Those are her happiest moments, when she can wire money. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Would you step back with me for a moment, please?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

One among that audience exclaimed after a moment, “I sure ain’t!" whereupon all of them joined in laughter and we walked on with Malcolm X waving back to cries of “He’s right!" The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been competing from the moment I had entered the mission school. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to drop the brick, wanted to be free of this warm blood that crept and grew powerful with each passing moment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would never have told you about his library visits if he believed for a moment you would not keep his words a secret trust. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

One moment I was standing next to a young, blond boy in overalls, clutching a woman’s hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be ready with a new book the moment I'd finished the last page. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The next moment, however, the burning in his belly died down and the world began to look more cheerful. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

At that moment, his smell, which is an even mixture of soap and sweat, wafts upward, and it fills my nose, fills my entire head with him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After several moments of searching, they made their way back to the camp. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Just like war. War swims along, sees food, contracts. A moment later—Earth is gone.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found a silence again for a few moments, but it wasn’t uncomfortable. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moment I enter the courtroom it is understood that I am the most audacious and beautiful woman in the world. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even if, in this moment, he was horrified by his brother’s actions, he didn’t relish having to tell him the truth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

From the moment he stepped into the room, I thought each of us was suddenly oriented toward him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found the letter in a pigeon-hole in her desk, and hesitated a moment before going down again to the lounge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was also a moment, a time in his life, that seemed impossible to repeat. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It moved away from my feet and for a moment I seemed to be standing in the air. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the moment the hobbits noted little but the eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For a long moment the trackers bent over the road, and then they moved on slowly, studying the ground ahead of them, and the horseman moved after them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment there was a knock on the front door. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

A strong wind blew up, and within moments our world was transformed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was talk that dulled the diamond-headed points of lust that cut into Ben his every waking moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know it then—how could I have?—but that moment would change my life. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Would you come here for a moment, please?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He's sleeping in the spare room at the moment, 'cause of his back, though Mum told me it's 'cause he tosses and turns so much. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He sighed heavily and stood watching the barges a moment. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for Aru to remember that Daughter of Death meant Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In that moment, something stirred deep inside all of us, something strong and intimate, that bound us to one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moment by moment, he sorted out what had happened during the storm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And the moment he walked into the house, both of their lives changed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Did I ever. Imagine how shocked I was—me, this Talentless little thing, making such a world-changing discovery. It was ... I can’t even describe how amazing that moment felt to me.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ned studied the rocky face of the bluff for a moment, then followed more slowly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Goober arrived at the last moment and made his way through the turmoil to the top of the bleachers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hesitated for a moment, then pulled his scarf from around his face and, ignoring Ron’s gasp, carefully covered the necklace in it and picked it up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Stanley was surprised he could feel good about anything at the moment, but he did. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

In a moment her mouth is moving feverishly, like a terrible furnace. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few moments later, Locke has an arm thrown around my shoulders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he sat down again, took my hand, and held it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Boo seemed lost in thought for several moments. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Besides the workday was lightened and shortened by moments of fun, by words of praise like those of Ben’s, by the endless wonder and beauty of the woods. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basketball superstar Larry Bird used to say that at critical moments in the game, the court would go quiet and the players would seem to be moving in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He paused, allowed a long, lingering moment of silence. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It took her a moment to process the sting of fresh pain, the warm trickle running down her forearm as beasts and beastkeepers alike yelped in surprise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As Jonas watched, a snowflake drifted down and was caught briefly for a moment’s sparkle in the tiny fluttering eyelashes. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I weigh my keys in my hand for a moment. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The thief stared at Father for a moment. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clutches the desk for a moment, as if feeling faint. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The girl thought for a moment and then it came to her: “You’re Mr. Bingo!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to catch his breath before he could aim his own Transvice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In his more public moments, Father Pinckney tried to hide his southern accent, but even through the Latin and the incense the state of Tennessee was advertised and glorified each time he spoke a word. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a longer walk than Shasta wanted at that moment and his legs had begun to feel very shaky before they came out from the trees onto bare hillside. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

In that moment I understood my grandfather perfectly. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I ran to save Ultima and I ran to preserve those moments when beauty mingled with sadness and flowed through my soul like the stream of time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, he saw after a moment, literally packed with life. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see the moment he arrives at the realization that I’m one of them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Brother Robinson spoke for all of us, and I will forever carry in my heart the sincerities of that ceremony. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mrs. de Winter, you don't think I imagine for one moment that your meeting down there was not entirely above board?” he said in a low voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The finish line was just ahead, and George crossed it moments before Scott caught up. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

For a while, we stuff our faces and talk about nothing, but the moment there’s a lull in the conversation, Bess sets down her ginger beer and says, “We should play Would You Rather.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was so startled that I just stared at him for a long moment before I held out my dime, warm from my pocket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The smiles of a few moments before were gone. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him what the project is about, and he is silent for a very long moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

If I had known at that moment I would not see her again all that year, I probably wouldn't have left her. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I climbed into the van after Zu and did the only other thing that seemed to made sense in that moment: I banged the heel of my palm against the wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t we promise to stop doing this if we ever started to sound like nerds? I think today’s conversation is the official marker of that moment.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was evident from the moment the two maids stepped into my pantry the following morning that Miss Kenton had already spoken to them, for they both came in sobbing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She gazed at him for a few moments longer, then dropped her hand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

At that moment I couldn’t imagine ever wanting to eat one of these animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She stepped through the doorway, but the air overpowered her for the first moments. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, Slughorn got to his feet but seemed uncertain what to do with himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The fighting could be miles away—or a plane carrying bombs could fly overhead at any moment. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why they're being so generous at the moment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They danced in silence for a moment or two with Ben watching his feet and Lillian smiling at his adolescent discomfiture in formal dress. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still hooked to the BiPAP, so I didn’t answer, but I listened to his message the moment it beeped through to my phone. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

According to this story, if a Catholic priest dressed in his sacred garments solemnly said the right words at the right moment, mundane bread and wine turned into God’s flesh and blood. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was more than a mountain there, but they only saw it for a moment; and then the cloud swirled back, as if drawn across by an unseen hand, to conceal it again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“With your permission, we would like to go into his office for a moment and leave for him something he has been expecting.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The chief did not make decisions on the spur of the moment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the gold rush for geeks, a special time in history, the Internet moment, and he was primed to take advantage of that, to stake his claim. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed, and for a long moment he merely regarded me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The trouble is, I don’t know exactly what was going on inside me at that moment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought we were already making moments, but why not.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer it, but a moment later it beeps to alert me that there’s a text. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, an idea came to him, and he nodded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But at this moment the meaning of the masklike attachment in front of it suddenly sank into him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It looked up at George for a long moment. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What particular moments in your young life do you wish uncorked?” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He returns to the divan but rests at the edge as though he’s going to have to jump up in a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, he was still able to move around, and I thought I should take advantage of that. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Wilse hesitated a moment, his eyes on the plate of food, which he had barely touched during the last few minutes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it seemed like the wrong moment for a joke. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At any moment, she might see her baba emerge with tales of adventure and a pocket full of sesame candy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment the two men stood looking at each other, then Sergeant Simpson turned away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were dressed in matching sweaters stitched with the Valley Hope crest, and it took me a moment to realize they were talking to us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the blink of an eye folds of silk are glossy black feathers, large beating wings, and it is impossible to pinpoint the moment when it is fully raven and no longer cloth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And in that moment I believe what they say could be true for me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But my instincts told me that that normalcy could be shattered at any moment—by another arrest. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the present moment he had dropped off to sleep. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

For that moment, Marian Anderson seemed vulnerable and alone. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But for now, I sit listening to Nicholtown settle around me, pray that one day Roman will be well enough to know this moment. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Why, at this very moment, Walter is probably going for help. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger cursed under his breath, listened to the sounds of the night for a moment, then imitated the shrill cry of a bird of prey. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In a moment Adam followed him and sat at the kitchen table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why doesn’t Bernie arrest him? I mean, forgetting for the moment that probably the only thing Bernie ever arrested was his own development.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let me puzzle over that a moment, then laughed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion let the oaf tremble for a moment before he answered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry wondered for a moment whom he was speaking to, but then realized “Mad-Eye” could hardly be Moody’s real first name. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The captain came up and sat down on a warm boulder, not looking at Spender for a moment. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Golan disappeared from view, he was forgotten. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

His heavy lids closed for a moment and then opened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because your work would melt at the same moment as your solder, donkeyhead! The solder must melt first.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

For a terrible moment, the phantom hung in the air, a reverse shadow, long, dusty fingers reaching out toward Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His smile faded, and for a long moment we simply watched each other, expressionless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the oval of light for a moment there moved a form, a human shape: a tall woman looking back over her shoulder. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But for the moment, life cannot be more beautiful. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think so?” cried Elizabeth, brightening up for a moment. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

During the day it was never far from her immediate consciousness, intermittently returning at unsuspected moments, whispering and taunting her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The slinger puts a stone or slug in the pouch, picks up the strings by the free ends, spins them around a few times, and releases one of the strings at the proper moment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if she didn’t get up right away, she could slide back into those delicious moments before Taisin awoke. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The photographs skip back and forth in years, and the family marches across the kitchen table unstuck from time, beaming at me from their happiest moments. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Until that moment, I never knew a slap had a taste. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Gunnlod unlocked the door, and in moments she and Bolverkr were standing in front of the kettle and the two vats. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of being liked, he was dead, a bleeding cinder on the barbarous pile whom nobody had heard in those last precious moments while the plane with one wing plummeted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In the next moment, she saw that the shark fin was only a rock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He simply stood, idle for one rare moment, staring at the golden fields. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned for a moment on the pier post, then took off his pants, underwear, socks, and shoes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amah smiled, and, for the moment, winter was forgotten. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals. from the moment of conception until death. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It takes me a moment to tune in to her question. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Tag pulled us over the moment we bumped up on the asphalt of the road that led down past the church. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the only thing running through her head was the tagline of a commercial for acne cream: Don’t pop and poke! Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was not beautiful, as Amaranta had never been, but on the other hand she was pleasant, uncomplicated, and she had the virtue of making a good impression on people from the first moment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My eyes jerk to hers, and for one tense moment, I think she knows everything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Reflecting for a moment, he added, “One thing is certain—I am not going to be a professional chess player.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Always a decision, to be gentle and slow, or firm and quick and have it over with in one moment of pain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Annette stopped for a moment, and Biff spoke into the silence. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment there were solid wooden walls and the next moment it had fallen with the cracking of wood and the tinkling of glass and the screams of people inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I— For the moment it was too difficult to go on. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mo was staring incredulously at the book in Capricorn’s hand as if he expected it to dissolve into thin air at any moment. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she rolled over and looked at me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in that moment, I finally got it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has devoted every waking moment to living a Christian life. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I always do—and at this moment more than ever. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed and frolicked in the beauty of the flowers, their cares forgotten for the moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for Aru to realize that it wasn’t some dude skulking in the shadows who was talking, but the palace itself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Somehow life had become fragmented, confusing; for a moment he had lost his unwavering drive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing depressed him more than the moments in which he contrasted his current mental powers with what he had formerly possessed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I knew deep down that if I had cried at that moment, I would have lost my mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment Pippin saw why some of the troop had been pointing eastward. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And for a moment we just lie there, our faces a breath apart on the pillow. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

For one more moment the fox hesitated, peering into the trees for another sight of the electric-blue wedge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Longstreet thought he was crying, just for a moment, but there were no tears, only the look of pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In moments we were left alone, seemingly forgotten. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And almost in the same moment she saw the problem. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The moment we told him about the riot, he went off to the campsite.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stares at the commuters who cling precariously to trams and buses, threatening at any moment to spill onto the street, and at the families who boil rice and shampoo their hair on the sidewalk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the best and most important thing to say at the moment. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment she belched, smiled with satisfaction, and continued, “Don’t worry, the good news makes up for it. The spy’s been caught!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But what is the sense in forever speculating what might have happened had such and such a moment turned out differently? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is...not the moment to discuss it,” said Lupin, avoiding everybody’s eyes as he looked around distractedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For the scent had borne him back to the day when he had lit his little fire under the sunny bank; and for the moment all else between was out of waking memory. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment, we stop and survey one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My hands began to tremble the moment I had nothing to hold on to. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Poppy sighed, “Fifty years from now you will deeply regret this moment.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One moment the flames burned orange and yellow, filling the cavern with a ruddy glow; then all the colors faded, leaving only black and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Looking very small behind a high-backed chair, the old man stood for a moment with his clear, childlike blue eyes closed and his bps moving, then drew out his chair and sat down. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Precisely at that moment, the garden echoed with temple bells. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

But tonight was the opposite kind of moment. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They received this with a moment of careful, indecisive silence. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just at that moment, for no reason at all, I remembered the old lady at Chambers Street saying “Death is coming.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I'm pouring the chili into the pot, Mabel says, "I have some news. Good news. I've been waiting for the right moment." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She stared at me for a moment and her face grew red. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t speak for a moment—my throat tightened and I was having trouble breathing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We sat quietly, except at times when I winked at Alhaji as we waited for the right moment to take the guns from the MPs and push them off the truck. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

For just a moment, I fretted they would discover Thelma’s secret heart problem. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel trapped in the moment, then jump my own cab and go after him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sure there were moments at school, passing shouts of laughter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“If you stroke my forehead, maybe I can fall asleep. And wake me the moment your baba returns.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

So we are going to leave Hazel for a moment and step into the glimmering, shifting world. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Each and every one of those memories was a moment that had mattered, even the ones that hadn’t seemed important at the time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At that moment we heard Auntie Fatmata screaming for us to come back. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hesitated a moment, and gave Nick a smile that was just a little too sweet to be real. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want to waste a moment, but she fishes her phone from her pack. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

All at once he saw the shadow for a moment not far from him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She slept through them all, from sunrise nearly till sunset, and it always felt as though she were opening her eyes only a moment after closing them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Two, she has a place—however tense and tenuous at the moment—to live. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

If there was ever a moment to declare you like someone, it was with a churro in your hand and a day of protesting a greedy land developer’s hostile takeover of your neighborhood behind you. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A true Nazi observing such an action, such humane treatment of a Jew, would have murdered them both without a moment's hesitation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

At exactly that moment I would generally wake up, terribly shaken.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the moment was an interaction between a professional and a subprofessional, an engineer and a girl. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For the moment, though, it was sated and perhaps even asleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But these are not the shrill battle cries I have expected any moment. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing material, not a hair-pin on a dressing-table, not an empty bottle of aspirin tablets, not a handkerchief beneath a pillow, but something indefinable, a moment of our lives, a thought, a mood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he felt he would fall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I relaxed, spent my spare moments trying to think of a way to get home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so,” he said after a moment. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She began to climb the staircase, but I stopped her, saying: 'Miss Kenton, please don't think me unduly improper in not ascending to see my father in his deceased condition just at this moment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took his sweet time walking the cart back into the store, relishing the brief moment spent outside before returning to the air-conditioned cold and slight smell of rotting meat and spoiled vegetables of Floyd’s. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I glance over, just for a moment, but we’re too far away on this side of the track to really see anything. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of moments later, she sipped her jug again. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then migrants were sent out into their newly adopted city, walking or riding the streetcar toward the address that was, as of this moment, home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For all of us, however, it was, at this moment, terrifying. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve given her a hug on my own, and, after a moment of tensed surprise, she turns to me and hugs me back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

