| 单词 | attitude |
| 例句 | I liked his attitude even when I didn’t agree with his view. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Examining the schedule for January 3, 2021, he saw that a businesslike professional attitude was called for. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z We hope you had a safe and restful holiday and have come back ready with a positive attitude to successfully handle the academic tasks before you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Subtler distinctions between old and new money lie in the attitude toward work. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At the hospital room door, I watch Johanna for a moment, realize that most of her ferocity is in her abrasive attitude. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “You caught an attitude yesterday, soon as I walked up. I ain’t did nothing to you.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z All I had time to say was, “Don’t do this. Don’t come in here with attitude.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ross, whose life I had tried to write, was charged by the Communist party with “antileadership tendencies,” “class collaborationist attitudes,” and “ideological factionalism,” phrases so fanciful that I gaped when I heard them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A surging sweep of many odds and ends came together and formed an attitude, a perspective. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His attitude seemed to me almost obscene, the attitude of someone who discovers a sexual secret of yours and promises not to tell a soul if you will describe it in detail to him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once when complaining of the Nestors’ attitude of superiority, you said the technicians had taught them all they knew.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Neither the cousins nor their mother shared the same attitude. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Dana was the prize catch, the one with the rap sheet and the bad attitude. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was such an unforeseen attitude that Amaranta Úrsula felt humiliated by the idea that she had given her husband the pretext that he had wanted in order to abandon her to her fate. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At first, there was little change in the government’s attitude to Tycho—indeed, more money was provided later that year to cover debts that he had incurred building up the observatory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I kept waiting for Mother to snap back to her old Everything Is Just Fine attitude, but she stayed blanched out and kind of stopped breathing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not with that attitude. The only ones who succeed are the ones who want it so badly that nothing will keep them from it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Nick's attitude toward us was even more hostile than before, especially toward Sander, who had taken over several of Nick's roles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z For months, Aimee and I butted heads in the gym, but my casual attitude didn’t show in my competitive performance right away. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The paper explained that because he had confessed and had a positive attitude, he was pardoned. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two were driven by harpies, who are basically demonic human/chicken hybrids with bad attitudes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Still in that attitude he said, with a hollow voice, “Good night, Mr. Pip,” when I deemed it advisable to go to bed and leave him. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The new attitude to evidence, which Sprat had praised as ‘this Inquiring, this scrupulous, this incredulous Temper’, had encouraged a general scepticism of miracles, providences and witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They didn’t have the strength, the attitude, or the resilience for certain kinds of pieces. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z On one hand, my attitude was beneficial to fellow teammates. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was a fast learner, says Atkinson, who became Hall’s most frequent climbing partner, “with the ability to soak up skills and attitudes from anybody.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Rowan found it amusing how Citra gave the scythe attitude—but it worked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Lazily he placed his forepaws behind his head and crossed his knees, in an attitude of complete relaxation. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She knew Thorn was right and that she had to adjust her attitude unless she wanted to stay a Forever Witchling: witches who never formed a coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I wish I had enough coordination to have “attitude”! “Here, Penny, why don’t you just sit down and draw me a picture instead,” Mrs. V says, whipping out a box of crayons. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “I’m totally dumbfounded by your attitude. Dismayed too.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It says something about our century, our attitude toward life, our obsession with disease and death, our human chauvinism. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Love is disposition, behavior, attitude, thoughts, likes, dislikes—these things make a beautiful woman, a beautiful wife. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t think of another attitude that could be depended upon to give greater comfort to the enemy.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her laughter and upbeat attitude always cheered me up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Teachers were thrilled with my “great new attitude” and kept telling me what a “trooper” I was. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He also discussed in detail the pertinent aspects of our therapy sessions—especially my changing attitudes toward free association on the couch. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It included mood swings, a fondness for violent TV or video games, cursing, depression, antisocial behavior and attitudes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But what was most different was the attitude of the bunch of boys Joe had rowed with last year. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The attitude of the party leader prevailed and Left Front, for which I had worked so long, was voted out of existence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she sighed, and for the first time since their night at the opera, she offered up something more than attitude. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It filled me with hatred, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, loneliness, selfishness and a cynical attitude toward people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You keep showing that attitude toward superiors and you’re going to have a lot of trouble around here, a lot of trouble,” he warned. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was confused by the shift in his attitude. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Managed other attitudes, such as sexual aggression and violent natures? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Let them worry about how to communicate with us was the more common attitude. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Making this happen will involve taking risks, particularly a willingness to change our attitudes and actions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He didn't want Mr. Pen-dance-key to think he had a bad attitude. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was an attitude that Mario knew meant the absolute end of everything. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As if hearing himself say it meant nothing; he had a dubious attitude toward his own words; they didn’t become real, not until she agreed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Your turn,” I said, glancing at Ocean, whose attitude toward me had changed, rather dramatically, in the last week. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then the one wearing a green hat adds, “And she got too much attitude.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Miss Eliza Bennet, let me persuade you to follow my example, and take a turn about the room. I assure you it is very refreshing after sitting so long in one attitude.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The children watched, rapt, but Penelope’s attitude remained skeptical. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Plenty of folks share his attitude, but something fundamental has snapped in him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The explanation of your change of attitude, Mademoiselle.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought he could do with an attitude adjustment,” I said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My attitude had to match the level of the forgery. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not the word. Maybe it’s the attitude.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A common way of earning a living gives them a common attitude toward life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Well, that attitude can get you tossed into grammatical purgatory. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It began to take shape in its same curious, light, gravity-defying attitude—the once-folded sheet out of the wistaria Mississippi summer, the cigar smell, the random blowing of the fireflies. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of such an attitude, Permian had established itself as perhaps the most successful football dynasty in the country—pro, college, or high school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost asked what it was, then, if it wasn’t a place—but there was a good chance Ms. Wardak would think that was more attitude. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “And you never will be with that attitude!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "Depends on how much fuel we want to save for attitude adjustments on the trip home." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m working on everything he asked me to do,” my mother said with a self-righteous attitude. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Well, there was having attitude and then there was just being a total show-off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked him hadn’t his headquarters bothered to brief him—that my attitudes and beliefs were changed? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In pan their place in this world was secured only when they echoed the old residents’ attitude toward blacks. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Something was not quite adding up, this disconnect between attitudes and behaviors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And they have the laws and the means to enforce their views....I am sure that their attitude is indefensible, but I do not wish to jeopardize my liberty in proving that it is. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z On the streets, after my speeches, in the faces and the voices of the people I met—even those who would pump my hands and want my autograph—I would feel the wait-and-see attitude. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In doing so he had gradually begun to erode the racial attitudes of many—though far from all— white Americans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Hey, everybody has to write something. You’re no exception. Do you want everyone to think you have a bad political attitude?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said that last part as if he knew her attitude. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “We all felt the honesty of the man and his unselfish attitude,” he said. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I just don’t want him to come out of this with that ruthless type of attitude. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I could change was my attitude, and that was changing for the worst. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I need to take you home, woman. You need to have stayed in your crib this morning if you woke up with an attitude that wrong.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He did not expect, however, that his conciliatory attitude would be able to prevent the inevitable. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At the beginning of the test, you are asked what your attitudes toward blacks and whites are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z To Shay, her new attitude was simply the result of growing up, moving on, leaving all the overheated emotions of ugliness behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was the attitude that came with knowing how ridiculous people thought she looked, but never changing a thing because she felt good about herself. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But because of the rest of her, the attitude was easy to overlook most of the time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Jess, with her bold prints and her Converse trainers and her beauty, her attitude, works in the fashion industry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie pouts and crosses her arms in front of her chest, all attitude. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z But the shift in attitude and in public responsibility at the laboratory were as distinct in character as the golden age of aeronautics of the 1950s would be from the space-age 1960s. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Although I could detect disdain and hatred in their attitudes, they never shouted at me or abused me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not care for the attitude some of you are taking,” Father Mulrooney declared. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The disturbing thing about the test is that it shows that our unconscious attitudes may be utterly incompatible with our stated conscious values. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I will have a positive attitude, take care of myself, I’ll feed myself enzymes, and friendly bacteria. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe,” he said, putting his hand on his chin in an attitude of deep thought. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "My commander says I have to shift my attitude," he says, clearly repeating the instructions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But this time my attitude toward my bans had changed radically. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about calling Mtisha and asking her if I should cross multiply, but I didn’t want to hear her mouth if she had an attitude. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z His positive attitude gave me hope that even if I couldn’t speak my truth, the scales of justice were weighted on our side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently the sun hasn’t baked all the attitude out of him yet. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z All right, it’s official, she needs an attitude adjustment. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I suppose I have an ambivalent attitude toward it” Major Sanderson sprang up with joy when he heard the words “ambivalent attitude.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Madame Crommelynck'd have a field marshal's attitude to punctuality, I reckoned. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z My father fairly cringed in his effort to convey an attitude of humble service. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z To be quite frank, sir,' I heard Mr Lewis say, 'I was appalled at their attitude towards your countrymen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t appreciate your attitude,” said his father. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “You need me to put on lipstick?” he asks, full of fake attitude. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Among the dead animals that lay stretched in unnatural attitudes was a badly injured weasel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position; people who, for that reason, may share political attitudes, lifestyles, consumption patterns, cultural interests, and opportunities to get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She epitomized the attitude I wanted to emulate, to be true to yourself, even when the costs are high, while simultaneously uniting people through love and laughter. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had found Dr. Minerva—the sixth one that Dr. Barney and I tried—and found her quiet, no-nonsense attitude amenable to my issues. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes Grandma even stood by, listening to the entire conversation, with arms folded and a huffy attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy froze in an attitude of stunned disapproval. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I mean, they’re these cute, pudgy animals, and picturing one with an attitude, all surly...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The way you’re dressed. Your attitude. Do people really behave this way out East?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know,” he asked, “what the attitude of the people was in this community after the apprehension of these two men?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I decided that his blase attitude about serving time might be a pose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why you must pull up your grades and improve your attitude. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s not enough room on this island for both you and your attitude.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He went on about how difficult he could make Zeitoun’s stay at Hunt, that a man with an attitude like that would not last long. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We knew the Germans hated the Poles and wanted our land. Our attitude was, Let ’em come! Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z They had rejected the state of things as they were, and that seemed to me to be the first step toward embracing a creative attitude toward life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, my parents had raised me to be polite even when I secretly had an attitude, so even though I wasn’t enjoying the drills, I didn’t dare let anyone else see that. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Among whites, those expressing the highest degree of concern about crime also tend to oppose racial reform, and their punitive attitudes toward crime are largely unrelated to their likelihood of victimization. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “They are our history. Some families who like crafts even fill them with dried beans and pose them in favorite attitudes—a big hug, for example, or a beloved picnic.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Still, those writers would likely have been thinking of Indians without him—the essayist Montaigne had noted the same antiauthoritarian attitudes a century earlier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And yet after three weeks of reprehension — Helen was short, Ralph cool, even the girls seemed wary of her — she began to feel her attitude weakening. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z My attitude was one of abiding and friendly wonder. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What made me different from them was an attitude of mind, my imagination of myself. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All the beliefs, habits, tastes, emotions, mental attitudes that characterize our time are really designed to sustain the mystique of the Party and prevent the true nature of present- day society from being perceived. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And honestly, I hadn’t meant to give Ms. Wardak any attitude. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He takes in my attitude like a scent in the air, and writes something down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It would be easy to make sport of their attitude if one did not know that in this way they try to keep their association with the strength and simplicity of the land. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He consents without a murmur, all join in a joyful chorus, and the curtain falls upon the lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro’s blessing in attitudes of the most romantic grace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of all, she felt misunderstood by her own family, who scolded her for being touchy and outspoken and having a bad attitude. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They seemed to be modifying their usual attitude of floating, chronic disapproval. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They require fundamentally different talents and attitudes toward material as well as subject matter. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is attitudes and assumptions, a source of identity, a system of exclusion. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In general, her whole attitude suggested to me that she was quite unsuitable for employment at Darlington Hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z To hold an attitude of antagonism or distrust toward Jews was bred in us from childhood; it was not merely racial prejudice, it was a part of our cultural heritage. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And what’s more, now I think about it, I’d say what Miss Lucy said to us that afternoon led to a real shift in our attitudes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I venture that he has an attitude, and she nods as if that were an acute diagnosis. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So would just about every person in the state of Texas, where attitudes on the subject became quickly defined on the basis of whether you were black or white. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The attitude of America toward this boy regulated his most intimate dealings with his own kind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Infuriated by his failure and by Ron’s and Hermione’s attitudes, Harry brooded for the next few days over what to do next about Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Fake it till you make it” is one of the most American attitudes I can think of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "The intercept distance was going to be way too big. So they're using the attitude adjusters to close the gap." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the later attitudes of Odessa, all these theories are probably true. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm’s attitude was that of a man who had reached a crossroads in his life and was making a choice under an inner compulsion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed him out to Peaches and right away she got caught up in her attitude and talking about why J.T. had to come around to mess things up. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d had very little experience with wealthy people, but she had never met anyone with attitudes like the Derby men seemed to have. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had met this attitude before: Witches and wizards seemed stunned that his closest living relatives took so little interest in the famous Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I went on with my dressing, puzzled at her attitude, so different from our last encounter, and wondering whether I had the unpleasant Favell to thank for it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Try working it out,” she said, sounding like she was getting an attitude. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Before, Ivory had displayed undisguised contempt for just about everything, an attitude of what Hanson perceived as arrogance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get out there and do your own thing,” that was their attitude. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do you have to have an attitude?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “And you shouldn’t be, either. You watch what happens on Monday. If Antoine keeps his word, two punks are gonna have new attitudes, right around three o’clock.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Until attitudes changed, suffragists were going to have to work for the passage of suffrage legislation one state at a time. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I can use some slang, but not too much slang, some attitude, but not too much attitude, so I’m not a “sassy black girl.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The unfortunate reality we must face is that racism manifests itself not only in individual attitudes and stereotypes, but also in the basic structure of society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I got warnings time and again, for “attitude” as the superintendent put it, but he tolerated me for want of a replacement. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their actions had simply made impressions upon my sensibilities as I lived from day to day, impressions which crystallized and coagulated into clusters and configurations of memory, attitudes, moods, ideas. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But monumental changes in the economy and in attitudes toward immigrants have made it far less likely that Peralta and his children will experience the same upward mobility as Zannikos and his family. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But as Bram launched into his first point, de Wet interjected somewhat testily, “I thought I made my attitude clear. I accept that no decision or date was fixed upon for guerrilla warfare.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her no-nonsense attitude didn’t leave room for unruly behavior. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In its more extreme forms it is a recipe for anarchy, and its attitude toward any energetic expression of centralized political power can assume paranoid proportions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Another study, done on students at the University of Utah, found that if you ask someone why he is friendly with someone else, he’ll say it is because he and his friend share similar attitudes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The nondemanding, lethargic nature of the classes he was in made it difficult to fault his attitude about school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It showed me how any country’s moral strength, or its moral weakness, is quickly measurable by the street attire and attitude of its women—especially its young women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It means we need to concentrate on beating this thing with a positive attitude.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Selvam’s easy attitude towards her son brought Ira even closer to him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Reginald, when he came to visit me again in a few days, could gauge from my attitude the effect that his talking had had upon me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It has to come from somewhere, and the place where we seem to get these kinds of attitudes and skills is from our families. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z To maintain the best attitude I can at school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting at the window, Beth’s work often dropped into her lap, and she leaned her head upon her hand, in a dejected attitude, while her eyes rested on the dull, autumnal landscape. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me he had no sympathy for the “Southern attitude.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma’s eyes were instantly withdrawn; and she sat silently meditating, in a fixed attitude, for a few minutes. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Every now and then Basil would pause and strike his “Noble Stag” attitude, letting the rats get to within a whisker of him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I began to be recognized more around the town, I started to become aware of the peculiar attitude of white people toward me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “With your attitude, I can understand that,” I laughed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, they’re these cute, pudgy animals, and picturing one with an attitude, all surly...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When I see the judge I will try to convey a positive attitude, while at the same time monitoring my blood pressure and other vital signs. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Nor did Dr. Bogert’s sleek paleness abandon a certain hangdog attitude. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z That response is predictable because most people assume that racism, and racial systems generally, are fundamentally a function of attitudes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was in this attitude something feminine, a refusal of the abstract, the ideal, a submissiveness to the given, which rather displeased me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The attitude of the two had a terrible resemblance to a child forcing a kitten’s nose into a saucer of milk to compel it to drink. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I tried to make my voice sound as disinterested as possible, but Grandmère ignored my bad attitude. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z One skeptical reporter noted, “The attitude of a pioneer cattleman toward the full-blood Indian...is fairly well recognized.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This being my natural attitude, I don’t know what made me turn sharply south and cross a state line to take a look at Yellowstone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had a good attitude and I knew the electrician liked me,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z And she looks at me without any of the humor or attitude that she usually puts on, just with big wide eyes and empty questions. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Cullivan could scarcely credit so detached an attitude; Perry was confused, mistaken, it was not possible for any man to be that devoid of conscience or compassion. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z With that decision, the Seneca Falls leaders established that it was a person’s attitude about female equality and not their sex that should determine who was, in fact, a feminist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z South Carolina maintained a different attitude toward colored progress, as Sam had told Cora on the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Yossarian’s attitude towards his roommates turned merciful and protective at the mere recollection of Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If you didn’t work it out it was because one of you had the wrong attitude. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A wealth of combed and clipped mustache gave him the appearance and attitude of a French rake of the nineteenth century, and incidentally concealed his crooked front teeth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was an intuitive two-year-old soaking up language and behaviors from a crew of rowdy adolescents who were trying on adult attitudes and habits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Careful checks of collateral became almost laughable and utterly contrary to the ultracompetitive, machismo attitude that pervaded the banking industry in Texas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Their fatalistic attitude influenced my literature choices for this year. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She glanced at Conrad to see whether or not her prodding was affecting his stingy attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t mind a little attitude. Long as you remember who’s the boss. You know who I am, little cousin?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They all liked my attitude, and it was out of their liking for ne that I soon became accepted by them—as a mascot, I know low. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the same snarky attitude as when he had impersonated Brer, and it didn’t irritate me any less. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z What it means is that our attitudes toward things like race or gender operate on two levels. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Henry’s tone and attitude had changed when he was talking to the foreman. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He just stands there with his upper lip curled as if he's smelling his own stank attitude. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With his mocking, hostile attitude, Trueba managed to frighten off this man who had survived a concentration camp, overcome poverty and exile, and triumphed in the ruthless world of commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The racist teachings and attitudes made school a hostile environment for Jewish students. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Those whose attitude toward the war is most nearly rational are the subject peoples of the disputed territories. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Divide into groups and read Eli Landers letters from different years comparing changes in attitude for a confederate soldier over time from the beginning of the war to the end of the war. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was no doubt prepared for any emergency, ready for any one of uie foregoing attitudes, just as he bent himself easily and naturally to the situation which confronted him. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It was funny how the buffalo boy’s whole manner changed when he talked about her — his vaguely mocking attitude and tough expression washed away and he lit up like a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z From what I could gather, the recruitment attitude at the temple seemed to me to amount to a self-defeating waiting view ... an assumption that Allah would bring us more Muslims. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She gazes upon his bent back with flattened ears and then seems to adjust her attitude, swinging her trunk and investigating the ground in front of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I learned after the war that as a result of that attitude the Japanese prisoner- of-war camps were terrible places. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of it is attitude,” he had said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So he held toward them an attitude of iron reserve; he lived with them, but behind a wall, a curtain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘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 I looked up and she was standing there with a fake attitude and a grin. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The consequence of this narrow, insular attitude “is that one does not really mind what happens to the people outside his group.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Their passive, silent, almost pleasant greeting made me uncomfortable, and the more I thought about their attitude, the more it concerned me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor did she understand the attitude of the armed forces, most of whom came from the middle and working class and had traditionally been closer to the left than to the far right. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His editorials began to lean away from the “correct” Southern attitude. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, the war years shaped and hardened his convictions on this score, though the basic attitudes on which they rested were in place long before he assumed command of the Continental Army. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They could neither trust nor predict what Chacko’s attitude would be. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The coach said you have an attitude problem,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The tramped grass was bathed in blood, as were the pen’s weathered posts and the stiff white bodies of the sheep themselves, flung about in attitudes of sheepish agony. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t say it in a mean way or even with an attitude, I swear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Certainly my father ran his stores with an iron attitude. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The authors also share an attitude: they do not hide the passion and relish that drive them to tell us about their subjects. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z What is different, and new, about this movement is not its structure, orchestration or technical bravado, but its attitude. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My mom’s attitude was “I chose you, kid. I brought you into this world, and I’m going to give you everything I never had.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She even had a kind of respect for his attitude. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts her hands together in an attitude of prayer, bows forward, lowering her head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "We were able to correct the intercept range with Hermes's attitude thrusters. But there's a problem with the intercept velocity." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The one quality they all have in common is an informed love of works of art—an attitude at once discriminating and enthusiastic that lends particular weight to their judgments. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On it is a cool punky charm bracelet that perfectly matches the rest of her: purple hair, tattoo sleeves, acid attitude. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Being sold down south had drastically altered his attitude toward whites. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was difficult to ignore his clearly hostile attitude, but I did my best. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Still smiling, Colonel Meecham said, “I enjoyed talking to you, Johnson. I like your attitude. It’s a good attitude. It’s a real good attitude to find in such a measly body. Good afternoon.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her expression did not change as she read it, but when she looked up, her attitude was quite transformed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It kind of explained his attitude, and now I knew why he’d been out “sick.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Wipe that smile away and be prepared to keep the attitude of that gift of a monologue you just gave us. That is the emotion we are looking for.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But the way they took the attitude they did touched her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As time went along, the people took less notice of these January thirds, or rather they thought they did, thought they had no attitudes or feelings one way or another about Shadrack’s annual solitary parade. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “She had a terrible attitude,” the old woman said with a sniff when Richard asked what had happened to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “We got to go out with the attitude that we are not going to get beat,” said Gaines. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Guitar was there with several other men, leaning in various attitudes, but all listening to something. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Father certainly admired Mother’s attitude and thought she had an excellent character. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Smith melded toughness with an attitude of respect for his inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It says, ‘The student delivering this note is our student of the month for hard work and a good attitude.’” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "I'm space paparazzi now. The attitude comes with the job." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not comprehend the attitudes of young people these days. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When I say this, I am not merely drawing attention to the fact that our generation had a less snobbish attitude as regards which employers were landed gentry and which were 'business.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But the worst of my humiliations was my younger brother Reginald’s attitude: he simply never mentioned the fight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of this hypocritical attitude sprang the stereotype of the savage “redneck.