Americans were then a novelty in South Africa, and I was curious to meet a representative of so august a legal organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But here he was, his eyes alight, talking about carrying people to safety, how his arrival at any given house or overpass was met with cheers and thanks. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In June 1909, Alice Paul met Lucy Burns at a London police station after they had both been arrested for participating in a protest. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Near the bottom they met Nately coming up and stopped laughing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“We’ll meet every day after school except for Tuesday when there’s a faculty meeting. The tournament is at the beginning of March.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t have the energy to meet his eager expression that night. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You were the one who made it so that Travis could meet G. M. Pennington. He said that was the best night of his life. Will you send me that story Travis was working on?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

ONE MORNING, several days after my meeting with Bram and Joel, we were taken to the head office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe someday things will change and we’ll be able to meet at the zoo again.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was his fifth trip to Moscow, and now was the time, after countless phone calls, emails, and meetings, finally to secure the loan. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“The funny thing is that I heard so much about you guys from Travis. And now I’m meeting you before meeting him.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of that year, the friends reunited at the American Physical Society meeting in New Orleans, where they basked in their rising eminence and remained, evidently, inseparable. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On the very same day as the funeral of Charles Waring Darwin, the Linnaean Society fit in an extra meeting. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they looked at him suspiciously, he said that he had to meet with the warship’s captain because of “particular business from Washington.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Odenigbo would sit down and talk properly, and this time she would make sure that they did not circle each other without meeting. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take advanced math to figure out how my father met my mother and how Margaret wound up being my half sister. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same way you avoid meeting the eye of an old lover at a formal dinner, or that of an old enemy sitting across the room in a crowded alehouse late at night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Backstage, I pace back and forth, waiting for him to come and meet me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When school is over I meet Jenna at her locker, the same as I’ve done every day after school since we were old enough to have lockers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Billy Pilgrim parked his Cadillac in the alley, and waited for the meeting to end. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here is our story: We would meet at the Grand Canyon when I was seventeen. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had known several of them in previous assignments and other bases and he had met almost all of them in the days preceding his inauguration as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s on the way, they go’n telegraph me which train to meet.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

To meet this challenge, America's intelligence agencies had few resources and only a handful of agents at their disposal. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I am making books, documentaries, and speeches, and I am meeting interesting people, doing social media campaigns, and engaging in humanitarian work. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Henry Kissinger continued to meet with Le Duc Tho in the Paris apartment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And here, in Lord Dunmore’s Regiment, the singers meet and exchange and bicker over variations, all eager to have their song known. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I add a special memo in a cute cloud: meet J at the lake. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He walked through England and Scotland tabulating “beauty”—secretly ranking the women he met as “attractive,” “indifferent,” or “repellent” using pinpricks on a card hidden in his pocket. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Mariam jo—” “And I want you to invite my brothers and sisters too. I want to meet them. I want us all to go, together. It’s what I want.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jesper crouched down to reload and couldn’t quite believe the sight that met his eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Some judge who had never even met me decided to split me in half. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

At a mass meeting in late December, Ann lashed out against those who termed the boycott an example of “black lawlessness.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our advance team instructed us that the Queen and Prince Philip were planning to meet us when we landed and then personally drive us back to the castle for lunch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Minerva says that except for closed meetings, anyone can join our classes and discussions, and many have. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve brought you a little chip of Vermont granite,” he explained to the plump, smiling woman who met them at the door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Since meeting Flickinger and Lovelace, it had become all she could think about. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

From her core came the desire to rise up to meet the gauntlet they had thrown down. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Marco nods absently, not meeting her eyes, and quickly retreats to his corner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As Frodo was borne towards them the great pillars rose like towers to meet him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he became aroused again, their lips met like butterflies in a flowery glen, they entwined spiritually and bodily in a long, smooth embrace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will told their grandmother about how he first met the children, and how they turned up again with Mr. Rudyard on their heels. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me bring her the bedpan first. Then you can meet her,” Mami says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

There was nothing they could do except pray that they would meet this lion again. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way, I met Miguelito, who lived in the same labor camp. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, look here,” said Hazel, “we’ll finish this meeting now. Let’s wait and see what we decide—that’s the rabbits’ way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Katz peers down too, trying to catch my eye and raise it to meet hers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After Dublin, I went to London, where I had a three-hour meeting with Mrs. Thatcher. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you meet me at Stonehenge after practice?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Been that way ever since I met her. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I mean, maybe it was, because my mom told him loads of times to go to AA meetings—but he never went. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t forget the student council meeting after school. Link wants everybody to be there.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When my eyes meet hers, she gives a friendly wave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll meet you here tomorrow. All the kids come here to have fun.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we drove into Freetown, the field-worker introduced himself: “My name is Leslie, it is a pleasure to meet you gentlemen.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They get to go for free and meet all sorts of basketball celebrities. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day he called a Council meeting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I keep telling Lee Lee about Sam, and Sam about Lee Lee, so they’re finally going to meet today.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My dad had raised an eyebrow when I told him that and said, “I’ve got to meet these people.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She seemed genuinely disappointed that no one had answered her signal, as if meeting David would have been even better than showing off the rapids, the ruins, and the roller coaster. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When my sister walked out of her room and said she’d met Jesus, my mom knew all that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Do you think they ever have anything to do with the animals—before they meet them in the circus?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wish Don Walter were here now, but he’s out at a meeting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them had hitched up the horses and driven their wives to the meeting, and now they wanted to come inside and take part. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Not once since my first Worlds win in 2013 had any competitor’s name been above mine in an all-around meet. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I never met a ranger who wasn’t cheerful, dedicated, and generally well informed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Stella got back home, she ran immediately to her mother, her eyes meeting her father’s. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I was going to go to the meet to cheer you guys on, but...” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Aaron looked up to meet Kvothe’s eye, then nodded and looked down into his mug again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I used to stare at his pictures and wonder what his voice sounded like until I met my cousin Linwood Bob Hinson from North Carolina, who looks just like him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slipping her phone back into her bag, Dimple forced herself to meet Rishi’s eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"I know you will. Until tomorrow then. You'll meet with the executive committee of the Harlem section at nine A.M. You know the location of course?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer remained apparently unmoved: He wanted 30 percent of the gate receipts and was not traveling to Iceland unless his demands were met. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We’d never actually met, but I recognized her face from the dozens of screenshots she’d posted to her blog over the years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But, as we all know, You-Know-Who met his downfall in little Harry Potter. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nicole was picking me up, and I wanted her to meet Cherry. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She loved eating out, so we agreed to meet for lunch at her favorite Chinese restaurant. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He meets this one married couple, on one of his journeys, that I love more than anybody I ever read about in my entire life,” Franny said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He called her Betty and sent her French sonnets, as well as ardent lines about midnight meetings, written in a bold, dashing hand. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom promised to pick us up in front of the hospital at nine o’clock sharp and left us there to brave the meeting alone. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go meet our potential puppy, Tater Tot.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie met her eye with a hard gaze that revealed nothing but added importance to her words. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was more convenient for Dicey to meet Maybeth at the church, if they were going to picnic at the park, or if Cousin Eunice had friends she wanted to visit with. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was both a happy and sad meeting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

His eyes met hers, then shifted to take in Cecilia who was facing away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You should have seen them sitting in that meeting yesterday—” Jean Louise looked up at her uncle, who was balancing himself dangerously on the back legs of his chair. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She dropped down in the garden, like a leaf tumbling off the oak tree of life, just before I was supposed to meet you at Listening Rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his jacket, hunched his hands into his pockets, and set off to the spot on the shore where he hadn’t jumped on that very day he had met Mrs. Cobb. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Gracie meets us at Alexa's and we wait out front for my cousins. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Some days you remembered the world was full of wonderful people you hadn’t met yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him long ago.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A corpulent man dressed in a sweeping blue robe met their gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She had met up with the ravine again—but it was on the wrong side. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There’s a secluded side entrance of the Residence that Alex can sneak out of without being seen, and June and his parents meet him there. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So I will arrange a meeting with Jeanine Matthews to discuss that possibility as soon as possible.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He went around the cabin slowly, then hurried to meet them. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A meeting took place in the highway patrol office in Cache County, the same second-floor office where Rindlisbacher had come immediately after the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We wait for the next teams to compete, then we’ll meet and beat the other high-scoring team and pack our bags for Washington!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’ve completely forgotten that this meeting is supposed to be about me getting into Yale. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Had he hoped to meet Judith on the road? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The article quoted a Commission member as saying that Antoine “had contacted them, had met with them, and had presented them with a notarized statement.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met a young lady named Elise and they chatted on Facebook and hung out a bit. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We’d cackle until our ribs hurt, imagining our prim, professorial uncle meeting Dad’s unruly crew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Late in 38 BCE, Octavian called a meeting and insisted that Mark Antony attend. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

All the English teachers are in a meeting today. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But if Mama had become Ma’s apprentice all those years ago, would she still have met my daddy—and had me? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

After they returned and the meeting broke up, Spencer relayed their conversation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“May I meet the owner of this place?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Charles and Emma had thought about going; they had enjoyed the meeting a previous year. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Osage found themselves surrounded by predators—“a flock of buzzards,” as one member of the tribe complained at a council meeting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The mood in their meeting that night was subdued: no bickering, no laughter, only a general feeling of grim resolve. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He told them about the meeting in Matsika’s study, including the eerie moment when he had looked into the General’s mind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Courtiers seeking an office waited to meet with Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I glanced up, startled, and our eyes met in that way that eyes will, and we looked at each other for a moment, the boat wobbling around us and the lost oar forgotten. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I meet Benni at the same place I meet her every day, the same place I met her months ago, doing what she does every day and was doing months ago. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“They said to come by after noon prayers to discuss the date of the next meet. Maybe Wednesday if her dad can reschedule an appointment.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Lou, I’m doing everything I can to keep your land. I always have. I’m scheduling a meeting with the county to see what we can do. We’ll take it from there.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

There was that cool and cute Arthur guy, who clearly hasn’t been burned by the universe before, because he actually thought we were supposed to meet. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As our eyes meet, I get a kind of deja vu, but instead of feeling like I’m repeating something in the past, it feels like I’m experiencing something that will happen in my future. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them, everyone was singing, “Oh meet me, in the tulips, when the tulips do blooom—” This is what they always sing at weddings when the married couple leaves. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do know the name. Wait a minute. Jack Favell. Of course. An awful bounder. I met him once, ages ago.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On my way to his office, I thought about the first day of my freshman year when I met him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

After our fourth and final meeting with Dr. B, Dad and I go out for ice cream and miniature golf. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

You met him at the door and started fighting with him because he’d been drinking gin, and you said gin made him wild because it did something to his system. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Warriors loved the idea, so I met Long- well in his room and said, “Let’s go.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I had to buy my own uniform and meet all other expenses; this I tried to do by working part-time for the Smiths. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I cut my eyes away whenever we met. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Hi, August. Nice to meet you,” she said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

These few I would almost beg to visit Temple Number One at our next meeting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They met by the aqueduct, which had somehow survived the battle so far. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Long before President Nixon met his Waterloo over the Watergate burglary, he escaped from another tight spot with a magisterial speech, at the heart of which was a nakedly cheesy pathos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But it means I had a chance to talk to an old boy I met last time, a gold miner called Jake Petersen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such was the power of an ymbryne over peculiar children: the very presence of one—even one we’d only just met—had an immediate pacifying effect on us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed, he did not need to meet with Mark Antony after all. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was no one at the harbor to meet us. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shanon wanted to see us before we left for Texas, so we met up with her at the child protective services office in Columbus. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t meet him, Hermione. Believe me, being dead will have improved him a lot.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve met a lot of people here with white mothers and they are so full of issues, eh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Our last meeting was held the day before school let out for Christmas. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But we could still hear it faintly when we met Rufus on the road. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t sound like John, and she knew he was looking up at her with the straightforward look that she had always been ready to meet and answer with one as frank till now. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents met for the first time on the day of their wedding—an arranged marriage. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The first time we'd met she tried to introduce my head to a toilet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

To the point that when I showed up to Coach Nat’s first recruitment meeting for the Firebirds, seven out of the thirteen other girls who were there knew who I was. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

With his face pressed between the balusters, he watched a line of dark turbans file into the house, met by Habib, his back straight and tense. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you cry when you met me?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Gusty begins, “considering that’s a song about a ship and crew that met their end, I hope not.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Even in years when there wasn’t much money, they managed to have a wonderful Christmas, with Aunt Queen always stretching the cookie dough and the turkey dressing just enough to make ends meet. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I had been in my new cell for a few days, I asked the commanding officer to arrange such a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they met they fell into magical love. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Even before meeting Mr. Bush, I had formed a positive impression of him, for he was the first world leader to telephone me with congratulations after I left prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I tricked most of the kids into coming by dropping Link’s name, but he’s turned out to be the star of the meeting. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“She is our cousin, but she lives across the street with a foster family. Her name is Aminata. You will get to meet her.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"In fact, you're the first person I've met in a long time who has one. What did he tell you when he gave it to you?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I will meet him on the isle Barri for the wedding, nine days from now. Go and tell him.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He looked down, away from me, ashamed to meet my eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had never noticed the grunge of the platform before, when he and Cool Papa snuck off to the city to meet up with the Bluesmen on double-shift nights. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

There was a teacher’s meeting, and the vote of support was unanimous. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Not only does rain mean no practice, but rain on Wednesday means Thursday's practice—the last practice before the meet on Saturday—was gonna suck. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

People were already streaming into the hall for the council meeting. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The formal vote on the proposal would be made at the April 12 board meeting, but as the majority of voters could be expected to follow Whitney’s lead, his opinion was everything. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was having a hard time meeting his eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“And so I made my way here all alone. Matt met me then and brought me to your room.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes met mine carefully, and I said, “Well, how is he, sir?” in a calm voice which, the moment after I had spoken, alarmed me unreasonably. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My message reminder keeps blinking that my meeting with Miss McDaniels is in exactly four minutes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Additional copies have been filed elsewhere for posterity and safekeeping, as the desk copies often meet such gruesome fates while Chandresh agonizes over every word. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Good lord, is it Harry Potter? Very pleased to meet you, Ron’s told us so much about —” “Your sons flew that car to Harry’s house and back last night!” shouted Mrs. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t say I really know her, lad. But I met her what, about two years back? Not that long, maybe a year and little change....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And when the film ended and they stepped outside, Laila was relieved to see that the sky had dimmed, that she wouldn’t have to meet Tariq’s eyes in the bright daylight. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We met him at the door and walked out under the umbrella down the wet walk to the carriage at the curb. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He fled to his jeep and I didn’t hear from him for several hours, then he called and asked me to meet him at the church. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My father had telegraphed Mrs. Hull about our arrival and she had sent someone to meet us and take care of our luggage. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once when he had wanted to send his friend a jar of his favorite tupelo honey he had ordered it from Charles Parker by mail so as not to be obliged to meet him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kaye admitted she hadn’t tried to understand much about us until that meeting. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Girl's face hardens—but behind that I can see something waver, if only for a moment, and she looks like the girl I'd met on the streets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When he met his relatives in Europe, Gaston Moch told his son, he was going to learn for the first time that he and his family were Jewish. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dad met my eyes, the tiniest of smiles curling his lips. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pair of pristine white gloves and appeared just as fresh as she’d been hours earlier when we first met. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The catalyst was his friendship with Robert W. Wood, a Johns Hopkins physicist whom Loomis had met at Aberdeen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There was usually a union meeting on Saturday morning, so I knew he had to hustle to make it to the Cape on time. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But going to the new school led to seeing the round- headed counselor, and that enabled me to meet my new friend, Mai. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He took me by the hand and drew me in: “See!” he said, “here you will be in shelter; and if the wolves do come I can meet them one by one.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I hope you can. I’m looking for the superintendent. We had a meeting with the school board set for this evening. I thought it would be in the administrative office, but the school is locked.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel met their eyes and scowled at them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She had met Dad in Boston while she was en route to Europe on one of those well-chaperoned tours for fashionable young ladies of the ’nineties. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listen: I’ll fly to London right now and pull you out of whatever pointless meeting you’re in and make you admit how much you love it when I call you “baby.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She’d met Pearl a few times, at the Richardsons’, but hadn’t yet heard her say a word. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Come to the community meeting with me on Wednesday. We talk more about it then,” Aibileen says with a little smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I meet people who never knew she existed. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We first met Pithy while gathering water by the stream. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my national anthem, and I was about to meet the queen. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We met Patrick outside because they didn’t like to go to class sometimes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He went to the window and opened the shutter, but as he looked out his eyes met those of Miss Annie, who was staring back at him from between the blinds of her shutters. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing, I am meeting a coyote, smuggler of people, one who will get me where I need to go. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Steadying her apprehensions with a deep breath, Kira knocked on the heavy door to the room where the Council of Guardians’ meeting was already in progress. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Obscure Object and I met unawares, however, in blissful ignorance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She finished her last twist in a hurry, then grabbed her phone and rushed out to meet Bitter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He had been on the island for only a few weeks when I was summoned to his office for a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed like she was done, but then she added, “I loved your mom since I met her.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