After a long moment, he says, “How many people are in the water?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And it seemed like every time I tried to place a call, Mr. Haroldson chose that exact moment to call his mother. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After an intense moment of silence, the audience began to boo. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had to struggle because the moment she had landed, the plant had started to twist snakelike tendrils around her ankles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He thought for a few moments, and settled his rifle across his thighs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Joseph could jump off, the driver called back, “Hold on a moment.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stoll broke the moment by pounding me on the shoulder. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In half an hour she admitted defeat, at least for the moment, and climbed back down to the bottom of the cage. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s friends come over to lead him away, and at that moment, improbably, Locke’s gaze lifts. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment, our father stumbled into the room, waving his arms to hasten Laertes, departure. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The whispers and mumbles from the gathered scythes ceased the moment both Citra and Rowan faced them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Neither of us said anything for a moment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what expert he was talking about, but at that moment, I wished so much that Gran could have been here to teach me alongside Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I considered for a moment that maybe he hadn’t known what he was doing when he’d called me Space Boy. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lazlo heard the words, but they were spoken so evenly, so casually, that it took him a moment to process them, and then he could only blink. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment the Gallivespians, too, were talking about the knife. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And during a still moment where neither prayer nor song could be heard, I heard the doctor say, “How much longer do you think the daughter will be in there?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The other half of me was focused, in every moment, on the warm, strong body pressed against me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve lost everything. I’ll suffer in the Underworld, no doubt But in the meantime . ..” He picked up the boy’s scroll, studied it for a moment, and slipped it into his sleeve. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, she doesn’t give him even the slightest satisfaction of a human moment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Commandant wanted sand, and I didn’t have time to—to—” Veturius’s face swims for a moment, and I feel strangely weightless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Tell me everything you did from the moment you walked into the building.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then she sliced the drumsticks from the thighs and sent the drumsticks down one the exact moment that she finished, another chicken arrived and she cut the legs off it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After such moments of intimacy outside the house, I began to trust hearing intimacy conveyed through my family’s English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zero stared at him for a moment, with the same intensity with which he had been staring at the letter. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her tongue cooled my lips and we tumbled in the waves for a moment. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

And every moment from then on—whenever Luke started to stray in school or in practice—Coach O would remind him of the promise he’d made. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For a moment I forgot whose jacket I had on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He remembered that day in church when he prayed from the soul and listened and knew in that moment that there was no one there, no one to listen. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment she reappeared holding a camera, a real camera, with a thick lens like a big tin can. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

These were some of the most passionate moments of their lives together, the most searingly entwined. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you say it again?” he asked a few moments later. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was the moment Turner chose to describe to Nettle the kind of place that he had in mind for dinner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bran could sense the anger in the hall the moment that Hodor carried him through the doors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Until this moment, I had never had to face the possibility of actual physical contact with a real, live rabbit. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Basta's lips twisted in a scornful smile, but he lowered his knife and, for a moment, Meggie even thought she saw a hint of fear in his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath as her eyes find me—and then let it out when she moves met without a moment’s hesitation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And on he excavated, around the clock, babbling incoherently as he searched for his melodious bell that never for a moment stopped BONGING! The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snape stood for a moment, watching the headmaster with an expression of deep resentment on his face; then he too left. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When they broke and ran before him he had laughed, his terrible burned face for a moment transformed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some nights when I cannot sleep, I lie in bed and play that game Minerva taught me, going back in my memory to this or that happy moment. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sadness in George’s voice came from deep inside; she knew her moment onstage was nearly over. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The entire planet was jarred for a moment, the stadium swaying, the lights dancing. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now disappear into the dust for a moment!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, after a moment, by a low, slow whistle from Lazlo, whose discovery, it transpired, wasn’t so small after all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Very well,” he said after a moment, “for the sake of the children.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was late, and I needed to get to bed, but the moment was too good to let pass, so I remained in the car listening to the music. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment he wished he hadn’t asked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All of the anger that had built up in my heart throughout my childhood years was released at that moment. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It involves people making very sophisticated decisions on the spur of the moment, without the benefit of any kind of script or plot. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was sure Sam would die at any moment. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mom came out of the church at that moment and saw what was afoot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

General Peckem roused himself after a moment with an unctuous and benignant smile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment we were trapped; the thick haze tricked my mind and I knew not if we should proceed down or up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when it doesn’t work, she thinks, I get stuck playing the same bad moment. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can get away the moment we want to,” said Digory. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

When Matthias opened the door to Nina’s cell, she hesitated for the briefest moment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was sure the request would be something utterly fantastic and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It took a moment before I realized that it was a leafy replica of Michelangelo’s fresco of Adam from the Sistine Chapel. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I pause for a moment in the alcove. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She paused for a moment and then went on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For them there was no yesterday or tomorrow, only the living moment of today; their only task was to annihilate the enemy that confronted them in any manner possible. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost his hold on my hand for a moment, but caught my arm before I could get away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He watched us for a moment and then vanished into the shadows. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Juan Tomas raised his hand in greeting and did not say the greeting and left his hand in the air for a moment uncertainly. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, Tigris’s shop is not ideal, but it’s all we have at the moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

At that moment a plan flashed into her mind, perfect, down to the last detail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think maybe this is it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was an important moment and we knew it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

From that time till this moment we lost the contact with him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

RON: He hasn’t run away—he’s having a quiet moment—he’s got himself an older girlfriend — HARRY: An older girlfriend? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

But that girl—the photographer caught her in the moment when the light in her eyes was extinguished. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I grip it hard as his arm goes around my waist, to ground myself in what’s happening, to convince myself that I am here and that this moment, high above everything, is real. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s sleeping—feeling a little better at the moment,” Mama said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, at the moment of greatest passion and conviction, that curtain flapped in his head and he forgot what he had been driving at. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The moment it touched the eloko, the creature’s skin began to sizzle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I really wasn’t in the mood to do much of anything at that moment. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You can’t make anything easy, can you? Not even now, the most important moment of your life?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ess delicately set both her shoes on the very top of the pile, then stood a moment, staring at her arm. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment she saw them gliding out of their huts with Aunt Shuvai’s beads twined around their long bodies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For an agonizing moment, Harry hung in midair, not daring to speed toward Malfoy in case he looked up and saw the Snitch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She is looking at me waiting, waiting for me to explain it away, to go back in time, to fix it, to give her back her perfect daughter who never gave her a moment’s trouble. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she thought of the giant library in the Night Bazaar, and the book with her name on it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In a few moments, Pearl knew, they would have to get up; they would have to dress and go back outside into the world where there were so many other people besides them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But what America got that night was a moment of release, a chance to feel its own resilience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she lowered it again and shook her head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Mamma bellowed for Papa to come over. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In a few moments, we stood in ranks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They approached the western edge of the desert city and stood for a moment at a highway marker that read Indio. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I smooth it out on the cave floor and lie down, one hand on my loaded bow in case I have to shoot at a moment's notice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Nobody spoke for a moment, and even Sam looked queasy. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at Barbarossa's ginger beard as if he expected something to crawl out of it at any moment. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just verifying something,” I say, annoyed I can’t even have this moment to myself. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Albright stares past us for a second, and then she sort of blinks herself back into the moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I kept driving for a moment, thinking, Did they move the post office? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The moment he was inside, Harry burst out, “He was nicking Sirius’s stuff!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said he, “that thought has this moment struck me.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stiffen, afraid for a moment that she will see me, but she looks only at Marcus. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Every one of ’em knew my name and stopped for a moment to pay their respects when they came to perform. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He watched his uncle for a few moments, then said, “What’s that smell? I like it.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hare thought for a moment, and then he had an idea of how he would deal with this problem. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Yet it was at that moment of maximum affluence that the Roman political order collapsed into a series of deadly civil wars. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let my hands fall and stared at her for a long moment, waiting. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One moment, he looked groggy and sad—and just wrong, with those circles under his eyes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In a moment more than a few would find their purses flat and empty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He watched Koffi's smile flicker for a moment, showing real confusion, before her expression hardened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

White smoke spiraled into the air and made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heartstopping moment, that he saw a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire had vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There are moments it almost comes out, like a flock of fluttering birds in my throat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And from that moment, there was an ease and friendliness between her and them, and she felt nervous no more. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We teased him a moment longer, but he remained stiff and stern, so we left off. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly, thought Horace, he had learned in his work that there were distasteful moments about which he had no choice. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The words would have made most creatures quite sad, but as you know, robots don’t feel emotions, and in these moments that was probably for the best. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And for a moment Harry saw Snape’s profile: His eyes were fixed upon the coiling snake in its enchanted cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The knight was a powerful man, yet Dany understood in that moment that the maegi was stronger, and crueler, and infinitely more dangerous. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And we for a moment can catch, through the myths he made, a glimpse of that strangely and beautifully animated world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he held up the Boy Scout salute. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At the moment when I thought I couldn’t stand it anymore, we pushed outside and stood panting in the fresh air. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Millard insisted on carrying the Tales in his arms, heavy and bulky as it was, because he might need to refer to it at any moment, he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My nerves left me the moment we stepped onstage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At that moment Chet realized how little he actually knew about snakes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She felt like the muskrats, one moment she had seen them diving and swimming in the river, and then suddenly click! and they were caught fast in the trap. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at it for a moment, then pulled the folded page out and spread it on my lap, my heart beating wildly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But at that very moment a trumpet sounded, and a man came summoning him, the king’s esquire, to wait at the king’s board. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Gran sat silently for a few moments, appearing deep in thought. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It is delicious to watch him realize a moment later that he is in the wrong when Mundín says, "You mean Tía Laura. But see, I live next door." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Vincent is worried Tersteeg will tell Ma and Pa and his uncle’s how he's living, ruining the peaceful relationship they all have at the moment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was dismally dark, but still, it was the best place at a moment’s notice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cook fairly beamed as Ophie took a cookie, looking at it for a moment before she took a bite. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I lay like that for a few moments, and might easily have fallen asleep if Tommy hadn’t kept prodding my knees with a toe. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down across from her, for a moment watching her sleeping face and thinking of what we agreed, that night in Millennium Park: no more lies. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The current Butler had been guarding young Master Artemis for twelve years, since the moment of his birth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And then there was the moment where she had smiled at me before and I had dropped the phone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For a single, illusory moment of bliss, I’m there in that kitchen, my kitchen, in my home, with my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And before the thunder followed, in a pause while wind and rain held back for one brief moment, she thought she heard, fading in the distance, the tinkling little melody of the music box. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was chasing down the bus, dodging the spray the wheels drew from a lake-like puddle the exact moment Nicole was hit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment to see if the woman knew what the Egyptian pyramids were. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what it’s like to be in outer space, but I know that I’ve never felt quite like I do at this very moment. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all I know, the song is on repeat, because this moment is liquid amber. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Everything, I thought tremulously, everything would be okay if only I could have a few moments of quiet and if I lay very, very still. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She hesitated for a moment and then pressed the door handle down. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For a moment, even though we knew what was being done to her, we despised her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meeting him was perhaps the most intense moment of my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lyra came out of the focused calm she shared with the alethiometer and drifted back to the present moment to find herself no longer alone. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she hung the bag from the showerhead and closed the curtain, desperately hoping that this wouldn’t be the moment Scott discovered personal hygiene. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she picked up the book, raised it chest-high, and pressed it to her—firmly, and quite briefly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

And she looked so sad, just for a moment, that Bod wanted to hug her. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he put his foot on the step and hauled himself up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"Look what I found," she chirped, and at that moment I knew I was a goner. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“When they did die, I experienced a peace I never knew. I could tell the moment they left me, like a puff of energy was turned loose,” she said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

If Liyana answered at this moment, she would have to say, “No.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then Sadie would drive to town to buy it—vanilla ice cream, fries, a burrito—only to have him demand something else the moment she got back. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a moment I could hear his foot, first tap, tap, tap, and then whompwhompwhomp on the floor. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for the venom to sink in. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

After a moment the big gate opened a few inches. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, no indecisiveness. You were decisive enough when you ran to the back of the plane. Bring that formidable will to bear on this moment.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A moment of indecision passed while the two men stared at each other. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly she righted herself, but in that moment she saw him glance toward her, then look away in disinterest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Morrie had fallen into a coma two days after our final visit, and the doctor said he could go at any moment. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, motionless in intolerable doubt, he looked back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I hovered over the message for a moment. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The next moment, without warning, the headwind dropped dramatically, and they were traveling much too fast to make the runway. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt about it, the enemy had faltered for a few moments, but they managed to regroup. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was in those moments, when she felt their coolness, that she reached back to revive her first ardor and said it again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is my final moment, the scene that leads to my death. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

At that moment Dad scooted outside the pony pen and grabbed something out of sight, and when he returned he handed me a new round-nosed shovel with a nice blue bow tied around the handle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And it’s just for a moment, but my organs go wild. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A moment ago, it was empty, but I know the rules of simulations and how to control them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And right at the moment when the realization reaches his brain and numbs his body that he’s probably seen Fizz et al without hijabs, I reach over and grab my camera. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The ladder groaned beneath my weight but held, and within moments my feet were on worn floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In fact the stadium did speak powerfully and at all times, including this moment. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we will have a moment of silent prayer,” says the Commander. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait outside for a moment,” Uncle said to the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laboriously they climbed a sharp slope and halted for a moment at the top. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The harbor wind had lifted her dark hair, and for a moment Kaz was a boy again, sure that there was magic in this world. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Uncertainty, in fact, was the dominant mood at that moment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In that moment, I felt wrong in just about every way I could possibly feel wrong. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A dismal demon who was mostly mouth, he was ready at a moment’s notice to offer misinformation on any subject. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, I had my own problems. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After a moment Armistead said, “Wouldn’t mind seeing old Win again. One more time.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her the whole story, from the moment Asta had spotted the man under the oak tree to the story Mrs. Carpenter in the chandlery had shown him in the Oxford Times. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

For the moment he could drive himself no further. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, improvisation is an advanced and highly sophisticated skill in which the musician must draw upon all of their previously practiced knowledge and techniques in order to compose “in the moment.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She looked too fierce to argue with at that moment, so Harry dropped the subject of Ron and recounted all that he had overheard between Malfoy and Snape. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He yanked her closer, and for a moment she thought he meant to kiss her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The notation “7, 7, 14, 10, 11, 11,” for instance, means that in one six-second stretch, one member of the couple was briefly angry, then neutral, had a moment of defensiveness, and then began whining. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She studied me for a moment, weighing my life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bright taste of blueberry and pineapple lasted for a moment, and then all that was left was the mystery of being saved. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a long quiet moment, she puts out her hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But now that the train was gone, there was a powerful silence that settled along the tracks in the moments before the songbirds picked up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to utilize all the commentaries this time and was able to finish explaining the thought unit a moment before the three o’clock bell sounded. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Flapping my arms to let the breeze tickle me, for a moment I felt free, like a bird, tasting the sky. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pretended to consider it for a moment, grinning. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If anything, I generally overdid things, especially when it came to preparing for a big moment or test, but this one I’d let slip by. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before Grandma could stop him, he charged off his throne, balanced a moment on the edge of our float, and threw himself into space. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Explain a moment that changed your worldview, written in recipe format. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But John found no answer for this voice, for he was in the moment, and out of time. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