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z His attitude in turn intensified the debate over how to handle him. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They get to dish out wisdom and attitude while the white woman finds love. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There they sat, a row of statues, each, as it were, frozen stiff in the attitude he had struck when he first saw Perseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when he was punched with punishing blows or was kicked to the floor, he kept a positive attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My teammates worked hard with the help of my attitude and motivation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If it weren’t for her attitude, it would be easier to deal with all this. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z An instant later he was safe on his mat under the acacia tree, breathless and panting but lying in an attitude of sleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z With the whole theme in mind, in an attitude almost akin to prayer, I gave myself up to the story. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, when she was with the gentlemen who called on her, she assumed a contradictory attitude, encouraging them with a batting of her Arabian eyes, but keeping them at a prudent distance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was a change in attitude, I thought, an acceptance that if something wasn’t done soon, developing-world problems would become developed-world problems. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She twirled a drumstick in her hand with an attitude that said she wasn’t in the mood to accept self-deprecating comments. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My mother’s usual attitude of noncommittal formality toward her father-in-law warmed to something approaching gratitude or maybe even affection. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Now if only I could transfer that great new attitude to my workout sessions in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She had reached inside him and took out his attitude. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I held a series of petty' jobs for short periods, quitting some to work elsewhere, being driven off others because of my attitude, my speech, the look in my eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It measures our second level of attitude, our racial attitude on an unconscious level—the immediate, automatic associations that tumble out before we’ve even had time to think. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They would attribute their attitudes to some more obvious, logical cause. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Often these images emanate from BET or black-themed reality shows and thus are considered “authentic” expressions of black attitudes, culture, and mores. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I understood it, even if I didn’t much care for her attitude. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Get your attitude together and come on out for the game.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z What it comes down to is attitude and knowledge. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The cocky attitude drains away, and his smile vanishes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Hearing that seems to notch down her attitude just a bit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My attitude started to sizzle as I reluctantly took the baton again. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Her attitude seemed to have softened from hostility to mere distrust. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We’d gotten calls from various news magazine programs over the previous few years that expressed interest in covering our work, but I was wary My general attitude was that press coverage rarely helped our clients. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They left with the attitude that now they were off to something really important. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His hatred for the King was not a reality like Mordred’s—indeed, he had little personal feeling against anybody except Lancelot His attitude was more of malice at random. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This difference in public attitudes has important implications for reform efforts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He gazed out over them for a moment, saying nothing, letting his attitude silence them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Others were folks from the Deep South with calcified attitudes about racial mixing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1980, Maya Lin was a senior at Yale University, taking a class on funereal architecture, studying how cemeteries and monuments reflect attitudes toward death. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I know that saying I’m sorry about my attitude isn’t enough, but I want you to know that I am sorry.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Symbolically and physically, the tracks were still a barrier and still defined an attitude. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I first became aware of his lady's attitude toward him one night after the three of us had dined together. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Several governors who had earlier preached a “go along” attitude now dug in their heels. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I always knew that lousy attitude was going to get us in trouble one day. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Our attitudes were made, defined, set, or corrected; our ideas were discovered, discarded, enlarged, torn apart, and accepted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was, for instance, the odd attitude to students who’d recently left. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom shoots me a look that tells me I should watch my attitude. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He jumped up with as much dignity as he could muster, trying to give off an I- was-just-about-to-beat-your-butt attitude. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z There are customs, attitudes, myths and directions and changes that seem to be part of the structure of America. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And in spite of the blasé attitude he showed her, he was, in fact, attracted to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Despite the colonel’s disdainful attitude, the cells were soon painted and fumigated and we were supplied with fresh blankets and sanitary pails. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This prejudice figured strongly in the attitudes of the coroner’s jury that saw union families as a mob of rioters and ruled that the deputies killed Fannie in self-defense. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Blending in was as much about performance as about costume, I realized, and my friends and I carried ourselves with none of the slump-shouldered, shifty-eyed attitude that these people did. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The attitude of the Carter administration toward South Africa yielded results. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "But you, my boy, have the right attitude! A born leader, that's what you are! A man to watch! You will go far!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Some people said—okay, it wasn’t some people, it was my uncle who runs the barbershop—Uncle Duke said that I had a bad attitude about Harlem. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids with the blue blazers and bad attitudes. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z To me it wasn’t so much the size of the bird but its attitude and the speed that it looked to have. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He steps away from me, and his face is a little more relaxed now, but I can still smell his stank attitude. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Hofstede’s job was to travel the globe and interview employees, asking about such things as how people solved problems and how they worked together and what their attitudes were to authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The attitude was that women were to be protected and taken care of, concepts that contradicted becoming astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z "Can they use the attitude adjusters to slow down?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Saunders has got a real attitude when she says it, too. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “In what attitude wras it found? What layer of the sediment?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Although this attitude wasn’t uncommon at the time, NIH guidelines stipulated that all human subject research funded by NIH—as McKusick’s was —required both informed consent and approval from a Hopkins review board. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When Quincey saw the attitude and state of the patient, and noted the horrible pool on the floor, he said softly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And regulating his attitude toward death was the fact that he was black, unequal, and despised. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z John’s first impression upon stepping into the Rad Lab was the staffs shockingly casual attitude about radiation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes the same attitudes prevailed even in the western press. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And because his attitude was poor, their attitude toward him was also poor, until, as time went on, his patients began seeking other, more modern remedies from other, more modern healers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z A thing that was difficult to determine was the attitude of the pigs towards Moses. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z What they didn’t expect was that the king would respond to even the smallest failure with an “off with his head!” attitude. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Katherine understood that the attitudes of the hard-line racists were beyond her control. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I decided to develop a similar attitude—though with less risk to myself, I thought. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His attitude seemed that of a black man being changed into a brute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, his attitude toward the crime made it, as he later said, “a personal proposition.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He sensed that in their attitude toward him they had gone beyond hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z On meeting my eye, he said plainly, by a momentary and silent pause in that attitude, “Indeed? Singular!” and then put the handkerchief to its right use with wonderful effect. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Or probably it was simply the change in the demon’s attitude from being surly to being friendly that encouraged Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara eluded me with that distracted attitude of hers I came to despise. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “That implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself useless emotion.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I think it cost him a good deal to say what he did, and he never varied his attitude once. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Part of this woman’s trouble is that kind of attitude. Ridicule she doesn’t need.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was now back in his easy chair, in his former attitude before I had alarmed him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Watch the attitude and go to the infirmary. We don’t need to be infected.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her attitude toward him had changed completely since he had saved her sister from the lake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was a little upset that she hadn’t given him more attitude than that. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She soon found that attitudes at Booker T. Washington had hardened against her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I wanted to take issue with their attitude, but caution urged me to talk it over with others first. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Later in The New York Times, Sammy Dean Parker and Kaye Bacon said that as a result of the meeting they now had a new attitude. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, there you have it! Now we know Anya gets her attitude from your side of the family! Miro was as even-tempered as they come. Not an ounce of strife in the boy, not ever.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z By 1966, the warders had adopted a laissez-faire attitude: we could talk as much as we wanted as long as we worked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing Bobby’s penchant for noncooperation with authority figures, he might well have been incarcerated more for his attitude than anything else. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Amá has always given me attitude for my messiness, but this is unlike her. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "If he grew his hair out and developed a bad attitude." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “If both sides now return to the attitude of good will shown in October,” Kissinger cabled to the North Vietnamese, “the remaining problems can be rapidly solved.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That same attitude was the one my coach didn’t like. