It still needs a roof and wiring, plumbing and floorboards, plus a lovely shade of paint. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“See. We’re not the same. You make yourself feel good helping poor kids. Who needs it? We’ve got ice cream trucks on the avenue, Stop & Shops, trees in Bronx Park. What else does anyone need?” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Auntie Fatima asked me to try to come by to pack the care packages for Syria. That’s why Fizz probably needs you. We can work together.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to keep an eye on our city!” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

They called me Bobby or Robert, and they were all very nice to me that year, as if I had special needs. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He feels somewhat betrayed she’s abandoned him when he needs her most—when he and June both need her most. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe this realization on my part is all Snow needs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Like when she says “baby,” it’s as if molasses seeped into the word and breaks it down into more syllables than it needs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Take care of your dad. He needs you. Okay, baba?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She was grateful for our help and showed remarkable improvement when we told her that we were going to fight to get her sentence reduced, but she had many other needs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have no needs, except I say so,” the woman barked, nose to nose with her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see we have a nasty little aristocrat who needs to be educated about the will of the people!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was an old crow, anyway. Who the hell needs her.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Because of his status as a special needs student, Boobie hadn’t taken the course until his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the specific quality that a message needs to be successful is the quality of “stickiness.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last I pluck up courage to enquire of the guards—it needs courage, for they are in uniform, and have lathis strapped to their wrists. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs eight hours Of sleep To cool his shoes, The tongues hanging Out, exhausted. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs to be fed and blessed, to be given some gold and silver, to be patted on the back after feedings and held carefully behind the neck. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Far from prioritizing the needs of the least advantaged, many black reformers began aggressively pursuing policy reforms that would benefit the black elite to the detriment of the poorest segments of the black community. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if something there could be a piece that he needs. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He studies the sheet like he needs glasses. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. Just put them into a pile and let me know if there’s anything you think needs my immediate attention.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the thing. I don’t want to wear glasses. Then I’ll be a girl who not only needs crutches but also wears glasses. Everyone will feel sorry for me!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I need you. Your dad needs you and Natalie needs you most of all. Let’s give this a try, shall we? Let’s just see how it goes.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that is all he needs to say. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yawl stop talking about this. No one needs to know this stuff.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Sleep, my darling. Your grandmama needs to learn some things. Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Who needs children when you have monkeys rushing into the dining room to steal the very food off your guests’ plates! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to, man. You can’t help us right now. Mapper needs you.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Because we’ve got other problems. Michael Yew just called. Another army is marching over the Williamsburg Bridge. The Apollo cabin needs help. And Percy, the monster leading the enemy ... it’s the Minotaur.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“That poor man. As if he needs to be reminded of his loss.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Satisfying needs is the burden of the poor. The wealthy and powerful can afford to indulge their wants and whims. If you pass on this opportunity, you will always wonder what you missed.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The editorialists suggested John Kwang, among others, as someone who could bring a fresh face to confront the city’s ills, a politician who could better understand the needs of the rapidly changing populace. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is, I suppose, a relatively modest establishment, but very clean and perfectly adequate for my needs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But we are there when he conies down, when he is sweaty and weak and needs to be away from the crowd. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs you. He’ll never say it but he does. It’s your choice what to do.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She has a habit of picking at her teeth when she talks and then pulling on her chin when she needs a moment to pause. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She says that even our rice cooker needs a night off every now and then. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He needs to know what the author is trying to accomplish as she explores the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Anybody else who doesn’t remember needs to hear about this, too. They stole our championship last year, on our own field, in our own backyard. They must die for that.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But even if I get all these scholarships, I won’t be able to go to college. My family needs me.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Every living creature needs help to survive in this world, Jax. I do the best I can for the creatures in my care, but sometimes...” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But then I think, how quick it is that Maxine reminds me that I am a girl who needs saving. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But your sculpture still needs a nose, so you grab some of the clay you set aside before and make a new one. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

So we’re looking for blood, skin that needs stitching, a gash from a homemade blade. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jamie is kind of sweet. But he needs to find some new friends.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But what if he needs more medicine that costs a hundred times more than the insulin?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

All he needs is some red around his shoulders; after that, all the Kings will take care of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But he’s been cooped up at home for the last two days, and he needs to get out as much as I do. Look—he’s all spent!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘This girl needs to lose her attitude. I am not going to tolerate all that sass. She was so disrespectful, Shirley.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One of the beautiful children, Uhmma says, needs to be changed. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

‘It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden,’ answered Éowyn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They still don’t know about Sien, but it gives him reassurance, which he also desperately needs. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Yellin went immediately to Falkbridge’s Alehouse, first sending all save two Brutes off on various tasks, keeping a noisy one and a quiet one for his own needs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It someone needs to get to an airfield and you can get them there, by taxi Anson or motorbike or pony trap or pig-a-back, you should always take them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In 1936 he established a private fund for Ernest to spend on unscheduled and unrecorded needs of the Rad Lab, including travel and equipment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It needs a rhyme with something like ‘pecan pie,’” Vonetta said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Back and forth, back and forth, I pace the room while Mama sits there, shaking like she needs a fix. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“But it needs to be done—our end-of-the-year inventory is now our new year’s unfinished business.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ashley shouldn’t have been mingling with those tough teens at Lake Mag,” Mrs. Merritt grumbled, “and this boy needs services he isn’t getting.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Corn became king of the farm and the supermarket because it adapted itself easily to the needs of farmers and food makers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He needs to feed them, to hold them close, and he needs to show them that God had a reason for their trials. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to have to trust that he had the good sense to stay out of the water and that he’s okay. Olive needs us.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I can only help as long as she doesn’t try to fix the problem on her own. I have everything she needs.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

These passages show that the great and bitter needs of the helpless were reaching up to heaven and changing the god of the strong into the protector of the weak. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Grandma says, “She needs your help moving a big bag of dog food. She said you would know.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Then I figure nobody likes to be preached at, no matter how much he needs it, least of all Judd Travers, who is thirty years old if he’s a day. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a powerful man dies, a lot of work needs to be done. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Now he needs part of his money to eat. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It is only the third week of school and Ms. Wyman needs a vacation. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I realize that this group needs more than just a competent leader. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Unluckily, there’s still homework that James needs to do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t need me to—” “She needs you.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sigh, leaning back in my chair, thinking of what else needs to be done. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Your friend is being paid with food and shelter. I cannot give him back his wealth. Meereen needs beans more than it needs rare spices, and beans require water.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Mom probably needs our help. We need to see that letter. Now, not next week.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She points to her wound, which is oozy, and clearly needs redressing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If you feel like it needs a little something, add some salt and/or pepper. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He needs to walk with Ray and check on the nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Or the fact that she followed him when clearly he needs thinking time. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Fleur’s sister’s a bridesmaid, she needs to be here for the rehearsal, and she’s too young to come on her own,” said Hermione, as she pored indecisively over Break with a Banshee. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The manpower needs created by the six-year war generated several emancipation schemes whereby slaves would be freed and their owners compensated in return for enlistment for the duration of the conflict. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He hopes for names, but all he needs is a number. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Malloy needs help at his shoe repair store,” I say. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“See? She needs something to brighten up her day, make her forget the plaid tyrant breathing down her neck.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

If Quincy gonna have a friend, it needs to be me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He says he thinks he can, but he needs to be sure. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“And you can’t come with me. Someone needs to stay with the kids.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me what he needs,” Pima snapped. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What she needs is a good beating,” Uncle Abdullah would counter. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Report to Miss McDaniels. She needs to interview you for the accident report.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Because on the way out she met me coming in. She needs to talk to Nicodemus—and quickly.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It needs to be well guarded, it’s the most important part—I’m not talk—I have to go.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He needs to practice. He’s a terrible reader,” I said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He’s a baby, he’s growing fast, he needs it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe this is the last "becoming American" move Didu needs to make before she reverts back to her old self. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Esperanza said, encouraged to continue, “we’re definitely thinking that there needs to be some sort of protest. But we just need to reach out to as many people as possible first.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But then it all fades, because Keenan has taken my hand and is looking from my eyes to my lips and back up in a way that needs no translation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There are plenty of those around, and skies know she needs one. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There comes a time in the life of an organization when it needs new blood, new faces and some new ideas. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite these limitations, it did not surprise them how clearly they knew their own needs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rani chooses a seat next to an open window and sticks a hand out of it as if she needs to hold on to the fresh air. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Morris’s website described his company as “a boutique law firm focusing on the comprehensive needs of high-net-worth individuals.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Weasley, I’m sorry, but isn’t it worth investigating? If Malfoy wants something fixing, and he needs to threaten Borgin to get it done, it’s probably something Dark or dangerous, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And the Ministry had not only to supply the multifarious needs of the Party, but also to repeat the whole operation at a lower level for the benefit of the proletariat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You can come, but you have to behave. Mama needs the onions done. She’s already got enough to worry about. She doesn’t need this, too.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“No problem. But you know, Joaquin just probably needs less people talking to him and more people listening to him.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her only hope was trial by battle, and for that she must needs have a champion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I'm thankful I still have some rosin left for my bow, but it definitely needs new horsehair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It needs only two lengths of straight stovepipe and an elbow, which I will get from Mr. Klein’s store, to connect it to the kitchen chimney. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“She really doesn’t want to learn to swim. I know she needs to, after yesterday especially. She really needs to swim. But not today.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She's smarter than people think—she goes to school and everything—but she's not very physically coordinated, so she needs a lot of help with basic things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She needs company, and so the two spend a lot of time together. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then, to show off her English that she’s learning in night school, she adds, “My darling daughter, she needs to understand it is necessary to go forward, not back.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Crab, I just wanna take a shot. It’s been years since I’ve squeezed the trigger. Just one shot. The boy needs to get used to the sound anyway. Just up in the air.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Henri the painter noses like an Airedale through the junk in the grass-grown lot for some part or piece of wood or metal he needs for the boat he is building. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So either his eye is really bad or he’s so shaken up that he needs a day. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “She needs to rest. She will die soon.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Or the shelter always needs people to take the dogs for walks so that they get exercise.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were Ruh down to their bones, and that, really, is all that needs to be said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Who needs two whole weeks of sunshine and blue skies and beaches when you can have a month of luxury right in your own backyard?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Boy needs a drink. Strong lemonade with plenty of sugar. Care to join us?” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you tell Fizz’s cousin over there that she needs help at her table? Thanks.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Pop needs to feel better and get a job. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But it needs to be approved. The city needs to say yes.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I want to jump topics but I know she needs to unload, so I look impressed. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It begins low, like a piece of machinery that needs time to warm up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goon grabs a bunch of cartons of milk and asks, “Ay, can we take this in case somebody needs it on the street?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you be giving her any ideas, Captain. What this young thing needs is rest and nourishing food. And she’ll get both of them here or my name isn’t Bridget Flagg!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We go where the tsar says we need to go. Or Papa hears about a demon that needs exorcising.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“He likes to keep watch over the house in case anybody needs a bed to sleep in.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"You let everyone see you so easily. No one needs to know that you don't want a guard. Nobody wants to be followed around all day. Not even the queen." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

So he lets her in on an important reason for trusting him this afternoon, just in case she needs another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He needs glasses to read his text; I can see them poking out of his breast pocket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Her legs are crushed, and I think she’s in shock. She really needs a doctor.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For the ramjet to work, it needs a frontal scoop hundreds of kilometers across. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people come through your door each day, each wanting something different and all demanding they get it first, believing their needs are the most important in the world. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

On an emotional scale of one to ten, she needs to reach a ten. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

To do that he needs to learn as much as he can, as fast as he can. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But she was tired of bowing to everyone’s needs but her own. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I did finish. Got my last credits at summer school and skipped senior year. Who needs the drama, right?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

No. She’s thinking, My family needs food and this guy has Corn Flakes, and she buys the Corn Flakes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she needs someone to befriend her, either, but who knows? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“We have so many orders since the festival. I’m glad your mom is helping. Mama needs someone to keep track of everything so she can focus on cooking.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Those chickens were doing everything a chicken naturally wants and needs to do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I might have said some other stuff. But she needs to see her grandmother. And she has things to do on her own before, well, before she does anything else.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I guess Alby’s thrashing around and acting all crazy, telling them he needs to talk to somebody.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was the type who needs very little from anybody and if he ever did need something, he could get it from you without you knowing you had given it to him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin needs to stop buggin’ me with all these questions! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pontellier’s mind was quite at rest concerning the present material needs of her children, and she could not see the use of anticipating and making winter night garments the subject of her summer meditations. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

To make it work, he needs to know an awful lot about grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This he attributed to the fact that the people had become conscious of their needs and their own strength. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slave needs to be stupid and quick, carefree and careful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explains how my body is growing and all the nutrients it needs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s an oil tank under the ground that needs filling every so often.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She needs to limit her activities and excitement.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"A wife is allowed to yearn for her husband, and if a mother needs her daughters close, who can tell her no?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Come to the parade. Watch Germany awaken. Germany needs soldiers like you, to fight for the Fatherland." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it’s better than “hate the sin and the sinner,” but I don’t know why anyone needs to hate at all. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The Collective was specific that this needs to occur sooner than anticipated.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Farmer was trained as an internist and ID specialist, but he had studied other fields on his own, including obstetrics and gynecology, because the needs of his patients demanded it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He is becoming more like Apa, only wandering home when he needs sleep or food. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I know Joseph needs you to help with the boys. They could stay here with us. And Nell. This way Nell can stay with us, too. It’s the perfect solution.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If a man wants to sell his turnips, he needs to set them out.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Incorrect: Dumpy and overweight, the vet says our dog needs more exercise. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to help me with something. I see that look. Don’t worry—it’s just a project needs a second person, that’s all. But I’m not ready to tell you what it is yet.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In any case, each of the three superstates is so vast that it can obtain almost all of the materials that it needs within its own boundaries. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon,” he says, glancing around with intense brown eyes, as though he’s surveying the room in case he needs materials to build a last-minute booby trap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staying close to Caesar ensured that her voice continued to be heard and her needs continued to be met. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want to drain her phone battery, but she needs that GPS woman. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Immediate needs set the pace of his parents’ lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been afraid of this. Zella brought me a copy of the Endangered Species Act not long ago. I should have told you about it, but I thought the conservation officer understood your needs.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kindra, get the plates, Sugar, watch the beans, Felicia, get Daddy to sign that test, Mama needs some air.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You board if a fellow needs a hand.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The little girl only needs a few small refreshments—a new coat of skin paste, an eye brightening, reinforcement of her hair texture. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"All he needs to do is notice one. And he's sure to check out a bright green ribbon if he sees one outside." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s for my dad. He needs a job.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Hitler is winning and needs our labor elsewhere, insisted other prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cash is the one thing everyone in the hood needs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That morning, like every morning, he had hitched up his trousers with a yard of baling twine, which is smooth and slippery, and needs a horseman’s knot to stay in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Everyone who is getting off needs to GET OFF!” the boatman booms as people begin boarding for the trip back to Alcatraz. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a man's needs, after all, and they had spent that year apart, Ned off at war in the south while she remained safe in her father's castle at Riverrun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I take a slow sip of lukewarm coffee, reopen the book, and read the words scribbled in red ink near the top: Everyone needs an olly-olly-oxen-free. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

"Maybe she needs some space to figure it out," Shanti says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that it’s you she needs protection from. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The McMahon Bill excluded the military from control of atomic energy, except as the technology was directly applicable to weapons, propulsion, and other military needs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Put her hand in mine and let her squeeze it as hard as she needs to. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He tries to be a fly on the wall, and lets us talk among ourselves, giving advice and guiding us only when he needs to. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

