I still needed to explain to her why I’d missed our lunch date. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rowan launched himself at Citra, threw a kick that he telegraphed with his body language, and missed her by a fraction of an inch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was possible he’d missed something, but he didn’t really think so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she says, “little Nick Eisner clued me in that something big was happening. But I'm sorry I missed the play last week, bub.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, he snorted and kicked at me, but he missed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

That might be why other people missed Roza, but it wasn’t why Finn did. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Andy’s parents rarely came to their games, while Rob’s parents never missed one. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So quickly that I missed his movement, he was half sitting, propped up on his right arm, his left palm still in my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Koly, how I have missed you. There is no time now, but tonight after the funeral we’ll talk the sun up.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when we’d throw our arms around him and tell him how we’d missed him, he would choke up and wouldn’t be able to answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been in uniform a long time and I missed the feeling of being held by your clothes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I still see them all at school. . . . I don't know, I don't really miss them. I've never really missed anybody but you." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps at this critical juncture he missed the artificial stimulus of whiskey, which formerly had been part of his daily ration but which he had abjured on taking command. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Admiral Stansfield Turner, who headed the CIA in the late 1970s, said that the Agency "missed by a mile." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But we missed her anyway and talked about her the whole trip. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir David Cardinal spoke next, and though I missed much of his speech, it seemed to be more technical in substance, and quite frankly, rather above my head. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I missed drawing on real paper and longed for light to sketch properly. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And Matt understood that what El Patron missed was not the beauty of the stones, but the joy he once took in owning fine things. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, she says, he’s missed only a few weeks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Like telling a boy who saw his father die in a car crash that the man he missed so much was still alive. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But now that we were out of danger, all I could think about was how much I missed Tyson, and how worried I was about Grover. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I missed the normal crunch of gravel as I walked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And what if he missed a few other clues between trees falling down and him touching a tree right now? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He hooked aslant with one white tusk and ripped out flesh above the knee, but missed the bone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the MAP IN CHARLESTON,” Frank said loudly, giving Percy a wide-eyed look to make sure he hadn’t missed the information. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She told Keeper that sometimes she wished the twins had never been born because she missed her mom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

First I think my eyes are fooling, but there it is, big as life, looking like it missed me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I missed my white friends and white teachers and my translucent semi-girlfriend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rarely missed one, and he knew I wouldn’t jerk or swerve at the wrong moment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just missed him and exploded on the wall. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He said he was fine, that everything was fine, that he missed us and loved us very much. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was his own sarcophagus, a bold and infallible diplomat who was always berating himself disgustedly for all the chances he had missed and kicking himself regretfully for all the errors he had made. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had a feeling that he had missed a beat somewhere, had missed a crucial moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still going to school, but he had missed over a week of classes because of the knee surgery. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also missed compassion—something the staff ran out of quickly. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you be sure to give him my regards. Tell him we missed him at last night’s service and we’d be pleased to have him come next week at the same time.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was still thinking about poker and how much I missed Grandma. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It only just missed me! I even felt the wind on my back as it went swishing past!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I missed the shot in the basketball game, that was the first thing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t paying enough attention. I might have missed more than one pill. I don’t even know for sure.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Still, with many meals missed, my bones—like those of a starving animal—are nearly poking through my skin. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

According to August, if you’ve never seen a cluster of beehives first thing in the morning, you’ve missed the eighth wonder of the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a year before that triumph, Bragg, Kendrew, and Perutz had published a systematic paper on the conformation of the polypeptide chain, an attack that missed the point. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was trying to fit a lifetime of missed hugs into the one car ride. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve missed being a part of something you could really believe in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He promised he would find out if we missed one day—just one day!—and that we would pay dearly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The next day Mother drove me to school in Mr. Shears’s car because we missed the bus. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Consider these new clothes a gift,” she says, “to make up for all the birthdays I’ve missed.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He got worse and worse, and during this time I missed my period. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian’s hand had almost brushed the raft, but had he not looked up at the exact point that he had, he would have missed it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was Colin Creevey, a second year who was deeply in awe of Harry and never missed an opportunity to speak to him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Fugees had now missed four shots in the second half alone. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I missed my parents, and without them by my side, I feared what the future would bring. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the car, I buckle my seat belt and check my phone for missed messages. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, “I missed you, too. Are you...are you sure your leg’s okay?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was so occupied with one of my new books that I missed the whole idea of what we were supposed to do with them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I missed the sound of Judy breathing, the squeak of the bed as she rolled over, even the ticking of her alarm clock. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Saruman, you missed your path in life. You should have been the king’s jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors. Ah me!’ he paused, getting the better of his mirth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to feel myself being missed less and less. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

And though he missed the crisp Montana autumns, Roy found himself daydreaming less often about the place. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, a few minutes later: “Torpedoes missed. Another fired at us. Four torpedoes in water.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not a single person tripped or missed the beat, not even me! The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She missed her first singing cue, then slurred her words in a whiskey vibrato. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now that he’d moved out, I missed him, but on the bright side, I did have my crafting room back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

While the chores were a bit easier, she missed her children and worried about them constantly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to hit the ball and missed yet again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It missed Jaja completely, but it hit the glass etagere, which Mama polished often. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about Big Ma getting that phone call, the more I regretted being in detention with Danny the K. I missed being in class where everything was happening. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He fired again, but the shot missed widely, and I thought I heard him curse. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had hunted leopard and lion with his father, and he had already shot his first charging Cape buffalo while his father stood beside him to make the back-up shot in case he missed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps they too missed the way the world had been before the war. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I missed it so much it was almost like an ache. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

A man swung a fist at him and missed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"You missed a lively council. Stannis has crowned himself, it seems." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was familiar enough with the form of words to know that she had not missed the moment itself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“For Avignon?” die chaplain’s heart missed a beat, and all his flesh began to prickle and creep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“How does my lady Ophelia? I—we—have missed you these two nights,” he said, bowing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun still missed him terribly, though he was only six when it happened. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I missed January, then February, and now most definitely March. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m also feeling good that Rosa missed me and was worried about me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She was a small, pretty, Christian black woman with freckles and brown eyes that missed nothing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed you this Felling past at the Eolian, but though denied your company, I had the good fortune to meet someone quite interesting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And so she missed the crucial game—the game that clinched the pennant for the Dodgers. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then my fingers felt something that my eyes missed: a maze of grooves etching the surface of the bars. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I missed lunch, so my stomach is rumbling. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t dare tell her that the only new contact I’ve had with Michael is texting him the reading assignment he missed when he went to the orthodontist. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Axel wonders if these are the kinds of things that Emmett shares because Axel asks, or if everyone knows all of this information and it’s something Axel’s missed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Meggie had some idea of how much he missed her mother. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I didn't tell my parents when she'd cut school to go to the beach, or that she once missed an entire Aerosmith concert because she passed out from drinking before the band took the stage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Plus, she kinda missed the thrill of sneaking out to her porch step. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It reminded me what I missed about my community at home,” she said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

To that stupid glass bowl that he missed so much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He took a big swing at the snake with his shovel, missed the terrified reptile by at least six inches, lost his footing, and fell over the embankment. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By midafternoon she was so mad that nothing had happened that she missed three spelling words, all of which she knew perfectly well. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Keep your eyes peeled. You never know when one is going to fall. The only time you don’t see them is when you stop watching for them.” joe missed that, something terrible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In his haste, the sword s descending arc missed me, but cut the brambles, so that I could rip myself away before he could take another stroke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too,” I murmur into her shoulder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And the funny thing was, I sort of missed him after we moved, because he had a helluva good sense of humor and we had a lot of fun sometimes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Axel hasn’t missed one of those programs in over a year, and even though the words are the same, going all the way back to the day he first met Dr. Martin, it doesn’t matter. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’ve been thinking over this whole year in one gigantic rush, so I’m sure I’ve missed some key moments in the principal’s speech. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up abruptly and just missed smacking her head on the upper shelf. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xenophilius, who was deep in conversation with an acquaintance, had missed the exchange between Luna and Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Sarah, can you get the phone numbers of Nia and Aaron out of my cell? And look through the recent missed calls for something from Manhattan; I have to call my science teacher.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That well-paved world appealed to him, and he missed it as his feet fell on uneven clumps of hardened dirt that threatened to twist his ankles. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a much-traveled Harlem street corner that five or six good Muslim brothers and I missed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We missed out a lot of it, you know.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

I pick it up to plug it into the charger and I notice that I have two missed calls from last night. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she followed him around the side of the cabin, she deeply missed her own father. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In case I missed her being in the bathroom or something. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m...sorry I missed it,” I say in a low voice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I could see this was the summer when I missed out on everything. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

By now it was early afternoon, and they were hungry—they had missed lunch. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Dalton, Britten or Peggy missed him and asked him where he had been, he would say that he had gone out to get a package of cigarettes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The other was a good sale at Weatherbee & Crotch, which, by this time, I had probably missed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had years yet to live and I missed her already. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I missed and lost hold of the oar. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I missed school from that cold, she gave me all her notes from class. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

During one game, after she missed a shot, a friend suggested she pretend the ball was the chief prosecutor, David Nissen. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He had never missed a practice or one of the afternoon tutoring sessions Luma made her players attend, she explained. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Dreadful!—Exactly so, indeed.—She will be missed every moment.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I sighed, too embarrassed to tell him how much I missed school myself—not arithmetic or geography or social studies, but reading and drawing and playing with my friends at recess. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They will never know the devotion they missed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I passed out at Cade’s house and we missed school the next morning. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m back. I stayed on the Spillkill three nights practicing with the sling and grieving for Frightful. I got one squirrel, which I brought home to eat. I missed forty times. Not good.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A city-dwelling night rider unfamiliar with the remote area might have missed the turnoff in the dark, but Booth rode confidently ahead. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t feel like it worked, because he still missed her. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Alan-at-Gate directed the dropping of the heavy iron gate, and it came down so quickly that the last man to enter narrowly missed having his head chopped off. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“We were too busy thinking about what might come next. We missed our happy ending.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

By the time Stanley retrieved it, he had missed his bus and had to walk home. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There were some things she missed from the Academy: the sea, and Maesie and Fin, and her friends. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Women could not make it down the icy slopes and therefore missed days of wages they sorely needed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For myself, I could not help thinking that she had missed her vocation as a shanghaier. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A voice inside my head kept telling me, They missed you this time, Carolyn. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He constantly checked the phone’s battery, the signal, for missed calls. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

No measure of longing, no hint that this is a place I’ve been, a place I could’ve stayed, a place that might have missed me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother couldn’t have meant his father, who’d missed one monthly visit because of a business trip. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I haven’t missed a Saturday night math chat since February, and that was because we had an ice storm and didn’t have power for 106 hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma had missed with the arrow, wounding but not killing Muriel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I missed that, I am. Wouldn’t hurt to drop off a bite now and then to one such as myself, would it?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You called her just to see if the family had missed her, didn’t you?” asked Britten. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each of those nights, after applying cold cream and braiding her hair, which she tied up at the end with a black cotton string, she turned from me and wept; she missed her parents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And the awareness, somehow, amid all of this turmoil, that she had missed a cycle. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She missed two of her Advanced Algebra assignments, which had never happened before even once. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s like I missed a beat somewhere, and now the whole song’s off tempo. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

At night, wonderful and mysterious things began happening in this place, but since I was forbidden to be out after dark, I missed them all. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

My English isn't as good as his, so I muddle through and he helps me later with anything I've missed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone that missed out on the fun kept asking, “What happened? What happened?” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In math class, I went to the teacher and told him I would need help if I wanted to learn the week of new material I’d missed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many of his visits had she missed? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel, already off balance, clawed at the blanket, missed his footing and fell over the edge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the sound of it, Laura Friendly had missed a hundred meetings and a thousand phone calls. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed my chance, didn’t I?” she asked. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It is lovely to see you as well. Why, I was just telling my girl that she missed a very moving discussion on moral responsibility at our last Bible study.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And, no, it’s not Braviary’s release, because that already happened and he missed it and there’s nothing he can do about that now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Shavepate’s ugly, oily face was as stem as ever, but he missed nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were the dumbest kids in school, but they never missed a single day. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if Luke had somehow missed him when he had barreled through moments ago. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She liked the early nun-bits best, and hoped they hadn’t missed them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went along; I never missed a meeting. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed them a great deal during those days, long before I had any inkling that I would spend decades apart from them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas missed her desperately three seconds after she was gone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Here are the stats for that night: He missed me the first time because I leaned away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He reached Fornatee at his apartment; Fornatee had missed the bus and was now stretched out on the sofa, watching television. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happened so fast that Reg stepped back and missed the step behind him, plunging down and into both Moss and Kaisha. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Since you missed out on beating the mattress, why don’t you mop while I take a breather?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Nor had she missed when they zigzagged between levels, even though the building was a standard grid of hallways and stairwells. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The men talked of nothing but hunting for a while, how they went here and there and missed and hit and how their dogs behaved. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I’ve already missed way too much school, so I tough it out, convincing myself that it’s important to stay. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to take for granted that she missed him. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said they missed Jim and wondered how they could help me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that he had to supply one man for a patrol with Charlie Company, and since I had missed one patrol with the squad, it had to be me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister and brother and Daddy are the only ones I feel really comfortable talking to, so I missed David something terrible. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never had a mother, as I told you. Now I find that everyone else has had something that I missed.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped, looked at him, and realized that he had been saying something—something I had missed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But she liked school and certainly missed all the friends she had made there. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She would see them in the morning once more, but she already missed them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For all his haste, Captain Eaton had missed the wind after all, and the Dolphin lay becalmed just off Wright’s Island. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The first bolt of white heat missed, drilling a hole in the wall that sent up a strange cloud of dust. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I went on like this another month, and I missed again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how much I missed hot dinners. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed, gasping, my heart hammering in my ears, thinking how much I missed my wife. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spend the whole time reading missed connections on my phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Todd threw the Ping-Pong ball at one of Marcus’s cups and missed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I missed his goofy smile and his stupid jokes and how he blushed when his stomach gurgled. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And it’s all your fault. Why did you have to go around twice ? Why couldn’t you drop your bombs the first time like all the others ?” “I would have missed the first time.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t too bad, but I missed Cuban food. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And now he would never get home to the wife and sons he missed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Native Americans, who left Asia long before agriculture, missed out on the bounty. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then, after my fifteenth or twentieth missed day of school, I sat in my social studies classroom with Mrs. Jeremy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