This is the moment I remember clearest of all—how I stood in the driveway looking back at them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice was a girl I saw in stolen moments at the mirror, who kept quiet at the dinner table. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Held up her index finger, as if to say, Just a moment. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At this moment the soil at the far end of the burrow began to crumble inward: then it fell away and Silver’s head and front paws appeared. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luma let that thought hang in the air for a moment, and then turned to walk from the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This time, I gasp louder than Voxy did a moment ago. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He blinked nervously, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Only two moments remain clearly in my mind. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

After one last throw he sat down and stared at the clay for a moment. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was touch and go for a moment there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She knew that at this very moment Martina was leaping the brook. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one says anything for a moment, and inside Marie-Laure, an old anxiety lumbers to its feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

George handed the hairpin to Ron and, a moment later, Hedwig soared joyfully out of the window to glide alongside them like a ghost. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“We are Peñas. Everything we do from this moment on will bring great pride or great sadness to our ancestors.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment she was weightless in the dark, the sides of the hot stone pit burning her arms. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then the moment was over, and she was away again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, he heard a stir of talk in the corridor, and the kitchen door opened to let in Sister Benedicta. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We sit on the log bench and he fills my palm with seed, and even though it is only for the briefest moment, a sparrow lands and flies away with a beak full. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Thinking of the last real smile we shared and then our final terrible, helpless moments together when he was yelling at me to run. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her spirit, her passion, her youth, her courage, her willfulness — I felt all of these things the moment I first saw her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think about it. If three avatars enter the Third Gate at the exact same moment, then it becomes a race to see who can clear the gate and reach the egg first.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Please. This is the greatest moment in my life. Please. I’m begging you.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Richard and I watch as two women meet in front of a cabin to talk for a moment. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Shaking my hair from my eyes, I lifted my head and tried to look boldly round the dark room; at this moment a light gleamed on the wall. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Colonel Korn was silent a moment, regarding the chaplain with a glint of cynical amusement. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So we just stayed like that for a while, until it was clear I’d let the moment go, and she got up to get her coat. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment I think that maybe I could just keep walking, out toward the mystery of the wall, past that to the open prairie, continue moving until I’ve left this whole mess behind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Hector Bowen takes his daughter’s face in his gloved hand, scrutinizing her expression for a moment before releasing her, his fingers leaving long red marks across her cheeks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In all that ruin of the world for the moment he felt only joy, great joy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden, excited murmur as every head turned and the next moment, Harry was surrounded by people exclaiming over his Firebolt. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know your uncle, ey?” the man asked at the same moment she recognized him for Judah, Aunt Clarissa’s husband, whom she hadn’t seen since she was a small thing. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now was the moment I had to do something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, I do nothing but take in her words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Jackboot in the passenger side of the front seat turned his head slightly, enough so that one of his eyes stared at me for a moment. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

In a few moments he had trudged close enough so that his face could be seen. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be back in a moment,” said Lee, and he went to the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a terrifying moment, I expected a second figure to emerge from the darkness—Yakov striding forward, cloaked in the same flames that had scarred him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And it was at that moment that I began to plan my trip to Penikese, with him or without. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

This moment and this music had been with John, so it seemed, since he had first drawn breath. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Because I am always careful. I am always absolutely sure of what I hold in my hands. You must learn patience, E’lir Kvothe. A moment in the mind is worth nine in the fire.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without a moment to lose, the ladies tucked their wings close and knifed toward the ground. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When he stopped, he looked older than a few moments before, like he was aging with each coughing fit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us, for just a few moments, are one. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And when the religious ceremonies had been completed, we left, my husband and I. How well I remember the day, and the sudden sickness that overcame me when the moment for departure came! Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled with such happiness that Prosper forgot for a moment why he had tears in his eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it looked like the man might say that he would. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

But then, as the moment of introduction grew nearer, from across the country the people came. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They sped after the ship, and a moment later were back on deck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In moments of uncertainty, the horse would pause and look for Smith. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a brief moment, I’m actually glad that Metias isn’t the one waiting at the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She looked down and we sat there in silence for a moment. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In these first Los Angeles moments, fear trembles me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m” — and with only a moment’s pause, the story came to him — “a pizza delivery boy. We have a contest every week, and you two were chosen for a free pizza.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a truly wondrous moment when they came into the room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought about telling him the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a bad, bad moment to get the text. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the moment came when Pancha’s pregnancy was obvious even to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he’d forgotten that the Smoke didn’t, in fact, exist anymore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe in this moment the angels of Los Angeles have gathered to watch over me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the man in black teetered at the ravine edge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she climbed astride, he would hold her hips and stare up at the night sky and, for those moments, be sure of the meaning of bliss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad looked down at me for a long moment, and I wasn’t sure if he trusted me or not. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I start to take a step back, but then I let him, deciding for a moment to accept both his jacket and his kindness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then the water stopped, and a few moments later Lovey walked through the living room into what I guessed was her bedroom. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was walking briskly, half-running, and in a moment had caught up with his father. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He remembers another moment: They’d just found each other again after their fight. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There is never a dull moment here at the Equatorial, though. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Leave it to Mom to ruin the moment. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She had a profound moment of helplessness before she hefted the ceramic pitcher and went to fetch water so her mama could wash her face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

In the midst of all the whirling noise of that supreme moment, Pollard felt peaceful. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some strange reason, Aunt Ivy’s voice came to me at that moment. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

This was it, the moment when she would break her vow to Shay. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Scrimgeour did not speak for a moment but his expression hardened instantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be stuck in the moment of his immolation, like a black-and-white video on a permanent loop. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ugwu thought, for one absurd moment, that she was chasing after Master’s car but she came back to say that she had asked Special Julius to follow him and bring him back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

To let every second of pain and anger come out of him in one moment of glorious, almost beautiful, violence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio braced an arm against the door frame and looked at the house opposite as if he feared it might collapse at any moment. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bright sunlight poured into the hall, and in that moment it was the most glorious thing Ekon had ever seen. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The competition actually begins tomorrow. And even if you’re as fantastic as you claim to be, you’re going to need every moment of sleep you can get.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He took me through each move that the two had made, disparaging a Bronstein choice one moment, lauding another the next. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next moment Haie Westhus was there, and spreading his arms he shoved us back in order to be first in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the moment, I’d felt nothing but relieved by my own good fortune. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now was not the time for long discussions; now was the moment to destroy the locket once and for all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She’s serious, and for a moment I forget about my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

So we sat there for a moment, swallowed in an Oklahoma fire-hose rainstorm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The eventual result was the inflation theory, which holds that a fraction of a moment after the dawn of creation, the universe underwent a sudden dramatic expansion. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like that, I can feel the moment passing, maybe already passed, and now it seems like a stupid idea, except for picturing the look on Amanda’s face as I go sailing by her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a barrier between me and the world, and I thought for a moment that the world had never wanted me and now it was taking the opportunity to get rid of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever he had a moment, he kept schooling me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, Lord!" she called out at one point, and as she did, her eyes came open for a moment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He watched her for a moment and said he was sure he couldn’t pay more than seventeen fifty for that china. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until now the animals had been about equally divided in their sympathies, but in a moment Snowball’s eloquence had carried them away. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I wonder if his change of heart had anything to do with that moment—if he, as another hunter, also understands what had really happened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Stay there a moment, and I’ll bring you a cup of tea.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A moment later he rose out of the dust and shook off broken roof tiles. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But for now, she wanted to spare the child even a moment of further anguish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not sit for a moment and rest?” suggested Rhyme. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he knew I was in the same room, Dad thought for a moment and then wondered aloud, quite honestly, “What about?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then my mother knew the truth. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of my sister, who understands that cardboard forts can become all too real, and I think of the captain, who has tormented me yet has trained me for this moment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After a moment, I lay back against the pillow and closed my eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But in this moment, her usual carefree confidence was gone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bert could not say anything for a moment, for his mouth had fallen open and he was staring at her with round eyes. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

At that moment a solid shot passed through the trees above them, tore through the leaves, ripped away a branch, caromed out into the dark over the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a widow’s peak way up high and for a moment I imagined the Bat Lady sitting up there in a rocking chair, still dressed in white, looking down at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Would I have moved in with Dad?—to adoring him the next moment, like I have from the very first time I laid eyes on him as Drunken Igor and he said he wasn’t okay. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A blurp of an old country and western song thrilled everyone for a moment. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Go and sit down in your chair this moment!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I remembered at the last moment in a flash of cold sweat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The most glorious moment of the whole year was when I first caught sight of the ocean. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she just stood there, her lungs filled, with the fresh, damp air. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In moments, he was again zooming through the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she thought the shoe belonged to a Special, but it was one of the other Smokies, helping her up the only way he could. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

For a moment his expression stayed like that—stonelike and unyielding. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He didn’t let up because the hyena had only to crush her mouth shut and he and Sophie would die in a moment. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She would always remember this moment, those words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

To taste the same thing in the same moment. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They went toward the Oxford Road, then turned westward through Holborn, stopping a moment to pray at each wayside cross, just as if they had been on a pilgrimage. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He stood facing away a moment, as if deep in thought. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Here!” cried Hermione again a few moments later from out of the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This was as close as I came to my beautiful Mama every day, and I cherished the moment despite her sadness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Liz after a long moment, “I guess it’s up to us.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fumbled for a moment with a key at the front door, then opened it and stepped back to let them pass. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He laid his hoe down gently, and savored one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Due to an ongoing investigation, I am unable to go into a lot of details at the moment,” Superintendent Cook says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

So it took a moment to sort that out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But in my room, at that moment, she was not so sure. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Yet this had not been the moment; it was as far back as he could go, but the secret, the turning, the abysmal drop was farther back, in darkness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Nels pushed himself upright again and began, slowly, to pace before the jurors, brooding in silence for a moment. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cal’s running around dealing with the tech people, and it’s kind of a relief to just be hanging out with a bunch of random senior girls at the moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Through email, Farmer dutifully kept track of Christian’s progress and eventual recovery, but he hadn’t seen him or his family until this moment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked back for a moment to see where I would sit, then turned away to face Lilian. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It took me a moment to realise, so that by the time I turned back to her she was breathing over her fingers and looking down, engrossed by something beside her feet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias enters the room a.moment later, followed by Tori and Harrison. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She pondered for a moment, and then could not hide her curiosity. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But before we continue, the real world has certain calls on me that I can no longer ignore. If you will please excuse me for a moment?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then a few minutes later, there is this one moment when our heads get really close together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Noah blasts into the studio like a lit stick of dynamite, then freezes as he scans the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He locked the inn, and after a moment’s consideration, left the key in the door so Chronicler could let himself out if he woke early in the morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

What troubled Burnham at the moment, as he rode in his Pullman compartment, was the fact that only one of his candidates, Van Brunt of Kansas City, had replied with any enthusiasm. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When Fossie asked about it one evening, Mary Anne looked at him for a long moment and then shrugged. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she wondered whether to tell him about her date with Dustfinger that night, but then she decided against it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After a moment I edged forward a few steps, pushing up on my toes for a better look. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did indeed, but it took me a moment to recall what it was—the helmet I had used as a chamber pot. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Never had a moment of quiet and clarity to ask Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood in the door looking at him for a moment, and then I said, “Wait a minute” and went down the hall to Judy’s room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment a movement in the valley caught Chup’s attention, and, good provider that he was, he left the aerie to catch a pigeon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

At this moment the air began to hum. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She regarded the four black students for a moment and then told them how proud she was of them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle stopped for a moment and looked at one of the pictures, a black-and-white photograph of an actress with very dark eyes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I savor one more moment of quiet—only to be interrupted by the elevator dinging. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The last part of Mom’s plane trip was a long moment when the plane was gliding over the runway in London, just barely off the ground. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A moment later, that red leather shoe starts pumping up and down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But until this moment, neither the AOC nor the Olympic Rowing Committee had hinted that they would be unable to send the winning crew to the games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Last night when I came down from the attic, I noticed, the moment I entered the room, that the lovely vase of carnations had fallen over. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

True to his occupation, he created teaching moments in everything he did. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter, at that moment, that he was black and ugly. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood beside the house for a moment feeling frightened and lonely. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a long moment she took my hand, gave Otto a warm rub on the head. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then as happens even in the brightest moment, I remembered Janaki. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even better, the glass structure threw brilliant reflections into his eyes, and Will could see that for a moment he was almost blinded. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She weighed the plum in her hand, and for just a moment it seemed to represent everything she wasn’t—or perhaps every sweet, insipid thing she was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She looked really hurt for a moment, but then she got angry. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment, then said, “Now, I tell you, we got much wark to do today.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments I feared that my life might not be any different here than in Płaszów. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I retrace our steps, starting from the moment the gong rang out, searching for the source of my discomfort. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to take a shower leaning slightly out,” he remembered, “so that if the electricity came on at that moment, you could fall outside the shower.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The moment I stood before that glittering crowd of sumptuously dressed courtiers, I lapsed into a sort of dream. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, he could only hear the soft: thudding of his own footsteps, and the silky sound of the corn, brushing against him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

This is always a dangerous moment in a story, because the king is not a djinn, and a wish that is an insult can quickly become a curse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In one moment, she was before it; in the next, she’d plunged into darkness, alone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

‘And I’m thinking that I won’t spend a moment longer than I need, stuck up on this edge with the eyes of the Dark Country looking over the marshes,’ said Frodo. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After a long few moments, Ulbrickson shouted up the stairwell after them, “And bring Hume along with you!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Each moment was assigned; she knew precisely, at any hour, what she would be doing, how long it would require. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one hopeful moment, Roy thought the driver had seen what was happening and was pulling off the road to intervene. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only good moments were when I got to see Frankie, but other than that, I just couldn’t get used to life at the camp. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course! Though I’m planning on giving them a call myself tonight to tell them just how proud I am of you at this very moment.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Only when I said to the veterans, by way of explanation: “One of our guardians,” did Ruth give a frowning nod, as though she’d just that moment remembered. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he read to himself but then his lips began to move and in a moment he read aloud—slowly, pausing at the end of each line. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited nervously for a moment before returning to the graph. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was so upset that it took me a moment to realize it was only Charles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still, there were moments when, against all reason, I thought I might be a genius. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It binds them to the moment so you never forget, and I didn’t want to forget. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He swung his big face back toward her a moment later and she jumped out of the way as a massive splortch of dinosaliva-tinged river water gushed over his wounded skin. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Let’s imagine for a moment that sumo wrestling is rigged. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Something happens in that moment, it’s not something spoken, not something we acknowledge in any way, but I know we all feel it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she surprised even herself by leaving her lips by his neck for a sweet moment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