What is it that everyone needs to see so desperately that they need so much light? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But Second Wife simply said to me: “Such a pretty girl needs something to put the light on her face.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs someone to play with him, doesn't he? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"The Watch needs good men," he told them as they set out, "but you lot will have to do." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That poor dog needs a wife like you need a husband.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Such resources as she had were not enough even for herself, they would certainly not stretch to cover our needs. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“It needs something,” I said, looking around the kitchen. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I should have thought that was obvious. Mister Bromios said that you could use his sitting room. There's somebody there who needs to talk to you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Chords built only of consonances sound pleasant and "stable"; you can listen to one for a long time without feeling that the music needs to change to a different chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Sure. So can we agree, a secret needs a human agency to know it, or at least write it down? A holder. A keeper. Emma Ramping! What are you whispering to Abigail?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You children need to have food on the table! The mortgage needs to be paid!” she went on angrily. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If working here ever stops suiting your needs, please let me know. There will be no hard feelings, I promise.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The idea was that the people of the new Soviet Union would share everything according to people’s needs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob Golomb is a great car salesman because he is very good, in the moment, at intuiting the intentions and needs and emotions of his customers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A fair-minded examination of the counterevidence can then occupy as much space as it needs, because its bulk will reflect its importance within that section. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Do key signatures make music more complicated than it needs to be? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but this is something he needs right now. He just sent for it. It’s not a thing actually, it’s something I need to tell him.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess she needs to hear this too,” I say, even though I wish Aibileen could tell her later, without me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You can come, Ray,” Axel says, because maybe, just maybe, he needs some company for this next part of the journey. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, the baby needs to eat,” she said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This guy needs more than just a letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tell you don’t worry about me. That is Marjorie’s job. Now, where is she? Is she sending money? She needs to send me a good lawyer and money. Is she coming to see me?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Granny’s a bad cook,” I said, “and she needs some new underwear.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gau has insurance specialists to handle insurance needs and stockbrokers to handle investments and retirement specialists for older clients. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how damaged Edmond is, I just know that he needs peace and he needs to be loved. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rounded on Ron, Hermione, and Bill as though they were being noisy, and hissed, “Did you hear? He needs quiet!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I would pay you actual money to be the one to tell my mom she needs medication.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“He needs more meat!” is my father’s instant solution, attacking my mom’s attempts to vegan-ize us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“He needs all the friends he can get, it sounds like,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Every household,” she said, “needs one piece of furniture in really bad taste.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m the one who called, so I know it needs to be me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Looks like it. Actually, if you change one element, it becomes a pretty powerful explosive. Just needs some sort of charge.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He said someone needs to make a record of the things that will happen because the grown-ups will be too busy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The top-down goals become swamped, overwhelmed by the primitive bottom-up system aimed at warning us of opportunity or threat, playing to our deepest social needs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

At a time when he needs all his intelligence and energy to complete the second half of the perfect assassination, he is in too much pain to think straight. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t need to share his feelings—he needs the company. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Someone needs to clean up the mess in the dormitory, and since I doubt I’ll ever be able to sleep again, it might as well be me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He needs me to believe it, as if his own life depends upon it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her life is saved, but she needs more medical and psychological help than she can get in a small village. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Apparently there’s going to be a big drop in temperature in a few days, and he needs to empty the fluids in the helicopter so they don’t freeze. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We walk faster, and the coal is getting heavier, and then we reach the corner where Januka needs to turn and I need to go straight on to Tatarska. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now that’s no good. You’ve got to be cheerful and hopeful. He needs that from you. He wanted especially to see you. You were the one person he asked for.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us know if your family ever needs paper,” Mike says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bed still needs to be changed for Bubbe to sleep in. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I realize the TV sound isn’t on, but none of us needs to hear the man speak. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Performers came because Imre offered what every artist needs most—an appreciative, affluent audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know enough to know that everyone needs a street name. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad says to tell you again he really needs that button sewn on,” Callie told Helen. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits down, hunches over .his desk, and fixes his eyes on me like I’m a suspect he needs to crack. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But if they are to row well together, each of these oarsmen must adjust to the needs and capabilities of the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The doctors still don’t know what’s wrong with her. She needs to be taken care of.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“The Great Hunter needs to approve,” he said, then scribbled something on a small napkin and shoved it into his pocket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We are all sensible of it; it needs no words to communicate it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We bend which ever way he blows,” Sam Watson agreed, “but at dat us needs him. De town wouldn’t be nothin’ if it wasn’t for him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I can’t be the only one who needs to be walked back to the dorms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘Yet we must needs make up our minds without his aid. Why cannot we decide, and so help Frodo? Let us call him back and then vote! I should vote for Minas Tirith.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But I do love Coop, and I think that needs to take precedence,” I go on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Mother says he needs his beauty sleep," Belet answered, and to give her credit, she didn't sound entirely happy with her mother's strategy in finding Nergal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In its place came empty discussions about matters that had no practical connection with the desperate needs of the masses of Jews. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“She needs help, you see. He’s doing just fine, and we needn’t worry.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If any dog needs exercise, that one does.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

First, though, he needed answers to the kinds of questions that a general needs as he prepares for battle: Where are the enemy soldiers? George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he needs is to type instead of print because writing by hand is very difficult for him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All the research by Dr. Atchley and many others have illuminated the idea that this new technology plays to our deepest human needs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then I tell her she needs to go on in the living room, let me do my work in here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ben sounds desperate, like he really and truly needs us. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

And Ma may be a witch, but we still got lost in time, which means she needs more than magic on her side. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t apologize. It’s not your fault. Mr. Derby needs to have somebody give him a stiff lashing to let him know how it feels!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Jackson is still poking around for whatever he needs from the sheriff’s office, he’s on his own. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

This must be how he thinks he needs to be. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, he still needs to know. In case he has any inclination of patching things up with her. For the sake of Senator Whitworth’s career.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“But all it really needs is a little TLC. And best of all, it’s free.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This morning she needs contact to save her life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Your husband needs milk and vegetables and butter, not plain rice day after day.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not going to be the youngest elected congressman in modern history without earning it, but nobody needs to know how hard he’s kicking underwater. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Same thing he said at first—overwork. Just needs a rest.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because someone needs my help, but even if there wasn’t someone else here, there wouldn’t be any point.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

At home, I give Mom a kiss on the cheek because she needs it, and I inhale the scent of red wine. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Listen, we got another little sea friend needs your help. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He needs my help, because it’s obvious the police will suspect that he’s done something to her, and I know it isn’t true, because I know him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The realm needs a strong Hand. Joff will not come of age for years. No one wants war again, least of all me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He has found that he can find out much of what he needs to know just by focusing on what he calls the Four Horsemen: defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism, and contempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She needs your help, I want to say. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I think he should pick him up. And help him. He should take him where he needs to go, so he can do what he needs to do.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps," said Qhorin, finishing the egg, "but there is more, I think. He is seeking something in the high cold places. He is searching for something he needs." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like, for example, as a redcap, Madoc needs bloodshed the way a mermaid needs the salt spray of the sea. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“And if he needs more than I can give him, we’ll take him to the mainland as soon as we can.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Ministry, for your sake as well as ours, needs to steer well clear. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Because the ivy in the front hall needs a half cup of water every other day or it droops. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t sound complete; it needs a word to rhyme with house.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She set up spreadsheets and trackers, and even made Mrs. Hameed a shopping list so she simply checks off the items she needs to restock. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He explains that the new plank needs a beveled edge so it will fit up tight against the keel. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a long and tedious process, but I don’t mind it because I can see Grandma needs this kind of mindless work right now. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It is not a question of trust. I have, as we both know, limited time. It is essential that I give the boy enough information for him to do what he needs to do.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Someone needs to look after Mom, she said. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His car was still running, and when the oil alarm light became hysterical again it was almost joyfully that Herbie tended to the motor’s gluttonous needs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m the one who needs to throw Amá into the tub now. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And with all of her gambling skill, she needs to have a Strip, like Vegas. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

If an event involves several characters involved in several relationships, there needs to be a way to keep track of who did what to whom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Lyddie,” Diana was saying softly, “Dr. Craven needs to look at the wound.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn't wait for a thank-you, instead murmuring that she needs a hot bath. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve always understood that August is special and has special needs. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In dark places, their names whipped sharper than fear; everyone had needs that were hard to fulfill. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Auntie got back from the store, old Grandma told her, “That boy needs a medicine man. Otherwise, he will have to go away. Look at him.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody in that house needs to be grown,” Momma says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It is a highly regarded school for individuals with special needs. They have academies all over the country.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

These past few days with Al have shown me that sometimes all a person needs is a little jolt of support to feel more confident. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The server needs every single one of them. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The boys had never learned to tell him of their interests and discoveries, or of their needs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Reggie’s probably going to have trouble sleeping. Can you get him something to help, if he needs it?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, I wasn’t complimenting you. Just saying: stop thinking Ben should be you, and he needs to stop thinking you should be him, and y all just chill the hell out.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She asked us to find some of the herbs she needs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thus was the citadel staffed with the dead: a dozen servants to see to the needs of five children who were no longer children. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But no matter how it panned out, I knew I’d at least done something good for myself in speaking up about my needs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Piper needs to find more things to excel at. She won’t have time for magic tricks.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He came each evening to her quarters to assess her work and to ask her needs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a minimum, this audience needs to consist of no more than one or two people whose opinions they value. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we hang up, because nothing else needs to be said after that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But at last, when the money she thus earned for him was not enough for his needs, he turned upon his own body and devoured it until he killed himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says Mrs. Pearl needs to know that somebody cares. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘Never travel far without a rope! And one that is long and strong and light. Such are these. They may be a help in many needs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I just think one of us, Crab, needs to take a test shot. Show him how it’s done.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“My mother needs somewhere to stay for a few days,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it could be that she was trying to be intuitive to whatever privacy needs she figured I might have. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“He needs exams and vaccinations before he’ll be ready for adoption.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the needs of his old body for food and for hot tea were more keen than for anything. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"I say the restaurant needs a name people won't forget," Grace continued. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, maybe she needs a dogsled,” she answered quickly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It needs explaining. If it means what you suspect it means, then they are both of them in it together—she and the stiff Englishman.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, tell me you’ll keep moving. Penny needs you at one hundred percent, and I need to know you’ll be strong enough to take care of the future global leader.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What boy needs to be hanging around a barbershop with crazy grown men?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Give him aspirin to keep his fever down. But other than that, he just needs to stay in bed and rest.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs a new heart if he’s going to survive, and there’s only one place to get it.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s less of the oxygen your body needs. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Hideo looks pleased, but I can sense the quiet, dark side of him returning the longer we stand here, as if coming home had given that side of him the fuel it needs to exist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She says she’s sorry for Mr. Hannon’s troubles but we have troubles of our own and the last thing she needs now is a blind son stumbling through the streets of Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I look to see if he needs a thump on the back, but he’s holding up a hand to stop me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The animals are so well trained, no one even needs to guide their reins. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

George doesn’t say anything about “money not making the man” like he normally would, or about the fact that Byrd isn’t the only one who needs to get back home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Men are so simple-minded and so controlled by their immediate needs that he who deceives will always find someone who will let himself be deceived. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to clear my brain! Get out of my head. Do something physical. Maybe I’ll go shoot some hoops or see if the janitor needs help sweeping the hallways.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! My father saw it once when he was camping on Kilimanjaro, years ago. Get to work, Scottie; undercarriage needs lowering. And I need the instructor’s seat back to make sure Brodatt lands us safely.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to risk his hearing my name and announcing, “That kid’s handicapped! He needs an IEP!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the thing someone needs desperately is a good blanket. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the entire national supply of copper had been requisitioned for other war needs, and not even Groves’s bullishness could overcome that cold fact. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I explained to him, however, that my nature was such that my physical needs often got in the way of my feelings. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“He is in great pain and needs medicine.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And Mother said, “He can stay as long as he needs to stay.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This poor old tree isn’t going to sell by the end of the day, and it needs someone to love it,” she told the man and offered him three dollars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a wrapper from something, and it needs to get thrown away.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Your Grace needs more than wine to break her fast. You are such a tiny thing, and you will surely need your strength today.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Frightful, gal,” he said, blowing out his breath in relief, ‘you’ve got a job to do. The eyas is in that box in the tree. She’s in trouble. She needs you.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Is she supposed to whip out her own and kill him? Because that’s the kind of decision she needs weighing on her, right?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

So, after my finger hovers over the button for a moment, I hold my breath and hit upload, sending my song out there for everyone who needs it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

That means they go around looking at houses and work out how much they should cost and what work needs to be done on them and how much that work will cost. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, children, come and say goodbye to your brother. I do not know where he is going, but he needs our blessings,” my uncle said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I am telling you, she needs nutrition if her mind is to perform at its best. You remember what I told you about how neurons use the energy delivered by your blood?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He needs to accept reality at some point.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But Mother says the Cotswold cottage we live in needs lots of restoration, and now that I am feeling better, it’s time she began making it livable. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"Why, the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“A test flight is all the inspection it needs,” Dad replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We succeeded, but there’s another wrong that still needs to be righted.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Ellen Wright Clayton, a physician and lawyer who is director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University, says there needs to be a “very public conversation” about all of this. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Or a mom can lift a car off her baby if she needs to,” Daniel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We had transcended everything—death, fatigue, our natural needs. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A guy needs somebody—to be near him.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you think about it, all it needs is a tiny spark to ignite the gas,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He needs rest, though, not a human poking him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The vet says our dog needs more exercise because she’s dumpy and overweight. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She complains to her brother that she's just gotten her period and needs to go home. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Good automatons are what she needs. They never act up!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He can also use a scanner to send copies of assignments or textbook pages that he needs help understanding. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