At the front office we were met by Mr. Grant, a droopy gentleman with thick glasses and a kind smile who spoke no Spanish. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The tone of the meeting only got worse. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had not thought to find Lord Balon himself at quayside, but surely his father would have sent someone to meet him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I rose to my feet to meet him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When WHO backed out of its promise, Jim convened his own meeting in Boston. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She met my dad there when they brought over the last few families from Grassy Narrows. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He has a late meeting this morning, so he suggested we take Evie around the corner for breakfast. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d changed the meeting time to earlier so that her father and his staff could claim that she was the target and that she escaped only because of the last-minute scheduling adjustment. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s always nice to see two friends meet again. It’s like waking up with the sun shining.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I continued to attend Saturday meetings of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Zahra is waiting in the hall with her own bag and a freshly pressed suit of Alex’s, a sensible navy one that she has apparently decided is appropriate for meeting the queen. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She probably suspected that Morris wanted to meet me when he asked what time I got out of school, but she had not come over, had not interrupted at all. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even some of the black employees weren’t always sure upon meeting her if she was black. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I went to a party to meet you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, to my surprise, I hear Captain Smith say in his clumsy Algonquian, “Come meet boys. They show you my home.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were mere yards from the front of the worship hall, the statues of the Six rising to meet them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly some men leaped out to meet the Mexicans, and the two groups merged. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Over and over again Elizabeth had discussed their first meeting, for she was secretly longing to be reassured that Tao would not have forgotten her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the meeting I met an Irish girl who worked for an advertising agency, a girl who did social work, a schoolteacher, and the wife of a prominent university professor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had also gone to the World Trade Center with Mr. Wright, a Canadian man we had met at the hotel. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And his white shirt and black pants looked like they’d decided to meet in the middle at gray. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe how fast you’re growing up. I remember when you two would watch a movie together curled up on blankets in our living room. Now you’re going off on your own, meeting friends.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You’d better meet a whole lot of people who are really kind to you, kid.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Aech had started calling me “Z” shortly after I met him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Looking up, I meet my mom’s gaze as she sits in a chair next to my bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Did she have something after school? A meeting or a club?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She wore the fatty suit home one Christmas, and our father met us at the Raleigh airport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In 1865, while white legislators gathered in Raleigh to revise the state constitution, 117 black delegates representing half of all the state’s counties met across town. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to see how you were. I have to go to a meeting,” he said, and she knew he was lying. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The bubbles were supposed to expand and meet up with each other until the whole universe was in the new phase. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been after tutoring one day that Ashima’s mother had met her at the door, told her to go straight to the bedroom and prepare herself; a man was waiting to see her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her brow furrowed, and she smiled a complicated smile when our eyes met. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He waved idly in my direction and crouched down to sit cross-legged on the edge of the roof as casually as if we were meeting for a drink in a pub. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We want the first date to be epic and worthy of how we met,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Shia and Jo from girl’s varsity cross-country at Montevideo High, who invited her to come meet their team. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As before, I felt excited that I would finally meet the spirit that dwelled within. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Tobias looks like he did when I first met him—black T-shirt, short hair, stern expression. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My life story is the story of everyone I’ve ever met.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I weave my way through the throngs to the meeting place, where Susana and the organizers and the other queens are waiting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph lowered his legs to the ground and stretched himself out as the driver came to meet him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I have to try. She can’t be that bad if she wants to meet so close to the Bureau, right?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You realize that, don’t you? He was never going to meet you — Filch knew someone was going to be in the trophy room, Malfoy must have tipped him off.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Trixie was never perfectly vertical; she and the floor always met at an angle of less than ninety degrees. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came to school and met many of the teachers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You meet plenty people over by the alley. Nice people. You could make you some friends.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Grabarek handled his first crisis well, meeting with the students’ lawyer and granting their request for food and cigarettes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After he swallowed he said: “They so crispy, Mexico. You the smartest person I ever met.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin tells Mama we’ll have a follow-up meeting when I come back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It appeared a children’s game: the running boy, the others circling to meet him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Our meeting ended shortly afterward, and when we were walking back to our cells with the major, he said to me, “Mandela, were you struck by the behavior of Bram Fischer?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a low snarl, met the gaze of an ancient creature with cold, empty eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was raining when the local undertaker met Henrietta’s coffin at the Clover depot and slid it into the back of a rusted truck. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She didn’t realize she had blurted this out until she met our startled looks. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

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

It felt quite odd walking and walking to wherever, to meet her grandparents for the first time, not having any of her things. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Why would she and Pearl meet here rather than there? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A female presence at this level was such a rarity that a British record keeper later corrected the minutes of the meeting, whiting out the “s” of “Mrs.” so that she became “Mr. Friedman.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was a physical problem that had to be solved: how to get in touch with the girl and arrange a meeting. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, so like when I met Tats and she was so fun, I wanted to know everything about her. I think I know everything about her now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Lawrence had already telephoned Arthur Compton to set up a meeting in Chicago. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You mean, you’re looking for who all is listed as survivors? So maybe you can find relatives you haven’t met who might have more info about your mom?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, old Sally started coming up the stairs, and I started down to meet her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You can’t have met many decent wizards,” said Harry, trying to cheer him up. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Attention, all! You have been selected for gleaning today. You are commanded to step forward and meet your demise.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Crazy Kelvin, the strongest-speaking Black Panther my sisters and I had met at the People’s Center, who was also shown up to be a phony. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to meet anybody,” Aunty Uju said, and there was quiet, as though each of them had to catch their breath, Aunty Uju’s words a gale that tore through their assumptions. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Faris meets my eyes, a ghost of the big, joyful boy he had once been. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was hard to meet someone for the first time and immediately start talking about my secrets, my dreams, my disappointments. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Those intense gray eyes size me up as he comes down to meet us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even nowadays you can meet a man of sixty or more who holds himself as straight as a rush, and whose hair is black. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rab had been eating bread and cheese all through their first meeting—and that was long ago. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dorothy had never met Uncle Johnny before that day His straight black hair and white skin scared her. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to pattern his behavior after the men he met on the road. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

My dad grew up in Jordan and met my mom in Boston. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I mean, fixing the meeting for Saturday at eight p.m.? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Around the Muslim’s restaurant, I met some of the converts, all of them neatly dressed and almost embarrassingly polite. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy howdy, what I’d give to be at the deacons’ meeting after they heard about the dollar! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He certainly did add ‘spirit’ to the meetings, and ‘a tone’ to the paper, for his orations convulsed his hearers and his contributions were excellent, being patriotic, classical, comical, or dramatic, but never sentimental. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bliss rarely allowed Garfield to meet with his cabinet, and then for only a few minutes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I forgot I have to meet Tricia to talk about dance committee stuff.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

At least twice a week we’d meet for a telephone marathon. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’d been meant to meet on the landing with fifteen minutes to spare before the hour. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"It's only ten o'clock. We don't have to meet Mr. Donatelli till twelve." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They no longer seemed like cardboard parents, but flesh- and-blood people who had almost died before I had even met them. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Within minutes of meeting each other, Ma had beaten Pappa with her umbrella because he took her seat on the bus. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the same outfit she’d had on the night we met. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve never helped a snakebite victim, saved a boy from a well, and met a psychic all in one day, so there’s a lot to rewind. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Initially, they made ends meet in part by selling off plots of their twenty-six acres where they’d raised animals and had some orchards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It be like meeting other women—older and younger, living and no more breath. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been meeting with him ever since. If things continue smoothly, I think he’ll be my patron before the year is out.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh my goodness, I remember the day you two first met,” Grammy says, falling back against the car seat. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You met one of the Left Flank Owsla—a rabbit named Groundsel.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patrolman William Michael O’Brien had heard about her shortly after his assignment to the precinct, but it wasn’t until nearly three months later that he actually met the old woman. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ginny did not seek another one-to-one meeting with Harry for the rest of the day, nor by any look or gesture did she show that they had shared more than polite conversation in her room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Within, its walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped off the car, fell to the ground, got up, and ran to meet them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then I met Gretchen and so to sanity; I could speak to nobody else, no human, and so I spoke to Gretchen. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I met him, I thought it looked like a lightning bolt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was only then I remembered that the three of us had planned to meet up with Fenton and play corners last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That Sunday, after the meeting, he invited our entire family group and Minister Lemuel Hassan to be his guests for dinner that evening, at his new home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had lived, John thought, then he would never have been born; his father would never have come North and met his mother. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You said you were ready to hit the street. Let’s go downtown and finish this meeting.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Nawsuh. You got me wrong. I ain’t never fooled around with them folks. Miss Dalton and Mr. Jan was the first ones I ever met, so help me God!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She don’t have to meet him in the flesh to know this boy, Summer,” he said, looking at Cletus’s interested face. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here was my own pet lunatic—the most pronounced of his type that I had ever met with—talking elemental philosophy, and with the manner of a polished gentleman. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was still in a fog as we all walked back onto the baseball field where we first met. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t the girl she had been when they’d first met. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And look at that huge tree! It’s like the Council Tree where all the Goldengrove elders meet. The stream could be the Ivory River.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We probably would have gone on making plans forever if I hadn’t met William Black that night, and learned what I’d learned. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man with a scratched-up face and a swollen lower lip and bloody bald spots across his skull where his hair had been torn out in clumps met them at the door. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid they weren’t at home. They had to go to an important meeting in Beijing. Very hush-hush. Something to do with defense contracts. I’m sure the message will be relayed to them.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up a cushion and held it out to him, though when she looked up, she found she couldn’t meet his eyes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My father was at a meeting on Saturday evening, November 29, when the vote was finally held, and I listened to it over the kitchen radio. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I requested a meeting with my colleagues, and to my surprise, the authorities summarily refused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it was,” he says, his eyes not meeting mine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Elders barked orders at him during Council meetings and community functions and after-hours discussions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I immediately thought of Danielle, and hoped she would get a chance to meet Terri and discover for herself the connection they shared. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Paul didn’t want problems with the authorities, so early in the planning process she met with the District of Columbia’s police superintendent, Richard Sylvester, to obtain a parade permit. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then came the most important meeting of their trip: lunch with Senator Brien McMahon and other members of the Congressional Joint Atomic Energy Committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On the day of the meet, the sun was bright, the sky blue, and the trees infinite as we drove down the highway. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The boy she had met wore strange-looking shoes and unfamiliar clothing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

People spoke without interruption and the meetings lasted for many hours. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m asked to the meeting, although I don’t have much to contribute. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He directed his carriage to meet him at Mrs. Pontellier’s, and he started to walk home with her. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“No—well, he knows about the Spy Club sign—he was actually the one who asked what time the meeting was.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is not known definitively whether Mozart and Beethoven ever met, despite their lives overlapping by twenty-one years, but two more different artists, creatively or temperamentally, it is hard to imagine. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so pro­foundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t be poor, because if you have to hold down a part-time job on the side to help make ends meet, there won’t be time left in the day to practice enough. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to meet Maxie in an hour for the Wednesday night class. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Every few weeks he’d travel to New York City to meet with a Soviet contact—Gold knew these men only by fake first names. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to feel with my mind the inner tensions of the people I met. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some might interpret Botha’s willingness to meet me as his way of stealing thunder from his rival, but that did not concern me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paige was talking to a man I recognized from the football practice meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went in despairing grief, leaving the lovely helpless creature to meet her doom alone, and they shut themselves in their palace to mourn all their days for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good, because he’s due here in about fifteen minutes. He called last night and wants to meet his sponsor and thank him.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Restricting the computers from joining the editorial meetings wasn’t a rule: it was a rule of thumb. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As she hurried along the ground-floor corridor she met Fiona coming the other way on the front of a stretcher. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At an actual meet, Luke’s routine began as soon as the 126s started—slowly transforming into a workout probably more vigorous than his coach liked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I've met four girls this month alone. It’s not my fault none of them is adequate.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At one morning meeting, Ted gravely informs us that there has just been “an incident” and that the perpetrator is no longer with us. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I meet Haymitch’s eyes from across the room and see my own dread mirrored back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

About halfway through the meeting I was shocked when my parents arrived. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was tempted to ask if they had met before, but he was sure they hadn’t. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You are introduced to your relatives, your oldest friends, as if you’ve never met them before; you get a second chance with them, better than forgiveness because you can begin innocent. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes widen as they meet mine, and he ducks his head. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, there's an innocence that makes her completely different from most of the people I've met. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Can we meet your friend?” asked Tyler loudly so Auggie would hear. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, nothing like that. My sister Sudha met with fracture sometime back,” Comrade Pillai said, as though Fracture were a visiting dignitary. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met children there in dirty clothes with no shoes and only a small bag of possessions. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The first time I met Crenshaw was about three years ago, right after first grade ended. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Susan’s parents were driving their own car and would meet us in Phoenix. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It would take some time, but I finally understood that I hadn’t failed at that meet. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They quote the police quoting the councilman as admitting to meeting her at the midtown club, drinking a little, agreeing to drive her home. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll meet back by that information booth I went to first. Remember it?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m told I was carried on a pallet by some men who met us coming out of the jungle from a camp where they made charcoal during the dry season. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also had tally sticks and the minutes of the last meeting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t meet my eye as she walked up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The four girls, still dressed in their pretty go-to meeting frocks, watched him with fascinated, admiring eyes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both ran, and have never met eye to eye again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the meeting, she sat in the back of the chapel and listened. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dylan calls me on FaceTime as I’m getting ready to meet up with Arthur. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When Singer came into his room he ambled placidly to meet his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

HI meet you in the morning, When I reach the promised land; On the other side of Jordan, For I'm bound for the promised land. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, when Luther arrived to pick up his jockey’s license for the track’s winter meet, he was called before old Pink Whiskers, steward Christopher Fitzgerald, who asked about the meetings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barb exhales, shaking her head before meeting my gaze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was thirteen and I was five when we first met. And guess how we first met?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He succeeded in getting WHO to agree to sponsor a meeting of drug companies; they would be urged to produce more second-line drugs, and competition would drive down prices, Jim thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Another missed homework and I’ll have to meet with your parents.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I clicked out of the file and started listening to the meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first recital, though, was years before I met her. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If I had thought to see war again in my lifetime, I should have eaten a few less eels," he'd told Catelyn when he met her ship, slapping his massive belly with both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As we strolled along the beach, Mama pointed across the water and said, “I first met you there, on the other side of the ocean, in Africa.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want any trouble, so I met him at the door. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But I want her here with me. I need her here with me. I want her to meet Kasim. I really, really like him.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were met by the commanding officer, Colonel Wessels, a rather colorless fellow who cared only about strict adherence to prison regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there is no “we” at this meeting. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why the county commissioners want Dad onstage with them at the meeting tonight. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been her modus operandi since I met her, and old habits die hard. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As a student in Padua, Harvey must have known about Galileo, who was teaching there at the time, but as far as we know the two never met. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He also defends the relationship some more, arguing, among other things, how much good he is doing Sien: when he first met her, she was pale and sick. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And while our meetings are always about butting heads, which is half the fun of it, today feels different because deep down I know Shelby is right. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I remembered to lift up my lips, which Mr Shepherd says to do when you meet somebody new because it means you can be their friend. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue turned and met his eyes, but he could not discern in this her feelings and it seemed to him wholly an accident; she meant nothing by it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A lady visiting a Springfield meeting asked if I’d come to Hartford, where she lived; she specified the next Thursday and said she would assemble some friends. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That when she first met him, he spit on the glass. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He started to ask where they were then, where they lived, because he had only met the hunter; but her eyes were shining, and they told him things that her words never said. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They can meet you there and take him away while it’s still dark. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She said, deadpan, “I don’t know what you mean, Pete. I like the business. It’s a good one. I make good money, meet nice people.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had not the lab proven its worth to the AEC by meeting the agency’s ever-greater demands for more thermonuclear tests? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He left me just hours ago, and here I am, on my way to see Kamal, to meet once again the man he believes killed his wife. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure! I’d welcome that. Why don’t you come to our first club meeting next week and we can discuss?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mother starts to write “Paris,” home of a cousin she has never met. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Patting his forehead with a handkerchief, Dr. Barnes said, “Didn’t you get my memo? We have a meeting today, right now, and you’re fifteen minutes late.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I met the friend, a Madrid bull-fight critic, a little man with a drawn face. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Farmer moved on, to the town of Mirebalais in Haiti’s central plateau, where he would eventually meet the Haitian Anglican priest Father Lafontant and discover just how poor the poor could be. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We slipped off our sandals where the road met the sand and carried them up a dune, weaving through patches of beach grass and the green-and-rust-colored ice plants. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Susan was at the guidance counselor meeting about Michael, she said that Michael once told her that she was the prettiest girl in the whole world, braces and all. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The initial meeting was quite stiff, but in subsequent sessions we were able to talk more freely and directly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Coulter,” he said, “I met someone the other day who was a friend of yours.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A male nurse met them at reception and guided them to Mabel's room. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It’s Saturday, and Jay’s having her monthly check-in meeting with the recovering addicts. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She always said the dorkiest things, but I never met a student who didn’t love her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m very glad to meet you. I suppose you’re a lord, or a warrior, or a war-leader, or a bard, or a monster. Though we haven’t had any monsters for a long time.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Her fingers are dry and rough and her eyes seek mine, persistent, though I feel strange meeting her gaze. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had just met a small girl who possessed, or so it seemed to her, quite extraordinary qualities of brilliance. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we'd first met, the toad demon hadn't even come up to my shoulder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I watch it bend and stretch like a slow-turning cyclone until it stops at the street signs—where Joy Road meets American Street. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Nobody came over to talk to Luke when the meet ended. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"It was a pleasure to meet you all, ladies and gentlemen!" the jongleur is shouting over the innkeeper's shoulder. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

