Between 1920 and 1940, the population of southern California nearly tripled, as about 2 million people arrived from across the United States. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Hood and cloak collapsed down nearly to the ground under that fierce blow as if there was nothing in them but wind, and then writhing and flapping stood up again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is nearly impossible for modem man to imagine what it is like to live by hunting. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a warm Good Friday morning, I walked out of a Birmingham jail with an innocent man who had been condemned on Alabama's death row for nearly thirty years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Horatio jingled the coins in his purse, and the priest nearly dropped his Bible in his eagerness to comply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I push my face into one of the shallow basins so hard, I nearly break my nose. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark and a curfew would go into effect any minute when we reached the turnoff to Shangla. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes. But you see there is a considerable difference in age: Mr. Rochester is nearly forty; she is but twenty-five.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The smell of the fresh bread makes me nearly faint with hunger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

By the time they finished snowballing Dorothy Gruzik’s house, it was nearly white, and Beans had forgotten that he was cold. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Breakfast was sausage, which he could not eat, and scrambled eggs, which were nearly inedible. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“We got one up to nearly eight hundred feet. Next time, we’ll bust a thousand, I know it!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to say. Pretty nearly everyone to do with that case is dead.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearly out of the hole when something heavy struck my face; I staggered but regained control. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sunny day, and 15th Street was nearly empty. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The glass storefronts were nearly invisible beyond the crowd, but a ravenous sort of hunger arose in her as they passed shop after shop. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The problem was that it is almost impossible nearly everywhere along the AT to get on and off the trail without assistance. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kiyo, nearly thirteen by this time, looked forward to the heavy winds. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, one can calculate the probability that the universe is expanding at nearly the same rate in all different directions at a time when the density of the universe has its present value. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto avoided the matter entirely by taking to the overhanging vegetation, but the reedy swamp trees weren’t nearly sturdy enough to carry my weight. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The number of North Koreans seeking asylum in South Korea has increased nearly every year since 1995. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She’s funny and tough and not nearly as irritating as most of the girls at school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, it was Republican president Ronald Reagan who granted amnesty to nearly three million undocumented immigrants in 1986. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Next to the barn was Papa's mound of hay for bedding, nearly as tall as the barn, covered with canvas to keep the rain from rotting it. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

His cigarette was nearly finished before I spoke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Serena’s house was on Shaker Boulevard, by the middle school, nearly two miles away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the great scheme of things, the typewriter is not nearly as loud as he makes it out to be, but there's no use arguing with him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was now nearly eleven o’clock; the sun was high and bright, and the day had turned warm. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Say the following to nearly anyone and watch the reaction: “We really need to do something about the problem of white crime.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When they move away, and nearly all Americans move away, or want to, they do not leave unused and therefore useless rooms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

From all that silver I am still nearly speechless. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“From all over around here, boys we grew up with…” The tall man’s next words were nearly drowned out in cries and shouts. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He visited them nearly every day, played games with them, lectured to them on German history, played their piano, gave them lessons in conversational German. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Abbey was a baby, she had a nasty habit that nearly drove us nuts. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the flickering lantern light, the khaki fabric was nearly the same color as his skin, as though his face itself were another garment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Frank pulled her up with such force it nearly popped her arm out of the socket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sat in the store window nearly all day, wearing a veil, a duster, and a frozen smile. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was nearly nine o’clock when Squealer made his appearance, walking slowly and dejectedly, his eyes dull, his tail hanging limply behind him, and with every appearance of being seriously ill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She did, however, still hand Alma a check nearly every week, trusting that she would use it for food or rent. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My mother found a tailor who sewed a pair of pants for me from my bolt of cloth—my first new trousers in nearly six years. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There need be no relation between the distance through the wormhole and the separation of its ends in the nearly flat background. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took Russian for nearly two years at school. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected the smell of rubber too, and the pain; but there was not as much pain, and not nearly as much blood as everyone said. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before the king he made an exaggerated bow, nearly toppling to his knees. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She had a dour Presbyterian mind and a code of morals that pinned down and beat the brains out of nearly everything that was pleasant to do. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s nearly cold but not stiff. What do you make of it, Vervain? Rabbits don’t die underground.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nearly three decades earlier, World War I had also been heralded as the event that would break the back of race prejudice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Now I found out I’d nearly destroyed the Northwest U.S. and almost woken the most horrible monster ever imprisoned by the gods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Keep it safe. And listen to it, when you need it most. Now," she told him, "the coach is nearly here. Run! Run!" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But it doesn’t matter. Because the reckoning is coming. It’s coming. It’s coming. And it is nearly here.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Besides, I knew nothing about electricity and nearly electrocuted myself several times. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was nearly midnight at the construction site. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The more stitches the less riches; the more stitches the less ...” “The introduction of Our Ford’s first T-Model . . “I’ve had it nearly three months.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry already hears nearly everything about Alex’s current life, but talking about how they grew up has always been some invisible line of demarcation. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her hands weren’t nearly as bad as I thought they’d be, four or five blisters on her left, a couple on her right. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Hieroglyphic writing appeared rather suddenly, in nearly full-blown form, around 3000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was instructed to have his search include not just their city, but all of MidMerica—which stretched nearly a thousand miles across the middle of the continent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ash felt the woman let go of her, and Sidhean dragged her out of the circle, his fingers nearly crushing her arm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly midnight, and a car drove down Winslow quickly, its high beams on, as if it had somewhere important to be, then disappeared into the darkness. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And Agent Fiona nearly caused an international incident when, as a Junior Agent, she greatly offended the Origami Hive Mind by insisting that scissors beats paper in a game of rock, paper, scissors. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Climbing down was an odd experience of scrambling nearly sideways. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a funny thing—but nearly all the time there was some kind of piano piece or other music going on in the back of her mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The basement portion was nearly complete, and with the upstairs portion under way Harry had moved into the basement with his children. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was almost exactly two years after the first visit, and it nearly did not happen at ail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We continued to sit, baking in the sun, for nearly thirty minutes while nothing happened. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I passed them to Mother and she dialed some second cousins who promised to come collect us almost immediately, even though Mother had not spoken with them in nearly a decade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On January 6, 1919, nearly five years after his return from Brazil, Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He glared at the crowd and gave the wheel a hard spin that nearly knocked it off its base. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He has not surfaced for nearly thirty-six hours since the accident. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if they weren’t nearly as good as donuts, I knew I loved cookies. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie’s head pounded, but when she opened her eyes she could see nearly as well as she ever could in the dusty, lamp-lit room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine’s Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The Venetian braccio was longer than the Florentine, which would have made Galileo’s measurements much more nearly accurate. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The thing about my mom’s Bundts is that they are not very good. Terrible. Actually inedible, very nearly indestructible. Between you and me.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The seat of Poseidon stood just to the right of Zeus’s, but it wasn’t nearly as grand. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When the captain announced that we were nearly there, at first I thought he was kidding; all I could see from the ferry’s rolling deck was an endless curtain of gray. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It would be the first time in nearly five years that I would be free to leave Johannesburg, free to attend a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were thousands of them, and they squeaked all round, neek-breek, breek-neek, unceasingly all the night, until the hobbits were nearly frantic. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

While they file and buff and paint, I hear their stories, which are nearly all about husbands and children and other family members. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And Old Ikwa, nearly blind and an easy victim to peer pressure, had ambled along behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Several times we were nearly knocked down by impatient cyclists whose bells we had not heard. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In just twenty-seven years I’ve already observed half the animals and nearly all the humans.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In Elberon the night before, under nearly a full moon, hundreds of railroad workers had toiled in the oppressive heat. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Can you remember a time when you nearly drowned?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hope Amá isn’t thinking about it, but I’m nearly certain she is. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As the form fed, it grew and grew, until it nearly covered the entire stage, and when it had gorged on all the shadows it could find, it turned and floated toward the crowd. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When it was nearly time for Kelly’s first lines, she stepped up the ladder, carefully holding her extra limbs in her hands. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And she—who lost someone dear to her that day, just as I did—was able to forgive me; an act that must have been nearly impossible. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly nightfall, the trees’ shadows growing longer in the absence of the sun. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Paul stood, his head nearly touching the doorframe. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I’d lost nearly twenty pounds of muscle mass, largely from my shoulders, back, and legs. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of cereal and tea bags, there were whiskey and wine bottles on top of the refrigerator, most of them nearly empty. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid my equipment conversations nearly always ended up like that somehow, with the talker retiring with hurt feelings and a piece of formerly prized equipment cradled to his chest. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their names were so nearly twin names that they decided it was a sure sign of something special. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled a joint, smoked it down to nothing, rolled a second fatty, and smoked nearly half of that one, too, before the room began to spin and I stubbed it out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken nearly a week of hard labor to extract that tiny little piece. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was able to forget how much danger we were in, and how that very day we had nearly been captured by wights and devoured by a hollow, our meat-stripped bones spat off a mountainside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A roach crept across the ceiling, nearly reached the center and fell off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Television cameras jockeyed for position, nearly knocking each other over in their eagerness to get the best shot. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was unsteady on his feet too, and more than once he nearly turned his ankle on a loose stone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She was comforted by her husband, with whom she recently declared a truce after a week of squabbling; I nearly got sentimental at the sight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After I finish eating, I’m so full, my pants nearly cut off my circulation. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the nearly thirty years since I had left Coalwood, he and I had not been close. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been nearly eleven o'clock in the morning before they finally got going again. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Near the king’s guardroom I nearly met my father head-on, but I hid myself in the shadows just in time. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As nearly as I can guess, about halfway between the ridge and Burden Hill. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Immediately, such a stench arose from the casket that Burton covered his nose and nearly retched. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I did, or at least I tried to; but I nearly fell on my back because of the weight of the wings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within the average, older children ages eight to eighteen spent nearly double the time with media than toddlers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Or at least she tried to scream—her mouth opened nearly as wide as a chick’s—but nothing came out. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Martin said he would take one for the team, and so Moss watched him walk away with a nearly full bottle of urine to dump somewhere discreetly. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So on the afternoon on February 9, 1919—the day before the Senate planned to consider the amendment—nearly forty suffragists marched to the White House. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Cold Storage building wasn’t nearly as alluring as the Court of Honor or the midway. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then one day I saw lightning split a tree nearly in half. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Wondering why I had written nearly ninety titles, but not one single book. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When a sparkling hand emerged from the ocean, Sierra nearly toppled over with surprise. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was nearly ten o’clock, time for Habib to head out for the airport, but he couldn’t seem to leave his seat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

My neck nearly snapped when Dad slammed the brakes. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Asta, on his shoulder as a lemur, nearly fainted; he caught her and held her close. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This was where nearly everything was, including the open-air market with all sorts of different stores and the vendors who sometimes showed up outside with carts of samosas and kulfis. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His long lank hair was nearly ash-blond, worn long and treasured since he whopped it with a pocket comb unconsciously and often. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of improving by one full point between fifth and sixth grade, as would be expected, they improved by 1.7 points, nearly two grades’ worth. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It sounds like I’m not the only one Barb nearly killed on a regular basis. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as they lowered Toby down, he startled awake—nearly jumping off the mattress. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t nearly as slight as he’d looked next to his burly brother. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He nearly shook his hindquarters loose when Kino glanced up at him, and he subsided when Kino looked away. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he told her that Katie was having a baby, she nearly raised the roof with her lamentations. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Oxyrhynchus hymn, written in Ancient Greek, dates from the late third century, making it nearly two thousand years old. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I usually gave my money to Bailey, who went to the movies nearly every Saturday. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were the only nonwhite students in a department of nearly three hundred. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The club’s a low, white building with prickle bushes around it, not nearly so fancy as folks talk about it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The bridge wasn't nearly as high as the cave ledge he had leaped from, but he still didn't want to look down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But then, just when I’ve nearly put it behind me, a month later, the blood comes back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned wildly and our tires squealed as we nearly clipped a mailbox, and when I straightened up we went along a curvy road lined with maple trees. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Over in the corner was a carving of a woman nearly three feet tall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk and a March stillness had seized everything—the trees, the rotting deadwood, the leafless vine maple, the stones littering the ground. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me the pharmacist would know, but as I went around the last aisle to wait in line for him, I nearly bumped into Vinny's mom. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

So two cuco attacks, nearly a month apart, both on the night town councils were set to vote on a bill about Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Moss nearly dropped the point he wanted to make, but he turned, positioning his body in Javier’s direction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She looked like a movie star or a genuine country music singer, not the Momma I’d last seen nearly six months ago. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He swung the censer so high it nearly touched the tip of my nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I like to believe that even though I was drugged and nearly murdered at school yesterday, I am able to put that behind me today. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

By 1938, the Reich Labor Service had turned so many acres of forests and swamps into useful land that it made up for nearly all the territory Germany had lost in the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk when the coach took the final dash around the curve in the road that brought it to the door of Cutlers Tavern. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

That is nearly half as old as we believe our solar system to be. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it rolled by, Jean Louise made a frantic dive for her uncle’s trolley: “That’s been over for a—nearly a hundred years, sir.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They rode now more swiftly, and by midnight the Fords were nearly five leagues behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, he was able to zone out for nearly a full hour while Riordan droned on about the colonies. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She nearly put the spyglass to her eye, but held back, and returned it to her pocket. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lines were long for the few outhouses, and in the winter, by the time I finished, my feet were nearly frozen. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually he rode only about four times a week, nearly all classy horses, rarely more than one a day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next moment he was doubled up by a violent coughing fit which nearly always attacked him soon after waking up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Count it, Obinze nearly said, but the words did not leave his mouth. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Jesus,” he said, nearly falling out of his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was definitely uncomfortable but not nearly as scared as a few moments earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

By the time I’d corrected my mistake, the lecture was nearly finished. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby bounced on my shoulder and nearly fell off as I hurdled a stump. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The building felt like it had exhaled, expanding a little bit without all thirty-four of us, crammed two to a desk, filling up nearly every square inch of space. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not nearly as bad as I imagined it would be. And you?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Calamity Jane, also spread out on the kitchen table in a nest of papers, watched as Finn poured nearly half a jar of Hippie Queen Honey into the cup. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But what they didn’t say was that prison was also a microcosm of a totalitarian society, a nearly pure example of the police state. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed, and nearly everyone was wounded. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Like a pelican, it swoops down gently, slicing the tips of little wakes until its open bill is fully submerged, scooping nearly a thousand gallons—all within seconds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once I received my certificate, I hurried through the parking lot to get back to work, but it took nearly an hour to find my car among the massive and indistinguishable rows of vehicles. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

You didn’t have a whole lot then, and the room was nearly dark, but it glowed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Even more remarkably, nearly 30 percent of the black girls are given a name that is unique among the names of every baby, white and black, born that year in California. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was barely a year old, and the tuberculosis nearly killed him. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At their head was a man stick-thin and very tall, with a drawn emaciated face made even longer by the ropy black beard that grew from his pointed chin nearly to his waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sherman’s glasses were nearly sideways on his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In prison, unlike in the outside world, power and authority were at stake in nearly every transaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before, he and Garfield discussed business until nearly midnight. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Driving home, distraught and reckless, speeding, she’d nearly gone off the side of the road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once inside their rooms, Dallas and Florida each pried up a loose floorboard and deposited their takings from the kitchen: one nearly whole piece of bread and one raw potato each. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Knocking over two delicate tables and an aspidistra, he covered the floor between them in two strides and pulled Harry into a hug that nearly cracked his newly repaired ribs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A man sat on the couch leaning precariously to the side, his right elbow supporting his body and his head nearly flat against his shoulder. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We did the balcony scene together as nearly as we could—until the guy behind the counter began to look like he wanted us gone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was thinking that in nearly every person there was some special physical part kept always guarded. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The parents seemed to do all of the talking; the kids were glazed-looking, nearly mute. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon on June 19 when a taxicab drove down the leafy tree-lined street in Chicago, Illinois. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Poor people of color, like other Americans—indeed like nearly everyone around the world—want safe streets, peaceful communities, healthy families, good jobs, and meaningful opportunities to contribute to society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark, both of them having re-collapsed, when Maniac said, “Is there any paint around?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the biggest concern was how to deal with the nearly 100,000 homeless. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened so hard that I nearly differentiated it from the others, and it seemed to be saying, “Finny, give that bone the old college try.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed the embodiment of the kind of young thug feared by nearly all urban-dwellers, and the mysterious gunman who shot them down seemed like an avenging angel. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire looked at him, and for a tiny second something close to a smile nearly moved across her eyes and mouth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I’m nearly as tall as you, she thought. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

During those six years, federal spending was responsible for nearly half of the personal income in southern California. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look nearly as alarmed by that as I might expect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The holly and phoenix wand was nearly severed in two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The bills were piling up, and her paycheck wasn’t nearly enough to cover them all. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There they had gathered in the shadow of the cliffs, until the assault above was hottest and nearly all the men of the defence had rushed to the wall’s top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

