| 单词 | occasion |
| 例句 | It was their mother’s favourite story, on the rare occasions when she troubled to tell them one, and they had learned it by heart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that Fortune, by offering this occasion, showed she favored me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They’ve both dressed up for the occasion—when she emerges from the bathroom she sees that he is wearing the shirt she’s given him, moss-colored with a velvet Nehru collar of slightly darker green. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z While at the office, I could walk downstairs to the ground-floor cafe to buy incidentals, and he turned his head aside on one or two occasions when Winnie came to visit me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You listen/” Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham had several ways of talking, but she saved one tone of voice for special occasions. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the cause, Erma had made detailed preparations for the occasion of her death. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On occasion he had even been entrusted with the rectification of the Times leading articles, which were written entirely in Newspeak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He was wearing his moldy old tailcoat in honor of the occasion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We posted Olakunde as a guard with him, saying he should not be safe alone; though in truth fearing that he sought an occasion to flee us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Threarah would no doubt have risen to the occasion perfectly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The violence was so bad that on more than one occasion Antonio called the police. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There’d been an occasion once on Jordan College roof when just to frighten him, she’d defied her vertigo and walked along the edge of the stone gutter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When Malcolm X left me at around two A.M. on that occasion, he asked me to call him at nine A.M. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Back home, we only had it on special occasions: birthdays and holidays and report card days, so long as I made a B average. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z On one occasion he felt that his private world had fallen apart because Úrsula came in when Melquíades was in the room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The principal of his school spoke to me on one occasion, but there was little that I was able to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Peck is good with stomping someone out if the occasion calls for it, but Damien and Kendrick don’t keep him around because he’s an extra body. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On three occasions, Bobby went to Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area to visit Walter Browne, an Australian-American grandmaster. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When given the opportunity, Alfred Frick rose to the occasion and seized the path of the hero’s journey. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With pride, it told the story of a shepherd who had left his flock to follow a dream he had on two different occasions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And on that occasion— “Smith!” screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stopped sleeping regularly, complained about hearing voices, and on two occasions ran out of the house naked because he thought he was being chased by wasps. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “And what am I to do on the occasion? It seems an hopeless business.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z On occasion, Shin and Uncle could hear the screams and moans of a prisoner being tortured. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The third participant in the dinner-table bargain, and the host for the occasion, was Thomas Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Thirty minutes later we arrived at Newlands police station, which was familiar to me from the many occasions when I had visited clients there. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The nature of this quarrel was hopelessly confused in his mind—but each of them had on several occasions broken out into a bitter tirade against the other, the absent one. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She had a couple of matches she kept there for when she had to relight Mrs. Caruthers’s fireplace, on the rare occasion it went out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z For the occasion I received a new set of clothing and a blue cap woven with beads for my unruly hair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On one occasion I had to clip her toenails. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion, Gregor held back from spying out from under the sheet. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Their relationship is something enormous and incomprehensible to most people, including Alex on occasion. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On the occasions that he did look up from the page, he would seem as though he were awakening from a dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On occasion, while sitting, I’d remind myself that fitness was important to a healthy physique. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z While others stood murmuring in groups, she moved restlessly up and down the room, or from one room to another, or, on at least two occasions, went to stand outside the front door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He always loved it when I pretended to be one of his toys, and Matt Medic was perfect for the occasion. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting for a child to die is not an occasion for writing a poem here in Kilanga: it isn’t a long enough wait. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She knows better than anyone else how much he gets off on being this close to the action, and she’s bodily yanked him out of the West Wing on more than one occasion. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was particularly enthusiastic about a papier-mache model of Big Brother’s head, two meters wide, which was being made for the occasion by his daughter’s troop of Spies. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Did my dad have occasion to quench his thirst on the drive up?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nana takes me to Target to buy a new bathing suit for the occasion. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” Tommie said, “I was just trying to figure out what occasion, exactly, Henry had in mind.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As for Sue, while Bill was talking, on more than one occasion she rolled her eyes very quickly, which is a classic sign of contempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Its Olympian tone made it a perennial touchstone at those political occasions requiring platitudinous wisdom. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Caesar Flickerman is wonderful, teasing, joking, getting choked up when the occasion presents itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By some miracle, on three occasions, he was able to coax the horse into playing the racing game. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The collapse had come, as on former occasion, just as I had expected. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Kathy was astonished at how well he knew the book, and how quickly he could quote a passage appropriate for any occasion. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She seemed to add to her calculation the empty street, and the fact that we lived ten houses up from hers so there could be other occasions like this. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On occasion one knocked the hull of the lifeboat with its tail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She put it in only to eat and, on occasion, for social gatherings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Human beings, on occasions of this kind, are usually full of questions, but the rabbits expressed their delight simply by proving to themselves through their senses that this was really Hazel-rah. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Margaret said, “On the rare occasion when I was requested to change Connor’s nappy, his mother always insisted that I clean all his little bits and pieces.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion I was asked to show a book that I carried under my arm. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That a recently arrived talent like Handel should find himself plunged into composing for royal occasions of great pomp and prestige was impressive enough. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He’d felt this way on only one other occasion, the night he had sat in the car with his father and learned the reason for his name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That had certainly been the occasion to interject his critical facility in assessing the meaning of experimental observations—but he had said nothing useful. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I did though on one occasion not long ago pluck up the courage to attempt the required sort of reply. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z During her stay in Durban, I visited her on at least one occasion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On that occasion, too, my father was sleeping when I entered. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Bending, she touched Baba’s feet and then her own forehead in a pranam—the gesture of honor younger people gave elders on special occasions. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I had ran into them on several occasions during pie suppers and dances. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We used a lovely alchemical adhesive Simmon had cooked up for the occasion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Navid would look up at me and ask, on five different occasions, whether I’d gotten the right music to the AV tech. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He never let rain fall on it if he could help it and he walked to Sonny’s Shop—taking the car out only on these occasions. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z This seemed to him an occasion for trying it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Your father’s job is—’ ‘But what about school?’ said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z On the rare occasion that you find yourself with X-ray vision, please consult a doctor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Now I never had, as the reader knows, either given any formal promise or entered into any engagement; and this language was all much too hard and much too despotic for the occasion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I spoke to him on a number of occasions urging him to let his people decide, but he would not listen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On other occasions I waited apprehensively while my mother read onion-paper letters airmailed from Mexico with news of a relative’s illness or death. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On these occasions I read quickly, voraciously, almost skimming, trying to get as much into my head as possible before the next long starvation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Like everyone else, I turn the corner on occasion and set my biological age back substantially—but like many scythes, I don’t set it back past the age of forty. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I had, naturally, been called to the drawing room several times already that night to replenish refreshments, and had observed on these occasions the gentlemen deep in conversation over weighty issues. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The harvesting of the com was, traditionally, the occasion for rejoicing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the few occasions in my life up to now when I had tried—I admit—to bring on a fever to avoid school or church. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We had no re-joinder for Piliso, and we sheepishly walked out of the office, feeling even more humbled than we had on the first occasion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened to what the doctors recommended, but on many occasions she ignored their guidance and relied on a combination of maternal instinct and common sense. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Who was a great enough human being to come up with words for this occasion? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t—or don’t now—come to him for the occasion of looking upon this. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That shows when you’re laughing, but not when you’re smiling, like it only wants to appear for special occasions. It’s real cute.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Marcus continues, “Therefore this day marks a happy occasion—the day on which we receive our new initiates, who will work with us toward a better society and a better world.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z On one such occasion, I learned enough to confirm my worst suspicions. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally my wild pursuit of the celluloid backfired, the worst occasion being an evening set aside for Ecstasy. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder, “My dearest Victor, what infatuation is this? My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, one of the Buddha’s wandering monks was my teacher. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z This dress is black, because black is the best thing for such occasions: a simple, sober black dress, like those of the women who play cellos in symphony orchestras. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But because of the seriousness of the occasion, only one man walked with Kino, and that was his brother, Juan Tomas. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z From what I could gather on the rare occasions when Isaac shared with the group, a recurrence had placed his remaining eye in mortal peril. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Compact, hard, logical, totally selfish, the virus is dedicated to making copies of itself— which it can do on occasion with radiant speed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I recall, for instance, the occasion around that time I happened to encounter her in the back corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “They were just for formal occasions,” Hazel said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But on another occasion, she asked: “What is Christianity? Why is it so dangerous that people are killed for it?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I am glad to be able to recall numerous occasions when the silver at Darlington Hall had a pleasing impact upon observers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There were occasions when I could have brought the whole thing down over her head. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d had the occasion several years ago to have his nanites tweaked when his teachers decided his moodiness had crossed the line into depression. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Its foremost symptom was a sensation of heat that on occasion flamed in the nerve endings of his forehead until the arteries in his temples pulsed visibly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, I see you dressed up for the occasion, Mr. Kennedy” I look down at myself. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion he explained to Trueba that the Communist Party was composed of four bums without any statistical importance who followed Moscow’s instructions with a piety worthy of a better cause. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “With all due respect, I’ve told you on several occasions that I am not interested in your highfalutin boycott or whatever fancy pamphlet you’re pushing this time.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It’s split right down the middle,” said Major Sanderson, who had laced his lumpy GI shoes for the occasion and had slicked his charcoal-dull hair down with some stiffening and redolent tonic. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Letters were so few, and on every other occasion that Jethro could remember, any letter received by one member of the family had been read and discussed by every other member. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d never had occasion to speak to the man since he arrived at the plantation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As Dr. Atchley tries to find balance with technology and prevent it from overtaking him, he finds there are occasions when his boundaries don’t serve him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was crafty: dulling men’s wariness, or working on their fears, as served the occasion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The seamstress did not understand what was being said but knew that this was an occasion for shame. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The castle had been abandoned when King Jerrold was a boy, although it was reopened on special occasions, for private balls, weddings, and the like. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Eratosthenes must have had occasion to question Egypt’s reputation for stability during his first days in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z All major decisions were collective occasions, in which advisers, like spokes on a wheel, made contributions, usually in written form. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This was the first of many occasions when I learned of the PAC’s appeal in the rest of Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered whether to say “Happy birthday” to Vincent, whether indeed the call was somehow related to the occasion of the birthday. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He puts on the button-up shirt he saves for special occasions and church with his mother. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Beyond, on tables made of board and set outside for the occasion, the women were arranging food and drink. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It was a great blessing to His Majesty! His child born in Nuwa’s likeness! That was an occasion, I can tell you!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Not going to dinner parties, teas, and other torturous social occasions where people inundated him with seemingly endless questions about his travels. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no formal celebration to mark the occasion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Blue rinse was the slang term for the devastating biological bomb used on rare occasions by the force. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Harry had seen Professor McGonagall angry on several occasions, but either he had forgotten just how thin her mouth could go, or he had never seen her this angry before. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He had a smile and joke for every occasion. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions she’d encountered them, they always seemed so somber. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And so the eight months are put behind them, quickly shed, quickly forgotten, like clothes worn for a special occasion, or for a season that has passed, suddenly cumbersome, irrelevant to their lives. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Though much smaller and entirely round, the room somewhat resembled the Room of Requirement on the unforgettable occasion that it had transformed itself into a gigantic labyrinth comprised of centuries of hidden objects. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s bring her over here for some state occasions and have a look at her,” said the Prince. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even after they'd been married and had their own families and often couldn't make it for other occasions, the four daughters always came home for their father's birthday. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On another occasion the younger monk presented us with four ripe watermelons from his garden. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She might take the occasion to raise Cain about the Christmas play. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On several occasions they would get into the pool to soap him from head to toe as he floated on his back thinking about Amaranta. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “And you could wear it for so many occasions.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Then they walked up and down the platform, as they had done on almost a dozen other occasions, and waited for something to happen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Not very expensive ones, as a rule, and not so lavishly as on this occasion; but it was not a bad system. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Rayner Taylor announced that he would be printing “an anthem suitable to the present occasion.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I saved five meal packs for special occasions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was on such occasions that Anne wished she were an only child. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a bottle for special occasions on the top shelf in the corner,” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Nobody would play with me, except my cousins on occasion, so I would often sit alone on the stoop of our hut, thinking. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me close by saying that I have the personal faith that mankind will somehow rise up to the occasion and give new directions to an age drifting rapidly to its doom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This is the only occasion on which della Porta thanks a named individual. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Yes...Well, maybe St. Nicholas Day would be a better occasion,” Father replied. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For instance, I once had occasion to ask him if a certain gentleman expected at the house was likely to be accompanied by his wife. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Most citizens, crowded into the auditorium for the occasion, saw the Singer’s robe only from a distance; they shoved and pushed, trying to nudge closer for a look. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They are kind people, and though I have on more than one occasion tonight offered remuneration for their hospitality, they will not hear of it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Within days, or even hours, it would have become an amusing memory to be wheeled out on family occasions: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On one occasion he was unable to pay bail for his friend and Antonapoulos spent the night in jail. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when they are all together, the daughters get on easily with the sons, though there are occasional tensions. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I resolve to do my best to rise to the occasion. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He had a tendency to play the tough soldier role, always posturing, always puffing himself up, and on occasion he took it way too far. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And on one of those occasions he actually took a banana from my hand. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z On only a few occasions, John remembered, had Ernest pulled rank as the wiser elder brother. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After a while she said, “Call Estella!” so I went out on the landing and roared that name as I had done on the previous occasion. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Better to steer clear of an occasion governed by a rule which would be so easy to break. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z We even booked a DJ for the occasion. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It is a summons to the dining hall, where the Amity gather for less formal occasions than the meeting we attended. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Most often these dialogues took only a few minutes, but by the end of September there had already been two occasions when they had lasted more than three quarters of an hour. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z On such occasions there was neither chain nor door that could hold him back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I am afraid this will have to wait for another occasion.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well ... I assumed it was some kind of. . . occasion. But I didn’t think it would be some trite human thing . . . prom!” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Though, on other occasions, for example, when I would hear my mother busily speaking to women, it would occur to me that my attachment to words made me like her. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo makes only three references to the laws of nature, on each occasion when he is arguing against the theological objections to Copernicanism; there are no laws of nature in his more properly scientific works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I feel that squeeze of fear on my heart that invades on occasion, whenever “Mom” and “guy” are in the same sentence. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z On these occasions, a human audience was welcome, but entirely incidental. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maples had seen many such boys come his way and was never cowed by their youthful swagger; he was only on rare occasions impressed or prepared to view them as his equal. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ben opened up a small keg of mead he had been saving for “just such an occasion.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some very practical minds had on occasion tried to divert his attention to another part of the store. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Fought in ad 451, against the now Christian Roman Empire and their allies, the encounter was a rare occasion on which Attila and his heathen Huns were beaten. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The results of this were inconclusive, beyond the extraordinary discomfort it apparently occasioned the subject, who protested weakly as we placed her in the steam chamber the first several times; eventually falling silent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Timothy had, on occasion, been known to think he was sick when he really was not. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, he was asked to translate Russian reports from a Soviet diplomat being recruited by the CIA in Bogotá, Colombia. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Knowing Mama, she’ll make roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon, like she always does on special occasions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It is true that I would never forget the great change of my life, the diminished occasions of intimacy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down beside her on the bed and began to stroke her cheek with the same half-mocking touch he had used on earlier occasions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the occasion slipped by so that you had to grab at a decision. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The occasion was right for a good story. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By simply being occasions when sound escapes word, however, songs put me in mind of the most intimate moments of my life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On a number of occasions, tribesmen and kinsmen from the Transkei visited me in Orlando to complain about chiefs collaborating with the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was twelve, I started at the Jewish Lyceum and my fountain pen was given a new case in honor of the occasion. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What he did on those occasions was to turn up his cuffs, stick up his hair, and give us Mark Antony’s oration over the body of Caesar. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He turned the other cheek on every occasion and always did unto others exactly as he would have had others do unto him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “There were also several times I thought about sassing adults back, mostly teachers and principals at school. And I didn’t trust God on two occasions.