One day he had found his way to Village for the first time, and had met the blind man there. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The rooftop of the State House, where the Congress met, was visible, but the August haze and dust from the street made it impossible to see farther than that. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Sister Julianna’s company, on tours of North Carolina tobacco plantations, Farmer met a number of Haitians. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“An obligation you already had, and a person you will not meet for some time. The details are not important at this point. This is merely a necessary technicality.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want her to lecture me about underage drinking or try to convince me to make a speech at the board meeting. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And the third bench was where the Low Cuts always met. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Can we just keep going with the meeting?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The meeting has not officially started, but Hilly’s already behind her podium. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I told him to take his cigar down to the Butt Room. He wants to meet you.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a single man with no family responsibilities, he could meet with these experts, go to scientific meetings, and visit museums and libraries whenever he wanted to. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Dad was invited to Mother’s house for tea, where he met her mother and father and most of her brothers and sisters. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do you think you’ll ever meet The One and get married and have kids?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

After school, Connor and I meet in Uptown, at his favorite thrift store. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to get that, Shady. It’s so good to meet you, Abilene. You let me know if you need anything, you hear?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You meet so few men who value friendship over gold these days.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It's only after Ollie leaves me at home, after finishing the hot chocolate at Mama’s insistence, that I realize he never told me where it was, this meeting of his student group. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, you change your mind, meet me you-know-where at sunset,” the boy said, “and bring a socket wrench.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The darkness had retreated, showing him a crossroads cut into the rock, the meeting place of three tunnels. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I rarely meet anyone who knows what the languages of Zambia are, much less who can read them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once I changed and walked out to meet him, though, he was gone. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had thought seriously of attending one of their meetings. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The three of us got out and went inside to the meeting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In all of the white women he had met, mosdy on jobs and at relief stations, there was always a certain coldness and reserve; they stood their distance and spoke to him from afar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The Free African Society is having a meeting about the fever. It should prove a lively gathering. I’ll return in time for supper.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the blades met, there was no ring of metal on metal; only a high, thin sound at the edge of hearing, like an animal screaming in pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was driving to the courthouse with the divorce papers when she got the speeding ticket that led to her meeting my father. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I tried to think of a clever comeback like 'I’m sorry. Have we met?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” he said without meeting her eyes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“How do they set up meetings if they don’t have E.S.P.?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the town there were more guns, there were some new hospitals, you met British men and sometimes women, on the street, and a few more houses had been hit by shell fire. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He heard a shriek as he passed by, a throat-scorching wail that could only mean the Glader had lost the fight, met a horrific end. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Besides, he frequently went to Wednesday-night prayer meetings and sang with the sweetest hill voice imaginable “In the Sweet By-and-By.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mothers from the PTA meeting called the names of their children and clutched at each other. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly said that she would if she didn’t have to meet a payment on Ignatius’ trumpet before the week was out. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older one raised her head and tilted it in my direction, though she didn’t meet my eye. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And when you do, we should meet in the Basement to talk.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She meets my gaze, an unfamiliar wariness in her eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Who had inveigled the child with promises, and thought of the hiding place under the willow tree, and persuaded her — no dragged her against her will — to meet Hannah? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

So far, no one had met Twinkle; back when they were still dating, Sanjeev didn’t want to waste their brief weekends together with people he associated with being alone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“She said she wanted to meet me and make sure I was okay.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I have been assigned to a career counselor, and I’m meeting her next week,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They think I'm going to meet boys at the theater, and I don't argue with them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Years ago it was a warehouse to store coal, but when it fell into disuse, it became a meeting place for illegal trades and then blossomed into a full-time black market. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Put on some lipstick,” said her aunt, meeting her in the hall. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“When you get here, don’t wait around. Jump in. Start doing stuff and meeting people.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In exchange, the Agency offered him a new life, even taking him to Montreal to meet with his Russian girlfriend, who had traveled there with the CIA's help. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron met up with Hermione in the common room, and they went down to breakfast together. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, meeting my anxious gaze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Except that my father got a raise, and my mother didn’t because she doesn’t get paid for housework, and my sister stopped reading those self-esteem books because she met a new boy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped to catch her breath on the wide avenue where the spiraling mansions of Park Slope met the edge of Prospect Park. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

On a Saturday morning in late 1949, he called an urgent staff meeting to outline the concept, unnerving not a few staff members roused from their slumbers by the unexpected weekend alert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“That night in Prague when you were supposed to meet me,” Isobel says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Losing the horse and saddle was hard, but he could buy another in Abbot’s Ford and still have enough money to live comfortably until he finished this foolishness and met up with Skarpi in Treya. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a while I thought that it would not come at all because the two suddenly met beyond the sandspit. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our plan was to meet back at the cars for lunch around noon. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Ms. Cooke, nice to meet you. I’m Jack Phillips. Come on in.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She imagined him as she had met him, mounted and firing flaming arrows with such precision. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Just before Christmas that year, the Furfaros and the Warners went to a gymnastics meet in Park City. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Eighteen months later, Ana and Joaquin were still meeting in the diner every Friday after school. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to meet a friend of mine who’s also a friend of yours,” she said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

To preserve his cover, Pike, who smoked a corn pipe and had a smudge of a mustache, met Hale at a concealed spot near Whizbang. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There is, of course, no reason at all to suppose our meeting will be anything but cordial. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were drawn together because they had been put together, and all they decided for themselves was when and where to meet at night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilbur Hobby called her about the meetings, mentioning nonchalantly that several Klansmen would be there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Look here, Henry, we’ve got someone to meet you,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good idea. I have to go see Leader anyway. It’s time to take messages around for the meeting. I’ll take the puppy with me.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the side mirror I watched Leroy meet Father in the street. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more important, he’d beaten Fischer in their last three meetings and had more wins against Fischer than any living player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, Joey and I walked to the library with our Calculus books to meet Megan. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I have to meet with my father,” he said, running his gaze along the body of a particularly pretty lady. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If wishes were fishes ...Alec said. He took a deep, long breath. “Okay.We better hurry and meet back up with the three ladies.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In my ignorant, crippled condition in the Holy Land, I had been lucky to have met patient friends who enabled me to talk by interpreting for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m . . . going to meet my father,” I said, this being the answer I’d decided to give if asked. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we should meet again after Tris has been to the council meeting, which is on Friday. Come here at five.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then I hear my phone ding—it’s a group message from Imani and Heather, asking if I want to meet them at the mall on Saturday. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for that. Momma’s inside. She’s been looking forward to meeting you all.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he will go someplace else tomorrow, or meet someone, or do something suspicious. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it a pity that we didn’t meet under less extenuating circumstances?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Me: It is a sad and downtrodden Ms. Connors who meets me three hours later. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Moss had never met them, and he marveled at how tall her mom was and how short her father was. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Mom. I can’t. I have a biology quiz next period. And I’m meeting—I’m meeting somebody after school. I’ll just see you at home, okay?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So I know I should’ve been a brilliant detective or whatever, but in actuality I was one of the least observant people I’d ever met. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the Thursday afternoon of the second week in April, I was sitting at a meeting of the student council. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Wherever I went in my life, I met people wanting to gobble up something new. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They managed to piece together every time Ames had walked into the building to meet with his KGB contact. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had just discovered that she was pregnant when she met Joe. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that bench is, quite possibly, where he met his fate.* 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But elil they met none and although they were continually on the watch for signs of an Efrafan patrol, they saw nothing but mice, and a few hedgehogs hunting for slugs along the ditches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it was Big Bill Broonzy who used to sing “I Feel So Good,” a really joyful song about a man who is on his way to the railroad station to meet his girl. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Nazario had taken me along as evidence that the meeting had actually taken place. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the marshy ground where the stream met the lake she found dense patches of sedge. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered, but did not feel, the stirring he sometimes got at church meetings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

So far as she knew, they’d met for the first time just ' yesterday. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“IDA,” said the Dutchman at the meeting, “is going to do everything we can to lower prices, by exploring generic manufacturers.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He checked the map for the spot he was to meet Fuchs and marked it with a pen. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After our first meeting in here, remember? I told you it wasn’t a software glitch.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I knew I had to continue to train hard and do well at meets, because I’d been chosen to be the face of major brands, and I wanted to make them proud. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Aimee and her dad were going to Los Angeles, but her mom, at the last minute, had to go to New York for a meeting. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

For the second time in our relationship, as a kind of closing frame to our first meeting which had ended in my flight out of the classroom, I fled up the stairs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He gave an amen and turned to nod at his allies in the meeting house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They come in from the sides, arms outstretched, and then meet in the middle in a kind of slap. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he would have to go to meet it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Someone else was curious to meet her too,” Erin said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I asked them on purpose to meet you.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remind myself that it’s not their first away meet since the wreck. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take a nap in there, and when my shift ends at one, come meet me. And bring my library books with you.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And just like that, the robot was meeting her neighbors. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The world’s leaders met with the vuvv, after meeting with national Chambers of Commerce and various lobbyists. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The meetings were held in the basement of Wharton Hall, a harshly lit, windowless room, paper plates, pizza cartons, and soda bottles piled on a metal table, folding chairs arranged in a limp semicircle. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As it happened, Lawrence would meet Swann’s ten-year timeline with room to spare, bringing home the Nobel Prize only eight years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Seth Walker, Speaker of the House and a dedicated anti, gaveled the meeting to order. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My eyes go wide and I turn to meet Dylan’s curious gaze. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Back when they had met, neither of them had known about his half sister, Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We should set up a family meeting,” he said as her mom’s hands moved to her paper napkin. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Again and again the swords met, until Will wanted to cover his ears against the strange anguished keening of their clash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Cassandra,” he called over something scraping, “it’s nice to meet you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My father and great-uncle got their knives and spears and left their houses to meet the other men of the village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he rode out over the drawbridge into the morning light While they had crept through the corridors of Castle Chariot they had made a plan about meeting King Bagdemagus. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reach the site of our first meeting, I feel certain it's been undisturbed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He first met Fischer and Hall on the slopes of K2 in 1992, where his competence and easygoing demeanor left a favorable impression on both men. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"You're going to your track meet, where you should be. There's no use in you coming back up here worrying about me." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said, “That’s good. I’s kind of surprised your folks let you go to that meeting in the first place.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“A lady I met a long time ago.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was their last day before meeting their fate as toads, and she had to make sure Valley was okay. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Webb says that had Lucas Cader never met my family, he may very well have slipped into the same messed-up life that had ended both his father and brother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I met a lady, and I sort of stopped meditating.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Three or four times a week after dinner, the new people sit through an hour or more of meetings. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met George in the consulting room and he was surprised to find a warder in the consulting room with us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that meeting the mat­ter ends for most of us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If something had happened and we were survivors and we met on the road then we’d have something to talk about. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He therefore wished to meet the enemy with his own sling and his own knife. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her heels are dangling from her hand, her eyes bright in the warm light near the hotel elevator where they’ve agreed to meet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the eve of a joint meeting of all the task forces in October 1955, Strauss cautioned Lawrence against any attempt by Stassen to co-opt his reputation for the cause of disarmament. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Many of the congressmen arrived late, but Butler had invited members of the press, so the meeting room was crowded. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I blush, shaking my head as I send a quick text to him, telling him to meet me in the atrium in ten minutes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell Rapid let’s wait to meet up. In the meantime, Malik and I will keep researching.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Actually, the meeting had been called to discuss Renault and what could be done about the stubborn freshman who refused to fall into line. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he learned that the press was reporting on the crash without giving the crewmen’s names, Phil ran out of a meeting to get word to his family that he hadn’t been on the plane. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

But when we met up outside ten minutes later, togged up and ready to go, Katz was looking miserable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But when it’s halfway done, do you want to meet in my room?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The next time our eyes meet, we realize we’re still smiling at each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He would not meet the elder’s eyes, but, even in these cramped quarters, swiveled and contemplated the walls furiously. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Either one was equally distasteful, because she didn’t want to lie to the first and only rabbi she’d ever met, but she also didn’t want anyone to send her home. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

If they’d stayed in New Mexico or Colorado or Connecticut or any of the other states, she never would have met James or ridden a cable car or found Mr. Griswold’s book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you,” he says in Spanish, and kisses me on the cheek the Mexican way. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The next morning I head straight for the Spinney after breakfast, stopping to say hello to Gloria—on her way to meet a friend at the orchard cafe. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her brother, Carlos, was away at college before the time Mabel and I became friends, so I've only met him a few times but..."You're going to be an aunt," I say. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Several of the people I met weren't actually related but had been at the fish fry on the day of the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She and Dr. Phil had been married a year after they met delivering me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were all grateful for the help, but as the spring of 1989 approached they all made the same request at the end of our meetings: Help Michael Lindsey. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Consider the fact that Canada has taken in twenty-five thousand Syrian refugees, while Obama’s plan to bring in ten thousand refugees was met with outrage in Congress. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, no one meets that guy,” he says. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I look Helene square in the face, but she only meets my gaze for a second before flicking her eyes away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“We shall often meet, I hope, in Hertfordshire.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They will be strong and they will be able to meet the future—whatever it brings. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gather all the senior officers. I want a meeting as soon as Reyna has left on her fool’s quest. There will be a few changes in the legion’s plans.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I try to meet his gaze, but my eyes jerk rhythmically to the side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bridges took the opportunity to sum up the meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had never met Jim, and even after the normal toasts were made, vodka glasses raised high, Jim felt they didn’t trust him, not without Farmer around. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Through him you would meet someone else you liked a lot better and gradually your friendship with the first person would erode, then vanish into aggrieved memory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The patient excitement that Moss observed during the first meeting was gone now. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The same kind of look she had gave me when she first met Rose in our apartment. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“At the conclusion of the meeting,” the Americano said, “you will all receive a sack full of groceries with samples from the major food groups.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ducky, the first guy I had met at Latimer, was on the court looking like he was hoping nobody would throw him the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I met Ishtar and Belet at the hospital last night," he said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And always he met his guests at the door with a welcome smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There on the floor of the gymnasium, our eyes meet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The songs, the corridos became sad, and the meeting of the people from Texas with my forefathers was full of blood, murder, and tragedy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll get my friends back and tell them all about Arthur, and if it’s not too weird for Arthur, maybe there’s a chance they can meet him before he leaves. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Holmes went alone to examine the apartment and met John Oker. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Out on the street, Johnny met officers yelling at their men, trying to get them back into their barracks, striking at them even with the flat of their swords. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