You shall be avenged in turn; for not one of them but shall minister to your needs. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Glancing over my shoulder, Styx said, “Or maybe it’s not the whole world who needs to know it.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Actually, what I think every new thirteen-year-old needs is a circular saw,” I say, even though she’d never go for that. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The needs of others were so pressing that she was forced to put her grief aside for later. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just hopeful. And everyone needs to hope, Red. Even Wise Old Trees.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You be our judge. This fellow here has more pride than Pharaoh. He considers himself too fine to accept a gift of something we both know he needs and wants.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Everything a whale needs to be happy,” said another, pretending to gag. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So you boys can relax and be assured that he is getting whatever help he needs. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing around my house needs painting,” Turner said, which was not a lie at all—sort of. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“People in the city would get fully charged orbs that will last longer. Everyone wins, and no one needs to find out about it.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“We call this Circle Justice, but we really seek wellness. We try to meet the needs of both the offender and the victim.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She needs some space to prepare herself, I thought. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He claims a good garden needs good conversation. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She thinks he needs to get into anger management and get into school to put his quick mind to good use. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She pretends she needs to run an errand, but I know exactly what she’s doing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She just needs to hear about everything and talk about it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What he needs," Julian said, "is not fencing lessons but lessons in manners." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll stay right here. Your mother needs your help, and that poor garden is like to expire. It is time for you to haul some water, little Mattie.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am speaking specifically of the new child with special needs who both Jack and Julian were asked to “befriend.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course I can. I’m happy to drive my best granddaughter wherever she needs to go.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He crosses his arms, and it’s clear he’s got more he needs to tell me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“But look at it in perspective: A scythe wants for nothing in this world. All of your needs and desires would be met, and you’d never have to fear being gleaned.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“If it please the king, I must needs have words with him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Every morning, every legislator should receive a communication about what the black man in America expects and wants and needs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it comes to the debate surrounding immigration reform, some argue that the breakdown of quotas needs to be changed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I reckon Mother is a better judge of what she needs than you are, that haven't even got a home. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Negy, he needs to go — ” “He doesn’t want to go!” she shrieked. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t always work, because you’re giving the kid tough love when maybe he just needs love. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lally’s cricket needs encouragement, so Lally is yelling. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We would never be equal. She would always have more than me. Always need more than me. She needs someone who understands things like she does.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Every man needs a fort, Ultraviolet. A place to let his imagination run wild. A ‘No Trespassing/No Girls Allowed’ type of space.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“If it is now a spawning ground for Communism, the nation needs to know it.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe everybody needs Russians. I’ll bet even in Russia they need Russians. Maybe they call it Americans.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not a system that needs tinkering around the edges, this is a system that is broken almost everywhere you look,” a panel of state-approved correctional experts concluded in 2006. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I just got a call from Miss Volker. She needs a few minutes of your time in the morning, so I told her I’d send you down.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“God needs you. He doesn’t need you with all your limbs. He needs your heart. You have much to give.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re a proper mariner’s wife, Elizabeth. You know an anchor won’t hold if the cable’s too short. A man always needs another shot in the locker.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trey says he needs money for a new tailpipe. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Try to be nice to him. He’s been such a good friend, and he needs help, too.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, three keeplocks on their way out to the yard stopped separately to advise me that “forty-three cell needs to come out, CO.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this. Why, any brigand of the hills can show as good a following!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I tell her that there is important information in the Erudite compound, in addition to all the knowledge they possess, that especially needs to be recovered. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now that she’s the carrier of life, she is closer to death, and needs special security. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t do this. Please. You can keep this week’s pay, just let me keep my job. I need it. My family needs it. They’ll starve without me. I’m sorry.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lowell, a management consultant, believes he needs an agent, a money manager, and a lawyer. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Brother Apunda is getting older, and he needs help overseeing temple maintenance, especially with the Bonding coming up in two months...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“If Lawrence needs more money and is unable to get it from the government under the conditions which will give him complete freedom of action, I would be in favor of our stepping in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Anyone who needs to, may now go to the restroom,” said Mrs. Baker. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Look, I know you were less than thrilled when I showed up, and I know he’s a working man and all, but he’s an old man and he’s in bad shape and he needs help.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why Viju’s father needs to fish anyway,” Neel said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He can run his mouth all he wants to, but someone needs to exercise a little control. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He needs to get his w/op to send an RAF plane to take pictures for Moon Squadron approval. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Not officially. A lot of that junk needs to go in the trash. Some of it was stuff from before we renovated the lobby.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I think I should buy you a spot of supper. I’m afraid my friend here has some work that needs doing.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me. Excuse me. Boys. Girls. A teacher needs to get through.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My wayward niece needs taming,” the Crow’s Eye was reported to have said, “and I know the man to tame her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The volume is heavy enough that he needs both hands to hold it up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She needs her sleep for the run to Martinsdale Colony tomorrow, and this day has felt like a month of days. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I know something about him, and the king needs to know.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Vinnie learned the hard way that an ally needs to ally himself with his friends. almond. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You needs an ’ole world of friends and playfellows,” said the Bishop of Bath and Wells, wiggling his long tongue. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“She needs you, Jeffrey. You might be the only one who can help her.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I need you to tell me the truth,” Axel says, because this is the moment to say what he needs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe he needs to hear it as much as I did. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So he’s not surprised at all when she says she needs “a nap” and they head to an RV park right after. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone here can read, but Holly has sometimes asked me how to spell words like carry and weighed that she needs to report any “incidents” that occur. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he needs to work on his manners.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She needs to get that taken care of. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Who needs friends when I have my younger brother? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Johnson, he might have a brain tumor making him faint like that. That boy needs an X-ray.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It still needs more straw at the top! Everybody grab some and help,” I say, but Auntie pulls on my arm. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“The shell needs to be loaded first,” the gunner whispered, lifting a finger to point. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The world needs saving precisely because of the actions of these same men and women. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Your Grace, my lord Hand," said Littlefinger, "the king needs both of you here. Let me go in your stead." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The lock needs to be oiled,” she muttered. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She needs to look nice for this boy who is supposed to declare himself at the coronation. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t question me, daughter. Pick up this phone and dial that number. Your father needs to know.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“He needs more flesh on him,” he commented impersonally, addressing himself to his brothers and sisters. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh good. She needs her rest. That was a big cast!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Tell your dad I’ll be over to see if he needs anything at the store.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure. It’s nearby, and Sherlock needs a walk.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A tricky situation needs to be resolved through a complex series of steps — and somehow the pilots fail to coordinate and miss one of them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I said I’d try. My mother needs me to watch my brother and told me to take him to The Wizard of Oz,” she said. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he needs to make money and he likes being busy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Not only is it extremely difficult to create a naked singularity that a wormhole needs, but it also appears that even a naked singularity will tear space travelers to shreds. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“All she needs,” Clara said, “is for Lord Rowan to believe that she has a chance with the prince.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, someone needs to go check on her.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Then you should stay behind,” I say to the air, riding thru a cough while I send pictures of Noise to my dog to tell him what he needs to do. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jeremy answered: “Sir, I am a crow. My name is Jeremy. And I have brought a friend. I hope we have not disturbed you. My friend needs your advice.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I certainly did. But true courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid. True courage means you’re scared but you go ahead and do what needs to be done anyway.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Check out my skiff, see there’s a place on the bow needs fixing, from crunching into the Whaler, but I ain’t in the mood. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Now go home and tell your sister what needs to be done. Be here first thing in the morning. Chapel is, of course, mandatory.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And so, in consequence, there are infinite habitable worlds; what hinders? ... these and suchlike insolent and bold attempts, prodigious paradoxes, inferences must needs follow, if it once be granted which ... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talk through our visit to the gas station several times; it needs to be as well-executed as a stock car pit stop. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, her diaper needs to be changed.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The writer can see the links among the concepts in his internal web of knowledge, and has forgotten that a reader needs to build an orderly tree to decipher them from his string of words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like Mr. Roosevelt needs your vote. Everybody hates Hoover because of the Depression. The newspaper says Roosevelt can’t lose.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I love Chill, but he needs to stop drinking. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simultaneously, dogs learned to manipulate people for their own needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma is sore and worn out from wringing your wet clothes and hanging them to dry; Ma needs peace and quiet at the end of the day. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Hunt begins to explain again, but Captain Smith finds us boys sitting idle and tells Reverend Hunt he needs us to come work in the gardens. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I bet he learned all this from someone. But this someone needs to sit down today, huh?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They had seventy- five cents between them when Hagar declared her needs, and six dollars owed to them from customers. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, my dandies and I are here to the rescue. A Belle needs an elegant wardrobe, just like an artist needs a variety of ink and paint." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The visitor said: “President Morgan needs to see you.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Get it back to me by midday tomorrow. Not a minute later. I’ll put a check on it in the afternoon. It needs a service.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Together with the topic of a text, the reader usually needs to know its point. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

All the president needs now is for Grant to finish the rest of the job, and then he can get to the work of reunification that will be known to history as Reconstruction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

This face needs someone like Dickens, or maybe Tolstoy. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drive to all the places Mother needs to go—the cleaners, the post office. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I know exactly what the father needs, but I know now what I plan to do. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m fine. Mom needs me. Dad’s kind of freaking out, though.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That the only reason you’re here—to grill me about going out to dinner with a man? I have needs, you know.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They do what no one else wants to do, attending to the unpleasant bodily needs of the very ill. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In order to predict how the universe should have started off, one needs laws that hold at the beginning of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems Mr. Lemoncello needs me inside. He has glued his mouth shut on a caramel apple.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But what this girl really needs is a story so she can go to sleep. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was as though tunnels manufactured themselves to suit her needs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Others might serve your needs as well. Eddard Stark's son has been proclaimed King in the North, with all the power of Winterfell and River- run behind him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Max needs a shave and a bath and a month of meals, but he doesn’t look like a starving Jew to me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I walk home and think about what she needs—what I need to deliver. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The thing is so cavernous, I wonder if he needs a map, and it’s filled with every toy you can imagine, most requiring batteries. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Just the way life is. Fernando and I have always seen things differently. This time, though, he’ll come around. He just needs to learn a few hard lessons." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There’s no one who needs reminding that the forgotten book on his or her shelf belongs to me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no reason this girl needs to tell the world far and wide that she’s a Catholic.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I doubted even he could name the needs that burned inside him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“If anyone needs to go back, for whatever reason, now is the time,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Funny how the needs of your own body redefine the parameters of what you’d settle for. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the rent would be higher and so Theo needs a raise. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

John doesn’t really curse that much, and I don’t think he needs his system. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“White Harbor is not strong enough to stand alone. You need His Grace as much as he needs you. Together you can defeat your common enemies.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She needs to smack that creature dead, because enough is enough! A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He modernized the dairy, which was just an old shed filled with flies and manure, and forced the cows to produce enough milk to meet his needs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goods in excess of an individual’s needs must be transferred from the individual to a centralized authority, which then redistributes the goods to individuals with deficits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A virus needs about 10,000 bits—roughly equivalent to the amount of information on this page. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor grants all the conditions but one: Vincent cannot leave whenever he wants because he needs to be watched over carefully. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I think about knocking, seeing if she needs anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Conservative whites began, once again, to search for a new racial order that would conform to the needs and constraints of the time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Luckily for you, Redwood Farm Supply has invested decades of research in developing feed that meets your birds’ needs perfectly; you must choose the correct type to purchase. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He adds: “I believe Reggie has suffered enough. He needs to be able to forget it and move on.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He says, “He...he needs to get out of our garage!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Your sister, even though she avoids the work, is a skilled spinner and will be a skilled wife. She needs practice in learning both, my son,” their mother said with a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never distinguished myself again, and each defeat meant the loss of another charger arid another suit of jousting armor, which must needs he ransomed or replaced. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Some people get motion sickness. I’ll get you a bag in case she needs to be ill.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he needs Praise just as much as the rest of us. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“People who have actual needs. Don’t you think of doing good in the world?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

An embryo needs a message to become an adult organism—but what carries this message? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Found it! You must need a cutting board. Everyone needs a decent cutting board.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The most important molecule in biology needs no name to be understood. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It’s relatively easy for humans to breed new types of corn to fit our needs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“If Mr. Remora needs that book for his job, Em...maybe that’s more important.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

To me, the tradition suggests that it’s the woman in the relationship who needs to make her mind up about the man. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Wes, he needs to learn what is acceptable and what is not!” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Good! He needs as much as he can get,” I say, and we both nod in understanding. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Lia needs to sleep for one hundred years in a locked glass box. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I need to take care of Russell. He needs me. I owe it to him,” she said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to stop you, Keiko, but I’m not ready to forgive her. She needs to apologize first.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Anyway, in my dream, Grover was hauling goat tail, holding his human shoes in his hands the way he does when he needs to move fast. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she passed Teddy, she put out her left hand and grazed the top of his head with it, saying, “Somebody needs a haircut!” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, she did in the end, but not of that. Blimey, she needs changing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No one needs to learn how to twirl a baton.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A man on the dole needs to keep up with things because all the other men on the dole are experts on what’s going on in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

New Guineans tamed sugar cane and bananas, while the first West African farmers made African millet, African rice, sorghum and wheat conform to their needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has the notion that much information is unreliable and needs to be tested, and yet he seems incapable of performing sensible tests. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I could reassure him, and see to his needs; and that night we both slept well. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My friend...he needs to use your computer to try to contact his parents.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She needs to save $10,000 to $15,000 to add a beauty salon to her mother’s house and send her three children to school. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She said, “A squadron commander’s wife needs a maid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His constituents and their needs had been with us all along. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There are some situations where the human mind needs a little help. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“He just needs to blow off steam. Maybe you should think about doing the same.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He knows that she needs him to say that he’s fine. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bast tended to their needs, explaining his master’s knee was swollen quite badly and he didn’t feel up to taking the stairs so early in the day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It probably needs to dry some more,” he said. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I can’t hear anything except a few phrases: Cadence is so fragile, needs lots of rest. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The weakness of needing something. Now the lion must beg for it. He is no king if he needs anything.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“There’s something that needs doing in our neighborhood. Any way we can borrow a fire truck? The big one with the ladder?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I’m so used to being the spastic one, the one who needs to take a deep breath. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Come help. We’ve got a new visitor and she needs changing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I took JimmyTrotter aside and said, “Fern is right. Maybe you milking her isn’t enough. Maybe she needs her calf to get her milk and then she’ll give more. Have you thought of that?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Him. I know y’all moving, and I’m glad, but the neighborhood still needs more men like you. Even if you just running a store.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The carburetor of a Model T is not complicated but it needs all of its parts to function. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hysterical young woman with flowing brown hair is also called from 4, but she’s quickly replaced by a volunteer, an eighty-year-old woman who needs a cane to walk to the stage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Regina tried giving her son the approval that every child needs, and the wings to find himself, by encouraging him to engage in sports, take part in family excursions, and do better in school. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When he came into the tent with our night’s needs, I sat up to cook, it being my turn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Draw for hours behind his closed door, coming out only when he needs to eat. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In fact, Bobby’s rent and other basic needs were being paid for by his mother’s Social Security checks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tía looks like she’s trying to untangle what she needs to say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Volpe told her she is someone who needs to find a quiet space, one within herself, and she has taken it to heart. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If Doc needs frogs it’s a setup,” said Mack. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Come, you're not the only one needs sleep. I've drunk too much, and I may need to kill my brother tomorrow." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For her there were the mother’s two great breasts as yet filled for her needs. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Plus which, the oxygenator needs to be in a pressurized area while operating. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shouted, “Soon she’ll come down to our zoo and tell us that her jails are full, she needs more space. Could we put Desai with the lions?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

What he needs at home is rest and peace, but instead he gets VINCENT. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“She needs a coat for a girl,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My wife over there needs me to be around to support her — all the time. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to have me privately tested, to prove that I was brilliant and that the school was not meeting my needs. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It still needs oil, and it’s nowhere as good as my sickles back home, but it’s better than anything else, and I’m glad for it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“He probably needs to lay eyes on someone.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Just sleeping. Though I don’t know why a ghost needs to sleep. She could be sailing the seas. Or flying to Africa.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Her feelings are concentrated in one—pride; and that needs humbling. Were you jealous, Jane?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It needs to happen the night after next.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

People often unwittingly play the role of trainer to astrologers who, like Hans, reflect their clients’ needs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she’s fine. Just needs a day away from all the church gossip.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I bet she needs it back, and it’s also a good excuse to see Ziggy again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He calls every evening before leaving the office to say he is on his way home, asks if he needs to pick up lettuce or a loaf of bread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It will just make it harder for me to do what needs to be done. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Axel needs more clues, more of Ms. Dale’s favorite word: clarify. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The “special needs” bus, as they call it, has a cool wheelchair lift built in the door, and it picks me up every morning in front of my house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It's not enough that I’ve kept that woman active. She needs personal help.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s good, but maybe it needs a little more butter.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you don’t, and I’m eager to get back to those ogres. But the horse needs his rest. We’ll go as fast as he’ll take us.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rooms had all been converted into one-room efficiency apartments, and each unit had been modified to meet the very specific needs of a full-time gunter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Come back and see me, Rashad. An old lady needs a little company every now and then,” Mrs. Fitzgerald said. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re too thin. Dad needs a bath. You guys are stealing my look!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Or at least, it’s their favorite game until someone needs to go to the toilet in the bucket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And Theo has decided to withdraw the ultimatum and to stay, given his financial needs. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He may make a million snap judgments about a customer’s needs and state of mind, but he tries never to judge anyone on the basis of his or her appearance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s like how he only wears his glasses when nobody’s around: Nobody’s supposed to see how much he needs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After the initial reception stuff is over, one of the pastor’s helpers asks Mrs. Kahn if she needs anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The fact that nobody needs the unnatural satisfaction of talking about it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Laverne said every day we should ask ourselves, ‘If the worst thing in the world happened, would I help protect someone else? Would I let myself be a harbor for someone who needs it?’ Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The regulator also needs a pressure tank to contain the C02 it pulls from the air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t think he needs to fight,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Girl,” she said to me as I prepared to sweep the kitchen floor, “the bedding needs to be aired.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I've always believed there are many different roads you can take to get somewhere. And you look like a girl who can build a new road for herself if she needs it." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But I find a partial container of bloodred berry juice that will serve my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of your needs will be taken care of at the hospital,” he says. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She’s got awesome hair: voluminous where it needs to be and sleek where it needs to sit subdued. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, you guys are forever telling me I baby her, aren’t you? So maybe this is a lesson she needs to learn—that I can’t be in two places at once!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The chairs were cushy recliners with thousand-finger massage, built-in headphones, and sword and drink holders for all your demigod kicking-back needs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She just needs to sleep. She’ll be down the street—number thirty-seven. Come visit tomorrow.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They’re not talking about the real heart, the one that only needs healthy foods and aerobic exercise. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