On Boxing Day its transformer blew up and nearly wiped out his entire family. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

That made it nearly impossible to carefully check their backgrounds, to make sure they could be trusted with American secrets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a Thursday afternoon in early June, the school year nearly over, and they are at the public swimming pool. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I believe most people will find it nearly impossible to know what I am talking about.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A soft voice, nearly as feminine as Tessie’s own, cooing into a phone a few blocks away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the tall, slender house remains nearly unscathed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I knew my body was down to nearly nothing. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Despite having been torn up by glass and nearly squeezed to death, he was smiling...until he saw the chariot. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was a Friday night, but the weather was so bad the Brasserie was nearly deserted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I twisted off the cap, gave it a sniff, and nearly fell over. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. I saw her downstairs reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. We’ll reach her later. It’s nearly noon and I’m eager to move on to the next round of our competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

For nearly two weeks the family stayed at home, polluted by death, greeting the occasional visitor who came to pay respects. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One cloud looked like a two-humped camel, and another looked like an old man whose long, white beard nearly reached the ground. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nasty. The skin’s nearly grown over the stitch. Might be too late to take them out. What’s the name of the nurse you say is on board?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The response is nearly instant as I scan the other trainees to see if anyone picks up their phone. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The electrical impulses in modern computers do, however, travel nearly at the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We march into the amphitheater to the applause of family, students, city officials, the Emperor’s emissaries, and an honor guard of nearly two hundred legionnaires. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke, only a minute, for Jo exclaimed impetuously, “I’m so glad you came before we began!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have gone from four of those and very nearly vanished from five others. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two sleeper agents from communist Czechoslovakia had been living for nearly a decade in the United States, posing as defectors and staunch anticommunists. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was clearly rattled by his nearly devastating mistake. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had been with him nearly all of her life, and she wanted to see if she were different when she was alone. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And who doesn't know that nearly everyone lies at some time in their lives in order to be happy? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He could tell that he wasn’t the only one who didn’t understand; Dean Thomas shrugged at him and Lavender Brown looked puzzled, but nearly everybody else clapped their hands to their mouths in horror. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be an awful day in nearly every way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Someone bumped into Seven from behind and nearly knocked her into the fountain, which was now lit up with a deep green glow. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Where I come from, nearly all the animals talk." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, I would nearly have been disappointed if she hadn’t given me the big, fiery speech at that point. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now nearly all the trail passes through protected wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me nearly an hour to get over to The Monte Carlo. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lock clicks, and the door opens so fast I nearly fall through, stumbling into the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Our sweep was done, the shift nearly over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black-Billed Cuckoo, from John J. Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1827, nearly 125 years after Maria’s work, shows her influence on this artist-naturalist. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Nothing was hidden from view, as he had died in a sleeveless white T-shirt, one of the same he had worn nearly every day of his life. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they returned it was nearly dark and the Waiter was watching for them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He had drunk much wine and late after midnight he went to bed, tired and yet agitated, nearly in tears and in despair. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The left side is paralyzed. The right side partly. Probably there is no sight in the left eye, but we can’t determine that. In other words, your father is nearly helpless.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hence the powerful Ford, itself weighing around 6,0 pounds; together with the trailer, it was nearly five tons—a missile at highway speeds. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

This really bugs me because for nearly an hour the conversation was all in Korean. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Stone Fox was nearly on top of him! Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A trained monkey can type,” she snapped, and nearly popped her eyes right out of their sockets with exasperation. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He went into the kitchen and swallowed nearly a teacupful of Victory Gin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He could smell only the reek of other unhappy, confined creatures, and sometimes—when the circus was in progress above him—the strong scent of blood, that nearly drove Brute mad. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

His nose had been battered to his cheekbones; his heavy forehead was nearly lost in a fierce tangle of eyebrows; and his neck seemed as thick as Taran’s waist. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the nearly eight years that he lived in Hungary, he only managed to convince her to see him a few times—once when she attended his fiftieth birthday party in Bulgaria. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He locked his gaze on his two humans, surprised to notice that they were nearly the same height now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Who was Paul Ellis after all but a nearly illiterate linthead who barely provided for his own family and who drank himself to sleep nearly every weekend night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The men ate quietly as nearly all country people do. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He nearly falls, but a cop grabs his arm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Ash had not seen him in nearly two weeks, and he looked, in that noon light, like an old man; she was shocked by the change in him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leonid Brezhnev, who succeeded Khrushchev as Soviet leader in 1964, had given the KGB nearly unlimited power over Soviet society. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One boarding house facing the Delaware River had a sick sailor in nearly every room. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His skin is clean white in some places but nearly black in others. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I saw friends from nearly every phase of my life—Princeton friends, Harvard friends, Chicago friends, Robinsons and Shieldses galore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The nearly two hundred sixth graders poured into the library, and the teachers shouted out directions: “Blue group sits here.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When he takes my hand to help me cross the road, where a motorbike nearly runs into us, his grip feels like I imagine handcuffs feel: cold, hard, unbreakable. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Next, Leah raised the difficult issue of Nelson: nearly half our eggs went to him for his pay. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed back my chair, nearly knocking him down as I did so, and fled from that terrible house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shirt was nearly ripped off his back. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

‘I must have nearly fallen asleep on guard,’ he thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They doubt the motives of nearly all people in positions of authority. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

All of ’em got rainwater sloshing around inside, so I tip each one up and empty it out, then fix the cap down tight to make it watertight, or nearly so. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So…” Her mouth was so dry that it nearly hurt. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes at the moment he opens his, and his blue-blue eyes are shining so fierce and bright that they’re nearly black. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They represented nearly every city, town, and hamlet throughout Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

At times, the helicopter flew so low that it nearly knocked me off the cliff. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Hearing familiar, friendly voices was an extraordinary tonic; Harry had become so used to their isolation he had nearly forgotten that other people were resisting Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If the same system is installed downstairs, then each room’s desktop isn’t nearly as secure as she thinks it is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We so nearly packed up and went, that very day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nearly balled it up and tossed it toward her garbage can, which was already overflowing with other drawings gone awry. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He realized that he hadn't eaten since Friday lunch, nearly two full days ago. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second reason that I think Phoebe nearly fainted dead away was that there was Mike Bickle, Phoebe’s potential lunatic, in her own living room. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Anna Brown, divorced and without children, had bequeathed nearly all her wealth to her mother, Lizzie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” she grunted, nearly missing the ledge with her bad foot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The bathroom window looks out onto the backyard, where Dad is hacking away at the nearly frozen ground with a shovel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Langley was one of the United States’ most powerful offensive weapons—a secret weapon, or nearly secret, hidden in plain sight in a small southern town. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and nearly laughed out loud. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was nearly noon, and the figures Wash had drawn with a stick in the damp dirt were now dry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a step toward me and I nearly take a step back to restore the balance, but I’m not willing to show any ounce of weakness. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My heart flipped and I nearly dropped my tray. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, even though the hole was modest, nearly everything about it was surprising. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When times were easy, the parson nearly destroyed the Apothecary, but when the going grew tough, he was willing to throw aside his every belief if it would save his daughters. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But there nearly always is something else to decide by,” exclaimed the old man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a look at my nearly empty bedroom and breathe in the memories that I made here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As newcomers arrived, many older white residents simply left, and the demographic change was reflected in nearly all of Clarkston’s institutions. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The small patch of land in the monastery garden produced an overwhelming volume of data to analyze—twenty-eight thousand plants, forty thousand flowers, and nearly four hundred thousand seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"There aren't nearly as many as you thought. You were just guessing, weren't you, when you said two hundred?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The mast was nearly as long as the one room of the shack. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird had been speckled, brown and gray, and it must not be very smart because Brian’s foot had been nearly on it before it flew. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t understand what I was risking until I nearly lost it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be nearly as nice if I were by myself. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bailey suggested that if I quit school before getting my high school diploma I’d find it nearly impossible to return. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so spooked that she nearly missed the backpack. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In truth, as Thomas silently watched the commotion, he didn’t feel nearly as panicked or frightened as his instincts told him he ought to be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The bazaars were more or­ganized and not nearly as clogged with rickshaws and pedestrians. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Will and Sally searched for adventure together nearly every day. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark under the stormclouds, but now and again they made out the light to the west, enough to set course by, and so struggled on. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And it was: nearly every inch of the walls was covered with family photos and bright, colorful paintings of people, landscapes, animals—anything and everything. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But then Helen revealed that she’d been dating a girl she met online for nearly a year. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Almost $14 million in damage was recorded, and nearly five thousand men, women, and children were arrested, injured, or dead. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The earth had been hard, and she had been hurt—cheek, wrist, ribs, foot—but not nearly as badly as she’d expected. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The marquee was nearly full now, and for the first time there was no queue outside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They guide nearly effortlessly, even off the floor and into the air, and your little solo maneuver is done on the floor before they land, when they join you, whirling, right in step. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing snowshoes that looked nearly as long as he was tall. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

No, he hadn’t agreed—he nearly jumped into her arms before she could even get the words out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the rate of nearly one every other day, the Red Cross estimates, U.S.-bound Central American migrants who ride freight trains lose arms, legs, hands, or feet. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Surely such venture is nearly gone from the world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia’s arms are nearly as dark as his own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The police officer must have taken a shortcut because he's back in view, but nearly two blocks away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I looked at Wishbone and thought about Bertha saying how dogs love you no matter what, and my heart nearly burst. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

This, supported by the inability to trap or record an actual bird and the negative DNA tests, all led to the conclusion that my town had been living a lie for nearly four months. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was a bold new plan: three attractive, bright, charismatic, marketable millennials—Alex and Nora are, technically, just past the Gen Z threshold, but the press doesn’t find that nearly as catchy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For the first time I truly appreciate the expression, because the salt in the water makes the pain of my wounds so blinding I nearly black out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part sorry we weren’t all out digging clams or picking mussels or any of a thousand other things that weren’t nearly as hard as this was. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Yet time and her aunt moved slowly—and her patience and her ideas were nearly worn out before the tête-à-tête was over. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Look at that rough lot out there—they nearly finished me off! What on earth do you make of us and how are you settling down?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heavy clouds loomed above, but behind the clouds the moon was nearly full and lent a faint radiance to the whole sky. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“And then he nearly drowned you,” claimed Mother. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

From what I could learn, the production was nearly professional, with many props and fancy equipment I’d never even heard of. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When the neighbors brought her husband’s body home, it had been mutilated and burnt The sight of it nearly killed her, and her second baby, also a girl, was bom at this time. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked nearly halfway around the lake, looking always as well for food. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Scores of innocent people have been exonerated after being sentenced to death and nearly executed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Winston poured out nearly a teacupful, nerved himself for a shock, and gulped it down like a dose of medicine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mikey’s in front of me before I can even take another step, a big boulder I nearly run right into. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He slashed her throat in a Van Gogh stroke that nearly removed her head from her spine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sleeping on the brink of the wheels was nearly impossible. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is simple, yet not nearly so easy to achieve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We all nearly jumped through the roof when the snake-woman voice came back into the room and said, “Joetta, move away from him.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But anyway all of a sudden she gave Harry a push that nearly knocked him off the steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

During this period my writings from day to day were nearly incomprehensible even hours after I had finished them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wants to see people break— has always wanted to, ever since he set up the camera in my execution room when I nearly drowned, and probably long before then. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were out of their neighborhood, and weren’t nearly as confident as they would have been if they had been in Harlem. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

For nearly one week, the two top experts in the field had aggravated the situation with useless tests. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“You a big man now, but big ain’t nearly enough. You have to be a whole man. And if you want to be a whole man, you have to deal with the whole truth.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two nearly square biscuits, pale in colour and fragrant in smell. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In front of the wide, raised speaker’s platform were two nearly life-sized photographic blowups of Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d better slow down. You nearly made Grandma fall out when you hit that curb.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly choke on the words, because the men in the row in front of me are looking very uncomfortable. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He caused no stir, put out no vibration, became as nearly invisible as it is possible to be. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, why is the temperature of the microwave background radiation so nearly the same when we look in different directions? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper explained that, in the 1990s, Wisconsin police departments were given nearly a hundred thousand pieces of military equipment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

At this moment O’Brien glanced at his wrist- watch, saw that it was nearly eleven hundred, and evidently decided to stay in the Records Department until the Two Minutes Hate was over. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I counted nearly fifty people in our large lifeboat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When the Narita Airport Immigration Security authorities brutally and violently “arrested” me...I was seriously injured and very nearly killed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, a hyenas catholicity of taste is so indiscriminate it nearly forces admiration. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

That is, nearly a third of the monkeys had died. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried retracing Harry’s route from the library, wandering around the dark passageways for nearly an hour. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Though I had been nearly two years on Winter I was still far from being able to see the people of the planet through their own eyes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly a decade, Jefferson and Washington had corresponded about making navigation improvements in the Potomac on the presumption that it afforded a direct link between the vast American interior and the Chesapeake Bay. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The spring on the trap had caught the mouse at the neck and nearly pulled his head loose. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We step out of the office and nearly knock into Noah. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All I can see are scarred brown knees and white socks and shining black loafers, but the voice that comes out nearly sounds like a grown woman’s—it’s deep and grave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Polyphemus patted my sheep and nearly knocked me to the ground. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

If you were level with the patch so that it was edge-on, it was nearly invisible, and it was completely invisible from behind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been in the weapons den nearly every day for lessons, but to be there alone, nothing but her and instruments of death, was entirely different. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All April’s information seemed to be the kind of things grown-ups let you overhear, and of course, nearly everything she could find in the children’s part of libraries. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they let go, the balloon would be swept off course at once, and to judge by his glance at the compass, would be swept toward Nova Zembla at nearly a hundred miles an hour. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was so close to the mirror now that his nose was nearly touching that of his reflection. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“An easy distance, do you call it? It is nearly fifty miles.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

We nearly shook hands again but then decided against it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized the look on his face—it was nearly identical to the grief he’d worn at the rest stop, talking about his own camp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A wet stain had darkened his pants nearly to his knees. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Auditorium alone had taken nearly three years to build and driven Louis Sullivan to the brink of physical collapse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Olanna nearly laughed; he probably knew all the times she pretended to be asleep when he brought her food. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was Lazlo’s finest, its binding nearly worthy of the Pavilion of Thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dad hadn’t swallowed anything—no food, no water—for nearly three days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The giant held out his hand, which was nearly as big as Will’s head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, nearly everyone gathered at the church, a hickory-colored chapel just off the highway with the small, restrained steeple common to Mormon churches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"For infinity," says Gerhard, who is nearly four years older than Helmuth and knows about heavenly things like planets and stars and suns and moons. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The hollow had nearly closed the distance between us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The time arrives and we leave my place at six, making it to Auburn by nearly seven. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I've been gone from my daily tasks for nearly an hour. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He called it the “stopball,” and it nearly drove Maniac goofy. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You nearly bit my head off because I told Raizel about the dybbuk, but it certainly sounds like you’ve been hollering it to the entire tenement.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She studied the pattern, shades of dull browns, starting nearly black in the center and spinning out lighter and lighter to a dirty yellow at the outer edge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stretching five stories high, it swallows nearly half the street, and has three empty storefronts on the first floor with cobwebbed windows and faded signs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The rain had nearly stopped, leaving us with all this quiet and a sky with no moon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the back seat Mrs. Das gazed out another window, at the sky, where nearly transparent clouds passed quickly in front of one another. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were nearly as long as the fingers of the old man and they had razor-sharp cutting edges on both sides. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His limp was nearly gone now, but he carried his cane and went staggering off down the narrow walkway between the barracks, punching at the packed earth in front of him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me start by saying that your mother was a fantastic discovery. We located her almost by accident inside the damaged world, and her genes were nearly perfect.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There had to be nearly a hundred people on the steps and spilling out on either side of the building. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By mid-June, all of the city’s motels and nearly all restaurants had abandoned race restrictions, with most of the rest promising to follow suit. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He lay there talking to himself for ages about it. Ages and ages . . . nearly all the bubbles had gone. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The dim sun was as high in the sky as it was going to get, only a hand’s breadth above the horizon, so it must be nearly noon, she thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered how she’d nearly wept with envy at Dympna’s description of having to spend the night in the back of a Fox Moth and nearly freezing to death. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They were sitting close together, their shoulders nearly touching. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I look up and see that the members of the Red Cross form a cordon between us and the Director, who is raging at them, his face nearly crimson. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It was so out of character, and so earnest, that she nearly kissed him right there. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My instinct was to move away, but I couldn’t help walking toward it until we were nearly face-to-face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Even with the binoculars, the agent could not see the boy’s face, which was also nearly hidden by the downturned brim of a straw hat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, thousands of squatters had already claimed nearly a million acres of land west of the mountains. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs’s grip on the letter nearly crushed it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I spent nearly every waking moment around Nikki, and I loved her dearly. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They keep Mrs. Bessermann asleep until her fever is nearly gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I stood on my toes and tried to twirl around the room, nearly tripping over the legs of the other girls. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nearly time for her feed—yes, go on. Can you take her out?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I made it nearly a quarter mile before the darkness and my dazzled vision betrayed me and I ran headlong into a horse tether, crumpling to the ground in a painful heap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She knew no names of people in Suffolk, despite having lived there for nearly thirteen years. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after talking to Lorena on the phone for nearly two hours, I unlock Olga’s door and crawl into her bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They drank, passing around the rusty shiv that had nearly killed him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Baudelaire parents had an enormous library in their mansion, a room filled with thousands of books on nearly every subject. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ivy took it, and now breathing was nearly impossible. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I have heard nearly as much nonsense about zoos as I have about God and religion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They argued nearly every day—about a flaw in the schematics or a tool that had been left at home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A new level of tension crept into our own household, nearly overwhelming me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one night, Malcolm X arrived nearly out on his feet from fatigue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I reached the turnoff it had been nearly two hours since I had seen him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I do up his nearly bald head and shoulders and then start putting the most complicated, unnecessary, wild highways through him from ear to ear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like to talk to us much, and the way he went round sighing and shaking his head disgustedly implied we weren’t doing nearly enough to keep the place up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem nearly as immersed in literature as he was, and we wondered if he might be happier with someone who shared his love of books. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She had a bold, aquiline face, a face that one might have called noble until one discovered that there was as nearly as possible nothing behind it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They nearly wrecked the chariot against the Scorpion; they brought up short and almost ran into the Crab. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nearly crashes into Zahra’s back as she skids to a stop in front of a door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Given my own circumstances, I find that anything can turn out to belong nearly anywhere. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led on, pinching and, pulling the nearly invisible thread away, looking like he was doing some kind of weird sign language. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After that, the natives come to us nearly every day, sometimes two men, sometimes three. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As the athletes began to march out of the stadium that evening, nearly everyone on the field and off felt more or less stunned. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t play chess, it was nearly impossible to enter Bobby’s world, and yet his disrespect seemed to be directed more at weak players than those who didn’t know how to play the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After what seems like nearly an hour, I can finally bend and flex my fingers again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