At 1:42:19, the first officer says, “Let’s make a missed approach.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I missed the kitchen, the stove, the laundry tubs. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nobody told him we missed the game live because of me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Through the earmuffs I can still hear Kiki’s exaggerated screams, the creak of the swings, and Madge’s shouts of “You missed me....No, not me! You’re it!” in a game of tag. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of sharing my feelings, I cried and told her I missed home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Bright sun, I missed you so,” Julie whispered, and her palms felt vibrant with life. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though it was nice to feel more grown-up and act that way, too, I missed Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled backward, not caring if he missed English class, or the rest of school, or even the rest of his life. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I went without sleep, without eating, even missed my father’s birthday to complete the tasks and please Dr. Lange. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was such a good person, and he missed her all over his body. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, I was a little behind, but Ms. Harris had all the teachers create make-up assignments for me so that I could catch up on the work I missed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were missed at First Congregational, he said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Their lost lives, their lost families—something inside them missed those things terribly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She has not missed her big plastic salad chiller bowl one bit. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He was the one who would benefit the most if I missed the shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the more I talked about my father, the more I missed my mother and little brother, too. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I was trying to hit the tree. And I missed. So does that count if it was by accident?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I missed Papa’s deep, strong voice, and being away from home, away from my siblings, it was extra nice to hear something so familiar and uplifting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Sims was angry with me because I missed so many weeks from work. He said he didn’t know where I was, so he hired someone else.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At 01:42 and 19 seconds, the first officer said, “Let’s make a missed approach,” meaning, Let’s pull up and make a large circle and try the landing again. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Nina was so deep in thought that she nearly missed it when Kaz held up a hand for them to slow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t draw someone that much unless you loved him and missed him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nick lost the ball twice bringing it down, and missed two easy jumpers. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Most of it missed anyway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely,” she shook her head slightly, telling me, No. “You left before you could finish your last one. I was terribly disappointed that I missed the end. Distraught, in fact.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frightful was an excellent hunter who rarely missed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She told him that she missed his “rocking”—which apparently involved them sitting close together, perhaps in one of Riverbank’s swinging chairs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I would peer out the window and watch them, laughing hard when Amil missed the ball, since he could hardly see me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I know you missed me, but don't go jumping in front of traffic for me!” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By the end of the first half, the Thirteens had taken eight shots on goal and missed all of them. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But here, now, an instant of missed footing or a lost grip on a handhold would mean certain death. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I missed homeroom. I was late to math, and I went to Spanish. Then Señora brought me here.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It was definitely not a banner year. But that’s over. Mom says he’s changed a lot since he’s been gone. He’s evidently missed us a lot.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blow almost missed its target, finally brushing Janza’s jaw ineffectually. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn't be surprised if he missed me, too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I swung at her and missed, hitting Pecola in the face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Precisely at that point it vanished--and I was looking at an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He missed me the second time because I pushed the chair back and got up. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was in her silkworm cocoonery, high on the slope of Mount Olympus in Asia Minor, when her heart, without warning, missed a beat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I missed Jim, missed his strength, his ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I missed Mom, of course, but the weird part was that I didn’t feel angry or sad or uncomfortable about missing her, like I usually did. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Remember, you missed a lot of classes because you were sick,” Mom said, putting her arm around me, trying to console me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s nonnegotiable. Now let’s discuss the end of last semester. You missed four, almost five, weeks of school. Your mother says you were sick with the flu.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I missed him so much that everything about him seemed new. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, even I forget I don’t go to your school. I guess I just missed talk of it.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

How could I have missed so many questions? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mama never missed church, but for the first time in years, she decided she would stay home with Jojo. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He made one grab, missed, reached again and felt his fingers close on the rubber. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, if he missed, or failed to kill the president, he would turn to his backup weapon, a Rio Grande camp knife, a handsome and extremely sharp type of bowie knife. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you. I know it was only twenty-four hours, but...” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Had she missed another lengthy lecture on a movie plot and the dreaminess of the leading man? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At night, when the dragon slept, Minli missed Ma and Ba. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Primus's face felt strangely cold; he missed his thick beard. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She missed him terribly, so much so that her heart seemed to drop right through her stomach with a thud. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He hung around watching the nest for so long that he almost missed the school bus. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed three out of the next five, and I knowed it’s ’cause my mind was still wondering why Old Flap made that sound. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Good thing I broke down. I would have missed it for sure.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Used to be we missed them every day, every minute,” Sairy said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But she was so warmhearted, I decided to confide in her that I missed my little sister. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I had missed a week of my life. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was a deep, deep pleasure to have my whole family around me, and the only pain was the knowledge that I had missed such occasions for so many years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the Welch Daily News said Luna I had missed the moon, but by a mere 3,728 miles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Also, look at all the fun I would have missed if I’d been alone, and how lonesome I would have been. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

You never missed a mortgage payment or a day of church. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daria was a strong fencer who had just missed a chance to compete in the 2008 Olympics but who had done really well on the college circuit, competing for Columbia University. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When he’d made the raft before to go out to the plane he’d had his hatchet, and he missed it terribly now. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She missed Johnny in more ways than one. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he missed the ball, they were there to cover for him, but always quietly, and with respect for his effort. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I did not know how I had missed the two turquoise points sticking up above the pale flat rooftops spread before us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“He starts in the fall, and they wanted the new students to come spend the weekend there to get acquainted. He’s going to be so upset he missed your visit.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Making up what I didn't understand or missed when voices dropped too low, I talk until my sister and brother's soft breaths tell me they've fallen asleep. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

What is possible, but beyond the reach of the available evidence, is that Burr really missed his target, too, that his own fatal shot, in fact, was accidental. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He missed the low-key camaraderie that had grown among his sophomore classmates after two years of rowing—and winning—together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Are they getting ready for the harvest festival up that way, or have I already missed it?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Panicked, Black Dog tried one huge, powerful cut and missed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left the targets and had several shots at the popinjay—which was a large, bright-coloured artificial bird stuck on the top of a stick, I see a parrot—and Kay missed these also. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed something important, and I’ll never get that opportunity again. I want to do that day over. March twentieth. A year and a half ago.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

At noon he missed her, for her father came by in his high-wheeled buggy and drove her home for her lunch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Panting, Black Dog cut again and again at Father’s head, but he always just missed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never been away from Soraya for so long, and when she locked her arms around my neck, when I smelled apples in her hair, I realized how much I had missed her. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Walking down 125th Street, I missed him more than anything. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I missed a few days now and then. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He no longer missed his brother or the beautiful, savage world he had been bred in. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In my panic at being robbed, I missed it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I was jealous of Call, but I was surprised to realize how very much I missed him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both had missed out on being Pa and Mrs.’s flower girls. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Professionally, the recognition that the world was flat was unnerving because I realized that this flattening had been taking place while I was sleeping, and I had missed it. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had already missed the bus once; I didn’t want to make Sean wait too. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“There you are, sir. I thought you’d missed all the action.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If they missed, they would fall into Chaos and be scattered into nothingness—a final death with no do-over. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Today they didn’t get here until the third inning of the opener, so they missed my leadoff home run. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Two men went through each house, to make certain nothing was missed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I bet I missed a lot of things. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not complaining,” said Harry, who missed neither the disturbing dreams nor the startling flashes of insight into Voldemort’s mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Although I felt myself to be a sophisticated young fellow, I was still a country boy who missed country pleasures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they were missed by many others, and every day of the week these people found their way to the prison via bus, car, train, and taxi. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mama and daddy called. They made it back home safely. And it’s a good thing they left early, missed this here storm,” Grandma said when Genie and Ernie came into the kitchen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her brain simmered with bursts of lilac, cigar smoke, sweat, the cringe of a missed opportunity, pangs of hunger. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was time for dinner, and I missed my friends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My parents tell me what I missed in my fog of despair and sleep. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The same routine he did before every foul shot—shots he often missed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And I was doing that. I missed first days of school, all that. Had my baby wanting to call somebody else daddy ’cause I wasn’t there.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We rarely missed going to the Vets on Saturday nights and eventually worked up the courage to ask girls to dance. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I missed out. Maybe in the next life.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

George, the husband, would be at the birthday celebration and she wouldn't be missed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex Morales, who had never missed a day of school, who had never talked back to a teacher, let alone a priest, had just defied the headmaster. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The way I figured it, if you were getting your classwork done, it didn’t matter how many days of school you missed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"I'm really sorry about the classes I missed, okay?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Looking for hints about screecher behavior I might have missed. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She missed her reckless good sense and her clear way of straightening out troubles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hugged once more when they said good-bye, and he whispered that he missed her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Did you?” asks Dewey, for the binoculars had not been missed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another thing to come out of it was that Amos became super popular and Julian, because he missed the whole thing, was really out of the loop. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A black shadow seemed to pass like an arm above him; it missed Amon Hen and groped out west, and faded. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They turned again to the robe, examining each section to be certain that Kira had missed nothing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I told myself, Papa had missed us so much that he had gone in search of a young girl to replace us? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guessing you missed the sign outside the door?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"You've been asleep all day and night because of it. You missed your other two appointments." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He missed his footing, found it again, and then fell over completely and nearly vomited. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t go in, he would be missed, and if he was missed, he would be whipped. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I know Mummy will not tolerate my absence after I missed supper last night. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

People would think that she was up to some of her crazy ways when they missed her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I check my phone again to see if I’ve missed any messages. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Today’s episode: Garrett missed the memo about not calling women ladies. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lana Lee, though, was still well groomed and looked as though some cyclone had miraculously missed only her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I missed my mother's funeral because I was on business in Japan, and I didn't think she would want me there after the letter she sent after Dad's funeral. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She had watched the villagers make houses for years, but somehow, somewhere, she had missed a critical piece of information. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thor said, “Careful. It can spit burning black venom. It spat its poison at me, but it missed. That’s why we tied its head to the tree like that.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Every time I missed, he said, “Shake it off; we still got ’em.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You missed the second baby up front here, Mister,” Dad would call over his shoulder. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I liked him anyway because he was cute and because I missed Jamie. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then he clambered down the spire; ten feet from the bottom he missed his footing and fell into the misty softness of the cloud. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Schlesinger shook Hannah’s hand and said, “Good to meet you. What are you discussing? Have I missed the best part?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Seeing the portraits on display reminded me how much I missed everyone. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was a halfhearted wondering; she missed what could have been, but she no longer missed him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Whether I was an officer or inmate was unclear, but it suddenly dawned on me, as I sat in my cell, that I’d missed the twenty-four-hour deadline for appealing the charges against me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On an early run, Mandela set up Muamer, the new, mustachioed Bosnian forward, with a touch pass off the back of his foot, but Muamer missed the shot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, he turned his attention to Weaver’s irksome list of missed milestones. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Lordy, I hope this foolishness is due to my having missed lunch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It had only been one afternoon, but already I missed him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He missed the world beyond the graveyard gates, but he knew it was not safe out there. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“One of my students missed the last test, and this morning he came and offered me some money to pass him, the ignoramus.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve missed the way he always made me feel, like I was interesting and normal and funny. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The beam missed its mark but, as Resch lowered it, burrowed a narrow hole, silently, into her stomach. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

If she missed, we wouldn’t.get a second shot. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Not just yet, thanks. But I was hoping it would be cool with you if I missed gym for a few days while I learned the ropes.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Fernandez had hit the only home run in the second inning, so we’d missed it—which was a big deal since it won the game. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She told me how much she missed me and how no other girl could take my place in her heart. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No. They just say that the score should have been higher, but Lake Windsor missed all five extra points.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Grampa wanted me to say that Dad missed him too, that he wanted to come to Greenwood and just couldn’t get away from work, that someday we’d all be back here again. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

All those years we had both missed Amanda so much—and yet we never said anything! Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I whirl around, and now I don’t know how I missed it: a wooden observation deck, up a short ramp, overlooking the lake. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Surprised, rather than rip him up, she ducked, and he swerved back at me, barely missed my eyes again, then wheeled up into a tree. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She felt unusually clumsy, and missed the old shin-length tunic stashed in her bag. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Uncle D winked at me as if to say, ‘Girl, you were surely missed,’ and my heart clanged worse than when I got my first kiss from Ellis Carter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

San Diego to Miami in nine minutes, and if you missed it, it didn’t matter, because they would be back again in another ninety minutes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not happy to be separated from my colleagues and I missed my garden and the sunny terrace on the third floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were things she had truly missed at the Academy: the warmth of animals, and the simple honesty of their energies. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He swung at the first pitch, missed, then swung again at the second pitch and sent the ball in a straight line over the head of the third baseman into left field. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But she decided she missed being in public school with her friends and reenrolled there for eleventh grade. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Emily was so pleased that her trick had worked she almost missed Mr. Quisling’s stare shift momentarily to herself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If he ran away now it would be thought at once that he knew something about Mary, as soon as she was missed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The constant coverage of the space program had taken its toll on Big Ma, and she missed hearing about other news in the world. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And he missed me again when I spun around and got to the back door first. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His claim, that he had missed her at every major event in his life, was grandiose, he knew, but it was not entirely false. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They had talked on the phone every single day, and they missed each other terribly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Wow, she has missed those brown eyes that look sweet as a deer’s. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When she missed—well, even the fires of Hell couldn’t compare to the rage that burst from her mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I missed the bus and had to walk.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I missed my mother, but the truth was that I had missed her even when we were together, so it was nothing new. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He still missed his brother, but in a less focused way. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the bruises were from bullets that had merely torn my flesh as they missed killing me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It just missed Grandma’s lap and fell hissing between her and me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Heimdall, who saw everything approaching Asgard and who missed nothing, woke the gods in the darkness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Another had a club, which missed its mark as she dodged, and she used his momentum to flip him onto his back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I missed how we used to be with each other. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and it's all thanks to your excellent driving. If you'd missed that pothole, she never would have ended up in my arms.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He walks to the kitchen island to get a closer look at the clues he missed while he slept last night. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he meant we had missed some turn we were supposed to take. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And so far, he hasn’t missed a single line of dialogue,” Shoto added. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve missed you, girl. I forgot what a special little Angel you really are.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had made a crude lean-to—Brian missed the overhanging rock with his shelter back inside a great deal. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Was there something he had missed in the long talks with Dumbledore last year? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And I know the sound I have missed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She has missed books, but she’s been afraid of them, same as music. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t hide it. That was just luck it missed the trash.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He missed it because he’s in love with Hannah Winter, and instead of going to see the judge, he spent the afternoon at a hotel with her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

With a start, I realized I had probably missed my own birthday. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They missed most of the ceremony; I don’t know if they saw me accept my diploma. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That crazy homeless man, the one who used to sleep on the broken-down couch— he also missed the lot being a dump. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It came to our camp, but missed us,” Mama said, rubbing her hands together. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You missed them. I heard they won’t be back till spring, after the rains. When the sun’s here to stay for a while. Figure on late May.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I suddenly missed her so much that my chest hurt, even though I hadn’t played with Dee since I was ten. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I understood, but I still missed him, still thought maybe I was missing my last chance to see him, to say good-bye or whatever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“A missed pill or two or ten wouldn’t have made a difference,” Dad says. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Every six months or so, my mother would contact him because she missed him, only to disappear again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He thought fleetingly of trying to set something up with the D.A., but there again was the problem that people would be missed from lessons; most of them, after all, still had full schedules... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She missed it twice, the fork in the road signaling they’d gone too far. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Or you’ve skipped ahead from someplace in the beginning and missed all the parts that explain me to you—from there to here. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I couldn’t believe how naive I was, just how many clues I missed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He narrowly missed a collision with Leafie, stepping out of Dye’s store. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And even though I used to get embarrassed when Mom and Dad did stuff like that—I kind of missed it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ugwu touched his head, with the odd tufts of hair that the jagged glass had missed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There were half circles under her eyes, and other, subtler signs that mark an acutely troubled young girl, but nonetheless no one could have missed seeing that she was a first-class beauty. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