With love and a lick of shame that their families who had come to meet them were so... so ... gawkish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My tiny old gran was out the gate, going up and down the block, calling to all the other old grannies for an emergency prayer meeting. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. You have to come and meet her.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We knocked on doors in the Cabrini-Green housing project, went to community meetings, and canvassed programs that worked with single mothers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Still just friends. Did I tell you? He came to a Banana Splits meeting.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I placed a section in my mouth, I could hear it burst as my teeth met the flesh, squeezing the juice out onto my tongue, tart at first and then sweet. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Every building, at the place where the wall met the roof, was equipped with a row of floodlights—big cone-shaped lamps that cast a strong yellow glare. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only about two weeks before I arrived, she had split up with her second husband—the soldier, Frank, whom I had met there the previous summer; but she was taking it right in stride. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally met him, he was with Noodles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She brought the plates out to them, and the steaming pasta was met with oohs from the twins. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t at the meeting, isn’t thinking of arenas but something else. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, they were sure to meet, and I would be caught squarely in the middle, up to my ears in muck-water. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The convention in Salem was followed by an even larger women’s rights meeting in Akron, Ohio, in May 1851. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The girls achieved a certain prominence when they went naked to the camp meeting to confess and testify. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They may work out all right,” said Stuart, “but I would hate to meet an American Indian while I had one of these things in my hand.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The important city where lawmakers meet is a capital. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, our meeting with Miss McDaniels is the first day we get back from vacation. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I spent them walking through the town, searching jobs, and then every night I met my host on the comer opposite the bus station and we went to his house to sleep. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billington junior, a nice lad, met me at the station, and brought me to his father’s house, where they had decided that I must stay the night. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then he organized a committee of black leaders to meet downtown with the police commissioner. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Hrothgar met with his council for many nights and days, and they drank and talked and prayed to their curious carved-out creatures and finally came to a decision. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle is meeting Grandpa in the small town of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, she met Mama’s eyes, but her mother didn’t look worried. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was annoyed with myself as I stepped off the mat to meet Aimee. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before he met Woody, Wes had never really seen a father around. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“When I went to India and had to meet all my mom’s relatives, those were the only two phrases I needed.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And it was no surprise to her parents when she met Victor at Corso, a dance club, and left their house, unmarried. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He moved the stick up to where the line and circle met. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and hate. If you had ever met my sister, you would understand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The road rose to meet him and the darkness grew dense. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have scheduled our next meeting for a week from tomorrow. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He studied me with those magnetizing tawny eyes of his, eyes that had haunted my daydreams since the day I met him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was met with a round of guffaws, some angrier than others. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In Tunis, our first stop, we met with the minister of defense, who bore a striking resemblance to Chief Luthuli. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Interim Committee met with its scientific panel for the first time on May 31 at the Pentagon, with Groves and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall in attendance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I muttered, but when I turned to meet the eyes beneath the hood, I froze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was still looking at it when Mr. Powell puffed up the stairs after his meeting. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For years, the women had worked on abolition, temperance, and other social reforms, but they had no experience organizing a meeting of their own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like they never got to meet Sam and Patrick. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve got the river started at the top of the page, looping down to meet with a second river. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He joined the air force soon after he graduated from high school, and he and my grandma first met when he was stationed at a military base in San Antonio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t seem right that they start such a thing on Easter Sunday,” grumbled a plump woman I’d not yet met. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A couple of days before the official school closing, my father was going to Peshawar to meet two video journalists from the New York Times, and I went with him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ever since Momma had met Rufus and I told her about sharing my sandwiches with him she had been giving me four sandwiches and three apples for lunch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not worry, little brats. You will be meeting my employer soon enough. Then you will have a brand-new family.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He sat stiffly on the bed beside her, staring at her, and he saw that she was like the picture and having seen the picture he would have known her if he had met her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

While I was there, I met a fellow contestant, Mary Kate Bush, who later became a great source of strength to me, as well as a lifelong friend. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mo did not return in time to meet them as they walked to Basta's car. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She met my eyes with her gray-blue ones and the long dark lashes didn’t even flutter. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I think you should walk around expecting to meet interesting people,” Tats says, picking another roll up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

At meetings, girls are short, to the point with me when discussing newsletter business. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Meet me at the Starbucks where we first met. When you can.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We meet at the Book Nook at five because Sausun says it’s going to take at least an hour to “get into character.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“We just need to have a family meeting.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After his displeasure had reached a certain point, the three of us rubbed our bruises and called ourselves to a womanly sort of meeting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it is within my nature to hit someone. I will not meet violence with violence. I won’t stoop to their level.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Hazel Grace, when you’re as charming and physically attractive as myself, it’s easy enough to win over people you meet. But getting strangers to love you... now, that’s the trick.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The river by this time had changed color, because it was meeting the remains of the first floodwaters that had swept down out of the Arctic. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Müller was delighted to be meeting with Roosevelt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The meeting in Oxford did not do much to further serious discussion about science and religion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dreams had become a secret meeting place, and in the weeks after she died I couldn’t wait to fall asleep at night. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meeting ended with a promise from the party leader to read the charges carefully and render a verdict as to whether Swann should be placed on trial or not. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to meet these new friends of Zion’s,” she said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So I was surprised when I first met her. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My inclination was to meet with the chief as soon as possible to try to resolve our differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as if she already knows I’m looking straight at her, our eyes meet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They even join in the “Wal-Mart cheer” when required to do so at meetings, I’m told by the evening fitting room lady, though I am fortunate enough never to witness this final abasement. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our meeting that day, though, I could not make the slightest bit of headway with her on the question of sanctions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monday evening Hello came over to meet Father and Mother. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’d never met a person who could go from one extreme to the other in such a short amount of time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In March 1863, they published a notice in the New York Tribune calling for a meeting of “The Loyal Women of the Nation.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now they were speeding along with little hope of stopping or turning, whatever they might meet ahead. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dennis used to sit around with stacks of sheet music when I first met him, scribbling at it and scoring it out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, man, I gotta state it for the record: Mei-li was probably the hottest hipster Asian chick you could ever meet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The most common types of earthquakes are those where two plates meet, as in California along the San Andreas Fault. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Every meeting, the people who had been there before returned, bringing friends. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the kids from Lykes, as well as some of my friends from other cottages, met us at a buffet restaurant. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Hoster Tully, Lord of Riverrun, lay abed in his solar, with its commanding view to the east where the rivers Tumblestone and Red Fork met beyond the walls of his castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like many other poor students at the time, Hooke also helped to make ends meet by working as servant to one of the wealthier undergraduates. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

They took his knife and his sword and told him he was not to ieave his cell until the high officers met to decide what was to be done with him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Boy rides his bike from the community center to his home like he’s always done, only this time, before he even gets a block away, he meets trouble and ends up walking. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And a good one. The best you will ever meet. But, I’m afraid, I’m not lying to you about this.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we could meet with you and Mr. Kiley,” I go on. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had spent the night there and was going on to Boston to attend an antislavery meeting. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In less than a fraction of a second, billions and billions of years would pass; the universe would have already met its ultimate fate and burned itself out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go run? I mean, that’s all you ever used to do before you met me, which reminds me—I have a confession.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We'd be all dressed up walking to the bus stop, and Aaron'd say something like "Mama's church boys going to meet their maker." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

When I met Golomb, he took out a thick three-ring binder filled with the mountain of letters he had received over the years from satisfied customers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Now she was all glitter and smiles, greeting the young gentlemen who had come to meet her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sling an extra bow and a second sheath of arrows over my body, slide two long knives and an awl into my belt, and meet up with Finnick at the front of the pile. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

No living person was in sight, but the same mournful sounds of distress met me as I passed along. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there is something more to this story than at first meets the eye. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Grandpa relays the story of how they met at the campground. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Lose two games by two points and they’re ready to hang ’im,” he said quietly at the booster club meeting that Tuesday night following the loss to the Rebels. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Free up Belle. We better get down there. Won’t be but a handful of folks to round up cattle with that town meeting.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

While I’d loved meeting so many of my idols and competing against the best my sport had to offer, the meet hadn’t turned out for me the way I’d dreamed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My uncle met me at the Harare bus station dressed in pleated pants, a button-down shirt, and sturdy leather slip-on shoes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They needed a place to meet, and so I offered them our land. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met my eyes and I felt panic and peace all at the same time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He turned his head a fraction toward me without meeting my gaze, nodded once, and then looked the other way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“At least not yet. This is our first time hanging out, since we only met last weekend.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I looked where the two lines met and it said 120. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“She’s got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women; and—you understand—we meet in the morning at the breakfast table.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

I knew my mom met my dad in Puerto Rico, but I never knew she spoke so much Spanish. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And if he can change to meet changed times, is he a man, or several in succession? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At its regular Wednesday meeting the Grounds and Buildings Committee passed a resolution wishing Root a speedy recovery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“She knows more than fabric. She’s the most creative person I’ve ever met. Jubilee can make something beautiful out of an empty bottle and an old toothbrush,” Nan said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to meet his eyes, but he was already caught up in quiet, intense negotiations with a handful of other students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thus, if they met again, one would be older than the other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To-morrow, at breakfast, we are to meet again, and, after making our conclusions known to one another, we shall decide on some definite cause of action. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We’d’ve come to meet you, but we decided to get started on the Polyjuice Potion,” Ron explained as Harry, with difficulty, locked the stall again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He smiled and kind of waved when our eyes met and then he walked down to sit next to me, our legs hanging over the side of the dock. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I met my friends’ fathers I began to wonder about my dad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But this is in all of our rooms. Good for any impromptu team meetings.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It would be easier to pretend I never met Billy and to forget about my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We meet in the multipurpose lounge, and I grab him a package of his favorite chocolate minidonuts from the vending machine, tossing them to him on his love seat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a new chap at the club named Quinzy who’s itching to meet them, and the fellow’s a judge so it’s plain common sense to throw him a bone, so to speak. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Several years before the night of the invasion, two ambitious men met during the depths of the Great Depression. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It had to be his aunt in Wichita, an old lady I’d never met. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’d never met then, but when Father went over to Verplancks Point every year to sell cattle and buy supplies he stayed with them and caught up on the news. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martha didn’t seem that worried, and told me that other gymnasts she’d coached had suffered the same stomach pains when they were anxious before meets. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

One of the first things Cootie said when I met him was, “You don’t act strange around me cause I’m black. You’re not from around here.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At one of these meetings, during a discussion about choosing a name for the charrette, Clement suggested “Save Our Schools,” or SOS. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow we’re going to have a meeting. We have to call everybody.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time she put on a Red Cross uniform and met other ladies similarly dressed in the armory, where bandages were rolled and reputations unrolled. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe we’d never seen each other; the marsh was big and wide, but it seemed so unfair that we’d never met before. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The water forms a small pool at the center of the valley, like it’s stopping to take a breath before rushing on to meet the river. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a coat and set out to meet Emma, no sneaking necessary. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about her meetings with Padre de Jesus? Everyone knows he’s a flaming communist.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if she had ever met her grandparents before, she surely would have dreamed that! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t like a snake if you met one,” said Jule. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This was met by the loudest burst of approval yet, followed by warm and sustained applause. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, in the newsroom of the Washington Post, assistant managing editor Ben Bagdikian stepped out of a meeting and was handed a slip of paper. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She could say they were visiting and the children had come to meet Aunt Cilla, and then later the Tillermans could go off and—and do what? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ascended the wall to meet a circular, person-sized door in the ceiling, through which shone a single gleam of light. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was in the way his hair met his golden skin—in the tiny gaps between the strands, in the way it fell across his brow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tell him I met a kid in the building, because I know it will make his day, and it does. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I was supposed to meet him. He’s going to be worried.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Hard to remember them all after one meeting in the dark. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I slept well and I met Cecil on Sunday afternoon — the fifth of August — for the long drive back to Johannesburg in his trusty Austin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as they sailed down the river, heading home, they were met by a messenger carrying a letter. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’s meeting with Beetee to update the technology on the broadcast system. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Everyone smiled and seemed eager to meet me, as though they all knew the role I was to play. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shanti and I meet the two of them in a café to talk it over. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes met mine, then dropped to the floor. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t. I have a meeting in”-she glanced at the kitchen clock—“thirty minutes. I left my notes for the Carlson School project here.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, no matter how you look at it, it's still, listen to your coaches at practice, and wait to hear the gun at the meets. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Now,” I said, “find something to do in case your mother comes in. I can’t teach you in here. We’ll have to find someplace else to meet.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember? We’ll tie your home address around its leg and have it fly down to San Francisco; it’ll meet you there when you get off work.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The guard who had met him at the door seemed less certain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he heard the nurse’s cart making its way down the cellblock, he jumped up to meet her at the bars. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They meet up at local pubs to have drinks and chat while they wait impatiently for the sun to set. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it felt as if nothing had changed except that we had to meet in secret. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon we’d be meeting at the library after school and hanging out and going shopping like we used to. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I replied that I had not, and was about to make another attempt to retire only to find myself detained by further inquiries regarding various persons I may have met. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thus my consciousness was awakened to the pervasiveness of “petty apartheid,” and everywhere I went in the white world, I was met by visible and invisible guards of racial segregation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I trust you've enough of your mother's backbone to meet the remaining requirements. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The committee met and passed a resolution whose closing passage read: “The men who have helped build Chicago want the fair, and, having a just and well-sustained claim, they intend to have it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Cameras followed him as he met with Chinese leaders and walked on the Great Wall. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju was dampened only when her driver told her that The General’s wife had heard about the pregnancy and was furious; there had, apparently, been a tense family meeting with his relatives and hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Later, in Paris, I was to meet Richard Wright’s widow, Ellen, and a younger daughter, Rachel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month later, my sister met another boy and started playing happy records again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anybody I ever met.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had never known him to have any dealings with churches or hold any kind of prayer meeting in his home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We feel this would be of great value to the members of our institution, and Miss Mehra might benefit from meeting other young filmmakers as well. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But activists should have asked why so many minority students could not meet those standards; why so many more would never be in a position to apply. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he met leopards, snakes, and some creatures that were half animal, half person, and very dangerous. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Like Anne, she is Jewish and was born in Poland and she didn’t meet Hitler’s standards of purity either. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as the meeting broke up, he began to line up his ducks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a strong feeling that I’ve just met two kids who will never make fun of my name. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I met my first one when I was around seventeen. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The people we met were kind to the girls and respectful to us, even when confessing that voting for any Democrat would be a half-crazy departure from tradition. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The afternoon was wearing away when they scrambled and stumbled into a fold that was wider and deeper than any they had yet met. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Wes was talking to his new friend, Woody, one of the first people he’d met when Mary moved the family to this neighborhood a year earlier. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I met him I thought maybe Rondell was better off locked up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He runs out the door to meet me, proudly waving a section of paper chain five links long and two-thirds crushed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’re just so glad that the two of you could meet,” Diane said, her voice a bit louder than necessary. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother had just met her, yet adored her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I met a lotta vampires in my time, and their blood was always green. Been sucking me dry in their little temples.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she unbuckles her seat belt and twists back to meet my eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

During their pilgrimage, they talked to everyone they met about women’s rights. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I am not retiring now because I feel unable, mentally or physically, to do the necessary work,” she told the delegates at the meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was an ardent teacher who had at last met a pupil worth bothering with. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people from the meeting drifted off toward their homes, shaking their heads and talking. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serena, who was already in Boston, met Farmer and rushed the samples to the oncologist at Mass General. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t met any other children for years and years and there are going to be lots of them down there for me to play with. And perhaps I could help you with the tickets.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Richard had been very nicely dressed when he had met them earlier. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They watched him pace as he waited anxiously to meet his wife. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And everywhere eyes turned away the moment our glance accidentally met. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are right," the king told the girl, and his deep black eyes met her shining ones. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you tell them, sir, what he’d been like when you met him at the orphanage?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On Friday nights people from all over the city would gather there for editorial meetings. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I met her, she looks upset, the Erudite armor gone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At 15, this youngster from Brooklyn has become the youngest international grand master in chess and has qualified for next year’s tournament to decide who shall meet Mikhail Botvinnik for the world’s chess championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dad kept trying to meet my eyes in the rearview mirror, but I avoided him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then she totally surprises me by saying, “I would love to meet your dog. He seems so...happy.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Trip’s eyes met hers, level and clear and deep brown. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The meeting hall was crammed with goblins who had brought with them as many two-legged creatures as they could find. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They approached the wood just at first light and a rabbit ran to meet them through the wet grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if he met another woman, some princess of die Lhazarene?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In spite of everything, when Stanley found out that Sweet Feet was going to be there, he was actually excited about the prospect of meeting his hero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone Milo had met during his journey had come to help—the men of the market place, the miners of Digitopolis, and all the good people from the valley and the forest. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Crowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The judges will be meeting in the faculty lounge this morning to make the preliminary cut...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

After English, I met with Mr. Ward and explained all of that, or enough of it to satisfy him, anyway. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At our gang’s first meeting in the apartment, we discussed how we were going to work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me to death when Aunt Loma rushed to meet us at the back door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Aru thought that if she were to reach out, her fingers would meet a thin sheet of glass. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

That poet she met at Lucinda's party the night before argued that no matter how much of it one lost, in the midst of some profound emotion, one would revert to one's mother tongue. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to ask about health insurance once I meet Carlotta, the middle-aged African American woman who will be training me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becton had met Ann at a protest rally soon after coming to Durham, and the two had been impressed with each other. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For Mrs. Larkin, who hasn’t been feeling herself of late, the elixir went down fairly easy the day of the Women’s Temperance League meeting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They do. But if some of them were willing to work hard and make compromises, they might not have ideal lives, but they could make ends meet.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We can meet next week at my house to divide up the work. Any day except Wednesday—that’s when I have acupuncture on my ankle.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘Why, good old chap,’ he said, ‘you came to meet me, did you? Good fellow, then! Come on, we’ll go home together.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be interesting to meet his wife, also his dog Lindy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I begin to move, clasping the hands extended to me, touching the sound parts of those unable to move their limbs, saying hello, how are you, good to meet you. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And when Lina took a message to the Can Cafe, she learned that on certain days the back room was used as a meeting place for people who liked to converse about Great Subjects. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