David drove Henrietta nearly twenty miles to get there, not because they preferred it, but because it was the only major hospital for miles that treated black patients. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Since the accident on the subway he had been talking for hours, nearly nonstop, to Gideon. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It’s like one of those claw games from the arcade came and pinched nearly every box clean. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

James "Bo" Cochran had been released after spending nearly twenty years on Alabama's death row; a new trial was awarded after federal courts reversed his conviction because of racial bias during jury selection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The silence that followed nearly swallowed me up. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

New dresses and her hair combed a different way nearly every day You got to have something to comb hair over. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I found out that Cletus’s parents were pretty old, nearly as old as Ob, and they didn’t get out much. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like nearly the same time Genie and Ernie had gotten up to “take care” of Michael Jackson, an event that Genie was trying his best to not ever think about again. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He’d gotten through the rest of the day avoiding Harry and the others, though they probably knew better than to risk causing him another “accident” so soon after nearly getting caught by Miss Kwan. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Where the grass gave way to the woods, I found a stone wall crudely cemented together, not even knee high but nearly fifty yards long. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his nearly illegible longhand, he wrote and then tore up several drafts trying to find just the right words to convey his conflicted beliefs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He believed that he was one of the few physicians still seeing the nearly 6,000 persons then ill with the fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I pinned it down, but only after it was nearly torn in two. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By then, it was nearly time for Charlotte’s next scene. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The car stopped so suddenly that they were nearly thrown into the windshield. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

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

The room’s large plank tables were nearly half full, seating about two hundred students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I was a prisoner for nearly a year for just being there.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spent nearly an hour and a half instructing the jurors about the decision they would be making. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To take his mind off it, he read nearly every book in the County Library in Welch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The emergency room is nearly abandoned at five-thirty in the morning—I don’t know how I caught that lucky break. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Boards twisted and realigned, and I threw my hands out to keep my balance, nearly falling when the planks caved in at my touch. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

These novel insects, named Blatella asmithicus after the geneticist responsible for creating them, Dr. Andrew Smith, measure nearly a meter in length, and have an astounding resiliency and immunity to all known toxins. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“He was lucky, that’s all. Even so he was badly hurt. Forty-eight stitches. I used up nearly all my gut.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was very shadowy and nearly dark, even though it was the middle of the day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman with graying hair pulled into a severe bun sat behind a wooden desk that took up nearly the whole room. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He took off his helmet and wiped the sweat off his nearly bald head with his sleeve. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I nearly didn't know you, James. You look so bad." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The student body of the school was nearly 100 percent black, reflecting the racial makeup of the neighborhoods to the west. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

One, dubbed Varuna, is nearly as big as Pluto’s moon. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The huge woman made an effort to obey, but nearly fell down just trying to turn around. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The van was nearly submerged, drifting sideways and slowly sinking beneath the rain-boiled surface. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I know I do—teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I’m longing to enjoy myself at home,” began Meg, in the complaining tone again. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tragedy in all this is particularly great because for nearly a decade, there has been strong reason to suppose that Fischer could demonstrate his supremacy convincingly if only given the opportunity to do so.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

By systematically depleting nearly all the nutrients from the broth, Beadle found that the mold strains could still grow on a minimal broth containing nothing more than a sugar and a vitamin called biotin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been with Tiller nearly your whole life. Are you different without him?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I threw my arms around his neck and nearly took us both down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

William turned and threw his arms around Jacob, who was nearly crushed to death. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I nearly choke on my fork when the man’s guest arrives. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They laughed and cried, and nearly everybody thought that the war would be over in a matter of weeks. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, laugh!” snorted Nemur, who nearly bumped into me, “but if we don’t find him, the whole experiment is in danger.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They climbed slopes so steep and slippery it was nearly impossible to keep their footing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They all looked nearly the same in their dark suits and thin ties, except Eddie towered over the other boys. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was now nearly one o’clock, and he and Van Helsing are sitting with her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I nearly jumped completely out of my dog-hospital blanket when he slapped the door and said, “Dude. Why did you steal my truck? Are you naked? “ 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Despite everything, the young woman had led a nearly normal life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out, then, that summer, that the moral barriers that I had supposed to exist between me and the dangers of a criminal career were so tenuous as to be nearly nonexistent. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

We were in the choppers nearly ten minutes and still going. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only from the back of his spiky head that I recognized him as the flying T board rider who’d nearly mowed us down yesterday. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys kept rowing at thirty-five, losing their battle with the wind, and nearly every other boat on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

From his room in the evening there was nearly always the sound of a voice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

One foot into the darkness and the sense of detachment from reality nearly made me panic. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the arsenic-sprayed cotton country of southern United States beekeeping as an industry has nearly died out. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Several times, the little band nearly stopped, and nearly everybody left the floor, watching with their eyes like saucers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above our heads, gulls wheel and cry, unaware that the queen mother nearly drowned just a dozen yards below. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

At the same Tipping Point, the rates of childbearing for teenaged girls — which barely move at all up to that point — nearly double. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In eighteen months, Diaz has had to bury eight of them, nearly all mutilated by the trains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In Aunt Nancy’s living room was a cast-iron alligator ashtray that was nearly as tall as I was. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to stare at the hollow despite a nearly unbearable urge to look away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When we get off the exit ramp, he slams on the brakes so hard I nearly hit my head on the back of Lorena’s seat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She just couldn't quite get a hold of the pain that comes from having that happen nearly every day for years. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some ways, Nowruz is the Persian version of Christmas: You spend it with your whole family, and you eat mountains and mountains of food, and nearly everyone takes the day off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This nearly made Chamberlin laugh, yet one of the attorneys present in the room actually advised the group to accept Holmes’s offer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Greek and Roman casualties were heavy, but not nearly as bad as they might have been. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They nearly kicked me out for that, but my grades saved me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

MR-2, with Ham the chimpanzee as its passenger, overshot the landing spot by sixty miles and was nearly underwater when it was finally plucked from the ocean. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I saw her fold backward as the automatic fire ripped her nearly apart. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran through these bright and dark patches so fast that the changing light nearly blinded me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They divided up the state’s water—as nearly as was possible—in direct relationship to a region’s political clout and economic pull. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra nearly jumped out of her skin with fright. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“What an excellent chance I had, if I wished, to kill the president on Inauguration Day! I was on the stand, as close to him nearly as I am to you.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back walls are covered with finished or nearly finished timepieces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I pedaled there nearly every summer day on my black Schwinn bicycle. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was very nearly impossible to make myself stand and come forward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly a year I have been here alone. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The emblem on the copyright page was nearly identical to the Bayside Press logo, but instead of a seagull there was a black bird. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If, nearly four years into the war, the enemy was able to launch an attack of this size, what exactly had been accomplished? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, nearly all hermits seemed to be called Nacien in those days. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1867, nearly a decade after the publication of Origin, he began to complete a new manuscript, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, in which he would fully explicate this view of inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The young man's name was Floyd Wells, and he was short and nearly chinless. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I won't let you leave wi' that," I said in a voice nearly as faint and faltering as his. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then we switched partners, and I was thrust into a high-stepping bransle with the nervous Guildenstern, who nearly stumbled over his long cloak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She had got nearly to the gate when something made her stop, nose up, like a doe with young in the thicket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the school itself I was disappointed to find that I was not the most brilliant or even nearly the most brilliant student. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to Terryl’s office, and he told her he was coming up empty; the two nearly laughed about it, as if to say: Well, that shouldn’t stop us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The distance—physical and mental—that had been traversed in the last decade nearly stopped my breath, and I wondered if perhaps I had changed too much. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The look he gave me nearly undid my resolve to decline his offer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have nearly as many as you do, but I have a few, too.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on a Coke crate and watched pickups zoom by till I was nearly poisoned with exhaust fumes and boredom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recall the nearly empty hickory nut and groundnut baskets. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly four o’clock in the morning when, brimming with elation, Maddie crept into the room she was sharing with Queenie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My opening paragraph rah some three pages, and very nearly smoked. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Board of Education of Topeka, which dictated that schools be desegregated, many black CPS students continued to attend schools that were nearly all black. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He’s very likely right about 13, because there don’t seem to be nearly enough kids around. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A large body, such as the earth or the sun, contains nearly equal numbers of positive and negative charges. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly five minutes there was no answer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was not nearly as steep, and it curved halfway, so that whatever was near the bottom of it was quite out of sight as they stood at the top preparing to go down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sat with Morrie and Charlotte for nearly two hours, patiently answering their questions. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship’s boy nodded and scrambled away, nearly knocking into Cooky, who stumbled from the galley, calling for Aly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was like learning a new language, except there were nearly two hundred unfamiliar letters, and you had to invent your own words a lot of the time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Looking into my meat-balls, I see his short black hair and his nearly colorless eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Pew report, done in cooperation with several other nonprofit groups, found that nearly 90 percent of teachers said the Internet is creating “an easily distracted generation with short attention spans.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I nearly had the knot secured when a shrieking gust knocked me to my knees. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I walked Maxie home, and when I left her, it was nearly dark. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet radiation, and abracadabra—they turned the county’s last day of raw sewage into nearly fifty thousand gallons of drinkable water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Desdemona looked in awe and terror at all the faces filling the windows, all the bodies filling the streets, nearly a half million people squeezed into twenty-five square blocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The river is nearly gone now because of the drought. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In fact, nearly every inn, tavern, and boarding house had some manner of musician strumming, singing, or piping in the background. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

They rested once more at the head of a rocky valley, because even Will could tell that Lyra was nearly finished: she was limping badly and her face was gray. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I squinted to look at it, though I was nearly blinded by the dust. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with nearly six decades between the two Byrds, Clayton and Cool Papa had what Cool Papa called “harmony.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Kyle heard a WHIRR-DING! sound effect as his red battery icon glowed green and grew from nearly empty to completely full. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I nearly said, ‘Theory number one, being disproved,’ but remembered how Mum had reacted to theory number eight. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Oakland Police Department statistics, there were nearly 2,800 assaults and more than 4,100 robberies. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

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

He was nearly stupid with exhaustion and fear and cold. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The tiny red flower was not spectacular—not nearly as stunning as a blue orchid—but it seemed right. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hung back, very nearly resolved to flee and take my chances with Falconer—had I known where he was—or even on my own in that unknown city. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits, bent nearly double, toiled along behind the taller folk, but it was plain that they could not go much further, if the snow continued. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Catherine turns to him and says on a shaky sigh, “Oh, my love,” and pulls him into her chest somehow, even though he’s nearly a foot taller. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"And she's sorry about losing her temper and nearly annihilating you." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And in that time, I’d been shot, I had an operation, had nearly died, and had been flown to the other side of the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The battery’s nearly dead, though. I can’t keep it on all the time.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Right? From a hundred kids to nearly a thousand just like that.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The front half of the church had completely collapsed and nearly a third of the town had been scarred by fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ate half a bar of chocolate to give me strength and nearly ran to second period to have time to confront her before the bell rang. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My arm is clipped by bag nine and it nearly knocks me off balance, but I’m just barely able to catch myself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk before they finally dissipated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every measurement—every angle and width, all the spaces separating the molecules—was nearly perfect. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It creaks under my feet and once I nearly pitch over into the river but I do finally make it to the boat still tied there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had to search for nearly ten minutes until I found what I was really looking for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I never saw anything like the way that she and Shorty nearly jumped for each other. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was driven to the left and for an awful moment nearly tumbled over the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trip flushed and stepped closer, so she was nearly in his arms. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not counting the nearly invisible front door behind him, it had three exits: to the left, to the right, and immediately before him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We cut its throat. Then we took turns holding it over each other, so it bled on our heads and hands. It was awful. I nearly got sick.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I remember spending nearly three whole days trying to capture Wind Turning a Leaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For nearly a year after our first conversation, Deborah refused to talk to me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He dove inside and grabbed the wood and ran around the edge of the ridge, scrambled up like a cat and blew and nearly had the flame feeding, growing, when the sound moved away. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know how much I loved being everyone's baby girl until now when my life as baby girl is nearly over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I am nearly sixteen when i look around the store and realize that it has barely changed in all the time I’ve been here. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, my cup of macaroni and cheese is still nearly full. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The true level of poverty among North Carolina whites during the 1960s was extreme: nearly half of the manufacturing jobs in the state were in textiles, one of the lowest-paid segments of the industry. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see any, and she’d just started toward the tree when a loud splash from the river nearly made her jump out of her skin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The artifact was far too valuable to sell, and I knew it would end up in the hands of the Sixers, because they purchased nearly every major artifact that went up for auction. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

That evening an audience of nearly a thousand people turned out for the concert in Savannah’s new Municipal Auditorium, whites sitting in the boxes and dress circle, blacks in segregated orchestra or gallery seats. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

We dove through the door, nearly capsizing a glass trophy case in the foyer. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Shetani, the creature our people have hunted for nearly a century, has been captured, and he goes to pray?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And she with a sickly mother and nearly a dozen brothers and sisters to care for? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I learned woodcraft from a huntsman named Laclith who traveled with us for nearly a whole season. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The mug, which had a faded picture of Thomas the Tank Engine on it, was probably nearly as old as I was. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And in the dream nearly everyone on the earth is dead, because they have caught a virus. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a surprising thing that I had never thought of it that way before, but I realized that whatever I wasn’t, I was smarter than nearly all of those white kids. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raced back to the Captain’s house where I nearly fell over the door stoop, panting out my terror. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s very kind of you to offer, but it’s nearly midnight and I need to get up early.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It would be like going to the zoo and discovering that nearly all the animals had vanished. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The bear carving had taken nearly a week to finish. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The boy’s body, in recent months, has grown tall, nearly as tall as Ashoke’s. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had waited nearly an hour on the sidewalk for their table and then feasted on flowering chives and salted squid and the clams in black bean sauce that Maxine loved best. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bar of the Leaky Cauldron was nearly deserted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’d suspected someone was listening to me practice from the courtyard, but it had been nearly two span before I caught a glimpse of her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But to her surprise, Cain led the pack, and was nearly ten yards in front of the rest of them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Gat turns so suddenly I nearly run into him, and before I can step back his arms are around me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He is my greatest friend and comrade for nearly fifty years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was nearly at the point of swimming back to shore and forgetting die whole thing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the deportation, the wailing of old women could be heard from nearly every window and door in the ghetto. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now Brooke stood up and nearly lost her balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They’re way too big—nearly an adult size—but I don’t care. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The gang of brutes, they beat me insensible, till nearly my whole body turned blue. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I turn around, I nearly trip over him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped, nearly tripping over a stack of packing boxes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It slammed the ground twice with one fist, then let out a roar that nearly blew us across the hall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was of an age with me, but nearly a head taller, and as thin as Banbury cheese. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was, in fact, nearly identical to all the buildings around it, with one exception: it was totally encased in ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxers hoofs; another was gored in the belly by a cow’s horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I see my mother delivering her painful words, almost gouging my face with them, until slowly I walk away, nearly right into the camera. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When we finally reach a wide patch of solid ground, I nearly kiss the dirt in thankfulness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Father pulled nearly every hair off his head and came close to giving up on a number of occasions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said Ron, obviously casting around for a change of subject, “it’s the holidays! It’s nearly Christmas! Let’s — let’s go down and see Hagrid. We haven’t visited him for ages!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He reached back and swung at her, but the magistrate was slow, and Magdalys dodged out of the way, feeling the side of his fist grazing her cheek as she nearly toppled from the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