At this moment no one is here but us. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the girl turned toward them as if she had heard them talking. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head back, mouth open, and for a moment I thought she was going to attempt an actual screech. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, if you ask at the wrong moment, they say no. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it sounds corny, but in that moment, with that one word, I already feel like a different person. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Girls, come here for a moment. Attend me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My heart, that amphibian, moving that moment between two elements: one, excitement; the other, fear. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We laughed, and I felt like from that moment on, I had T's blessing to go on and do what I had to. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the same moment the knight leaned over to his near side and swapped off the lady’s head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later we heard the footsteps of an invisible boy pounding up the ramp outside our cage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in his calmer moments, he liked to sit on Laila’s lap and have her sing to him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The warriors looked confused a moment, then nodded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The moment they had dawned, he was a creature from Edgar Allan Poe. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was wild and flushed; I’m not even sure he recognized me at that moment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Claire opens the kennel door, Murphy transforms from quiet and still to loud and excited. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for the children to realize that Constance had arrived with the others. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments Kiowa watched the sky. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if, when I sang, Dad forgot for a moment that the world was a frightening place, that it would corrupt me, that I should be kept safe, sheltered, at home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gestures for her to wait outside, and a moment later, he locks the door behind him and leads her and Max down streets narrow and sloping. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The thin roof resonated under the rain: it was like being inside a great drum, which might give way any moment under the crazy assault of the drummer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Luma knew they were quick, but her eyes were opened to the boys’ potential at that moment in the Blue Springs game when Robin had appeared out of nowhere to clear the ball. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ve felt it for a little while in fleeting moments, but...it’s like it’s moving through me all the time, constantly.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The men said nothing for a few moments. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moment I purchased my flight, it would be on my dad’s credit card balance. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The moment Valley repeated the second part of the spell, she doubled over with the mirror in hand, her hood going over her head and covering her face and hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The moment any authority figure challenged Cade's control over things, the game was on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They sat there for a moment, not moving. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything for a few moments, then he sighed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was a moment or two before he took in the meaning of the photograph, which showed a family group. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“So...you knew you liked me from that moment?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In that moment nothing flutters, not the fabric of the tents or the ribbon ties of dozens of masks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The nice thing about the constant threat of expulsion at Culver Creek is that it lends excitement to every moment of illicit pleasure. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, Ophie threw the saltshaker, which she had uncapped. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps . . ” Miss Whitlaw tapped a finger against her lips for a moment. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sirens were warnings before or after bombardment, and they were always followed by a silent moment of nauseating anticipation of the destruction of our shelter. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

You always feel a little bit sick inside, knowing the worst might happen at any moment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A moment later he darts back in and grabs the rest of the cookies in the package. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mom looked at me and I looked at Craig, and suddenly the moment seemed a little funny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She stopped chattering, her face solemn for a moment. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Talking about her death was probably hard for Clara, so an easier topic might be better for the moment. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We sit silent for a moment, and then Uhmma reaches into the box again and pulls out another photo. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the announcer mentioned the day, confirming what I had thought. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment they held on to each other like shipwreck survivors. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Nel twisted the knob and rapped a little on the door at the same time, then listened a moment before she opened it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment there was a pounding on the door. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai could guess both what she’d almost said and what had stopped her, because they had occurred to her at the same moment as Sparrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and say, “They’re not home right now,” which is true, and doesn’t elicit either questions or concern—neither of which I could deal with in the moment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Until that moment I didn't know heartbreak was a real and physical breaking. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He considered a moment and then thought, I wish for courage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the Professor never stopped for a moment; he sawed down a couple of feet along one side of the lead coffin, and then across, and down the other side. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

For a moment he lay still, looking up into the darkness and scratching his stomach. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A moment of warmth that they could stand up and walk around in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“God will act in His own way and time. Do not fear, and do not rejoice as yet; for what we wish for at the moment may be our undoings.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I only hesitate a moment before I hug her back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laughing stopped, and from that moment on she did a perfect imitation of a sullen, pout-lipped teenager. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I spread my arms out wide and take a moment to enjoy how pretty the sky looks without anything blocking my view. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In a moment of courage, I telephoned him and left a message. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At that moment, there was a crash of breaking china from inside Hagrid’s cabin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He helped me into the helicopter and stood there for a moment. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light rain fell for about an hour as the sun was setting so we roped up our tarps and sat together for a moment, to regroup and plan watch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A moment later they were talking together in a murmured rush of which Mary later remembered nothing, and walking through a silly landscape of reed beds and electrical transformers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Basil’s mouth worked silently for a moment, as if to make some excuse, then apparently decided better of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting moment, while the man had been in his cell, he had not felt apprehensive, cornered. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Halting for a moment outside the door of the Director’s room, Bernard drew a deep breath and squared his shoulders, bracing himself to meet the dislike and disapproval which he was certain of finding within. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled over the block of sugar maple, a castoff from someone’s construction project, and it became her perch whenever she had a spare moment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Buddy Ray took his time, milking the moment. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Which means that at this moment, he’s not okay. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment a servant entered and whispered something in his mistress’s ear. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally approached the table, and Mitra hung around nearby to observe the moment. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If ever there was a moment to press PLAY, it’s this one. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I had never known how much one moment could hurt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, before we all set off, I wriggled out of Amah’s grasp and jumped out of the rickshaw. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment, his arms still in the air. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there and looked at him a moment. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, he need only rest for a moment, just a moment... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In a moment of panic, I wondered what happened to Riptide, but I felt my pocket and there was my pen, right where it always reappeared. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He frowned a moment before surprise passed over his face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He expects her to blink at any moment, but she does not. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As the dedication ceremony continued at the Apollo, the master of ceremonies, activist-entertainer Harry Belafonte—yet another childhood “uncle”—framed the importance of this historic moment for the audience assembled. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At daybreak Billy Buck emerged from the bunkhouse and stood for a moment on the porch looking up at the sky. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to find his words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This much was plain from the moment his gang turned down the road to the big house and saw the three gallows. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The moment after she let go, the hollow leapt to the right— into the very place my compass had pointed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

At least to a tormented Petey, in overalls with a bulky tool belt on his waist, whom Donny Boy held in a headlock at the moment the picture was snapped. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

An instrumental version of “Monster Mash” filled the elevator for an awkward moment until they reached the seventh floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Home had changed the moment I’d taken Shawn to that hospital instead of to Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the months to come they would draw together even more closely just as I would hold to them—my moment of separateness a foreshadowing, but not yet a reality. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sat for a moment a few feet away, as though confused. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As if you could really take a moment, stick a pin in it, and save it for later. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We didn't really talk about too much before he took off, or have any sort of amazing father/son lightbulb moment, but the time we spent, to me, was quality. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

For the first few moments, I did not think about my situation, but as the seconds ticked away, I became more and more agitated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, we just look at each other. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Yossarian staggered up to his feet not a moment too soon, for she came charging back in from the kitchen carrying a long bread knife. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It is in these moments that I wish for John Kwang to start speaking the other tongue we know; somehow our English can’t touch what I want to say. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at the same moment a cutting thought hit him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chieftains were silent for a few moments as they listened to what the old man was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the tip of the green quill into her mouth, sucked it for a moment with apparent relish, then placed it upright on the parchment, where it stood balanced on its point, quivering slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“For a moment I thought you had lost your job.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, he yanked her up again, holding her by the front of her dress. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Mom” is for regular days, and the Urdu “ummi” for increasingly rare moments of filial affection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

If she’s the thought, the hope, the concern underneath my every waking moment, then why wouldn’t she permeate my sleeping hours as well? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In a few moments, she starts to sway to the odd music. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For while the moment of shock had been short, it had been long enough. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sam is not on the first bus, and for one moment—just one—I think, What if something happened to her? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In a moment, he’d vanished and I was alone in the sunny field. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He balanced it in that hand for a moment, and then threw it with blinding speed, shattering it against another huge tree, which shook and trembled at the blow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A few moments after the car pulled off, we heard another door open. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A moment later I decide I don’t care. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other for a moment, the open air between us feeling like miles and miles. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At last the cold of the car roused him; he switched on the ignition key and a moment later headed in the direction of downtown San Francisco. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Still struggling, he fetched up against something hard, bumped off it, struck it again and then for a moment touched soft ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Catchart grew awfully depressed for a moment as he wondered what Milo was really thinking, and whether he had already got a black eye with him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To hurl away, for a moment of ease, the glories of eternity! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stared over my shoulder for a moment, then moved toward the kitchen. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat for a moment, dumbstruck that my plan had actually worked. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

With dinner about to be served, this was hardly the moment to be summoning P.C. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It lingered at the edges of art music, popping up one moment in Chopin, or another in Debussy. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Wearing deep mourning, she would have laid on it, perhaps, a wreath of flowers, as other women did; and stood for a moment, head bowed, considering the unspeaking ground. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

At the moment, it seemed worse than being forsaken by God. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be the best moment, before the full flush of summer, and in the valley the azaleas would be prodigal of scent, and the blood-red rhododendrons in bloom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This is what she imagined he would think in such a moment. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With a grin and a mock obeisance, Heqet began to arrange logs in the firing box, and Ranofer used his moment of leisure to watch the work going on around him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It illuminated, for a moment, the single unlit bulb, and Raymie, ridiculously, felt angry at the lightbulb. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

And in one ear-splitting moment, the molasses tank had exploded apart. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Since the moment school let out, they had been wheedling and prodding for stories about their mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Based on the feelings pumping through Mark at the moment, he didn’t know how long he could pretend. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Totally cheesy, but I swear time stopped in that moment. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey thought about this for a moment, and said, Won’t they notice the box is too heavy when they go to put it away? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if when someone close to us dies, we momentarily trade places with them, in the moment right before. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She could very much use a taste of happiness at the moment. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

What I did then, in behalf of Security, was done on the spur of the moment, and afterwards I tried not to think about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to leave, but I stood there for a moment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment the carbons lay spread out before him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, a moment of agony. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a long, tense moment, Newt stood from his chair and walked over to the door, opened it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Every move she made was deliberate, as if she had already lived this moment a dozen times and had always done the right thing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe for this moment, as a kid, I survived? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She stayed with her back to me a moment, unmoving. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we were not automata at that moment we would continue lying there, exhausted, and without will. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black-market came to an end at the very moment when the Presidential Palace was bombed, because speculators were threatened with martial law and execution by firing squad. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He should have refused Leon’s invitation, but the moment it was made his pulse had leaped and his bleated yes had left his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My head ached with my thoughts, all the memories of moments I still didn’t understand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As it was, he reacted to them, and his reactions were based on what he felt at the moment. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pretended to think hard for a moment, and then she looked at Dot. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

An unseen enemy might come out of the trees at any moment. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Eril-Fane was a moment answering, and his voice, when he did, was raw and almost too low to hear. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even though I want to move far away from here, moments like these make me love Chicago. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mother pursed her lips a moment, then nodded. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment Cholly could not remember what his own self looked like. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paused and spent a few moments rolling my tongue around my mouth, trying to bring life back to it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her brother ignored her for a moment but then, as if he had been judging the limits of his sister’s patience, he loped over and dropped the toy at her paws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It would be a perfect moment to freeze in time and make into a little diorama that I could inhabit for an eternity. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s shock, the chaplain giggled with nervous relief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stared at me a moment longer, then slowly, slowly turned his head away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was simply, merely there, a whisper of featherwings, reminding him of the moment he dreaded above all others, the moment when the not wanting to be a wringer would turn to becoming one. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He considered me for a moment, his face grim. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she should just enjoy this quiet moment with Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I freeze for a moment, turn, and walk away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A moment later, there are clanking keys and footfalls and her father’s voice calls her name. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper looked thoughtful for a moment, then shrugged. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the man ahead began kicking backward, cutting both of Louie’s shins. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other a moment, neither one of them moving, before they both burst out laughing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was a bawler, screaming in fear at all the appropriate moments, which delighted them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She stands on one foot, her entire body shaking, surely about to tumble forward any moment now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He held it in for a moment, then blew the smoke toward the ceiling. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

To his satisfaction, Riccio noticed that Prosper had obviously forgotten about the hotel for a moment. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words caused a fullness in me, and right at that moment an explosion of blackbirds lifted off the ground in a clearing a short distance away and filled up the whole sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed ahold of the horse’s mane and swung one leg over the horse’s neck, faltering only for a moment till Finn steadied her with a hand on her hip. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Somehow I could not face Frank just at the moment. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The war memories had formed a barrier that I had to break in order to think about any moment in my life before the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The men didn’t see him for a few moments and then one of them stuck out his arm to show where he was and the boy shot him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only for a moment did the spirit glimmer there. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But at that moment Merry gave a whistle of relief and pointed ahead. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He calmed them, though, and looked at me for a moment without saying anything. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I will,” I say, pulling free of my sisters to tarry with him a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After a few moments he said, “I’m sorry to hear it. I liked that elf.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A moment later Señor Fidencio came around to the back of the pickup. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

‘Now he is gone, we can talk a moment about that spy system you think you can organize in Boston.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the mirror held their two faces. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s ... I’ve never—” He struggled, wordless for a moment, then bowed his head and began to cry hopelessly into his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were looking for me, because they emerged in moments. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be taller in that moment, but in a way, he felt taller, like he finally mattered. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the brief moment it took to do that the entire shingle was smoldering and smoking, hot in my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In this country, Black people must face racism every single moment of their lives.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She pulled out my copy of Rhetoric and Logic, and a moment later my handheld sympathy lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stands there blinking his narrow eyes at me for a long moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

One moment Buddy Ray was standing there with a knife in his hand. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Mia did not look like her mother at all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At this moment, surrounded by so many people, I feel utterly alone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Listen, we’re all right for the moment, but sooner or later something will have to be done about the battering ram. Has anyone got a good idea? I’m open to sensible suggestions.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You guys can’t stay with your mother forever,” Maxine says when they are alone for a moment after the ceremony, upstairs in his room, sitting side by side on the edge of the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“May I borrow that for a moment?” she asks him, indicating his notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He would stay and keep track of the British plans until the very last moment. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment we decided to share some of our personal experiences with the kids. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment he felt him stop moving but the weight was still there. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fidget all the way to the dressmakers and back, expecting at any moment the driver will pull the iron pony over and Miss Anderson and Mr. Redfern will slaughter us for what we know. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In a moment he returned with two copies. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the loudspeaker was flipped on and the ro-tunda guard hollered "COUNT!" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But in that moment, the water in the kettle had finally started to boil in front of me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He heads toward the gates, and after a dreadful few moments of indecision, I turn away from Veturius and follow him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A slumped figure near the radio, which happened to be playing loud at the moment, finally roused himself to say, “What’s the charge?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impatient with his generalities, I said, “You imply that this isn’t the right moment. Would you advise me to cancel my audience?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at it a moment longer before it dawned on her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I heard a sound like a thousand trash compactors crushing metal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Only a few moments later he had vanished completely, and their last impression was of those eyes, blinking in wonder, and a sigh of the most profound and exhausted relief. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And for a few moments I had relief from the great blanketing grief that was constantly crushing me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She thought for a moment, then nodded her consent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So, when Toby turned to them a moment later and thundered, “Kneel and bow low—O ancient Egyptians—before the miracle of the oracle!” they hurried to obey. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A part of me knows this isn’t right, but for this tiny moment I need human comfort, and Jake’s arms give me that. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She looked at me for a long moment and then whispered, “Not good to be warrior.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