My parents were big fans of One Drum, and as far as I knew they’d never missed a festival. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He missed 12 three times in a row. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I grab my phone to check if I missed a photo on Charlise’s instagram. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As I return, I see the tunnel I missed minutes ago. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant that they’d been lucky at Bright Sands, and missed being flattened. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She missed him when he was gone, in all of his foolishness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Every year Roberto and I missed months of school to help Papá and Mamá work in the fields. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The gesture was not missed by Voldemort, whose eyes widened maliciously. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But she missed it more than her birthplace of New Orleans, and definitely more than Alaska, where she’d died back in 1942. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If I missed the shot on purpose, for the rest of my life I would be thinking that I gave up the chance to make an easy million dollars. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Just about everywhere,” I say, thinking of all the places I’ve been but missed out on. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I missed words and even sentences when occasionally I breathed deep or snored a little so they wouldn’t guess I was awake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When I look at the screen, I see about five million missed texts from my mom, but there are also two messages from a number I don’t recognize. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the year after my accident, I missed days and even weeks of school. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In the morning the men took out their maps and compasses, checked nearby landmarks . . . and realized the British plane had badly missed the intended drop target. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In between all of this, there was another trip to the flea market, but Genie missed out on this one. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria said she would stay where she was, because Salim would know where to find her if we missed him. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He . . . isn’t dead. Baggers went to get him . . . arrow missed his brain . . . Med-jacks patched him up.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Soon as we do our digging,” Sairy said, “I’ll go on back to the hospital. Tiller will be sorry he missed this, though.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if Pax was missing him as much as he missed his fox right now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I remained in my room for two nights and days, not caring that I missed the entertainments in the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course. He missed you at once. You’re his best girl.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced behind her whenever Kelly spoke, to make sure no one was watching, and missed half her cues. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

No, she hadn’t known I had missed nearly thirty days of school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He must have assumed that he had missed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

If my head had been down I would have missed Mr. Taylor’s metamorphosis. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the cave I found one thing he missed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The other three children missed the two boys badly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

After she calmed down a little, she was able to tell me the story, but I think I missed some bits and pieces because of the crying. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What can I get for you? We’ve missed your business around here.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d missed on the second, but she hadn’t missed the next time. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She missed; but the man sensed a standoff and the two sat down and discussed the issue Ann had come to talk over. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra missed her grandmother’s hugs more than anything—it was like a secret world of warmth and love every time they’d embrace. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Evan threw a marble at her disappearing back but missed by a mile. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

People missed their pets, of course, and reports swiftly spread that the tiger was abroad in the heart of the city. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Charles missed them terribly when, a few months after Etty was born, he went to Shrewsbury to see his father and sisters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The loud way the pistol exploded right next to me throwed me off and I missed the first piece of wood but quick knocked down the others. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When they finish, they tease each other about who missed what notes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I had stored a few things in the clearing so they missed the burning. My basket of threads, and some scraps of cloth. And look at this, Matt.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stuck to Teddy on defense, and Doug was forced to take a shot and missed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment he panicked that somehow it was December 13 and they’d missed the convoy by a day. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She missed—without knowing what she missed—paints and crayons. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might be as small as peanuts, in which case she could easily tread on one that an antelope hoof had missed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They circled each other, with much crouching and thrusting, and the swordsman got in several swipes that just missed his opponent. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In twenty-six years, he hadn’t missed a single shift. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I missed Mama Lessie, but I still had my wonderful granddaddy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had a missed call and a text from Mom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I missed Mom and how she used to pepper us with questions. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe we'd arrived too late and had missed the main attraction, but then someone opened the door of the cattle trailer and a vachette raced down the ramp and pounded onto the field. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One evil deed missed is a loss for all eternity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I knew these horsemen were pursuing me; but now at any rate they seem to have missed me and to have gone away.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I even missed his bad moods and his constant complaints about his back pain and headaches. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The first homework I had ever missed in math. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed Grandpa Ted, but Lolo and Lola comforted me with their stories and hugs, and with the dishes they cooked that made their house smell so good. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Though a manless house was an uncompleted home, and though the father was keenly missed, there was a laxity and fragile vigor that could not survive his homecoming. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you know when I missed her the most? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. I was in the supply closet. I missed all the hubbub,” she replies. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did they happen to say where they were going?” she asked, though she already knew the truth: she had missed them, and they were gone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing once and for all how little I’m missed. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

If she missed the boat she could live well until another year. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was lucky. My doctors say it just missed my blood vessel here.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

If I missed them, I would have to wait two months for the next term to start. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Then come and watch. I want my friends to see what I got for my birthday. Besides, I have missed your company,” Clay said boldly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I failed a bunch of times. That’s the absolute truth. I missed some things. And people died.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to kick his shin—and missed. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It must be the sleep debt I owe my body—the accumulated hours of missed rest over the past four days. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever was going to happen at the lunch table is something I’m lucky to have missed. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I sure would of missed something if that train had of killed me! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And, most importantly—the thing you missed—that was the day Aurelia started teaching me to dance. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But then Ophie stopped, gaze going to the path before her, the dawn’s light revealing what she had missed on her trip into the garden. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He did not see that it was salvation barely missed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then Rose Dear jumped in the well and missed all the fun. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t missed the note of pride that had entered his grandfather’s voice as he’d said that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

RON: Have I missed anything—I couldn’t work out which Floo to travel to. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I spent that first class trying to concentrate on the lessons, wondering whom I should ask for the best notes to catch up for all the lectures I had missed. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Clearly, he had missed their attentions and was ready to enjoy being back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do care for you. I missed you when you were away. I was in the courtyard every evening looking for you.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The whisper was so faint I almost missed it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ve missed you,” she said, and immediately pulled Ivy into a hug. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I was worried you weren’t coming back. I’ve missed you the last few weeks.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I felt that he had missed a line in his script. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already laid off the books, already missed the first of the college entrance tests, already didn’t care. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They had been heaped together before being set on fire, so he dug through with his hands, to see if the flames had missed any underneath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Felix went to basketball, he missed shots, tripped on his own feet, and caught a pass with his face. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They missed their next shot and Jimmy got the board and flung it out to Nick who got it to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because the skin had not been nicked and the heat had been slow to settle in, Smith had missed it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jason missed you today,” Mom says, and my happiness deflates like a balloon with the smallest tear. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She missed her activist friends and the cultural stimulation of the city. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He never missed a chance to let you know you were sixteen and he was eighteen. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

So, she left long before she needed to that morning to avoid traffic, a missed turn, not enough gas. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and swung at Jordan fiercely, but missed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought I missed the whole team-spirit feeling, but it actually disgusted me now. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I missed Mattie’s songs, Fern’s giggles, the baby’s sweet smell, reading to Chase at bedtime, and sitting squashed round the supper table. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Because Mom was working at E Motions six days a week now, I never missed a class. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I missed how the story ended, my eyelids too heavy to keep them open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I missed the highlight of my year because Jeffrey had an ear infection. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s a very good student—way ahead, even though she missed the first nine weeks.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She handed us two beat-up old spoons and said, “Don’t be shy, you two just about missed supper, you’d best hurry up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She held up my newly printed sheet and pointed to a spot on the N in “Nzila” that missed the rollers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anger and fear welled in me as I felt what I had missed; I leaned forward and clapped my hands to my face. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the days grew increasingly tense, my mother clearly missed more and more her village and the support of her extended family. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

His calves missed the hug of leggings and his throat felt naked without its tight collar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Copper. Lots. Nailer found new ducts that Gorgeous’s crew missed.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So you want me to look and see if I can find something you missed?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That was even more worrying: she never missed an opportunity to get even. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put them in the car early the next morning and then went around the house to make sure he had missed nothing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And if we ever missed the others, we could tell ourselves there was nothing stopping us going to visit them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the light was dim and in his haste he missed the bear. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy had noticed that the Englishman was irritable, and missed his books. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have smacked that girl,” I said, looking back at them and feeling sorry, for two seconds, that I'd missed the opportunity. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t think we’ve missed a year since that first trip when we were little. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how I could have missed him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine,” I assure her, and I feel good that she missed me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I missed it right after we got into the wood.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Very well, then, we will go away. And then perhaps”—Mary Poppins’s voice was at its most priggish—“you’ll be sorry you missed us.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It’s not as necessary in writing, where a reader can backtrack and look up what she’s missed. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The numbness inside her was being pushed away by hot emotion: resentment at her father, a sudden ache for her family—she missed them, she realized. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Doha missed eating plain white rice, but he knew of so many who had so much less. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Somehow I missed out on the whole Nurturing section. And I have a little free time this afternoon.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He winced when Thyon jabbed in his needle, and winced again, because the alchemist missed the spirit vein and hit a blood vessel instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I just wanted Dennis to get out and come home because the kids and I missed him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she dropped herself down the well and missed all the fun. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets go and says, “Baby, I missed you too. I’m sorry this job takes me away so much.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

With this, the Coast Guard could pick up weak signals that others missed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As much as he had missed Uncle Jet, he didn’t like how his presence had changed the atmosphere around the place. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I told her that I loved her very much and missed her very much. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: Going through papers, seeing if I’ve missed anything I shouldn’t have. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The blowback made me drop the gun and I missed the guy in the Detroit Tigers cap. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ermis missed the occasional three-hour bus rides they had taken to Tegucigalpa to buy things, his mom’s spaghetti, how they would go to the tortilla store together. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was no longer nervous, but I missed Benin Home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at everyone and wondered where they came from, and who they missed, and what they were sorry for. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Briony was not among them, but that night in bed, still a little shivery, she went through the handbook again, to see if there were other points of etiquette she might have missed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One of the men closest to me swung at me with a large tree branch but missed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know how I missed the edge of the bed.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were milky white, and usually he missed the harpies by a lot, but he was still doing a pretty good job fending them off. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And has it—I mean, has circus life helped, then? You haven’t ever missed your parents?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

With my mom it is different—having to wonder what I’ve missed with her is a whole other kind of empty. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Dobby warned and warned Harry Potter. Ah sir, why didn’t you heed Dobby? Why didn’t Harry Potter go back home when he missed the train?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We missed hiking through the pines and wading in the shallow end of the creek. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Similarly, Marianne’s boyfriend lost his job as a roofer because he missed so much time after getting a cut on his foot for which he couldn’t afford the prescribed antibiotic. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had missed his morning classes and most of lunch hour. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What other problems had he missed, because there hadn’t been time to think? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If ever I missed my uncle’s dimples, it was now that he didn’t smile at this perfect opportunity to tease his favorite niece and let his dimples show. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And in Volleyball, I had to finish all the scuff marks I’d missed on my side of the floor. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And, since Axel missed Ray last night, he decides to leave this maple to decompose now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. It was mostly my fault. I should have let you finish. I shouldn’t have hung up. And I missed you, too. I have so many stories for you. One involves two married horses.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how I missed how big she was crushing on him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I discover that the phone is no longer taking incoming calls or recording voice mail, so who knows what housing opportunities I have missed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He missed how when he was very young, his father would take him to Tempe Town Lake and they would feed the duck families. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the house as soon as he felt he wouldn’t be missed from the crowd and mounted the porch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Even as Roza packed her bag, she missed the smell of frying pierogi. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Then take it. It’s on me. I hate that I missed Travis’s funeral. I was on a book-buying trip to Johnson City.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was nervous and missed every shot he attempted. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crow turned again, struck at Bigwig and missed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the inquest, while Mollie seemed eager to answer every question, to make sure that nothing was missed, the justice of the peace and the jurors asked her barely anything. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I think we both secretly hoped we’d find something the police missed, something only family might recognize. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Isaac reached for another egg, missed wide right, then another, missing low, then another, hitting the back windshield. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They frisked me—and they missed my gun where they hadn’t expected one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they, most recently off nature’s mold, sense that they have only narrowly missed being another of her jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I missed more than just a couple of times. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I listened, pretending I understood but inside I was afraid she would see that I missed the point completely. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, obviously you missed the episode on dogs’ teeth.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I only missed the first day. I got the basics covered.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I had now missed nine days of school. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever asked to join her program—students were assigned to it after they’d missed so much school they were in danger of flunking out, dropping out, or getting kicked off the roster. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We really missed you in jazz band this week. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I missed her mentioning that “Matthew” wasn’t a crusty old scientist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t hide it. That was just luck it missed the trash.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“No!” cried Fadi, reaching out with his other hand to get a better grip, but he missed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And with it, the realization that she already missed a life she was never supposed to miss and missed Dill a thousand times more deeply than she ever imagined. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Most of it missed and floated off in small spherical blobs. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She missed dinners in the mess hall, with wind spirits whisking platters through the air and legionnaires joking about the war games. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had missed his friend this year more than he knew. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Fall was hot-supper time with everything to eat one missed in the morning when too sleepy to enjoy it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

In one of archaeology’s great missed opportunities, Gilmore walked around the area for an hour, decided that it was of no interest, and took the train back to Washington. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His parents grew angry when he missed questions—which he began to do more and more, as he tended to get mixed up when nervous—and scolded him for not caring about them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed a day of school once, back in fifth grade.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I threw up another shot—missed—the whole time trying to build a wall between me and her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I missed your restaurant while I was there,” I say. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Claws the size of my arm barely missed slicing me like a loaf of bread. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She was surprised to find that she missed the bustle and excitement of the Page Street mansion; she missed being one of many, easily overlooked. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd hoped to catch Park before he got on the bus, but she must have missed him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

No one died on the train you missed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He thus missed the chance, half a century ahead of anyone else, to be the discoverer of dinosaurs. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

You missed a lot when I put you away. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sheed said, “You were born because Petey missed an opportunity? Shouldn’t there be a bunch of Missed Opportunities, then? Like millions?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was still a faint smell of ham, but the boy missed the scent of sausage coming up to him as he stood warming himself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seven p.m. How long have you been napping? You missed lunch.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“An Aspirant. It’s why I missed the meeting. I’m sorry.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Dante’s not the only one who missed you.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

How many kids missed their older brothers or sisters for months at a time? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I just . . . you used to be so clumsy, remember? I don’t know how I missed that you weren’t like that anymore.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To remind themselves, and to show their humility, they would purposefully include one missed knot in every rug, one imperfection. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I can’t stand these things a moment longer. Heavens, I'm dead beat. I don’t believe I’ve missed a dance. Anyway, it was a tremendous success.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The shot missed his body by just a few inches and struck the wall behind him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like, when Anna got the norovirus last year, Morgan and I reenacted the fight she missed in the lunchroom. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Boy, have I missed you. Your hair’s getting so long!” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was short and to the point: she really didn’t like Mount Vernon and missed Gran, though her grandma visited her a lot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But eventually, things came around to what Hand Clap had missed in the demons’ land. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw my arms around Diego, accidentally knocking the back of his head with my cast, but I didn’t care because he was here and not in jail and I’d missed him so much. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And at three a.m., when that same old insomnia crept back, Maya wondered if her mom, the one who was in rehab, missed her the same way that Grace missed her baby. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

