itself a measure of peaceful coexistence—with huge unconditional gifts of fertilizer and food, along with generous investment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Twisting Twisting Mother measures rice grains left in the bin. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

On other recently discovered islands where protective measures did not go into effect quickly, exterminations did indeed result: one such victim, the dodo of Mauritius, has become virtually a symbol for extinction. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Enormous demonstrations were organized to measure the popularity of each party, and each time the city was jammed with the same numbers of people. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for good measure, I added a purple smiley face. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, beautiful bird,” he said, taking her measure. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Note: In order for the harmony to work with the song, the pitches for “gu-li gu-li” need to be changed in measures 3 and 7 to a “Bb” rather than “A.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

During a single, early week of senate business in Springfield, Barack had introduced seventeen new bills—possibly a record, and at the very least a measure of his eagerness to get something done. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“The wealthy measure everything with the weight of their money.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took my ingredients to school and got ready to measure and mix. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She leans over my shoulder and lifts a dusty rag, one of my old cloth diapers, to remove a tape measure hidden underneath. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

For good measure they are widening the street that leads up a short hill to the center of Hanover and its handsome, historic green. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His last word, therefore, was spoken softly, without anger or fear, only with bewilderment and a measure of bravery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her one chair became a measure of silk, which she wrapped around herself like a shawl, just to enjoy the feel of it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“There’s not much to do, except they give us tests and make us do exercises and then they measure us and take our temperature and stuff. It’s just boring really.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I might as well get started packing my bags and getting measured for a Dior gown. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked in a carefully measured voice, “Why didn’t you?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Today I measure laps by how many times I pass the nurses’ station, but quickly lose count. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It answered the squirrel’s heart with its own measured thud, thud, thud. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

There was a rustling outside the buttery door, and the butler went over to it while Lancelot was drinking another measure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much in love that equally desperate measures must be taken. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

If we had an absolute method for distinguishing art from non-art, it would not necessarily enable us to measure quality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here on the open sea, you’d measure your distance by checking your speed, and multiplying that by how long you had sailed that fast. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some measure of the political sensitivity and topicality of the Brecht-Weill musicals is apparent when compared with Stravinsky’s notoriously controversial Rite of Spring. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’d stop and scribble some numbers down on a small spiral notepad and then measure again, and say something like “Better safe than sorry.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The priest measured him with a pitying look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had said this to many other women, she could tell, from the measured pace with which the words came out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely I will,” I say, wondering why I need to be measured. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Security has introduced a double as a protective measure to confuse any would-be assassins. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and sometimes adds a thunk on my head for good measure. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other line, Judith is still yammering on about the pageant choreography, which has really never looked like anything more than measured walking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I measured it against its own aims, as well as against other movements and theories from the same period. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And that the lint and tobacco in their pants pockets where dollar bills should have been was the measure. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

At school, I began measuring time by my grade reports every six weeks and by the huge red X I would put on the calendar every day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Although I think hitting a child would be valid grounds for expulsion in other schools, I agree such extreme measures aren’t warranted here. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She reached for a nearby piece of wood and turned it over in her hands, measuring its strength and its straightness. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he told the joke well, and Perry, though he was in some measure a prude, could not help laughing, as always. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galton was not the first to attempt to model human heredity by measuring variation in humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was the measured singing of a large group of people, and it came in through the window. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Standing at the base of the massive concrete supports that formed the foundation for the bridge, Claire measured it with her eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His steps were soft and measured, deliberately calm. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Alberti had written, ‘Mathematicians measure the shapes and forms of things in the mind alone and divorced entirely from matter.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was referring to the carefully measured dosages of vitamins that all the Vessels dutifully took each morning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Glucose levels were monitored by testing urine, which could only measure glucose present in the blood eight hours earlier. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He handed me a tiny measure, a thimbleful. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He had just time to empty it and slip it back under the spout before the other measure ran over. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Astronomers have begun to measure the change in the universe’s expansion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

According to the standard ways by which we measure persuasiveness — by the logic and appropriateness of the persuader’s arguments — that should make the people using the script book every bit as persuasive as Tom Gau. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, glancing defiantly from one hostile face to another, Kit found a small measure of comfort. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Out of sight, Francis Gary Powers languished in a small cell measuring eight by fifteen feet, deep inside Lubyanka Prison in central Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He measured the distance and height; they built the shapes from mud and let it harden. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lion- fish, ignored them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She kicked him upside the head one more time for good measure, and that last effort made the haint topple backward into the water rising around our feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The human and social costs are beyond measure. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Brunelleschi would have had plenty of practice in applying this knowledge when he set out to measure the height of surviving classical buildings in Rome in 1402-4. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But then again, I have never known a single person who achieved a measure of success and could not look back and credit at least one treasured teacher. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

His own life is so boring when measured against his daydreams that he can’t stand it, so he makes up things to pretend it’s exciting. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

IQ is a measure, to some degree, of innate ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The IAT is more than just an abstract measure of attitudes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Like the tailor, these two men were there to take my measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years, a series of “audit studies” have tried to measure how people perceive different names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Jon left me the key in an envelope under the mat, and a note saying Blessings, which is a measure of how much he’s softened, or mellowed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything on the island was ruled by this moment, measured by proximity, either before or after, to this moment. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And they eat pigs and are cannibals,” added the imam for good measure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had always been a notion of his that the kindness of dear Mr. Frodo was of such a high degree that it must imply a fair measure of blindness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That independence won Walter some measure of respect and admiration, but it also cultivated contempt and suspicion, especially outside of Monroeville's black community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her voice calmed and she spoke more measured and low. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They were lovely, satisfying, maddening manifestations of the miraculous, instruments of pleasure too powerful to be measured, too keen to be endured, and too exquisite to be intended for employment by base, unworthy man. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