At that very moment, the 12:35 train out of South Station and en route to North Station was rounding a curve near where the tank had burst open. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a moment, feeling suddenly insecure. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Son, can you look at me a moment?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The room swam for a few moments after I stopped, but I soon got my equilibrium back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Slowly they shuffled in around her, a savage beast that might wake at any moment and attack them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Well, as good as it can be when your sister is dead and you feel like you might lose your mind at any moment. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She didn’t spy on such private moments anymore, but even the sight of a strong, bare arm crooked gently round a waist or shoulder could make her ache with the yearning to be held. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And for a moment, he forgot his fear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the others did not matter! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment ago there had been no Yossarians in his life; now they were multiplying like hobgoblins. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he asked, “Did Clancy offer to help you with your abilities?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She held it there a moment, looking out, looking down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had a disjointed moment of the sky above her and the trees that lined the street and the sidewalk under her—none of it was familiar, none of it was her bedroom at home. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He hadn't shown a moment's interest in Jemmy's scheme to free him. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to wrap my mind around this moment. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment of silence the Chancellor called for the vote. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Bobby didn’t answer and the press interviewed Euwe about it, he issued an apt reply: “At the moment we are in a complete stalemate.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Mine? I told you I don't know the first thing about cars. Now, keep your eyes on the road. We’ll be coming to the bridge any moment.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I reach the last light and stand for a moment in shadow, letting my eyes adjust. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment Barbarossa was lost for words again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The courtiers around us gape and titter, but only for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t doubt for a moment that he took note of exactly who was missing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This is where big ideas come from—a flash across the brain screen in moments when all the circuits are throwing sparks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Charles looked at me skeptically, as if asking me to reconcile that with what I’d said only moments before. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For some moments Taran heard nothing but a confusion of voices, angry outcries and bickering, with Eiddileg trying to shout above them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I know I have been a victim of many things beyond my control—but in this moment, in this place, here is something I have the power to choose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mother stood in silence, pondering Grandma’s words for a long moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a frightening moment when two days ago she realized that the tundra was an ocean of grass on which she was circling around and around. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment he stepped out of that door he would have his life in his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed particularly cool to Tally, who felt guilty for every moment she spent with David, now that his mother was alone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

So I held my ground, and at the last moment, I jumped to the side. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish they could stay because that would delay the moment my brother finds out that our dad is going to die. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, after the last group of fetterlings was repelled, we had a moment of rest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds at the most critical moment of their careers, Pollard and Seabiscuit faltered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd that surrounded him was still, unmoving, quiet, and it was eerie, like the world had been paused for this singular moment. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before my first bout, I stepped outside the venue for a brief moment alone. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was prone to errors of deportment—in moments of abstraction she tended to shift her weight onto one foot in a way that particularly enraged her superior. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Back at Bern he wondered if it was a trap, if the moment he entered the embassy he’d be arrested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He listened for a few moments to the haunting melody and sighed with relief. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Myma is still in New York, her native habitat. No doubt she is trying to taunt the police into arresting her in some demonstration at this very moment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, very soon afterwards, the rain had come down with such ferocity that for a moment all the guests seemed to stop eating just to stare out of the windows. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In a moment,” she says, “I completely turned, in a moment.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The fact was, I had been 'off duty' at that moment Miss Kenton had come marching into my pantry. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

This meant hat he must watch the front door like a cat watching a mouse’s hole; he dared not h ave his post for a moment. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment or two my own heart stopped beating. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earl stares for a moment and then drops his gaze to the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He turned to look, and at the same moment a shell plunged into the sea seventy-five feet to stern. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore looked at Harry very intently for a moment before saying, “Yes, I think so.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even take a moment to think. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Watching Aunt Eva saying the prayers over the candles was the one moment in all the family gatherings that Hannah had always found special. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Discoveries are moments in an historical process that is intended to be irreversible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After a moment, he left, but not before blowing out my lamp, which irritated me no end, as I was not allowed to keep matches in our bedrooms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The moment felt surreal—no, not surreal, absurd—it had knocked the breath out of me, brought the world around me to a standstill. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But at that moment Faro gave a small, impatient tug and a small bark, which came clearly up the hill to my ears. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The confession hovered in the air a moment, before floating away with the smoke rising from her cigarette. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was stuck against it for a moment, and Ivan slammed into the back of her, which knocked her loose, and she barely managed to keep ahold of his arm as she started moving again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The moment I was alone, I sat on the edge of the toilet and buried my face in my hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, she leaped to one side, tackling Annabeth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving the courthouse on my way back to the van, I recognized for a brief moment the smell and color of the summer evening. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

For a moment I had a picture of them driving all the way there and back, but then I knew she meant they picked him up at the airport. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Some were laughing, others gazed coolly at the viewer, others seemed distracted by something off to the side, not realizing that the moment would last forever. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The newcomer hesitated, thought for a moment, then picked the fish back up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“For the moment, yes,” Penelope mumbled, staring at her shoes. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Early-eighteenth-century England represents a key moment in Weber’s ‘disenchantment of the world’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But as I tried to listen to their easy chatter, I was terribly uncomfortable, waiting nervously for the moment he would arrive. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But for the moment they could not extricate themselves from the crowd. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Samar’s mother stepped out of the blue house, her keys jangling, a briefcase over her shoulder. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For a moment, there is a heavy silence. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dad takes another bite of cornbread, looks at me for a moment, then goes on studying his cereal. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought Uncle was going to cry. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, his decision had yielded an unforeseen dividend: in this moment of crisis, he could hardly be dismissed before he got his degree. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She knew she was ruining the moment for her parents. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A few moments later Tia came back out with two boxes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Hermione rummaged for a moment and then extracted from the pile a large volume, bound in faded black leather. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The moon was reflected in the Sabine for a moment, then heavy clouds darkened the sky again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand for a moment and read the other comments. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He asked her the moment she entered the room if she knew of a hiding place and was enormously pleased when Miep said she had something in mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The first voice was silent for a moment. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I must think a moment. A spirit of contempt for the fawners and plotters.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the next twenty-four hours in a frantic funk, obsessively checking the Scoreboard every five seconds, expecting the end to come at any moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A long moment passed, both of them looking toward the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was no rational explanation for how I was alive at this moment. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, the audio lurched on with a jerky, garbled sound. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a fleeting moment of dread, Officer Delinko wondered if it was already the next night. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one certain thing was that death never came at an expected moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Despite our audience, this moment feels starkly personal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Bull had climbed out the attic window onto the roof. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted the covers, and for a moment, I couldn’t make sense of the dark stains on the bottom sheet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked around after a moment and told me the girl was "common but pretty," and I knew that except for the half hour she'd been alone with Gatsby she wasn't having a good time. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

For a moment we were both looking at Tommy, but he just went on gazing at the boat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His thick lips worked soundlessly for a moment before he gained his poise. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, as the familiar trees of the ranch brushed past her car windows, I was a little scared, if you want to know the truth. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed a long moment, but it might have been only seconds. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And there were moments when the beauty of this country and its people so overwhelmed me that I couldn’t speak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We listened together for a moment until the scurrying stopped. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She paused for a moment as if waiting for Hannah’s reply. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you realize that three summers ago the most exciting moment of my life was welcoming guests to The Children’s Home?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Lina wasn’t sure about this idea, but she couldn’t, at the moment, think of a better one. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She rooted for a moment in a box and brought out a paperback called Eight Bullets, which she passed to me for examination. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It takes Werner a moment to realize that this is the stairwell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She had cast it loose from its golden chain, by a spell, the moment her castle disappeared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Pollard arrived at the track, the hard training began. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If I can do one week, I can do another, and might as well, since there’s never been a moment for job-hunting. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, they all just stood there in the sudden silence. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But she leaped right back up into my lap the moment I sat down again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We sat in silence for a few moments, listening to the whisper of the wind in the aspen leaves. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Artemis glanced at the back wall for a moment. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It’s a really emotional moment...until the “shave and a haircut, two bits” horn of Grandpa’s car blares from outside. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve basically been picturing this moment for ten hours, and now that it’s here, I don’t have a clue what I’m supposed to say. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute, I’ll be right back,” she says, hurrying out and returning a few moments later with a wide black ribbon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment the door opened and the concierge came towards them. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

In moments like that, he thought she might hate him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Those were the worst moments of my life. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He holds it there for a moment and lowers his weapon, recognizing her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He drags open the cellar door and pauses a moment, vision swimming. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment hope rose in my chest, then fell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a long, long moment, I went blank. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kid Sampson resisted doubtfully for another moment and then capitulated eagerly with a triumphant whoop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Could you please wait for a moment so that I can talk to my family?”The soldiers nod to Pa. Pa and Ma go inside the hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his delirious moments, he saw Eberechi wearing her tight skirt and making gestures to him that he could not understand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stared for a moment at the closed door, knowing it would soon be flying open again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“My wings,” said the Wart after a moment, guessing because he did not know. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it looked as though words had failed her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In one horrible moment the last piece of the prophecy became clear. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Ishmael caught them in the beam of his flashlight; then he reached in and took up a nearby egg left untended in the cold. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The respectful hush of the chapel was Scruggs’s last quiet moment until Sunday. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I was allowed a few moments of peace without any of my sisters yanking at my sleeve, wasn’t I? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In that moment, Tally made a deal with herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After a moment he removed his spectacles and rubbed them fiercely against his cuff. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But at that moment, I couldn’t think of a reason why I should say yes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed in any case a wise course for the moment, since this foray of the men of Gondor had made a journey in Ithilien more dangerous than ever. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to figure out why. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment Horace stood with his hands linked across his belly and debated silently the merits of opening the deceased man’s chest so as to get at the evidence in the heart and lungs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would pray together about other things, but also that the secret police wouldn’t kick the doors down at any moment and arrest all of them while they prayed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

My fingers had fastened on her hand which lay outside the sheet: had she pressed mine kindly, I should at that moment have experienced true pleasure. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted for a moment, then stood quietly with her hands clasped at her waist, eyes drilled to the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Every moment I think of you and long to hold and feel you. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment I felt very close to my sister, and even to Amber. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And at that moment I realize how close Mama is to me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Clearly this was the moment for Maurice’s boss to discuss with Bragg whether it made sense for Crick and the American to duplicate King’s heavy investment in DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But at that moment the summons sounded for dinner; all re-entered the house. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the moment it stopped, he realized it was the woman’s dæmon: a crouching monkey, turning its head this way and that, searching for something. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I daresay the moment will present itself in due course. Given what has happened tonight,” he indicated his withered hand, “we can be sure that it will happen within a year.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The moment I began to write, the plot fell out, so to speak. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall a moment in my life when I was more acutely aware of how providence has favored the land to which I was born. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He preferred picking the perfect move for the moment. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

For the moment, though, let us just note that there is a word which, for Protestants at least, had many of the connotations of ‘revolution’, and that word is ‘reformation’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I'm kind of worried about Nick and Abby,” Simon says after a moment. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I think of all those people in Savannah the moment Hurricane Noah made that unexpected turn and barreled straight toward them, instead of heading back out to sea like it was supposed to. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The pendant had flashed, blinding her for a moment. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A moment later the projection of the earth morphed into a reality TV show called Bunker, and a hammy announcer's voice boomed at me from everywhere at once. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took Candice a moment to process what Tori was asking. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Their spears wavered for a moment within a few inches of each other’s helms—each had chosen the difficult point-stroke—and then they were galloping off in opposite directions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sobbed so hard, she ran from the kitchen, and in a moment we heard her bedroom door slam. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The two sat quiet for a moment, hating Bulling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Dedd hesitates, but her mind is already racing backwards, year by year by year, to the moment she has fixed in her memory as zero. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stop dissing, and let’s take in the moment. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And for a moment, I just stand there, in the middle of the subway station. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A bodyguard blocked Matt’s view for a moment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment Seven walked through Valley’s front door, the potion wore off. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her sapphire eyes glint, and for a moment, they are hauntingly familiar. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I only knew at this moment, my father forgave me for not having done what I was supposed to do: look out for my sisters. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment they made a brave show, all bright armor and streaming banners, the sun flashing off the points of their lances. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The exceptions are the kids from the wealthier districts, the volunteers, the ones who have been fed and trained throughout their lives for this moment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

From the moment in which she entered the room Úrsula felt inhibited by the maturity of her son, by his aura of command, by the glow of authority that radiated from his skin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The girls paused for a moment, looked at one another, looked at me, and then began tossing the ball back and forth. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I could see myself there, starting from the moment I stepped off the plane into the warm Australian summer. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A store of that type always offered an interesting possibility for exploring, but April was really looking for something else at the moment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like this second is the most important moment in the world. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Before we can leave, Rachel asks my father to come see her in private for a moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I knew the moment I said it that I probably shouldn’t have. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

After a long quiet moment, she puts out her hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I took advantage of the moment to tell Caroline. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Chronicler took a long moment to digest this piece of information. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, satisfactorily for that moment, it came to me: it is most like a single cell. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I was scared to open my eyes, wondering how it would work. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He kissed me, or I kissed him, or something in the middle of that, where we just kinda came together, and it was perfect for a few moments. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Often Kit and Judith and even Rachel worked side by side with Matthew in the fields until sunset, and there was not a moment to spare. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There was little wind; in a moment they were airborne. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He considered me a moment, his eyebrows raised, whistling softly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the moment, I just wanted space to process our conversation. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang on to the good and sober moments tightly. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I woke, I knew something was wrong. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Without taking his eyes off the girl—her back was turned now and he feasted himself on her rounded jeans —he pondered the meaning of what Howie had said, sensing the importance of the moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the door opened and Gandalf came quickly in. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a moment she stood there, gazing down at whatever was in the box. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Jethro had forgotten Eb for the moment; the possibility of Bill’s return was always a hope far back in his mind. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few moments ago the sky had been clear, and now in the gloom we saw each other as dark bultos. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for a moment before saying, “Is what?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We stared at each other for a long moment, and then he smiled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I could have thought clearly enough at that moment to formulate a plan of action, I would certainly have killed myself on the spot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If I let go I’d fall, but I’d have a precious moment to reach for the flapping reins or try to yank my calf from the stirrup. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I lie still with my eyes open, waiting for the best moment to crawl up to the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bellingham held his position a moment longer, then he took one long step back. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My vision blurred around the edges, and I thought for a moment the sluggers had come to save me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had been everywhere, one moment fighting and dressing the wounds the next. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom walked him to me, and I pulled myself out of the dining room chair and hugged him, his body taking a moment to find me before he hugged me back, hard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ernest’s response contrasted sharply with that of Compton, who sat for a blistering daylong deposition by the Tribune’s lawyers without wavering for a moment in his defense of Kamen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Axel listens for a few moments, then asks, “But do you like to sing now? Or have you always liked to sing?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And from that moment on, I made it a point to share my story as often as possible—not only through Secretary Clinton’s initiative, but whenever the opportunity presented itself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For a few moments they looked into each other’s eyes with complete frankness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Next moment, Ludo Bagman charged into the box. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