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I thought about how different she was from Zoe—Zoe all formal and aloof like a princess, Thalia with her ratty clothes and her rebel attitude. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z During these I had to make mental notes on the ideological attitudes revealed in the guests' conversations. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z How did Fizz morph, in my mind, from a best friend with a no-nonsense attitude into this stern, judgmental person in the span of a few days? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “With that attitude, you’ll be feeling great again in no time.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Behind that laid-back attitude and happy face, Arnold was nobody’s fool. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “My whole attitude was, it really didn’t matter,” she had told me of the murder and conviction, which she considered one-of-a-kind occurrences brought about by a fluky convergence of factors. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually Wagner adopted a virulently anti-Semitic attitude that polluted his views on almost everything. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “It’s not, um, what you said. I choose to have a positive attitude. I don’t let my hearing loss get me down. I can do anything a hearing person can do.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z From ES in New Jersey: High school favors people with a certain look and attitude— the adolescent equivalent of Aryans. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Traces of his smug attitude linger like perfume, distracting me from an onslaught of new questions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The need to evade their enemies probably caused the Aché to adopt an exceptionally harsh attitude towards anyone who might become a liability to the band. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton’s face was held in an attitude of intense listening and her hands were hanging loosely at her sides. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton’s got this stank attitude painted all over her voice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And I’m like, Go ahead, have your attitude, but do the work. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z General Peckem’s attitude toward all the personnel in his command, officers and enlisted men, was marked by the same easy spirit of tolerance and permissiveness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite him in the attitude of a thinker. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z If this is the attitude, then everything is destined for failure. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Bobby showed up at CBS’s Television Studio 52, garbed in his characteristic corduroy pants and flannel shirt buttoned at the collar and displaying an attitude that was one part assurance and one part skepticism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But if you actually quiz the two of them on their attitudes, you’ll find out that what they actually share is similar activities. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If the politics was conservative, so obviously were the attitudes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two possible attitudes to this: lip smacking or nauseated revulsion. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Two suits of armor with bad attitudes were about to kill him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That is hardly the attitude of some veteran summer residents, who find comfort in the thought that they can occasionally be fogged in without worrying about the office. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z What set Michael Jordan apart from his peers was his attitude and motivation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Mom and Jack exchange glances, and I can tell they’re bothered by my attitude, but neither of them says anything. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He said this last with a flourish that indicated the grandness of her attitude. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On his own console he dialed for a creative and fresh attitude toward his job, although this he hardly needed; such was his habitual, innate approach without recourse to Penfield artificial brain stimulation. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The particulars were new, but the attitudes on which they rested were familiar. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There was a saying in Oakland at the time which, if she didn’t say it herself, explained her attitude. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” said Estella, preserving her attitude of indifference as she leaned against the great chimney-piece and only moving her eyes; “do you reproach me for being cold? You?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I guess I came on a little strong in my last letter, but it was only because your paranoid fantasy disturbed me, rooted as it possibly was in your unhealthy attitude toward sex. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As you will see, we do not believe that artists have an obligation to strike up attitudes to the war. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The saloon keeper was a ruthless boss, beating and insulting the wayward slave at every turn, stealing wages and dignity, the hard image of northern white attitudes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The news was innocuous enough by twenty-first-century standards, but in the context of social attitudes in America in the 1930s it came as a profound shock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But if not, I can try to change their attitude. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z How he can have such a jovial attitude when the situation is most dire is something I cannot explain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Well, this one has an attitude,” Demeter observed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z For some reason, Onofre’s attitude, tone of voice, words, or all three taken together did the trick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But old attitudes and distorted stubborn impressions of my father outlived Arnold Perl and James Baldwin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Cutie gazed upon his long, supple fingers in an oddly human attitude of mystification, “It strikes me that there should be a more satisfactory explanation than that. For you to make me seems improbable.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I can only feel sorry for Mother, who will have to figure out what her attitude should be all by herself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Mary Anne, what do I have to do to make you have a more deferential attitude toward your parents?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their attitude toward me made me feel even more at ease, self-confident; it made me bolder in asking personal questions and at the same time reveal my innermost feelings. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Again my attitude may be informed by love, but it seemed to me that the towns were places to live in rather than nervous hives. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You passed the day I met you, Jenna. You gave me honesty and attitude. I liked that.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “There is not as much taboo in whites’ attitudes towards blacks. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Abruptly, the man changed his attitude and expression, took his hands from his pockets and smiled a smile that Bigger did not believe. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They have more cause to know it Whatever the explanation of Guenever’s attitude, the fruits of it were pain for her lover. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Such has been America’s attitude toward these boys that if one is picked up and confronted in a police cell with ten white cops, he is intimidated almost to the point of confessing anything. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The theme of covert tensions, overcome by right thinking and positive attitude, continues in the twelve-minute video entitled You’ve Picked a Great Place to Work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If that wasn’t enough, I later pierced my tongue and had the very blase “I don’t care about life” attitude. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I figured my face was the landscape of my attitude. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Thomas, now slightly scared of the guy but mostly fed up with his attitude, moved to get up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Nathan felt like this was the time to say sorry for his attitude earlier. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z With the development of chemicals of broad lethal powers, there came a sudden change in the official attitude toward the fire ant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z What struck her most was their attitude of fatalism, as if this was how it always turned out, whatever the initial promise or potential. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It would mean making some quite fundamental changes in our attitudes toward each other, if we were really to think of ourselves as indispensable elements of nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We continue to share with our remotest ancestors the most tangled and evasive attitudes about death, despite the great distance we have come in understanding some of the profound aspects of biology. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody in the world knows that. But he’s got to have the mental attitude. I hate to see it all go up in smoke. Three or four more years, I would have had ’im ready. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a person interposes between himself and reality nothing less than a labyrinth of attitudes. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z This is not to say that either the conduct of war, or the prevailing attitude toward it, has become less bloodthirsty or more chivalrous. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There were other white men on the job whose attitudes showed clearly that they were Kluxers or sympathizers, and they were out of the question. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z These schools have often been criticized for being colonialist in their attitudes and practices. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The IAT is more than just an abstract measure of attitudes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “And you cannot interrupt these proceedings any longer! If you persist in this attitude, you’ll be removed from this room! I have the legal right to determine what evidence is necessary. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “She comes in with the attitude that we are going to cut his nuts off—basically, this isn’t a time for crying, this is a time to make sure he’s punished for what he did.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her lips are kinda poked out like she’s got an attitude, but at least she doesn’t say anything mean. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He joined the military at eighteen, but his anger and attitude got him in even more trouble there. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Though perhaps your attitude will be useful. I’m not going to pretend that my father’s empire was built on trust and understanding. But you already know that.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z What was truly new in the proslavery argument was not really the ideas or attitudes expressed, but the expression itself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I figure I have enough attitude to kill a few people myself, only it never works on the right ones. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “These must be our grandchildren,” I said, trying not to notice her attitude. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He isn’t making it any easier for his family, because his attitude seems to be: what do I care, I’m going to die anyway! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell by her answer if the games were different or just her attitude toward Chinese and Jewish people. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide it’s best not to adopt some sort of superior attitude when I’m with these people. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I dig your game but I don’t dig your attitude,” Nick said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Still, whenever she did show up at Bannon’s, everyone knew what that meant—something needed fixing, whether it was my attitude or something about the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My upbringing has shaped in me certain attitudes which have not worn thin over the years. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The new musical style was already well under way by the time Mozart was a young composer, and he grew up in a Europe experiencing a sea change in cultural attitudes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But if you ask me, your attitude's all wrong, see? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That had all passed now with his disgrace, and what on the part of the school officials had been an attitude of contempt blunted by tolerance, had now become a contempt sharpened by hate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I complain about Madame Rubenstein and her bangles and her snotty attitudes, but she really is a good piano teacher. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I could only conclude that his attitude came from an overwhelming love for his child, so profound it spilled over to all humanity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His entire attitude of connivance was superbly exaggerated. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "But you're judging them at the same time you accuse them of judging you. It's like you've got a prejudice against the popular kids, and you assume they have a bad attitude toward you." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickett said, “Well, I tell you, sir, frankly, my boys are beginning to wonder at the attitude of the high command toward my Division. My boys—” “George,” Longstreet said. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Alongside this new framework, the printing press was transforming the nature of intellectual communities, the knowledge they could exchange, and the attitude to authority and to evidence that came naturally to them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Except for this moment, Smith, and Hickock too, affected a courtroom attitude that was simultaneously uninterested and disinterested; they chewed gum and tapped their feet with languid impatience as the state summoned its first witness. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Doubtless it is all to do with our historic impulse to tame and exploit the wilderness, but America’s attitude to nature is, from all sides, very strange if you ask me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The crushing responsibilities of his later years,” Martin Kamen would observe, “hardened his attitudes about people and increased his suspicions of their motivations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The great change in attitude of which Voltaire was a supreme philosophical weathervane coincided with a rapid reshaping of music after the deaths of Bach and Handel. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Ironically, given his regal attitude, nothing seemed to be going right for Bobby in the fall of 1959. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even I, with my snooty attitude and my ladder out, I was dragged into events. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What skills and attitudes do you need to work on? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She had told us to wait, yet now her attitude said very clearly: You should not have taken me at my word, what I said was said in duty and for no other reason. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I was speechless at the man’s attitude, and at my own physical feeling of no difference between us as human beings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d been treated badly; they were bruised, bleeding, and slouched in attitudes of defeat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I...regret your attitude,” he said, looking Harry full in the face once more. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I sat a few feet away, entranced, close enough to hear the angry low-pitched buzzing of his wings, so at odds with his jewel-like appearance and jaunty attitude. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Is this the attitude you wish to cultivate in the rest of the Re’lar? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some children were rejected if their parents were not good enough Nazis or if they had “objectionable political attitudes.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A certain monarchic attitude seized him: How could they possibly refuse him, the Prince of Chess? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Steven, nobody wants to punish you, but we need to get to the bottom of this drastic change in your attitude and habits, and we need a commitment from you to do your work. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Power distance is concerned with attitudes toward hierarchy, specifically with how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I assumed that a big part of his mission was to attract higher-quality students to Rider in order to elevate its profile and reputation, but his attitude toward Truman actually angered me. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Bad attitude, Colonel. Besides, he gets drunk and picks fights with NCO’s all the time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But my reactions were limited to the attitude of the people about me, and I did not speculate or generalize. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were in a better mood, I’d ask them the secret to their carefree attitude. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But even after Columbus the old attitudes lingered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His attitude was like that of many Afrikaners who simply believed that black tribes had been killing each other since time immemorial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were lecturing us on “the proper attitude” and the responsibility of our parents. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A decided change from the closed attitude they projected while studying for finals. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She may have caught an attitude with me, but this is foul, regardless. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Girls swarmed him that year, impressed by his windswept attitude, his over-the-eyes haircut, and his Goodwill dress sense. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And perhaps this attitude, held in spite of what they know and have endured, helps to explain why Negroes, on the whole, and until lately, have allowed themselves to feel so little hatred. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She goes to the school across town, the school for smart girls with attitudes, she likes to say. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In the 1968 election, race eclipsed class as the organizing principle of American politics, and by 1972, attitudes on racial issues rather than socioeconomic status were the primary determinant of voters’ political self-identification. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I thought about Joey’s attitude on that first day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the sheaves of rice in Joseph’s dream, like a press of eager natives petitioning an English magistrate, the old houses had been arranged around the History House in attitudes of deference. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That little explosion should cure those fairies of their cavalier attitude. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The attitude toward clothing seems to be: if you have it, why not wear it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My friends leave me with my salty attitude and join a big group of girls dancing together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Gradually, her attitude of passive unhappiness wore Mrs. Weston down and all that kept her from yielding was the impossibility of admitting defeat to her husband. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His attitude is, ‘If I can’t be the center of attention, I don’t want to be anything at all.’ Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On November 15, Will Rogers neatly and characteristically summed up the American attitude toward the prospect of a second French-German conflict with a simple, homespun image. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her that as long as she could keep her somewhat problematic attitude in check during a job interview, I didn't think she'd have a problem finding long-term employment. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z By this time I'm hunkering along in front of the place, trying to maintain a casual attitude, except like I said my feet are going wild that year and I keep tripping over everything. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Father: “I don’t know where you picked up that slacker attitude, but you certainly didn’t learn it at home. Probably from the bad influences up here.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “There’ll be no dog in this house as long as you take this attitude, young lady.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z As I hugged her, as we languorously shifted and knotted, the Object’s attitudes of insensibility included favorable positioning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Pretend we’re pushed for time here and just explain it to me without any attitude or comments.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I feel I should perhaps return a moment to the question of his lordship's attitude to Jewish persons, since this whole issue of anti-Semitism, I realize, has become a rather sensitive one these days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to get away—a cowardly attitude, perhaps, but more cowardly to deny. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the beliefs and attitudes demanded of him are never plainly stated, and could not be stated without laying bare the contradictions inherent in Ingsoc. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And him sitting there in attitudes regal watching two or three of them through his eyelashes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But that attitude severely limits the military options of tribes, compared with state societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You know you’re never going to make any friends in college with this attitude, right?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I shook off my defeatist attitude and gave Fig a confident nod, followed by a scratch under his chin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z While Milton fought to keep up a positive attitude, Tessie increasingly gave in to despair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That fine spiritual fruit of honest toil, well expressed in the adage, “Live and let live,” has characterized the attitude of the leading white men toward the colored race. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z What Mountain Air is really looking for is—and here he reads from a transparency— “ Self-disciplined/Money-motivated/Positive attitude. ” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to him, Ron was frozen in an attitude that looked as though he were about to dive from a springboard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to make of his sudden and inexplicable change in attitude. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z These games are creative and meaningful social artifacts embedded with children’s culture, history, social mores, attitudes, and relationships. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Lancelot, who did not know that he was to betray his much-loved God again for the sake of the Queen, was made happy by her attitude—though it surprised him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Martinez, what if we point our attitude thrusters all the same direction?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If she said something vague like “all over,” a teacher like Mr. Quisling might interpret that as attitude. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Looks like a beautiful night,” Archie said now, smugly, that know-it-all attitude Carter hated. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His decision to be fair was not in keeping with the “correct” Southern attitude. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Mr. Muhammad’s teachings reversed my attitude toward my black brothers, in my guilt and shame I began to catch every chance I could to recruit for Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Each refusal was a general loss for the black man, and, for the Nation of Islam, each refusal was a specific loss—and each refusal was made because of Chicago’s attitude. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Even something precious can get shabby in the course of things. Considering what they’re up against here, that might not be such a bad attitude for them to take.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, the atmosphere has to be set so that a disquieting sense of being wrong is the normal attitude of the investigators. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't have a bad attitude—" "—is the kind of thing that people with bad attitudes say." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z "How much fuel—" "Use seventy-five point five percent of remaining attitude adjust fuel," Johanssen said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Say what you will about his attitude, the spider god had skills. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But now he clambered in and took the seat in back with a relaxed attitude—it all felt the same and yet different somehow. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Nine fearsome, ugly, half-naked, fifty-feet-long brutes lay sprawled over the ground in various grotesque attitudes of sleep, and the sound of their snoring was indeed like gunfire in a battle. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they really loved Janie just a little less than they had loved Tea Cake, and because they wanted to think well of themselves, they wanted their hostile attitude forgotten. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then if you show late he cops this nasty attitude and puts his mouth on you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He was not especially hurt by their attitude; the youngest in the family knew his place. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “And that was in 1949. Yet now you tell us your son had a change in his attitude and conduct after 1950?