By now he could see two more azure, nearly circular lakes above the ninth Little Baldy Bear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby ignored them, nearly floating as he singsonged his love and intentions for everybody to hear. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Matthew nearly collided with a college-aged guy, who did a double take of Matthew’s shirt—the one with five diamond playing cards on it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And it had an oily kind of smell that nearly made me sick. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had died soon after New Year’s Day and now nearly six months later I was just finally seeing that Blu was gone for good. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘But hobbits can rest before they try that. If they get through that, they’ll be nearly at the top. Very nearly, if they get through. O yes!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Metal, by the looks of it, like the gas stayshun and the Church back home but not nearly so banged up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had nearly outgrown the shame and the guilt and the sense of unworthiness. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The killings had ended in 1891, nearly two years ago, but the killer had never been found. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I do, because I nearly filled myself wording on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sister Redempta looked nearly worn out. We saw her without her veil on and her sleeves all rolled up. She's almost like a regular woman,” I said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, my mother said, in a whisper, “That’s what nearly killed you, children,” pointing at the coals from the spilled brazier, from which puffs of smoke coiled upward as raindrops fell on them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Openings were going begging that paid nearly twice the money. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we surfaced again, she grabbed me and screamed, “Why did you do that? I nearly had them!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I thought about my mother, pregnant at seventeen—gone for nearly a year at that point. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first time Pong nearly drowned, he woke up to a chicken. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He hurried off just as everything went pitch dark, and then the music shook the stage, nearly knocking Armpit out of his chair. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We are all nearly the same age, and we all have birthdays in the fall. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He twisted his helmet until it was turned nearly sideways. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Younger than her closest sibling by eight years, and nearly thirteen years younger than her oldest brother, Christine’s early life revolved around the routines of the grown-up world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Do not mention their names in my house,” Audrey nearly growled. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The oldest boy in Miss Blunt’s sixth grade was nearly nineteen, and he had three contemporaries. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The boy fell to the sand, nearly unconscious. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the dark wooden staircase, Joseph noticed another black door open just a crack, nearly hidden in the shadows. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He saw Dean and Seamus sitting in a group nearby: This meant that the dormitory must be empty, or nearly so. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was nearly noon, but the sun was neither warm nor bright. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had tidy columns with block letter headings and drawings on nearly every page. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had nearly lost his balance as he Apparated onto the top step just outside the front door, and thought that the Death Eaters might have caught a glimpse of his momentarily exposed elbow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The old satyr didn’t look nearly so happy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of calculating ferocity in the boy’s eye, a quite evident desire to hit or kick Winston and a consciousness of being very nearly big enough to do so. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Ophie followed Penelope as she walked fast enough that her pace was nearly a run. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As though the Germans had been trying to do in only a few years what the Americans had worked at for nearly two hundred. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The best thing about the reports, Kvasnikov knew, was that the bomb plans from both Hall and Fuchs were nearly identical. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning nearly two months later Rameel walked into the small room where Benton stayed while they were in between travels across the country. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then, like most people, we say “gracias, Señor” and eat until our pants nearly pop. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Here once again Anna found herself nearly overwhelmed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was because the sound in that room was the same sound she’d heard in that dreadful glittering chamber at Bolvangar, where the silver guillotine had nearly parted her and Pantalaimon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I zoom out a bit to find more trains and I’m nearly blinded by all the light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When he arrived it was nearly six o’clock, and the sun was setting full and warm, and the red light streamed in through the window and gave more colour to the pale cheeks. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It would take me nearly five hours to drive back to Montgomery once I got things settled for Mr. Caston and Mr. Carter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I once had to wait nearly four weeks before a girl I wanted would let me have her.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta would nearly have fallen asleep if he had not had to dismount and walk every now and then. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As he dropped the bit of iron into Orddu’s outstretched hand, it was as though a light flickered and died in his heart, and he nearly cried out with the anguish of it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

His fingertips nearly touched mine as I woke up. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But it was nearly all good stuff and a guy will believe good stuff about himself. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Byrd asks, like she didn’t nearly drive them off the road. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He’s been telling me he’s sorry for nearly nine months. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And he drank again, allowing, unconsciously, or nearly, his face to fall into the lines of innocence and power which his experience with women had told him made their love come down. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The eyes of the nearly dead are redder than the blood that comes out of them, and it seems that their bones will tear through the skin of their taut faces at any minute. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t think the violinist played nearly as well as you do.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could have been more pitiful and hopeless than the twenty-eight men marooned on the rotting ice pack nearly 200 miles from the nearest solid land. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

But I ain’t nearly half as distracted by the lights as I am the sight that meets my eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In addition, Napoleon ordered the almost empty bins in the store-shed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand, which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Acid rain in the streams has nearly wiped out the park’s trout. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

This time the sharp thing nearly pierced his hide. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was times the wind was so bad he was nearly shook off the mast, but he kept at it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It happened, to me, nearly twenty years ago, and I still remember that trail junction and those giant trees and a soft dripping sound somewhere beyond the trees. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have watched nearly all the royal family be slaughtered in a single night. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He will have all night to prepare. That should be nearly ample time.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had rented a cabin not nearly as comfortable as the one I carried with me, and once installed I had interfered in a matter that was none of my business. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what the dogma is, but I know it nearly turned my brother’s hair grey.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is nearly as tall as the cabinets, she thought. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Those whose attitude toward the war is most nearly rational are the subject peoples of the disputed territories. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I nearly broke my neck sprinting to the school office to submit my application. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he came close enough to speak, he raised the lantern and held it to show his face: an old man with a broad, lined face, and eyes nearly lost in a thousand wrinkles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The door was almost half open—it was a sort of rule we couldn’t close dorm doors completely except for when we were sleeping—but Madame hadn’t nearly come up to the threshold. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how the boy could run that far and that fast carrying fifty pounds of clock and bronze, but the prisoner nearly got away. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gypsy moth, a native of Europe, has been in the United States for nearly a hundred years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Shin knelt on the concrete floor for nearly six hours. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The intake of June’s breath nearly sucked the air from the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually you reach a height where you can see the tops of the topmost trees, with nothing but clear sky beyond, and your faltering spirit stirs—nearly there now!—but this is a pitiless deception. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is dark out now, nearly time for supper. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Belet stepped into the street, nearly getting hit by a cab, but it didn't stop for her. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m nearly done with this place. I’ve been looking at real estate down south.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

These were the crowns of podocarpus trees, or podos, the largest trees in Africa, nearly as large as California sequoias. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are only sixteen boats. That’s not nearly enough for everyone.” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

It's a lovely dress, especially with the way the corset cinches her waist to nearly nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It’s not nearly as somber as it sounds. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On April 24, amid the escalating battle over school desegregation, with the city still dragging its feet nearly a decade after Brown v. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fan boat’s wake nearly tipped their canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The rain had stopped and the town was nearly empty. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not nearly enough for us all, and not nearly enough for those lucky enough to get a bite to eat, but it was something. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were like that for the whole trip, our eyes rolling up, but then—and this happened nearly every time—the food would come and we would just be all, nom nom nom. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Crane-man having lived under the bridge so many more years, it must be nearly invisible to him by now. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Dad had kept this job for nearly six months—longer than any other. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The taste of salt spray nearly gags me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We were in Butte on the Fourth of July with twin purposes, because nearly everything had a twin purpose now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was some sliver of a moon and in the faint-peari light he could see the bushy tail, the white stripes down the back, and he had nearly smiled. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something snagged my ankle and I nearly fell. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They were using their bodies to form a barricade that would be nearly impossible to penetrate. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Four, five, six—until his hand was bleeding and the red metal locker was bent nearly in half. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When we first walked into the barn, the smell nearly knocked me down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, it took us nearly all morning to hike the four and a half miles up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka asked, tiredly, and I could tell that right now she did not care about the woman who had nearly cried blood or about Nigerians being kicked around or about anything at all. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The trees seethe and the house smolders, and standing in the gravel of the driveway, the daylight nearly finished, the locksmith has an unsettling thought: Someone might be coming for us. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I nearly jumped out of my chair when someone finally knocked on the front door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Children too, but not nearly so much until their daemons have taken a fixed form. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for the cup, and as my pinky brushed an unseen hand, I nearly dropped it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The National Guard was unable to restore calm, and the president ordered nearly 5,000 army troops onto the streets of Detroit. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know who you are,” Cabot said, nearly smiling. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The edges of his lips nearly reached his ears. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked nearly continuously, via phone and e-mail, about what to tell individual kids. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are nearly all women’s names, usually the name of the waterman’s mother or grandmother, depending on how long the boat has been in the family. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if she was not nearly drowning from the rain, she would accept it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Once again, he had nearly made a fool of himself! And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was taken home across the Bristol Channel on the paddle-steamer and I felt so wonderful at being away from that dreaded school building that I very nearly forgot I was meant to be ill. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, Em was nearly choking on tears and snot. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I got fairly good at it, though once or twice I sliced too deeply, nearly cutting off a whole head. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Census Bureau reported in 2002 that there are nearly 3 million more black adult women than men in black communities across the United States, a gender gap of 26 percent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark by the time they returned. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And on top of that, it seemed that he had nearly hit his master’s wife on the head with his bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He laughed so hard he nearly fell off the tilting chair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today in the United States there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations composed of nearly three million people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her right false bosom was in the center of her chest and the other was nearly under her left armpit. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s nearly nine o’clock, Seven. People will begin arriving soon,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His mother hadn't moved in nearly fifteen minutes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My daddy taught me. He nearly made the pros.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I've spent so much time trying to figure out how to save my brother that I'd nearly forgotten the drawings that had gotten him into trouble in the first place. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We pass a public bus, with people jammed in so tight their faces are nearly wedged against the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t envy people who stayed up in bombers or transports nearly a whole day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly dark when Werner is delivered to a musclebound captain dining alone on a sofa that consists of a wooden frame and springs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He halted his horse in a burst of dirt and dust, removed his hat, and with a great sweeping gesture bowed until his head nearly touched the horn of his saddle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sookie nearly wiped out in the rocks, but when he finally made it over, he put his hand out. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Rodney didn’t seem nearly so interested in the possible now we were in the town, and I could see anxiety cross Ruth’s face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melina snapped her fingers, and the dresser that had nearly killed me raised up off the floor again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cat, however, growled angrily to himself for nearly an hour after this encounter. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were mainly women, and some of them were extremely frightened, nearly in a panic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and the divorce is nearly finalized. I made sure of it.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

On the other end of the line a Youth Corps member was nearly incoherent with fear and rage. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The press conference ran longer than expected—nearly every news outfit had questions for the McCulloughs, and the McCulloughs, dazzled by their good fortune, stayed to answer them all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Poillon likely understood that the moment was not nearly as close at hand as Lawrence claimed, but was not necessarily too far off, either. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

By the end of the fourteenth century, nearly all of music’s vital components had been discovered: notation, both melodic and rhythmic; structural organisation; and polyphony, the layering of voices on top of one another. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was nearly ten o'clock, and he was ready to make his second phone call to the FBI. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

In December of 1941 Papa’s disappearance didn’t bother me nearly so much as the world I soon found myself in. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already he had passed them six times, forty-two miles, nearly three hours without stop. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sliding a piece of wood under a giant saw when he does this, and I nearly lose a finger. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A violent shudder nearly knocks me from the ropes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The trail joined an empty road, and I nearly shouted for joy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t wait nearly a week until mobilizing serious resources for a disaster of this magnitude. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In some years nearly half the income of America’s corn farmers comes from government checks. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The fuel requirement is nearly identical for the orbits and is well within the capacity of EagleEye's booster. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve lived here for nearly thirty years. My father put away every cent he ever made.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was nearly as graceful and just as fast — yet Emmett could never be compared to a gazelle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At one point a large barge nearly brushed up against us and I imagined we would be boarded by cannibals. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Neil then explained why he had nearly run out of gas. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands started to sweat, and Moss backed away from the windows, nearly tripping over Esperanza. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

River water gushed into her mouth, nearly choking her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I doubt ye think at all! I keep ye hidden for nearly thirteen years, and then ye decide to go play with the locals, and my hard work goes straight in the garbage!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was nearly galloping back and forth across his room. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I caught sight of her pink sequins, I nearly cried out in relief—maybe I did. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She knelt forward, putting her ear to the grate, her forehead nearly touching the floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

After all, criminals are the one social group in America that nearly everyone—across political, racial, and class boundaries—feels free to hate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The track over the gym in Stuyvesant High School was so small you had to run around it nearly fifteen times to go a mile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prospect of traveling back to this delightful state of things is held out by nearly every writer who touches upon classical mythology, above all by the poets. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly impossible to fight for something you didn’t believe in, for a country that didn’t believe in you. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There were nearly twenty PSFs on the ground, swarming the neat small lines of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Neylan had been a regent for nearly a decade when the Harvard offer piqued his curiosity and brought him to the door of the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see the first fight, but I felt it—because the entire mob surged and I was nearly knocked over. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was tall for a Japanese man, nearly six feet, lean and hard and healthy- skinned from the sea. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally the locals would discuss the Japanese and some fighting on the outer islands of Alaska, but even that seemed far away—not nearly as scary as Hazel’s problem. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The design for the uranium bomb was complete, and the plutonium bomb was nearly done. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For from this almost Nothing I have very nearly recreated the entire universe, which contains everything! The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I finally figured out where I was and we made it to the dance, nearly two hours late. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I nearly flew to the sink and turned the spigot handle. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Captain Newport brings so many changes it nearly makes our heads spin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She reads a couple of very vivid paragraphs about the “whiter-than-white, nearly alabaster, snowy, bleached Alps” in Switzerland, where her family went on vacation. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I turned back so fast I nearly snapped my neck. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Six annas, less than we have earned before; but we have nearly enough now, I thought, coming through the gloom. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was nearly seventy, but her zeal was unbending. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were people standing about in the rows of pews, some off to the side, nearly all of them engaged in some sort of conversation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Miss Dewey, Seven’s favorite librarian, had done the best she could, considering nearly every book Seven might need had been checked out—including every book on the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Koly, I have nearly enough now to rebuild the house and buy what I need for crops. Soon I’ll be back in my village.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though it was now nearly midsummer, it was still as cool as late winter. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Alan jumps up and down on his cot and nearly falls off. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My wife tells me that I have to be as nice to people as I am to my plants. But between you and me, people aren’t nearly as interesting.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I suppose one reason I didn’t feel lonely was that I had been flying airplanes by myself for nearly twenty years. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it has been an outstandingly successful theory and underlies nearly all of modern science and technology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nearly threw off her robes to dance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

For nearly six hours up in the clouds, we couldn’t stop talking about meeting our mother, going to the People’s Center, and getting to know Sister Mukumbu, Sister Pat, and even Crazy Kelvin. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I spent nearly two months in his flat, sleeping on a campaign stretcher, staying inside during the day with the blinds drawn reading and planning, leaving only for meetings or organizing sessions at night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolls into me, nearly on top of me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His science experiments would nearly blow up the house because whatever he created, he’d leave it bubbling and boiling while he went to search for food, forgetting it completely. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s products were being sold by nearly every midwife and natural healer in the Mountain West. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He’s nearly to the first stairwell when a screech startles him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Gracious to a fault, Fowler comforted Lawrence with the gratifying assertion, surely untrue, that “for a long time Rutherford and Chadwick were nearly convinced that your explanation was right.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I nearly choked on it, but I let it out in a whisper, “I could show you a few things.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

If he tried to hold course and continue to take the waves nearly head on he wasn’t sure the boat could handle it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, Jefferson estimated that it cost him nearly eighty dollars just to get to Germantown. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