You met Alex while you were doing the high school musical. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The first time I ever met him, he was teasing the Coopers' dog, Lady. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds he turned away too and our gazes briefly met. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His father no longer, as he had once done, led great revival meetings, his name printed large on placards that advertised the coming of a man of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was more here than met the eye. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At the meetings the men would be smoking, talking loudly, almost shouting their opinions. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go into the study, a room I’ve pretty much avoided since my meeting with President Snow, and dial Peeta’s number. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I came here to meet my father, but now I have to go home again.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Halting for a moment outside the door of the Director’s room, Bernard drew a deep breath and squared his shoulders, bracing himself to meet the dislike and disapproval which he was certain of finding within. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver Wood will meet you tonight on the Quidditch field at seven o’clock for your first training session. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

We received a ticket for a special greeting room, where we would meet the president and First Lady before the dinner. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had met a goddess who’d gotten a major crush on him and wanted him to stay, but eventually she let him go. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For months the small city of Selma, Alabama, had been the scene of mass meetings, protest marches, arrests, and violent confrontations between black voting rights demonstrators and white law enforcement officers. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, Ocean could officially meet Navid and the other guys, and I could show him around this world I loved. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was sent to New York to meet the daughter of an acquaintance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He had heard I was in town from other Jews whom I had met. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look beautiful,” she said, and Ash could not meet her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our eyes met for only a second, then he turned his head away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Ten weeks in the hospital, and no one here knowing. But she promised we would meet you. At the wedding. And here you are.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” I said, “were you just going for a walk to see the moon, or were you honestly trying to meet your epileptic neighbor?” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lorenz from the elementary school brought me over to the middle school on the last day of fifth grade so I could meet her friend. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

So Danny and I resumed our old habits of meeting in front of my synagogue, of riding to school together, eating lunch together, and going home together. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Could be automatons, of course, but probably not” “We’ve met, sir,” I told him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The night before the stay-at-home, I was scheduled to meet the Johannesburg leadership of the ANC at a safe house in Soweto. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even in my wildest dreams did I think that I would meet a millionaire, especially a millionaire that cared about my well-being. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a hurry to meet Nancy, Linda had only a cup of coffee, pecked her children good-bye, and, avoiding Bloom’s eyes, she hurried out the door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing she said when she met me: “Oh, you turned out short.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Whyn’tcha come on out ta the rig, meet everyone, get some grub, and we can talk business?” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He agreed to meet me there, though he didn’t like the idea. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dark eyes traveled back and forth, willing every eye to meet his. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A freight train faces checkpoints as well, but Enrique can jump off as it brakes, and if he runs fast enough, he might sneak around and meet the train on the other side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I did have a meeting, so I went to it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I open to the title page, wondering if she signed it when they met. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We all met up in two days’ time: the ones who drove, the main campers who'd stayed behind to pack up, and the remainder of the failed rescue crew. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I was now competing in local and state meets against gymnasts who were much older and taller than me, I was starting to win medals regularly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, carefully, carefully, he had met and befriended each of them on Earth in the last year! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was smaller and friendlier than most homeowners’ meetings. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed when our eyes met, as if she’d been waiting all day for me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hopefully, meeting Jopie and Lies will get them excited about starting our new writing project—and reaffirm the power of the written word. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you come to meet me.” she said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though we met again after each of us had been away on a long journey. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hop to a rooftop, spread out to opposite ends and sweep each chimney until they met up in the middle, jump a dactyl to the next block and start it all again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Look...meet me in a half hour at the playground, okay?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For this we leave our homeroom group and meet with students from other homerooms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was nice to meet you, Ashish,” she said, rubbing at her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They made arrangements to meet again and agreed to a few basic rules. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met one of my classmates and we stopped to talk for a few minutes; then I went on alone, turning finally into Danny’s street. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A meeting? What sort of meeting is going on at this hour?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In places, their branches met above our heads and interlaced, nearly blocking out the light of the half moon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m sure we will meet someone,” he hissed at Pinmei when he caught her guilty expression. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They could not stop thinking about the men they had met “who had obvious scars on their hands where they’d had skin grafts,” John recalled decades later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She reminded me a little bit of old Ernest Morrow's mother, the one I met on the train. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Inside, a round moon met me, shining through the square window, its yellow fight spreading like a rug under my feet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had first met him in the late 1940s when he was a member of the Natives Representative Council. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to tell them where to find me. We need a meeting spot.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

‘And for having your head on straight about guys and relationships and -’ ‘I’m sorry. Have you met me?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But since that day, Theresa and Tino have held all of our project meetings in class. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What would you say to meeting my family?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ged had learned all he could of dragons at the School, but it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since meeting him, since hating him, I hear him laugh, too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This has been a most interesting meeting,” Lord Roiben says with a small, inscrutable smile. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The couch in the living room was off-limits and only for Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter’s rare client meetings at home, and the couch in the den was way uncomfortable. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Zola takes the dolly to Signora Mondopoco, who is so happy to meet the dolly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

My mom once said he was just meeting other addicts and wasting himself. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She met my eyes, and a flood of memories came back to me—all the weird, scary things that had ever happened to me, some of which I’d tried to forget. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Baba told me stories of his travels to India and Russia, the people he had met, like the armless, legless couple in Bombay who’d been married forty-seven years and raised eleven children. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The morning’s meeting with Detective Gaskill proved to me that the police are taking me seriously. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin wouldn’t bring his eyes to meet Moss, and Shamika’s mascara had started to run down her cheeks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Some called the meeting “The Hen Convention,” and those who had planned it were described as “divorced wives, childless women, and some old maids.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I meet Barb’s gaze, a look of understanding passing between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The sister’s cheek patches were bright, and across the cheekbones the pink skin met the white in a precise straight line. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“That's because you've never met my momma. She used to say the only thing more lethal than a bullet was a woman with a pretty face.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

‘If we were real orcs, we ought to be dashing back to the Tower, not running away. The first enemy we meet will know us. We must get off this road somehow.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She met and married a man named Agha. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me where to meet and what time.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Actually, he had it fairly well advanced when he met Amaranta Úrsula, except that it was not for Macondo but for the Belgian Congo, where his family had investments in palm oil. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Our minds had met, which is a way to say that we were thinking the same thing at the same time, which was a rare thing between Kat and me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could mention meeting Twill and Bonnie in the woods, but I can’t figure out how. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take two steps down the stairs before a scimpoint meets my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, you know him. You met him in Cambridge, Massachusetts.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since meeting her, Penelope felt a twinge of compassion for her mistress. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted Chloe to meet Mr. Reilly before school started, but he spent most of his days up in the air. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Plutarch moves to meet him, raising a hand in greeting, and the rest of us follow behind him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Bobby was still looking for a woman who could bear him a child, and hoped he would meet a number of young Filipina women, among whom he might find a candidate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He seems to have some kind of indefinable trait, something powerful and contagious and irresistible that goes beyond what comes out of his mouth, that makes people who meet him want to agree with him. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I thought Ethan was a total weirdo when I met him, but suddenly I’m real glad he’s my friend. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

After more time I meet Ben, who picks me up in the most ordinary way, in the supermarket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tin porcupine was to be used as a sign, a way of communicating without speaking, when they secretly met, indicating that everything and everyone was all right. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I meet your eyes from across the room. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember having met a person who was more unlike me than Dieter. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I meet Marcus’s eyes coolly, and he grins, like he knows how much the words cost. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Uhmma walks around with the minister’s wife, bowing to everyone she meets. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Just after dawn, the quest group met at Zeus’s Fist. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know what? I’ve never even met him. Please just tell me where he is! I’m freezing!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"In the writing I showed you," I said, unable to meet his eyes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan says, and I realize I’m staring at him, that my wide-eyed scanning of the last hour has finally met an audience who is looking back. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to sound casual, but all he could think about was how the hunter seemed to know that he and the woman had met before. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

From there the lord of the castle could look down on his walls and battlements, and be-yond, to where the waters met. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Staying close to Caesar ensured that her voice continued to be heard and her needs continued to be met. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

So, when I received a flyer to attend a Kappa Zeta pledge meeting, I went without hesitation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For days after meeting up with Maya and Joaquin, Grace was a mess. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

What did Joana know about the boys and their meeting that I didn’t? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as they were up the stairs and on the next landing, he let go of Koffi's arm and finally dared to meet her eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He laughed a short laugh; his eyes met mine very deeply, then shifted away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, kind of. We used to play together when our fathers would meet. We’re friends now.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

NBC and CBS sent film crews to Trace Middle School to meet with the student protesters, as well as with faculty members. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As had been the case since I first met him, nighttime was when Barack’s mind traveled without distraction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

What’s more, everybody liked Kitty because she had one of those bubbling kind of personalities that soon as you met her you knew she was your flavor. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll meet up with friends at one of these restaurants, have supper, then go across the street to dance at one of the ballrooms and listen to Sarah Vaughan or Cab Calloway. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She used some of Etta’s perfume or a drop of vanilla so that if she met him in the hall she would smell good. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You have a meeting to get to, don't you?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In his parents’ parlor to an audience of distinguished Bostonians, then in the homes of those distinguished Bostonians, in colored meeting houses and Methodist churches and lecture halls throughout New England. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Three thirty in the library. Student council meeting. Don’t let Link down.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And I’m so amazed—as amazed as I was that first day I met you, when I saw you unexpectedly swim underwater; back when I thought you were like me and you couldn’t swim. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A few days later, another hiker called and requested a helicopter because he was a day behind schedule and was afraid he would miss an important business meeting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the first day of competition at the six-day meet, I got an idea. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The members of the secret church would meet in abandoned buildings. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For nearly six hours up in the clouds, we couldn’t stop talking about meeting our mother, going to the People’s Center, and getting to know Sister Mukumbu, Sister Pat, and even Crazy Kelvin. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"I don’t really care about the teaching, but the traveling to other places, meeting new people . . . that part does sound pretty cool. It’s not Paris or Rome, but it’s a start." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Honey, I’m so sorry to do this to you, but I got called into an emergency meeting, and your dad already left for work. Would you mind taking the bus today?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The scene which met mv eyes was at once compelling and repelling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or else she would meet them at the front door. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It was brave of you to take the pills and come with me. I knew there was more to you than the quiet girl I met in the Infirmary.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Usually I can tell as soon as I meet someone. Like, Amy’s mom there is a pineapple upside-down cake, and her dad is a sour cream coffee cake with a crumbly blueberry center.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Still,” I said hesitantly, “it’s not fair to punish you for what your father’s done. I knew another daughter of Adas. Her name was Zoe. She was one of the bravest people I’ve ever met.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was at work and had asked him to come meet me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day Marly was on the way home from school and saw Mother coming to meet her down the road. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He met an invisible barrier that prevented him coming within an inch of it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even when he met those who thought his decision to go into biology made sense, he couldn’t trust their judgment. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"A pleasure to meet you, my lady," I say as I curtsy. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I feel like you shouldn’t meet a billionaire in a Chuck E. Cheese uniform, or in a shirt stained pink by your hair, which are my only outfits at the moment.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then he lifts his head and meets my gaze. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand instead, and she meets my gaze, surprised by the gesture, and maybe a little disappointed, but she understands the necessity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was the only person she had ever met who played it her way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know this means he succeeded,” Viola says, not meeting my eye. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The connection I have with Rufus isn’t what I expected when I met him around three in the morning. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It had killed before it met us,” said Blackberry with a shudder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Believe it or not, it’s that woman I met at the supermarket at the end of the summer. Remember? You were talking to her little boy. Their last name’s Henkle, I think.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Defying the Supreme Court, the Durham Restaurant Association met that same day and voted to maintain its policy of segregation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her thumbs meet on the bridge of my nose, and I feel like a book being read, word by word. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the physical difficulty of meeting was enormous. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Sure: "Dear Bled, have met Robin and shaved tail. Signed, Emerson." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually we timed ourselves so well that we met each other as we got to the bottom of Purgatory Hill. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They simply tried to go in a direction opposite to the road to Riohacha so that they would not leave any trace or meet any people they knew. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It burns through to the living quarters and climbs the front staircase where, halfway up, it meets Charles Berberian himself, who tries to smother it with a blanket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"At least I am still alive. I was lucky to have fallen in Faerie. And I think I was probably lucky to have met you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing her in Lagos, in brief meetings at the hotel, he had not realized that hers was a life that ran fully and would run fully even if he was not in it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You were wonderful at the meeting with the board. Bijan has always spoken so highly of you.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The administrators dismissed the meeting, and the other women filed into the other office, leaving Blanche alone with the men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Sure I’m sure. Was he supposed to meet you in Roanoke?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day of the preseason meeting, Mr. Allen calls to let us know that Russ will be out sick. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met your uncle Ben at The Mecca. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Blood and Woodhull met when he visited her in an attempt to communicate with the soldiers who had died under his direction as a regimental commander. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We had planned to meet that very afternoon with the Cavalettes club members. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have never met anyone as open and trusting as Fay is. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We, as a nation, are as hungry for history as was England when Geoffrey of Monmouth concocted his History of British Kings, many of whom he manufactured to meet a growing demand. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very angry, but I met neither anger nor apology in him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We agreed to meet the next day, a Tuesday evening. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But why would she meet a student at midnight? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Evenings were often taken up with political work and meetings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An Aspirant. It’s why I missed the meeting. I’m sorry.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Is there any way that I can meet this paragon?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following Cole’s acceptance for Circle Justice, preparation meetings, called Circles of Understanding, took place. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I saw strange places and met people whose viewpoints were different from mine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I found myself able to see him as the world saw him, as I myself had seen him when I first met him—cool, well-mannered, rich, absolutely beyond reproach. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Uncle, sweaty and red-faced, slashed through the last monstruo and was met with a cheering crowd. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t my territory. Tomorrow we can meet with the Council and figure things out from there.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She’d had very little experience with wealthy people, but she had never met anyone with attitudes like the Derby men seemed to have. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A commander met the guards on the shore. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to tell me how you two met, though,” Eugenia said, reaching out to stroke her son’s arm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Outside the town, by a beautiful unfenced grove, the wanderer met a small train of men and women servants loaded with baskets. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel Ginny’s eyes on him now but did not meet them; he did not want to see disappointment or anger there. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And he remembers, down to the Union Jack on Henry’s anorak, the first time they met. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Yet the meeting had an amazingly formal structure of its own, a structure that went as deep as the desire of men to live together. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, sure it was the middle of the night, but we walked half the length of the boat and met no one. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I push on the kitchen door and meet with no resistance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Mom and I talked about it. I’m going to take self-defense classes. Not because I want to fight him, but Mom thinks it’ll help with my confidence. Maybe I’ll meet some new friends.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And that journalist you met, his daughter goes to my school.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We walked together to the bakery where we first met. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You never had the pleasure of meeting my father.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He should have told his wife about this meeting, dragged her along. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s your turn to answer my question, Tally. Did you ever meet anyone in the ruins? Someone not from this city? Not from any city?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The captain stood up, which meant the meeting was over. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I have met them, but not like this, towering above us like titans. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“She recognized me from Hoover Dam, so—” “You've met her before?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This was the way of doing things where he’d come from: observe from afar, make inquiries, gather information, then meet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At sunset, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, we were met by a sizable police escort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serving drinks day and night, in a dim grotto, he had many opportunities to meet women drinking with their friends or even alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When I met Macy halfway, she started to pull her hair into her mouth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you, Marissa. I’m Lydia, Dearly’s manager. Say goodbye, Dearly.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I paused for a long moment, and then made the mistake of meeting his gaze. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Increasing family responsibilities often kept Elizabeth Cady Stanton from traveling to meetings. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I knew it, I knew it. So, mira, Chino, my cousin wants ta see you tomorrow. Nazario will meet with you. He said he had to meet you. Some girl is cornin’.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe coming here today, meeting Petey where all these people would make up their own stories about them, was a bad idea. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Committee called a mass protest meeting to “defend our democratic right to hear Marian Anderson sing,” and sent out a call for telegrams supporting an Anderson concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

There were no objections to C.P.’s elevation at the next meeting and so he donned the scarlet robe and repeated the sacred oath of leadership. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they were able to arrange a meeting, surmounting all of Blanca’s usual obstacles in addition to the new ones imposed by Pedro’s job, they would find themselves more full of anguish than desire. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Momma, why don’t you and Sister walk down to meet him?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing at her watch, she shook her head and hurried downstairs to find her stepmother so she could get a ride to school for the yearbook meeting. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Windy has ordered that our group meet at lunch on Monday. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the family was on him again, resurrected by the sound of Ben’s skull meeting the wall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to ask me about the meeting but he didn’t. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At Root’s house the next day Harriet Monroe met the eastern architects and came away shaken. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad met in college, and Dad fell in love first. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The inaction of the city and bus officials after the Colvin case would make it necessary for them ... to meet another committee, infinitely more determined,” he later wrote. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Then he let the breath out and said, “Do you want to meet her?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Frank, Hazel, and Percy met my counterpart, Thanatos. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