No force on earth can stop me, except that her song starts and crushes the moment with melancholy. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment to run a finger along the camera’s sleek, shiny lines—so different from his old beat-up Minolta. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Mama looked out the window a moment, her face struggling with some emotion. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before I could take a moment to figure out my next steps, I had to deal with a more pressing issue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was afraid for a moment, until he remembered how that story ended. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, but only for a moment. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

In a moment she had dropped her purse and lifted Frankie off the ground, smothering him with kisses. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment it seemed to the eyes of Legolas that a white flame flickered on the brows of Aragorn like a shining crown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I’m remembering that moment so clearly now and I’m wondering—if this is indeed death—will 1 see my father’s dorky parental smile when I open my eyes? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There’s a crack in the sink, which at this moment seems a disaster, worse than any of the other flaws and absences. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The book of matches had skidded further, near the mast, and he found them only when he’d wasted moments crawling under the table to its other side. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a paradox. And it is uncomfortable. To go back to the instrument from Bologna for a moment: presumably it’s really a possession of Bologna University?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe she’d looked so moody a moment ago. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The fact that the handcuffs and his boot on my shoulder had kept me from reaching Stick in his last living moments. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bernard dropped down to floor thirty-three, hurried along the corridor, stood hesitating for a moment outside Room 3210, then, having wound himself up, opened the door and walked in. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the humming vibration grew louder, quenching the rushing of the night breeze in the elms. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, indeed,” said Milo, who wondered for just a moment how it was possible for someone so agreeable to have a face with no features at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was the knife you’d choose to experience a slaughter, to feel the blood running down your hand the moment the heart stopped beating. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At the moment he had a sneaking sympathy with Mrs. Lapham’s point of view. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stares for a moment and decides that Jacques looks jumpy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In a moment, I heard a splash on one side of the raft and then Timothy’s feet began drumming the water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift my weight and try to find the right moment to interject. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When the fit passed, he sat motionless for a moment, then opened his eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment a heavy shining thing came hurtling down from above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment the boy simply stood next to the bodies. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the wall for a moment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone rang and she talked for a few moments before covering the mouthpiece to say, "I couldn't find any boxes or anything, so just...you know." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Lenina was lucky; lucky in having shared with Bernard a generous portion of the Savage’s immense celebrity, lucky in reflecting from her insignificant person the moment’s supremely fashionable glory. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later the two champions appeared from op-posite sides of the garden. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the place almost seems like home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The lenses are dark and tinted and it takes a moment for my eyes to recognize myself. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At that moment she understood that he had been waiting for her ever since the distant day when he had sat her on his knees, when she was just a child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and faced him again, now that the moment was broken. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to let them steal this monumental moment from me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was in his clear moments he was troubled. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In moments she was looking down on the escarpment and waterfall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But that was the moment I first noticed it, something in his voice, or maybe his manner, that set off distant alarm bells. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were pacing, pretending to smile, sitting a moment, then rising to pace again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she stood near the spot where she, too, would soon be buried, as if offering a mourning prayer to herself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I worried about it for a moment as I held the bottle by the neck, but I wanted to trust her, and so I did. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The moment the Minister had passed out of sight, Harry tugged the Invisibility Cloak out from under his heavy black cloak, threw it over himself, and set off along the corridor in the opposite direction. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His lordship paused for a moment, staring out of his window. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment there was nothing, but then the body wrenched as suddenly and forcefully as if it had been shocked with a thousand volts. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The moment we are about to retreat three faces rise up from the ground in front of us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I forgot that I did not have a family. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment before, I had been on Route 80 in western Iowa. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That was the last peaceful moment of my holiday. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment he felt a tiny, fluttering hope that he knew was quite foolish. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bench on which the young rabbi had sat was still there, and I stared at it for a moment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For Catholics, this moment signifies you have been fully welcomed into the Christian faith community, and that you have pledged to let God’s love and grace guide you always. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could not escape her love, so freely given, even in her final moments. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth’s mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt at the height of their acquaintance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

A thousand leaves fluttered, and for a moment the forest seemed a deep green sea, storm-tossed and heaving, eternal and unknowable. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They devoured their food quickly and quietly, but the moment seemed to last forever. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In that moment, Roz finally realized that she was on an island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to hold him a moment longer. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Taking advantage of their brief moment of strife, Mr. Griswold swung his walking stick and whacked Barry on the cheek, then pushed past him toward the entrance to the lower level. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the time my mother kept her emotions under control, but in that moment she sobbed hysterically. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When he told me that he’d spoken to Rachel on the phone, that she sounded fine, better, happy almost, I didn’t doubt him for a moment. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diego was quiet for a moment, but the empty space was filled by the chaotic noise from other tables. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Briony tried to recall similar moments when the symptoms of mania might have been observed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held my gaze for a moment, then nodded. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Only the ruffled hem of her dress and her white boots give any indication that she is the same girl who was performing in the same spot moments ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was the moment of intermingling with a noise like thunder, the spectacle of broken lances sailing in the air while hones pawed that dement before they went down backward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He studied her for a moment, then positioned his legs similarly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They regarded each other for a moment as though giving the opportunity for airing additional demands or grievances. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He sat there, staring blankly through the door of the cafe, wishing that he had died, and that everything would end forever at that moment. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to remind myself that normal people feel this way, too: The desire to take a moment and make it last forever. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment everything seemed as it had always been. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I watched the whip for a moment wondering whether it was like the one Weylin had used on Rufus years before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, a blue-clad figure flies with familiar grace out of the mists, silver braid shining, descending upon Red Platoon like a falling star. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” he said, but his focus blurred for a moment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he opened his hands just for a moment, she would be gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After a moment, I realized that Weylin was looking at me—staring hard at me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that she had hurt him, and that he was angry, by the habit he had at such a moment of running his tongue quickly and incessantly over his lower lip. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes, which moments before had been swollen with fatigue, were now wide and alert. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

From the moment I saw the title, I was certain the second line of the Limerick was a reference to it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The growl came again, prickling the hairs on my arms, and a moment later a furry face appeared between two of the lower railroad ties. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Alex swam forward slowly, completely blind, afraid that at any moment he would crack his head against rock. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But as I walk toward the door of the study, a door I have never even seen closed until :this moment, I can feel my mind begin to race. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Expecting to be attacked at any moment, they scuttered and floundered through the undergrowth, finding here a doe and there one of their own rabbits and forcing them on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took her a moment to get her bearings, but she had an incredible view of the entire Night Bazaar. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were then looking for nim any moment Edna hastened upstairs by a private stairway that led from the rear of the store to the apartments above. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I imagine them evenly balanced, his will on one side, mine on the other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time, Bear, with great dexterity, seemed to offer him the mazer, but at the last moment, tossed it high. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought they were our savings, but the notion didn’t seem to matter at the moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were sounds of sweeping and cleaning out, and a moment later he appeared, his hands full of tops and marbles and old dusty kites and junk collected through the years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn't allowed the idea to take concrete form in my mind, but for a moment I had almost allowed an old, southern backwardness which I had thought dead to wreck my career. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tuck my hair behind my ears and take a long moment before I answer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

These brief moments became the most important part of my father’s day, and he made sure he was always at his stall where he could watch her. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Waiting for them the moment they awoke in the morning, pumping them up like basketballs, giving them bounce. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment there I could have sworn he didn’t have the faintest idea what I was talking about. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Within moments my breath quickened, and soon I was nearly gasping for air, my arms aching, heavy and weighted down. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw her, standing still for just a moment. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in that moment, Adina knew she was not her mother after all. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

For a moment they were both tugging, and then the handle came off. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A moment later everything came into focus and they were able to look about them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

At this rate, they would reach the Forgotten Chapel in moments. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

His master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown his true colors as a traitor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He pays for his cup, the steaming concoction contained in black-and-white marbled swirls, and wonders for a moment before his first sip if it won’t taste as good as he remembers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure,” I began, and then blundered on, rather foolishly, not thinking of my words, “I’d like to keep this moment and never forget it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At this moment there was a quick step on the stairs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The moment I walk into the feast with Cardan on my arm, Madoc will know I am running a game of my own. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A blackness came before their eyes, and it seemed to them in a moment of silence that the world stood still, but their hearts were dead and their last hope gone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We had lived in a state of alert, a kind of constant terror, our brains flooding with cortisol because we knew that any of those things might happen at any moment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I came out of the kitchen and stood for a moment staring down at the strip of gray carpet that ran the length of the hall. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once a week or so, if I found a quiet moment, I’d pick up the phone and dial the number for our apartment on Euclid. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he storms out, not waiting for an answer—and a moment after he’s gone, there’s a twinge of memory. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Petey Thunkle did not use his time wisely. Not a grave sin in itself. But, there was a single critical moment that changed everything. Would you care to hear about it?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They had concentrated all their efforts on getting inside without being detected: They had not given a moment’s thought to what they would do if they were forced to separate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“How is Maxim?” she said, after a moment. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He watched her face twitch for the briefest of moments, like she was weighing whether to respond or not. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At that very moment I changed my mind, believed in us as a team, believed that together we could get through anything. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was a bold guy because from that moment on he was risking his life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced from Connor to me and back again, and for one terrifying moment I thought she was going to ask if she could play with us. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was peering up to spy the peak when the blowing snow parted for a moment and I saw a line of people. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He spoke to his father, who in turn ventured to speak to Caesar during an unusually informal moment when they were together at the baths. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

After listening a moment longer, I realize that they’re planning to take the treacherous hidden trail out of the school and into Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She looked rather like Mrs. Weasley as she said it, and he was glad that the back door opened at that moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The moment for such a decision had passed, and to return to it would be to return to all the fury and fear of the accident itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For the moment, however, the schottische must have her full attention. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Let's go back then, to the moment they called your sister's name at the reaping," says Caesar. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I revel in the moment, the echo of his skin against mine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment a rabbit spoke from behind him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same moment a senseless fear takes hold of me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for such a long moment that Bast began to fidget, looking around anxiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a moment he stared in a daze at the coins, but before the kid could go after them he squatted down with concentration and picked up the money. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In a few moments it was very quiet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam hesitated for a moment, then bowing very low: ‘Good night, Captain, my lord,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This moment would be fixed in her memory forever: the moment she saw with her own eyes the creatures she had heard about all her life. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had sworn to myself I would survive, so I made the choice that kept me alive, if only for the moment, and took a seat on the truck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Both guards broke clear, looked round for a moment and then leaped up the bank into the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stands there for a moment before slowly and deliberately ripping in half. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With what strength he had he hewed at the crawling arm near the wrist, and the hand broke off; but at the same moment the sword splintered up to the hilt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I thought he was going to hit me, so I was happy that Mr. Farrow was watching our heartwarming get-acquainted moment. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Because after all, how many untold times had his children intruded on a good moment of sex like this? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes for a moment and breathed in the smell of the forest, and perhaps because her eyes were closed, she heard the approaching footsteps more clearly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she could see what the church ladies saw: young, handsome, hardworking, strong. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Joseph couldn’t figure out where he was, but then Frankie was there, shaking him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He sat down for a moment and told the shaking to go away. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wondered what to do—perhaps he’d only gone to the bathroom, perhaps he’d be back any second—and I was about to leave when I saw the note. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘You told me they would eat me up the moment they saw me.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then when my mom and Jeffrey sat down at the table, it was like some kind of normal family moment or something. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His inattentive students, longing for the end of the day, took little notice, I suspect, of the historic moment. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Considering that you will barely be able to see over your shop counter at the moment. But don't worry, the nuns in the orphanage are always immaculately groomed!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many questions they wanted to ask, but even Drave, the explosionist, felt the pathos of the moment and held his tongue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We are living on borrowed time, because at any moment, one of the Nazis is going to hear something. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Standing next to Lawrence, Serber had trained his unprotected eyes directly on the fireball at the moment of detonation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In a moment a new voice was speaking to Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moment came for Ross to defend himself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave it another moment, then put her stick aside and resumed her work. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rishi kissed her with purpose, with meaning, like he believed this was exactly where they were supposed to be in this moment. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment Jonathan thought the boy might cry. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when I looked up, I saw Morrie smiling through tears and I knew there was no betrayal in a moment like this. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey only hesitates for a moment, and he resists the urge to close his eyes as he leaps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he answered the phone I said, “Hey Sonny, it’s Rebecca,” and for a moment the line went silent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

This magic will cease to operate the moment that Harry turns seventeen; in other words, at the moment he becomes a man. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Next moment he had sped up, dragging Hermione along with him; she slipped a little on the ice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I could see that clear January morning, the moment of release when the balloon floated above the rooftops. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew it was a mistake for me to stay there; at any moment someone might. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I had learned that I was to leave, my feelings had recoiled so sharply and quickly from the home that the children simply did not exist for me any more. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment they looked across the cool air at each other. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had gotten to be a game now—this roll call, this fascinating moment in Brother Leon’s homeroom. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dusty blond shadow erupted from the woods at that moment, both hands shakily holding the musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let one suitcase and then the other fall from my numb hands; for a moment my mind was numb, too, agreeably registering these impressions without comment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fearing that Inka Yupanki was becoming too big for his britches, Wiraqocha Inka chose that moment to remind his younger son of his subordinate status. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He points to something that’s floating, moving forward and backward with the rolling surf—a dark outline in the rolling water, visible for only moments between waves. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had known it from the moment when he had prayed to be “held.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put a hand to his forehead and pressed his temples for a moment, as though trying to remember something. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Even though our journey was difficult, every once in a while we were able to do something that was normal and made us happy for a brief moment. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even to the last moments he must have thought Ares would save him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kamau’s voice, strong and confident moments ago, was now thin with fatigue, desperation, and...and there was something else, a hint of an emotion it took Ekon a moment to recognize. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment I forgot about everything except the win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The moment he was stable enough to travel, we took him home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The book was not even half full, and though he hesitated for a moment, Cabot Searcy decided to write something on the first blank page he saw. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