You could talk about a mighty boar which had nearly slashed you last winter, but he only stared at you with his distant eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only fourteen and pregnant at the time, Ann nearly killed herself with grief. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I try to flex my fingers and nearly pass out from pain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Aboard one of those trains were nearly four hundred young women who were about to become combat aviators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And there was something else, which suddenly scuttled between her feet, nearly sending Coraline flying. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It goes without saying that nearly all those victims were black. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A car full of work people with tired, flat faces took up nearly all of the seats and standing space. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I nearly jumped out of my skin when it shattered against the floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a very scary thing, manifesting without understanding what’s happening to you, though it’s a fright nearly all peculiar children experience because so few of us are born to peculiar parents.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A cloak that would be too heavy during the day and not nearly warm enough at night. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was still higher than Moch wanted to row, nearly a sprinting pace, but it was what he needed to stay in contention. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Settled with a cup of Perilee’s coffee and a slice of apple heaven on the plate in front of me, I nearly lost my nerve to tell her my story. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And now, for an alarming $59 a night, I have a bed, a TV, a phone, and a nearly unobstructed view of Route 25. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eliot had been going to Mrs. Sen’s for nearly a month, ever since school started in September. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The troubling interweave of class and race appeared to him in nearly every discussion. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had frozen to the pain, my family nearly had to tie me down to take the toothbrush away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ran the rest of practice, until nearly everybody in the room had either puked or seriously considered the possibility. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I’d probably not have got nearly so cross if it hadn’t come up in the middle of such a serious conversation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words are nearly identical to the start of the novel. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad had already taught me nearly everything Miss Page was teaching the class. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That little parasite is lucky. Its life is just beginning, while mine is nearly over.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Will liked to live so that no one could find fault with him, and to do that he had to live as nearly like other people as possible. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He watched her face closely as she took in the nearly eight-foot-tall, gold-plated statue in the corner. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The park was nearly empty, but that day, as I sailed through the tunnel, another kid raced toward the slide on a scooter. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Getting to the top was easy enough and not nearly as exciting as falling off, headfirst, onto the cement below. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Victor was in my face immediately, his finger nearly stabbing through my chest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, nearly twenty-four hours after Venkatesh stumbled upon them, they set him free. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

After traveling nearly eleven billion miles in my lifetime, my atoms and I had arrived at a place where we could confidently make such determinations about love. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Frog was rolling a bit more and had nearly dumped him out of the bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gardening at dawn in a thin shift and with loose hair was nearly fun. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the beginning of a ferocious and bloody battle that would last nearly six months and cost two million people their lives. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t been this cold since he had nearly drowned trying to escape more than a year ago. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking about that all day. It left nearly six hours ago. Weird, not being on it, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"You the one nearly got caught in the middle of that thing today? Yeah, didn't recognize you in the Sunday suit." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had always made bad confessions before that. I have lived nearly all my life in mortal sin. But this time I confessed everything.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then a sound like a large flock of birds came from above them, and Seven nearly collapsed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I should be used to the fact that these squabbles are daily occurrences, but I’m not and never will be as long as I’m the subject of nearly every discussion. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

These houses, they are huddled together, so many, so close they are nearly crushing each other. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried it once and nearly decapitated myself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The constant clash between the Exposition Company and the National Commission had become nearly unbearable. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Francis was looking out the window, “Yesterday it was nearly seventy degrees.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Its big .44 caliber ball, weighing in at nearly an ounce, was a solid, deadly round. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steps coming were not nearly as bad as the silence since they stopped. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

June was hard at work on her project for the Resilient Helenwood art show, her excitement at nearly nuclear levels. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Because it might turn out that the fellow across the aisle was the guy you’d nearly blindsided at the freeway exit yesterday in order to beat him to a promising garage sale. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thus the attractive and repulsive forces between the individual particles nearly cancel each other out, and there is very little net electromagnetic force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam stood up and was nearly at the shoulder of the road before my hand managed to catch his elbow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In fact, geeks repeatedly cite the nearly universal need for people who can cope with computers and software as the primary reason for their elevation to a new techno-elite. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recall the study discussed in chapter 3 that revealed that when survey respondents were asked to picture a drug criminal, nearly everyone pictured someone who was black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"You nearly jabbed my eye," I say, and my voice comes out whinier than I intend. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I had almost said, after all, “Well, take my friend Mary,” and very nearly descended to a catalogue of those virtues that gave Mary the right to be alive. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Only then does she navigate her way through nearly empty pathways to find the latest addition to the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His mother beamed admiration at him, and she nearly lost control of the conversation once again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And what does he want us to do? Live in the woods and starve? We have food here, and shelter, and the ghetto must be nearly empty now. We’d probably have an apartment to ourselves.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Because maybe, in a way, we didn’t leave it behind nearly as much as we might once have thought. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Trust to luck again! It nearly failed us last time, but it didn’t quite. A steady pace for a few more miles, and then a rest.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Desiring cheap, expendable labor, colonists imported nearly eight thousand Africans from the western and southern parts of the continent in the mid-1600s. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In nearly every one are tales of academic success against tremendous odds: a battered wife or a combat veteran or a laid-off worker on the way to a better life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Butler’s eyebrows nearly jumped off the front of his face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I snicker and nearly spit out my oatmeal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The timberwolf and woodland caribou also disappeared from their last Appalachian fastnesses in the first years of this century, and the black bear very nearly followed them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were still a few boos, but not nearly as many. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It featured a sentence-to-corpse ratio of nearly 1:1, and I tore through it without ever looking up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The knock on the window startled me enough that I nearly bit my tongue clean off. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I put away my winter coat and overshoes and walked around, nearly light-headed with joy, in my shirtsleeves. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A small man wearing a bow tie stood on the other side of a wooden counter, nearly lost behind a barricade of scuppernong jelly and Sweet Fire pickles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, this was very nearly what he had been doing. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I think I nearly was lost,” I say. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The minty smell of his soap, the warmth of his arms, how when our fingers intertwine, the brown of my skin and the brown of his are nearly a perfect match. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

‘I was delayed,’ said Gandalf, ‘and that nearly proved our ruin. And yet I am not sure: it may have been better so.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dimly, from a nearly forgotten perception as blurred as the substance itself, Jonas recalled what the whiteness was. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t speak again until they were nearly up to the kitchen door. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad are nearly finished with theirs. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon was hot, and the new freckles across Jethro’s shoulders were nearly lost by mid-afternoon beneath the red bum that spread over them. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly wept with joy when I heard the news. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Bouguer and La Condamine thus had spent nearly a decade working toward a result they didn’t wish to find only to learn now that they weren’t even the first to find it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The gravel road was smoother, the stones smaller and the tree branches hung down around the path and nearly covered us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he was out of the way I kick-started the bike and nearly jumped off at the sound. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Born with a hereditary condition that caused a progressive loss of vision, Fisher had become nearly blind by his early teens. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Since he was nearly hairless, he looked almost like a real human baby. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly fell off the bench on which I sat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I think that is why I’m nearly out of my mind. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As if this wasn’t bad enough, Benton was nearly shunned by his entire family, who, save for the occasional “How are you?” or “Could you pass the salt?” seemed oblivious to his very existence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The companions gave a mighty heave, then nearly fell to the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I coughed violently, and nearly fell into the red-hot brazier in front of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m nearly gone, he calls out, “Is the last one Audrey?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I might be able to make it by nearly starving but not quite dying. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The news was posted on the bulletin board, and nearly everyone received the news with pleasure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, nearly two years ago, Maribel had insisted on painting her fingernails black. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I’m not nearly finished. I’m not a finished angel, like you.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The former is beyond human capacity, and the latter is almost so, and is becoming more nearly so as the Machine’s experience increases by the second.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I look up so fast, I nearly spill my tea. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

By the end of the second day, the number of arrests had increased and nearly two thousand women were incarcerated, many of them remanded to the Fort to await trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Fornatee kept his hair cut so close to his scalp that he looked nearly bald. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, I nearly died, since that particular page contained a rather unflattering description of her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A woman nearly six feet tall, straight-backed and proud, heading down a cold Columbus street, two small children beside her and a still-crawling baby in her arms. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We had allotted six and a half weeks for this initial foray and now it was nearly over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

So she nearly jumped out of her skin when the door opened. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The fuss she made about choosing the dresses nearly drove Aravis mad. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The empty house frightened her, and she nearly fainted when the landlord’s parrot spoke to her in the dark. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Blue Too isn’t nearly so fun, so we ride the Flash twice more. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Though I was from Johannesburg, Cape Town had been my home for nearly three decades. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salva looked at the hollow eyes and the cracked lips of the men lying on the hot sand, and his own mouth felt so dry that he nearly choked when he tried to swallow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court and would nearly destroy his career. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Not nearly as good as, Can I help? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Burl and Lenny brought aluminum lawn chairs in from the yard for us and nearly knocked each other over trying to sit next to Jackie. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Her mom looked up at her and let out a nearly imperceptible exhale. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

To top it off, my industrial organic meal is nearly as drenched in fossil fuel as a non-organic meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It sprayed a blinding sheet of rainwater that washed over Cade’s windshield and nearly swept us from the road. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He is nearly asleep when he sees the Parisian who has been living three doors down exit the house of Etienne LeBlanc. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was nearly crying by the time the car arrived. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Helen was talking to herself now: she had forgotten I could not very well understand her—that I was ignorant, or nearly so, of the subject she discussed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

By six AM, he'd been sitting in the cockpit's scorching heat for nearly an hour. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Back then the fallout had been sporadic and highly variable; some states had been nearly free of it, others became saturated. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The school itself was nearly a hundred years old. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

With a shiver Fadi recalled the moment, nearly six months before, when his father had revealed his plan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The bathroom on the highest floor is nearly always empty. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Momma wrote the L and K of her newish name with such long lines and loops, they nearly touched my name down in the center of the envelope. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“That monkey, he’s the worst—he caught my Karossa and nearly killed her—I could feel all weak....” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I hold a club solo with four jacks which nearly goes the round. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had nearly dried my wet skirts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The New York-based firm Media Dynamics estimates that the average American is now exposed to 254 different commercial messages in a day, up nearly 25 percent since the mid- 1970s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hops down the stairs three at a time, nearly falling in his rush, scattering his phone and a bunch of pens behind him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

August reaches down and pulls a long, nearly transparent orange scarf free from the drawer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was nearly eleven o’clock when he drove into Newton, the weatherbeaten old county seat lying on the cliffs above the Embarrass River. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a line stretching back nearly a mile, marchers kneel on the highway to pray. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, no more than a handful of strikes are necessary in many cases to eliminate all or nearly all black jurors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although it’s nearly seven, the sun is still high and the air heavy. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sharpshooter had run up an astonishing amount of debt at nearly every gambling den on East Stave. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The tide would be coming in fast now and running up the beach nearly to the stone cottage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly drank it down in one gulp and he poured me another glass. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The thing is, I only had five dollars, not nearly enough to pay for anything — not for photos, not for food, not for gas, not for a hot dog and soda pop. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The point is this. When you haven't washed for a week and your skin is all covered over with dirt, then quite obviously the stink-waves cannot come oozing out nearly so strongly." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Train schedules are a matter of pride and of apprehension to nearly everyone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Penguin Island is the story of an island inhabited by penguins who, in the mistaken belief that they are humans, are blessed by a nearly blind monk. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her saddle and bridle were made of fine dark brown leather, and the saddle blanket was woven of gray and white wool that nearly matched the horse’s coat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is not nearly angry enough, she realizes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was nearly heaven, with that cool water rippling and a high, clear sky all around us, and trees waving along the banks. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Calpurnia nearly took the skin off her with the rough towel, and commanded her to raise her hands above her head. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The captain carried a nearly filled pitcher of whiskey and every man had his own glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also continued to carry the Captain’s vision of the town long after nearly everyone else had forgotten it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He took a water bottle and downed nearly half of it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The white swirls are nearly eating up the weatherman’s map now—and every few minutes, there’s some new thing about the storm on its way. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Below us lay the Beni, a Bolivian province about the size of Illinois and Indiana put together, and nearly as flat. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There had been more to his beauty than perfect features: He radiated an allure that would be nearly impossible to resist. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly impossible to get into the country without either a sponsor or stunning professional recommendations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Paolo said, “It’s so funny, your being here right now. I feel like we nearly met a million times.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It seems that nearly every advance in our civilization has some undesirable side effects. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the white-hot emotional furnace of those final meters at Griinau, Joe and the boys had finally forged the prize they had sought all season, the prize Joe had sought nearly all his life. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The wind blew leaves across the nearly empty parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Talking 'bout my stammer's nearly as embarrassing as stammering itself, but it's okay with her. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The cow and horse must be tethered to the back of the wagon, so it would be nearly as slow as walking until they got to Westcott’s, but, if they’d care for the ride . Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wintergreen struck open a water pipe while digging in one of his holes and almost drowned to death before he was fished out nearly unconscious. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly time to put the next part of the plan into effect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A small boy walked by holding a sausage nearly as big as his body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about teeth a lot on the voyage over, because I had toothache nearly the entire time. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered her wine-carrying ceremony in Umunnachi about three years ago, how plump and bubbly she had been and how he had drunk so much palm wine that he had nearly dropped the infant Baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Weary, in his nearly continuous delirium, told again and again of the Three Musketeers, acknowledged that he was dying, gave many messages to be delivered to his family in Pittsburgh. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eyes like a fish and she’s nearly as smart as one.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she sang this time, he nearly flinched, so fierce was her high, clear voice, so glittering her eyes; but he sat without moving, and let the spell go on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s also nearly three hundred years old. This was written before the American Revolution.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

That is not to suggest that the nearly five million Mexicans who, like Peralta, are living in the United States illegally will never emerge from the shadows. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Survival wasn’t nearly as hard as he’d thought once he left decency behind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Despite having gone the wrong way for a while, it hadn't taken them nearly as long as Stanley had expected. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then I bumped into the cupboard door so hard it nearly knocked me over, and was scolded for making such a racket. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Stoically, Le Gentil packed up his instruments and set off for the nearest port, but en route he contracted dysentery and was laid up for nearly a year. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

More than six thousand American soldiers had been killed, and as the fighting intensified that year, the death toll rose sharply to nearly one thousand a month. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Supplies aren't nearly so fragile as humans and can hit the ground really hard. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits there for nearly an hour, and the radio seems to fade out more than anything else. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It kept up for nearly three hours without letting up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bind myself to the tree with a nearly falling-to-pieces rope. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

A nearly extinct breed of giant snake particular to the island leapt onto the sand, blocking the path. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was five years old, nearly six, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He knew it had shot directly at the dementors but didn’t pause to watch; his mind still miraculously clear, he looked ahead — he was nearly there. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was already nearly as hot as it had been the day before; but clouds were beginning to come up from the West. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That’s how it had always been; my longing for her nearly always came late at night when my guard was down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stay away from the windows,” I tell them, and nearly throw myself downstairs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was nearly at the bottom of the slope now, but I was still high enough on the hillside to see over the walls of the stockade. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought made my atoms feel very alive and aroused, not nearly like the fourteen-billion-year-old sourpusses I was used to. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Scads of new laborers were needed to churn out nearly eighteen thousand engines in two years. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A layer of racism may be nearly inevitable among white Americans. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the west side of the dam, a black van swerved to a stop in the middle of the road, nearly plowing into some old people. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But if it did, it would be a three-minute ride that involves a climb nearly a third of a mile long, up to 1,600 feet, followed by a sheer drop and seven loops. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was nearly as much commotion over the saving of the sinners as there had been during the gratifying melodic sermon. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zahra hands him a card that says, Good job doing what was expected of you, and nearly shoves him into the punch bowl when he tries to hug her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He ran up to meet her, nearly knocking her off balance. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Thorn posed dramatically as she walked, and Valley covered her face, nearly tripping on a tree root. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The last letter is from nearly a year ago, and in it Momma plaintively wonders why I haven't written. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From Sarai’s vantage point, she beheld two private pools of suffering so close together they were nearly adjacent—like the connecting rooms with the shut door between them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At this point it ran nearly from South-west to North-east, and on their right it fell quickly down into a wide hollow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had been in a nearly great mood for about thirty-six hours but unease was settling back in. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

These stories nearly always ended with my father swooping in and trading out the velvet for blue jeans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t find the blanket at first, nearly called Moushumi at the hotel to ask where she kept it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was odd finding him in the house, this brother who was nearly a stranger to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harriet, who was standing at some distance, and with face turned from her, did not immediately say any thing; and when she did speak, it was in a voice nearly as agitated as Emma’s. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

With nearly eight hundred rooms and a vast, monolithic façade overlooking the Thames, the Cecil was Europe’s largest, if not grandest, hotel—a site typically reserved for diplomatic or national events. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

By the mid-1980s, nearly 20 percent of the people in jails and prisons in the United States had served in the military. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My stomach was still growling when I took my first bite of the enchilada dinner, but somehow it didn’t taste nearly as delicious as I remembered. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping outside, I nearly trip down the stairs because lake is standing by my front door and totally startles me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I would have never let my long-gone daughters travel nearly three thousand miles without turning on the stove. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they were singing to nearly the last. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, my neighborhood snapped into view as we turned down the main street, the same one whose path I’d traveled nearly every week. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I nearly cry at the thought of someone poking at her body, but I push the tears down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, in 2001, when Kaiser closed, McClellan discovered that the job market did not value his factory skills nearly as much as it did four years of college. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma had told them mine was a serious illness, that I had nearly died. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d lost some weight and his stomach was nearly flat again. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