However, World Bank members, who came from many countries to meet in Moscow, were divided about the allocation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

One moved to another state the week after they met him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I want you to make sure that these people are at the meeting, that you tell them how the thing can be made safe, so that they really understand.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had met her several weeks before at a White House reception open to the public. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The next day, Mr. Munch met Canton outside of his last class of the day, Mr. Davanzo's social studies class. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Natalie,” Piper calls out sweetly, “would you like to meet the warden?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So much for the big team meeting. Looks like it’s just us again.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

King already had a meeting scheduled with Johnson when he returned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was not eligible for officer training, which was as well, for sooner or later he would have met someone in an officers' mess who knew about his past. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His face appeared on one of the meeting room walls, which was really a giant plasma-screen video monitor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I’d been asking her to meet me at Listening Rock for three weekends straight, ever since school had started again, and finally, she’d said she could. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet Evelyn’s monitoring all the electricity usage—it’s the best way to figure out if people are meeting in secret.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After many meetings in prison and outside, we had decided that we would work from underground, adopting a strategy along the lines of the M-Plan. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though the rest of us have been meeting a few times a week, it sucks rehearsing without your singer and lead guitarist. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Then I can meet up with everybody at the Superfine parking lot.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was always meeting one of them—crawling naked on a floor or engaged in a game of marbles or even on a dark street with his arms around a girl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

To her horror, one evening, she got to meet the source of one of these eerie noises. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I could easily imagine this meeting, the gravity of my father as he sat across from my sister, the reverence and power in his words. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In addition, as the highest official of our district before the Cultural Revolution, he was often taken as a companion target to struggle meetings against his junior officers. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a pleasant surprise to meet someone so nice,” they all thought, “and especially here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lilienthal had never met Fischer, and at the conclusion of the fourth game, they were introduced at the hotel’s restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the meeting room, there were already a bunch of kids inside, and they all looked like they knew each other, and almost none of them were brown. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

When they were still well out from shore, a pilot boat came to meet the Henry, and the pilot conducted them to anchorage a mile off Bourbon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes to meet his gaze. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Another Weasley? You breed like gnomes. Isn’t Harry Potter here? I was hoping to meet him. I thought he was a friend of yours, Ronald, or have you merely been boasting?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t entirely comfortable talking with an adult he had just met about almost dying in the desert and being saved by a Holy Being. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When I had first met him, I thought that he laughed to make fun of me, so I would get mad. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just, if you ever meet him, don’t mention the Gene Wider thing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Or was it when he and Toby first met? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? You two could be twins. Anyway—pleased to meet you. I’m Chico.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Gangly, bespectacled, hair black as an oil slick and always perfectly combed forward, Tucker was a busboy, waiter, and cashier here at Finnegan’s, not to mention the smartest person I’d ever met. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Armstrong—Armstrong—it is difficult to recall—one met so many.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you have to meet the parents to figure out what someone really looks like. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meeting must have been exhausting, for it lasted only two hours, and Darwin had to excuse himself to take a break. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

There were only two pictures of Aunt Cilla’s childhood before she met and married Mr. Logan and lived in Bridgeport. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol has never met a person named Abijah, just as, he now realizes, he has never met another Gogol. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I made it to the meeting spot, Chi-Roy and Miig were already there, each with a wild turkey strung up in the lower branches of a maple. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had met Justin face to face. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Life Is Life meeting takes place in a large room with wood paneling and radiators that jut out from the walls. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. Yeah, it was nice to meet other kids like me. I just...” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Nero! We would like to meet with you!” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Patriots might not be able to meet me today. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She told them about meeting the dragon that could not fly and the monkeys and the buffalo boy. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You know that song 'If a body catch a body comin' through the rye'? I'd like--" "It's 'If a body meet a body coming through the rye'!" old Phoebe said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I expect you to make sure Russ gets his physical tomorrow after school in the nurse’s office and that he shows up to the team meeting on Friday. Understood?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why didn't he ask you to arrange a meeting?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

An hour later, it felt as if her bones were trying to push through the places where her joints met. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In his peripheral vision, he watched the edges of the city fall away as the Greater Jungle rose to meet them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I met a guy at the post office,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Many meetings were held in the big barn, and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

My sister and I battle the breeze to fold sheets, stepping together to make the corners meet, backing up less and less each time to form the shrinking rectangle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was an uncanny recall back to the night they’d met. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And above all for his having met a woman of the desert who had told him that love would never keep a man from his Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered their meeting with the revenge goddess Nemesis. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Our eyes met, and it was obvious that he hadn’t expected to see me there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I said I didn’t like to think that the person who killed Wellington could be living somewhere nearby and I might meet him when I went out for a walk at night. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I glance up in the mirror, meeting her eyes, and for a moment, we’re both silent. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

While in Tennessee, Jones met the Richardsons, a free black family who warmly took him into their social world. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the meeting was breaking up, a white reporter for the Morning Herald asked to speak to the mayor alone. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

More cheers rose up to meet them as Cain waved the flag for everyone to see. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They could never agree on how the house should be laid out, so they each did their own thing and eventually met up in the middle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My uncle pointed to a corner in the living room where I could sleep, and then gave me detailed instructions on how to get to the bank, to meet Alois, my cousin’s husband. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Compton scheduled a meeting with Lawrence and several other members of his technical committee for October 21 at the General Electric research facility in Schenectady. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“We’re doing a school project on local government. Would we be able to see some records from a council meeting?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"If only old Selmy's mind were as nimble as his blade," he said wistfully, "our council meetings would be a good deal livelier." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the front door of Gutshot Textiles, they were met by a large man with a beard like Santa Claus's but browner. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“He must be crazy,” I said automatically, and then my eyes involuntarily met Finny’s. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was so nice to meet you,” Samantha says, gazing right into my eyes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Before long, they couldn’t make copies fast enough to meet the demand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s finishing up a meeting, Grace,” said his secretary, “but you can wait in his office.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and met the morning air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Sissy met another man who wanted to marry her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ymbryne pulled back the hood of her cloak and said, “I am very glad to meet you, too, dears, but you must come inside at once; it isn’t safe out here.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In these dreams, I’m a famous writer who wears flamboyant scarves and travels all around the world, meeting fascinating people. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Not everyone he met felt the same way. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She said we should meet up after to figure out what to do. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

For Bragg this meeting seemed the final straw in his relations with Crick. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I met again the poor girl I had tormented. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the event’s coordinators let her know that “her greatest fan,” a fellow attendee, wanted to meet her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ma’s eyes met mine and I suddenly felt guilty though I didn’t even know why. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mom had a late meeting because one of her cases was about to go to trial, and I didn’t ask where Ron was because I was embarrassed, and I didn’t want him there anyway. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"See that, Liz? You've met a real movie star today! But we better get going. I don't want to get home too late," she says with a sigh. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Too bad my mother never met Mother Smith, I thought as I beat a rug for the third time in the courtyard. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, and it was nice meeting you, too,” I said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I sat in on the meetings with him and took notes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex does, and one of Henry’s hands slides down, leveraging one of Alex’s thighs up so their bodies meet again right at the hard crux between them, and they both groan. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Only this time when the six of us met to consider our position, the voting was very different. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the locker room to get changed, and Akhi told me to meet him on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I got up early, met by the sweet smell of bacon and eggs, neither of which are actually sweet-smelling, but you know what I mean. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The first school day presented the usual problem and I was emotionally prepared to meet it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

These statements are met with lectures at first, but they soon become loudly voiced decrees and slammed doors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I shout, ignoring that she ain’t said a word since I met her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Before she’d met Farmer, Haiti had seemed merely vivid—terrible and strange much of the time. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The meet was an invitational, and Merryl hadn’t qualified—something that didn’t bother her a bit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In the daytime, he continued to teach, and to grace meetings with his most authoritative manner, and to hold office hours. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our eyes meet and our puffed-out cheeks make us both burst out laughing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She and Royal and Red may have diminished the slave catcher when they last met, but it was Mabel who first laid him low. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Baba would meet them for tea and rowt cake at the park, drive them crazy with his politics. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you had better meet my friend the badger.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any cosmetics? It might make Emilia look a little older, like the Latvian in the papers. I can tell them she’s on her way to meet her boyfriend.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“But what had she done to you? You say you had just met her.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The thing was just...she’d met him too early in her life. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I did not expect us to meet so soon.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bach and Handel, the two musical giants of the eighteenth century, were born just eighty miles and four weeks apart and yet they never met. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Forever afterward, whenever Hall told this story of how he met Helen Keller, tears would fill his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But he met her standards of good looking, I’ll say that for him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps someone should stay back to guard the way,” said the unhappy bug, offering his services; but, since his suggestion was met with silence, he followed glumly along. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Early one morning in 1899, in the back garden of the Globe Hotel in Richwood, Ohio, two men met while having their shoes shined. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The hanging globe lights, which lined the edge where the ceiling met the wall, cast a heavenly glow over his room, but Moss needed more. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her parents met us in the lobby of the hotel where Susan, Mr. McShane, and I each had a room for the night. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I tell them I’m heading for the gym to meet Coach and work on my layup. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of meeting new people and making plans, I forgot that my plan is to walk straight into a battle that could claim my life. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The executive meeting in Durban, like all ANC meetings at the time, was held in secret and at night in order to avoid the police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No problem, Kiko. It was nice to speak with you, and we really look forward to meeting you in person.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This meeting must not be fun, but business. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Most recently they had had nothing to say to each other, and on the rare occasions when they met on the doorstep, they had merely exchanged nods. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke met his eyes and shook his head quickly. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Normally that would be met with severe punishment, but Kelton’s not himself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In normal conditions, they wouldn’t have worked the horse, but Seabiscuit couldn’t afford to miss another workout before meeting War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one of them would meet her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She came slantwise across the square, and he dashed to meet her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, now was not the time to leave me out of a meeting; things were too urgent in the district. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In anticipation, the government banned all meetings and gatherings for May i. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were at the rally. You’ve met all my friends and have seen how happy I am here with Nan and Wynn. This place, Hope Springs, this is where I sing.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They met new friendly creatures, and sometimes they met new unfriendly creatures. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what is happening, Perseus Jackson. I will let the General enlighten you. You are going to do him a great service tonight. He is looking forward to meeting you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

They shipped down to Maryland, where War Admiral was completing his training for his return to racing, and prepared to meet him there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever met a demigod like us before? A guy in a purple shirt, with marks on his arm—” “Hazel.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The meeting’s at seven thirty in the evening,” said Mrs. Kilgore. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the silence, I stay hunched in my chair and try not to meet Keira’s bewildered stare. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In 1785, Hutton worked his ideas up into a long paper, which was read at consecutive meetings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not on my own. Wind Being or Pond meet me there,” Nathan said, pointing beyond the cornfield to where he usually met a Holy Being. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

This is the first day of school he has missed, and I wonder if it has anything to do with the meeting. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I was to meet him in the morning as usual. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Chill, girl. I know you're excited for us to meet your cousin, but Anna doesn't have to meet the whole school in the first hour." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I like to think she would have met a good man. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was followed by two speakers, both community residents, who raised the pitch of the meeting with their complaints about the city’s treatment of poor blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Our meeting is over!" announced The Grand High Witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

With surprising speed, I changed into my uniform and was on my way out to meet Danny. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no law applied to the editorial meeting. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As she made that comment a history class that met a few yards down the hall did not have a teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would meet them with reinforcements and fight Octavian on land. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He spake of the cults of the forest demons, whose wails could be heard in the bush when the brotherhoods met in convocation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Two family meetings in one week—and this one was upgraded to a Zamora Emergency Meeting? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Nights after school board meetings, she was condemned to sip iced tea alone on Mr. Crane’s porch while her father browbeat the old superintendent inside and drank up his bourbon. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

On October 21 Briggs presided over the so-called Uranium Committee’s first meeting, with Szilard, Teller, and Eugene Wigner, another emigre Hungarian physicist, on hand as technical advisors. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We went from party to party to meet relatives, to restaurants and shops, and to sites like the mosques, gardens, and the Lahore Fort. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jelly stood up to meet him, hands up. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine’s parents loved their son-in-law, Jimmy, a chemistry teacher whom Katherine met at her first teaching assignment, and they doted on their three granddaughters. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And now there came a flow of air to meet them, cold and thin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Groves met both goals within forty-eight hours of taking over. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Evan surveyed the scene and picked his spot, right in the center of the green where all the paths met. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Every day at break, we meet behind the row of extra classrooms next to the multipurpose room. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It might get noised about that the Pontelliers had met with reverses, and were forced to conduct their ménage on a humbler scale than heretofore. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes met Jon's, and held them for a long moment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The church became a central meeting place for Civil Rights leaders to get together and discuss the issues of the day and to plan freedom strategies. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have to make a run for it if I’m going to get to Miss McDaniels’s meeting on time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes 1 forget what a shock it is the first time you meet him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“So how did you get the email from—you know what, never mind. I don’t want to know. So do you want to meet him?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He had never met a fan before, and Billy was such an avid fan. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Girls don’t go to the meetings,” Katherine’s male colleagues told her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“First thing I’m doing on Monday is meeting with Principal Jenkins. He has to accommodate us. He must.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The morning after that I watched at the window, glass blurred by a drizzling rain, and when I saw the guarded lines of men coming down the street, I ran out to meet Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Until she’d met Shay, Tally had never thought about it either. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The very first hit took her to an article that said there had been a Boggs Ferry town council meeting that night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But no, there was no mistaking Becton's sincerity—or his sanity or intelligence—even if his desire to meet formally with the gun-toting leader of the Durham Klan struck C.P. as foolhardy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A word about my mother, before you meet her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bull Meecham had met Ogden Loring at a PTA meeting and had come home with a single remark: “Any man who teaches a girls’ course like English is bound to be a pansy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subdivisions proud residents seeded their lawns and planted trees for shade, hosting patio parties and many a club meeting at their homesteads. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He called the alchemist to the meeting and said, “Let’s go see the boy who turns himself into the wind.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls up her sleeve, and I can see a barely perceptible line where artificial meets real skin. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Meantime, Terryl had been trying to make some posters for the gymnastics meet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She could begin now, setting it down as she had seen it, meeting the challenge by refusing to condemn her sister’s shocking near-nakedness, in daylight, right by the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And though my lips meet Michah's every day, I never hear my name pass through his. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One Saturday per month, she has meetings with people she knew from when she lived on the streets. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“The thing is, I spend most of my time in the Underworld. So unless I met you there somehow—” Dakota belched. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ricardo, who was recovering from stomach surgery but slowly dying of bone cancer anyway, met him at Rael’s store. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were able, moreover, to use the presence of conventionally qualified nonwhite students like me to prove that they were meeting the goals of their critics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whispers to me, “She met him at my grandma’s church. Crazy, right?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

We began to go with my mother to the Adventist meetings that were held further out in the country. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, her eyes met Mr. Kapasi’s in the rearview mirror: pale, a bit small, their gaze fixed but drowsy. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He is in meetings, señora,” the guy huffs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello, Summer. It’s good to finally meet you,” she said softly. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know anyone that I didn’t meet first. I was there for your whole life.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I know Flaca told me ten p.m., but I can’t remember if she said to meet her at the baseball field or on the playground where we were hanging out on swings. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As long as his needs were physical, she could meet them—comfort and satiety. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I danced with a few people before I met Daddy. But when I found him, I knew I had a dance partner for life.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Representatives from each of the other factions can speak in the meetings on behalf of a particular issue, but ultimately, the decision is the council’s. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He read, "In what work of fiction would we meet the original Humpty Dumpty, and who wrote it?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, showing off her amazing smile, and our eyes met. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He lowers the gun, meets my eye for one split second. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But look at it in perspective: A scythe wants for nothing in this world. All of your needs and desires would be met, and you’d never have to fear being gleaned.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

You try not to meet her eyes, but there aren’t that many places to look. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Otto. He’s very scared right now, but if he weren’t, I know he would love to meet you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Because that’s where Camel’s son is meeting us. He’s taking him home.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He knew nothing about cities or urban life, but he was convinced that he didn’t really have time to find out and still meet his flight-from-Idaho schedule. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Dicey went early to meet James. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn around to meet her answer, I notice some dried blood on the floor. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“She hasn’t come here? There was a fire in Jacob’s town. Set by some stupid boys. Jacob was separated from his parents. They told him they would meet him here.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Come there when I was a kid. Well, a show come through, an’ I met one of the actors. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The time was ill spent,” I said, “if it delayed our meeting.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Forbes was questioned later by police about the meeting and the paper, the paper was never found and its message never revealed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He meets Mazen's gaze, and I'm surprised at the open hostility in the older man's face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Consequently, after a hasty meeting with her mother, the principal, and the aggrieved orchestra teacher, she had been suspended from school for three days. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They wanted to prepare a “Declaration of Sentiments” similar to those they had read at other reform movement meetings they had attended, so they began by reviewing papers from other meetings. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Other young men were thinking along the same lines and we would all meet to discuss these ideas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, when you help Pond, you go out into the desert to meet him? On your own? In the middle of the night?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We will notify your school in a few weeks. It was very nice to meet you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Chaol told you our plan before the meeting—risky, on all of our parts.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing wrong with wanting to meet my own dad,” I said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up from my phone to find an old lady watching me, and when our eyes meet, she doesn’t look away. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Since most of Wash’s friends were picking today, he might well be the first to meet this new girl, and he meant to make the most of it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But meeting our maker way ahead of time? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Cicero called a special meeting of the Senate, to which—adding to the theater—Catiline had the brass neck to show up. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