By measuring a contestant’s actual votes against the votes that would truly best serve his self-interest, it’s possible to tell if discrimination is at play. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They gathered a group of volunteers and hooked them up to monitors measuring their heart rate and body temperature—the physiological signals of such emotions as anger, sadness, and fear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Fill in the second note of the interval indicated in each measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Ben asked, lifting the package and measuring its satisfying heaviness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In view of the scientific evidence of the vast biological potency of this chemical, the action seems a minimum safety measure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I counted so much that the counting and the stings started to seem like the same thing—as if instead of measuring the stings, I was somehow causing them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A great many citizens felt such measures were harsh and unfair, especially after being fined when mosquito eggs were found on their property. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Arrived in June, not arrested until January. What was he doing all that time? Why was he measuring buildings?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For about twenty seconds he measured up the angles, breathing through his nose. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Nora’s mouth is warm and tastes horrifying, like peach schnapps, and she bites his lip and messes up his hair for good measure. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The men who had invested in them were the subjects of cautionary tales, derision, and a fair measure of public loathing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jedda-Boy was talking about how once when he lived in Nevada, he got helicoptered to a secret location to measure some land. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Boy as I was, I took measures to ensure the tutor would teach no more. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my hands pressed against my side for good measure. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

By measuring his blood pressure, oxygen levels, and heart and breathing rates, doctors would get valuable information about the extent of his wound. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Or a word like si would become, in several notes, able to convey added measures of feeling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Success would be measured by body count: the more captured or killed, the closer the Americans and the South Vietnamese were to victory. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

On January 9, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress offering his support for women’s suffrage, describing it as a war measure. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was one of the few gentlewomen I have ever known, and has remained throughout my life the measure of what a human being can be. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tells you what to measure and enables you to predict, but it provides no answer to the question ‘Why?’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I slowly repin the cloth, measuring an inch apart with a metal sewing gauge. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If I had hiked that against almost any other measure, we would all be feeling pretty proud of me now. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their length could not be measured in years, just as an ocean could not explain the distance we had traveled, just as the dead can never be counted. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He fastens the lock on the knob for good measure, then wedges the book on a high shelf between two volumes of the Hardy Boys. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As an extra measure of precaution, she took the elevator to an office three floors above, then walked down the staircase to the FBI. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Where they occur, insect control measures that favor a vast increase of snails are likely to be followed by grave consequences. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But Nicole had found it powerful; it had made her angry and afraid in equal measure. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They measure trips not in days but in shoes lost, beatings taken, belongings robbed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Take any complex number and measure its angle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the nineteenth century, Helmholtz and Donders had begun trying to measure the capacities of the human brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then I pretend to read People en Español so I don’t have to look at her measure his chest and waist. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The movement of the glacier in the Icefall has been measured at between three and four feet a day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Elowen’s words had been spoken in such a calm, measured tone of voice that it seemed almost irrational to disagree with her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

You could run your fingers along it and measure how long it is; however, you’ll probably give the pencil a nudge, disturbing the pencil’s velocity slightly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The tools to measure such activity are evolving, too. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I cracked an egg into a mixing bowl and then measured two and a half cups of flour. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As he talked he wired the block of charcoal firmly to one end of the stone, then began measuring snippets of metal into the hollow in the charcoal. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands of the present epoch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got a ruler and measured the particles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, River,” said an unmistakable voice, deep, measured, reassuring. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Diallo is black, and it’s late, and it’s the South Bronx, and time is being measured now in milliseconds, and under those circumstances we know that wallets invariably look like guns. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The lance corporal looks around the room—the coal stove, the hanging laundry, the undersize children—with equal measures of condescension and hostility. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gabe had tried hard to settle into his studies, and it served him well now, the math he had hated, as he measured and fitted together the pieces of his boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’s any need for language like that!” said Madam Malkin, scurrying out from behind the clothes rack holding a tape measure and a wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Following a lead by the astronomer V. M. Slipher at Lowell Observatory, they began measuring the spectra of distant galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight, when it was dark, Fangburn would step up the attack on the gatehouse wall as a diversionary measure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But this is what the commandant insists upon, why the Reich measures their noses, clocks their hair color. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I am just not measuring up, although they are giving me every chance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It explained in no small measure the depth of her grief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hath not his tears salinity, which might be measured, were they burnt away with flame? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I measured the distance to Buddy with my eye. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, they will seize every measure to defend the new prince so long as he is not neglectful of his duties. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, during her cooking lesson, she was still shaking so bad, she couldn’t even measure the salt in a spoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They hooked each gambler up to a machine that measured the activity of the sweat glands below the skin in the palms of their hands. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The melody was adorned in equal measure by the harshness of tone and a dismal, languorous mistuning with which I plagued all but the uneasy cadences. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For good measure, he also arranged to have Ptolemy XIII’s imposter tracked down and assassinated, too. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then she measured the height with her eyes, raised one leg up, placed it on the top of the log, shifted her weight, and picked up her other foot. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Second of all, he was studying with a friend to work as a land surveyor, which is where you measure and study land. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bronn drew his longsword, and suddenly the enemy was there before them, boiling over the tops of the hills, advancing with measured tread behind a wall of shields and pikes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the bear had taken the measure of the task, and in the certainty of his movements the little spies began to see some quality that muffled their scorn. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You have to be able to catch energy and hold it, storing precisely the needed amount and releasing it in measured shares. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If economics is a science primarily concerned with incentives, it is also—fortunately—a science with statistical tools to measure how people respond to those incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We were free to sit in the library at the back of the building or look in quite detachedly, naturally, on the measures being taken for our event. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We blacks haven’t the slightest desire to drive you back into the sea,” I said, measuring each word carefully. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The measure had restored a degree of peace to King's Landing and quartered the number of corpses found in the alleys of a morning, yet Varys said the people cursed him for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When a cave-in threatened, or actually occurred, when delicately measured explosives were being laid down, when a difficult seam was hit.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We are going to have to do some very energetic research on other control measures, measures that 'will have to be biological, not chemical. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I measure progress in steps, the next one and the next one, as far as the bathroom. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s eyes lit up, too, but then she saw something in my dad’s expression and answered me in her usual measured way. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this is why the Thunderhead still allows a measured amount of economic inequality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s how you measured whether a dream was good or bad. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It is ironic, therefore, that later examination of the photographs taken on that expedition showed the errors were as great as the effect they were trying to measure. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, swaggering before Odysseus’ hall, the suitors were competing at the discus throw and javelin, on the level measured field. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, armed with measuring tapes, clipboards, and pencils, they’d covered the first floor, checking even unlikely places. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In that cold corridor they had reached the point of no return which was measured from the first solely by the light they carried with them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My father affected Americans—black and white—in untold measure and not always in ways as definitive as census charts and polls have dictated. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look you in the eye, level and measuring, they sit at the kitchen table and the air around lights up with their lucidity. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A great deal of time is required, even after a single spraying, for most of these insects to build up sufficient numbers to support a normal salmon population — time measured in years rather than months. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