For nearly half a minute, the only sound is the mournful cry of ship horns fading away. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The trees shivered, our coats ballooned, and the map nearly flew out of Connor’s hands. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sight of so much blood nearly threw me into another panic. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy jumped nearly a foot in the air, and June’s journal slipped out of her lap. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It takes him nearly three hours to break the cuffs off, and he says almost nothing the entire time, except to occasionally ask me if I need anything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Radio stations broadcast the historic parade in nearly every German city. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She bellowed so loud she nearly blew the little chap out of the window. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the gritty shipyards and boat works clustered around the locks were largely quiet, nearly abandoned in fact. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rowe didn’t want to part with him, but he thought that no one would claim an aged veteran of nearly 150 races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back into the room and got this daybook from the closet, this book that is nearly out of pages, I brought it to him and wrote, “I don’t speak. I’m sorry.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ana giggled then, a high-pitched squeal that startled Ash into nearly dropping the heavy soup tureen she was removing from the dining table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly do a donut at the end, and head back out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk when they at last saw the great ship Revenge far out in the deepest part of the bay. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tucked close to the folds of her cloak, nearly concealed there, her fingers were rapidly moving—tracing symbols in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The battery was nearly dead, the signal almost nonexistent. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He knew more about Kevin than about almost anyone else in his life, but apparently he hadn’t known nearly as much as he thought he had. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I was in love with Marvin, he was nearly perfect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

All told, nearly eighty thousand Seattleites—far more than Washington’s football stadium could hold—had taken an early start to a gorgeous weekend and come out to watch the races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That August, nearly a year after buying the houses, Greenberg’s lawyer asked the city to extend his client's deadline for making repairs, citing insufficient manpower to get the job done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The nearly grown girls wore skirts as tight as the custom allowed and the young men slicked their hair down with Moroline Hairdressing and water. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

West Virginia miners lived in nearly feudal conditions—their homes, schools, churches, stores, and even their politicians owned by the mine bosses. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Miss Love didn’t see him coming towards us till he was nearly to the driver’s seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The wanting-her was still in me, but it wasn’t nearly so fierce and raging as before. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours later Sonny dropped by to check on her, as he did nearly every day, and found her in her bed, arms crossed on her chest, smiling. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Determined to apply economic pressure peacefully, black protesters let the nearly empty buses rumble on by like green ghosts, ignoring the doors that snapped open invitingly at the corners, and devised their own transportation system. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The teacher had described the ocean during the first two or three lessons, and that was what nearly everybody started with. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She cut her hands on the firewood and nearly singed off her eyelashes while fanning the morning flames. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the gentlemen lit a large pipe and the odor of it nearly made her retch. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Though nearly as ragged as I was, he was cleaner. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And in a way it really did, when I considered that a week ago he was nearly dead, and I had almost given up hope. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He drank until his stomach was swollen, until he nearly fell off the log with it, then he rose and stagger-tripped his way back to the bank. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart nearly explodes and I start to sweat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we cowered behind her, she wobbled and nearly slipped backward off the rocks, which between her weight and the door’s would’ve crushed us all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She was nearly grown and would help look after them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed he wasn’t limping nearly as much as he had before the trial began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She remembers something a santera told her nearly forty years ago, when she had decided to die: “Miss Celia, there’s a wet landscape in your palm.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“El Patron insists that you be educated and live, as nearly as possible, a normal life. The problem is, no private teacher wants to teach a clone. And so the Alacrans got an eejit.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1898, prospecting led him to a nearly vacant trail crossing that the trappers called Edmonton, where he found that the soil was the perfect medium for making brick. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart nearly stutters to a stop when Bill counts five twice in a row. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The flies are nearly as bad as the rats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was nearly the equinox, so the villagers who were Slavists were preparing to celebrate. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A cloud bank drifted slowly by above them, and for the first time that night, the nearly full moon made a timid appearance. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His voice, nearly a whisper now, trailed off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He is short and very charming, and when he talks about something that excites him—which is nearly all the time—his eyes light up and open even wider. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The crowd of sheltering refugees was gone now; the station nearly deserted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t love it, and mostly ignored the other boys working alongside him, but he didn’t hate it nearly as much as what he’d done for Winston at the Blood House. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But they don’t impress people nearly as much as you think. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearly six feet tall, pale as a frog’s underbelly, and had bright red hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

High up, across the glade, are platforms, nearly hidden by branches and leaves. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The first discoverer of calculus nearly died before he ever took a breath. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘For the last ten years we have been getting reports from nearly every country in the world about people disappearing mysteriously in the night. We had one only the other day from Panama...’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quickly pocketed her book, pulled the cloak around her shoulders, and shoved her way out of the overhanging branches, nearly running toward the path that would take her back to Quinn House. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong was nearly naked, wearing only the thin cotton underwear from the temple, which was almost transparent when it got wet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He was so surprised he nearly dropped it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He swerved and nearly put the truck in a ditch two times before he stopped overcorrecting and got the hang of the subtle movements of the steering wheel. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes closed, but when the Augur misses a step and nearly falls, they fly open of their own accord. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

By the end of 1993, the rate of property crime and violent crime, including homicides, had already fallen nearly 20 percent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They got off the cable car, and James led Emily and Matthew through a nearly deserted outdoor mall, then a palm-tree-lined plaza. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My heart had nearly stopped—three men, white car—but then the details registered. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sat there, seemingly calm, until Falconer was nearly to the gate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once I'm going up hills and around boulders, it won't be nearly that good. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo nodded to the old man—the only person besides Thyon who knew what this meant to him, and the only person in the world who might be happy for him—and he nearly wept. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as Grandma made the proper cuts, the birchbark, filled water with spring water, nearly burst from the tree! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It took me nearly four hours to get through the Twin Cities. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lost about three hundred, not nearly as many as we thought we would.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

There are many thousands of us, nearly all dead. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Strangely enough, I very nearly caught the essence of teenage capriciousness as I played the role. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed my handful of soft-lead drawing pencils to one side of my desk, took out my fountain pen, and fell—very nearly heartbroken—to work. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was one of nearly a dozen tapes the BBC had recorded that didn’t make it into the documentary. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Gryffindor cheers nearly raised the bewitched ceiling; the stars overhead seemed to quiver. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The title was rambling, but the message was succinct: if you mixed the effects of three to five variant genes on any trait, you could generate nearly perfect continuity in phenotype. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ron went speeding in the direction that Harry was pointing, crashed into the ceiling, and nearly fell off his broom. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She goes forth nearly every day to scrounge up vegetables, and then bicycles back with her purchases in large shopping bags. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The cowboy spat toward the brass spittoon in the aisle and nearly made it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Enrique has been living with his mother for nearly two and a half years. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Hall thought it was ‘not quite’ but very nearly true to say that ‘engineering owed nothing to science’ until very late in the eighteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We’re still waiting on my discharge paperwork, and the episode is nearly over. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Japan’s military had taken such a beating by this point, the country was nearly defenseless against American air raids. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not as much happiness to be asked, and not nearly as much anger to be asked so late and for so little. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nearly always there was the actual touching. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The girl jumps in surprise and nearly drops the notebook but manages to catch it, though in the process her glove flutters to the pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The mighty Amazon jungle, which landed squarely in that unknown space, was a dangerous, dense, and nearly impenetrable wilderness. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But inside the stores, the racks were nearly bare. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

As Van stood there waiting for the fifth-period kids to finish filing in, he flashed on a moment from nearly two Januaries earlier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘You mean we is nearly at the Queen’s Palace?’ cried the BFG. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Canyon has been created by the Colorado River flowing through the Arizona desert and digging an ever deepening trench, which is now nearly a mile deep and many miles across. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mind-numbing games like that were invented to take your mind off the fact that nearly 3,300 people die in car wrecks every single day in the United States. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Penelope nearly always found it best to follow Miss Mortimer’s advice. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Abby rounded the corner, nearly running smack into a nurse as she sprinted back over to us, a very small, very thin, brown-haired boy wearing an oversize Colombian national team jersey trailing behind her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We walk down one of the tiled corridors, nearly empty now at the end of a workday, and down a flight of stairs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was wearing a bra, but it was nearly tattered away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The path stopped climbing, and became for a while nearly level. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The discussion of Mr. Collins’s offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusions of her mother. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

My rupees were nearly gone, and all I had was the doorstep and the bit of food tossed out to me by the hand of someone I had never seen. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And after each we had hastily to push ashore in order to bail. In one set of big ripples or waves my canoe was nearly swamped.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“From over there I have seen you share half of nearly nothing. Besides, you are part wolf. You I can trust.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as the weather remained pretty cold during the whole of that month, nearly everybody was wearing gloves. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

By conversion or conquest, Islam, the religion of Muhammad, won over nearly all the lands of the ancient world: Egypt, Persia, India, and the Christian Mediterranean. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The child’s parents read to him nearly every day. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You all right?” he asks, his words nearly drowned out by an explosion. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was nearly always mindless work, and as far as most employers were concerned, it was done by mindless people. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly as good as actually having the toys to be permitted to look at them through the glass window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had become the largest industry in the world, the most productive, the most sophisticated, outproducing the Germans by more than three times and the Japanese by nearly five. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Most of my friends and nearly all of my intimates are non-Catholics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a farrier, a certified maker of horseshoes, and his trailer carried all the tools of his trade, including nearly one thousand pounds of horseshoes, a gas forge, and a 150-pound anvil. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had an impulse to link arms with her, and nearly did before something caught me and I thought better of it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He came closer and extended a hand until his fingertips nearly touched her chest. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s been nearly four hundred years, after all. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stella pushes past Mack, nearly knocking him over. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The bed frame was nearly twice her body weight and the ridges were tearing cruel welts in her palms. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

His nose was crooked—it must have been broken in the past—and there was a slight powdering of nearly invisible freckles on his tawny cheeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We know the Shetani has been alive for nearly a century, at least,” he said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For the first time, it sinks in that Izzi has been a slave nearly her whole life. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Oriana looks like a rose in bloom beside him, wearing a massive necklace of rough-cut green emeralds at her throat, large enough to nearly count as armor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Aguita boys, three of them, nearly clawed each other to death over Olive Hamilton. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired!” he bellowed finally, after nearly half an hour. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Yet the palaces unveiled in the Rookery were so immense, so detailed, that their construction was likely to consume nearly all the remaining time, leaving little for him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She layered concealer and powder, added smoky shadow, then mascara and a nearly black lipstick with a gloss over it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He isn’t nearly as skillful as Vincent, but it will be more companionable than being on my own.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Mud House atrium was so dimly lit that he nearly tripped over his chair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The next day Fadi stood with his father in a grocery shop in Little Kabul, watching long, flat sheets of freshly baked bread, nearly as tall as he was, emerge from the oven. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The sun nearly blinded her, and she heard him whisper behind her: “So long, baby. Be good.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had never seen anything to equal it in his nearly seven years in the Wizarding world. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Once I had a lady trip and nearly break her darn foot.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The great man stood in the center of the room, his head nearly grazing the ceiling. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

My heart nearly burst out of my chest as I spotted Evan waiting for me by the bus circle. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was a slim man, not nearly as big as Papa, and I never could figure out where he was putting all that grub. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olive exclaimed, nearly floating out of her shoes with excitement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the granary, unused for so long, I stored away half a bag of rice, two measures of dhal and nearly a pound of chillies. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, the window slams shut, nearly jarring me from my perch, and the lamps go out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The long skirts of the willow hung down nearly to the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My injured leg throws me off completely—I nearly fall back to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Victor shot an angry look at me, but then he started laughing, nearly choking on his burger. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bomb detonated moments later, killing more than 70,000 Japanese people in the explosion and the resulting firestorms, which obliterated an area nearly five miles wide. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their span was greater than her height—one hand hung over the water, the other reached across the width of the lifeboat nearly to the opposite side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am so sleepy,’ he said, ‘that soon I shall fall down on the road. Are you going to sleep on your legs? It is nearly midnight.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The penalty for violating the pass laws was thirty days in jail or a fine of fifty rand, nearly half her monthly salary. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I'm nearly as tall as he is. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mackenzie finished cleaning up the Labrador’s face nearly an hour later. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nearly fifty years before their rights were fully protected by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Jacob wasn’t much younger than me, but he wasn’t nearly as strong nor as willing to work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled down the stairs and across the yard, nearly falling at last into the door of Number Five. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and the light nearly kills me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Revolutions need dreamers, too, however, and this quality had led him to the task nearly at hand. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her for nearly half-an-hour: during all that time she never turned a page, and her face grew momently darker, more dissatisfied, and more sourly expressive of disappointment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As legal scholar David Cole has observed, “The Court has imposed nearly insurmountable barriers to persons challenging race discrimination at all stages of the criminal justice system.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But in Maria’s time, nearly two hundred years before photography was invented, documenting research was much more difficult. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was Sister McCandless who led the song, who sang it nearly alone, for the others did not cease to moan and cry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Like me, they had taken a civil service test nearly two years before and then not heard a word until January 1997, when we’d all been summoned to Albany for physical and psychological testing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the one who’d been arrested and nearly shot just because she’d got stuck on the German side of the front lines. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Eeben’s and my house is not nearly so grand, of course, but we certainly get by, and I supply the woman’s touch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas in England even abolitionists portrayed humble slaves on their knees pleading for freedom, in this coin designed for use in Africa, the English and the African are shown as nearly equal. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The shell had been running with the tide, but, still, the difference was nearly a minute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

However, even amid the nearly constant biting and stinging insects, the men made headway with the portage, finishing it in two days. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Each was nearly the size of an infant bonobo, and a few breadfruit were enough of a meal for the whole group. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Strider seemed to be getting anxious: they were nearly ten days out from Weathertop, and their stock of provisions was beginning to run low. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She nearly stopped forever just outside Ashton, because she came to a tiny cottage buried in a garden. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The foundations of both were nearly finished and awaited the installation of cornerstones. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At home, my mother and I picked up nearly identical stacks of clothing every six months or so. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A few years later, she took them to a nearby park, a nearly daily activity. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Barnsley found that there were nearly five and a half times as many Ontario Junior Hockey League players born in January as were born in November. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Nothing suited her better than to wait until the milk bucket was nearly full, then kick it over with a back hoof. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even they got sick of yakking and turned to dominoes, playing with an old carved set with dots so stained from a million games that they were nearly indecipherable. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was nearly as old as I was. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what she was doing or thinking it was nearly always there. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I didn’t much like the idea of being alone like that and I nearly said so. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, Stuart comes out to see us at the house nearly twice a week.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He saw the guests and guards, standing too, straining forward, some nearly falling over the rail as they cheered him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

So we had filled out the papers and waited for nearly a year before they let us come. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mother had a six-inch scar on her hip from a legionnaire who nearly got the best of her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And once he turned out of his pocket a wadded-up baby copperhead that nearly threw Mama into spasms. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know she is actually one of the Chesters, of Chester County, Virginia? She ended up in Baltimore nearly destitute because her stepmother is a dastardly woman.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I nearly had to run to keep up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"From One Hundred Tenth to Eighty-fifth Street and back, nearly three miles." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘A terrible row, Ben. I nearly hit her, I came this close ...’ She held out her finger and thumb, a centimetre apart. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

These changes took a long time, and it was nearly two years after the deaths of Grissom, White, and Chaffee before the first manned Apollo finally flew. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem herself either; in fact, she looked nearly as anxious as Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They went on for nearly a mile, and still the going was good. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was beyond crying, nearly hysterical, which was not at all Terryl’s style. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Checkerboard windows stretch from the floor to nearly the loft’s roof. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The township was a city unto itself, with a population of nearly one million. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Of course her mother remembered the boy who'd nearly ruined their lives. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Franklin was pulled over nearly four miles away from the site of the shooting, at 5:56 P.M. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Day hadn’t left the house in nearly a week because of a nosebleed that wouldn’t stop. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I walked into Trig Jessica was sitting in the back row, nearly bouncing off her seat in agitation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nina nearly lost her footing, and she saw Kaz brace himself with his walking stick. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the hallway I pass his school pictures, his eyes following me as I run down the stairs so fast I nearly fall. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My heart nearly stopped from the public humiliation once she spotted me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s amazing, and still, it’s nothing nearly as involved as I’ve seen her do at football games. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Continue with your work, Corporal. I’m nearly done here.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When the baboon spider was nearly dead—its legs quivered slightly—the wasp flew off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed up, nearly stumbling in my haste, and shook my head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Cole realized he hadn’t looked at a clock in nearly a year. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In truth it had nearly killed me, but I could hardly write that down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa slurped the remaining wine from his glass and slammed it on the table so hard that it nearly broke. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She catapulted to her feet and threw herself into a salute that must have nearly dislocated her shoulder. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Once I nearly fell, but I caught myself with my hands and scrambled on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the next turn, he nearly had him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trotter nearly shoved her out the front door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Howard, giddy and grinning, was nearly crowded right off the stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took nearly an hour to get through the crowd and into the car. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Though nearly four months had passed since his injury, he could not stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu was shocked that Master was not shocked, did not understand the gravity of the situation, and so he added, “It was very bad, sah. Very bad. Mama nearly slapped my madam.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They agreed to nearly double the workers’ wages and shorten the workday. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“Very nearly, I think, my lord,” replied the Butler. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The flame, nearly invisible at first in that bright sunlight, enveloped a small twig, grew, was enriched with color and reached up to a branch which exploded with a sharp crack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t spoken since the day he nearly shoved me off the roof, but we both understood the importance of maintaining the illusion of having friends. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ayanna tried to swerve and keep going forward, but another blast nearly singed the front of the raft. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Alyce turned back to the dark, cold, nearly empty cottage, took a deep breath, and went in. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took nearly a minute to connect, the line hissing and clicking, going quiet, then hissing again, so that I could feel every mile of the vast distance my call was spanning. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