His voice is threatening from the moment he speaks. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He held me for a moment, then carefully placed me on the springy ferns. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Ash was not sure if she had heard her correctly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he seemed surprised to find the arm was gone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There was a moment’s silence, followed by an urgent wail of “Dad...” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took Ned a moment to comprehend her words, but when the understanding came, the darkness left his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My ears automatically tune her out the moment I catch sight of the Best Buy bag. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She already had a great deal of proof that Meme was doing different things from what she said, and yet she would give no indication of her suspicions, hoping for the right moment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But I feel awful that Soojin’s family is having this big moment after waiting for so long, and I’m not even talking to my best friend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The moment he had cleared his plate he turned to the boy next to him, asked him for his leftover meat loaf, and devoured it just as rapidly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At one moment he felt certain that it was broad daylight outside, and at the next equally certain that it was pitch darkness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A moment more and he threw the second, this time a little to the side. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the table, they sat for a moment in uneasy silence, and Atticus asked Reverend Moorehead to return thanks. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Hedwig swooped into the room, carrying a very small package in her beak. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Roz stared at his stiff body for a moment, then decided it was best to leave the poor thing where he was. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one notices, but for a brief moment, as Aquilla swears her fealty, I catch a glimpse of Elias’s face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pong looked behind him at the door, ready for it to burst open any moment with the Sivapan girl behind it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I stared a couple of moments at my brother, now twelve years old. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were so busy being in the moment that I don’t have much to show for it except a half-filled notebook, a few pictures, and a marked-up map. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I put down my pen and sat quietly for a long moment. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For a moment Kissinger was too stunned to respond. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He shrank back, and for a moment he stood trembling in the hall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I said, and for a moment she looked supremely happy; though to me all happiness for her was denied by the red scar on her forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"If you would excuse us for a few moments." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There was a feeling of escape, a moment to gasp for breath. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I could hear the jingle of the dog’s tags in the background, and I thought of the path he usually took, wondering where they might be at the moment. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I heard only silence for a moment; then Aech began to laugh. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A moment later he was hanging over the boardwalk rail, vomiting. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, the dancers and the gymnasium behind him vanish, and the scene around him suddenly changes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But look at how the officer’s experience and skill allowed him to stretch out that fraction of time, to slow the situation down, to keep gathering information until the last possible moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Not to lose a moment of the time.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When I replayed the whole incident in my mind, what bothered me most was the moment when the officer drew his weapon and I thought about running. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He straightened and lifted the brick, but just at that moment the reality of it all slipped from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had already turned to go, but she did rather fretfully come back for a moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure what made June so different, but at the moment, she didn’t care. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I recalled the moment we’d found water, and even here, in this tunnel with the potential of being eaten by cannibal Indians still undecided, all the blood rushed away from my head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She thought about that for a moment, then shook her head. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

But he could not see me, I knew; in a moment his gaze went on past, he completed his circle, and went into the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The moment I take my seat on the bus, I fish through my back pack for my notebook. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She’d known the moment she had sat across from this man why he was here, what news he was bringing. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Any boy who came to him had moments of feeling like a king. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer wasn’t put on earth to make anyone feel comfortable, except for those lucky enough to be his patients, and for the moment I had become one of those. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Desdemona was quiet for a moment, trying to fathom this new reality. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt one final moment of trepidation, a quick slice of fear through his body, and then it vanished. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The name given to that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when everything can change all at once is the Tipping Point. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at that moment, my tears burst into a wave like the big salt at high tide. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, after this moment, she won’t be this optimistic for a long, long time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I make the mistake of looking up at him at that moment. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It’s in those moments that I’m a shadow of the person I was. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The foreman went inside, and a few moments later Captain Sørlle came out to look at them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He looked through Ophie, taking a long moment before he nodded. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was waiting for the moment when Ron’s labeled dot would reappear in the corridors of Hogwarts, proving that he had returned to the comfortable castle, protected by his status of pureblood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Melissa didn’t nod off for a moment. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What the—” James looked baffled for only a moment before the expression dissolved into seriousness. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I seized what I thought was a fleeting moment, only to have it prolonged. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tinny music played in the background: it took him some moments to identify it as the Beatles’ “Fool on the Hill.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I watched him for a moment, but even I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The man with the barrel-organ ceased playing for a moment and hobbled towards us, his cap in his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He met my eye and gazed at me for a long moment, his eyes softening bit by bit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the moment all I hoped was that the Communists wouldn’t spoil Christmas. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need a moment, girls,” he said, then got up and left the room. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looks off in the middle distance, somewhere above the bookcase. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Each sentry could reach his neighbor in a matter of moments; and the appropriate stamping signal—for they had more than one—would bring out the officers and the reserves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand where his left eye had been just a moment ago. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad catches my eye for a moment, but my mom doesn’t look up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I wasn’t thinking about anything except a big orange circle that seemed to be hovering in front of my eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a long moment he opened his eyes and said, “Thank you. I sometimes forget there is any goodness in the world.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie realized that she desperately wanted to help the boy in that moment, to offer him something to remove the sorrow from his eyes. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment, on all fours. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flies perched on them in dense clusters, so that for a moment it seemed as if their frayed white caftans had been splashed with dark-colored paint. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But in that moment, I wished he were one of those stereotypically cold, distant American dads or those stoic, strict Asian dads my friends always complained about. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And every moment had been recorded in her computer brain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We don’t rush it—we let the taste of the moment sink in. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the wound is just a blotch against her skin, and then blood pours out, a river of red. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her aunt welcomed him cordially, and in a few moments put her head in at the parlor door, her understanding glance taking in the two silent young people. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment they stood there staring at one another, like his eyes were steel and hers a dern magnet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, the judges will be coming out to greet the contestants in a moment, but I really do need to note down—” “Judges?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Frith stood a moment, waiting for me to say something, and it seemed to me stupid and insulting to ignore a matter that must mean so much to everyone in the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There were moments when all three looms were running as they ought—all the shuttles bearing full quills, all three temples hung high on the cloth, no warp threads snapping. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the briefest moment, she leaned in to him, let her lips press more strongly against his. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When you ask her a question, there ensues, on her part, a moment of stillness so profound you can almost hear it,” another suffragist said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Chicago meeting was the watershed moment in the atomic bomb project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even know this was some kind of competition with her until this moment. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was no time to think it through, only the moment and the sound of her own voice ringing in her ears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was lost the moment his slow-witted daemon hopped onto the monkey’s hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Everything about Orange Juice at that moment spelled one word: seasickness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a few blessed moments I forgot myself and could do nothing but listen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the moment I started the engine, they all came running back. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Armstrong, after a moment of indecision, turned towards the latter. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

When he was let out he stood for a moment, his back to the steel door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment trying to find the right words. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment he said, without thinking, “I miss old Buster.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that time would now date from Kino’s pearl, and that they would discuss this moment for many years to come. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The haggard look on Finnick’s face tells me that now is not the moment to ask. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, though, he chanced to look up from the table and see someone he knew across the room—a classmate, with a date. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I actually thought for a moment that we could cast spells, could turn people into frogs or rabbits, to punish the evil and reward the good. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then, for a brief moment, my house flitted in and out of view. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She lets her hand linger a moment longer. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at the last moment Mia had burned the prints and negatives, for reasons even Pearl could not fathom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The shuttle rocks back and forth from the wind, and the trees that looked tiny a moment ago are suddenly life-sized. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the cottage door opened, and Taisin came outside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still, I take the piece of paper, ponder Skye for a moment, and get to work. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Bigwig, who was generous and honest, had never for a moment resented Hazel’s courage on the night when his own superstitious fear had got the better of him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the bell rang as someone came through the front door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, the window wasn’t open, and it had been cozy a few moments before. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The moment I removed the pouch of cold cooked corn, he jumped to the ground and squawked in delight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment I forgot I was human. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the urge to be writing was stronger than any notion she had of what she might write. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The next moment, she found herself flipped over on her back and pinned underneath a huge, powerful, heavy thing that sent down a horrible stink. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It had half wakened him and he had been afraid for a moment, because he had thought it was the squeak of the leather hinges on Gebu’s bedroom door. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

After a moment the room began to whirl, and I felt sick to my stomach. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone once told me that you only get those everybody-shuts-up-at-once moments at twenty past or twenty to the hour,” said Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The benevolence, the spiritual calm, that radiated from him seemed so clear and true that, for a dizzying moment, I felt the darkness lift almost palpably from my heart. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s this perfect moment when the ice-free corridor magically appears just before the land bridge is covered by water,” he said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sunlight made it harder for Briony to see, but for a fraction of a moment, a tiny frown of displeasure may have registered in the bride’s face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tell me, I charge you tell me this moment what it is.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She swirls her arms like scarves, milking the moment. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But now I’m sure that everything that’s happened today has been leading me to her and us to this moment and this moment to the rest of our lives. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to ruin the moment, but I have to know about his aptitude test. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Looking at the two of them, Joseph wondered for a moment if Leo had ever come down here to go mudlarking, his red hair shining in the sun. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In one quick moment, the boat took Jinny with it, breathless, suddenly gone. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It took me a moment to find words. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"So, you're going to memorize a poem," Mr. Stessman continued, pausing a moment to smile down at Park like Gene Wilder in the chocolate factory. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It lasted only a moment and then he ran away. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father said that he didn’t know what kind of heart attack she had and now wasn’t the moment to be asking questions like that. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” he says, putting it together a moment later. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Mary Lou was forgotten as the girls fell into raptures about the simple pleasure of a real shower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All were the same, a brilliant white diffused with gray, I closed my eyes for a moment and looked again and still no change. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music seeps into my soul, lyrics transporting me to a place far beyond the moment. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Just listen to me a moment before you answer,” Sorrento said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The prince watched her for a moment, then wrapped a blanket around himself and went to their horse, tied to one of the yew tree’s branches. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Within moments, they remove a block like a puke-green Hershey bar and break off smaller squares. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The moment, that morning in the Council chambers, when she truly noticed Taisin for the first time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Mother, I am quite busy at the moment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and went back, the fog swallowing her so quickly that for a moment I wondered if she’d been there at all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment all I can think is, How could you possibly know? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A sudden image of her own mother and all that she had lost overpowered Amari for a moment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps the loveliest moment in his life. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Knowing he was but moments away from that wonderful relief? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stop for a moment, hesitate, and continue. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d noticed more when we walked inside, but the morning had already been punctuated by moments so intense that its details seemed to be rendered in watercolor. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She spun, felt the moment push her along, guide her steps, and then caught a glimpse of herself in the full-length mirror hanging on her closet door. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The Ministry’s being very anti-werewolf at the moment and we thought our presence might not do you any favors.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was feeling dizzy, but since the capital moment of my life was coming up this dizziness only added to my sense of frightened sublimity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a few moments the men would shine their torch on him and pick him up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps in that moment he remembered how his father had buried everything Japanese beneath the soil of his farm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ron looked still more awkward at this, but a moment later they had entered the Great Hall, where the Halloween decorations put Hermione out of their minds. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Genie closed his notebook for a moment, his finger stuck in to keep his place, and thought about what he would’ve done if he had been in that Cake situation. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Scrap lumber will do,” I explained, sensing that this was my moment. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the river, we stood there a moment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, I pulled back and smiled. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Kote sat patiently for a few long moments, watching the unconscious man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every decade has had its landmark moments in HeLa research, and the connection between HPV and cervical cancer was only one of several in the eighties. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Joblessness and crack swept inner cities precisely at the moment that a fierce backlash against the Civil Rights Movement was manifesting itself through the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Each must have assumed that the others were there for some business other than pastoral and had rudely chosen that moment to deal with it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a moment watching her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came home on the evening of that last day with a bouquet of roses, and for a moment I thought maybe Nathan had brought her flowers to celebrate her final day of work. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment, real hurt registers on his face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I could also picture her lecturing me for eons if she knew what I was up to at the moment, so I stayed as quiet as possible. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At the final moment, however, Amaranta did not feel frustrated, but, on the contrary, free of all bitterness because death had awarded her the privilege of announcing itself several years ahead of time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

On the plane back to the United States, Salva replayed in his mind every moment of his visit with his father. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took a moment to look around. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

After a moment the doctor, turning reluctantly away from his wife’s closed door, followed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment, looking at me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But at that moment several men were shoved into the holding cell. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Printing made facts, as we saw in Chapter 7; and it begins to look for a moment as if it may also have made the new experimental philosophy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Eva, there’s no time. The Russians are upon us. They could invade this port at any moment.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Tally nodded, and her head swam for a moment. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

So the next day, the moment the bell rang, Fatima's data collection began. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

And in this moment, my greatest fear is that my mom will say no. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A moment later he saw the car driving past him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

All this would happen in seconds, a year of training reduced to a single, desperate moment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For a good while we sat and smoked, discussing the matter in its various lights and bearings; I took the opportunity of bringing this diary right up to the moment. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He hoped that, somewhere, she was half as happy as— Down on the main exhibition area, there was Cady, just as she had been a moment before. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Our fingers, loosely woven a moment ago, now clutch together, her palm tacky with moisture, mine rough in places where I have grabbed too many handles on too many moving trains. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Because for just a moment, she catches sight of me, her lips form my name. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They were silent for a moment as a hovercar went over. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The next moment, it was hard to say by whose act, she was in his arms. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We stand for a long moment, looking down into the trunk of that car. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I warn you, I may cry again later. Possibly on the street! You never know these days. I’m liable to begin sobbing at any given moment.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

By the way, guess what I'm eating at this very moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In that moment, any deep-rooted resentment I had for being trailed my whole life by my younger brother came to the surface. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I see the stars, I see the rockets, and for a moment have the impression that I have fallen asleep at a garden fête. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moments of suspense ticked by for what seemed ages until Matthias managed to squeeze past the serpent’s head. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But the moment Digory took the Apple out of his pocket, all those things seemed to have scarcely am color at all. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Although we hadn’t been a “real” family before, in that moment it felt as if we could never be apart. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I just want to sit with them a few more moments before I have to fly back to Faerie alone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In it, he saw the shame that came with gratitude, and he knew that in this brief moment, she was his mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So I go ahead and tell her about Peeta, his deterioration on-screen, and how I think they must be killing him at this very moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I just look at her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Already the memory of the boy feels like a dream you try to remember the very first moment you wake up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was gone the next moment:—after another moment’s pause, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Tall swathes of creepers rose for a moment into view, agonized, and went down again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But Pendleton’s attention had been fixed on his own chief and he apparently had lacked the wherewithal to say anything in this drawn-out moment of the drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For the moment, I didn’t care what happened. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She had chosen the location of her shrine the moment she entered the door of her new home. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That moment when we decided to go searching for my lost tape, it was like suddenly every cloud had blown away, and we had nothing but fun and laughter before us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stroked her head for a moment; then threw her into the air and walked out into the field, kicking the brush as I went. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was absolutely nothing I could think to do that was good for me at that moment. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

From the moment she arrived at the District Jail, Alice Paul asked for political prisoner status. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He tapped on the kitchen window with a stone to make it easier to hear, and a moment later Alice opened the door and came out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In that very first moment, when Houghton swished off the cloth, all Harrison had was a hunch, an instinctive sense that something was amiss. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At that moment the first rock—and it was not rubber or soft foam plastic—struck him in the inguinal region. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But a moment later the golden monkey appeared at her side, and, teaching down, she took his hand and swung him up lightly to her shoulder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, when they lifted their foreheads from the temple floor, the scrap of paper was hanging in Thoth’s curved beak, and Toby was backing away from the altar, bowing at every step. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He catches me watching him and looks away, a bit red-faced, caught in his private, guilty moment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word I never heard of it till this moment.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