And that’s how it was, over the next year or two, I came to notice various odd little things she said or did that my friends missed altogether. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan thought of his own father and missed him a little. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I missed that train, and then another, before I could get myself away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What if I don’t get to graduate on time because I missed too many days of school?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And the first thing I see are those six missed texts from Garrett. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

On the verbal portion I missed four questions, all having to do with choosing a word in a series that doesn’t belong. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuck in war-torn France, four thousand miles from home, he missed Elizebeth terribly. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She plays the tape backward and forward, stops and starts, scribbles down identifiers she missed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Tell the truth, they wouldn’t of missed it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Vegas moved away, slid along the ropes, picked off a wild left that Billy threw, and missed a jab himself. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she was walking downstairs in the dark and had just missed a step. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She missed Taryn and the friendship they used to have before boys and girls and crushes and baby brothers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Dobby will be missed — good luck, Harry Potter, sir, good luck!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Have you missed a day of high school yet?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still don’t know how my great uncle Phil missed going to jail for doing what he did. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, Scythe Curie came and filled her in on all she had missed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When the kick happened, she almost missed it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One day, for exam-ple, I made a special phone call for him because, instead of going to the hospital, he had somehow ended up at the School Building and missed a medical appointment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. It’s just that I can’t help but wonder—what if this was the one clue my grandma missed—just like we almost did. What if...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I hid in the down under for days and days and kept the door closed, which is why I missed the funeral and the Fair Gwen going away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I may just go in as a junior in September, business as usual, and eventually make up what I missed in summer school next year. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

This one kid with crooked teeth named Leonard called me a “teacher’s pet” in the hallway after Bill’s class, but I didn’t mind because I think he missed the point somewhere. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of the kestrel on Watership Down which had pounced into the mouth of the hole and missed the mouse. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Singer had been adrift on the streets for half a day he almost missed his train. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I check for messages from Tim I might have accidentally missed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t the only one who missed the Jackson Five,” I told her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This was where your uncle worked. He’ll be much missed.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Plays for the Boys and Girls Club, and he told me I should've played, but I missed the tryouts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Several of the more heroic forcibly checked their flight, hid behind trees, and hurled their spears at the tiger, but they were so unnerved by his furious assault that they missed their aim. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

What a pity I missed seeing my little girl! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She should say something like, I missed you, or, It’s good to see you again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe I missed them in the crowd. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Callie, I think there’s lots of time to think about it. But yes, I would be glad if you had the opportunity I missed. Many young girls would be glad of the chance.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I told him that I lucked into some money and that I’d try to do right by it and that I missed him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My PE teacher was a dude and missed the memo that tampons had been invented and that periods didn't last for three consecutive months. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The first boy who shot missed the basket by three feet in his excitement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her silvery voice, dry with gray age, warbled a bit and missed more high notes than it hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was nightfall and I had missed the last boat. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been missed, he said, because the Tralfamadorians had taken him through a time warp, so that he could be on Tralfamadore for years, and still be away from Earth for only a microsecond. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I only missed three words,” I told him. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had missed autumn, he realized now—it had passed already, evaporated. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You missed one over on the left,” he instructed as I finished the first row. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He grabbed for it, missed, grabbed again and caught it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed our 10:33 date,” Mom said quietly after Ivy hiccuped out her thank-yous. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She’d dreamed of her little girl, sometimes crying because she missed her so much. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Thirteen years ago I missed you, and now, now we are reunited. The end of one order. The beginning of another. Good-bye, boy.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I missed being outside, so I started walking the blue trail. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I missed World War I when my boss had me put an X on some kind of a paper. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How could we have ever missed that? I never saw anything disappear. Never.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If we were overcome by the pain and missed a number, the guards started over at number one. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He refused to explain why he was locked up in the camp’s underground prison, but he did say he had been there for many years and that he sorely missed the sun. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They had come to this country before she had reached puberty in Spanish, so a lot of the key words she would have been picking up in the last year, she had missed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And because Jasmine had been gone for a while, they were basically notes that said I've missed you. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I felt bad about it, because I missed Seanie, but since they were roommates, I couldn’t expect him to ditch JP just so he could talk to me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He never missed an opportunity to say how happy he was to have traded all that for the enchantment of America. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A frozen orange juice can came flying out of one of the windows and barely missed me. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s eyes fell upon a small, shapely green lamp, exactly the color of the green grass she missed back home in the United States—who ever thought about grass when you had it? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His appetite, he said, was huge—he’d missed lunch, after all. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, Red,” he said, in a voice so small that only Bongo and I could hear it. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He brings the candle closer and sees, in the shadows of the hanging shirts, what he missed on previous inspections: trails through the dust. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Must be I missed him while I was looking at my feet. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Fuller waved me out the door and sent me away with no further punishment than my shame and having missed lunchtime. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

One missed Lucy Sneads by inches last January, but no one's been killed yet. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She had become tired of waiting for the man who would stay, of the men who left, of the countless men who missed the road to her house, confused by the uncertainty of the cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

What if she became a bat mitzvah and got her magic then and he missed that, too? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We missed you at chorus rehearsal today,” I said. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even missed those 5:40 a.m. wake-up calls. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Stanley sifted his fingers through the fresh piles of dirt, in case he had missed anything. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I also missed Mama and Papa, my room, my school, everything I’d left behind. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too. I just don’t want you to see ... all this. I just want, like ... It doesn’t matter. You don’t always get what you want.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She might have missed us if we had gone to the morning Mass, as Papa had planned. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d had her chance and missed it and at the look on his face was relieved. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Felix pulled out his phone, and he noticed five missed calls from his mom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just as she suspected, most of those missed calls were from her mother. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Hawkeye had gone out to relieve himself and had somehow missed the giant gaping hole in the ground. Twisted his ankle and couldn’t climb out of the deep end.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I check my phone, and I see I missed a call from Dee. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Arriving, she realized she had just missed the nine p.m. bus. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Candice hung out with Tori and her friends, and they were all so cool and so fun...but she still missed Brandon. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No wonder we missed it,” Minho said, furiously writing down notes and dimensions, his best attempt at a diagram. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I missed him to the point of a real, physical ache, but I understood that he had responsibilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And on that subject why was it that the smartest people mostly missed that point? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even the children were scolded if they used the term lightly at play, jeering at a teammate who missed a catch or stumbled in a race. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether Sam’l Hamilton had ever missed his book or known who stole it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I missed my studies and the delights of following Laertes and his companions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Dad went to kiss Aunt Gloria on the cheek but missed and kissed the air instead. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t missed taking any of their medications. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They had thrown spears and missed; all but one. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I imagine it’s someone I haven’t met yet, someone I somehow missed while I was hiding out in the ornithology stacks and they were tearing through poetry and memorizing lines. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After a few tries she never missed the lure. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she missed out on her Miss America dreams? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her mouth’s popped open like she just can’t believe she done missed it all this time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She missed it in math class but got to witness it in language arts and twice in science. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed for it, missed, and heard it clatter to the floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry I missed your birthday lunch. I really wanted to go.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You missed a lot since I stopped making noise. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She had not missed her moment—it was five minutes to midnight. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

How my hands missed the feel of dough dusted with flour. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His feet seemed to move of their own accord, pivoting him left as Shomari barreled forward and missed him like a charging bull. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs Kingshaw thought, I have missed a man, I have missed the reassurance, and feeling of strength through physical contact. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I quickly recovered, only to fall again as I missed a footing on the steps of the door leading out of the building. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't believe I had missed this guy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The little boy was so skinny, it didn’t seem like he could survive a missed meal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to call the school to tell them I’d missed my flight. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she have missed so much before? she asked herself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo’s jibe that it would make him ugly had not missed its mark, but that wasn’t his only concern. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

While she searched for something to say she knew that his eyes had not missed the hot surge she could feel sweeping up from the collar of her cloak to the hood at her forehead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had been there more than two years and I hadn’t missed a day’s work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had become merged — Sosieandjennifer — and she missed being herself. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She had missed the faint smell of detergent that lingered in the living room after Ugwu cleaned the louvers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he missed the motion of the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about Kevin and missed him and knew I wasn’t going to sleep well that night. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

This turned out to be unwise in the long run, since each time I missed practice I had to make up the time and pay for it with an extra half hour. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

So he was busying himself with other things assuming I would have to come out eventually—and he missed his chance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

To let them know I just missed my family? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I missed all four of the debates because I had to work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Eleanor had spent so much time thinking about what it would be like to finally come home and how much she missed everybody—she thought they'd throw her a ticker tape parade. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In the excitement of hurling the ball, she couldn’t remember how to say the higher numbers, especially after she had missed every ball when the other team called “eight.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was made to sit at the table for a whole hour after they left and SanJuanna cleared up, and I missed the firefly competition. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Later I kept expecting Maurice to search me out, and when he missed dinner I went up to his room. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Always, it seemed, I had just missed him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He released his ball and missed, the clanging of the rim the only noise in the whole gym. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“You and your missed shots,” I say, putting the notebook away before Sneaky can say anything else. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I read it over again in case I missed something. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She missed the creaking timbers of the Argo II and the constellations her lamp used to make against the ceiling of her cabin aboard the ship. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing was ever said, and the Boyds were never really missed. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I decided not to, in case we missed each other. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She breathes in the room like somehow she missed it too, the four walls that hold all of Axel’s most precious things. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bridge shouted to make up for the fact that she’d missed it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately they were now so cross that they had both ceased to be vigilant, and in the fury of the moment they missed each other altogether. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She did travel with me to Seatown once,” he answered, “but she did not like it. She said she missed the Wood.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw the blue light of tracer bullets as the German night fighter fired at the trapped plane—missed—and fired again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then Isabella says, “She was right, you know. We should’ve said something. Told Julia we missed it being the three of us.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Inside, Mama wrote about how she missed me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The foolbird sat still for him and he did not look directly at it until he drew the second arrow and aimed and released and missed again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older boys went back to eating, disappointed by the lack of a public scourging, but the baby, Jim Bowie, said, “Hi, Callie. I missed you. Where have you been?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe the fear and the run and the nearness of Luke Messenger are killing her right now, even if that lightning missed her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the left shoe she had noticed that one of the crisscrossing laces had missed a hole, and this oversight set her at ease. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You missed dinner, and your father was expecting you to spar with him.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I even searched for Marcus’s name with the words “alibi witness” after it, in case I missed it somewhere, but no real results came up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

In doing so, he missed the look exchanged between Cain and his father. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She'd saved the last two batteries Park had given her so that she could listen to her tape player today when she missed him most. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I missed you. I’m sorry about before.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Since we usually plan mine together, I also missed having a party this year. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We still have spring break together! And I haven't missed a spring break ‘Besties Weekend’ since eighth grade, when I got that cold!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I felt I had missed something, something important. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I think you missed something,” said Harry stubbornly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The rock missed by a mile, but the one I picked up and flipped back at Joe didn’t. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We missed our chickens, and cows, our dog, and endless pecans. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

An expert tracker, he missed little or nothing and was one of the very few rabbits for whom Woundwort felt a genuine respect. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You missed the vidcall this morning. Miss Wild told me; it came through the switchboard exactly at nine.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

What would Styx think when he saw how often I missed the hoop? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her saying she missed me made me feel sort of hopeless for some reason. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He missed the girls too, even Sansa, who never called him anything but "my half brother" since she was old enough to understand what l>astard meant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Fascinated by the centerfold picture, he almost missed Otis Amber, who dashed out of the hospital as though fleeing for his life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was warm, clean, and, unless I missed my guess, only one owner from new. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He spat tobacco juice in an arc that just missed a Rhode Island Red pecking dirt in the swept yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"I missed the first one while I was dressing, and Jack is sure to forget this one." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though, since last spring, when he started going, he hadn’t missed a Friday visit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t hooked up with her? I know you two hang out a lot. Seems like a missed opportunity.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, Luke looked into the room one last time, as if he could’ve missed Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

According to Van Ness, Hamilton took aim at Burr and fired first, but missed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But mostly the work cycle took over and I kind of missed the bigger picture. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until fives shots later that Brandon missed his first bucket. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He felt a draft of hot air from the tunnel, a gust left in the wake of the train he’d just missed. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Harvey Love, the varsity coxswain, was talking and missed the signal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He threw the iceball at a telephone pole, but it missed and hit a parked car. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Well anyhow, folks who think God’s will jest has to do with sufferin’ and dyin’, they done missed the whole point.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It mostly said the farm was fine and she surely missed him. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He missed her even as he saw her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought she would be beautiful in any color, but found he missed the true exquisite hue of her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But Hester sensed her coming and flattened herself in time, and the owl’s claws just missed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed spending time with my maps, my magazines, my notebooks, my recipes, my world. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew, too, when she had missed the sweet and rushed through dessert, and she had wished to finish luncheon before the new arrival and so install herself where he must pass. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He missed his father fiercely when the woman walked away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The part you omit— forget Paris—is now at the end of the sentence and won't be missed. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I missed the wilds of Alaska, to run through and in them with a dog team, alone and silent in such staggering beauty. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I sat in the chair backward, watching her with a small mirror I found in an amazingly decrepit bathroom, and she never missed. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One measly container in the grand scheme of things won’t be missed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Speak for yourself,” Kevin says, indicating he may have missed the discussion on irony in Language Arts class. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy at bat swung wildly at the first two pitches and missed them both. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And me, a lonely girl who missed her family and begged for a second chance. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He missed his home, missed having a place that was home. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had missed the mooring on the first go-round, and the captain was in an ugly mood. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s signs all over. You couldn’t have missed them.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lifeboat slid off the bow wave and missed the tanker by less than two feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

All in all, he was pleased with the change, although he missed the doves cooing on the roof and the wind blowing through the poppies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed some things about my own world, to be sure. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you possibly have missed any? Did you circle the wrong letters by accident?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think I missed something—how did we leap from veggies to eye color? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Do you miss my father like he missed you? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lawrence missed Emeline and the way her effervescence and physical brightness—her prettiness and sunflower hair—lit the sullen halls of Holmes’s building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I missed Dismay, but he was a funeral dog, so I knew his place was downstairs at the viewing. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I missed the shot on purpose, I wouldn’t have a million dollars, but my mom would get her job back and we’d be back to normal. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I love reading your letters. I missed them." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My mom had died the summer before and I missed her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

To tell her that I missed her, and I had, but it used to be me and Audrey and Jesse, and we were still incomplete. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We got the ball and I missed an easy shot and they brought the ball down again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