So he was seeking among what little he had to call experience for something to measure it by, and he couldn’t find anything. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we measured the squares on large pieces of cardboard and cut them out, so we were left with a piece of cardboard that had a ten-centimeter square missing in the middle. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The taxi driver, while taking me to the Hotel Aletti, described the atrocities the French had committed, and personal measures that he had taken to get even. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a surge of relief as she opened it to read her mother’s handwriting, neat and measured, on the yellowed pages. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used an electric current to stimulate an amphibian’s calf, then employed the galvanometer to measure how long it took the electrical current to run along the sciatic nerve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen an empathy test being administered. What do those things you have there measure?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Many fishermen were around the skiff looking at what was lashed beside it and one was in the water, his trousers rolled up, measuring the skeleton with a length of line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This for me felt like a true and odd measure of his fame: Even white people were recognizing him now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For good measure, she forbade Felicia to visit her best friend, Herminia, whose father everyone denounced as a witch doctor. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood at my side while I measured and mixed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They liked it as sweet as possible, so Nhamo measured six spoonfuls of sugar into the pot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I shall have to take some severe punitive measures. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presumably Arthur Ashe knew that the success of his mission to South Africa would be measured not by the amount of his criticism of apartheid, but by how well he did in the tournament. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding to her chest a doll with yellow hair that looked as if it had been chopped, as a punitive measure, with a pair of dull scissors. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Someone was asking someone else to ask a question, and it was about measuring something, but more than that was hard to work out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They climbed on up the bone-white rocks, Will measuring the distance carefully until he estimated that they would be well inside the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, here goes,” said Harry, and he raised the little bottle and took a carefully measured gulp. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, it seems that the part that can be measured is most important,” Albert says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

For nearby stars, we can measure their apparent brightness and their distance, and so we can work out their luminosity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The choice was his, a measure of his power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The magistrate would get to the bottom of the matter and decide what measures needed to be taken. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I am no longer merely prey that runs and hides or takes desperate measures. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

However, the distances to the galaxies are not very well known because we can only measure them indirectly. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such societies might live to a prosperous old age, their lifetimes measured perhaps on geological or stellar evolutionary time scales. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the unmentionable subjects were now on the table because a measure of mutual trust had been recovered. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was sensible in equal measure of relief at his delivery and shame at my incompetence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I can feel the incline as it’s measured by Rhiannon’s leg muscles, can feel her breath shift into more challenging air. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The same logic works in reverse; if you know how much light a train’s headlight emits, you can measure its apparent brightness and calculate the train’s distance from you. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

For all that, the pair did succeed in measuring the time lag of the photoelectric effect at about two billionths of a second. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

You can kind of measure how crazy you are based on how soon they want to see you back. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Abuela is waiting for us on the front patio, measuring tape already strung around her neck. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then she asks Garrett for the canteen and takes her own measured sip. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A man, not in uniform, detached himself from the spot at which he had been standing; he approached Rick Deckard at a measured, unruffled pace, gazing at him curiously. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I mash up a handful of berries so the taste won't be as noticeable and add some mint leaves for good measure. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

You have to count five beats in every measure instead of four. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry got up and swayed again; the pain in his leg, which he had not noticed all the time he had been listening to Crouch, now returned in full measure. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The president stands on the edge of a career-ending scandal, measures her breaths evenly, and waits for her son to answer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One day in early April, during recess, Mrs. Butler ushered us outside on the playground and measured us for the Maypole dance. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She’s sitting at the wooden table, measuring out a grayish powder. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The fact that he was willing to live among the demons was a measure of how strongly he believed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it will make survival possible for only a select portion of our population, unless we take extreme measures, we face the eventual extinction of the human race. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Trying to answer that question by measuring angles and distances would be much more complicated than simply holding up a mirror. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

To suffer her to engage herself—to suffer her even to think of such a measure!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

All over Europe astronomers were obsessed with it—and since they now knew Regiomontanus’s real technique for measuring parallax, they naturally tried to apply it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The amplitude of the wave is a measure of the displacement: how big is the change from no displacement to the peak of a wave? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“But not to the physical stimulus; you’re not measuring dilation, for instance. It’ll be to the verbal questions; what we call a flinch reaction.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She dabbed her eyes on her sleeve and measured out another scoop of flour. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bracket over the music shows you which measures to play each time you arrive at that point in the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

For this reason it can be used as a standard candle to measure the expansion rate of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He turns to María and makes a gesture like he’s measuring me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

One who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With me, Mother and Father took extra measures, and they worked. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When they had measured the attic they had to get a pencil and do a sum. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Hailey had conducted two expeditions to make the measurements on which the map was based, and the hope was that this would open the way to using magnetic variation to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We were just coming into an age where clicks were being measured and monetized. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After the first few measures, I forget everything for a moment and feel whole again, in spite of what happened earlier in the day. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I measured and poured and pinched and mixed until the batter was done. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She twisted her hair up in a bun and checked my vitals, I guess just as a final precautionary measure. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had to count, measure, get more technical. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I measured out a spoonful and brought him a glass of water when he downed the drug with a grimace. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was an impossible job, was the thing—it would probably take months for an officer to gain any real measure of control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Best to measure time now with one of the Randall plantation’s cotton scales, her hunger and fear piling on one side while her hopes were removed from the other in increments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was how wealth and status were measured. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