After nearly a decade of prodding by Douglas Moore and others, King was at last prepared to endorse a national nonviolent direct-action campaign aimed at ending Jim Crow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The men were nearly finished when Roosevelt happened to glance up and see Paishon set down a box. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She looks back to me now and gives me the same look of recognition as the other day “Well, that’s a relief. I saw you nearly every day.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was so scared I nearly fainted at the thought of this total stranger managing to discover our wonderful hiding place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Jule had been alone at the hotel for nearly four weeks now. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I ask, nearly out of breath trying to keep up with her, listen about Mr. Hall, and look at the books at the same time. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He nearly dropped the Snitch in surprise and excitement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then there was Mrs. Dawkins, who didn’t look nearly as scary with her hair done up nice instead of pulled back in curlers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The back of their cage nearly abutted the train tracks, and on the tracks directly behind them stood an Amtrak train engine. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Apparently my father has been taking payment in the form of beans and eggs for nearly two years. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She pulled and pulled, and with her great strength was able to angle the beam downward until the broken end was nearly touching the rubble below. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In detective stories, when the sleuth revisits the scene of the crime, he nearly always finds a clue that has been overlooked by the ordinary police. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old woman was sitting cross-legged against one of the alley’s walls, nearly camouflaged in its filth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It takes me nearly forty-five minutes to make it back to the cab. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stand up straight and nearly fall over. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I did nearly everything I was supposed to do—well, most of the time. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And then nearly panic when I notice the security desk just inside the doors, but strangely the guard just smiles and waves me through, no questions asked. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The twin points of light in his eyes had dulled and nearly vanished, as if someone had entered his eyes with a minute paintbrush and painted them gray. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

For the only time in the last few months I had gone out on assignment, actually courted a live body, I had nearly blown cover. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” the boys responded, nearly in unison. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

For nearly a mile, the rapids swept on, interspersed along the way with a number of waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Aru was nearly at the end of the library’s row A when a strange book caught her eye. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The confusion in Nyame’s golden eyes as he watched me walk away nearly made me laugh. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She had a baby nearly every year, that woman. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie smacked the camera so hard, it wrenched the man’s whole body around, and he nearly dropped it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Almost overnight he seemed happy again, nearly as happy as when Grandpa Bobby had been here. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The block castle towered over the foot of my bed, stretching so tall, it nearly touched the ceiling and so wide, we could only partly open my half of the closet door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His Huntington Beach plant produces 450 megawatts of power, which is enough to power nearly half a million homes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She nearly screamed, but she kept her voice low, “Margaret, you close that door.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was nearly always able to throw himself back on his haunches, grasp the springing animals in his great arms and hug them to death one by one, keeping the others off with snapping teeth. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly. My father brought me here when I was very tiny. I don’t remember it. That was nearly thirteen years ago.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was a most formidable task, for the roof soared to nearly twice the height of the bell tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay there for nearly an hour, until the sun struck through the branches above them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heat and smoke, flames so bright they nearly blinded him, and a lone figure treading into the fire, pulling smoldering books from the shelves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When it was nearly eleven, he called it a night. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

No one wanted a kid like that, Joaquin knew now, and they especially didn’t want one who wet the bed nearly every night. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The backs of the food trucks weren’t nearly as appetizing as the fronts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, Rita had given nearly as good as she got: there were several deep scratches on the She Elephant’s arms. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve been stalling on the boardwalk for nearly a quarter of an hour. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The poplar trees in front of the schoolyard were nearly bare, but in the evening wind a few yellowed leaves still twisted down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sparrow, you don’t speak nearly enough to be a drama queen. And the only thing that ever made you feel alive was gone, so it makes sense that you didn’t feel very alive.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I almost didn’t believe it when we got word some redcoats nearly caught you in the Oxscinian backwoods, but here you are.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We stopped our barbecue motion and got our first look at the moon in nearly a day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon fossils filled nearly the whole of his house in Brighton and consumed much of his income. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The impact didn’t kill her, but the cold nearly did. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The very core of him, die very center of Brian Robeson was stopped and stricken with a white-flash of horror, a terror so intense that his breathing, his thinking, and nearly his heart had stopped. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into the forest, until the path became almost impossible to follow because the trees were so thick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His dark face took on the serious expressionlessness of a man who is nearly always alone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The park is liberally sprinkled with public campgrounds and rest stops with restaurants and shops—and the AT, God bless it, pays nearly every one of them a call. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she found out, she jumped nearly out of her seat and whooped with glee. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Today, over 50 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness, a rate nearly five times greater than that of the general adult population. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was recognized nearly everywhere he went now, but I still had the blessing of invisibility. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It took nearly an hour to press out all the wrinkles. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The apartment wasn’t big, but he still ran across the living room, nearly killing himself when he didn’t see one of the boys’ scooters lying across the floor. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The speed was impossible; at the mile mark, they were nearly a full second faster than a fifteen-year-old speed record. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam leaned down so his face was level with mine, so close that our foreheads were nearly touching. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And I’ll be in trouble for nearly getting shot dead by border guards. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Frank took a step back, nearly knocking Axel to the ground. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He touched a cream-colored pillar nearly the circumference of RiRi on the mantle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They felt they ought to have known all along that they hadn’t gone nearly far enough. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

With a minute to go before airtime, the studio floor was cluttered with the debris of nearly eight hours of a frantic, stormy rehearsal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark when school got out that afternoon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearly dancing with anxiety by the time Wilem got back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His hair was clean and straight and flopping into his eyes, and his eyes were nearly closed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

For example, stunned cows, each weighing nearly a ton, would simply fall to the floor and have to be dragged by three or four men to be hung up for slicing open and skinning. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I yelp as she brings my face close to hers, the silver of her mask nearly touching my cheeks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He repeatedly crashed through the gate, delaying the start for nearly nine minutes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just imagine trying to herd an animal that bolts, blindly bashes itself against walls, can leap up to nearly 30 feet, and can run at a speed of 50 miles per hour! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Sunday of the formal opening session, the Morning Herald ran nearly a page of articles covering the charrette, including profiles of the co-chairs flanked by large pictures of them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had the stitches out long ago and it was nearly gone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some philosophers and nearly all anthropologists agreed: standards of rationality were, they insisted, local and highly variable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And besides, with July nearly upon them, the three roommates were malting plans for going home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had no way of knowing that during the night, his wife in great pain, and after nearly twenty-four hours of labor, gave bloody birth to a fragile baby girl. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I showed up to school in the fall, he was in nearly all my classes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Why was I still slave to a man who had repaid me for saving his life by nearly killing me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She nearly shakes me with her constant sideways glances. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

His sister, Mary Helen, had sent it—nearly all her savings—saying she’d take his old violin in exchange. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In Philadelphia Holmes had swindled the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of nearly $10,000 by apparently faking the death of a policyholder, Ben Pitezel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She had been doing intervals for nearly an hour when a woman stepped onto the treadmill next to hers. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It took several strokes to regain the place she had lost, and when she got there, the other side had nearly won, for Kate’s ball was the last but one and lay near the stake. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like nearly every guard in the camp, he was a nameless, bullish-looking man in his early thirties who demanded that students avert their eyes and bow their heads when they spoke to him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When he finally looks up from his book, Bailey is so shocked by the sight of the black-and-white striped tents in the field that he nearly falls out of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For nearly a decade, she and my father held a fragile truce between them, with Jagu living under her care, eating meals in her room and wearing clothes that she stitched for him. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her friend left soon afterward, and Aunty Ifeoma stormed inside, nearly knocking a lamp over. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put her head on my shoulder and held me so tight that she nearly choked off my breath. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But now you go and nearly kill us!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t make nearly as much money as you used to at Harpy’s and your car’s stuck in the shop. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense; you climbed the Cliffs of Insanity, and this isn’t nearly that steep.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After it sponsored a membership drive for the foundering local branch of the NAACP, the civil rights organization grew from 11 to nearly 2,000 members, making it the largest affiliate in the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

To me, Gram said, ‘Your grandfather nearly killed the egg man over that letter.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“He nearly ran into me, Monsieur. It was when I was returning from my compartment to that of the Princess with the rug.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly collapse in relief as I see Hideo crouched down in the security box room, surrounded by his bodyguards and colleagues. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nationwide, nearly seven out of eight people living in high-poverty urban areas are members of a minority group. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The towering magnet weighed 220 tons, its sixty-inch pole faces nearly twice the diameter of its predecessor’s at the old Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

‘I fell asleep again waiting for you, Sam, you sleepyhead. I was awake early this morning, and now it must be nearly noon.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It nearly choked me to say it, but I did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was nearly three o’clock in the morning in late January. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was so uncool. I nearly died when I saw it.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had wandered nearly a mile from the car, mostly downhill. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I fluctuated between anticipation so intense that it was very nearly pain, and an insidious fear that picked at my resolve. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I just made five dollars off the county superintendent,” he said, nearly grinning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly panicked when I saw my moonstone badge sparkling on the front. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

By the time his car pulls up in the back of the Phoenix Riders’ dorm, it’s nearly midnight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The light was so harsh her eyes were nearly closed shut. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My dad nearly looked at me, and I kind of stared through his right shoulder. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air smells like wet grain and hedge trimmings; in the lulls between their footfalls, she can hear a deep, nearly subsonic roar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Our horse had dragged it nearly a hundred yards down the road before he died. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thurmont, Maryland, nearly four years after the death of Charles Monet. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was well known that Liza Hamilton and the Lord God held similar convictions on nearly every subject. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra nearly blazed with hatred, and Pantalaimon in her arms became a polecat, the most ugly and vicious of all his forms, and snarled. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In World War ll, in the USSR, nearly twenty air armies were stationed throughout the country. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Anya tried not to gawk at the castle as they moved through it, but it was nearly impossible not to. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Its hard drive was filled with old books, movies, TV show episodes, song files, and nearly every videogame made in the twentieth century. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Moss was nearly finished with his curry when his mother pointed her chopsticks at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My legs nearly gave out as we reached the stairs, but we took them one at a time, with excruciating slowness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Joaquin had to keep reminding himself that it was him, that someone had once loved him enough to save his pictures for nearly eighteen years. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Grandmother Baxter was a quadroon or an octoroon, or in any case she was nearly white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a snug nest of blankets for myself, not nearly as cozy as Lissa’s soft, clean bed, and opened the book. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I have nearly forgotten that students are supposed to submit envelopes every second Monday to the school. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Cady brought her nose so close to the cake that she nearly nudged it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The panthers, elk, and timberwolves were being driven to extinction, the beaver and bear nearly so. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His hand grasped the nearly severed leg and he could feel his own blood moving through its vessels. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The mosquitos had nearly driven him mad and the thought of being rid of them lifted his spirits. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was noon, and nearly everyone was home for lunch. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly impossible to teach anything in a classroom full of boys’ Noise and completely impossible to give out any sort of test. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In interviews with one hundred residents of two Tallahassee, Florida, communities, researchers found that nearly every one of them had experienced or expected to experience the return of a family member from prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We’ve tried that before. He beat the poor girl something fierce, nearly killed her,” she says, low enough that the tinkerer doesn’t hear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The first tremor of the earthquake lasted nearly a minute and was the strongest that had ever been recorded in that country of catastrophes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A crazy impulse to reach over and touch him, to stroke his perfect face just once in the darkness, nearly overwhelmed me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now one nearly blind old warrior gathered the people together and announced that his life was far behind him; for the common good he would determine whether the Raven would turn his children into stone. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like I was standing on ice skates, and I nearly fell down, but Chas was right there behind me, holding me steady. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The book did suggest that a raccoon had tastes more nearly like ours. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking up the street, I nearly lost heart. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were in their early forties then, married nearly twenty years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Just out cold. Hit on the head and nearly drowned.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And my heart is nearly bursting with pride. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A small painted sign announced we were nearly there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we came around the corner, we nearly collided with a husky youth who was headed for the stable. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The day they were due to reach Ento, Kaede spent nearly the whole afternoon puzzling over the enigma of her classmate. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It is late, and Caleb is nearly sleeping by his plate and Sarah is smiling at my father. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Since the previous morning they had journeyed nearly three miles. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To me dawn and dusk are quiet times, and here in the redwoods nearly the whole of daylight is a quiet time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux halted his Time Suck, then stood tall on its back, like when Sheed stood on his bike seat while it was still rolling, nearly giving Grandma a heart attack. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The authors write as if everyone knows what the “rabbit illusion” is, but I’ve been in this business for nearly forty years and had never heard of it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Babou hated that hair. Your dad cut it to make him happy. He nearly had long hair in all our wedding pictures.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Hall explained he’d be leaving in three days for Los Alamos, and, once there, would be nearly impossible to reach. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and her family had nearly been killed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As I walk down the hall, I peek at the first letter and nearly drop it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In other words, we have arrived very nearly at the end of the earth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at one point during an impeccably white noon he closed his eyes and nearly fell asleep standing up in the middle of a sloping, unblemished snowfield; he almost died. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna looked down at the long red tin and nearly burst out laughing from sheer unexpected pleasure. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The Shetani’s attacks began nearly a century ago, right after the Rupture,” he said quietly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The fish that almost drowned me and then saved me and then took me for a ride, and then nearly killed me all over again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After trying for nearly half a day, I realized that three broken strings were too many. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For the next few stops, Walter marches off to town immediately after breakfast and doesn’t return until it’s nearly show time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I haven't gotten a letter from my momma in nearly a year, though I still write faithfully. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where The Baron has been this past week, but suddenly he appeared on the rock, and nearly jumped down Bando’s shirt collar. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katie nearly cried when she saw the ruin of Johnny’s only suit. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had tried for nearly three years, visiting doctors and curanderas. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I remember one night, I nearly quit because I had hit the numbers for ten cents—the first time I had ever hit—on one of the sideline bets that I’d made in the drugstore. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was nearly gone, and they were all exhausted, when at last they reached the top. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t proper sleep, but a state of semi-consciousness in which daydreams and reality were nearly indistinguishable. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it rains, you are nearly drowned and wish to be dry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not nearly as frightening as I thought it would be—the change brings such tremendous improvements to daily living that the additional danger’s nothing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I looked and knew the reason for the failure when I saw a deep rent right at the nearly invisible stripe of weld. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not nearly as good with human portraits. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of her dread she feels a thrill; this will be the first time she’s heard her mother’s voice in nearly three years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At her first big golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers--a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The wound, he saw now,was not nearly as large as a football, but as long and wide as his hand and too raw and deep to see into clearly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I thread my hands into his hair and kiss him without thinking, and The Sims’ music and chatter fades into the background, not nearly as loud as the thud of Ben’s heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

My thoughts were so good that I nearly ended up walking into the pond on the wrong side of the common and got to school only just on time. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was nearly sobbing by the time she finished. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Me: No offense to either of us, but our arches aren’t nearly as impressive. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Completely alone on the roof of the world, extremely fatigued, he must have been out of oxygen, or nearly out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she nearly walked into the doorpost, he decided that a guiding arm was needed before she broke something. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Outside in the hall he nearly ran into Dudley, who had been lurking behind the door, clearly hoping to overhear Harry being told off. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the men stopped, Otto lost his nerve and ran headlong back to me, nearly bowling me over when he leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The farther west the trail went, the higher it was; the pines were tall and thick, and brushy pinon and cedar filled the spaces between the big trees, blocking out nearly all the light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” she said, “we’re nearly there. And bring your mask.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Jefferson’s nearly Herculean powers of self-denial also helped keep the cause pure, at least in the privacy of his own mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Portions of the hedge were nearly hollow, a green shell of living branches, leaving enough room to crouch comfortably. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hamilton had nearly perfect pitch for Washington’s language, having begun his public career drafting letters and memoranda for Washington’s signature as a staff officer during the war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