If I tried to make the shot and missed it, all I would get would be a bunch of stupidFinkles to remind me of it for the rest of my life. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had two sinus surgeries and missed ten of the first twelve weeks of school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Just like you missed the shot and lost the baseball game—” “Basketball game,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Vonetta was still angry over what he had done to us but I missed him, maybe even more than when he’d been fighting in Vietnam. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We completely missed the birthday cake, which Mom was really mad about. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was put back in sixth grade because I’d missed most of it back home. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He missed homeroom because he was summoned to the vice-principal’s office. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go on Craigslist and find missed connections—not missed you connections, Pa, wow—and I look through their dude-for-dude listings in Manhattan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Erosion on Earth slowly wipes out information, but because they are gradual—the patter of a raindrop, the sting of a sand grain—those processes can be missed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this what I have missed out on during all these millennia in the depths of Death’s kingdom? Well, then, I’m not sorry. Not a whit.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Contesting a footrace across a busy highway, he just missed getting broadsided by a jalopy. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She seemed almost asleep, her breathing slow and rhythmic, but then her eyes snapped open and she said, “Lindsey, I sure missed seeing you. I missed holding this hand.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t realized how much he had missed liking something, anything. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“It terrifies you. That you missed out on something. That you gave up something you didn’t know you wanted.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how you could have missed it,” he said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’d missed fall rains, the water dripping along the knobs of his spine and mixing with the sea spray in his hair—things he hadn’t known he’d miss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She missed the brickwork edge and landed in the canal, but it turned out to be only a few inches deep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hope he knows that even though I missed his release I still care what happens to him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was raining that first Thursday, and I had missed the school bus home. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone wants to buy a policy from the woman who just missed being killed along with her three sisters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Arya ... he missed her even more than Robb, skinny little thing that she was, all scraped knees and tangled hair and tom clothes, so fierce and willful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I got into the car, because I had missed the bus. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had missed the morning Bulletin on my set at home, and half-listened now, my mind elsewhere, until the repetition of the name several times caught my ear at last and stopped my pacing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I found I missed him and the way he talked and played cards. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Or ‘Great swing, Pablito!’ even if the kid sucked and missed by a mile. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Usually, whenever I missed practice or a session at the gym, I felt guilty. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I mean, even if she hadn’t seen the paper, she couldn’t have missed the buzz about Fang at Jefferson. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She was in the attic—in the dark she must have missed the landing and gone up two flights instead of one. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I decided to break the promise and tell Mom about Finkle’s offer to give her back her job if I missed the shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had not gotten along particularly well, but nevertheless he missed her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I could tell Coach also missed his pops. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He missed her every single minute of the day. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But what if what the ghosts wanted were the people they missed most to be dead like them? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We missed our beds, we missed the food we were used to, we missed magic. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I just missed the way I felt when I was with him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Gregor had been eight and had missed nothing; like, the frantic calls to the police, who had acted almost bored with the fact that his dad had vanished into thin air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve missed quite a bit of homework the past few weeks. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t want to miss the fun, but Uncle Vernon’s second ornament narrowly missed his left ear, and on balance he thought it best to leave the situation to Mr. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now all he’s seeing in his head are those seventeen missed calls. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was playing stronger, putting some muscle on me and talking stuff Fletcher missed a short jumper but their center put it back up and in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, no more losing your stomach. And, hmmm, looks like you've missed me. At least, your body and sense of fashion have." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He shot, missed, got his rebound, and tried again. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I missed the stupid post by a mile. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I missed you.They did me a spinal tap. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be better to have four or five people in the conspiracy so that if one missed him the others could bump him off just the same. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For the first time in several years I missed my parents as physical pain at the bottom of my stomach and under each kneecap. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I missed the days when I thought the world of him, and thought he could do no wrong. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I still remember the day that my brother missed his induction ceremony into the Republic military. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was her own much younger self, that pint-sized person whom she could never be again, whom she missed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It missed the bottle and landed on the carpet. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They missed nothing, not here, in this land, the place where they had come from. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even when we came home from the hospital, they were still red-eyed and grumpy that they missed Halloween. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking that I might have missed him, that he was there somewhere, just waiting for me to walk home so that he could follow me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing he missed the most was his friends. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She blew out the breath she had been holding, and it was evident I had missed the point. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Shorty still played with his band, Rudy never missed attending his sensitive old man, or the table- waiting at his exclusive parties, and the girls maintained their routine home schedules. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snapped down the cue chalk, sending up a puff of blue powder, and missed a final shot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This whole time, I was thinking of how much I missed Gran that I wasn’t thinking of how Mama must feel. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Marian never missed a Sunday at Union Baptist Church with either the junior or senior choir. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I had missed the morning greeting to the sun. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

How had she missed it for so long? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Seven tried hard not to think about how much she missed school and getting the best grades in her class. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The man gasped and stumbled aside, the blade having missed him completely. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What is virtually certain, and most compatible with all the available evidence, is that Hamilton fired first and purposely missed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

With Pierre Michel actually working on that train, the chance was too good to be missed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She missed her mother’s help to understand and rule herself, but having been taught where to look, she did her best to find the way and walk in it confidingly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time we hit a bump or just missed a squawking chicken we’d laugh like children. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I expected her to tell me that she loved me, and that she missed me, and that she wished she were still on Saint Thomas, and that she was sorry. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“All I know is that I missed you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I asked myself if I missed my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One missed his eye by half an inch, a second found his neck, a third went through his calf, boots and breeches and all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He missed Hogwarts so much it was like having a constant stomachache. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The blade missed Håkon’s tail by a hair’s breadth, driving into the rocky ground instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked at the sight of them, I nearly missed the blur of green that was a little kid rushing for the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Every injury, every tear, every missed birthday, wedding—it all washed away as we stood there and reveled in the sound of the crowds cheering us on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Due to a nervous stomach I had missed breakfast and I felt lightheaded. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo searched the entire area to make sure they hadn’t missed any. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I had missed that part of training when I got the medical profile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next shot missed Billy’s kneecaps by inches, going end-on-end, from the sound of it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was probably not that convincing a con but I guess I was banking on the hope that he missed me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There must have been something Hugo had missed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

If a team missed its question, the other team had an opportunity to answer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had to make up for all the schooling he’d missed while at Green Lake. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sweeney fought without style, without science, with nothing but enthusiasm for the fight itself: huge, barreling roundhouse blows that missed as often as they connected. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I missed the initiation dinner, which was held on a Thursday evening, because I had to work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But that proved tricky in Gary Edwards’s case when he missed class one day so he could watch game film in the coaches’ office. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed the snake, but my next cinder hit the white spot on old T.R.’s rump. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He fell behind another year because he missed so much school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

How could I have missed how perfect she was all these years? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I missed everything about our old neighborhood, even the ginkgo trees. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Now that the children finally knew some things, they all rather missed not knowing them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen you make out with my mom,” I snapped as I missed another shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She missed June so much, she felt the ache in her bones. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But in Mandela’s room, there was a sign that perhaps he missed the Fugees more than he was saying. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She missed me; the force of her blow was so strong that she fell down the steps, headlong, her aged body wedged in a narrow space between the fence and the bottom step. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she missed, though, ’cause she stood there huffing and puffing and patoohing at the match even after it went out. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she discovered something that everyone besides her seemed to know, she assumed they had learned it during third grade, which she’d missed because of the accident. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I got so aroused while meddling, while finger-shaping, I overreached and missed the obvious. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I missed working there when I was suspended. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled a shovelful from a drift and threw it at him —and missed. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t have missed the Watermelon Feed for the world. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the things you missed is really important, but before I tell you, I have to tell you about the time Aurelia took me to get a tattoo. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dad’s GPS broke somewhere in New York, then he missed the exit in Virginia. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed that in the confusion and the mingling of many companies of various kinds they had not been missed, not yet at any rate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh Lydia, honey,” Madison said, her voice dripping with mock concern, “I think they missed a spot or two on your spray tan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The new headmaster, Mr. O’Halloran, says he’s sorry, I’ve missed over two months of school and I have to be put back in fifth class. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Around that time, someone tried to shoot her and missed; her secretary, who was standing right behind her, was killed instead. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went over her tone and words to make sure he hadn’t missed something. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Blunt again. Very good. But you’re missing your chance, boy, just as your father missed his. You won’t hear me make this offer again.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Six of the Death Eaters ran toward them: Harry, Ron, and Hermione backed as quickly as possible down the nearest side street, and the Death Eaters missed them by inches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He felt cloth, struck at it with his knife and missed, and struck again and felt his knife go through cloth, and then his head crashed with lightning and exploded with pain. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped up to hit the tetherball but missed and Candace got it instead. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry. But these books...You have so many. There’s dust gathering on their spines. I couldn't help it. Forgive me, I’ve missed reading so much.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just sat in my seat and pulled out my math book to make up the homework I had missed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passers-by were irritated and looked up angrily when a bag just missed them but they did nothing about it, accepting the fact that poor children had a custom of celebrating the Fourth that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What have I missed? Last time I saw you, you were going off to kill Nergal...." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We missed the fun of the wedding, you know, it’s a shame to deprive us of all excitement. Hands up for the Manderley fancy dress ball. There you see, de Winter? Carried unanimously.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And you pitched it, and I missed it by a mile, and you kept pitching it to me all day long, and I never even hit a foul ball on it.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which, in case you missed it, was the teacher strategy again to make me look up the word “unscathed.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The bottle missed the dog and broke on the street. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew was right—you missed out on stuff either way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I turned around and just missed brushing noses with Esmé’s small brother. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Charles set his peewee, struck it, and, as it rose into the air, swung at it and missed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were eating the biggest meal of the year, and I missed them very much. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed him for a long time after he and his family moved from the same labor camp we lived in. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was the man who took you to your door if you missed the trolley and had to walk night streets at night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he had remembered Scarlett, had missed her for years after she went away, had long ago faced the fact he would never see her again. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Pages and pages trying to capture how I felt about Ocean’s absence in my life; how much I missed him; how terrible I felt about everything that’d happened. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The defeated knights, jogging home with their bruises, missed the conviviality which usually happened on tournament evenings, wondered who the taciturn champion could be, and talked superstitiously among themselves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked; it missed me, but whammed Maria on the head and sent her plunging headlong into the mud. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was too panicked and too parly and missed the beast's snout by a second. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had missed something, he did not know what. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know what I missed about home, insisting on descriptions of anything he wasn’t familiar with. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She put her arm down on the table, blinked, and said, “What?” as if she had maybe missed something I’d just said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Aw, you just missed him. He just went out. Why didn't you look when I told you?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When we got into the scrimmage, I popped free and missed the first open shot. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He ducked, just in time, so that I missed him by a hair. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We ... we must have missed you,” the voice stuttered. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He almost missed his flight because, as the other passengers walked shakily to the plane, he stood aside, vomiting. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was very apparent, however, how much the old dog missed children. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if you want me to, Ryan Dean, I can go get her and tell her she missed a spot.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rumor had it that they’d missed the heart of the storm. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have missed you and I miss you. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All I could think through the whole day was that we missed my brother’s football game because of me, and I really hoped my sister thought to tape it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He made me sound way better than I really was, glossing over the passes I missed and exaggerating all the saves I pulled off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And once he dropped me off at the motel, I could cab it to the airport, catch a flight to Canada, and be over the border before I was missed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She reached the top of the path as Sigurd swung his sword at Håkon and missed, barely. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As it began to turn cold again, Mom called him and mentioned how much easier it was for two people to stay warm during the winter, and how much Tinkle the dog missed him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t missed one single day of making my wish since the end of fourth grade, so I sure didn’t want to miss one now. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was hard for me to be civil, and seriously, she couldn’t have missed the tension spilling out of the car alongside the battered boxes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"The dean put me on duty so I missed him this afternoon. Just tell him that I said the grass is green . . ." "What?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Purely on account of being in mourning, my family missed most of the July the Fourth parade. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

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

I leaped back, and the evil blade missed by an inch, cutting a gash in the deck right between my feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Once more Roy Baty sent a laser beam cutting at him, missed, dropped the tube and ran somewhere deeper inside the apartment, to another room, perhaps, the electronic hardware abandoned. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of a few days, but he had missed and there was nothing I could do. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if he doesn’t know he created Flux? Like O’Doyle missed the opportunity, and Mr. Flux just happened while his back was turned, or something.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I still missed Daddy and Gran, and I guessed I always would. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I missed my school friends, I missed the mountains, the waterfall, the beautiful Swat River, and the lush green fields. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I hated you being away. I’ve missed you terribly,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange, but I missed those clothes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to open it if the navy contacted his family, and inside it would talk about how much he loved and missed all of us, and how happy we had made him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At other times we either missed it altogether or used up too much fuel reaching it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, he missed, and I didn’t wait for him to try again. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As I whipped, beat, and stirred the lemon cake batter, I missed hearing my sisters’ voices and having them around me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

One red glove grazed his ear, the first time Griffin missed all night. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

For thirty-three years she missed her life in India. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I did a good job and in almost twenty-five years I was never late or missed work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw it happen, made a grab for the king to hold him back, and missed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I have three missed calls: one from Tom and two from Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It missed the spinal cord by a hair, missed the medulla oblongata, and traveled through her head just underneath the brain, missing every major vein, artery, and nerve. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Clayton liked the sounds and the beats, but he missed chords. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for my mom, he would have missed a bunch of deadlines and fallen behind in the whole process. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It missed her but took out the corner flower shop. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You just missed the Lonogans. They left the truck and said we should start in the southwest corner, where the fence is the worst.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

One of the same workers made a one-armed lunge at Roy but missed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He owned a gyrfalcon named Thunderclap who never missed ha strike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We would talk and confess how much we had missed each other. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was dim enough at best, and he had to feel anxiously into the shadows to be sure he had not missed some morsel of clay. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I want everyone I’ve ever liked to wish they hadn’t missed their chance. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When Vivi gets down on her knees to sort through a tangle of earrings, I have a terror that she will glance beneath my bed and see some smear of blood I have missed cleaning. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Blanca said nothing, but from that day on she refused to join them at the table and missed no opportunity to make the Frenchman feel unwanted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I blinked in surprise, staring at the tiny profile picture beside these words, at the beaming, bronze-skinned, round-faced woman who missed me and was thinking of me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And the thought that if he missed he'd probably break his nose made the game just interesting enough to keep going. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Not yet. Can’t you call your mom and tell her we need more time with Rocket? Like, hours? Tell her he’s really sad and missed us, and he needs us a lot!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When he entered the dining room, they were all there, his mother and Eugenia laughing at some joke Moss had missed, Javier finishing up setting the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It went to a predictable place, and he missed her. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Even though few people missed the Governor, there had been something easy about having him answer all the questions for them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I would have missed it the first time,” Yossarian replied softly, his face lowered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I picked up my phone because I was weak and I missed him and because I’d been lying there, thinking about him for hours already; my brain had succumbed long before he’d texted me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Soon they were laughing and listing the things they missed about America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We missed it!” she said again, because Twig has no idea when to stop. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The reason he wasn’t able to stop Natasha's deportation is that he missed the court appointment with the judge who could’ve reversed the Voluntary Removal. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Macon got hold of another rock, but missed that time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard about the family dogs they missed, parents who were ill, fiancées they figured would no longer want them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We escaped bombs but missed the rescue ships. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A splash of milk missed his cereal and landed with a splat on the counter. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Oksi chased a group, missed them all, looped, and came back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