That is, they believed that one could unambiguously measure the interval of time between two events, and that this time would be the same whoever measured it, provided they used a good clock. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He may have come to feel that Violet’s gifts were poor measured against his sympathy for the brokenhearted man in the next room. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that a pigeon’s heart, as measured against the size of its body, is one of the largest hearts in creation. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Their different treads, as if even as spirits they retained their personalities, Patria’s sure and measured step, Minerva’s quicksilver impatience, Mate’s playful little skip. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The present comparative rarity of tuberculosis results in large measure from the fact that the average person now seldom comes into contact with the tubercle bacillus. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Decide whether the music has 2, 3, or 4 beats per measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Martial law continued with an eye to the necessity of taking emergency measures for the public disaster of the endless downpour, but the troops were confined to quarters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sitting at the table, busily mixing and measuring, was the man who had invited them in. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll pour it into a pot, and every family gets a measured scoop.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of pinning and measuring, Bailey ends up with a nicer suit than he has ever owned in his life, nicer even than his father’s best suit, in a charcoal grey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They dealt only with experimental data and were filled with graphs, charts, tables, photographs of devices for the measuring of auditory, visual, and tactile responses, and with mathematical translations of laboratory findings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Deydey usually beat her in short time, but today she managed through desperate measures to think ahead far enough to draw the game out to a phenomenal length. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He took a personal interest in her, because some of his friends were collaborating in experiments to measure her diameter by Michelson’s interferometer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is fortunate, because it enables us to measure directly the distance of these stars from us: the nearer they are, the more they appear to move. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Dr. Strayer and others, the answer is that the rise in driver distraction, caused in large part by new technology, has undermined the gains those other safety measures have made. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He wanted to test himself, to see if he could measure up to their standards. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And I long for a place beyond immortality where I can, in some small measure, resurrect the wonder, and be that boy again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan looked up from the grain he was measuring into the gunny bag for storing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strapped to a table that tilted back and forth, her heart functions were measured for 30 minutes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a sport in which men are measured by their toughness, he must have felt humiliated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes’s contribution was to measure the decay rate of uranium into lead to calculate the age of rocks, and thus–he hoped–of the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The fact that we sit around as we do, worrying seriously about how best to preserve the life of the earth, is itself the sharpest measure of our involvement. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither is a native insect but both have been in this country for many years without creating a situation calling for desperate measures. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t make him angry, or he’ll force you to measure every blade of grass in the valley.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Oh, we can populate the dark with horrors, even we who think ourselves informed and sure, believing nothing we cannot measure or weigh. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tune had come, time that he measured but didn’t care about; time had come into his life and moved out and left him different In measured time forty-seven days had passed since the crash. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never met any blacks who measured up to his idea of decency; of course he’d never give a man like Henry half a chance. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hull had been commissioned two years earlier to take over the school’s disciplinary measures by their principal, who had sought out some sort of tax break that could save the school money. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A local phrenologist was in one corner measuring a girl’s skull and preparing to read her character from his findings. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ridiculed by the same society that grew wealthy on the labor of his kind, C.P. had at last found a measure of self-respect and meaning in the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Numbers had finally become distinct from geometry; numbers were used to do more than merely measure objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The difference is how many downbeats there are in a measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Alternatively, at night, you could measure latitude directly by measuring the angle between the horizon and the Pole Star. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In 1471 Regiomontanus worked out a procedure for measuring the parallax of heavenly bodies and so their distance from the Earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Sins are measured in the pain you cause others.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the House, the measure fell nearly one hundred votes short of the total needed—with 174 in favor and 204 opposed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Because of the measured rites that must be fulfilled after a death? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I understood already that I’d be measured by a different yardstick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This shortened first measure is called a pickup measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I could hear everybody breathing; quiet, measured breaths that came and went with awful regularity, four sets of lungs, eating at the thin oxygen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Specifically it is a measure of randomness or disorder in a system. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The measure failed, but the vote was a small victory in its own right. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

All the while he was taking my measure and shaking his head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Galileo was right: the moons of Jupiter were a promising way of measuring longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The people who must believe they are white can never be your measuring stick. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He measured Harry from shoulder to finger, then wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit and round his head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Man, I was this close”—here he measured about five inches with his fingers, as if Grandpop could see him—“to hitting a deer.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

To make this calculation, we needed a way to hold a rocket in place while we measured its thrust. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I developed an eye for measuring how full a silver-looking ladle of flour, mash, meal, sugar or com had to be to push the scale indicator over to eight ounces or one pound. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, I wondered if the lanky Mr. Underhill had measured out the grave. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even the farmer himself seldom understands the value of wild bees and often participates in the very measures that rob him of their services. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy poured himself a full measure and downed it in one gulp. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Scientists measure the amplitude of sound waves in decibels. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In order to provide raking and flanking fire along every wall, forts needed to be designed on the page, with carefully measured angles and distances. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Students respond one measure later while continually absorbing the pattern currently being performed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He’d later praise Hitler for the “energetic measures” he took in that direction. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the silences between jokes about Leper’s glories we wondered whether we ourselves would measure up to the humblest minimum standard of the army. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Scruggs would go along on one of the helicopter rides to a nearby village to provide sanitation measures and simple medical care. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I broke out the sifter, the mixing bowl, the mixer, some measuring cups, and the old wooden spoon my mother loved to use. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was the first person accurately to measure the size of a planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that was what Dad and I did for the next hour, him cooking and me measuring ingredients, and it was nice. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

So we skip the pancakes with all the cooking and measuring, and jump to the eating—by the way, sausage sandwiches are always a quadrillion times better than TV dinners, that's for sure. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But our efforts were too little and too late, and could only be a stopgap measure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barometer had only recently been invented, and Descartes was one of the first people to suggest that what it measured was the weight of air pressing down on the surface of the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“David wouldn’t tell me about the backup security measures in the Weapons Lab, but Nita can’t have been the only one who knew about them.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It measures our second level of attitude, our racial attitude on an unconscious level—the immediate, automatic associations that tumble out before we’ve even had time to think. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