You know America has a way of turning everything into an illness that needs medicine. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A fictional Ellis who talks to me—and not just when she needs something. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Just as your mum needs these pieces of wood! Let s drag that big one over here and see if we’re strong enough to break it, shall we?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But no one in my family needs to be told what “number two on the depth chart” means. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad needs it to drive to work.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“As a public library, Mr. Lemoncello, this institution needs a board of trustees to oversee its finances and champion its mission.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I think everyone needs to do what’s best for Shoji right now.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the story I’m reading, Isaiah Dunn just got pulled out of class by secret agents, who tell him he needs to go undercover at a championship basketball game to expose a corrupt principal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“There has been considerable discussion about that. It needs to be something big, like a horse trough, but clean.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I have noticed that she needs a new pair of white socks, her current pair having grown rather gray. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take him to jail. If he’s going to disobey he needs to learn the consequences.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Correct: Dumpy and overweight, our dog needs more exercise, the vet says. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the tailor needs to know ASAP. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I get it. It’s on a needs basis. Very economical.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“She was smoking in the house? Just what Nicole needs, cancer in the air.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

There needs to be something more tangible, like fair housing, opportunities, and access to resources. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Slow as hell means time to breathe and think and say what she needs to say. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I know that justice needs to be fought for. It needs to be demanded. I know that it can come from anyone, even from a teenager like myself.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Joe said, “1 got some free time the next couple days, you got anything else around here needs fixing?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stomps off without another word, off to rustle up whoever else he needs to help. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He raised his voice, which is typical when he needs to delay a second because he’s at a loss for his next distortion. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

To Mama he said, “Make her rest, Joy. She needs warmth and rest.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as a newborn calf butts his head, or a young crocodile snaps his jaws, a baby makes his needs known by crinkling his brow, crying, cooing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a TV that needs time to warm up, a phone that almost never rings, and a fridge that buzzes like a radio. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s barely born. It needs time to get used to things.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Aged and frail, the maester shared his chambers with two of the younger stewards, who tended to his needs and helped him in his duties. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The old people used to say a pinch of dirt in the mouth can tell tobacco's story: what crops are ready for picking what needs to be left to grow. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I think this: That girl needs to leave the house some. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We knew this for a simple reason: by the second day of a hunger strike, no one needs to use the toilet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This show needs to go in a new direction. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The oldest, richest part of the city was east of the river, but sellswords, barbarians, and other uncouth outlanders were not welcome there, so they must needs cross over to the west. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But his father is not the type to admit such things, to speak openly of his desires, his moods, his needs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in me and needs to get out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It is from my younger brother. He lives in Delhi, and he will take me in. He says he needs someone to look after his children and help with the housework.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My girl needs a better weapon than this woeful sword, something more befitting an Attendant. I was hoping we could have your leave to procure some proper weapons for her.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Tubs there needs to drink more beer,” he added, loud enough for Black Santa to hear. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The last thing he needs is an incentive. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We carried tents and groundsheets and sleeping-bags and saucepans and food and axes and everything else one needs in the interior of an unmapped, uninhabitable and inhospitable country. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father needs to see the mess he’s making of our lives,” Mom said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And there's five times the minimum protein in each food pack, so careful rationing of portions takes care of my protein needs for at least four years. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Healthy, strong tykes were valuable; properly trained, they could contribute to family needs and would be greatly desired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steve, for example, who comes to the school on Thursdays, needs help to eat his food and could not even fetch a stick. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Amelia, will you talk to Mr. Fabian today? He needs to know why you’re dropping flute.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The ladies of the Refined led their own efforts to fill their community’s needs. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Who do you wake up at five forty-five in the morning for even though you don't even know why he needs you? Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She says all a woman needs is her family. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My sore feet are evidence of the truth, but it still doesn’t give him what he needs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Get him, get that boy, teach him what he needs to learn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I guess she needs this—for us to move on—but it feels like another loss. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You do not understand, Monsieur. I have been very fortunate in my profession. I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices. I take now only such cases as—interest me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the Eagle let her go, because he needs rats to do his job. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And wind and solar require almost no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or further deplete the water supply by competing with agriculture, drinking water systems, or other water needs. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly why I left mine at home in my bedroom. Your dad is going to drive us crazy. He needs to let you go, dude.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He needs a friend. Everybody needs a friend.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Can we meet up? it’s the kind of explanation that needs to be done in person. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Because at the end of the day she needs me more than I need her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Her medicine. She doesn’t need it so much for pain anymore, Aunt May says. But she still needs it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured she’d want to see what her friends are up to. She probably misses text messages and phone calls since she’s usually too busy saving lives and delivering babies. She needs this, believe me.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We don’t expect nothing in return, but if we see someone that needs a hand, we rush to give it. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Like I’m the one she needs to worry about. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She never needs to watch both of us anymore, but sometimes she comes down to watch Jazz if I'm hanging out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Mamá is in a lot of pain right now. She needs to hear that we still love her. Think about it. When was the last time you reached out to her?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t know that telling me is gossip, honey. If Ronan needs help, I may be able to do something.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He needs to work if he is going to survive. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, an is should have been gone long, long ago, and needs to be—immediately and forcefully and with not a minute to lose—changed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Freak is all dressed up, too, he's wearing this tweedy new suit jacket that has patches on the elbows and Grim says all he needs is a pipe and he'll look like quite the professor. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, the kid needs shoes. He could step on broken glass or rusty nails... or even a cottonmouth.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ask one more time for what he needs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to concentrate like she needs to when driving in this weather. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If we finish our work and no one needs us, why not?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I believe that Andy has the ability—he just needs the desire to get it together. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a people needs an angel and sometimes an angel needs a people. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mustafa tries to reassure him as Baba complains that he didn’t stop for long enough at the stop sign, that he needs to signal sooner, and that he needs to take his turns tighter. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

These familiar examples deceive us into assuming that other major inventions were also responses to perceived needs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Bring some glasses and get that whiskey out the cupboard. This here’s Macon Dead’s boy and he’s tired and needs a drink. Tell me, how’d you find me? Don’t tell me your daddy remembered me?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Mother! He needs at least another week in bed,” said Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I just don’t understand. You make it sound like she’s an accessory he needs to go with his outfit.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

England, plagued by rabbits, sorely needs the fox as a predator. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Doc Cafferty had filled all of Garland’s medical needs as long as I could remember. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She says she does, but if I were ordinary, she wouldn’t feel like she needs to protect me as much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He said, “And one of our worst needs is writers”—but he did not press me to answer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am glad that she smiles, because her eyes are sad today, and I think she is always here when she needs sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trade may seem a very pragmatic activity, one that needs no fictive basis. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a handicapped man who needs help, medical attention. He needs help now.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A gun advocate might argue that the high-school girl needs to have a gun to disrupt what has become the natural order: it’s the bad guys that have the guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Before he could reply, the bell on the bakery door jingled, and Nina sailed inside, cheeks rosy, brown hair in a gorgeous tangle, and declared, “Someone needs to start feeding me sweet rolls immediately.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dad screams, Somebody needs to call the fire department, 'cause JB is burning up this place. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

My voice is sharper than it needs to be; I'm covering my inexperience with false confidence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a way they have of mending you, fixing what they think needs repair. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then too, remember he hasn’t eaten since he took the bait and he is huge and needs much food. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Uncle Spencer’s house will be like the Hideout—a temporary place to go when he needs some space. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“That child needs help. You know the first thing she told me when she arrived? She said, ‘I’m sorry I caused you so much trouble by telling those lies about you.’ Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Far enough that he needs to do one of his fancy backward walks to get to Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It seemed absurd to spend my nights in such cramped quarters with an animal who was becoming roomy in his needs, when I could have an entire island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, we definitely need to use math. And Mr. Stoker needs to be our faculty mentor.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a kid in my class who needs some help, too.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Isabel tells me her ear is always open to our needs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The longer I stay in the kitchen, the more chores Elizabeth comes up with until I leave: the doorknobs need polishing, the top of the refrigerator needs dusting, Mae Mobley’s fingernails could use a trim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The book club needs to mix it up a little. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Soon all the embassies were ringed with barbed wire and machine guns and it was impossible to continue taking them by storm; but then there were other needs to keep her busy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moves as if underwater, coughs hard and long into a handkerchief, calls out for Hope when he needs the chair moved, sees me watching, and shakes his head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He needs nothing for himself; the best things are for the children. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You guys worked really hard. And the world needs the Co-Co’s.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Not everyone needs to know if I don’t want them to. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying the students who were nominated shouldn’t have been. I’m saying I should have been too. Why am I only seen as someone who needs and not someone who can give?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Our goddess needs us. The Hunters must leave immediately.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey, my sweet little boy, needs me to be around to support him when he isn’t feeling well. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the two calls, he needs two telephone cards: fifty pesos apiece. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“She will probably come upstairs to say good night to us, if we can take her what she needs.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone puts his own needs first—whether he is injured, sick, or simply refuses to cooperate—that person becomes the weakest link. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

All these plants and animals and fungi were being sacrificed to our needs and desires. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Dad still hits an AA meeting when he needs to. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now more than anything else he needs the truth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Although perhaps predictable for a little girl who needs her mommy. If you thought coming back here would dissuade me, you were wrong.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The woman deftly plucks out the few she needs, and then presses into Orleanna’s hand a gift: the tiny wooden okapi, perfectly carved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the musicians walked women bearing Monoma- tapa’s household needs, courtiers who carried his furniture and more soldiers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Disregarding his faults in personal hygiene,” Miles interrupted, “I still think he needs his head shoved into a wood chipper.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“But I told her she personally needs to pick you up.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“One more round,” Bongo said, “of greedy people bugging you with their needs.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to see from the dark circles, the haunted eyes—she needs me to be okay. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

To my surprise Old Granny made no comment, beyond smiling reassuringly when I muttered guiltily that our needs at home were growing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, there is paperwork that needs to be done,” he protests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Now, ain't this here something. Let me get on home; if my dream come out, I'm-a have to go look that rascal up. And here I needs that money too." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell her I have to go, that my mom needs the phone. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It means something needs to be released. And if you don’t release the something, it just weighs you down until you can hardly move.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“She broke her arm real bad. Can’t be fixed. Can’t be made straight. No more good for weaving. Her hubby tried real hard to straighten up the arm ’cause he needs her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are the youngest girl here, but you work harder than everyone else. The Angkar needs people like you,” she says and smiles. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So instead of being at school, I’m usually home helping Momma because she needs me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

What she really needs to be doing is getting down to the business of having kids and ‘being happy,’ as he put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He needs lots of forest and big trees, and so his presence means that the Gribley farm is a beautiful place indeed.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “Your horse needs some water. I’ll be right back.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“She needs to do something with herself,” her mother said at last. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I learned to use my imagination to shape my reality and harness it to serve my needs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He still needs help with the human form. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A Department of Agriculture cares for the farmers’ needs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penny needs to be changed and kept occupied. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It would be costly politically for anyone to ignore or discount black people’s needs and concerns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The part of me that isn’t ecstatic about the e-mail just needs to be squashed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"We've got a runner down! Is there a doctor or a paramedic anywhere around here? This man needs help!" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Alexandra attacked like Hannibal: “I do think, Jean Louise, that now is the time for you to come home for good. Your father needs you so.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Harry had told me that Bach should be played very softly, and very loudly, to exaggerate the phrasing, because the pieces themselves are so ordered that the emotion needs to come through in the playing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

For the sheriff to believe that Katherine is a lady, he needs to believe that I’m her faithful companion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s not,” she added quickly, “that you couldn’t find someplace else. Plenty of folks would take you in. But no one else needs you. Not like Auntie Braxton.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a commonplace to say that a story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s you. It’s you who needs to forgive yourself.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think I’ll stick around in case my brother needs me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I begin to skirt along the tree line, searching for a tree with a branch high and long enough to fit my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went on stirring and muttering, and telling Fern to stop asking about things no one needs to know or there would be no cake for her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“What needs to be done is to increase the volume of the cylinder with only a small amount of additional mass,” Quentin stated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He needs you. This literacy center is going to get him more votes for the next election, but only if people attend it.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Like maybe the words she needs to show that this is fair—or she is right—are tucked inside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I knew it was a rude question, but a big house needs a cook and a gardener and someone to tend to the housework. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She shoves down a breakfast of oatmeal and bananas, gets what she needs from the RV, and heads out. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I can see why she’d say it but nowadays everybody’s gay this and gay that. There’s still such a thing as an old-fashioned mama’s boy. All Francis needs is a girlfriend.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No. Never. I'm going to live with my cousin Latif’s wife in my old village near Simranwala. She needs all the help she can get.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After I had taken care of immediate needs, I found I had nothing to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“A king needs men like you, Horatio, who are humble and true-speaking. But do not think I aim to flatter you. My purpose is to ask you how Lord Hamlet does. He looks most troubled.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Y’all are out of control. For real. As far as I’m concerned, there is no money. Fab needs clothes and school supplies,” Chantal says, pointing to me, then at her sisters. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then, more logically, “What if he needs me?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she wraps her arms around herself, as if she needs them to hold her chest together, and begins to rock. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs to spend time with his family. I hear the wife has a new baby.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They aren't as strong as you, but they are necessary to address the growing needs of the kingdom." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Not yet. Can’t you call your mom and tell her we need more time with Rocket? Like, hours? Tell her he’s really sad and missed us, and he needs us a lot!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clawson peeks her head in and says, “So far so good, ladies! Ten minutes! And, Willowdean, your mother needs to speak with you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I show Daddy the boots I saw in the window and he says he needs a little more time to put some money together ’fore I can get shoes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It operated at warp speed and had massive storage capacity so that he could mine the scientific world on every front, synthesize the data, and adapt it to his needs. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was big enough to provide the leverage and power that a great crew needs in the middle of the boat, and he never seemed to believe he was beaten, even if he was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And if his seed quickened, she expected he would see to the child's needs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The illusion fades, and all at once he looks like any other tired thirteen-year-old boy who needs a haircut. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Spot needs water. You want to get it?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She startles him so bad, he instantly needs to go to the bathroom. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But even the giant computer in our unconscious needs a moment to do its work. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They knocked on the front door of Ida Nee’s house and rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, Louisiana said, “Maybe she needs help. Maybe the Three Rancheros should come to her rescue.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“The family is growing, and so are our needs.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His physical needs were met, but Tendai believed his brother’s illness was worse because he was so unhappy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