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashima had gone to visit her; for the occasion her grandmother had entered the kitchen after over a decade’s retirement, to cook Ashima a light goat and potato stew. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Circling the room were locked glass cases displaying unusual and historic chess sets, loaned to the library from private collectors for the occasion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And, in honor of the occasion, Chroma the Great led his orchestra in a stirring display of patriotic colors. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And my fiftieth wedding anniversary—that was a beautiful occasion. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even played with Josefina for five years, but I kept her within arm’s reach for these exact occasions. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A printing press, and friends among the judges, who forced Ridgeway to relinquish his charges on no less than three occasions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I am very greatly rejoiced to find that an occasion has occurred so pleasurable that the people cannot restrain themselves,” he jokes. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Some of our rules were tried and true; others, we made up on the spot when the occasion called for it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z So perhaps that was what her eyes meant now on those rare occasions when she looked at him—he’d shrunk so thoroughly in her estimation, not lived up to who he was. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z These words of Father Restrepo were etched in the family memory with all the gravity of a diagnosis, and in the years to come they had more than one occasion to recall them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Presented on the occasion of the opening of. . .’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the occasion myself, obviously, but my mom told me about it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I had appeared before this magistrate on numerous occasions in my professional capacity and we had grown to respect one another. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was going to do things exactly right for this occasion. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those rare occasions when my mom actually got angry with my dad to his face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She clapped her hands overhead, the signal for the women prisoners to break into the number they had rehearsed for the occasion. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Twice in one day, Briony had caught the disapproval of the ward sister for running in the corridor, and on each occasion the reprimand was delivered tonelessly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On those occasions, we were ordered to stand at attention at the grille of our cells and hold up our prison cards as he walked by. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Spender remained where he was, firing only on occasion. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He also denied any association with Guiteau other than seeing him on many occasions at New York City's Republican headquarters and a few times on Washington's streets. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Fiona gnawed through it, which was disgusting since this string had actually passed through the cracks between my teeth on several occasions and, more recently, had floated in a pan of butter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z On one occasion, he slapped a Livermore staff member who had questioned his instructions, an unprecedented breach of the Lawrence style and Radiation Laboratory protocol. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harry remembered only too well the occasion when Ron’s old wand had snapped. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was no way to avoid meeting him on certain occasions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gogol, he’s been tempted to tell his father on more than one occasion, was his father’s favorite author, not his. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Each marks a time, a place, and an occasion that is miles out from the one before. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On another occasion, his boot caught in the stirrup as he fell off, causing him to be dragged by his foot down the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Had not Madison himself advocated the assumption of state debts on several occasions in the 1780s? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He carried smelling salts in his pocket for such occasions. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning these occasions hadn’t been quite so excruciating. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, the leader of Alfons’s unit became angry at the boys’ unenthusiastic singing. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On occasion tremors shook his whole body — tremors of the sort now made all too familiar by the sight of birds poisoned by DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Any occasion, even a riot in the making, would have been good enough to perform at. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt that he should make a short speech on this very important occasion. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I thought Grandma might rest to the occasion and throw the kitchen table at Mrs. Widenbach. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And the most important occasion of that eventful year was getting married to Dawn, the most remarkable woman I know and the best friend I have. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Malfoy had once before claimed he could not play due to injury, but on that occasion he had made sure the whole match was rescheduled for a time that suited the Slytherins better. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On some occasions, the team would stop at a fairly expensive restaurant and he’d announce to everyone, “Order anything on the menu you want, but no alcohol.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then there were teachers, two lawyers, a mortician—but on the few occasions when eligible bachelors were among them, Corinthians was not their choice. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In deference to the glad occasion, his foot kept the rhythm of the dance and his usually stem mien was softened. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He killed me at the Scrabble board, barely concentrating, and on those occasions when speech was necessary he had a way of compressing large thoughts into small, cryptic packets of language. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In Miss Penelope Lumley’s day it was the occasion for small boxes of holiday presents to be distributed to the servants, and that is where the name “Boxing Day” originated. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z ‘Your father’s job is—’ ‘But what about school?’ said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z On occasion, she had come home from her class with a broken toe, a bloody nose, or a black eye. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In March he was so sick that it was an occasion on the days he got up to look out the window. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On these occasions, the regent was surrounded by his amapbakathi, a group of councilors of high rank who functioned as the regent’s parliament and judiciary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion, she would start to read a poem by Poe or Longfellow, only to hear him finish it for her, from memory. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Some Asian peoples tame eagles for use in hunting, although those powerful pets have also been known on occasion to kill their human handlers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His shirt, tie, and shoes were color- coordinated, evidence that Vera had dressed him for the occasion. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Joe had been brought to court and adjudicated on a single occasion, when he was twelve years old. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She hoped somehow that this would provide her with legitimate occasion to be with Father Mulligan. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The occasion for all the hoopla was a big football game that night with Baton Rouge, their archrival. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The managers are doing all they can to make this an especially festive occasion. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They must have been together, on some occasion or another, but Volpe has no memory of it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Astonishing as it may seem, there is no previous occasion on which new empirical evidence determined the outcome of a long-standing debate between philosophers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There is no other public occasion of sound so important for me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z As this was such a grand occasion, I decided to take the Special Sticks down from their sacred perch and use them for my practice-pad warm-up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d seen places like this before on those rare occasions when Grandma and I passed through as we went to visit friends or our relatives in North Little Rock. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Twice, Harry had gone to his office and knocked, but received no reply, though on the second occasion he was sure he had heard the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On several other occasions, Kruger said to me: “Mandela, we can work with you, but not your colleagues. Be reasonable.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the crisis mounted at Camp Four, he did his best to rise to the occasion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “On one occasion you broke into Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s home and took their child, their newborn baby.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided it was time for a very special occasion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear found himself idle on occasion, with too much time to think. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z On one occasion he took Mr. Singer with him on his rounds. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ricky conies along, his green hair extra spiked for the occasion. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was always a tremendous occasion if Julian accepted an invitation to dinner in the country. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We ate almost all our meals in the drawing room, journeying to the dining car only on those infrequent occasions when Mother yielded to our complaints that scurvy was threatening to set in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, her new husband fluttered among the diners attributing his mother-in-law’s absence to a sudden attack of asthma and his bride’s tears to the emotions of the occasion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion I drove to the eastern Cape to resolve a dispute involving Alcott Gwentshe, who was running the campaign in East London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He straightened his tie and took his Phi Beta Kappa key from his vest pocket and began to twirl it on its lanyard, as he often did on such occasions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the morning of March 14 counsels for the defense again stood before Judge Tate, there on this occasion to plead for a postponement of the trial, which was then eight days distant. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other boys who had been to the war, and he found that on occasion he could speak to them, but that didn’t mean anything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He thought of how long it had been since she looked into his eyes and smiled, or whispered his name on those rare occasions they still reached for each other’s bodies before sleeping. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Indeed, on several occasions, a seminary student going to give his talk on the parable of the Good Samaritan literally stepped over the victim as he hurried on his way.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion he had sailed to Maine with two ships, intending to hunt whales. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I usually bathed once a month, or for special occasions. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must have menus for all occasions in your room.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z On what occasions has she been embarrassed by me? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On another occasion, they were not so lucky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The stranger did not recognise me, but I recognised him as the gentleman I had met on the stairs, on the occasion of my second visit to Miss Havisham. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But now those landmarks in their courtship have faded, have given way to the occasion they are now celebrating. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Eating meat used to be a special occasion in most American homes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But such occasions were rare, and the birthday party notwithstanding, Shin was not happy in South Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z For the occasion, I was allowed to wear eye makeup and a little lipstick. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z "No need for an occasion, doll. You are the favorite. It's an honor to dress you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Papa said I should save the jewelry for special occasions, but lately there are none, so I wear all the jewelry at once and never take it off. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you would let me watch it I enjoy a good fight on occasion.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The New York Times marked the occasion with a front-page story. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The Klan bombed the Shoreses’ brick ranch house on two different occasions. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the young men and women were to practise their songs and get their best clothes ready for the occasion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I had rarely had reason to enter my father's room prior to this occasion and I was newly struck by the smallness and starkness of it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But there was another occasion when I didn’t, that evening we were sitting out in the ruined bus shelter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On one previous occasion, Sproul had countered an offer from a rival university—Northwestern, in 1930—by maneuvering around faculty objections to promote Lawrence to a full professor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On this occasion, we nine ascend the stairs amid a group of reporters and dignitaries gathered here for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People convention. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first steps of a newchild were always the occasion for celebration at the Nurturing Center, Father said, but also for the introduction of a discipline wand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion they had looked up and delivered their looks simultaneously, causing Leon to spray soup from his nostrils onto the wrist of a great-aunt. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fact that I had elected to tell the truth one time did not diminish my ability to lie accurately when the occasion demanded it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I made a mix tape for the occasion. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z On the few occasions when he lost a speed game, he’d just push the pieces to the center of the board in disgust, his nostrils flaring as if he smelled a bad odor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Luke went down to supper, he saw that Mother had set his two loaves of bread out on the china plate she used for holidays and special occasions. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion, I can remember lurking in the corridor outside the nursery while the operation was going on. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The occasion was an announcement of a program for children who were aging out of foster care. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Have you had occasion to examine him professionally?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Kerr gave an encore performance of “Spagoni the Toreador” for oldtimes’ sake, but the greatest applause of the evening went to James, who composed a song he performed for the occasion: Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But we ere in great hopes you will rise to the occasion.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn’t crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one occasion, Jefferson confided, when a decision by Adams struck him as “personally unkind.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever had my wife and children and grandchildren all in one place, and it was a grand and happy occasion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The agent rarely carried a gun on his person, and had never had occasion to fire a gun at another human being. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It has, on a few occasions, gone to a couple of students who’ve done a community service project together,” he answered, scratching his forehead. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z As with the Inka, the kings’ mummified bodies continued to live opulently in their own homes and could not be displaced; indeed, the mummies were necessary presences at important state occasions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Didn’t she have a spreadsheet for every occasion? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion a very beautiful woman had come into his camp in Tucurinca and asked the sentries’ permission to see him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “It’s a special occasion and one soda won’t do them any harm.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Shoe polish, needles, and coffee became luxury items to be gift-wrapped and given as presents for birthdays and other special occasions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out a new nib and my box of good glossy foolscap paper reserved for special occasions. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You can beat him if you like,” Mrs. Jongwe said lazily, on one of the few occasions she deigned to notice Nhamo. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to don our dress-blue uniforms again for the occasion. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On nine occasions, he also asked for directions to be repeated. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In fact, I hardly recall any occasion as a child when I was alone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall always receive your commands with pleasure,” Madison wrote to Jefferson in 1794, “and shall continue to drop you a line as occasions turn up.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On other occasions, he pinned the answers to tests in obscure corners of the bulletin board. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to make the first time a memorable occasion for her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On rare occasions we would go all the way over to the East Side to the market stalls under the elevated railroad tracks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z His tongue hung from his mouth, but only on occasion, and he was not panting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Characteristically, he was not dressed for the occasion and had on sort of a nice suit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Their delight was too great to note that their announcement may have occasioned any uneasiness in me, though I stammered, and imagine I blushed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The trademark Adams style might be described as “enlightened perversity,” which actually sought out occasions to display, often in conspicuous fashion, his capacity for self-sacrifice. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Lexie had chosen the 100th Bomb Group, a restaurant out near the airport where the family went for very special occasions, the most recent being Mr. Richardson’s forty-fourth birthday. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He then could not refrain from revealing how one of Cambridge’s great men had on occasion also forgotten his chemistry. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was called the Twenty-Four Elders Revival Meeting, and it was the great occasion of that summer. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He smiled in a curious fashion—occasioned by I knew not what—and said to me, “I must present you to someone.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was a deep, deep pleasure to have my whole family around me, and the only pain was the knowledge that I had missed such occasions for so many years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I force my mind to go blank, like I do on the rare occasions I try to sleep. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On such occasions Ajax stood, along with the crowd, and viewed the fighters with the same golden-eyed indifference with which he watched old men playing checkers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She went for two hundred and eighteen dollars in a hasty exchange, a drop in price occasioned by the realities of the local market. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His guest had been outraged, his own life on a former occasion had been hideously plotted against; and both attempts he smothered in secrecy and sank in oblivion! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mitchell Sanders carried a set of starched tiger fatigues for special occasions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z From that distance, pretending not to notice on another occasion, I saw my father looking at the title pages of my library books. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no sheep, and villagers from Kingsclere and Sydmonton no longer had any occasion to walk over the hills, either for business or for pleasure. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Its day of emergence in the morning sky was considered an occasion on which warfare and violence was likely to be rewarded—an optimal day to attack a city. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On occasion there might be an awkward encounter in the mercantile or the hardware store, in which members of one nationality might exchange a halted word of greeting with those of another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z On a few occasions, his scams got him arrested and jailed for a short period. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If his wife had chosen this occasion to have one of her special “I simply don’t understand” periods he wasn’t going to fight her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Most fortunately, it was not an occasion on which Mr Farraday had guests, but even so, it was a moment of genuine embarrassment to me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He did come to the house on a number of occasions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I knew that they had followed her and searched the house on a number of occasions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our party was delaying the inmates’ lunch, but strangely there were no complaints: The departure of Cradle, which they now must have apprehended, was an occasion of moment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not with me,” Bailey says, remembering the suit packed in a trunk at home that was only ever pulled out for special occasions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On two occasions the corridor outside his office was flooded with water pouring out of a laboratory in which Crick was working. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I look at my shoes, polished up nice the way my grandpa used to insist for formal occasions. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Churchill came in with the equivalent of a loudhailer: delivering clumping great set pieces that occasioned Balfour’s famous taunt that his artillery was “powerful but not very mobile.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On this occasion Hercules had only his wits to trust to; he had to give all his strength to supporting that mighty load. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He shows up for any occasion that involves crumbs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now you’re nervous, because you’ve previously attended this exact rodeo on thousands of occasions, and also because you want to choose the thoughts that are called yours. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mark Antony marked the occasion by hosting what might be his final banquet, drinking and feasting in the light-hearted, easy-going manner that characterized more carefree days. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is a serious and solemn ceremony, and as a rule on formal occasions everyone skaals everyone else round the table once. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see it every time you look at me. On the rare occasions when you do look at me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z These occasions are becoming harrowing times for us all, for each sunrise and sunset opens up some new danger—some new pain, which, however, may in God’s will be means to a good end. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z On a few occasions he did reluctantly carry them home, not to study but to appease his mother when she asked him how come he never had any work to do. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I lingered some minutes, being unaccustomed to retiring from a chamber without permission or direction; but our hostess having disappeared, I passed above-stairs to see what strife had occasioned such an outburst. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “From Jamaica. Mother hoards it for special occasions, but it’s starting to lose its flavor now.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His voice is low and soft, a piece of silk you might keep in a drawer and pull out only on rare occasions, just to feel it between your fingers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion, months after Úrsula's departure, strange things began to happen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Once they were kept in containers marked with skull and crossbones; the infrequent occasions of their use were marked with utmost care that they should come in contact with the target and with nothing else. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The quadroon was following them with littie quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when they noticed my presence, my relatives commented about how “strong” and “brave” I was, about how “lucky” Jeffrey was to have me for a brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As I understood, he was asleep for much of the time, and indeed, I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Any special occasions coming up?” she whispers, as if she were selling hot watches from a raincoat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had saved five packs for special occasions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He really would have to put together a database of witty responses for occasions such as this. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Not having an experienced pilot would have meant death in more than one occasion on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Charlotte had her web looking fine for the occasion. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The whole family saved up their money for that special occasion, and when the great day arrived, Charlie was always presented with one small chocolate bar to eat all by himself. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z And, of course, when the occasion arose to write out a menu for a black-tie dinner party in Odessa, he would know exactly what to do. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I had been to the Hob on several occasions with my father, I was too frightened to venture into that rough, gritty place alone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “We come from the water,” he said on a certain occasion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On such occasions Clara had to go with them, because Esteban Trueba was unyielding when it came to this: he did not want his daughter to be seen alone with the Frenchman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later the carriage arrived, an enormous black, shiny coach drawn by six plumed chargers, as was used on those occasions, and driven by two coachmen in livery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced from the Courters to me and was probably wondering why we did not seem happier about the occasion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Nailer was almost too tired to respond, but he mustered a grin for the occasion. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They were married a short time later, first signing their Islamic marriage contract in a traditional nikah ceremony, and then later they celebrated with a more formal occasion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We dined on these occasions in the kitchen, and adjourned, for the nuts and oranges and apples to the parlour; which was a change very like Joe’s change from his working-clothes to his Sunday dress. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On several occasions when I went with my father to the barbershop, he would have to take me home because he’d been summoned by someone in trouble to work with that team. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I remember Robert dropping a tray of ices, and the expression on Frith's face when he saw Robert was the culprit and not one of the minions hired for the occasion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I've had so many occasions of thinking I almost understood something only to realize I didn't understand anything at all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But, Dour Dane or not, Ulbrickson also felt the need to say something commensurate with the occasion. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He invented an orchestra for the occasion, a combination of instruments never before gathered under one roof. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At special occasions, one is duty-bound to recite the following prayer. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Fewer preadolescents died in those days, but they did die on occasion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So he was accustomed to the kitchen, quite apart from the fact that everybody who lived in the castle was a friend of his who might be visited on any occasion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But even though Mariela has been one of his stalwarts, she seems disengaged and in no shape to rise to the occasion and win a part. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z On numerous occasions as she passed on errands, Cora overheard him lobby for the redistribution of her parcel. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z From this height, I could see the firewell must have been cleaned out specially for this occasion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The ranch was decorated for the occasion, and legions of Pollard’s friends, including Yummy, Spec Richardson, Doc Babcock, and a host of hospital staffers, were in attendance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bando rinsed Dad’s soup bowl in the snow, and with great ceremony and elegance—he could really be elegant when the occasion arose—poured him a turtle shell of sassafras tea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Although they had spoken briefly on a number of occasions, Penelope had not been summoned to a private audience with her mistress since the day of her job interview. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z On one occasion, she walked one of these girls home—but made an escape when, still thinking Katya was a boy, the girl tried to kiss her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Nhamo only wore it under the new dress Mother had given her for special occasions. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t care: He’d just accomplished what the finest players in the world had been unable to do on twenty occasions during the previous nine months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion, if I had to read in front of a class, I simply memorized a passage and recited it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The final vote occasioned great celebration among those who had worked so hard to bring it to fruition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Sirs, while I would liefer commend the nobility of restraint, here must I endorse rather the vigor of lively opposition, lest, peradventure, we find that inaction is in itself the occasion of profligacy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Has he simply set general rules in place, or does he step in on each and every occasion to ensure the rule is applied? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was no new model, and on numerous occasions during their trip Cora feared it was on the verge of collapse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This is not, for us, an occasion for joy like a snow day for the grade-school crowd, because Ted blames us for his customers’ fecklessness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There is something occasional about it all, and no occasion for pomp or solemnity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked as if he were not conscious of the strangeness of the occasion, but he was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought since Lee Lee has a poem written for the occasion, I should take inspiration from her poem. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, because you can be mistaken for white? On occasion?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On some occasions, Will joins us and listens; but he does not speak ever. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My family required remarkable occasions three times a day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorothy Dodson, daughter of the Wicked Witch, read books, and I knew she did, but she couldn’t stand me and was more than happy to tell me so on a number of occasions. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z We did our best to find him amusing on these occasions, but there was something truly scary about him in these moods. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was in poor taste, Chancellor, but I didn’t expect it to get around. I only sang it on one occasion, in fact.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wore a gold chain around his neck on special occasions. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z On that particular occasion, had I not recognized Miss Kenton's footsteps on the boards as she came towards me, I would have been able to identify her only from her outline. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I guess so. Sometimes I wear a scarf now for special occasions.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion he sent Amaranta a note from jail asking her to embroider a dozen batiste handkerchiefs with his father's initials on them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Neutrinos can on rare occasion convert chlorine atoms into argon atoms, with the same total number of protons and neutrons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one corner I had always noticed when I passed on previous occasions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On another occasion they were taken to examine the bloodied bedroom curtains hanging in the palace of the former dictator. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “It was still dark when I got here this morning,” Mr. Gonzalez would say to Mr. Levy on those rare occasions when Mr. Lew was forced to visit Levy Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something about it that made him grit his teeth, and he didn’t know why, until suddenly he remembered an occasion when he was very young. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a man without hobbies except on those occasions when he would challenge his son Ben in some sport. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah. There's nothing wrong with dressing for an occasion. Even a sad one." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Fresh meat was expensive and had to be saved for special occasions. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Of course, he never dreamed of growling at El Patron on those rare occasions when the old man visited. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it is precisely on such occasions that people display their good attributes, whereas they tend to hide and become “invisible” when they are depressed. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is the only occasion within the revolutionary generation when political differences ended in violence and death rather than in ongoing argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Prudence occasions us to restrain where anger might bid us assault. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her back was to him, and he watched her while she took down a bright, figured vase, filled with flowers only on the most special occasions, and emptied the contents into her palm. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Women Scientists,” the photographer labeled the picture, though the particulars of the occasion would be lost to the passage of time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Of course it was only ’ired for the occasion, you understand.