With a bit of luck, they can, like Shin, find work, shelter, and a measure of safety. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In 1993, three people rolled a measuring wheel along its entire length and came up with a distance of 2,164.9 miles. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring between his nostrils, was doing this on its own. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, they are so even, that there are some very useful things we can measure and say about them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As you can imagine, this desperate measure wasn’t encouraged by the air force. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He measured himself against me to see if he had gotten taller than me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When is it day and when night? lime seems better measured by flashes: Volkheimers field light flicks off flicks on. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She leaned back on her seat and said this in measured tones. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dasch expressed his willingness to cooperate with the FBI regarding any defensive measures. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

If Ambrose was willing to go to these lengths, I could only imagine what drastic measures he would take if he didn’t need to maintain a semblance of civility. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, as you know, I have no call for anything of that nature. People do as I say without my having to resort to such drastic measures.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Then maybe it’s time to make some changes,” Pastor Patton suggested in a measured voice. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The point is that the theory of relativity says that there is no unique measure of time that all observers will agree on. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The longer the baseline from which we make our two observations, the greater the parallax and the better we can measure the distance to remote objects. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To deepen the weight on my back was the disapproval of my teammates, who were less than forgiving when I lost a point or didn’t measure up to their expectations. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The piano rills through its finishing measures, and then the static wallops back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The stomach alone was measuring time. in the warehouse, I often worked next to a young Frenchwoman. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the fairs, merchants could trust the weights and measures, and a strict order prevailed for how things were to be sold. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, standing outside the homeplace, he measured himself against the window. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The other safety measures, which we soon inaugurated as a matter of self-preservation, were our own. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood with my arms spread wide and let the tailors measure me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They measure it in hertz, which is how many peaks go by per second. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It stores sugar in the form of glycogen and releases it as glucose in carefully measured quantities to keep the blood sugar at a normal level. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Until that night I’d never known the details of where Nathan had been, nor the full measure of what he was still escaping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she did roll her eyes, just for good measure. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The most to hope for was an appreciation of the linear way in which money was measured. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But Valerie was something different, a big sister to each of us individually and someone who helped us stand back and take measure of our dilemmas when they arose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Over time beyond measure, these poisoned rivers, in the region between fire and mist, slowly solidified into huge glaciers. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Food, or the access to food, was always the measure of how good or bad things were going in our lives. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Researchers, absent the urgent need to know why radar operators fell asleep, started a new generation of more formal, deliberate experiments, trying to measure the capabilities of the human mind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If there was one thing he understood about working in an emergency—surviving—it was that there was a large measure of luck involved. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kin didn’t flinch, at least as far as Anya could tell, and when he spoke, it was measured and calm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And then vacuumed up the pieces for good measure. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In other words, the body took its own measures to rid the humors of poisons and set them in balance once again; the doctor’s job was to coax the body along in this process. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She then helped Mrs. Caruthers onto the seat, wrapped the old woman up, and laid another blanket on her lap for good measure. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Heading west on I-10, she felt some measure of relief in knowing that at the very least, on the open road she would have some time to think. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I resisted, for I knew not the measures; but he insisted, and I followed, and found myself next to Pomp in the dance, next to Bono himself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She holds out her hands like awesome can be measured as a distance. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Encoding provided a measure of security but was not fail-safe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The one would follow the other measure for measure: so much food and water, so much good mood. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, not unrelated, machines were being put to important scientific use: Researchers were trying to measure the ability of pilots and soldiers to sustain their focus while operating the advanced weaponry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Age had thickened her husband, thinned his hair, and reduced the numerology by which Bull himself measured his fitness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So this is how we measure our workload—in carts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He obligingly repeated his office hours, throwing in his office address for good measure, as a way of reminding himself that he had a nice new half office, with a window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rummaged around in his pockets, and finally he found a tape measure and gave it to me to play with.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She holds her chin out straight, inhaling and exhaling measured breaths. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

How, must it be said, because the Sun measures our Days and Years, that it hath only been made, to keep us from running our Heads against the Walls? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But often the first measure is simply not a full measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He’d seen us watching him in the cemetery that first day when he was measuring out a burial plot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When we try measuring one way, our substance evades it and seems to prefer another, but when we try a different way, we have no more success. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Further, as a precautionary measure for those in the occupied territories, everyone living within a zone of twenty miles from the coast was warned to prepare for bombardments. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His closest friend and security adviser, the barrelchested Ward Hill Lamon, preaches regularly to Lincoln about the need for improved security measures. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Concordance is a convenient measure for whether genes influence a trait. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn gave us each a crushing hug and handed out black rain slickers she’d snagged, which I’d suggested we wear to provide some measure of protection from the storm raging outside the loop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the thirteen years since she’d left Moton High School, the deficient building had passed from being merely overcrowded to packed beyond reasonable measure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The old understanding of handling crime epidemics leads inevitably to a preoccupation with defensive measures against crime. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became aware of the nervy, fidgeting music behind her the moment it ceased, and in the sudden new measure of silence, which seemed to confer freedom, she decided she must eat breakfast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As the Cotswold sees improvement, workers coming and going and restoring, it is like she expects to see the same measure of improvement in me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Desperate times call for desperate measures, it is often said. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I smash the vase on the floor for good measure. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But what they have in greater measure than their professional counterparts is time, because they don’t have to pay their actors or rent rehearsal space. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Or he could be a sex maniac,” Lorraine threw in for good measure. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Sugar Act actually reduced the Molasses Act tax by half, but this time the British government intended to strongly enforce the new measure. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, she decided that more direct measures were called for. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Four trees are wanted for the Keel, which all together will measure 146 feet in length, and hew 16 inches square. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just measured out a little time for him and set it aside to wait. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