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

The door’s nearly shut when I stop it with my hand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He walked past me, past the bass stands, down over the bluff and across the sand bridge that was nearly dry for once, the tide dead low. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tests to duplicate this one success also failed until a colleague of his on the commission, James Carroll, caught the disease from an infected insect and nearly died. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I take a bite and nearly spit it out. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tess is down there with them, her delicate frame nearly lost in the shuffle, with a pouch of our money and a smile on her face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A license plate, dented and nearly folded in half. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bailey nearly closed the door again, but Uncle Willie asked, “Who is it?” and Mr. George Taylor’s pinched brown face swam out of the gray and into view. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not nearly as many cops as it was on Magnolia, but still...they’re cops. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As she took off the mask, she turned sideways and placed it carefully upon a small table near by, and when she turned round again and faced us, I very nearly screamed out loud. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

We shake hands and say our goodbyes, and the father’s nearly out of sight when I turn around upon remembering his brother. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Leer nearly drowns trying to demonstrate a sausage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed him in a hug so hard they both nearly fell over. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is slim, nearly hairless, with a tuft of black fur at the tip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This time it pierces the now nearly shredded paper in between the words “audiences” and “spectacle,” obscuring the “with” completely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Dinner, more like. It's nearly noon. Come, then." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Francis reached up quickly from his work—he was nearly at the end of the page—to change it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kunthi’s child was born a few months before mine, a fine boy who nearly took his mother’s life in exchange for his own. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the window, and occupying nearly a quarter of the room, was an enormous bed with the mattress still on it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons, Richard could nearly always be found in the dark basement, wedged in the crawl space between the couch and the wall, an encyclopedia propped open in front of him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for the information,” Tali said, his voice nearly drowned by the din. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the world down there was far warmer than anyone had expected, with a temperature at 10,000 meters of 180 degrees centigrade, nearly twice the forecasted level. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But it felt silly complaining about that after nearly being swallowed by an oversize science-class skeleton. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A thousand memories press on me all at once, nearly suffocating me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It took me nearly an hour to do a style she liked,” Mama murmured. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was nearly five foot eight, which was tall for a Tang man in those days. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Letting total strangers drive one’s car around all day was a hard thing to ask, but nearly two hundred people turned over their keys to the boycott. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

His leg was so badly injured and he was so weak that he nearly drowned before the men could pull him out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Thief!" the secretary shrieked, nearly toppling off the stool as she grabbed her notebook. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of small seizures can be nearly as profitable, and require the expenditure of fewer investigative resources, than a few large busts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I gave it a whiff and nearly singed my nostrils. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They felt it was because their maintenance system allowed them to fly nearly twice as many missions each night as other Po-2 regiments, and they were extremely proud of themselves for outflying the men! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the gashes across his midsection and nearly fainted. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He held up his finger, and the child made a lunge for it and missed and nearly fell off his lap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening they went on again, always as nearly southward as they could find a way. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“My old master’s been changed nearly as much as I have! Why, he’s a real master now.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

At first Vanderbilt had so much trouble just making contact with War Admiral’s owner that he nearly gave up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ready,” said Alice very quietly behind him, and he nearly leapt in the air with shock. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We’re getting new operators in tomorrow—not nearly so clever as you, but promising. If I could put one in your care— let her work as a spare hand on one of your machines.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Much smaller, I thought, and not nearly so menacing, and in the bright sunlight it was hard to picture what had happened on this ground some twenty years ago. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed through the doors in a sprint, skidding into the nearly empty bar. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We laughed because he used to say the same thing nearly twenty years earlier. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t intended as a call to action in nearly the same way. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His body is so naturally kinetic that even when he is silent and nearly still he can make an audience laugh with just a slight gesture or facial expression. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And it was because of this that nearly all hog owners usually left four or five old barrows, or “bar’ hogs,” as we called them, to run with each bunch of sows. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to the chapter I had written nearly two years before at Harvard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She turns around to face me, and I nearly bump into her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They began with a giant elephant-ear leaf, like a big triangular apron flapping in the breeze, which was nearly impossible to miss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the first wild chimpanzee infant that I ever saw close up, nearly four years after I had begun my research. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He got eaten nearly alive by mosquitoes! Came home with malaria.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason that’s not nearly as comforting as I want it to be. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He left the room nearly as hungry as he had entered it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was a bellow, and the foot jerked back, nearly wrenching Sting from Frodo’s arm. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

African American boys made up less than 30 percent of Oakland’s underage population but accounted for nearly 75 percent of all juvenile arrests. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She nearly crumpled to the ground, but Theo held her up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The sky had begun to lighten, but there were still nearly two hours before she was supposed to leave for Kelly's house. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Didn’t need them with the moon nearly full, though. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I look down to see that the whale has battered our starboard side, nearly buckling it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The synchrotron principle has ever since been attributed to McMillan and Veksler, who discovered it nearly simultaneously but certainly independently, working half a world apart. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At the time a CD writer cost as much as the rest of the computer, nearly 2,000 rand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We nearly froze our butts off for that picture last year, but it was our tradition. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I found a nearly dry shirt and a pair of Levi’s that were wet only at the ankles. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Perched up on the back of her seat, she was shrieking with laughter, her red skirt bunched up nearly to her garters. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The metal shard embedded in the whip’s tip cut me nearly to the bone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she met his gaze, an invisible current nearly put him on the ground too. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A hawk alit upon the hayloft railing and was unseated unceremoniously when a raven landed nearly on top of it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She had dark eyes too—so dark blue they nearly matched the chaos of the sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, after nearly half an hour, Winnie was brought onto the stage with me, quite cross that she had been lost. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wattle and daub cottages nearly always got burned, and had to be rebuilt afterwards with much profanity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant the next shot wouldn’t be nearly so off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Frodo could not have called, for he had fallen asleep, and had slid down nearly to the bottom of the pit. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He whipped the shovel forward, but not nearly hard enough. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But there had been no king for nearly a thousand years, and even the ruins of Kings’ Norbury were covered with grass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Soon the entire village was filled with weeping, because nearly every family lost a father, brother, son, or nephew. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without saying good-bye, she pushed past Lexie into the front hallway, where she nearly knocked Serena over on her way out the door. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was in spite of the fact that Henry did not take nearly the pains to placate him that everyone else did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I got my nose nearly broken over Kathy a few times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His watch was nearly over, when, far off where he guessed that the western archway stood, he fancied that he could see two pale points of light, almost like luminous eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The black liquid swirls, going from nearly empty to half full. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The child’s parents read to him nearly every day. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Evelyn controls the city because she controls the weapons. If we take those weapons away, she won’t have nearly as much power, and she can be challenged.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark, and they were traveling along the last stretch of inland water before reaching the coast. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It hit the glass with a thunk—not nearly loud enough to attract attention. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a gasp and a thump behind him, and he received a violent kick on the ankle which nearly flung him off his balance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Since then, me and Jay almost never walked home from school together; he didn’t have nearly as much homework to do, and he had more friends than he knew what to do with. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is nearly ten in the morning when he wakes up again, unobstructed sunlight brightening the room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lean left, redirecting my bike’s trajectory, but before I can even turn, a truck flies by, nearly running us over. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The hide shrank and pulled joist and rafter tight together, and the leather ropes became hard as iron and nearly imperishable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back, I was hot and out of breath; I had filled the pail nearly full and it was heavy. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The hens hadn’t been laying the same since the tornado, but today was the first day we collected nearly a dozen. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, on February 25, 1914, nearly three months after Rondon and Roosevelt first met, the expedition reached the headwaters of the River of Doubt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

With that his voice nearly faded, thin, away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know a family that could get nearly three times that by April 15th. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried to persuade New Orleans prosecutors that Mr. Carter, blind and in his sixties, should be released after nearly fifty years in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because already, at the age of nine, I was very nearly as tall as he was. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

My palm caught hold of the bin’s side wall, which was now nearly vertical. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were especially concentrated in the Ohio Valley, but nearly as many are found in the Southeast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Overcoming his own crippling exhaustion, he plunged into the maw of the hurricane and searched the Col for nearly an hour. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so skinny now, they nearly fall off of me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In a whirling shower of sparks the fairy grew to nearly six feet tall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The accordion seemed nearly as big as she was and she played it dutifully, badly, and always with the suggestion of a carnival sadness. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Not nearly like it was a few days ago. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His new voice wasn’t nearly as good as the old one. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He struggled with the concept for nearly two years, driving himself to the brink of a mental breakdown, before he thought he had stumbled on an adequate theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In 1936, air- conditioning was a rarity, found only in a few theaters and department stores, so escape was nearly impossible. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

King leaves, pushing the door hard enough to nearly break the hinges, the bell clanging wildly. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As nearly everyone knows, Clarence Darrow, for the defense, roundly humiliated William Jennings Bryan, for the prosecution, but what most people don’t realize is that Darrow lost the case. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he saw it, he had been tortured and nearly died, and his father had been crippled, because of their foolish, self-centered scheming. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Honest and truly, I think Phoebe nearly fainted dead away on the carpet. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was twenty then, and although his job as a waiter at the Hotel Medallion was a blessing to his parents and their seven other children, it wasn’t nearly enough to support a wife. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That three papers in the short span of three months in 1900 independently converged on Mendel’s work was a demonstration of the sustained myopia of biologists, who had ignored his work for nearly forty years. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But then again, it wasn’t every mother’s son whose picture was on the front page of nearly every newspaper in the country, usually with the word “hero” somewhere in the headline. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Because Mr. Carter and Mr. Caston had both been in prison for nearly fifty years, we wanted their immediate release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The squealing of the pig and the scent of his blood made the hogs beneath me go nearly wild with anger. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately he can smell it: the perfume is so sweet, so outrageously sweet, that he nearly faints. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had known, for instance, a horse nearly dead beat with fatigue to perk up when told it was only a little farther to his destination. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had pulled off his helmet and his neck roll and sat on the bench exhausted and almost stunned, his eyes puffy and nearly closed, as if someone had pummeled him in a fight. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was huge, nearly four feet by six. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The US tests, known as Operation Hardtack, had been planned for nearly three years and were to encompass surface, underwater, and high-altitude trials. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was nearly three meters tall and made of brick. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone tugged the shutters open and then screamed, nearly falling over himself as he stumbled back. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish—” Lyra said when they had nearly left the square, stopping to look back up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for the gun in reflex, nearly drawing it before it occurred to me that Grigori was not one meter tall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Shin ate this meal nearly every day for twenty-three years, unless he was denied food as punishment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t nearly as fast, and I would have to reload all of my media onto them from backup drives. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She thought she was free, or nearly free. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dusk: the activities of the city were beginning to die down, the noise was decreasing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I would turn my back now, when the prize is nearly won?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad had been out of work for nearly a year. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It was nearly noon be- fore I realized that we had taken on another passenger at the inn last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Essentially the same line of reasoning tells us that the nearly 200 million Bantu people, now flung over much of the map of Africa, arose from Cameroon and Nigeria. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pendanski was younger than Mr. Sir, and not nearly as scary looking. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Whispered: “The Machine is nearly ready. They are testing it on animals now.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra moaned and trembled uncontrollably, just as if she had been pulled out of water so cold that her heart had nearly frozen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly, nearly forty years later, researchers discovered that the Soviets had moved short-range nuclear cruise missiles into striking distance of the US military base in Guantanamo Bay. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the room is nearly empty, at midnight, Hilly stands at the podium. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so lost in thought that I nearly bump into Professor Swann, out for his morning walk. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is not nearly enough to persuade mainstream voters that we have relied too heavily on incarceration or that drug abuse is a public health problem, not a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was several weeks later and Nhamo’s wrist had nearly healed, but she still had it bound tightly in a bandage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t, though, a good place for a discreet conversation—not nearly as good as the lunch queue. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse rose up on its hind legs, sniffing, then ran to the wall, disappearing into a nearly invisible hole in the mortar between the stones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Billy, after all, had contemplated torture and hideous wounds at the beginning and the end of nearly every day of his childhood. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grandmother wanted to go with him, and they both stood for nearly an hour before they could even get in. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When we learned different, it was nearly too late. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the house there was a meadow of nearly an acre, carpeted in summer with sweet wild strawberries. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Eventually, it tapers off, stuck on nearly a million notes as one of the users hesitates. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The fifty-foot umbilical line was all wrapped up in a ball; but even so, it was a big package, nearly as big as a basketball, and I was really crowded. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had eclipsed nearly half the sky, blasting it of all color. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Major grassroots organizing efforts would be under way in nearly every state and city nationwide. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She boils a pot of water early in the morning before Mass and nearly scalds the scalp off me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Obese and very dark-skinned, she was at nearly every rally and demonstration C.P. attended, ordering people around and mouthing off to the white authorities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly empty, dark, and rain slicked, with a few scattered shopping carts reflecting the headlights from Chas’s car. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once you got up into them, he had assured us, it was nearly all level walking, with sumptuous views over the broad valley of the Shenandoah River. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I maneuvered my way through the maze of velvet and fringe into her pantry and retrieved the nearly empty jar of salve. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It hurt horribly and nearly winded him; but before he knew how it hurt him he was staggering back to help Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He started nearly at the opposite baseline and ran with the ball to center court, then flung the ball and himself. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously. I nearly killed her. I’m really sorry.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They seemed to him so lax, so nearly worldly; they were not like those holy prophets of old who grew thin and naked in the service of the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s around 2,600 square feet, and covered fully by hardscrabble brown dirt on one side, with nearly eight feet of land above the structure of the roof. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The battery inside the radio is nearly dead. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They looked at the other American bodies now, pointed out a lot more that were nearly as bad as Billy’s. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jean Grae either,” he says, and I nearly have a heart attack. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Word spread, and soon it felt like nearly every kid on the island was volunteering. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t mean her wrapping her arms around my waist, and commenting on how her fingers nearly touch. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was nearly full of bright yellow paint. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hand is on the door of my car and I’m nearly home free. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As the Chippewa headed north, up the lake toward the finish line at Sheridan Beach, a navy cruiser and nearly four hundred other vessels flying purple and gold pennants joined her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And every year I nearly break my neck. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It’s enormous, nearly the size of a commercial liner—except thin and sleek, with an elegant, sharp-nosed design that distinguishes it from the other jets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When we got to the creek, Wishbone nearly pulled me in when he jumped into the clear, gurgling water. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

To learn about the jungle, we spent nearly two weeks in Panama. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shrieked, “There he is, poor child!” and pulled me into a hug that nearly jammed the brass buttons on her jacket through my head. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had nearly finished when the national news began. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Every week that passed was nearly the same. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He imagines his father, in his twenties as Gogol is now, sitting on a train as Gogol had just been, reading a story, and then suddenly nearly killed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The County Council of Defense members were noticeably absent, but otherwise nearly everyone came by to lend a hand or a word of advice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The proles were nearly always right when they gave you a warning of this kind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

John nearly pulled us both off, but we had a lot of ground to cover to catch up to Horace Danver before he cut the fence. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

For sure, we never could have reached nearly three million links without the publicity he gave us. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It was after Lemuel left. Lord, what a sorry man. I told him to leave when he’d nearly drunk us broke. He grabbed the rest of our money and I tried to stop him.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

Rue's pack holds my sleeping bag, her nearly empty water skin, a handful of nuts and roots, a bit of rabbit, her extra socks, and her slingshot. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I consider stuffing it into my bag, but that would really infuriate the Doctorita, and anyway, I have it nearly memorized. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands trembled and she was nearly panting. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Will very nearly smiled in response, because he was so unused to the sweetness and gentleness a woman could put into a smile, and it unsettled him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now here they were again, nearly grown girls, sitting in a heap on the pavement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lets out a long breath and puts his head down on his hands, not paying nearly enough attention to the crossbow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The carpet burst into flames; the heat was so intense, it nearly seared off my eyebrows. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure I had lost nearly ten pounds already. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No—they couldn’t do that! It’s not possible—why, it must be nearly three hundred miles! And someone would have seen them—someone would have told us...” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walked down into it, and at the end of the dent they found a crack about as tall as a person but not nearly as wide as a door. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Richton Park was nearly as grim as Caldwell, if a bit more middle-class and a lot more congested. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I came upon a nearly deserted shop where, despite being tongue-tied at first, I succeeded in pawning a cup that belonged to my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When I took it from him, it nearly pulled me to the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

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

Still, it nearly killed him to hand over the fund-raising award at the assembly at the end of the month. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The platform was nearly empty as it was Sunday and she looked around for me until she spotted our car across the tracks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I hand him the bowl, he fumbles with it and nearly drops it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As they stood together, she began to hear the steady rhythm of his heartbeat, and her breathing slowed to match his, until she felt as though they were nearly one being. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went over to the couch and woke him up and started berating him for nearly burning the house down. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She has been running a half marathon every day for nearly a month since Chicago, and her body is suffering. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Anya chewed on a bite of apple, nearly hypnotized by Marina’s casual magic. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The child’s parents read to him nearly every day. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It lay there harmlessly for nearly three months. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He faltered and nearly slumped to the floor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On the edge of the garden in a cold frame the tomato and bell pepper and cabbage sets were nearly ready for transplanting, waiting only for the passing of the frost danger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the verge of asking him, “Dad? Did you see Erik hit Tino in the face so hard that he nearly knocked him out?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z