On election day, I attended a meeting in Johannesburg with Oliver Tambo and several others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“How about going to the White House to meet the president?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ever since Danville, his interest in his own people, not just the ones he met, had been growing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young squires hurried about on errands as their masters woke, yawning and stretching, to meet the day. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The gene is about to meet its twin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had become involved in Zionist activities and was always attending meetings where he spoke about the importance of Palestine as a Jewish homeland and raised money for the Jewish National Fund. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He said I was important. He said you’d want to meet me. ‘Because the Library has been without an Apprentice for too long.’” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Dear boy,” he answered, clasping my hands, “I don’t know when we may meet again, and I don’t like good-bye. Say good-night!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I look into Tam’s Noise but he’s as expert as anyone I’ve met at hiding stuff away when someone starts poking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The youth meetings continued in the church’s sanctuary. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You ever come when those big-time writers are here for their meetings? Once there was so many folks upstairs, Miss Kimble came downstairs to get extra chairs.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Van Helsing’s eyes never blinked, but his hand came out and met mine and gripped it hard. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“So how did the meeting with Leslie go?” she asked as she put the last box of medicine away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As new arrivals with bewildered faces entered the waiting room, they were met by offers of assistance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Why didn't you insist on holding the meeting in our restaurant instead of that greasy coffee shop?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margo says, “I know what she’s talking about. The something deeper and more secret. It’s like cracks inside of you. Like there are these fault lines where things don’t meet up right.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t really thought about the fact that I wasn't going to have a parent at the track meet until the doorbell rang, and it was time to go. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Exhibit was promptly disqualified, and the stewards scheduled a meeting to determine if Pollard would have to serve a suspension for the incident. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He solicited an emergency meeting in Washington with Warren Weaver, refusing to divulge the subject in advance but offering to arrange government clearance for Weaver if he desired a full discussion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She looked at me in an awed kind of silence usually only seen on three-year-olds who are meeting Barney for the first time.Then she shook her head, as if to clear it, and spoke. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the street, meeting the same situation, we easily said, “It be’s like that sometimes.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line of her neck as it met her shoulder. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

One night a Jewish chap appeared at one of our meetings and introduced himself as Comrade Young of Detroit. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The evenings that I might have spent with Danny I spent instead at student council or committee meetings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Though they had heard a lot about Dobby from Harry, they had never actually met him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X said to the man very sincerely, “I wish I could have a white chapter of the people I meet like you. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie thought she recognized the place where Basta had met them when they drove past it—it was the hill from which she had seen the village for the first time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I easily recognize them—business-suited in their modern American executive guise, each boss two feet taller than I am and impossible to meet eye to eye. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom and Dad came home at ten-thirty, I met them in the kitchen and told them I was feeling better, even though I wasn’t really. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The third time I went to the meeting, I was late. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

After seeing my psychological report I set up another meeting with the shrink. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When the lunch break came, Arlin took her lunch sack from a pocket in her tool belt and went off to meet some friends a few tunnels away. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sax arrived in Albuquerque and walked to the appointed meeting spot. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because Dari’s parents wanted to meet his new friends and see what he was working on for school, we met at his house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sight of Leo coming in through a side door isn’t entirely unexpected, and June rises from her chair and meets them both in a quiet corner of the room on the same instinct. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The princess of the Garden. We finally meet. Nothing but props, love.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Because here they are, the Monongahela and the Allegheny meeting Mom’s Ohio River, the two of them sobbing like strangers going as long-lost sisters for Halloween. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I liked meeting at his locker between classes and always having plans for the weekend. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And I am not saying the Miss Skeeter meetings are fun. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He would jump to meet me and would once again live in my pocket and help me do all kinds of things. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

On September 10, Ulbrickson met with reporters at the shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Never, since the time our Illustrious Gotama passed ^ into Nirvana, have I ever met a man with the exception of Siddhartha about whom I felt: This is a holy man! Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Funny how they went from mean-muggin' each other when they first met, to becoming all buddy-buddy like they their own two-man gang or something. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The great grey beast was lying near the fire, but when Catelyn entered he lifted his head, and his golden eyes met hers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nixon claimed to be unconcerned by the protest and spent the day at the White House meeting with four of his top advisors. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m Millie, and this is Milo. I met your daughter at church last week.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was biting my lips and letting each one of my fingers meet my thumbs over and over again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to meet you and give you this.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We came to the tumbledown stone cottage where we had met before. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You should understand by now,” said Gwydion, “that of what he knows, Dallben tells little. Yes, there is to be a council, and I have summoned others to meet us here.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m frequently in need of consolation, I often feel weak, and more often than not, I fail to meet expectations. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We have met a couple of times at official functions, including, of course, the last few parties. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because by the time we met up, I couldn't tell what was real and what the tracker jacker venom had caused me to imagine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Weren’t you living somewhere down in the south of France when Max met you? Monte, wasn’t it? I used to know Monte well.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He felt so confident that he even wrote a letter, on Klan letterhead, introducing himself to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and inviting them to attend a Klavern meeting. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

An army she was nonetheless prepared to meet. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It feels like a hundred years ago that I couldn’t meet her eyes, much less open my mouth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Guess so. We have a group text now. We’re meeting on Sunday again.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At meetings of the Female Society of Birmingham, women gathered in sewing circles to make bags decorated with abolitionist images, such as the one below. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

We might’ve met our doom right there, but then I heard a strange buzzing noise. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to be meeting the squadron at the club for drinks right now. Then we’re all driving over to the mess hall together for the ball.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you see, my dear? The proverbs are at play. ‘I wept because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.’” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I walked down to the time clock with everyone else, then noticed on the chalkboard that a meeting of the union local was to begin in about half an hour. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Marc and I met through some friends in Haiti,” she was saying, her voice growing slower and slower by the second. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I whirl around, perhaps too quickly considering that I ain’t supposed to know anything about missing families, but I meet Miss Anderson’s eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to send Esther to make Nescafe before I fall asleep in the meeting.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If somebody wanted to know about us they should meet us face to face instead of just relying on typed words. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I packed the sketch pad and met Fred out front with my bike. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, I had been wondering for some time if we should not discontinue these meetings, given how they prolong our already very busy days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I both wished and feared to see Mr. Rochester on the day which followed this sleepless night: I wanted to hear his voice again, yet feared to meet his eye. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

You can tell who the meeting leader is: a thin woman with short dark hair. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Although you may never meet, the three of you will work together in ways none of us can predict. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe while strolling through the sidewalks of the Jordan district that she loved to visit, I would meet a woman like you. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

This he hoped would be possible three weeks hence, when he would come to Brussels for a Solvay meeting on proteins in the second week of April. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“So, like, Bodega, I already told you Vera is going to be here next week. I’ll be there wi’choo when she arrives. So why you wanted to meet me here today?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Since the Christians they met spoke unfamiliar languages and wore unfamiliar clothes, the Crusaders assumed they were some kind of Muslims. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“If we fail to meet this challenge, all other nations will be on notice that despite its overwhelming power the United States, when a real crisis comes, will be found wanting.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was relentless pressure to meet production quotas. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Amar tells us where and when to meet, then we go to the hallway near the kitchens so we won’t be seen, and he takes out a small black box with syringes inside it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After her trips to Washington, they would meet secretly at newsreel theaters in Manhattan. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch your diet. You have a gymnastics meet next weekend. You need to stay trim.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Apparently there’s been some delay. Mr. Benedict said he will meet with these children now, and she can join them when she arrives.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A swan slid down its slope of air to meet its reflection. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Did you see the way he looked at me? It would have made trouble not to meet his gaze!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

That gave me time to gather my books, put on my jacket, and walk to the end of our driveway where I would meet him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our half-siblings from Papa’s first marriage had always been something of a mystery to me, so I was curious to learn more about Ella, and Hilda brought her out to Mason to meet me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What kind of girl shouts at a man the first time they meet?" she demands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Can you ask her to meet with me?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His foot met with the shoulder, and she went flying backward, falling so hard that her shoulder relocated with a sickening crunch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Inside, we were met by another crowd of supporters, so that the hall seemed more like a raucous protest meeting than a staid court of law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scenes speed around the world, from secret labs to commando raids to street-corner spy meetings. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when at last the two lines met he had really very little idea of what happened. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

That done, the meeting opened with prayers and hymn singing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s your ghoul, isn’t it?” asked Harry, who had never actually met the creature that sometimes disrupted the nightly silence. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

About twenty women met and formed the Mothers’ Club, electing a young mother named Joyce Thorpe president of the group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She could walk to my house easily, so we made plans for her to come over and maybe meet Jennifer, whom I knew she’d like. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I go through the notes from the last League meeting, and come across Hilly’s envelope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It may have been a coincidence, but Herod Sayle was there at the same time. The two of them may have met. And there is something else.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Twenty years, we all meet back in this room and you can play this for us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My two paths meet at this corner, and it seems like I have to choose one. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was nice meeting you,” I said, thinking it was better to leave them alone. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The West Virginia engineer she had met on day one played oboe in a local symphony. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I retained a slight hope that I might profit from the meeting on the structures of biological macromolecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” he admits, meeting my eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I know. I mean, Tomorrowland is by far the crappiest of the Lands. Someone else said she met a guy online.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t want men troubles comin’ in our direction. meeting tomorrow. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My first verse starts, and Malik’s eyebrows meet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He blocked the blows calmly, his longsword meeting each slash and turning it aside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If the kid completes the plan and meets the benchmarks, no criminal charges are ever filed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Etienne said, “Well, it was nice to meet you, Hugo,” and he wandered off to find the book he had come in looking for. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I had attended but a few meetings before I realized that a bitter factional fight was in progress between two groups of members of the club. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get in trouble if we keep going out and you never meet my parents.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Buzz Aldrin was assigned mission planning, which meant he attended all the meetings on that subject. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That same evening, the leaders of the Action Committee, which included Oliver Tambo, Yusuf Cachalia, and myself, attended a meeting in the city to discuss the day’s events and to plan for the week ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noise was strange, somehow more painful than receiving the blow, but Celaena thought little of it when he charged again and she met his weapon, parrying with ease. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And now, she seemed almost as distant as she had the day they’d met. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had already met La Llorona and listened to her cryptic message, so my own dismay was not as great as that of my sisters. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

To avoid trouble, he pretended to have met them inside. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

You might even be able to track down your mother and kill her before she meets your father, preventing you from being born and causing a terrible paradox. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“All I ask is that you walk with me four more blocks north — ” “I thought you said Bodega was meeting me,” I protested, preferring to be in Bodega’s company than Nazario’s. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

There is no such number that, when multiplied by zero, yields one—at least no number that we’ve met. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Trip would be wondering why she hadn’t come to meet him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: I don’t even remember the first time we met. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that they would have had to do to meet the definition of farmers was to carry the stems and remaining attached tubers home and similarly replace them in soil at their camp. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Well, they'd go to the meeting in the coffee shop just to see what the others intended to do. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve met him a bunch of times, and they like him a lot. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d first met Mr. Singh the week of his arrival, he’d been surprised to see that the jovial ice cream truck driver had a beard and turban, similar to many Afghans. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I met de Klerk in the same room where I had had tea with his predecessor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes met—and they burst out laughing. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever been to a white pride meeting at your school?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“What if you met someone else with the same brown skin who also had big arms? Would you be able to tell that it wasn’t Miguel?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you, too, Tally,” David’s mother said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In Durham’s long history, few blacks of this social stratum had attended these meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy Rachpaul had told me that the reason this corner was so nuts was that all different types of people met here. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Then, meeting my eyes, she sighed and said, “Now, Will, have I answered your question?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She vanished after that meeting in the bar, lost in the warrens of Mombasa, and by now she has probably died of aids. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Express riders carried the news of the Massachusetts battles to the Second Continental Congress, which was meeting in Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than his mother, who sat in her shack with six. younger sons working roots, he had never met an interesting woman in his life. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t met Travis yet—he wasn’t one of the four people in my group—but Travis was everything television taught you a jock was supposed to look like. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I must go down to meet those who come. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was standing in a line of celebrities waiting to meet President Obama. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a bad chaperone, but he was definitely the most warlike old goat Piper had ever met. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before he had met them, Celia had filled Matt’s head with enough stories to make his blood run cold. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the soldier stood in front of me, I avoided eye contact, so he straightened my head until my eyes met his. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I walked outside the gates into the city and found no one there to meet me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get the bronze and the lime. We can all meet back here by dark.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His glance met mine and communicated the sorrow, the understanding. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But right where the chain link meets the cement wall, I see a gap. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She confessed to experiencing a moral anguish over meeting him so secretly and deceiving her mother and father. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Deacon Thomas call me this morning and ask would I come to a special meeting they having, but when I ask what about, he get all in a hurry and say he got to go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It made us sisters—dear, dear creatures to each other. On the day of our reunion we say, I go to meet my sisters.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When I had called him, he had insisted on coming out to meet us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We were fed at the temple,” I said, not meeting those shrewd eyes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you happen to meet Mr. Bhaer, bring him home to tea. I quite long to see the dear man,” added Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” said the Persson family, and “Lovely to meet you,” and “A very good evening to you, young man.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There was fond remembrance of the meeting a few years back when hundreds had attended because the state was proposing to end COs’ traditional privilege of carrying concealed firearms off the job. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In May 1869, the leadership of the American Equal Rights Association gathered at its annual meeting in New York City. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My dad went around the city meeting friends and giving them gifts in red bags. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And so with trust and hope, and yet full of fear, we go eastward to meet our friends—and him—whom Madam Mina tell me that she know are coming to meet us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The meet was in Glasgow, Scotland, this time, and we got there a week early to allow our bodies to adjust to the time difference. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Madeleine Joyce was thirteen years old when she met Joseph Brook. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Haymitch didn't give us an exact time to meet for break-last and no one has contacted me this morning, but I'm hungry so I head down to the dining room, hoping there will be food. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He’s even got a ball autographed by Essien who he met on his last trip to Ghana. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And so I started tailing Craig around the neighborhood, meeting the kids I didn’t already know from school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Piper knew what he was doing, but he’d succeeded in summoning Tempest only three times since they’d met the storm spirit at the Wolf House last winter. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The hammer met it in midair and sent it back in pieces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“My high was seeing you meet Maya, Grace. That was...well, it just meant a lot to me, as your dad.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I turned around so I could face him and was met with a fusillade of saliva as he continued his tirade. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When we get to the museum, we meet up with the rest of the group. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She rushed to him, expecting to be met halfway in a wild embrace. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Our first meeting is Wednesday at lunch, and we even got a stipend so we can have snacks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ahmaad would fly to Houston immediately, and in the morning he would meet her there and drive the family all the way to Phoenix. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I swear to God, man, he thinks up lies faster than anybody you could ever meet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When else in her memory has her father been called to the director’s office for a two-hour meeting? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It reminds me of the possibility of escaping public words, the possibility that awaits me in meeting the intimate. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there, at Monet’s, no one knew where that meeting would lead. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