When Tori said there were insane security measures, I thought she meant eye scanners and passwords and locks, but so far, everything has been open. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once I wrote, “If my years are measured by inches, then I am certainly too young. The eleven-year-old daughter of an acquaintance dwarfs me.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rekh the goldsmith arrived as the last measure was doled out. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m his godmother,” August said, standing very erect, like she was having her height measured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My face at the breakfast table was the face of all mathematical girls, counting days, measuring liquids. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And what the test is measuring isn’t analytical intelligence but something profoundly different—something much closer to creativity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He occupied a cell that measured nine by fourteen feet, with a narrow barred window high in its outer wall and a single electric lamp, which guards extinguished at nine o’clock each night. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They were cool, measuring, as faceted as finely cut jewels; they traveled over her face methodically, cataloguing her eyelashes, her nose, her mouth, her chin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a kid, you learn to measure long before you understand the size or value of anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was this that was unexpectedly thrilling—the sense that there was in some small measure a salute in our cautious mutual appraisal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Here the theorem provides the theoretical support for the fact that the measurements of any quantity tend to follow a normal bell-shaped “error curve” centered on the true value of the quantity being measured. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the printing press that established a common knowledge base against which these discoveries could be measured. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The principle led to the much later adoption of Avogadro’s number, a basic unit of measure in chemistry, which was named for Avogadro long after his death. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Decline can be a hard thing to measure, especially when you’re in the midst of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Kings, in those days, took their household tapestries with them on campaign, which was a measure of the kind of camps they had. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To receive phone calls, she wore her most serious pair of trousers, her most muted shade of lipstick, and she spoke sitting upright at her desk, legs crossed, her voice measured and sure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Straddling the border of France and Switzerland, it employs three thousand people and occupies a site that is measured in square miles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At that same hour, before the distant manor of Odysseus, the suitors were competing at the discus throw and javelin, on a measured field they used, arrogant lords at play. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry, I meant the second one on that page, Number Forty-Three. Just that measure, ten times, please. That will get it solidly in your fingers." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This measure has been put in place for the safety of Hogsmeade residents and will be lifted upon the recapture of Sirius Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And so all these roadblocks were making it hard to even measure who was doing the behavior, in a way that, say, Breathalyzers or field sobriety tests could measure for drunken behavior. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And the Dark Lord took it, and nursed it with fell meats, until it grew beyond the measure of all other things that fly; and he gave it to his servant to be his steed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Shae did not answer immediately, and when she did speak, her words were measured. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A few years later when he was in Rome, he sought out a shop which sold measuring sticks and acquired a Florentine braccio. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Money was the only measure of worth, for everyone, they got no respect as mothers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This led him to think about the idea of atoms, and to try to find a way to measure their sizes. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Vertical bar lines divide the staff into short sections called measures or bars. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

That’s why, when we measure personality, we don’t just ask people point-blank what they think they are like. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There is an invisible but ever-present checklist to measure if I am acting like a girl or not. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I remember the woman who explained the pros and cons and price differences of various brands, how she measured my foot and told me I have an exceptionally narrow heel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But I was depressed by what it represented—the hours measured, the boredom of inmates and irritation of officers, the ticking of the clock, the niggling accountability. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visit was also a way of measuring the distance I had come. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the photo, Elsie stands in front of a wall painted with numbers for measuring height. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Kelley slugged the lieutenant, and for good measure, hit him a second time. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was, however, a measure of contempt in their indifference, for they had little patience with people who took themselves that seriously. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And with his last measure of strength, McKinley turned to her and spoke his last words: “We are all going.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Thus the next several days were to be spent using a plumb line and a measuring stick to obtain the relative positions of all atoms in a single nucleotide. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Yet changes in the human condition that mark this road, decisive though they are, seem incredibly slow-paced and gradual when measured against the events of the last 5,000 years. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I meant only to sound determined, but apparently there was a measure of grimness in my voice because the conversation momentarily stopped, and everyone, including Travis, looked at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Even that was supplied in some measure by the reticence of my fellow travelers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I keep dropping things, broke my last measuring cup tonight and Leroy’s eyeing me like he knows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

With equal measures of excitement and fear, I turned to my work. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The man spoke in soothing tones as he wrapped the swallow in a measure of cloth and bound it inside his coat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The strict disciplinary measures of the nineteenth century served not only order, but profit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such measures tend to keep them as much as possible out of direct contact with white women and lessen their attacks against them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we had done, the rice yield was meagre—no more than two measures—all that was left of the year’s harvest and the year’s labour. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was told to measure pills with the younger children, and his quota was twice theirs, “to teach him the value of labor.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping ahead of the competition would demand the full measure of Lawrence’s fund-raising prowess. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Madison countered that centrality could be measured demographically as well as geographically, so they should await the results of the census of 1790 before deciding. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No measure of longing, no hint that this is a place I’ve been, a place I could’ve stayed, a place that might have missed me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new attacks of studying were his emergency measures to save himself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think this is my final test, Moon Shadow: the final and truest measure of whether I’m worthy to become a dragon again.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Filling up measures feels a little like finding equivalent fractions20 , too. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Once we found them, we focused an instrument called a sextant on them, and measured their direction precisely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His epitaph, which he himself composed, was: “I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure. Sky-bound was the mind, Earth- bound the body rests.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya sighed heavily as her mom walked past the kitchen, then one more time for good measure. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

An optometer is an instrument for measuring refractive errors in eyes— in order that corrective lenses may be prescribed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pendulum clock provided an objective measure of a subjective experience—the passage of time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The knights of the Round Table were sent out as a measure against Fort Mayne, and the choleric barons who lived by Fort Mayne took the cudgels with the ferocity of despair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, they were measured and judged by the amount of cotton they produced. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Who can measure the loss to the world of a person as complex and energetic as Zhenya Rudneva at the age of twenty-two? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t know if the Road has ever been measured in miles beyond the Forsaken Inn, a day’s journey east of Bree,’ answered Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So a few minutes of arc is a very small quantity to measure—especially without a telescope. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother makes the batter for the muffins, measuring the salt, sifting the flour. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In late 1997 astronomers announced that they had used these supernovas to measure the distance to some very dim and ancient galaxies. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Progress is not linear or incremental, and it is often difficult to reach agreement on the standard by which it should be measured. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This discovery presented fundamental difficulties for any account of how the compass worked, but it also raised the exciting possibility that variation might be sufficiently regular for it to be used to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But still he was useful for he watched the labor of others and he stood by when the grain was weighed and measured. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t bear to look behind us at our ragtag family as they shuffled along, Slopper and the twins singing what we pretended was a warrior song to measure out time on the trail. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“For we must attribute this happy conclusion,” she added, “in a great measure to his kindness. We are persuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr. Wickham with money.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But of all that Michell accomplished, nothing was more ingenious or had greater impact than a machine he designed and built for measuring the mass of the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up a breadstick and began nibbling on the end, measuring his expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hank whips out a soft tape measure and circles the end of my stump. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The nasty weather that had assaulted Seattle since the previous October finally broke, though not before spitting a late spring snowstorm at the city for good measure on March 21. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There’s the truth that you can measure, the truth on maps and charts and in books of facts. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I tuck a handful of sea daisies into the sleeve of my shirt and a couple of Notes into my pocket for good measure. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I have become, by certain measures, a person of power, and yet there are moments still when I feel insecure or unheard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The situation with regard to Dutch elm disease is therefore not entirely hopeless provided informed and intelligent measures are taken. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