"It is heavy as it needs to be to make you strong, and for the balancing. A hollow inside is filled with lead, just so. One hand now is all that is needing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She needs you to translate it, he argued back with himself, but within the words there was a hint of uncertainty. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sure he has a terrific family and he never meant to hurt them. I’m sure he knows now that they’re all he really needs.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She says, “One thing is certain. Lieutenant Baird needs to see this. There is so much of your story here. More than I think you have ever been able to tell him.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But he is mostly worried he won't find everything he needs—canvases and paints, especially. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The C02 needs to be separated in order to be processed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs to fatten up to fill out his tracksuit,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you teaching a girl child? She will think that she is above her station. All she needs to learn is how to cook, clean, sew, and care for children.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I put my own needs, and even those of our girls, in front of the possibility that Barack could be the kind of president who helped make life better for millions of people? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Hear me? I need you to run the store. And your mother needs you. ” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs to speak his own words, but he won’t if you keep encouraging him to echo.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sisi comes in now, once in a while, to instruct our new steward, Okon, and to ask if Mama needs anything. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kylie hands her the tools she needs and shines a UV light around in my mouth as Dr. Ashworth works from the back to the front. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My dad needs one of those collars like they put on dogs that bark too much. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Massey’s own ancestral holdings, far to the south, were lost to him, so he must needs make an advantageous marriage or resign himself to being no more than a knight of the king’s household. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He needs to stay off this leg for at least a week.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So Ned must needs sit the Iron Throne in his absence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is for anyone who needs Friendship Club and that makes it pretty great, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

How-some-ever, Miss Love needs something to take her mind off of Mr. Texas. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Chase tells me that he thinks she needs a therapist. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Marlena needs another because twelve horses are more spectacular than ten, and spectacular is what it’s all about. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Momma’s making me go to Sam’s store around the corner, even though he ain’t never got half the stuff Momma needs or wants. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

"King Robb needs his own coinage as well," he declared, "and White Harbor is the very place to mint it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She told her secretary, Ms. Clark, to call my mom and keep an eye on me, like I’m the one who needs to be watched. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

To Katie, middle school is a waste of time, so she takes more classes than she needs to and does extra credit the way the rest of us drink water. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’d be terrible timing to lose her job, with all the physical therapy she needs after her accident on top of her daughter’s mounting tuition. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And, today, as she finally leaves the Lonesome Highway to face the next five hundred miles of Montana, Annabelle needs to rise. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Tell me you'll do what needs to be done," she demands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I want to show her what I can do and prove to her that I can be who she needs me to be. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This might be his way of asking me if Mirjam needs to be buried in a Jewish cemetery. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But my father needs permission only from the Saviour, who obviously is all in favor of subduing the untamed wilderness for a garden. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Important thinking can be done in the car when no one needs conversation and there’s nothing to do but put the mind into high gear, just like the car’s engine. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It needs to say ‘dance’ and how much it costs,” Kristi says. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of his madness he would announce his daily needs with urgent Latin phrases. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If somebody’s sick and needs more blood in his body, we give him more blood than milk in the mixture. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s slow, and it needs a lot of information. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Every cell, and every organism, needs information to carry out its physiological function—but where does that information come from? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but it needs to be quiet,” answered Dad. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s happened before. She just needs a little time and space.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Secrets do not help trust, do not help the hunt, which needs his trust. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It looks like the troops are goldbricking again and the C.O. needs to revamp the work detail. Let’s cut the idle chitchat and police up the area.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man introducing my brother says he needs no introduction, then goes on to list the papers he has written, the awards he has won, the contributions he has made. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He is justified, for a man needs children. He has been patient.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

After about an hour, I find a stream, shallow but wide, and more than sufficient for my needs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But he’s your husband, and I think he needs something.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He says good water is all a man needs and Mam makes a snorting sound. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Everyone needs their story heard. Felt. We honor each other. Connect across time.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Goat boy needs help. We will find the god person. I am not like Hephaestus. I trust friends.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Nobody’s meant to go off alone, away from her family. Families stay together. This bee needs her family too.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Try again. She needs to know you care.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the demands of simultaneously running Base Camp and meeting the medical needs of some twenty-five people in a remote, high- altitude environment proved to be more than she’d bargained for. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The newborn calf doesn’t have enough blubber to float, so it needs to be carried along in its mother’s slipstream. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“If it were just you and Julie, we wouldn’t say anything. But we know you’re doing everything you can for your family, and Bri really needs to be moved out of the basement.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"What every household needs: a shower like a car wash, keys ticking like a bomb, luggage on a leash!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“He needs you to concentrate on playing the kind of pattern ball that he thinks is going to help the team win. What’s wrong with that?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Pah, what does one need with a stick? All one needs is eyes and ears. The earth speaks loud enough when it wants to be heard.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He needs some toughening up—y’all being too soft on him!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I see Mother’s body weight shift, like she will change into a wall if she needs to. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Victoria held up her hands. “—but you’re this cool, creative, film genius person! Hannah just needs to see that too. Don’t worry.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Queen muttered to herself, “Take him away from me? No way! What I need to do is bring that child here with me and Gerald. Poor little thing needs some lovin’.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one ever trusted Rattleshirt but fools. Snow’s not that. If his sister needs saving, he’ll send his crows. I would.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell them the big white baas needs it.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A steward is someone who is responsible for the purposeful, careful management of resources so that the needs of a group can be met, both in the present and in the future. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She needs some Body Glide, but way out here, it’ll probably be impossible to find. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When Park's dad heard, he said, "Somebody needs to teach that Murphy kid how to make a fist." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Addie: We’re going to make sure that their voices are heard and that the school administration is sensitive to their needs. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s one for a band that needs a guitarist.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Asking for help, saying what he needs, Dr. Taylor M. Martin sounds like Ms. Dale. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Callie doesn’t sit in front of the window because she likes to, she sits there because she needs to.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And while Isobel may prove helpful, he needs a stronger tie. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don’t you dare. As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“You know it’s possible. I’ve tried to avoid thinking about it, but I can’t. In any event, Nell needs to go. I don’t want to, but it would be better for her.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It will be perfect for our needs, especially considering how severely limited travel has become. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Work in the garden probably. And your father needs shoes. We might take a ride over to the mall one day.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

This will be accomplished by concentrating on my best assets and giving the country what it needs rather than what it wants. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then she calmed down and said sweetly, “Will, I feel terrible about this. Your mother must go, by all means. She needs to get away. Anyhow, it’s her trip.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I must needs flee or I was soon dead.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But as long as he stays in his neighborhood, it is all he needs. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Two she has had, three were owed. If a guard must die, she needs only speak his name." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Reality only exerts its pressure through the needs of everyday life—the need to eat and drink, to get shelter and clothing, to avoid swallowing poison or stepping out of top-story windows, and the like. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Since he started high school this year, dinner often becomes lectures about how Mustafa needs to “get serious.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The falcon flies off the boy’s fist, and kills rabbits and pheasants when the boy needs food. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In that case I’ll take my chances and stay right here when the train pulls out. But either way, that horse needs putting down.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What the young lady needs is a view camera.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But convincing Mom she needs professional help? That’s above my pay grade,” he says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And I have no doubt he’ll use it as ammunition if he needs to. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She needs to keep moving, flickering around the room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“We just didn’t have the number of beds we needed to deal with patients with chest pain. We were constantly fighting about which patient needs what.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I could shout at my mother and tell her to stop, but then there's the part of me that needs to know how much has been hidden from me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You need food; she needs vodka,” Kevin said, finally pulling off the shoe. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Kaitlyn had the kind of packed social life that needs to be scheduled down to the minute. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Go on now and check with Mumtaz to see what needs to be done in the kitchen.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “I think this young lady needs to be in a class that will challenge her.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And he needs to get directions to the other restaurant. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to free our hostages. Unless we get our people back, the Yunkai’i will use them against us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He usually finds some kind of urgent business to take him to the electronics or hardware store, like a missing speaker wire or special kind of lightbulb that needs replacing. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She looks at me pleadingly, as though she is the one who needs to be saved. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A few lines later, it becomes even more clear that Whitman no longer needs to listen to become another: “I do not ask the wounded person how he feels.... I myself become the wounded person.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thinking about the Rufflet is something his mind can do without worry, and right now, this is just what Axel needs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It would seem that the Egyptians had simply adapted an existing scripture to suit their needs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A couple of kids quit the a cappella group,” he says, “but that’s to be expected. One girl needs to focus more on her cello lessons.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Joseph Brook has to understand that. He’s in high school. He can’t give her what she needs.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Just the two of us... we won’t be able to carry all the water that the master needs.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, obviously. And it needs to be in the next day or two, Merci. These things take time.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘She looks like she needs a warm drink,’ the inspector said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was standing by a bedpost, trembling like a doe, “Lady Arya, if you will turn your back, I must needs unlace your gown.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As though it just remembered that this was the stop where Joe needs to get off if he is going to find her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

—But... but... it seems like ... —... like he needs help or somethin’. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled sometimes, trying to balance my needs with what was convenient for others. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But there’s only one way to make sure the throne remains ready for him while he learns everything he needs to know—and that’s if someone else occupies it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And that a birth certificate needs a name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Big D asked me to fix his computer. It needs some new DVD drives. He burnt his out making all them bootlegs.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My grandmother, too, followed their orders, except that she didn’t seem to be servile because she anticipated their needs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And see if your mother needs anything before you go,” Papi tells him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It needs to be quickly retuned to transmit on multiple frequencies, the little doctor says, and it needs to be able to measure the angle of the transmissions it receives. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Corporal Craigie, the Scotsman with his forehead branded, called out the commands, saying we maun needs listen well or we shall surrender in confusion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“But I think your mom needs to hear about it, don’t you? And she’s probably worried about you right now.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They think the coach is tough, some girl named Serena needs to work on her serve, the hotel they are staying at this weekend has a pool. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But Marguerite needs no urging, for now she is caught up in telling her story. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But there was a bench under the apple tree that was perfectly suited to my needs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She says, “Who’s helping the special needs kids there these days?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But I also know that sometimes Adam needs to do things the dramatic way. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Daddy... Percy needs me. I have to deliver a message. It's life or death.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the early nineties, Father Jack left St. Mary’s to serve the needs of a church in a shantytown called Carabayllo, outside of Lima. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The pelicans worked hard to satisfy their needs. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mayans who lived away from the cities worked the nobles’ fields and paid rent to use the land for their own needs. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The Clearasil needs time to work. Killing pimples requires patience. By the way, Ben, since women live seven years longer than men on the average, I imagine I’ll be attending your funeral one day.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in fact, the verb stays the same, needs, despite the added details. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alston turned me a-loose and said, “Son, you needs to get to Canada and tell your people ’bout that man what die. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“He must have someone stay with him until his funeral, and he needs to be buried as soon as possible.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But since this town had grown up to serve the peculiar needs of the University, a careful observer could note small differences in the services the town provided. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He just needs to cool off,” Luke said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But the animation is making this ten times harder than it needs to be.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman knew his own needs were milder, for he could thrive in the presence of someone who inspired fear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he needs help...then he needs help. And I don’t think that woman is going to give it to him. Not for long.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This is where the father needs to be. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if Ma’s life needs saving, or what a couple of kids could even do to help her right now. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Non-human entities do not exist merely to provide for the needs of man. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blake and Josh have been supportive and have helped me through the times when a girl needs big brothers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Fine” is all I say, and “fine” is all it is he needs to hear.“How was work for you today?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were also a couple of neighbors Joel sometimes hires when he needs extra hands on processing day. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to go to the office and I can answer your questions? Or we could start with a little tour, and I’ll tell you about our needs.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The main bunch of apple trees is a little ways into the swamp, down a few paths and over a fallen log that Manchee always needs help over. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“He needs a good currying,” his father said, “and if l ever hear of you not feeding him or leaving his stall dirty, I’ll sell him off in a minute.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The babies stays with this woman whilst the folks is at work. That’s her address. You got any more questions? I needs to get back to work.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“If you ask me,” she said, pushing her bike past, “you are someone who needs a lot of help.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

This department, the second largest at the Ministry of Magic, deals with the varying needs of the many species under its care in a variety of different ways. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, she just needs to help J.T.’s mama, I think,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The consciousness of the masses needs only to be influenced in a negative way. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And right this minute,” Chuck Muckle said, “she rather urgently needs a powder room.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considering all that Kelton has been through, I think he needs better than a tough-love approach from someone who doesn’t actually love him, so I try to be a little bit gentler. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby could have afforded a place much larger, but this one was sufficient for his needs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She finally ate some mango and has been drinking water, but she needs to rest often. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I've made a proposal and Dell needs to take it into North South Bank." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“What this girl needs are some quehaceres around here. Chores might teach her more responsibility.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It needs to open up a bit,” he says to the waiter, who seems to understand whatever this means. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Stuart needs “space” and “time,” as if this were physics and not a human relationship. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I agree to her doing a story, but I have one condition: “The focus needs to be on Rosa.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But Vincent says no, he needs to get back to work. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her uncle seems almost a child, monastic in the modesty of his needs and wholly independent of any sort of temporal obligations. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“My man needs a little space. His brain’s been working overtime this week.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I riffle through my pouch of extras, cataloging what needs replacing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s about Beecher not being an inclusion school. That’s a type of school that mixes normal kids with kids with special needs.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"I am your brother, you know. You need me, whether you care to admit it or no. Your son needs me, if he's to have a hope of retaining that ugly iron chair." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He hides behind the excuse that he’s only fooling around, that everyone else needs to learn how to take a joke. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He’s moved on to the place he needs to do his reading, which is not the place he wants to do his reading. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Just what I said. He got in a little trouble in Garden Heights and needs to stay here.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Who needs luck when you have the good Lord,” Ma Charles said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s not ready, after that knock on the head. He needs rest, and plenty of it, if he’s to get well.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I try to clean what needs it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. I’ve been scoping out all the library lovers bunking at my motel. Looking for just one of ’em to help me do what needs to be done. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Your actions contradict your thoughts—you’re dragging us through this maze because you believe this prophecy needs to be enabled—and by that logic prophecies can also be broken—prevented. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“It never needs its oil changed, grows over time, and when you’re done with it you eat it.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It’s not like she really needs another pair of shoes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"We fixing to do something what needs to be done," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Since I’m here, I asked him to let DeVante help around the shop. Mr. Lewis needs somebody to look out for his dumb behind. Snitching on live TV.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to explain what is happening. What rules? What contract? I don’t like the sound of any of this.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like that. I have hours to do; she has work that needs to be done. Simple.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

These are the instructions it needs to infect some other organism and to reproduce itself—the only things that viruses are any good at. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it does, he’ll look for other evidence. I know it’s a huge favor, Betsy. He just needs to know if it’s even worth digging. And if it’s not? This goes no further.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When it hit him that this, this bizarre truck that contained everything a person needs to live, this thing was now G’ma’s house? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Evil is not easy to destroy,” she said, “one needs all the help one can get.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head’s everywhere except where it needs to be. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That’s Dad’s personal life motto, even though he ended up alone and working the night shift, collecting tolls at the bridge, where he needs neither talent nor a good work ethic. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were right, Hassan jan. You have a zendagi, a life here. It was presumptuous of me to just show up and ask you to drop everything. It is me who needs to be forgiven.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And it hardly needs any alterations, which is good. We don't have much time.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Richard takes good care of him, but I also check on him often to see if he needs water or food or other comfort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was tired of having everyone else’s needs come before his. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You think he needs cheering up a bit, do you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

New Orleans, his home, needs no speeches, no squabbling, and no politics. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why he needs an ax,” continued Fern, who was only eight. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The chicken manure fertilizes the grass, supplying all the nitrogen it needs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“He says he needs to eat,” Percy translated. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And Martin is so confused and needs such comfort he has nothing to give me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She needs to be firmer, lay down the law for Dad instead of getting hysterical all the time. What Dad needs is a strong woman.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are part of something special, and right now, our community needs it.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Unless you'd like to do the mucking yourself? It needs to be done quickly, as the temple will be opening to patrons in an hour.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Robert," Ned said in a voice thick with grief, "you must not do this. Don't die on me. The realm needs you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Some think it is fundamentally a political commitment to multiculturalism, a commitment that needs re-examination when cultures clash. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Genuine equality for black people, King reasoned, demanded a radical restructuring of society, one that would address the needs of the black and white poor throughout the country. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