There is one frozen moment, and then the second cry goes up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I took a few moments to visualize a thick round glass tube leading from my hand up and into the basket like a funnel. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She set her pencil down for a moment and studied what she’d done. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” she says after a moment, “every day is another day closer to getting your new leg.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I knew it just moments after I saw them. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He bent down carefully, as if the floor beneath him could shift at any moment, picked up our ravaged piggy bank, and turned it over in his hands. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He let the name hang there for a moment. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

William Bell, walking down ahead of Powell, looked ahead to the front door through which, in a few moments, he would take the ill-mannered visitor into the street. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at wilted flowers, notes, and stuffed animals that lie on graves and tombstones and feel a brief moment of envy at the remembrances. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As I pass Lucy’s closed door, I linger for a moment, letting the tips of my fingers brush the knob. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That was a moment, a joyous moment, beyond the Dream—a moment imbued by a power more gorgeous than any voting rights bill. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He looks at Celia’s hand again, though now there is clearly nothing amiss, no indication that it was stabbed only moments ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was nothing more to say for the moment. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“All right,” The Giver said after a moment, “I’ve decided. We’ll start with something familiar. Let’s go once again to a hill, and a sled.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the same moment that Anderson’s hose stopped, another steamer malfunctioned and its water also gave out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he considered taking it, but he knew he wouldn’t be able to carry both the boy and the gun. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

One moment it was there, and the next moment it was not. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was one of those moments that come from outta nowhere, when you all of a sudden feel something reach inside your chest, grab your heart, and squeeze ’til you can hardly breathe. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, the curtains opened again and the main feature, The Million, by a director named Rene Clair, began. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, within a few moments the ringing had ceased and the pencil woman had led Kate into the sitting room to join him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lily’s face wrinkles for a moment and then I see her hands stiffen, and the stiffness travels all the way to her mouth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I cracked the door, listened a moment, then peered in. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The corridor, just moments ago all gossip and hubbub, fell silent as a graveyard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be Papa’s hunting dog, but from the moment I stepped out, he would follow me over the farm wherever I went. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But suddenly I felt the urge to make something else of the moment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd waits for several moments, but nothing happens. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stared at me for a long moment. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs came out, barking the moment their heads were free, and struggling as you’ve seen them do when they are getting through a narrow hole in a hedge. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A moment later Spike belched out a new vial - a stoppered glass tube no bigger than Leo’s finger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Charles Wallace looked at Calvin probingly for a moment; then an almost glazed look came into his eyes, and he seemed to be thinking at him. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus pulled off and she was out of sight for a moment, but after we turned the comer I saw her from the window across the aisle and she had broken down. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbit slumped over on his side and his feet ran and scampered in the air for a moment before he was still. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The moment you see the city,” Eril-Fane had promised them, “you will understand what this is about.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But who was to say that at that moment we wouldn’t collide against the underside of the barrier, and thus be horribly squashed between two surfaces of ice? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wished she could tell him what was going on, and for a moment she considered it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Neither of us will shed a tear The moment when I set thee free — Thy valor taught me scorn for fear. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Those were the moments when I imagined an accidental nuclear test bomb landing right smack-dab on Lily, Arkansas. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

After a moment Maddie realized she was being cautious, not slow—moving carefully, as though it were painful to stretch her shoulders. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He looked for a moment at each altar and then around the yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At moments like this she usually likes to shoot pictures. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a moment he frowned and said, “But how could he not like her none when she sing so good?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started at the Box, which was closed at the moment—double doors of metal lying flat on the ground, covered in white paint, faded and cracked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I've left someone behind and lived to regret it every moment after. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the moment the lights in my hab-unit went out, I felt energized and wide awake. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Milo was crestfallen, but from that moment on he trusted Yossarian with every secret but one, reasoning shrewdly that anyone who would not steal from the country he loved would not steal from anybody. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

One moment he insisted he believed in miracles, the next he doubted his own belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Can I take a moment to fanboy? That was Gilgamesh," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed lost in their thoughts and memories for a few moments. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Your mom might be springing for a cab at this very moment. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her nervousness was melting away; they had raced past the requisite moments of awkwardness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He went back to looking out of the window and after a moment, his mother turned to look, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She hesitated for a moment on the front walk, poking at the peach tree, where the blossoms were shriveling and turning brown. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she didn’t think she would be able to speak. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could barely move about or speak, but she gathered her strength, and after a long moment she said, “Boy, you’all are gonna get yourselves in a heap of trouble. You know better.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His relationship with Kainene might well not last long, but the moments of being with her, knowing he was not weighed down by lies and pretense, would make the brevity worthwhile. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was so angry that he did not trust himself to speak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At that moment, a loud clamor sounded outside the hut. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were dripping with sweat, and their faces were so dirty that it took Stanley a moment to notice that one kid was white and the other black. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The thought came to Will and Lyra at the same moment, and they exchanged a tear-filled glance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gabriel’s head nodded, after a moment, and fell against Jonas’s chest. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a few moments, we were too stunned to do anything. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest had bought it on the spur of the moment in 1950 as “a place where he could get away from the telephone and the pressures of his regular work,” Molly recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He might have outfoxed the Owner for the moment, but that greasy-haired fool with his book was making Toby nervous. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She ran down to meet him on the landing and in a few moments the two of them were back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment the door of the throne room burst open again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t thought about it again until this moment. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

One of them singled out Billy’s face for a moment, then focused at infinity again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, Whichcee wavered and sagged a few inches to his left just as Wedding Call’s momentum carried him slightly to the right. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard him when I passed Rufus’s room and I would have gone in, but a moment later, I heard Margaret’s voice. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I reached down and laid my palm over his, just for a moment, before picking up the pen and dipping it in ink. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s really a good thought,” Mrs. Moss said after a moment’s reflection. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snored gently, and for a moment the corners of his mouth turned upward in a smile. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whirled from me and went to the front of the store; he came back a moment later, his face red. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will had no idea who that could be, and at that moment he wasn’t in the mood to ask. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The shrew seemed uncertain for a moment, then she stormed back in her low gruff voice, “I am Guosim, and you still haven’t told me what you want in shrew territory.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He knew that he was in the real world at this moment, of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need another moment where every wild card is in the same space at once, and I’ll get to be physically close enough to them in order to study their info. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am not surprised. Just now I doubted for a moment myself!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But when you take a picture, that one moment isn’t gone. You caught it. It’s yours. And you get to keep it.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

At that exact moment the teacher’s head creeps up from his desk, his eyes directly on me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I gingerly repositioned Otto to my lap so I could sit up and use the last moments of daylight to take stock of my supplies. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment, then climbed down the other side, holding on to the top of the wall, legs dangling, then let himself fall the last few feet, down into the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

His eyes looked very knowing in that moment, as if he’d read her mind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But that moment was also locked in darkness, was wordless, and would not come forth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment they might be going to our launch, but that wasn’t possible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But tonight there wasn’t time for solace or peaceful moments in nature. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But at this moment the three cows, who had seemed uneasy for some time past, set up a loud lowing. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I knew at that moment I’d given everything I had to give, total commitment. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No Joshua moments for him, no sun stilled in the sky. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at that same moment there was a flash, as if lightning had sprung from the earth beneath the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Even when things were normal, when Nan was alive and my mom was only depressed some of the time instead of all of the time, moments like this were rare. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And time will mellow it, make it a moment for laughter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Calm as still water, Arya told herself, but even when she gave her eyes a moment to adjust, there was nothing to see but the vague grey outline of the door she had come through. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It looked so easy, but the moment Kit took the wool cards into her hands she appreciated Mercy's skill. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Slughorn’s eyes lingered for a moment on the ring too, and Harry saw a tiny frown momentarily crease his wide forehead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Hugo finished, Isabelle was quiet for a few moments, then she said, “Thank you.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for my brain to process that I wasn’t floating in space. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

What was his idiot brother doing here, ruining this perfectly amazing moment? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Gimli sprang up, too amazed for the moment to cry out, though at once the thought flashed into his mind that Saruman had caught them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the great round ball disappeared into a cloud, and the people on the ship never saw it again. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me for a disbelieving moment, then erupted with one of his big laughs. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

All three of them shook their heads a moment. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He folded his hands on the tabletop and sat quietly for a moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everything went red for a moment and I leaned against the rough, tarred wood of the pennant pole. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since that moment Tree-ear had regretted the rashness of his offer. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The others lingered for a moment on the throne room steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later the door of the upper room banged shut. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I have always known that moment of disappearance, and the even uglier truth is that I have long treasured it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood ran over his left eye and down his jaw, but in that moment his predisposition toward violence was only a part of what made him so formidable. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The valley was enclosing this totality, like the mind holding all thoughts together in a single moment. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

For the moment, all the men had their backs to us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment it was grand, the next cozy. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than offset the effect with a string of pearls, she reached in a moment’s inspiration for a necklace of pure jet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Fear glued me to the spot for long, agonizing seconds, then instinct made me jump aside at the last moment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment under the hot sun, she thought she might faint. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

After a long moment she said, “You’re fretting a mighty lot this evening. Hard work is always the cure for worry. So busy yourself doing those dishes and getting ready for your final exams.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In all the years I have listened to my wife sing, I never heard her the way he did at that moment. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looks so sweet that I can’t help but laugh. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I stare at Darius for a moment, and he stares back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the strange thing was, if I looked at this kid directly for more than a moment, dark spaces sort of swallowed him up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then his face transforms again, becoming so sloppy that for a moment I think he’s going to burst into tears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

"At the moment, I cannot think of anyone whose company I desire less than yours." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And a moment later, Mrs. Coulter had leapt up between those pinioned wings and seized Metatron’s hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was greatly relieved a few moments later when I saw the colonel walking back to the car with two cans of Coca-Cola. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a tinkling little melody, and in a few moments it stopped. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to an orange-clad prisoner for a few moments, gave him a cigarette, and then returned to the bus station. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And he is at the moment not saying much. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I hear them checking the girl for supplies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

At such moments my flesh is thin and tight, and the unbearable hunger to be part of it drives me out to search in the dark corners and blind alleys of the night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

No way I can outtalk Old Blunderbuss, especially now that my moment has passed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

One moment, Briony was giving patient instructions to Jackson, then she paused, and frowned, as if about to correct herself, and then she was gone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“My main concern at the moment is your work schedule. Can you work with this man and stop being friendly with him?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, now the moment you’ve all been waiting for. May I have the final decision from the judges?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, for just that moment, I felt we had something in common, our love of the Lord. I think they felt it, too, because some of them smiled and spoke to me.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he walks across the room and sits next to the person who called him “Eddie” a moment before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, the creature said nothing, then she threw back the shawl from her forehead. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Monsieur Tabard paused for a moment, glanced toward the closed bedroom door, and then continued. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dimming taps the stack of papers for a moment, clears his throat, and addresses Catherine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It took me a moment to figure out what she was talking about. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose that I had blithely assumed that generals were people who charged around and “did” things; that they were men of action, men of the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The truth is deeper than that. It’s ...” Bast floundered for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In a moment she reappeared to hurl my change and the ticket on the counter with such force most of it fell on the floor at my feet. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since about ten thirty last night, he’d been longing for this moment. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Stanley held it in his hand and stared at it a moment. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He takes advantage of the moment to kiss the column of Henry’s throat, the hollow at his collarbone, the knot of his Adam’s apple. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My fear was so great I couldn't endure another moment of the conversation. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

For a moment their regard relaxed, as if some hint of doubt troubled them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Barack, it turned out, had retreated up there as well, clearly needing a moment of his own. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

‘We don’t often see Shire-folk riding on the Road at night,’ he went on, as they halted a moment by his door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Their daemons fluttered out into the warmth, and after a moment Lord Asriel passed a hand across his brow and recovered slightly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not so sure we’re going to have anything at the moment,” replied my mother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It needed also a sort of athleticism of mind, an ability at one moment to make the most delicate use of logic and at the next to be unconscious of the crudest logical errors. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every moment of every video record was connected to a hundred others by different criteria—which meant that every connection Citra followed led her down a rabbit hole of virtual neurons. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In a moment, everything will be set in motion. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The hurt flashed just for the briefest moment across his face but was replaced by understanding and concern. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We were resting a moment by a stream when we saw him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She plopped down in a wing chair, her limbs loose and relaxed, and Ophie envied her for a moment. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For a moment he couldn’t remember where he was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Here was a man who, if he wanted, could spend every waking moment in self-pity, feeling his body for decay, counting his breaths. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We certainly went down and down and down very suddenly at the last moment. I felt it in my stomach. I still feel it.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Since the moment when he nearly punched Master Wingfield, the moment when he reined in his anger, Captain Smith has been calm. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I took him for a vagrant, but then I saw he was just some local fellow enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine, and saw no reason not to comply. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spent a moment at Miss Maggie’s cistern, dusting myself off and sluicing rainwater over my head, before I met her at her door. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Tandlemann waited for a moment in case the husband wanted to respond to his wife. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But the moment he makes the attempt his words falter, for he is confronted and defied by the inexplicable array of his own emotions. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Twirling it between his fingers for a moment, he tucked it into the top buttonhole of his shirt. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The other two did not press the attack, but hung back for a moment. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A few moments passed before they heard a tuneless humming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A moment of panic before he saw him walking along the beach downshore with the pistol hanging in his hand, his head down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Other corporate failures occurred both in Europe and in the United States, but their true meaning remained for the moment unclear—in retrospect, a good thing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes for a moment, feeling rather dizzy. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he had a moment to prepare, maybe he could think of something to say, something that... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mother studies the young man a moment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I do remember imagining for a moment, not the camps, not the pits or chambers of gas, but my mother’s face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The flag snapped wildly over his head for a moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Barely hearing her, not quite understanding, he yelled out a roar and charged ahead to take advantage of the Grievers moment of weakness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

By the third minute, Natasha's reliving the day and all the moments that led them here. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was fifteen years old and furiously alive, and in a glimmer of a moment, Sarai saw her hopes both exposed and destroyed, and felt in them the echo of her own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment, words he had never been able to speak before welled up inside him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It felt like he might detonate at any moment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Its activities had saved the fruit growers several millions of dollars a year, but in a moment of heedlessness the benefit was canceled out. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment, staring about him, and then ran on to the bend. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was tempted to throw them wide open, then he sighed and closed the gap. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The little old woman moved closer to the bars, and at the same moment a guard motioned to her son. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I know there weren’t any dudes out there trying to catch me in this moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain sat for a long moment silently trying to function. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa is quiet for a long moment, but then he gets up and goes into the kitchen. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

What was really just a theatrical side show was now being enshrined in memory as the defining moment in the revolutionary drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was tired of letting Luke stick up for him at every moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Moment by moment, I realized how deep into me all his stories had burrowed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man watched the bird for a few moments. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When Jenna and I split off at the corner, I stopped for a moment and watched her walk away. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He had dreamed of nothing else, but now that the moment had actually come, he couldn’t move. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary knew she shouldn’t wait—every moment those cells sat in the dish made it more likely they’d die. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“This is a very meaningful moment. I feel as if I’m saving someone.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment in the doorway and grumbled to the guard, “Much good it will do to put ’em up. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world has turned upside down—and yet it feels as though Hitler has been preparing for this moment for a very long time. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z