If I missed, I wanted to miss long. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He missed his wife and his three small children, and she missed him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I never missed home or my family after I got married. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salim got out of his pod but we missed him somehow by accident and he didn't see us either. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My bad, I must’ve missed the memo that you grown. Last time I checked, you were sixteen years old, Brianna. Six. Teen!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He’d started listing all the things he missed about her, finally getting down to the smell of her clothes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He missed his old Liberian teammates, and he seemed less committed to the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He had spent part of the day in the park and had missed some of the excitement. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed 1 with my first two darts, but got it with my third. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I still don’t know if I’m betraying who I am by dating Chris, but I’ve missed him so much it hurts. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I so totally missed class the day all the required information was passed out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He missed watching television and the activity in the lobby—the arrival and departure of guests and the arguments among the staff. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

We missed at the other end, and English didn’t push the fast break. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And considering that Ophie never wanted to be around her cousins, that was saying something about how much she already missed school. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I was young, 1 had missed my turn to go. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he missed the old days with Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“She stayed with me at first, but she missed him. It made her unhappy ... so I decided it was time to spend some quality time with Charlie.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But then he tried to swing around me and steal the ball and missed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Had he taken the train his staff originally booked him for, he’d have missed the ceremony altogether. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She missed her friends and the games they’d play in the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I planted a potato seed. It was supposed to be a potato. But nobody picked it when it was time to dig potatoes. Everybody missed it.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I guess the bomb went off, and I guess it missed.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But out in the field, someone had missed a critically important step. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And as long as Mo was there she hadn't particularly missed having a mother. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Chess felt like there could be all sorts of things happening that he might have missed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He touched the corner of my eye, trapping one I missed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I began firing them rapidly at the dogs, laughing loudly when I made a strike, and sulking when I missed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that is because, sometimes, when Uncle was giving her a good clout to the ear, he missed his mark and delivered a good clout to Mig’s nose instead. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I drove out of town on Colonial, driving slowly, watching for any other pseudovisions I might have missed online. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He missed his children dearly as he walked around his old childhood home and its grounds. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She figured that Charles and Andrew had probably missed something important in the foreign languages room because they’d spent too much time talking to “these awesome mannequins” that told them all about their “American heritage.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The batter swung wildly at the first two pitches and missed each time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This memory was both happy and sad: happy because it was so pleasant, and sad because it made Penelope think about how much she missed Swanburne—the girls, the teachers, Miss Mortimer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t taught me how to turn, but I turned the handlebars hard to the right and just missed running into the bushes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And especially did the woman complain, for she missed the delicacies she had eaten in the inner courts and she complained to her husband and the three of them complained to Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I knew he missed having Big Ma on his side of things. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“He’d sulk for days if he missed a chance to be with you. He’ll be completely worthless to us if you leave him here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He missed the lulling lub-dub but found staying awake in class and paying attention to Miss K much easier. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over me and yelled, “You taking a nap, Fisher Man? Is this naptime at Lake Windsor Middle School? Too bad. You missed my goal!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have missed him, were it not for my hack. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment, he thought it would catch his father perfectly, but then the entire ship heaved with another wave and the panel missed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I got another chance on a fast break, and I could have passed, but I forced a difficult shot because I’d missed the last one. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He missed Mother and Father, and the Mellower, too. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It missed its aim, but Athena brought it back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night I missed Papa so much that I lay awake until I heard him come home. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must've been deteriorating for months, because her skin is cracked and bleeding everywhere, and I find myself wondering how the soldiers could have missed this one during previous inspections. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I missed the fresh air and the scent of wood from the labor camp. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Can’t one cousin visit another cousin? It’s a lonely country. Maybe I missed the sight of your monkey’s face.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted two houses and nearly missed the third, so high and unbridled were the dark bushes in front of it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He must have missed his pocket the last time he slid the letter back in, and it must have fallen out on his walk down Harper Avenue. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I moved relentlessly over the evening, back and forth, straining to remember exact words, telling inflections, any subtle insults or kindnesses I might’ve missed, and my mind—quite willingly—supplied various distortions. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If there was a joke, he had missed it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Waked by our morning voices, and the tramp of men below, he started up, but missed his footing on the long steep backward ladder and fell that height headlong. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I have this mysterious vision issue under control, I’m about twenty rows past Jeffrey, so I’ve missed the moment for a quick reply. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a roach on the wall of my room and I threw a sneaker at him but missed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Not half as much as I missed it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

From his church Helmuth helps himself to carbon paper and typing paper—bright red paper, rarely used, so it won't be missed. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The camaraderie, intensity, and passion for the job, and the sense of duty to something larger than myself, was something I had missed desperately. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Moss cried because he missed his father, missed a misguided habit of picking up unowned furniture, missed that silly humor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You’ve missed your chance. I got there first. I overpowered Draco weeks ago. I took this wand from him.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We had missed our chance to become national heroes by helping our motherland. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what Grace says, Ms. Washington really wanted to be in Bye Bye Birdie, but she has an out-of-town wedding the opening weekend and would’ve missed half the performances. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I took the quiz and missed every question. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And Lark wants to go for a walk down the driveway, and play Pokémon, and talk about Braviary’s release, which he missed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I missed being able to talk to you. Especially after I lost Ziggy.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was so spooked that she nearly missed the backpack. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He never missed when he counted to eight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“After she’d been here three months and was feeling a little better, she started talking about how much she missed you. Finally she went back to Sylvan to get you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basta’s heart would probably have missed a beat at the sight of it, but Dustfinger was much more concerned about the guards outside Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted Diego and I missed Jesse and the world was going to end, and I didn’t know what to do. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The fall of the Berlin Wall was a loud historic event that nobody missed. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was no way he could have missed the pistol. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

That was one I missed, because I mixed up the u and the a. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of getting random answers correct, her students would show real improvement on the easier types of questions they had previously missed, an indication of actual learning. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Don’t we have a cheerful, simple morality here in Western Civilization: expect perfection, and revile the missed mark! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the thing is”—I fidgeted—“I’ve missed a lot of school now, and exams are coming soon. I was hoping I could go back to school tomorrow.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If she was there, I guess I missed her. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could two men have missed something so simple? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She missed Cat herself the most of all, even more than she missed her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Where is he, where is he? He has missed the party, and now everything is ruined, ruined, ruuuuuuuuuuuuined!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I had missed several months of school, and exams were coming up, so I stayed after school for weeks to copy notes directly from the teachers’ textbooks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Granny was abed for six weeks; she had wrenched her back when her slap missed me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the boy saw in Sounder would have been totally missed by an outsider. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan then realized that he missed his father, and he started to feel bad for being so rude to him this summer. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have known it, but think about all that I would have missed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it possible that Axel missed more that night? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I missed my dinner meeting and my dinner. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I'd missed them even when my work had been most successful. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get a chance to talk to you, since I missed church this weekend. I can’t believe you played me on Friday. You didn’t need to rush outta there like that.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was so stunned that I almost missed what he’d let slip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we missed a little rabbit. Careful Cinder, his teeth may be sharp.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And they would have to make up all their missed work once they got back to school in January. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I loved Grandmamma, but I missed my room, missed my TV, and most of all, I missed Monday. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ve missed you. Look what I have to do to get your attention.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he missed the frantic search that followed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like a guy who took a big bite of something really gross and missed his chance to spit it out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Harry missed the pod, hit the bowl, and shattered it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

His face was so close that I could see a couple of beard hairs he’d missed when he shaved. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t have missed it. I mean, except for almost dying, and Pan ...” Her voice faltered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was the only show that he and his wife, Coretta, allowed their children to watch, and he never missed an episode. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The driver had a narrow escape, as a broken board penetrated his cabin and just missed his head. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I missed Mama and Papa so much, yet the Baxters were such kind people that I couldn’t be completely unhappy. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I missed jump rope and dodge ball and field trips. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Still clutching Finn, he almost missed the chair. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Do you have a plan for making up the work you missed last week and studying for finals? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so late, she even missed the space show. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He sat so suddenly that he almost missed the futon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking about the time we held a revival. You missed that one.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

White dress shirts with soggy collars from all the neck sweat and faded red splotches on their chests from the ketchup that missed their mouths. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He missed Momma getting up and Byron getting up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dashed by her so fast, he missed her smile. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“That makes three days in a row you’ve missed. I’m sure your teachers will understand, but no more, you hear?” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We all knew how much Dad missed being out on the boat every day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe somebody really did throw it away and missed the trash can,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And in almost twenty years during which he had not laid eyes on her naked feet, he missed only the underwear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps he went to the beach by another way,” I said; “I may have missed him.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The taillight missed me by inches, and I tumbled into the ditch. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But because I missed the first few weeks of school, I also missed the first few weeks of work, and the bank filled my spot with another student. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You mortals and your short lives. Eight months is nothing, my dear. I lost eight centuries once, missed most of the Byzantine Empire.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t. I knew you were busy about your own affairs, but we rather missed you, Father and Mother especially.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the snow, we missed most of Lucas’s appointments in Kingston. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

More than the sight of her, I missed her caresses—the wind she sent through canyons and ravines to sweep through my hair every morning. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“A missed connection. You know those posts where it’s like, I saw you on the F train reading Fifty Shades of Grey and eating candy corn.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was losing my connection to Islam, and I realized how much I missed my Muslim community back home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I sat down and read the diary one more time, looking for a clue, a reference, a snippet of something that I might have missed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew was right—you missed out on stuff either way. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I missed the first three periods, and didn’t see either of them until lunch. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She was so beautiful, and he had missed her so much. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My little Korean Fire sat in the corner, wrapped in a big, happy Christmas bow, and I threw an egg at that one, too, but I missed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Gawen is four now. I missed his nameday. And my sweet girl... give me back my children, and no harm need come to you. Nor to your men.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could’ve told her that I missed her too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The two cars missed each other by an inch, and the Jaguar wedged itself between the school bus and the principal's 1970s Cadillac, tires smoking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Some listeners missed the program’s beginning and, at first, believed the newsflashes. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

How she’d missed the hundreds of silver-white strands hanging from overhead like silk, she wasn’t sure, but she certainly saw them now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I missed him more now that he was back than when he had been gone. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Do I ever think about the life I missed in the good old U.S.A.? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nearly missed the little man—the Jack called Ketch—as he hurried into the Egyptian Walk. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In an odd way, though, there were times when I missed the adventure, even the danger, of the real war out in the boonies. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed it, but when the rock rustled through the branches, the gray cat dropped low to the ground, arched its back, and hissed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I spent weeks scouring old texts and pictures, looking for the clues I’d missed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She missed him with the kind of missing that almost feels like anger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She never missed an antislavery convention, and she became friends with writers and other social reformers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Frederick Douglass. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When he woke, now, there was an enormous moon, so that at first, he thought it was already dawn, and that he had missed his chance. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I must’ve missed a lot of things. What are you doing here? How are you feeling?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He never missed a practice or game,” I say. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I pull the front door open for Amelia, and she waltzes in with a casual “What have I missed?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t explain to her that I missed him more, more than she or anyone else missed him, because I couldn’t tell her about what happened with the phone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d have missed him, hidden there under that rock slab, if he hadn’t whined as I walked past. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could tell why, poor things; they missed the heavy solid warmth of their humans’ bodies; just as Pantalaimon would have done, they longed to press themselves against a heartbeat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He missed the moment, my mother said, but what else is new. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If you see the muzzle blast, it means that the bullet missed.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire had been to several local competitions before and just missed qualifying for the Junior Olympics the year before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Because in case you missed it, shiny, future Twinkle dates Neil. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Nathan missed how when he was sick his father would massage his head with care. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And, quite suddenly, he missed the Bog with an intensity that nearly knocked him to his knees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He missed the reassuring tick of the rasping old clock. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He threw it, but the man with the bushy mustache missed. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was a link with my children, whom I missed more than I can tell you. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was the only dancer on the stage who seemed to have missed rehearsal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My southern grandfather missed slavery by one generation. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They never missed Sunday service at Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church, and one night a week when they left Langley they headed over to Carver for choir practice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Snape loved taking points from Harry, and had certainly never missed an opportunity to give him punishments, or even to suggest that he should be suspended from the school. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But after the journey north the evening games had disappeared, and Ophie sorely missed those better days. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe I’d missed something from the police report, so I went through it again and was still reading when Daisy called me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After Papa took communion, he sat back and watched the congregation walk to the altar and, after Mass, reported to Father Benedict, with concern, when a person missed communion on two successive Sundays. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“His name is Max. Which you’d know if you’d bothered to be here on time. You even missed the announcement of the grand prize.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign, no movement, the face did not change, but the secret hand behind the desk missed in its precision. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a swish—a net just missed me. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Galileo rushed back to Padua, only to find that he had missed the stranger, who was now in Venice intending to sell the instrument to the Doge. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I never missed the catch on my Tkatchev anymore, and yet today it had happened. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The more time passed, the more he missed Blanca’s calm, restful love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of that was Jason’s fault; but every time Annabeth saw him, she remembered how much she missed Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What else had I, who’d known and loved you so long, missed, that he’d discovered after knowing you less than a week? The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My feelings were hurt, and I missed them more than I would have admitted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t been looking right at him, if he hadn’t been meeting my eyes right then, I would have missed it altogether. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked about the horses, and how he was still not very good at sword fighting, and about how the camp food was fine but he really missed Anya’s challah. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Later at the official inquiry, all of the mistakes and missed chances that occurred in the opening minutes of the fire would be discussed in great detail. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad sometimes missed the forest for the trees.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He missed the first couple of shots, but made the last one. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He missed, ran after it, and picked it up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But they were speaking so fast that I missed the next few words and could only try to catch up as they continued on. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day was still a perfect blue October day, as if it had been waiting for me since I'd missed it at lunch recess. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He’s got three missed calls from Zahra, one ominous voicemail from his mother, and forty-seven unread messages in his group text with June and Nora. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was only about two inches away, but he missed anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was suppertime, and I had missed lunch in the rush of preparing for the space walk, and I was really hungry. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She will be missed by all who knew her. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She greatly missed Lupita and Salvador and prayed for their welfare. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“For next week, we’ll review what you missed. And read The Tempest again.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were so many things Rowan missed about being Faraday’s apprentice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The night of the extermination two men had gone to get him at his house and had shot at him with their revolvers but they had missed the cross of ashes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