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When he combined that attitude with a righteous indignation about how the world treated the poor, his conviction was hard to ignore. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Mama’s frustration rarely gets the best of her positive attitude. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She was puzzled and hurt by teacher’s attitude. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. With your permission, of course. It might help sway attitudes about the power of a free public education.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “A characteristic, but not exactly complimentary, congratulation,” returned Laurie, still in an abject attitude, but beaming with satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The policemen’s attitude toward us and the way they spoke to us made my stomach hurt. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My voice was now rising in exactly the way I wanted to avoid, but I was provoked by his attitude. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their injuries, the New York Times reported, were “souvenirs of the new attitude of aggressiveness which has been assumed by the Federal agents against Reds or suspected Reds.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He had been a cop for over fifteen years, however, and he was very sensitive to police work and to people’s attitudes about the police. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I lost my fun- loving attitude about life. I had to be the man in the family and look out for Mama and Jakob,” he said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s tough living and not everyone finds it relaxing. We have a long summer, and if you keep that attitude, it’s going to be even longer. Be patient. Give it time. For me?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Kepler, whose attitude toward astrology remained ambiguous all his life, wondered whether there might be hidden patterns under lying the apparent chaos of daily life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm guessing from his attitude that he didn't have a problem with the patch of red lava rock and weeds. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Still another reason to care about usage is to ratify a certain attitude to language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Where did the woman get all of her attitude? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “After you’ve been here for a while, Arthur, you’ll understand that Luke’s attitude is sensible, not cowardly. We make a point of staying together after dark.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Now, with the Romantic attitude, nature was all about humankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Well, I am sure that attitude”—he mimics my shrug and hair flip—“is what’s driving Stella crazy.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The hostile attitude rose thickly and tangibly into the atmosphere. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Would not all of them say that my attitude had been leading to this all along? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result of such attitudes, the brilliant and promising Ionian experimental method was largely abandoned for two thousand years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But their attitude had changed since they had found out that Harry had a dangerous murderer for a godfather — for Harry had conveniently forgotten to tell them that Sirius was innocent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It is clear from your son’s attitude that he feels no remorse for his actions.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He held his body in an attitude that suggested that he was delicately balanced upon a hairline, waiting to see if she would push him forward or draw him back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He assumed an attitude that was quite childish under the circumstances, feigning anger and imaginary resentment so that Petra Cotes would be the one who would bring about the break. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ishmael tried to take maneuvers seriously, but the veterans in his squad went through them hung over or bored or both simultaneously, and their attitude of indifference had its influence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z What is concerned here is not the morale of the masses, whose attitude is unimportant so long as they are kept steadily at work, but the morale of the Party itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Rutherford’s attitude arose not merely from the poor showing the machine’s results made at the Solvay in 1933 but from his personal approach to research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I wondered where he got this, and sought to discover the source of his attitude during the drive into Mobile. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know that there was any conflict. If there was any animosity, it came from their side, not ours, for reasons they know better than I. Our attitude was, Hey guys, good work.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But at least they had adopted a fatalistic attitude that death, if it came, would be swift and painless. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “He showed me his papers. He also showed me his attitude. It was only after I pressed that he showed me all of his paperwork.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But for all I know, any display of attitude might lead her to slant the results. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy puts on an attitude of impatience: he’s much too busy with matters of state to be bothered by maids and a chauffeur. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to remember his stance, his attitude, and the courage of the 101st on the battlefield. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet in later life, his attitude toward these skills reflected a curious facet of his personality: having mastered them, he abandoned them almost entirely to move on to new challenges. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I supposed her attitude was deliberate and for some odd feminine reason she resented this marriage, her scale of values had received a shock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “What kind of attitude is that? It’s insulting to Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His attitude to me was the same as that to the attendant; in his sublime self-feeling the difference between myself and attendant seemed to him as nothing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I still loved the feeling of flying that I got from gymnastics—that hadn’t changed—but Aimee will tell you that for almost two years my attitude sucked. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was not concealing facts, but feelings, attitudes, convictions which she did not want me to know; and she became angry when I prodded her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of us in England find the present French attitude despicable. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Developing more positive attitudes about teaching students with behavior disorders goes a long way to reduce the stress of teaching them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Paisley scarf championed with attitude around her neck. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The exam was painful and made her ashamed, the doctor’s cold attitude doing nothing to ease her discomfort. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It was just a question. You don’t have to have an attitude.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z To the contrary, these attitudes and arguments have their roots in the struggles to end slavery and Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My attitude about the level of performance in school was altered for the worse, and dramatically so. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had tried to come to an attitude about liquor in the family. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth’s attitude was the complete reverse of her brother’s: she was completely and utterly convinced that her Tao was alive, and that sooner or later he would return. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She used adult words and simulated, insofar as she was able, adult attitudes and emotions. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I look forward to straightening out that sideways attitude of yours.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His attitude, too, bore no shadow of the suffering of the city at large. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In spite of their different attitudes, hopes, and goals, they gradually— though neither could have explained how—reached a functioning detente. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My being an American Muslim changed the attitudes from merely watching me to wanting to look out for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I am me, and I am not about to change my attitude for coach or anyone else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe this is a bad attitude for me to have. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z For some, the tests and training were easy to deal with compared to the attitudes of the military and the male cosmonauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Too many people, in my opinion, maintain a “Why me?” attitude toward their misfortunes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko edged forward, assuming that the sight of a police uniform would soften the fellow’s attitude. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The biggest difference was in the attitudes of my bunk- mates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Michael Kittredge, who began his candle-making business at age sixteen in his mother’s kitchen and says he was raised in a “lower-class to lower-middle-class” home, holds attitudes typical of many of the newcomers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It was when I first began to perceive that “white man,” as commonly used, means complexion only secondarily; primarily it described attitudes and actions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a practical symbol, communicating the patient attitude that has allowed the people here to stay for so long, watching and waiting. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z My parents loved telling me what they felt was wrong with me—it was what they called my unfortunate attitude—all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Jake’s heels were balanced on the rungs of his chair and his giant hands folded between his knees in a waiting and childlike attitude. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The waitresses were a hard, brisk lot and I was keenly aware of how their attitudes contrasted with those of southern white girls. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat down on the ground near me, embraced her knees with her arms, and rested her head upon them; in that attitude she remained silent as an Indian. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Whenever we compared notes, we all agreed: the students’ attitudes had become polarized. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael stood four feet six, with another two feet of attitude. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The white racist is bewildered and angered by such an attitude, because the dignity of the Negro’s course of action emphasizes the indignity of his own. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Margaret believed that a bad mental attitude had slowed it down. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Ashish’s attitude was as annoying as getting your sleeves wet when you washed your hands, but somehow with Dimple there, it didn’t really bother him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized that despite her angry attitude, she was afraid of me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I had deliberately not said anything damaging about Margaret because I thought her own attitude would damage her more in her son’s eyes than anything I could say. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His attitude was so just that it allowed him to hope even for the support of former Conservative combatants. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z This is what I’m thinking as Lou Reed says he has enough attitude to kill every person in New Jersey. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any rumblings around about somebody trying to sabotage the Saigon government’s attitude certainly have no, absolutely no credibility as far as I’m concerned.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Implicit bias tests may still show that you hold negative attitudes and stereotypes about blacks, even though you do not believe you do and do not want to. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t only his positive attitude and willingness to put in the time that made working with Akhi so different, he was also showing me a whole new approach to the sport of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “This isn’t Texas. They have their own weather in Florida, and we all need to change our attitudes about it. People shouldn’t stand outside in this kind of rain. Just listen to that!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “In talking with them I was amazed at their listless and hopeless attitude,” she said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I did fail, say what you will, for Jo wouldn’t love me,” began Laurie, leaning his head on his hand in a despondent attitude. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Photographers shooting races would record jockeys in various attitudes of strain; in the middle of it all would be Woolf, smiling the way a man does when he humors a child. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This attitude was reinforced over the next few years, when a succession of critics, clearly Newton’s intellectual inferiors, raised a host of quibbles about his work, which showed their own ignorance more than anything else. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I have to admit, though, some of these fools need an attitude adjustment. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I have entered high school with the wrong hair, the wrong clothes, the wrong attitude. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He could understand the Hufflepuffs’ attitude, even if he didn’t like it; they had their own champion to support. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And he kept this relatively high position in spite of his attitude. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His attitude was Asquithian, and he knew she appreciated him for his patience. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But his attitude toward me and fasting felt like, “I don’t understand why you would choose to starve yourself.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I ask, imagining Angel saying the poem with an attitude. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “So there are ironies piled on ironies. The remedy here is imprisonment, and prisons are the ultimate incubators of antisocial attitudes.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z An hour’s listening disclosed the fanatical intolerance of minds sealed against new ideas, new facts, new feelings, new attitudes, new hints at ways to live. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the memory of this post-card, lost long ago in some forgotten book, that made me sympathise with his defensive attitude. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After all, their attitude toward him so far made him feel that they did not consider him as being mixed up in the kidnapping. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He smiled with some satisfaction in the rapt attitudes of his hearers; for both of us could not have been more attentive, though I, for empty shew, flipped the pages of my Locke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Belligerent student protests were firing up the already hostile attitude inside the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need to adjust your attitude,” Ms. Weber says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was now painful to meet a Communist, for I did not know what his attitude would be. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had become indifferent to my old connections, an attitude I had adopted in part to justify my flight and somehow alleviate the pain of my separation from a world I loved and valued. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know enough to stay out of her way. She’s a major soccer jock,” Garrett said, “with a major attitude. I can’t believe you got the hots for her—” “I don’t even know her!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of Showboat’s attitude to poverty and racial stereotypes seems to us somewhat patronising, but this was the 1920s and at its core is a well-intentioned heart. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You know, Merci, a good attitude goes a long way. Half my patients would never walk again if they didn’t think positive.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z An elderly black man summed up this attitude when he said of the Mutual’s resplendent building: “I bet a colored man can’t even get a loan up there anymore.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And this change of attitude and mood is audible in the musical style of the period, particularly within the harmony that supported melody. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Beginning in the 1970s, researchers found that racial attitudes—not crime rates or likelihood of victimization—are an important determinant of white support for “get tough on crime” and antiwelfare measures. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His daughters had had to put up with this kind of attitude in an unsympathetic era. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Her speech is unclipped and loose, full of attitude even when speaking to John in the formal constructions. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet, even with such attitudes, I believe their benefits outweighed their disadvantages. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, you got to have a little attitude when you wear this cut. You got attitude, Maleeka?” she asks, with her hands on her hips. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know about you, but that would definitely help my attitude toward school. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Defense leaders, taking the attitude that “anything can happen,” warned islanders to be on the alert to black out electric lights on extremely short notice. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My mother was quiet at last, dabbing her nose with Kleenex while the minister talked: “I can just see her now, wowing the angels with her Chinese cooking and gung-ho attitude.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of them, may I say, has fully comprehended the reasons for the attitude France has adopted towards her neighbour. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a bold attempt to change prevailing social attitudes by a man who was second only to Garibaldi, hero of the struggle for Italian independence, in fame. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Your attitude does not merit our trust,” they said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sparrow says: “I’m not going to be so naive and say no one in the group ever texts and drives, but Reggie definitely changed attitudes.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “He has had hepatitis so I think that contributes to his attitude.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ice better tell her to keep her attitude and her loose lips out of other people’s business. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z First of all, we have our conscious attitudes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Our history teacher, Miss Josie Lawrence, was the blackest teacher in the whole school, but she had the same attitude. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Among the mammals ground squirrels were virtually annihilated; their bodies were found in attitudes characteristic of violent death by poisoning. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Stuart threw himself down against a stump and tried to strike an easy attitude, as though he were accustomed to taking girls out. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z On the whole, Mrs. Johnson’s attitude toward her father was ambivalent, but one aspect of him she had always respected—his fortitude. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, Milton had had enough of cops and their blase attitude. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We have inherited many attitudes from our recent ancestors who wrestled this continent as Jacob wrestled the angel, and the pioneers won. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Now is not the time for my attitude to come out of hiding. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I got a new attitude, and my teachers sure don’t like it none. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn to him and make sure I am not raising my voice or talking with any attitude. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her superior attitude, her mind games, her domination of the 400-meter. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Tamika asked with that snotty attitude and her head held up so high, you could see up her nose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Social pressures, stereotypes, and changing attitudes and perspectives can inhibit inclusion and lead to exclusionary practice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I drop the attitude with him, now that I can see good and clear that I’m in the wrong. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you have a positive attitude things will look a lot better.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And now that I am back in America, my attitude here concerning white people has to be governed by what my black brothers and I experience here, and what we witness herein terms of brotherhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If I have attitude, it is hiding somewhere deep, someplace I’m afraid I may never find. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Such an attitude to the position did not make it easier for the King to be happy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Where had he seen that frog-like face, that tortoise-like neck, that hunched up attitude—yes and those pale shrewd little eyes? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I thought this an odd attitude for a doctor to have and perhaps he should study to be a psychiatrist instead, but of course I never came right out and said so. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Alarmed at what seemed to her to be a rather wishy-washy attitude on Melanie’s part, April didn’t go home until she felt sure they had reached a firm decision. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Margie came on with an immature attitude when she brought me the tape,” Mr. Parrish said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z That’s the main reason I got Mother to cut my hair in a pixie, while Adah kept hers long: so nobody would get our attitudes mixed up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, too, attitudes have become more restrictive with each passing year. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I could not understand why Uncle took such a stubborn attitude against the fact that some demon had flown. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He never let her get set in an attitude, and he had properly read her interest in romantic situations. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was something diabolical about the mahout, and every time I looked up I found him grinning at me in an attitude of cheerful malice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z To what extent does his abominable behaviour exemplify the attitude of the present American administration? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “You woke from the dead with some attitude,” Musa said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “South Carolina has a much more enlightened attitude toward colored advancement than the rest of the south. You’ll be safe here until we can arrange the next leg of your trip. It might take time.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His attitude was that of one who goes through the motions of listening in order to deceive himself as to what he already hears. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something in their attitude, he thought, which signaled that “they were up to no good.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Later, he was sure he would have to report on the scholar’s interests and attitudes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “One of the brain’s most amazing abilities is for self-deception. So when there’s a disconnect between attitudes and behaviors, the brain changes attitude rather than changing behaviors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Ultimately the determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Mrs. Huckaby, the woman I considered to be somewhat near fair and rational about the whole situation, had lapsed back into her attitude of trying to convince me there was nothing going on. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had accepted the accepted attitudes and it had made life seem simple . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That attitude was a sign of things to come. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing had changed except your own attitude; the predestined thing happened in any case. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Pink Whiskers promptly banned him from riding for a full year for his “defiant and threatening attitude.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was indeed an objective Peckem who gazed at Colonel Scheisskopf encouragingly and resumed his indoctrination with an attitude of magnanimous forgiveness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Going down to the Collaborative Classroom, I was afraid that our whole class would act as the invasive species, sucking up all the happiness with our sour attitudes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Levanthal wanted to see what impact the different booklets had on the students’ attitudes toward tetanus and their likelihood of getting a shot. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If she said something vague like “all over,” a teacher like Mr. Quisling might interpret that as attitude. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Farther along the road, we saw a black man sitting in an odd attitude by the side of the road, and smellt an awful smell; and when we reached him, we discovered him dead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z |
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