If you want to know how animated and talkative and outgoing someone is, clearly, you have to meet him or her in person. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But in Glasgow, leading up to the meet, our training days were so rigorous and long that I began to feel exhausted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. When we first met, you mentioned that you’ve listened to my music before, right?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of my comrades on these expeditions was a serious young science scholar whom I had met on the soccer field. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met them almost five years ago, when I was eleven, after the Brysons left the neighborhood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If you wish to meet me, go to the lion bench tomorrow afternoon and wait for me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then I abandoned it for five years and didn't pick it up again until I met Bas, when I transformed it into a scrapbook. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She slapped the girl’s face violendy, and forced her head back so that their eyes met in struggle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He believes that there are impulses driving these multitaskers that don’t meet the eye. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mott had traveled to the area from Philadelphia to attend a yearly Quaker meeting and to visit Martha, her sister, who was expecting a baby. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had met in Paris another young Norwegian called Aadnesen and the two of them now decided to form a partnership and become shipbrokers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor showed up at city hall every day to learn what new crisis had developed, meet visitors, and consider options. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Pierre told a good story: one meeting of his secret society had, he assured Boyle, been disrupted by disgruntled employees who had blown up the castle in which the society was meeting. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I offer to meet Lubek somewhere else so everyone doesn’t have to sit in the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’s one of the nicest old white dudes I’ve ever met. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Before long they met every day to talk, long, quietly, idly, a little apart from the serving-women who always accompanied Serret, by the fireplace or at the window of the high rooms of the tower. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Wyatt said Terryl also helped organize community meetings with religious leaders, the bishops, who often were the first people contacted when a problem cropped up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t spend more than five bucks and don’t buy anything except for ground beef. And keep the kids occupied as long as you can. I’ll meet you back here.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Muellers indeed met me at the station, though not quite at the appointed time. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The king had barely said anything to him over the past week, and Cain’s name hadn’t been mentioned in any of their meetings. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The sense of the meeting ran like this: military threat or no, if we are going to stop this agent, we’ve got to throw everything at it that we’ve got. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact since Brian had come to the small airport in Hampton, New York to meet the plane—driven by his mother—the pilot had spoken only five words to him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Suppose I told you, Luke, that I would meet you clandestinely in the second-best drawing room—how would you ever know where to find me?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We meet this evening not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart,” Lincoln says. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, well. It’s the friend of the mice! So, we meet again, badger!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me—I’ve got to go to the meeting. I hate meetings, but this one’s important. We’re finishing up the schedule for the Plan.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Since it was against the law for private cars to charge fares like licensed taxis, the network would be paid for by donations collected at the mass meetings. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Yesterday when I left Evelyn’s office I lingered in the hallway to eavesdrop on her next meeting. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You meeting any nice girls at school, son?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Of all the Communist leaders deposed in the years bracketing the collapse of the Soviet Union, only Nicolae Ceaujescu met a violent death. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

By the end of the first week, interest in the project had spiked to such a level that we had to move the meetings out of our small cabin, to the fire pit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I assumed she was heading toward the student center for her committee meeting before hitting the library. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His voice trailed off as he met Mr. Jackson’s glare, but his eyes gleamed with fury. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But parties make me nervous, which makes me talk too much, and then everyone thinks I’m drunk, which I’m not, because let’s be real: no one’s ready to meet Drunk Arthur, not even me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As I was preparing for my meeting with the judges, I was informed by a reliable source that a prisoner in the general section had recently been severely beaten by a guard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward shook his head slowly, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling before he met my gaze again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I told Darius to meet me at the L train stop and to leave home before me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I hear a memory of her voice: Don't be silly about meeting boys and girls at court. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When we met them, midway across the open ground, the officers were as surprised to see us as we were to see them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They had touched upon something deeper than protest, or religion; though now images of all the church meetings of my life welled up within me with much suppressed and forgotten anger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when we were little, she took Link, Jordie, and me to meet Santa at the Shadbush County Mall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t ask you to do this, but I’m sure it’s important. It can't be a coincidence we met. If this works, maybe we can finally understand how we're connected.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In October 1864, Booth traveled to the Canadian city of Montreal, where he met with agents of Jefferson Davis. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My family was happy for them, though worried about how we were going to make ends meet. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then he brushed his hair, smoothed his gown, and went down to meet King Bagdemagus. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was invited to Chicano student meetings and social events sponsored by La Raza. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton did not believe that in going to Weehawken to meet Burr he was most probably going to meet his Maker. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jimmy unloaded the cartons from the van to the first floor, and then Alex carried them upstairs, where Lorraine met him and brought the cartons into her apartment. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The assembly met almost every month for a year, and we passed nine resolutions. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Until then, the most powerful people I’d met were the headmaster of the school and the elders in my village, and there I was sitting with the most powerful man in Kenya. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hop on the train and head back to Alphabet City to meet up with my best friend, Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say that. You know, you were only twelve when we met. And a real pain besides. I did have a life outside of hunting with you,” he says, loading up with firewood. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then, upon meeting resistance, the young general stalls, in order to allow another cavalry division to attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Not just yesterday, but, like, practically every day since they'd met. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And you hurried with him full of doubt to the cabin designated by the stranger, where he met that seemingly demented black man . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you want to see the world like Hattie, you can. I ain't never met someone half as determined as you are.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When she and Abby see each other, they shriek and hug in the doorway, even though I’m pretty sure they’ve met literally once. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When wayfarers were met, it was as if they had appeared by magic, out of nowhere. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

If you meet an elderly American Black man from Alabama, he probably remembers when he had to step off the curb because a white person was walking past. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What you going to take up at this cabinet meeting?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Eric is meeting us there,” Caroline said, “since it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A few days later Luke and I met at the Department of Children and Families, supposedly to see our mother and Dusty, but Dusty arrived alone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The Amsterdam News reported the planned meeting and many readers inferred that we were establishing our beginning mosque in the Theresa. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trouble arose even before Malcolm arrived, as problems developed in obtaining a meeting hall. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I was like everyone else. I once told a friend of mine, in a moment of exuberance, ‘I’m gonna be the healthiest old man you ever met!’ Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he’d never felt so full, or lingered at a table so long, or talked so much or been so comfortable with someone he’d only just met. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I never met a hiker with a good word to say about the trail in Pennsylvania. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the meet, the scoreboard showed that our team had once again taken gold—and I’d won the all-around for the third time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Nita left a note under my pillow, telling me to meet her last night. And I did.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He did not have to creep along, for he met nobody on his way, but this did not surprise him in the slightest: This evening, he was the luckiest person at Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When the meeting ended, Connor and I led a group of villagers, including all the councillors, to the hidden grove. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Navy guy and I told each other we were glad to've met each other. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And tomorrow night, I’d be going to the League meeting and turning in the newsletter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

On October 31, Orson Welles met with reporters, answering their questions and expressing his bewilderment over the public’s reaction to his show. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Poppy had told Liyana she would like him because he had a good sense of humor, but she hadn’t had a chance to meet him yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Poe was a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire’s whom the children had met many times at dinner parties. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

These were people who mostly didn’t know one another and would never have occasion to meet, many of whom I’d fallen out of touch with myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

City hall, as I learned on the sweltering summer day I showed up to meet Valerie for a job interview, was both alarmingly and upliftingly packed with people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When Brad’s father came to their Mountain View Inn in his tow truck to take Brad home, he met Ryan’s mother. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

A little while later we had our first track meet, against Donner. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He ended up pitching a more permanent camp near the footpath, where the beach met the hills. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was beginning to worry that the meeting had gone really, really badly when she pulled back, her eyes wet, a small smile playing at her lips. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we finally arrived, Ella met me at the terminal and took me home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests included the Cuban and the Algerian ambassadors, and also it was here that I met Mrs. W. E. B. Du Bois. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did meet some soldiers that was heading off to chase Pancho Villa, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all came out to meet him, the angry man with the squeaky voice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still didn’t go to meet the ferry in the afternoon like most folks, or hang around Kellam’s after supper matching water stories, or go to church. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We're leaving to meet the girl and her family in an hour, remember?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was surprised when Diego texted me later that evening to meet him outside in twenty minutes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Soon as I was done cleaning, I ran out of the house to meet Liz at the zoo. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only to meet this headmistress, anyway. It’s not to go to the school.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“And your grandmother never met her, did she?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung replied firmly, “We are not yet one. It is not meet that other men see her until the marriage is consummated.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The second Amazon they met wasn’t so friendly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice meeting you, Jade. I’m looking forward to getting to know you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The next time Valentine went east on business, a broadsheet promoting an antislavery meeting stopped him in his tracks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mist still swirled around Hazel, hissing as it met the giant’s black smoke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They had the same aura of quiet power, plus a kind of sadness, like they’d seen their destiny and knew it was only a matter of time before they met a monster they couldn’t beat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t one player in the upcoming Interzonal that Bobby wasn’t somewhat prepared to meet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They rode to Lee’s headquarters, then beyond, up the ridge to where the Generals were meeting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have more to give.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Anthony called the first meeting to order, and Stanton was elected to serve as president. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Roberto came to pick me up, I told him that I would meet him at work and explained why. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Once she was there, she could speak to Mary, and she did so with the instant easy affection that we sometimes feel for people we meet in dreams. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We meet up at the Fish Hut, this little run-down spot over on Clover. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It was, actually. It’s a definitive text, you know? I met him once.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“We need to go meet with his teachers,” my mom explained. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I was traveling from Warsaw, Poland, following a weeklong training camp, and my mother and Faizah were flying directly from the United States to meet me in Greece. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“To think that when I first met you I thought you were cruel and bloodthirsty!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He rode through the Central Plaza and the large Auditorium where public meetings were held. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet her squirrel desensitization program did not instantly meet with success. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Rattleshirt took a step backwards and met the charge with a two-handed slash. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever I met my classmates they would tell me about the jobs they had found, how some of them had left town to work in summer resorts in the North. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spends two hours on Tuesday mornings at a Bible-study meeting. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It's only at a local level, and I never meet anyone half as grand as the likes you associate with, sir, but in my own small way I believe I'm doing my part. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the day approached, Oliver and I were in the township daily, meeting local leaders, discussing plans, and acting in our professional capacity for those being forced out of the area or prosecuted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes do not rise to meet his visitor’s. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His disdain for them was met with laughter. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle continued reading: “‘Want to send your friend a secret message to meet you after school? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit was set to meet War Admiral in the Santa Anita Handicap on March 5, and his preparations were just getting into high gear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When their eyes met, she saw that he looked at her with something like pain. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I have hoped to meet you for some years, Lord Stark. No doubt Lady Cate-lyn has mentioned me to you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For the first time since her flight to meet her husband in Cambridge, in the winter of 1967, she will make the journey entirely on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A political meeting? Ignatius! Ain’t that wonderful. Maybe you’ll make good in politics, boy. You got you a fine voice. What club, honey? The Crescent City Democrats? The Old Regulars?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A meeting of the local defense commission was called promptly by Richard A. Blackington, local defense commissioner, at the Masons’ lodge yesterday afternoon and attended by all defense commission lieutenants. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The trees had risen to meet him as he darted back the way his father had directed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d met these kids years ago and talked to them. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I saw a rural cemetery on the map about a mile beyond the farm. Make camp and I’ll meet you there.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

To think that I pulled strings and called in favors just to meet him! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then, when the meetings started, I’d think, Is that the same lady? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Harry Gold and Anatoly Yatskov sat at a small table in the back of Volk’s Bar in Manhattan, talking over Gold’s upcoming trip to New Mexico to meet with Klaus Fuchs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking an audacious step, he booked a train east, got off in Detroit, and somehow talked his way into a meeting with Will Durant, chief of Buick Automobiles and future founder of General Motors. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me it’s that place where their hairline meets their neck. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The next day, his social worker, Allison, came over and told them that he had two sisters who wanted to meet him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, fine,” he said, not meeting her eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her eyes met Rowan’s, but his expression gave away nothing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I told him about my letter to the commissioner of prisons and my meeting with Coetsee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Protest meetings and demonstrations were being held throughout South Africa; people carried signs declaring “We Stand by Our Leaders.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the sloop-of-war upon which they sailed returned, and reported the melancholy news that they had met with resistance at a rebel farm, and that eight men were lost. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Groves and Oppenheimer agreed to meet again at one in the morning to assess the situation. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got a feeling they didn’t come here to meet anything friendly and handsome like me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bellevue High is a rich school, a rich city, and the kids there win everything, every football game, every track meet, every academic scholarship. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could use the fact that Cuba’s labor union was supporting the nationalization of all the private schools to convince Papa that going to the meetings was okay. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Almost from the very second he met me at the station, I started picking and picking and picking at all his opinions and values and—just everything. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But then Helen revealed that she’d been dating a girl she met online for nearly a year. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The cotton brassiere stretched down to her hipbones, where it met the girdle into which she had already squeezed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I'm bringing my boyfriend, Curt. You’ll finally get to meet him.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes met the hole in Sam’s chest, and he stopped dead in his tracks. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

One Saturday morning, a week or so after she resigned, Abigail babysat her granddaughter while Anne and Joe met with yet another counselor—perhaps hoping this time they would hear something different about their relationship. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She nodded and turned a page without meeting eyes with me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I get his sentiment, but I wouldn’t change how I met Rufus. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then I got my clue, from a girl I had only ever met once. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Applications were passed along at homecoming tailgates and choir rehearsals, at the meetings of Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha sororities and the Newsome Park PTA. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t wearing no suit like she done the day we met her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After the reconstituted S-l committee finally got atomic bomb planning under way, its members met at the exclusive Bohemian Grove in California in September 1942, with Lawrence as host. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On the drive back to Spring after the meet, Aimee suggested that Classics would be my last chance to add some new dream skills to my competition routine before Nationals. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’ve been torturing myself about the note, about the fact that he lied to me about them meeting up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night ten of us met in an office of a leader of the party to hear Young restate his charges against Swann. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That I’ll hold you back from meeting other guys. That I’ll lose you, even as a friend. I’m so scared of that.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Just like Nan never met a town she couldn’t bear to part with, Momma never made a promise she wasn’t willing to break. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“So you want to try again tomorrow? I’ll meet you here at, what, six?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The meeting adjourned with tempers still hot and both sides feeling absolute in the rightness of their position. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As darkness fell, just before the end of the silflay, Captain Campion came up the field with a patrol of three and Chervil ran out to meet him on the sentry line. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be going out to meet the girls, but I was so tired, so I went upstairs to sleep. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the first bonobo my mom had ever met, but it had taken years for her to arrive at the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But slowly, our paths wind closer and closer until Saturday morning when she says, “I’ve got an all-day pageant planning meeting today. We’re gearing up for open registration. There’s tuna salad in the fridge.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Just treat him like you would treat any kid you’ve just met,” he said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sensing that this was an important meeting, Lydia tiptoed to the locked door and listened. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat through several meetings of the club and was impressed by the scope and seriousness of its activities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, she submitted her query on the official form, and the following day she received a note inviting her to meet the cataloger, Harry Dibdin, in his office at eleven a.m. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I met them only once right before spring break and ironically at the very close of my relationship with Rudy. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

‘Goodbye, my dear Bilbo — until our next meeting!’ he said softly and went back indoors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once in California, Mary had met a mathematician who spent every weekend climbing among the trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was met with both boos and applause. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I ran out to meet her, ready dressed, my gloves in my hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This is where Prince Dain’s spies meet,” I inform him, trying to shake off my fear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was less that he thought he could contribute to the meeting and more that he felt safer when Vikus was around. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I met chicks who were fine as May wine, and cats who were hip to all happenings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan realized how hard it was going to be to convince Uncle Jet to participate in a diagnosis meeting, much less an N’daa. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

—Look, I went to college—night school for six years—while I worked at various jobs during the day to make ends meet. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the charrette was being formed, C.P. kept his Klan unit up to date with reports at the weekly Klavern meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to squeal and ooh like a seven-year-old meeting Tinker Bell. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paolo said, “It’s so funny, your being here right now. I feel like we nearly met a million times.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In every meeting with an adversary, one must make sure one has conveyed precisely the impression one intends to. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still clip a hurdle sometimes, but I haven’t fallen again—at least not at a meet. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The closest we’d come to that was meeting that kind woman at church. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the two pieces met, they would form a critical mass, the amount of material needed to get a chain reaction going. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to meet Thomas’s eyes again in the rearview mirror, but he keeps his gaze on the road. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to meet that monster again when they reached the bottom. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what happened after they’d first met, because I hadn’t read any other letters. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Bobby was disappointed when he met the executed SS leader’s son. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t met Frankie at the World’s Fair, the Angel of Death wouldn’t have marked him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The book met with mixed reviews—some people were, of course, angry at the argument that humans and animals have a common ancestor. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? I thought you were going to meet him.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Archie reveled in the moment, basking in Carter’s admiration, Carter who had humiliated him at The Vigils meeting. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be in our meeting room, putting together a list of new Dewey decimal numbers from the Bibliomania cards so we’re ready to hit the ground running when the doors reopen at ten tomorrow morning.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Did you meet your soul mate? That always happens on the first day of school, right?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the other diners would think if they knew why we were all meeting. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Down the shoreline a fishing boat pulls up to the dock at the seafood restaurant, and a man in a long white apron rushes down the gangplank to meet the boat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Arthur, don’t forget that if I never dated Hudson, then I couldn’t have broken up with him. Then I wouldn’t have gone to that post office. Then I wouldn’t have met you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He saw with satisfaction that the fella Joe was going to meet would wait a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m out can’t get to you can meet anywhere name place and time missed you love you. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We were able to meet among ourselves virtually whenever we wanted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I met her at a mall near her house. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My older friends, the ones I used to hang out with before I met you? Not all of them wound up pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He met Hermione, also on her hands and knees, at Ron’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ollie clears his throat again, to regain control of his meeting. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had thought of making the trip to Anilin and tracking her down, of meeting her by chance on the road again, of her coming to find me at the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z