One of the Indians—“not 15 steps” away—fired a gun at them but missed. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed seeing Papá’s eyes water when he listened to Mexican music on the radio and hearing him repeat stories about Mexico when he was young. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But it was too late for me to say anything, having missed the introductions on account of being the maidservant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making a “who cares?” face, she says, “I don’t think I’ve missed much.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Three black words were printed there, so obvious he couldn’t believe he’d missed it earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Because of the weather I missed lots of walks. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother, Father, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my friends in Kraków, I missed them all so much. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I slept for over twelve hours and missed school entirely. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The girl he’d once missed so much he’d write her name around the city, like on pay phones and coffee tables, never signing his name. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had missed his chance to hitch a ride on the southbound cargo barge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Seems like I missed them about as much as I missed Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Hugo missed 2 with his next dart, but got it with his third. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She had not missed me and I was glad for it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either her doctors had missed it during her last exams—which seemed impossible—or it had grown at a terrifying rate. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now I saw the mayor heading back to the wagon accompanied by a tall fellow carrying a long cudgel, the constable unless I missed my guess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In buoying me up, reading also cast me down, made me see what was possible, what I had missed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A word, Mr. Portman,” she said, and led me into the privacy of the kitchen, still fragrant from the rich breakfast I’d missed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I know that's such a random thought, but in moments like these, I missed her bad. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was in this posture that he noted—how had he missed it before?—the wound to the skull over the dead man’s left ear. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I missed baseball, but I shook my head “No, not right now.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked away from the firepit, over behind the tents, Clarence peering into each one as we passed looking for missed bodies or weapons. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Over breakfast, he’d made himself start thinking about how much he missed his mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and scanned the verse to make sure he had missed nothing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The thing is,” I say, “I never really missed her till now.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It missed Ben’s head by less than five feet, and tore a chunk of plaster out of the wall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I missed the water with the oars in the dark as a wave lifted the boat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“She was done with it. When I asked for a reason, she just shrugged. She didn’t have one. But it was a sign. And I missed it.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to tell you that you missed Eric’s announcement. We’re going on a field trip tomorrow, to the fence, to learn about Dauntless jobs,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Even my dad, who is affectionate but not, like, sentimental, randomly, while we were watching The Simpsons, said he missed me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I chunked four more big fish and missed on two when Old Flapjack quit eating berries and gave a strange snort. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Harry turned to look at her and his stomach gave a weird lurch as though he had missed a step going downstairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We must have missed a turn,” I am forced to admit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The perfect age to be in 1975, in other words, is old enough to be a part of the coming revolution but not so old that you missed it. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Yet it was not only on that account we missed you. It was—” I stopped, not knowing how to finish. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a bird fly away from the others in confusion, dove at it, and missed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

On one hand, I missed Gran so much, I wished she would come back and things would return to the way they were before she died. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ain't her fault that its pork chop night and I missed lunch because I was taking remedial etiquette training with Miss Anderson. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A wave of blood goes up to my head, my stomach shrinks together, as if something dangerous has just missed hitting me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I missed it, but I didn’t realize how much I missed it until now. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He missed that, too, and it hadn't even happened. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She threw her arms out and shrugged to show that everybody missed it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I aimed at the giant’s head, but though it was larger than my two fishes and a good target, I missed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She missed being little, when they were the all-knowing gods of her world, but at the same time, seeing them as human made it easier to see herself that way, too. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain ran toward him, stumbled, cursed the bad foot, looked up and aimed and fired and missed, then held aloft the saber. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, Mom received a bulky envelope from the school that she assumed was schoolwork I’d missed out on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Such a shame that I missed my true calling.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could tell that he missed the village, that he missed seeing those palm trees the men climbed, with a raffia belt encircling them and the tree trunk. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The year From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal for excellence in children’s literature. Another clue you completely missed, Charles.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She never ever missed a day of school. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each time, Adina missed and the spear struck the muddy bottom, sending little tornadoes of sand swirling. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was slow to make friends, and he missed his gang in the city. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, glad Sparrow had missed this display. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After every pledge night that I missed, I would hear all the horror stories from the pledges. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

At first he thought it was a radio or cassette player and he had a surge of hope because he missed music, missed sounds, missed hearing another voice. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was what they meant when they called him a dreamer, and they weren’t wrong, but they missed the main point. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

All strength drained out of him, and all of a sudden he understood how alone he had been and how much he had missed his parents’ support. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

And I never missed my musician friends wherever they were playing, either in Harlem, downtown at the big theaters, or on 52nd Street. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You almost had it. You just missed a letter.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was angry, because I missed my squad and needed more violence. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Someone saw a North Vietnamese soldier, took a shot at him, and missed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I thought Andy and Franklin were probably the ones that missed Benny like I did. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Even if the iron missed its target, the stones and shattered metal fragments ricocheted about dangerously. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I missed Mrs. Parker and Mr. Zimmerman and caring for the animals, but bringing home a paycheck was nice. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“When they missed two successive payments in 1942, what did you do about that?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had to work harder in Bree, but Bob treated them well; so on the whole they were lucky: they missed a dark and dangerous journey. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Aunt Zo, who never missed a chance to lament her marriage, had said at dinner in her comedienne’s voice, “My husband. Always the bridesmaid and never the bride.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was good soil and the wheat was good, but I missed the rolling hills of Texas. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was built with curves like the hull of a racing yacht, and you missed none of it with that wool jersey. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

And when he heard, when he saw how much she missed him when he was gone, he would surely take her with him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He rowed until he realized he had missed the point and they were well out into the bay. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Highcamp deplored the absence of her daughter from the races, and tried to convey to her what she had missed by going to the “Dante reading” instead of joining them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could be a missed blood vessel that wasn’t cauterized,” the doctor says. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ducked and the milk missed him, smashing into the cigarette cabinet behind him and sending milk and cigarettes splattering everywhere. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed Delsa’s warmth, the secure feeling of sleeping in a room full of people. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I have watched your face for a long time now, and missed your eyes when you went away from me. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered what else I had missed out on. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Some folks think that creatures like that don’t have feelings, but I think he missed his master and I went easy on him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I thought—” “Yeah, you thought I helped kill that Chicago boy. Well, Mr. Sisbaby, I guess I missed my chance.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was awful when she missed the heart. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his finger, and the child made a lunge for it and missed and nearly fell off his lap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Splashing cold water on his face, the tonnage of missed sleep stacked on his brain lightened only slightly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got reception, amazingly, but had no missed calls. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Art Moran’s report, the way he recalled it, hadn’t said a word about a kerosene lantern lashed up high in Carl’s mast, but on the other hand Art could have missed it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her red pen gives me an 85, saying I missed three words. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He missed school and sent word that he was ill when it was known that he was walking all alone in the hills beyond the town. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have missed you and I miss you. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Oh man, I don't know how I missed you today. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I told him how much I missed Jackie, who knew all the words to nearly every song on the radio and would french braid my hair and share her nail polish with me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too,” I say as I crawl into the backseat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, even as he thought it, the girl missed the pencil and watched it fall through a grate at her feet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she put the cigarette between her parched lips I realized how much I’d missed her for the last few days. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Because the next bus isn’t for forty-five minutes, and by that time you’ll have missed first period.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

However, I was held up on my way to the airport by heavy rain and I missed the plane. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tessie went back over the events of the last year and a half, looking for signs she might have missed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All my brothers except for Sam Houston lamented that they had missed the heroics and the romantic glory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I say, but the truth is, I’m feeling like I really missed out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I hear a familiar voice I have missed. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I missed you even when I was with you. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

How much other obvious stuff had he missed? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They would not be missed for at least two days. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The razor-sharp mast of the Hands barely missed slicing the sole of my foot open, and then we were clear, soaring into the night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He missed the smell of her skin, the way her hair would fall across and down his arm whenever she would rest her head on his shoulder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And then, almost as if he were reading her mind, William Spiver said, “I meant what I said. I’m here because I was looking for you. I missed you.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I crumpled it and tossed it toward the wastebasket, but I missed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe somebody really did throw it away and missed the trash can,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I missed him,” thought Bod, but he did not believe this. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

"And if truth be told, I never once missed him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But unluckiest of all was the shooter who completely missed a walker: he faced both a one-point deduction and a lifetime of ribbing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The glint of his eyes said, “You missed something. They had something and you missed it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too. I’m so sorry about—” “Stop. You don’t have anything to be sorry for.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Great. Let’s chat after class. I can walk you through what you missed,” Mr. Hayes says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I missed talking to you. It’s like you’re always hurrying somewhere.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She missed him terribly—and worried about his health there—and we had insisted she stay with us for a while. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But how could you have missed it? Mrs. Cormier put it in your mailbox on Friday afternoon. Didn’t you get your mail this morning?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He narrowly missed a kuka tree; one of the large pods had fallen down and Olanna heard the crunching squash as the car ran over it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

One thing I knew for sure: however much I missed Grans, Mom must have missed her more. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When he finally returned, she was careful to speak only of unimportant things, for while he had been gone she discovered, to her surprise, that she missed him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till thirty years later that I really missed knowing how to read. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never missed the annual Easter egg hunt held at Kelly Ingram Park or vacation Bible school, which was held for two weeks every summer. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at his phone and saw that he’d missed three calls from her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There was a time when my father thought the world of me, and I really missed it right then. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we may have missed something,” he said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘The queen of the Amazons and the lieutenant of Artemis both rushing to Puerto Rico on a moment’s notice to intercept us - I’m guessing that’s not because you missed me.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The first officer added, “Not in sight, missed approach.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I saw the hospital that I realized I must have missed the bus stop. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Even from this distance, she could see the cuts and nicks on his scalp, and little strips of blond stubble in the places the razor had missed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There were no texts or missed calls from Mom. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We always look for the signs we missed when something goes wrong. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Selfishly, I wondered if I were in his shoes, would I be consumed with sad thoughts of all that I had missed? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Skiff, she had written, It was an old one that no one missed for weeks. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I missed you. I really wanted you to be there. I was so happy Shan came,” he said, a little emotional, as though it had been a personal triumph of his. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And each time Alfred missed, Angel belted him in the stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like maybe they broke up with their girlfriend or they lost all their money or they missed a train to a faraway place. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

While that was going on I was curled uselessly in a ball with my arms over my head and my teeth clenched, so I missed a bit of the action. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Powell used every ounce of strength he had to land a tremendous blow but, in the dark, missed twice. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Ocean said, “You have no idea how much I missed you.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She’s missed 4 homework assignments. I have a feeling that she completes the assignments but perhaps forgets them at home or on the bus.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose he missed the lights, suppose— Toward morning there was faint color in the sky, not really daylight, a lifting of the darkness. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victarion missed the grey-green waters of home, with their white- caps and surges. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hey, mind if I sit with you? You can kind of show me the ropes and tell me what I missed.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly was missed by no one in our house, including, I suspect, Granddaddy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It felt like he missed a lot of my life, even though it had only been about three weeks since he’d been out getting wasted every night with Cork. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I was mad and really hurt, and I needed to think through it all, but then I realized I missed you and...” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Either homegirl’s hand-eye coordination is way off or she missed that on purpose, because now Jackson Reynolds is showing her how to shoot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Numbers five and six went in the net, then I missed seven and eight. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he’d never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled it out and saw that I had “1 missed call.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he was ten, he had missed two questions on his catechism test and was not named the best in his First Holy Communion class. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Park feared that if he missed the vote, the government would notice his absence, declare him to be a traitor, and send his family to a labor camp. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Once inside, he paused several times on the stair to remark upon scraps of debris that the janitor had missed, feebly kicking at them with his foot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She smiled, a little embarrassed for Madame Lawrence, who’d missed something so obvious. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But if Jumpsteady missed a few days running in Small’s, we would begin inquiring for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next one who missed a shot would lose the game. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He missed Scipio’s familiar features, which even with the mask had never seemed as strange as this. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she missed the hold on his hair that she was trying for, and he threw her off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed them so much at that moment and was struck through with concern for their well-being. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much left to do here, he was running low on food, and he missed Kathy and the kids. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t even started studying! And he overslept and missed the practice test!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He had dark hollows beneath his eyes, and the fragile, trembling build of someone who had missed several meals and didn’t seem to care. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You remember New York and Broadway, don’t you, Fred? How you wandered off and missed your only entrance? Sure hope you don’t do something like that again.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The hobbits under the spell of Tom’s words may have missed one meal or many, but when the food was before them it seemed at least a week since they had eaten. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That if things got destroyed, it was us that missed out, not nobody else. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Both Cohen and Hall had been told that if either missed the first meeting, they should try again the next Sunday, at the same time and place. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you all summer,” she said in a soft voice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I missed walking with Andrew in the mornings. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there are missed texts from her on my phone that I don’t even know about. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I missed her enormously and needed the reassurance of seeing her, and we also had vital family matters to discuss. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you and Shay saw each other, you were so happy. I could tell that you’d really missed her.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I think the Merryweather cheerleaders confuse me because I missed out on Sunday School. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the man had not been looking in that direction, he would have missed him, but as it happened, his eyes alighted on the bird’s head and he drew in his breath in astonishment. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He missed the lion—and lucky for the rest of us, he missed us, too. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric missed having even the few friends they had in Idaho, who’d come over to play games and browse the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arakhs shivered together faster than Dany could follow, one man missed a step, the other swung his blade in a flat arc. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“When Castor died,” he says, “Pollux missed him too much, so he made a deal to share his immortality with him and that’s how they both ended up in the sky.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I told you the Latin Club was meeting today—and then I missed the bus coming home.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t get me up either, and from a bad dream I woke with a start, knowing things were wrong, knowing I had missed something vitally important. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. Doesn’t matter. All I know is that if Jack does leave, he’ll certainly be missed at the plant.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She dove, missed, and headed back to the oak tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to quit fretting but still missed on two of the next five stones I chunked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I mean, people said hello and asked me how I was feeling, but no one was like, “dude, I missed you!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Remembers all the missed calls and messages—and the lack thereof from a certain former debate partner. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He missed each time, which was not a relief. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

During the drive, he filled me in on many of the events I had missed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d called him freakazoid, poured water on him, and never missed a chance to point out what a loser he was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Anyone in town who missed reading about it in the newspapers will have seen it on the morning news, which showed close-up footage of us queens in our sashes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, Francis found it impossible to believe that Bragg could have been so dense as to have missed his oft-repeated idea, and he as much as told Bragg this. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The black ball missed the corner pocket by a fraction of an inch, spinning back into the center. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

My father has missed so much of my life, especially the last few years while I’ve been a Freedom Writer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was too far from my family, and I missed the diversity of New York City. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Some of the stones hit Joanna but a sharp pointed one missed and struck the baby’s forehead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next time he missed, and the next, but finally the rap of the stone stung his palms and rattled his wrists. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Because we’d missed dinner we were sent to bed without any food. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She did the same thing, but she was too close, and the last two arrows missed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“So you said. But, Mademoiselle, the Orient Express leaves Stamboul every day of the week. Even if you had missed the connection it would only have been a matter of twenty-four hours’ delay.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course. That was a stupid question. Almost as stupid as when one of my dad’s friends asked if I missed my mom two days after her funeral.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Omakayas, who missed her one brother and resented the other, who envied her sister. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“They have an icebox in the kitchen that you missed,” Eunjoo said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When we got home, I saw all those unopened boxes on the floor and I missed Blanca. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“She came to all my baseball games. She never missed. She wore this bright pink Windbreaker no matter the weather. I mean, this thing was blinding.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He sang the prayers at his synagogue and never missed a service. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The gnats were too frantic to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We missed our family and worried about not being able to send them money to help them out. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The tick took of the clock was gone, and Hazel missed it like her own heartbeat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