For their various needs they are dependent on one person, their gallery officer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she needs to do is try to contain it, get it into the form of the black dog. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Right now I want to be what he needs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m starving, but Ida is tiny, and she looks like she needs the food more than I do. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“The Collective needs us to arrive at the research site as soon as possible,” I say, hoping it’ll be enough to convince them. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You know it’s chock full of information, and some of it might be exactly what Mr. Benedict needs....” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Let her go. She just needs some space.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Judge Bekker’s wife was a person sensitive to the needs of others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the sort of miracle he needs now. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I need him to help me do this, because even though earlier today I gave birth to myself, I am still a kid who needs his help. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They have to put your needs first. Over Sir Fig Newton’s. No matter how much it hurts you and them.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Steady said, “Not enough class, he needs something so people will know right off that the boy’s got class.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Going back and saying the things he needs to say. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I always felt I had lots of needs He didn't seem to get around to taking care of. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wants to analyze which advanced-placement classes the seniors took, their standardized test scores, ex- tracurriculars, and GPAs to figure out what he needs to do to get into Harvard. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Carol’s voice is squeaky and high-pitched like a wheel that needs some oil. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Part of coming from old money, apparently, was having old-person habits, those gross, adult needs and desperate palliatives. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Piper foresaw the two of us going down there, so that’s what needs to happen.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For them he has to be strong, and he needs to look forward. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A whale or a human being needs something like five billion bits. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mom says the baby needs a change, and I gotta make a pit stop anyway.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“The dentist needs a runner,” she said to me, kicking herself over to a desk, where she picked up a sheet of paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But Patrick Thomas is one of those jerks who needs no reason to keep talking. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It needs about seventeen hours of charge for seventeen minutes of chat. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He just says she is going to take care of me because he has a headache and needs to take a shower. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First you must needs come through us, ser,” said the eldest of them, a hard-faced greybeard whose bloodstained surcoat showed three silvery mermaids upon a violet field. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Suppose she gets sick and can’t come and needs to let you know.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My father needs someone to aid the empire—someone to help him maneuver around difficult people.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the fear of death needs to be narrowed down. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“The shark needs to swim at all times, otherwise it will suffocate.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“He needs his rest. I’ll be gone only a short time.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s sick and she needs to stay here a few days.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The video screen blares a clear picture of the warrior, and no one needs to tell me this is a strongarm. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

We change plans, go to plan B, interrupt conversations, go back on promises depending on his moods, his whims, his needs. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Who needs school when you could be a model?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It needs to be wiped with Clorox, but that seems rude. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every animal has particular habitat needs that must be met. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if “gross” has one exclamation point, “stinks a big one” needs at least three. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plant quickly adapted to the new humans and their needs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“This needs to stop,” he says distantly, and starts toward whatever it is he’s looking at before I figure out what it is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever it was,” he said seriously, “I’m glad you ran to Hannah. She needs you. Keep an eye on her, won't you?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t have to be about mountain climbing. Just needs at least one scene where some dudes are fighting and somebody gets thrown off a cliff.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“But can you give us some of the things she needs? We en’t got any money to pay. Please. We’re ever so worried about her.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I start to tell her she needs to just get up, put on her tacky clothes, and forget about it, but the way she’s laying there so pitiful and poor, I keep quiet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean lost? Like she needs directions?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He needs someone who knows what it was like.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one needs to know that my hopes were dashed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he turned away and said: “Go get your gun. It doesn’t belong to you. It needs returning.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother needs to visit her son,” Baba says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what I mean: Every part of Ollie needs a massage. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the store help are gone but Jill, who’s doing prep, and a girl I know from school named Helen, who needs a ride home. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine the way it is, it just needs some leaves. Layer the leaves and make them slightly different sizes and it will look great. You have a great start there.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Pah! You are too soft. He needs only two things: a wife to rein him in and his own bloody kingdom to rule,” the king growled in reply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you better stay here with Horace. Give him a hand, if he needs it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She says it wouldn’t be fair, that a dog needs a real yard to run around in. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“He needs to fly with his family. Right, Dr. Martin?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He knows his friend needs peace, but where and how? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He furrowed his brow in his particular way “Why are you so sure she can’t get what she needs here?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He’ll just say it, like he needs to think on it really deeply. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Can I be someone who needs quiet and eats at Madge’s table and plays tag with everyone? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

These places are unable to provide for the long-term needs of so many distressed adults and frightened children. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It is from this line of thinking that we get, it would seem, the first reference in English to an hypothesis as a theory that needs to be tested. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Because I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic, my greed inconsequential compared to theirs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like Byrd needs Frank for the house, the eaglet needs Dr. Martin to survive, so why isn’t George calling? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But she needs fresh lettuce, water, and a little walk. Go on, let her walk around a bit on the blanket.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Santa needs some help. Maybe she went and fell down.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t be shy or embarrassed about my needs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“If they determine that she needs to be at Evers, that’s where she’ll go. Just not right away. They have to do an evaluation first.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He needs me to do well if he’s going to reach a grand this year. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your schedule was created with your needs in mind. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

To go from the bottom 20 percent to the top 20 percent is to enter a magical world where needs are met, problems are solved, almost without any intermediate effort. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the young man sneered at Wang Lung and he said, “Ah, that son of my cousin’s needs no leading. He can go alone.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

LeAlan: What do you think needs to be done to communities like The Wells to keep youth crimes from escalating? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was tall, my narrow build would be described as “willowy” instead of “childish,” and he might not see me as a little sister he needs to protect. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Miss Volker needs me to practice my driving so I can cart her around town.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most bacteria are totally preoccupied with browsing, altering the configurations of organic molecules so that they become usable for the energy needs of other forms of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She needs me as much as I need her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are not returning to that nest of vipers. Besides, the Carutherses won’t give us the time off, not with everything that needs to be done.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then again, “Yes, I am,” as if she needs to say it twice to convince herself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“One needs only to tickle a trout and it will jump into one’s hand.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I scan the surrounding crowd to make sure no one is watching, then unsling the bag and begin to pass it to Mina to remove whatever she needs for the lady. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cry. Your body needs to hold on to all the water it has.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m so glad you came by, Ivy,” Dr. Somerset said, “but June needs to get some rest.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This is because the more massive the star is, the hotter it needs to be to balance its gravitational attraction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sometimes felt like a throwback to some lost era, when a household revolved solely around the man's needs, and it was the opposite of what I wanted our daughters to think was normal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rosemarie is what’s known as a caretaker, according to my mother, which—also according to my mother—is exactly what my father needs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She is taught how to interact comfortably with adults, and to speak up when she needs to. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It does what it needs to do, one beat after another, until it gets the message that it’s time to stop, which might happen a few minutes from now, and you don’t even know it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The Reverend Mother has more pressing needs for her disinfectant.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Jez. Everything in root needs intent. That’s a clear idea of what it is you want to get before you even start. Think hard and focus on what you want to happen.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"There's stuff we needs to talk about. Sit down." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you can. You have Cameron, and he needs you. Your momma needs you.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Alex and Kevin walked back to West End, then down the few blocks in silence, lost in thoughts about their families and their needs. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

That was one of the strict rules for those who were allowed to take their patrol vehicles home with them—you must keep your ears on, just in case a fellow officer needs help. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flicks the business card onto the counter before tossing a hundred on top of it like this is some fancy restaurant and I’m a table that needs to be fawned over. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s where the body is buried. At least I hope it's still there. I thought maybe you or your father could share that information wherever it needs to go. He’s a lawyer, you said?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise needs help,” hissed the snake, its voice like the wind through pine needles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Seriously, that woman needs to see someone about her seventies problem. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But June said she needs the distraction of school. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“General Lee needs his rest. I want you to keep some of these people away.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Celia is as smart as any of these idiots. She needs more focus, is all,” drawled the woman. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But we decided from the start, nobody needs to know Minny’s a part a this. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She tells us, He needs his rest now. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know anything about this country or the way it works or what it needs to change. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Did he stand on a chair in order to shave, or was his home customized to meet his needs? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The old lady on the block needs help, everyone pitches in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It took several trips a day to meet our needs, so there was a lot of going back and forth to and from the well. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For full effect, it needs reading aloud by several people at once, moving the lips in synchrony. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gets the orders from customers, tells the farmers what he needs, and they arrive with their trucks at Polyface at dawn on Thursday. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The kids are home with Mrs. Trapane, and she needs to be paid. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bubbe, I think Mom needs someone to help her talk about her feelings.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

All he needs is a toothpick in the corner of his mouth to be an ad for rural democracy, as in an etching. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs to chill and listen to music. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But then Colin sees his brother in the hallway, and Jason needs to find a bathroom, and Marc needs another beer already. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tata Ndu has a very hard job. He needs a lot of wives. But don’t be so sure everyone envies him. I myself do not want his job.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember, even chickens who can forage for insects and other foods will get the majority of their nutritional needs from this feed, so choose wisely. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“The Dog Squad needs you at your best.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Though I had neither means nor reason to keep a horse, I knew good from bad, and nothing I saw here came close to suiting my needs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Quito is a big, beautiful city, so much prettier than those boondocks where you live now. And my daughter needs a maid desperately. She’s an angel. She’ll treat you well.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It just needs to go back now,” Aloe said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Everywhere, school administrators pandered and panicked, rushing to show they were highly sensitive to parents’ fears, even if they were oblivious to the needs and problems of many of their students. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family needs a nurse, not a prisoner. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Orale, morros. Okay, kids. His name’s Matt, and he needs to be left alone for a while. He just lost his parents in Dreamland.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I don’t need a dog. But this dog needs me. Look,” I said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, patterns are a little like life. We take what we’ve got and make it suit our needs. We run the show.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, since I am a Jew profoundly rooted in my people’s memory and tradition, my first response is to Jewish fears, Jewish needs, Jewish crises. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just needs me to pick him up after I drop you off.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There’s fresh and canned pumpkin, and I smile to myself thinking that soup joumou is just what my family needs now. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The world needs you. And, of course, you want to do your part for such a great world,” said a third. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Hurry up. He probably needs to do his business,” Nana says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, sir, she needs a doctor. She needs antivenom. And she needs it fast.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her biggest worry is that her sick child does not get what she needs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The predator and the preyed upon exist not alone, but as part of a vast web of life, all of which needs to be taken into account. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The dark rooms grow darker: the parlor needs a struck match to see the face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex is living for it, watching Henry come undone, letting him be whatever he needs to be while alone with Alex behind a locked door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“This is a good house. You know, every man needs a good house.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He has hired you to tell him what he needs to know. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s why the boy needs to seize this opportunity with both hands,” said Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

If architecture is “the art of shaping space to human needs and aspirations,” then Stonehenge more than meets the test. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have another situation. And it’s a bad one. Your country needs you, son. Now!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t sleep here anymore. He says he needs to maintain appearances.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Woman, you gonna run on down to the Foster place and tell Tom I needs him to bring a horse to hitch to this here wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Plus, I got a box of letters under Daddy’s bed needs looking at. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

"Too thin, and the hair needs a cut. Nothing personal." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“My grandmother needs me. I can feel it in my bones. And we are not leaving this wood without her.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He’s lost in it, drinking and spitting and molding, drinking arid spitting and molding, sculpting like he’s trying to pull something he needs out of the clay, needs badly. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Even if he's busy, something will clear up at some point. He can’t ignore us if were camped outside his door. He needs to know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But what about the Thomas inside us, Father? The part that needs to see to believe?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You are making this a way bigger deal than it needs to be.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Still, I was younger than he was and ignorant of the pressing needs of adolescent boys. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Listen to this: “The dynamic interstices of the Harlem sub-culture have been oversimplified and distorted by Malcolm X to meet his own needs.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are entirely wrong for his coloring. He needs a grey. A nice deep grey.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She needs surgery. Bad break to the femur.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are stables the prince needs to be chauffeured from. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m okay, my head is okay, no one needs to cry for me or worry about me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Not a soldier, but someone who needs to be looked after. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"I said, take the books away. The steward will attend to our needs." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He needs Zach to embrace being a character who is unlikable—something that does not come easily even to veteran actors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“They will, Joseph. The house needs to be tended to, cooked for, cleaned, washed, scrubbed. It needs to be loved. It’s not like a book you can just close and put back on a shelf.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Among them were the usual: take Mrs. Caruthers her breakfast and lunch and dinner trays as well as see to her various needs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He knows he needs to find out from his parents what’s really going on. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

About how sometimes life needs to go underground, bury itself deep to survive, and how maybe that’s not a bad thing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“There is water here,” he explained, “for washing and all your needs.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Mr. Curtain needs some way to get to those computers,” Kate pressed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

About his ice-cold mother, about his alcoholic father, about what a loser he is, how she needs to go out and find a real man, one that can pay the bills. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It needs to be a mix from both our camps. Jason, Piper, Leo, and me. That’s four.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I feel good, and who needs beauty sleep when you’ve got champagne? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Dad? What about her blanket? What if she needs it?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only thing is, when our teacher told us last year that our country needs more of us to study math, I think she meant more boys. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I don’t think Abby needs your vomit in her mom’s upholstery.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"Truly. I'm to assist Maester Aemon with the library and the birds. He needs someone who can read and write letters." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Seems to me ain’t no one over the age of five needs to be called a baby. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But he still needs cooperation from several more Merrimack families. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“One needs both hands to play chess,” she said, wondering if it were possible for her heart to explode. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A fellow needs to think of pleasant things like that. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sparrow, the band needs you. I’m sorry. I know you don’t like it, but there’s nothing else to do,” Tanasia says. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It needs another cooling in blood to hose the metals.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like religion and silverware, it needs polishing up regular or it don’t shine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The two most important things a written piece of music needs to tell you about a note are its pitch — how high or low it is — and its duration — how long it lasts. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Often a writer needs to steer the reader’s attention away from the agent of an action. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The boy got heart; I’m in a bad pinch and it seem the good Lord done answered my prayers and sent your boy to fulfill my needs. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“He needs to come up with something new, Steve,” Vega said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“But if you have a book that needs urgent reading,” she said, “then Hakim is your man.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Neither. The jar is just twice as big as it needs to be.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

His mother said, “Roy, honey, they’re not going to arrest him. But he needs to be taught a lesson. He could seriously hurt somebody, picking on smaller kids the way he does.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kaitlin needs a doctor. We have to find a way to build a stretcher or something that can lower her to the ground.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Hazel,” Percy said, “I am seriously going to wash your horse’s mouth with soap. He says, yes, he can pull it, but he needs food.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

No one needs to get bruised up falling in love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Darius needs somebody to deck him in that tight jaw of his.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This is when your teacher needs you most. This is good news today.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I see our aristocrat needs further education,” said the Keeper. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Keang tells Meng he is the head of our family now and needs a wife to help look after us while he works. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while you don’t know what your own needs are anymore. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Go look and see if anything needs to be done in the kitchen.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Does he mean you?' Jessica asked with insulting astonishment in her voice. “Maybe he needs help with his Biology homework,” I muttered for her benefit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He's suggesting that we go for a private walk, but if we don't, he'll say what he needs to in front of my family. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mama’s in an old shalwar kameez and the threadbare pink leopard hijab that she keeps in her purse for emergencies—the one she wears when she needs to run out for an errand without warning. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I have a student who needs to come with me for...um...for a locker search.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If she needs help, I expect all of you to step in and assist her.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Okay? It is wondermous, another word I just made up. Now then, to read you the rules of the game—because every game needs rules—here is your friend and mine, Dr. Yanina Zinchenko!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I just feel like our club needs to get more focused and serious. What’s the point of writing if we have nothing important to say, right?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