More than three thousand of those children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common measure of poverty within a school system. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Each morning she measured exactly one half cup of Cheerios, the serving size indicated on the box, using the flowered plastic measuring cup she’d gotten from Higbee’s as a new bride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The EEG research found intensification over time of theta waves in the prefron- tal cortex, thought to be a measure of sustained attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

With no way to know how much time passed, Sheed measured his effort in the number of yearbooks he’d painstakingly searched page by page. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She measures the three bites of turkey left on my plate and the bread crumbs that I scattered next to it. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

If you can measure contempt, then all of a sudden you don’t need to know every detail of the couple’s relationship. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The secretary declared that other measures were being considered as well. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, why didn’t you say so?” said the Mathemagician, who was busily measuring the edge of a raindrop. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

You could practically measure the growing, especially—as Joe complained—when you had to mow the grass, and especially—as Daddy said—when you had to keep after the weeds in a garden. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jim Crow, as oppressive as it was, offered a measure of security for blacks who were willing to play by its rules. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the only way you can measure the days. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Accurately measuring parallax was far from easy, particularly as it required a more exact measure of time than any sixteenth-century clock could provide, but showing that there was no measurable parallax was much more straightforward. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I said one night as I measured out our gichy-michy ration and put it to soak in hot water. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I little could comprehend the ire these measures raised. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She took measured steps up to the podium. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I threw that one in there for good measure. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She measured the distance to the giant weapons above them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Don’t confuse this with enormousness, because enormity isn’t a measure of size alone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The foundation was by all measures a complete success, with the city surpassing Athens in size relatively early in her history. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

These novel insects, named Blatella asmithicus after the geneticist responsible for creating them, Dr. Andrew Smith, measure nearly a meter in length, and have an astounding resiliency and immunity to all known toxins. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She measured out the French dressing in a cup and poured it on the string-bean salad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Thorn measured out more tea from the jar into the pot, added hot water. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, phrenologists claim we can identify someone’s character and racial derivation by measuring the skull.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The scientists explained that we were looking at measures of Reggie’s brain as he attempted to multitask in the MRI machine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand why our children must be subjected to these sort of security measures.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"But,” said Baugi, "it was blood compensation for our parents' deaths. Don’t I deserve the smallest measure of it, to show Bolverkr here that I am an honorable giant?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, these jobs were coveted in the black community because they provided a measure of economic stability and social standing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She filled a large jug with skim milk, but the Mellower’s mother measured out the sugar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The petrol was siphoned off and, for good measure, bullets were fired through the tires. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She measures me against a paper strip stuck to the wall, asks me to describe the clothes I wore when I arrived. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Banks, more confident about measuring risk, now extend credit to low- income families, so that owning a home or driving a new car is no longer evidence that someone is middle class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And the passion with which we loved the Lord was a measure of how deeply we feared and distrusted and, in the end, hated almost all strangers, always, and avoided and despised ourselves. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

If the stain were shaped like a circle, or like a square or a triangle, it would be easy to figure out; just take a ruler and measure its radius or its height and base. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Goods and services have always been means to measure social station. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see a tape measure in your bucket.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and guided me into a seat, measuring my bare feet with his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That is to say, for the purposes of the calculation one must measure time using imaginary numbers, rather than real ones. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry for the delay. Let’s take ‘Pirate Medley’ from the second section all the way to the end of the tenth measure. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Earth was forty-three kilometers stouter when measured equatorially than when measured from top to bottom around the poles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At this meeting they issued a list of measures for citizens to follow; the list was sent to Mayor Clarkson, who sent it on to Governor Mifflin and the newspapers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She walked to both ends of the hallway, then explored another wing for good measure. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door was slightly ajar though, and Bolger pushed it shut, and then for good measure he turned around the sign in the window, so it said CLOSED. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He pressed my cheek so my skull was against his palm; and he said, “Prince, he don’t care today. There ain’t any measuring happening today. No samples.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was, after all, a deeply red state, one that by numerous measures was among the top five most conservative states in the country. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It needs to be quickly retuned to transmit on multiple frequencies, the little doctor says, and it needs to be able to measure the angle of the transmissions it receives. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

You learn to measure time by therapy sessions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It almost makes me want to draw a pink triangle and then measure the angles and sides and figure out the functions. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The importance of an intellectual change simply cannot be measured by the amount of controversy it generates. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Were the pyramids as tall as this building, did the pharaohs sit on top and take the measure of their kingdoms, to see how diminished the world became when you gained the proper distance? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The basic unit of measure in the solar system is the Astronomical Unit, or AU, representing the distance from the Sun to the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The experiments use video game technology to challenge people to distribute attention, then use imaging to measure brain activity during the task. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It returned in full measure, however, on the following morning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My own breath, the measured thud of my heart, and the slow whoosh of a constant, cold wind. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And now when I measure this fear against the boldness that the masters of the galaxy imparted to their own children, I am ashamed. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It had a weight to it that couldn't be measured in ounces. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He measures twenty inches long, weighs seven pounds nine ounces. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It fed the will, and it gave strength to endure, and to master sinew and limb beyond the measure of mortal kind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