That if he walked away after the evening work session, he might not be missed until the night ration. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was so tangled in my thoughts that I missed that the service had ended. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Already I missed the feel of her mushy kiss on my forehead. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He missed his branch, clawed at some leaves, and came tumbling to the ground. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kuhn’s approach took the scientific enterprise as given, and so inevitably it missed the process of its formation, which was critical to the belated triumph of Copernicanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Emily was so pleased that her trick had worked she almost missed Mr. Quisling’s stare shift momentarily to herself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I felt overwhelmed by the laughter, chatter, and squeals of my sisters—the sounds that I had missed so much. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now we didn’t expect it at all, but we wondered all the time where he was and if he missed us too. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I thought it was fantastic, because it gave you another chance to notice things you might have missed the first time around. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Weeks later, busy elsewhere, she may have missed the first few velvet-white moths creeping from their cocoons. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Peewee complained that he missed the roast beef. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By that point, I was going out with Quendy, and I kind of missed her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The widow Richardson missed her sons, and she missed her husband, although he was now little more than a memory of a fair man who treated her kindly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile o, he has serious money now. See what you missed!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I missed my studies with Dr. Trefusis inveterately; for reading, once begun, quickly becomes home and circle and court and family; and indeed, without narrative, I felt exiled from my own country. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s April, and Sam has already missed too much of the school year. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Tía Fermina and tía Estela sit across from me and tell me how much they’ve missed me, and the rest of the family crowds around me and asks a million questions: How is your mother? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Alaric took a few files from a folder in the drawer and switched them over to another so swiftly even Seven almost missed it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

If you missed the test, failed the test, weren’t where you said you would be on your schedule, or failed to submit your whereabouts for the quarter, that would count as a failed test. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I missed him long before he was dead. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Satisfying needs is the burden of the poor. The wealthy and powerful can afford to indulge their wants and whims. If you pass on this opportunity, you will always wonder what you missed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She’s studying art, something she missed out on when she was younger. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I almost forgot to give this to you. From Aibileen, for the Miss Myrna thing? I told her though, y’all cannot powwow on this today, not after all that time she missed in January.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He, was tough and stringy, like old celery, but his bright eyes missed nothing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And the tribe of boys who really missed their best friends. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

My ears missed the snap of apple pancakes in the pan and my eyes missed the rainbow of fruits and vegetables sealed in jars on the shelves. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was crying and yelping so hard as she drove that she missed the correct turnoff from the throughway. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her haste she missed her grip on the bucket and, to her horror, it slipped loose and tumbled several yards down the hill behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The advice comes from classical rhetoric, and it makes sense for long orations: if a listener’s mind momentarily wanders, the passage she has missed is gone forever. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I forgot how much I missed hearing it.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I hate to tell you but you missed it. Happened yesterday.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But there were clearly life lessons that her mom had missed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I took a shower, reviewed material for the social studies exam I had missed, and hung a clean shirt on the drawer pull of my bureau. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She kept talking, but Ivy’s attention snagged around what June had just said—I missed you—and wouldn’t let go without a fight. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She’s missed his soft hair, and the smell of his shampoo. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He grabbed for it, missed, ran after it and caught it in two hands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him what he’s missed in U.S. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the autumn came on, and I got more familiar with our surroundings, I began noticing things I’d missed earlier. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too, Mama,” Charlie says, her voice muffled in Mama’s love. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It only missed because Malfoy pulled him out of the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t waked him, he would have missed Maria’s entrance on the far side of the salon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We drove up here! I thought I missed you!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Now that he saw them, he wondered how he had missed them in the first place. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

If Milton missed having a beautiful daughter, I never knew it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When the great moment came and the Beasts spoke, he missed the whole point; for a rather interesting reason. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I missed the ringing phone most of all. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lamar stuck out his tongue at me, but of course the disciplinarians at the table missed it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I missed you so much. You can’t even believe how much.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He had missed that time, and had missed many more, but he saw them; he saw the little fat shapes with the pointed heads sitting in the brush all over the place. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed Mom, but it sure didn’t seem like she missed us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Was there some battle everybody was fighting, and he had missed it? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’d been another first day, but one that hurt worse than all the others because I missed having a friend. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

If you were born in the late 1840s you missed it. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I said I missed him, too, and I did. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Did he know how much I missed him? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t just stand there, girl. These linens need to be washed. I can’t think how Becky missed them. I shall speak to her about her laziness.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pilate neither acknowledged her entrance nor missed a beat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second shot missed, hit the blacktop a foot behind me and flew away humming like a bee. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It was nice. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed her.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had six missed calls and two text messages from Ocean— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The man turned to the waiting room and saw what he’d missed before: there were no gurneys rolling through to the ER, no sick and wounded in pain. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Toby made everybody take a solemn oath not to tell where they’d been, even if they’d been missed and people started asking questions. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped she hadn’t missed her one opportunity. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Where he been? He missed the health show.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It allows you to think, to wonder if you’ve missed out on other possibilities by becoming a wife to this man in this house with these children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The cops, the jail, how she missed Grace’s soccer game. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Get the homework for the classes you’ve missed from your friends. Move, people!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The men killed a few, but they could not be missed from the crawling horde. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe I missed Cheering Charms! And I bet they come up in our exams; Professor Flitwick hinted they might!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s her horse, man! You missed that whole part. We haven’t seen him since Kansas!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She felt a pang in her heart as she realized how much she’d missed Italy. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

After a few more seconds of wrestling, Fig finally wriggled free and head-bumped my ankle, a sign that he’d missed me too. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise pecked at her aunt and missed, took a package of cigarettes from her bag, and hurled it at the sofa. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I prayed to Saint Giles and asked him to remember my father whom I had never seen, my mother whom I missed so deeply, and last of all, myself. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana kept nodding and trying to kiss people back, even when she missed their cheeks. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m tempted to reach for my phone to see if I’ve missed any texts from Hudson, or to check Instagram to see if he has uploaded a new selfie. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Since that time he had missed few practices, and it went without saying that he hadn’t missed any games, except for the time he had heart bypass surgery in Houston. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no emergency. I just thought you deserved a day off, and I missed my favorite daughter.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If we had gone back to base to get the rest of the squad, we would have missed capturing their supply of food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When they missed Miss Gunderson and word got round that there would be a substitute, they were delighted. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Elouise shakes her head so slowly I would have missed it if I wasn’t staring right at her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Coming in at number fourteen in the rankings, I’d missed making the thirteen-woman team by a hair, but it might as well have been a mile. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I missed ya, too, buddy,” Uncle Jet said, and hugged him tightly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I missed a couple of shots to get H-O-R-S, but then she got sloppy and missed a couple of easy ones. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the trouble Old Petey’s missed opportunity had caused was being erased from existence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes missed her as much as the rest of him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, I missed her after she’d gone, but I didn’t have time to be lonely. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t point out who was who, or I missed it, so I stood there confused until the tall, skinny woman with glasses gave a small harrumph and waved at her partner. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I missed a day of class, and so I got stuck with this book and the topic of ‘forging identity.’” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And now, as he stared at the sharp eyes of this perfectly unblemished swank, he realized that he had missed a factor. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As if maybe he could have missed the entire exchange. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He never missed, and once he had heard you speak, he could name your state. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony had stayed in school through high school, although he missed so many days working in the junkyard that he wasn’t able to graduate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Tad glanced down at his phone to see if he just missed hearing the text coming in. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I missed the rest of what Ben said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think the child will read better if you break her silly heart? Tell her you missed him and get on with it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The skepticism in my voice cannot be missed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he had been gone from the house almost five years, I still missed him, most often at dinnertime and on those evenings when we gathered in the dining room for family games. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed my union local,” I told him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far as Lupita was concerned, the rest of December was a sad time, a period of beloved Mexican holidays she missed observing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I did not know what he meant by Open House, and I was more confused when he said he missed meeting my parents on that evening. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They missed you on the way in, then?” said Bluebell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a tribulation; Isaac wanted sorely the camaraderie of his heretic congregation, their sweet witness; he missed the singing and tears, the prayers of love and fellow-feeling, the entreaties of sorrow assuaged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The ball come out and their forward grabbed it and threw up a jumper that missed and Jose tapped it out to Trip. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently he was something of a fixture on the field, though he had missed several games since he started hanging out with me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Not a thing was moving there, but in the light of early day he thought he might have missed it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She missed her regiment and she missed the action of the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I missed them so much, and my hysterical lost feeling was even stronger than six years ago when I’d had to say good-bye to my mom and my home. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She told him what he’d missed, the poet and the meal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They talked over each other, sharing all the adventures I missed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“My phone never rang, and I don’t show any missed calls.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was so interested in the Decline of Western Civilization that he missed the version of it taking place under his nose. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's only when I imagine how it looks to Ma that I notice what I missed with my own eyes: every child in the playground is black. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, Keiko. We need our girlfriends. Boys come and go, but friendship is forever.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It hurt, but the second thrust of the elbow missed as she sidestepped, grabbed that elbow, and twisted it behind Donovan’s back. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He missed old Matt, his protector, and supplies of peanuts and popcorn from the Jumping Frog Lounge. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I miss Constantine more than anything Ive ever missed in my life. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I missed the warmth of a spiritual community. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’s missed four of the last six homework assignments. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than ever he missed the unquenchable cheerfulness of Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because she missed him so, she had taken to writing little stories about him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one missed the book, either, except for him, and he missed it very much. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Pie’s too busy filling in the date of his missed burger to answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then I march that newspaper back to the break room, where I leave it face up on a table, in case anyone’s missed the headline. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was found in his chest. Loth was he to render up the keys. Many other things are there which men have missed.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We talked about our fears, what we missed at our old school, and our hopes that the integration issues would soon be resolved. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a self-guided tour of the downstairs rooms just to make sure that no stone had been left unturned, that no obvious forced entry had been missed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then she got up, pulled open a drawer, and threw a potato peeler and a knife in the sink The knife just missed my hand. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I missed my room, my bed, Phil’s scrambled eggs, and even Gay’s chicken nuggets. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"We probably just missed it by a block." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She had heard Sourmelina employ it whenever she missed her stop. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I missed Gran so much. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the trek today, I missed nineteen out of twenty targets. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I missed you. I wanted to—I’m so sorry about—” “No,” Shay interrupted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A mournful hush fell over the barn, broken only by the long, low moans of a saddle pony who missed his absent stable companion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the palace could be sad, did that mean her apartment missed her? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She missed her teachers, and the smell of her old schoolbooks, and even the cafeteria food. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Accustomed to their mother’s long workdays and their father’s extended absences, they missed Dorothy, but her departure didn’t interrupt their high-spirited lives replete with family, friends, and school. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I missed my family, questioned the fate of my country, and feared for my cousin Lina. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She says that’s what she missed most of all in America, the River Shannon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had two kids he doted on, never missed his child support payments, worked a second job as night security to pay for his daughter’s violin lessons. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Tree humor,” I explained, just in case Bongo had missed it, although of course she hadn’t. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He worried most about his shooting, that his touch would desert him, that his fingers would stiffen, and that the coach’s eye would fix on him every time he missed a shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And watching him walk away, I felt that I had missed part of the experience because of my eyes, because my eyes were made in Baltimore, because my eyes were blindfolded by fear. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we all missed you. What did you do?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shivered again, so violently that I almost missed seeing the tremor in his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I missed you while I was in Pakistan. A lot. I’m sorry I’ve been acting weird,” I say. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

My buddies had sent me homework from the classes I’d missed, so I started to tackle that pile of mindlessness. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing that his slight had missed its mark, he hurried to say, “I only mean that he lacks the sort of expertise you’re looking for.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I drilled the second and third shots, but missed the fourth. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She missed the fly, but now her cheek stung. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ammu had lost the latest of her succession of jobs—as a receptionist in a cheap hotel—because she had been ill and had missed too many days of work. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas looked at his watch, realizing with horror what he’d missed, knowing what Alby was about to say before he said it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There must have been something Hugo had missed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Somehow I missed the information that Mrs. Krawiecka is incredibly rich. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now that I’d missed 11:11, I was going to have to find another way to get in my wish for the day. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But a floorboard was loose, the nails having missed their targets underneath. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I missed you, too. And of course I still want you to help me with my film score.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her fall had been softened by a bank of overgrown hemlocks, and she had missed the flagstone patio, tumbling instead onto the thick grass. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would not have missed this for anything, not anything in the world. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He greatly missed the salons of Paris, and would ask them to play the music of Couperin, Rameau, and Royer in memory of his homeland. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rivera's clumsy left hook missed his head by a foot. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He missed the city life, its speed, its intensity, its hustle. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say she missed us, or that she was glad to see us. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He took his time responding to each and even sent a text to his father that said that he missed him, too. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I recognize each building we pass as one I walked by every time I missed the bus home from school. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just then I remembered papers that were overdue; I had missed a lot of classes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His bangs fell over his forehead, and he flicked them back “No...I missed you, Henry.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wrote again: there was a chance of my first letter having missed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Mommy, have I missed the angels again?” he whispers softly while reaching for my neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was her sister she missed—or more precisely, it was her sister with Robbie. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Here are the things I already missed: 1. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The ball missed his head but nipped the bill of his cap and sent it spinning like a flying saucer out to shortstop. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the boxes and spent several nights going through the papers, looking for “Top Secret” stamps he’d missed the first time through. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure I missed some days, and other times I may have checked two. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Finally, the hutch rabbits would not be missed until the following morning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Disappointed, I returned to find that I had missed another visit, this one from the judges to leave a certificate of my prize and a beautiful gold and silver medal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he fell, he barely missed crushing Shoto and the Kurosawa. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My mom claps her hands and says, “Junie, the girls have brought you all the assignments you missed! Isn’t that wonderful of them?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The more Thomas and I were apart from each other, the longer it took for me to remember how much I missed him. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

This was what Guitar had missed about the South—the woods, hunters, killing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fled the airline terminal and missed the flight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was content being with my cousins, but, oh, how I missed my home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The bailiff had pointed them out to him, noting that they never missed an appearance. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“No, doesn’t count. You missed the connection. Start over.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Langan s mother has missed a deadline for his financial aid. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Doc sat with me to go back over a few things I missed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There were regular bands of Saxon outlaws—not like Wat—who lived together and wore green and shot with arrows which never missed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Kaz knew there was more to it, and he hadn’t missed the fact that no one had mentioned Big Bolliger’s name. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The day the chemical company came, Roberto and I missed school to help with the fumigation. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But as she sat on the sofa, she got caught up on what she had missed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I warrant I missed something fine with Henry Henry. But there is time, sir, there is plentiful time in this war for Henry Henry and, if I commence English, for Aubrey Aubrey, too.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I guess I hadn’t realized how much I missed having Tyson around. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Not enough that you ever missed a meal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By chance, he was having one of his coughing spells at the moment and thereby missed the lethal unveiling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He lay hidden during the day and went in search of food at night— turnips, a few ears of corn from a crib, a few windfall apples—nothing that would be missed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He missed her laugh, her furious anger whenever someone said something she disagreed with. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’ve missed seeing you,” Ben said, jumping up on the wagon seat beside the black man and punching him affectionately in the arm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you missed anything around the house since he’s been here?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One year, however, I missed a few weeks of school due to a bout of malaria. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I missed my old friends and my old neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He missed his brother more than he missed his mother and father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z