It’s not like it’s their intention to kill anyone, but after days without water, death needs no invitation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At work, I’d witnessed his humility and willingness to sacrifice his own needs and wants for a bigger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now when a writer really does want to refer to a past-time event in a remote conditional, he needs the past tense of a past-tense form. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was Ruthie who said, “This child needs to sleep. Everybody needs to stop asking her questions and let her go home and sleep.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We need him conscious, Kreacher, but if he needs persuading you can do the honors,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Unless, of course, that caller is someone who needs no introduction. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t. My mom needs me to wait at home for the maintenance guy. For some reason our hot water won’t work.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

All right, it’s official, she needs an attitude adjustment. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’s quick, he thought, as the longswords kissed once and twice and thrice, but he needs to get stronger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He's still looking at me quizzically when, sounding stone sober, he says, "Grayson, something needs to happen," and I say, "Huh?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Just as Henry, Esme, Ruby, Olive, Grammy, and I are ready to pile into Esme’s van for the drive, Ruby tells Henry she needs to go to the bathroom, so he takes her back inside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Also I’m supposed to help the old geezer around the shed for nothing, for as long as he needs me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Any good business begins with a problem that needs solving. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And besides that, it is the only one that is rather dilapidated and needs a coat of paint. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He needs to walk out to that aspen grove to see his gooseberry. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“But you’re taking a job that someone else needs to support his father right now. Please come join me.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You mean he needs a lackey for his dirty work.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’d be happy to leave you alone, but you re the one who needs to leave, not me.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The next night, Mom takes me and Ford back to McDonald’s, like she needs to prove a point. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Nothing needs to be said as we walk together to her table. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They looked at us uneasily, and Clippinger addressed them: “Step lively away, boys, or we must needs fire.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

How good it is to finally eat what her body seems to know it needs! Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Perfect example. You’re not responsible with the money. It needs to stop. I want your debit card.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Grandpa needs to leave soon, so let’s do your cake now.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t I taught you— that it is wrong to think of your own needs? A girl can never ask, only listen.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will the screecher ever know everything she needs to know? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It is in a way the most civilized of all the cardinals, and its use is only forced on us by the needs of cultivated modes of thought. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“There’re a lot of old things in there that he really needs to clear out. For now just put your suitcase there.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like a hymn that needs to be played loud.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

"I need her and she needs me. Boy, does she need me." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“She needs a healer,” he said to his father. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ranee asks for his schedule every week so she knows which nights he needs a home-cooked meal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At first I think it’s to protect me—but no, he’s having trouble breathing and he needs me to steady him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Go on. We’ll wait here. Pita needs to rest,” she said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

If Byrd needs a clue, this is the ultimate one to just leave Axel alone. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And I'm thinking this place needs a real garden. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It needs also to be said that they are unable to write to a public reader. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's smarter than people think—she goes to school and everything—but she's not very physically coordinated, so she needs a lot of help with basic things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"I keep telling Jim he needs to wash his knives," said Mr. Pike, who owned the general store. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I think she will. She’s older now, not so full of fire. You give her her laudanum when she needs it and she won’t give you much trouble.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This needs to be recorded, and they can send someone to guard the house.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Your body still needs another day to heal completely, but we don’t have time for that.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Especially since it might help explain why Russ needs to be Boy21. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, Mom calls to say she needs me to come home tomorrow. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A goalie, even in youth soccer, needs to be aggressive and sometimes reckless, but Eldin and Mafoday were both gentle, happy souls. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why Volantis needs three princes when Dome makes do with one, I will never know.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

DRACO: My son is suffering and—Astoria hasn’t been well recently— so he needs all the support he can get. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“No one needs three days,” Chronicler said firmly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sam, you can’t take it, we need it at home. Father needs it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It needs to look like the Capitol building. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

To interpret rocks, there needs to be some means of correlation, a basis on which you can tell that those carboniferous rocks from Devon are younger than these Cambrian rocks from Wales. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But when a decision needs to be made, they all look to Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nobody needs to be that pretty, especially in silly Attendant's garb. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She needs to know the truth of who I am. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hey, man, this guy needs help!” the Filipino man said with alarm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The healer said he needs fresh water. We will see to that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We can’t stay out for long. Dad needs our help at the shop before dinner, and Mom needs to be at the lab until late.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Your father’s family had equal responsibility to provide your needs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t sit well with me, how much our society needs Erudite to function. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He accelerated with the gentle serenity of the Buddhist Zen master who knows nothing really needs to be done quickly, and his brakes whined like metal machine music, and I loved him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The truth is, your spell-checker needs a spell-checker, and that’s you! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I must get Rachel here to her stable. She needs her sleep, as do we all, no?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So, of course, he needs lots of food to keep up his strength. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

If they ask, I must needs tell them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The waiting room is painted some terrible color that needs two words to describe it: off-white, burnt ivory, eggshell. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tell him he needs to bring me the slave-ship painting from my room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Dad gave me this sad smile and said, “I think she needs space right now,” which seemed to be his answer for everything Mom-related these days. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

With thousands of soldiers being sent to Vietnam, there were not enough volunteers for the military to meet troop needs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dogs that were most attentive to the needs and feelings of their human companions got extra care and food, and were more likely to survive. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are the children of the Angkar. You are here because you are the brightest and fastest. You are fearless and are not afraid to fight. The Angkar needs you to be our future.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You raised a legitimate issue that I think the legislature needs to look at seriously. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now their war had cut them off from all their needs. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Aunt Nancy knows something, if she has the truth, if she has all the clues, he needs to know. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Maester Luwin, I trust you as I would my own blood. Give my wife your voice in all things great and small. Teach my son the things he needs to know. Winter is coming." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m meant to say that they have learning difficulties or that they have special needs. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Where I stop coming home so he stops making dinner, and I'm not around to see how much he needs me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"But as soon as we come up with a plan for rescue, we can tell Hermes. There needs to be some hope, or there's no point in telling them." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m thinking that while the latter might be more enjoyable, it will create complications neither of us needs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, the team needs you to win. We need a saber fencer, and you have what it takes to help this team repeat as state champions,” he said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Between taking two buses and then walking seven blocks uphill, a girl needs her strength. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We have scheduled a full day of workshops in April to address the emotional needs of the students,” Ms. Jacobs said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I ministered to their needs, making sure that there was enough sea water inside each and that the cones and chambers were inflated to just the right pressure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, services at Saint Agnes have been tailored to fit the needs of the Haitian community. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. You guys have been two peas in a pod for so long. Maybe Jack decided he needs to have some friends who are boys. It’s natural for someone Jack’s age.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He needs to get rid of it somehow. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There is only the thing that needs to be done. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“There was no mechanical damage, Mrs. Hameed. The machine just needs cleaning.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It is well understood by all that the issue is not really the shoelace; the performance was just all wrong, and the actor needs to reset and try it again. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s lots of stuff that needs to get moved out of New York these days. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The treatment is bed rest, which he desperately needs anyway, injections of zinc sulfate, and quinine tablets. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As a writer bangs out sentences, she needs to ensure that her readers can reconstruct the coherence relations she has in mind. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re always trying to help. Not everyone needs your help, Jasmine.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He stared at me like a puppy that needs to be let out real bad. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And this boy needs a little vacation. Far as I’m concerned we can stand down till this thing is over.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs only to take the bearings of two more. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I agree that it needs to be done,” Nancy went on. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of stuff can make you anxious. I’m sorry you’ve been carrying around something like that. What a thing to be thinking about! But sometimes everyone needs a reality check, right?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear him cry, and maybe he doesn’t, maybe all he needs to do is hold on to something. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Papa needs five horses for the big gang plow," Caleb told Sarah. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Today Pong wanted straight answers, “I don't know. I—I just don't understand why you didn't give her something that she really needs. Something she might need one day very badly.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I came to tell you Mama needs our help preparing dinner. Uncle Turu is telling stories tonight, and we don’t want to be late.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He simply needs to find it while there is time. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

If the specialist we are seeing says she needs to do more tests or examine us in more detail, few of us think that’s a bad idea. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"My grandson needs some new outfits," she tells the store owner. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Dad needs all the help he can get,” he said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Clara and Jaime bought her clothes or gave her something for her basic needs, but usually she could not afford to buy a pair of stockings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had both hemorrhaged badly, and blood plasma was in short supply our needs being low on the wartime priority list. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She just needs an extra set of hands.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What? But we need to. Uncle Jet needs it!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Bring X rays of your mother who needs a new hip. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's quiet; he's said all he needs to. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been going at it wrong. To do work like that a fellow needs plenty of rest and food in his stomach.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a help, too, since Mutti works nights at the nursing home and needs someone to check on her boys. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Lee Scoresby needs me. I don’t know why. But he wouldn’t call if he didn’t need my help. Keep going, and I’ll find you.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just needs to put meat on his bones!” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Understanding these distinctions can help to guide educators in addressing different learning needs of children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The familiar questions about the needs of the future in medicine are still before us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curtain needs to speak with you. I’ve come to show you to the Waiting Room.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He drinks. He only needs wine, nothing else. Come on. We are done here.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s no use pretending. This business needs to be sold for Mattie’s dowry, and Eliza here has to find a new job.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs guidance, and he needs to be in a place where he can see art all the time. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Trace sat down and stretched. ‘This place needs birds.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What we need is a clinic. Look how much Amma’s back hurts. The doctor in town is good, but this village needs a proper clinic.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It’s her first time, so one of us needs to pull April’s horse around until she gets the feelfor it. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The next day Mrs. Byrne comes into the sewing room and says she needs me to go on an errand into the center of town, a mile’s walk. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You must win this competition and become the King’s Champion. You understand the people’s plight. Erilea needs you as the King’s Champion.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As for your other concerns regarding our new student August, please note that he does not have special needs. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Your dad just needs some time,” she says, nodding slowly. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Char can’t afford to do no more time here. Her other teachers know that. They’re giving her the grades she needs to move up.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She knows that info needs to sink in. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“He needs to see a vet,” Dad says, concern written all over his face. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

So here’s Cicero the practical man—making himself into the orator he needs to be. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“He is sick. He mentioned First Turkey is coming over to diagnose. And First Turkey’s assistant needs a sash with a pocket or something.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“A prayer like that needs a sacrifice,” Thalia said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The word alone makes my stomach queasy, and if I imagine too much, I’m afraid I won’t do what needs to be done. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You needs a new one. You bout wore that one out.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think my imagination needs a little more time to catch up to the situation, okay?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she didn’t realize she was on an adoption website for children with special needs,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I expressed to him my vision for the church and the needs I saw, and he helped me start a campaign in Birmingham to raise the money. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell yet, ma’am. He’s still puckered up. But he definitely needs a new name now that he’s not Petey the Caterpillar anymore.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“He needs to make eye contact,” my mom said. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Your daughter needs a caesarian. Do you know what that is? We have to open her womb and take the baby out, because it is in the breech position.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Part consultants and part teachers, computing supervisors had to be top-notch computers themselves, capable of grasping the needs of the engineer and clearly explaining the requirements to her subordinates. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Everybody needs a pile of newspapers: to peel potatoes on, serve bathroom needs, wrap garbage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes go wide, her hands flutter over her heart, as though the wound is immodest and she needs to cover it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Our captain is injured and needs her rest!” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

But if the planet is to be saved for future generations, much more needs to be done. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“If Silas is missing practice,” he says, “he needs to be the one to tell his coach, not you.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I got plenty of chores needs doing around here this morning,” his mother announced as they were finishing the grits and red gravy. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And you’re doing a great job, but Ben needs some snails for supper. I want you to come learn how to gather them.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s not well enough yet. He needs proper care, and you both need food.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she needs reminding that I’m not five anymore. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs half a roll to soak up the milk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll think about it when B needs a break, but I’d rather put in someone who cares about this team and not about getting his jollies on road trips,” Coach said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At length, she prompted gently, “If Sir wish his clothes washed, he must needs give them to me in my hand.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I think, I’m the one who needs to shut up. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Like he knows just where to find the nest, or any other clues his George needs to see. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Hebe, get in here for a second, on the double. Your skipper needs you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know who needs someone to have her back right now? Jules.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other attendant, a young woman, leaned forward over a crib with a sniff, and said suddenly, “Uh-oh! Thirty-four needs changing!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Outraged, Red Corn told the man, “That needs to be buried here.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“That’s because there’s too many bars around here. Too much competition. What this neighborhood needs is a decent diner.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even though she wouldn’t be able to make out much from this altitude, she needs to get a sense of things; an overview that can at least give her a little bit of comfort. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He is limping on his broken leg, staring desperately at me, openmouthed, like he needs to tell me something. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once a standard is established around all these real estate processes, the broker can focus a lot more on you and your needs, not on chasing documents. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Please, would you leave us alone for now? I have something to tell Matthias. You may visit him tomorrow. He still needs a lot of rest.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is everywhere, and it is created by someone, or many, each with their needs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be sorry yet. Our Sheed is in the clock tower, and he needs us.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dad’s eyes fill with water and he blinks a lot and I think maybe he needs to get those funny glasses Atticus wears. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the chimps needs a cuddle, so I let him ride on my hip as I make my way around the tent. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Corn spread because it could adapt to the needs of human beings. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But he needs to step off at some point. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Dad? I’m off to get the toolbox. You recall the toolbox? Man needs tools to work. Screwdrivers and hammers and stuff. Plenty of tools there, you want to help,” and so on. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear her mucking around in there, and I call out to see if she needs any help. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No one needs to know this. You all just had to upset my mother.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And he decreed there were to be five levels, all with the proper needs for his individual enemies. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A matter of hardware, the plastic explosives and land mines one needs to do the job. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only one that needs beauty sleep is Chubs.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And then he never needs his stored food again. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

A man like this needs to be recognized, to be listened to, to be quoted just once. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But then, Neeley needs more encouragement. You can go on with what you have inside you, like I can. But he needs so much from outside.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father needs me to be at Schulpforta. Mother too. It doesn’t matter what I want.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But you won’t look like somebody who needs a mule collar,” Miss Love protested. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s run downstairs and give thanks to Mercer. Then we can come up here again and right away name her; she needs a name. And maybe you can find some rope to tether her.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Who needs to be held up so my mom can see how he really is. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Your country needs you, son,” said the other. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell Madame Ngemba she needs a new pagne with some color left in it. Tell her she is disgracing her sons with the washing rag she wears to the market.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And have tea and a late lunch brought to the main salon. She needs her strength." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“But it’s just not the way we do things in Chattana. The boy needs to come with me. Don’t worry: I’ll make sure he isn’t whipped.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Except she’ll have to cry more than she needs to,” Daddy spoke suddenly, and reached out and took Marly onto his knee. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

In Dussel’s view the oranges that Kleiman so badly needs for his sick stomach will benefit his own stomach even more. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I think that Edward needs to sit here with me,” she said, “so that he can hear the story, too.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to. Besides, we won’t be able to get in there without an invitation, and I know just who to ask.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I need attention like a fish needs a snorkel. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Every little girl needs a skipping rope,” he said with a smile as he replaced the odds and ends and hauled the junk box out back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In social studies, in a unit on basic economics, Jake helped Mr. Lyons by describing the difference between satisfying wants and meeting needs to a group that just couldn’t grasp the concept. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And the kind of medicine Peeta needs would have been at a premium from the beginning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“What kind of a person even needs to be told such a thing? I mean, didn’t I have a mama?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“We put a little machine shop down here. Saves time bringing out equipment that needs repair.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He needs to go back to his side of the world, but he doesn’t, and I can see in his eyes that he won’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And there lives the loveliest of all the fairies. Petra Fairy. And she needs a shower before bed.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Sure was. I told Aibileen, at this rate, she needs to start charging.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A person only needs to manage with what they have. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Intensive postwar lobbying by truck manufacturers and armies finally convinced the public of its own needs and enabled trucks to begin to supplant horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The locks are simply to insure The Receiver’s privacy because he needs concentration,” she explained. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only the third week of school, but I can already tell you, I hate Mrs. Constance. Who needs science anyway?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, which is why it needs to be watered down. Undiluted, it can be deadly. Even to demigods.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think maybe he needs it, too, but then he sits up, pulls his knees into his chest, and rests his elbows on them. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It varies depending on a homeowner’s needs, but the base price for this model is about sixty-five thousand dollars.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As a baboon who grew up wild in the jungle, I realized that Wiki had special nutritional needs. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But reading isn't something an Attendant needs to learn, so it’s frowned upon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