This may seem a backward way of going about measuring barrels, but it was a brilliant idea. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"These wires are measuring my brain activity. I'm here for specialized testing because, according to the experts, I'm a genius." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Positive affirmation is a temporary fix, a surface measure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every night I prayed to Allah to make me taller, then I measured myself on my bedroom wall with a ruler and pencil. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Voldemort started to move around the room: Harry lost sight of him for seconds as he prowled, speaking in that same measured voice, while the pain and fury mounted in Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And those qualities can’t be measured with formal tests and statistics. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

On the night of 19 February 1604, in Prague, Johannes Kepler was out measuring the position of Mars in the sky with a metal instrument called a quadrant. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And how can you measure something if you don’t know to whom it happened, or with what frequency, or in what magnitude? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Man on earth had a shotglass of time allotted to him, but the pilot approaching the speed of sound was a conqueror of time measured and time lost. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nondecreasing behavior of a black hole’s area was very reminiscent of the behavior of a physical quantity called entropy, which measures the degree of disorder of a system. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, for comparison, measured an estimated 7.8 on the Richter scale and lasted less than thirty seconds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Our next attempt at measuring thrust was a variation on the theme, this time using Mom’s bathroom scale. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since the speed of the light is just the distance it has traveled divided by the time it has taken, different observers would measure different speeds for the light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The royal hourglass that measures the length of day and night churns with sand the color of white diamonds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And I let a few more tears fall for good measure. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A special type of star, called a Cepheid variable, had a property that allowed Hubble to measure the distance to faraway objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The ambulance drivers, dressed in blue, seemed to Gerald to take an awfully long time while they poked and measured and assessed Aunt Queen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss you too. I miss you more than you can possibly imagine. Or measure. Te amo.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

These were not independent sciences but a family group which held a set of geometrical techniques and measuring instruments in common. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I demand to know what measures you propose, sir, to recover those taken prisoner last week. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Look at the first column, which measures what happens over the summer after first grade. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She gave him a measuring look and answered, “It is unwise of you to cross the river.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were lying on the ground next to him as he stood with one foot on the ground and the other resting in the lap of the student measuring his pants. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Extreme measures would have to be taken, and all you could hope for was that the good would outweigh the bad. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“All I’m saying is drastic times call for drastic measures.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Raven is willing to offer you a small measure of help on your journey, provided you ask the right questions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Adams’s ever-vibrating vanities were now, true enough, under some measure of control. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He measured the road with a piece of string and looked at it and measured again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

These particle energies are usually measured in units called electron volts. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many handfuls to one measure, so many measures to one sack; one after the other the sacks are filled and put away, with rejoicing and thankfulness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunlight measured itself out in regular oblongs on the shabby, but soft red carpets, and a whiff of fresh-cut grass sweetened the air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You are brave beyond measure, my girl. You will do what is right.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We had to wait quite a while before Abby and her dad were called up to have their catches measured. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He studies her face for some measure of how far her recollection can be trusted. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time here is measured by bells, as once in nunneries. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prison officials had pumped themselves up to carry out the execution with determination and resolve, but even they revealed extreme discomfort and some measure of shame. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Because they knew of no protective measures, the toll was even higher than it would have been. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One could well measure it but to give an idea of it would be impossible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went over to look at them, my footsteps echoing on the tile, and then I became aware of a measured plink plink plink, coming from the faucet of the tub. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Raven is willing to offer you a small measure of help on your journey, provided you ask the right questions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I devised a bizarre and ever-evolving rubric by which I measured his love for me, and when he failed to meet it, I became paranoid. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The main rope tensed, while the security rope, which I had de­liberately measured out longer, hung limply. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes shift over my face, and he squints, as if weighing and measuring me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the more accurately one measures the position, the shorter the wavelength of the light that one needs and hence the higher the energy of a single quantum. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The saleslady would measure me and then go get the dress or the blouse and bring it out. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The accounting procedures used to measure these assets are frequently quite artificial, and there are other complicating factors which are obvious with a little thought. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull it out and walk it back and forth along the dock to measure it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Helmholtz’s use of the galvanometer symbolized not just how scientists were measuring human capacity, but why. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His feet in place, Maxx swayed his arms to the music, and the crowd erupted with laughter and deafening, sustained applause— the largest ovation by a good measure in Speaker Day history. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The woman measured him with a pitying look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

You could also measure the time of year by noting where on the horizon the Sun rose each day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, it looked like something solid was connecting the measuring cup to the pot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They made it farther than minds and maps could measure, but not farther than hearts could imagine. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This was true before they came for her baby, before the Tower—one measure of wheat would become two; fabric worn thin as paper would become thick and luxurious in her hands. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They chose the Andes because they needed to measure near the equator, to determine if there really was a difference in sphericity there, and because they reasoned that mountains would give them good sightlines. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I measured two coffee mugs of buckwheat flour into a bowl, stirred in four spoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder—the only kind Aunt Ivy ever used—and half a spoonful of salt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung measured unwillingly into the skin of his uncle’s robe a small heap of beans and a precious handful of corn. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever the Abnegation were about to show everyone before the attack, it was enough to make Jeanine take drastic and terrible measures to stop them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mechanist-pilot was asleep in her bed, her head on her husband’s shoulder, and though the earlier chaos flared through her dreams—and his, in smaller measure—the rest of the outsiders were untroubled. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

To measure and predict these portents requires careful sky watching and a calendar. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, tuning itself is now defined in terms of equal-temperament, with tunings and intervals measured in cents. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It said, “These women, who constitute the active members of the Anti-Suffrage majority, have realized that strength lies in organization and, therefore, they have formed themselves into societies to engage in active preventive measures.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was measured in the wrinkling of human flesh. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The method provided only relative distances, not absolute distances, but even so it was the first time that anyone had come up with a usable way to measure the large-scale universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Liz is a great cook too, so I was anxious to measure up. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The path curves through the trees toward the pond, and I squint into the sunshine sparkling across the water, knowing that in places it's too deep to measure. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z