An idea came to him for a way to mine that ore and also satisfy his other needs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“No one really needs me,” he says, and there’s no self-pity in his voice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If Vera needs family there to support her, then I’m sorry, bee, but you just have to accept that she can’t say it—” “She's been with this guy for years!” he loudly hissed at me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The black man needs to reflect that he has been America’s most fervent Christian—and where has it gotten him? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just needs to see it to understand. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When something needs cleaning, Ma, tired, looks at me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we use wishful language to talk about the past, we sometimes make it more complicated than it needs to be. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found Mikhail and said, “Is there somewhere he can wait for us? He needs to get his strength back.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Fug, are we still hunting? Big Daddy needs some lunch.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

What this country needs is an active civil society. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Really. The test will be here before you know it. That needs to be your priority. Gina says that Sonny’s been studying for two hours a day. You could learn something from him.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But they had strength and cunning, and they had found a way to steal and harness other people’s powers for their own needs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lina, do you understand? Tell her it’s in case she needs money.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Zola says, “He won’t like it. He’ll say he needs permission from the authorities—the police or whoever would be in charge of the children.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The way her old lady talks you’d think Lorraine needed internal plastic surgery and seventeen body braces, but if you ask me, all she needs is a little confidence. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve written a song for you, and it needs to be accompanied.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“First, the bonfire needs to be lit. That will...power half the circus.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Everyone needs cake,” Drew said, coming up next to Taryn, who grinned at him. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The paper is eleven inches wide ... and there needs to be about a quarter-inch margin on both sides ... so we have ten and a half inches to work with. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

A spinster’s hot heaves; how pointed her needs were, it was impossible to sleep. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. She needs to be around other kids.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Besides, the headmaster of our school needs a fine new chair and desk, doesn’t he?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But why would there—” “Because Gus needs me for some reason. It’s fine. I can drive.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“But no dragons,” said Jon Connington, “so to win these allies to our cause, we must needs have something to offer them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All he needs is a little exercise to loosen up his stiff leg. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said, “Boys, come inside. Styx needs to go home now.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And it’s like he needs to have all his words stored up and ready to go before he speaks. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And yet it needs to be emphasized: I was an extremely happy child at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about what she went through, how hard it must be to not have her mom around when she needs her the most. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

With their recommendation, most of the redecorated locker room stays as we designed it, tweaked only to comply with the fire code and the janitor's needs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That study was for him a command to worry more about his patients’ material needs than about their beliefs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I really want you to leave. Your family needs you.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Meters away, Ollie tells the guards that this isn't the right carriage; he needs to see the other one. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And now, smiling: “Does the Great Salt Lake think she needs a bra?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Everything is necessary, everything needs only my agreement, my assent, my loving understanding; then all is well with me and nothing can harm me. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, thanks. I appreciate the kind words. But I feel like Erin needs me now. I wish there was something I could do for her.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no limit to desire but desire’s needs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was prone to loneliness and now also felt fierce about sticking up for the girls’ needs, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She had no way of knowing what her true needs were. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He needs normalcy now and a chance to pursue his passions, especially basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He inspired great loyalty in his staff, and he made enemies easily and deliberately, when it suited him or the needs of his staff. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs that; although he is adjusting, and doing his job well, he is often homesick and lonely. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“She needs a lot more than you,” he said in a wise- guy sort of way. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a dog whose owner died in the Tap-Out, and needs a family like ours.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of telling you this, Daniel, but that child needs to know,” Pop Pop says to Daddy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“That needs a higher journalistic skill set—someone in the market with contacts, who knows who the best industry analysts are and has taken the right people to lunch,” said Glocer. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It is drifting, like a ship without an anchor. It needs someone to anchor it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He needs to be sent to the Cuban Home for Boys.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a question of believing or not believing. He just needs to hear the story from you,” Miss Larsen says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Come quick. Mom needs to talk to you.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

His mother says books books books, he’s ruining his eyes with the reading, he needs an operation to straighten them but who’ll pay for it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Our needs were fewer now that we no longer fed the master and his companions. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had washed up there on the riptide of my husband’s confidence and the undertow of my children’s needs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s as true as it needs to be.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“My granny needs help,” I said, “and I am wondering if you would donate your appointment with Dr. Fox to her.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I want the queen to see what I can do, to see that I can be the person she needs, to know that I can help her daughter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A rocket solves this problem by carrying everything it needs with it, not only fuel but also the oxidizer needed to mix with the fuel and cause it to burn. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Luna needs to know what’s inside her. She needs to know how magic works. She needs to know what death is. She needs to be prepared.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I look to see that Dad has caved, and is by the curb trying to hail a taxi, while Mom instructs him that he needs to be more aggressive about it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Leave the boy, now. He needs rest. You can make the fire for our dinner.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy’s right. He needs to go now, if he can.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She needs the comfort of finally being able to comfort me; something she hasn’t been able to do for a long time. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Potter has work to do in the castle on Dumbledore’s orders. We need to put in place every protection of which we are capable while Potter does what he needs to do.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had an old Singer at home and I could sew well enough with it to take care of my needs and Kevin’s. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Conviction, that’s what it needs. You really have to believe in El-ahrairah and Prince Rainbow, don’t you? Then all the rest follows.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her family needs me; her boys love me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows what he needs to do and that it’s now or never. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

DRACO: He needs to see his son, and I need to see mine. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

How can educators and educational systems meet these needs? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like he needs it, though, if he’s too weak to come to meals,” Clancy pointed out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But he definitely needs to clarify that, so I ask again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the conviction that between you and I is an error needs a second look, together with the explanation that the phrase is a hypercorrection. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Indigenous peoples sustained their populations not only by adapting to their specific natural environments but also by changing their environments to meet their needs. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother follows her when she goes to collect firewood and guards her when she needs to relieve herself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon Arryn had told them that a commander needs a good battlefield voice, and Robert had proved the truth of that on the Trident. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Axel reminds everyone that Ray needs to conserve his energy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Consequently, ever since the Cognitive Revolution Homo sapiens has been able to revise its behaviour rapidly in accordance with changing needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing Cletus needs is a ghost to dwell on. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

"A king needs joy brought to his heart too." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

You might want to ask her if she needs money, but in our case Blanca always had more money than me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for allowing her to stay in Chicago. She’ll get the rest she needs before driving back.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the offer, but I think your faction needs you more,” I say, turning off the faucet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the thing about a cry for help is that someone else needs to be around to hear it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

To put down the Confederate rebellion, the president required votes in Congress from men who would back the needs of the military. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like many other statements in support of spraying, this one needs to be questioned. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I thought: I’m not the only one who needs someone to keep an eye on them for the next few days. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some are merely dusty, others tarnished. You shall decide what type of care each one needs.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“She needs to learn that she can’t carry on this way. I mean, around us it’s one thing, but around some other people, she’s going to get in big trouble.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The story lasted late into the night Vasudeva listened with great attention; he heard all about his origin and childhood, about his studies, his seekings, his pleasures and needs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you really have in life are needs, and you only have three needs: food, water, and shelter.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I think if she doesn’t get too riled and keeps a cool head when they duel, she might. But she’s...wild. And unpredictable. She needs to learn to control her feelings—especially that impossible anger.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

To be viable, soil needs 40 liters of water per cubic meter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your job is a simple one: apprise Nicole’s teachers of her special needs. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

My father listed his real problems and unrealistic needs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are big and soft and blue, and he desperately needs to be punched in one of them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I doubt he needs the small pepperoni at all. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Vincent is carrying a large, heavy parcel filled with what he needs for a visit home: probably books and clothes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Lucy needs to participate more in class discussions. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We needs find out where this address is; I gots to stop in this store to ’range for meeting the boy who gonna let us know ’zactly where our folks is at.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to fall asleep, in case she needs something. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Now I’ll just defeat Cain in the duel, and then no one needs to know. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s called the Sleer. It guards the place. It needs a master to tell it what to do,” said Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And I just want to thank you for all that, for your friendship, your understanding—that is something mankind needs desperately. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

All she needs is a garland of flowers in her hair. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We need to keep it creepy, but charismatic creepy. Whoever our Dracu-lass ends up being, she needs to be just as captivating as Bela Lugosi.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All I know is that somebody needs these large pieces of metal that have something to do with pumping oil as soon as possible when they call him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“That boy needs to eat more,” Demeter grumbled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like it also needs to be thicker,” Mr. Ferro said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“To Efrafa,” replied Hazel, “if I can get anyone to come with me: and we shall bring back as many does as the warren needs.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we're already outside the apartment door, and I go, "Maybe she really needs that ID card," so it's my fault what happens next. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The rest of them know what they are. No one ever needs to go searching for the heart of Norway. Or looks for the soul of Mozambique. They know what they are.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Like Rock, he needs to be watched. And I’m good at handling trouble.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said, as if to herself, “She needs to talk about this with you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Preferably more than one, because a girl needs options. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Somebody needs to get the job of deciding who is racist and who isn’t. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Why not? Someone needs to correct your errors.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Within a few hours, the earthquake had brought her face to face with violence, death, and vulgarity and had put her in touch with the basic needs to which she had been oblivious. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When a building is so grand,” Dad had told me, “its entry needs its own special name.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Conventional economic wisdom, of course, says that the more choices consumers have, the more likely they are to buy, because it is easier for consumers to find the jam that perfectly fits their needs. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“This one needs to go to bed soon.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Not sure what his medical condition is, but five’ll get you ten he didn’t stockpile the medication he needs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone who visited said the same thing: The world, needs to see this. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He needs to buy coffee, get cokes for fuel, and write Jo a letter! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Not that my stomach needs an excuse for rejecting that watery paste. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have the time to learn everything that needs to be learned — and you have less time to unlearn it. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When I ask him what happened, he just says he’ll tell me later, but he needs to go now, as soon as possible. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Three treasures. The gods of the Aesir will judge who made the best treasure. Oh, and by the way, one of the treasures you make needs to be hair. Ever-growing perfect golden hair.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Kaitlin needs paramedics or the fire department or people more skilled than we are if she’s going to get through this.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It needs to bloom to produce more seeds. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, following Ruth back to her room because she’s forgotten a book she needs for a class, he places his hand over hers as she reaches for the doorknob. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

To mount this argument he needs not just a complex contrivance but one which is in continuous movement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He is that one teacher that anyone needs to get anywhere in life. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The new government was unable to cope with its country’s needs, and failed crops resulted in a horrific famine that lasted into 1922 and killed millions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

You in the system, you needs to get out the system. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Trey? Sorry to bother, but Sal needs your help with something up front.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Although it may be challenging for teachers to find adaptive instruments to suit the individual needs of their students,” Sobol says, “the music market catalog offerings are expanding.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“The grass needs rain. The crops need rain.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes all it needs is a little something to get it going.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Spare food and clothes and blankets and other needs were laden on a pony, none other than the poor beast that they had brought from Bree. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And he said, “She needs rest. She needs to be on her own.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a wage of about $60 a month, Smith slept and ate in horse stalls and struggled to keep up with the farriery needs of fifty-four horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a letter, maybe three months ago, no return address. Letter says, basically, ‘Nicole Castro needs to burn.’ Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

No one needs to know I ever had any hope at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He knows everything he needs to know,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“That should be the last time this Circle needs to sit here and listen to lies.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I figure he needs me to have his too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I want to reach out and take his hand, make him remember, tell him I won’t let anyone hurt him and he no longer needs to hide. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it needs to be an angry poem. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“There's one over there: that girl? She needs to be changed. You could do that if you want to be helpful.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I felt a strong need to tell him that I had urgent needs of my own. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of looking out for his own needs all the while. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Nathaniel, Pa just needs another set of hands around the place. This is the only way he could afford it.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Miyax’s father never explained to her how he had told the wolf of his needs. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The malt syrup it spooned at the factory contained only a few of the vitamins and minerals every Earthling needs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t try. If it comes without your summoning it, it is because of need. Because someone needs your gift.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

"As I was saying . . . why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I guess I realized that my family needs a dad more than they need a few extra bucks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Without someone guiding us,” Zeitoun finished, “wouldn’t the stars and moon fall to earth, wouldn’t the oceans overrun the land? Any vessel, any carrier of humans, needs a captain, yes?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s very articulate, but he has no intuition about things, so he needs me to define the world for him.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I would argue she needs to see loving consequences,” my mom said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bill goes whiter than a sheet, and I can’t help but wonder what kind of treatment he needs, and what might make a man so fearful of a pair of shaky hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The children were sensitive to Charles’s needs and routine, but they couldn’t help bothering him sometimes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not sure why he needs me anymore—I’m really just a safety net in case he has a question. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pomodoro raises his hand as if he needs permission to speak. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He now desperately needs a cup of tea for himself, not having managed to make one before leaving the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You've seen Ben. He's almost Josh's age. He needs a haircut." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Grown into a jolly little beast. He was quite a youngster when I saw him last. He’s too fat, though. He needs more exercise.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Every Sapiens band continued to run its life independently and to provide for most of its own needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like acne—the kind that needs a doctor to cure. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying it’s no accident Poseidon has claimed you now. It’s a very risky gamble, but he’s in a desperate situation. He needs you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take it all off. He needs to look alive.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The Big-Head Mask needs food to make it powerful. We will send the children as messengers to our gods. The children will lead them to the heart of the Shona spirit world.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If my skin were darker, would I look more like the magnificent, powerful woman Kareena needs for her play? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the way I figure it is, Who doesn't have special needs? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well—I could get it for six hundred bucks. The ol’ people that owns it is flat bust an’ the ol’ lady needs an operation. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But a man like you—in public life—needs a wife who knows social business—who can entertain his influential business friends. I’m not that kind of a woman.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this is nice for now, and I think she needs me.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I’m the kind of fellow who needs instructions.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’s afraid and needs something to help him feel brave. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As scary as they all sound, he needs to hear them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Screw the app business, she needs to become a detective. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He’s lucky to be doing that, as he reminds me every time, my guess is, he needs to remind himself. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Those came home shorter by a head. So you tell me, boy ... if these wildling friends o’ yours prove false, do you have the belly to do what needs be done?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he knows he needs to lighten up his palette even more. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It drops big brown fronds everywhere, and my mom says it needs to come down. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

A friend of hers has set up her own public relations firm and she needs an assistant. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I’m completely exhausted, even if my body is screaming and begging that it needs to rest, some nights I just stare at my ceiling for hours and hours. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Who needs Colorado Springs when you can find healing and comfort in the moderate climate of Hot Springs, Arkansas? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing her hesitate I added, “She’s been sick. She needs some good news too.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is exactly what he needs to tell her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Someone needs to tell him that while it is possible to get smacked down, and it is also possible to get a smackdown, it is not possible to get ‘smackdown.’” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“If he needs help and I ignore him, I’ll never be able to live with myself.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

By the time she gets a few hundred dollars saved up here and there, the pipes start leaking or the roof needs fixing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was deaf and blind to the needs of his house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m to tell him we’re all happy and in the best of health, send money, food is very dear, growing boys eat a lot, ha ha, Alphie the baby needs clothes and nappies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom plans meals weeks ahead; she irons the shirt she needs next Tuesday last Wednesday. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He looks like he needs to get over his fright. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z