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Matty slipped into a group that had gathered and was standing nearest to the platform, a simple wooden structure like a stage that was used for many occasions when the people came together. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The Chief parked the bus on the corner in the Sixties appropriate to the occasion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Fernanda was present several times and did not see her, in spite of the fact that she was so real, so human, and on one occasion asked of Amaranta the favor of threading a needle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Praising Jesus for this occasion to which we were all going to have to rise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was never permitted to leave the convent walls except on the occasion of her parents’ death. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion she lost her fountain pen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For the occasion Mrs. Sen put on a red sari and red lipstick; she freshened the vermilion in her part and rebraided her hair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z On this occasion he buttonholed me to talk about the guided Everest expedition he was planning: I should come along, he cajoled, and write an article about the climb for Outside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be of the Miss Peregrine school of dress: morbidly ultraformal, no matter the occasion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She was tempted to seek him out But far from yielding to the impulse, she avoided any occasion which might throw her in his way. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, after watching the Washington freshmen practice, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Royal Brougham marveled at the relentlessness of the sport: “Nobody ever took time out in a boat race,” he noted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Has he been here on this occasion—or has he not?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It means total harmony, but it was an occasion for the teacher to criticize students for what they had done wrong the previous day. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z As luck would have it, I’m only able—except for a few rare occasions—to view nature through dusty curtains tacked over dirt-caked windows; it takes the pleasure out of looking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been alive a century ago when it had happened, but elders deep in their palm wine still spoke of it on occasion. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The heirs of Uncle Sam Westing clinked glasses with the members of the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen, sobered up for this happy occasion. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z On a certain occasion Aureliano was there working on his silver, and Pilar Ternera leaned over the table to admire his laborious patience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On several occasions he slugged his wife, hating Sherri for the way her presence constantly had him split down the middle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Charmed folk,” I call, “citizens of the Spinney, I ask you to gather around me now in honor of this most solemn occasion!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z However I had no occasion for witty discourse, except with myself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I would like to have discovered what had become of Mr Graham, for although we had not known each other well, I would say we had got on on those occasions we had met. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z This was a crucial occasion, more important than any of our previous visitors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That occasion also was memorable because of the remarks of a frank neighbor, who watched the blaze from his yard. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d dressed in a sports jacket for the occasion, his hair somewhat neatly combed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The starkness of the room seemed to heighten the natural warmth of the occasion. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We slaughter a cow for its meat only to mark a big occasion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a special occasion, seeing as how it puts you into double digits,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Miss Bennet paused a little, and then replied, “Surely there can be no occasion for exposing him so dreadfully. What is your opinion?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z One of the society’s aims was to bring together scholars from various fields who might not otherwise have occasion to meet. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Declaration dressed for every occasion, even for a picnic. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Others are social only in the sense of being more or less congenial, meeting from time to time in committees, using social gatherings as ad hoc occasions for feeding and breed- ing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On rare occasions see the need for reflection and are often overwhelmed by the current changing context. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z You did well to remember the different lessons of those occasions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “These are only for special occasions,” she said as she lifted out the second tray. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Her complexion was on the dark side of fair, but she had been compared on more than one occasion to the actress Madhabi Mukherjee. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rather than lend his presence to the occasion, Adams had taken the four o’clock stage out of town that morning in order to rejoin Abigail. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On one such occasion, two years after Mary joined West Computing, Dorothy Vaughan sent Mary to the East Side, staffing her on a project alongside several white computers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll drink that later. Where is that White Horse whisky you save for special occasions?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the present occasion a highway patrolman welcomed them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then time waa pain about Guenever herself, the tiny plant of bitterness which they had sown, or seen sown, in each other’s eyes, an die occasion of their first quarrel of suspicion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A few dozen people had collected in the living room, sitting on couches and folding chairs that had been brought in for the occasion, while others sat cross-legged on the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It had been padlocked and on occasion patrolled by Abel Martinson, who kept the key in his pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As if she had been practicing for this occasion, warming up for this last struggle. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill knew his father must have had that look on prior occasions, but he had never seen it before. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z So honored was she by the presence of these three stud football players, according to Derric and Gary, that she insisted on Polaroid pictures being taken to commemorate the occasion. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, they joined a group touring the British Museum. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “On this second occasion I became very worried,” said Gold. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanda’s voice was clear and sharp, and Moss had heard her speak like that on the rare occasion when he decided to get smart with her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We had an electric stove, and on the rare occasions when we ate by candlelight, my mother fit them, and when the charcoal grill was to be lit, my dad did that. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On occasion, when casualties came in, there were quick spurts of activity, but otherwise the days flowed by without incident, a smooth and peaceful time. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The built-in bookshelves showcased photos of family vacations and special occasions. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I inspected them to see that they appeared normal. On occasion, with some of these shipments, one or two animals were injured or had skin lesions.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first such occasion, she instructed me to pick a bouquet for her. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On these occasions I met other women detainees and consulted with them as possible witnesses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This occasioned the subject discomfort only; and we feared that the vital juices would cease circulation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In short, they were lonely men and products of geography—island men who on occasion recognized that they wished to speak but couldn’t. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Presented on the occasion of the opening of. . .' He hesitated. ‘ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z On another occasion a man killed a small boy because he was ‘in a bad mood and the child was crying’. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is my great pleasure to celebrate this momentous occasion with you—my dearest friends in the world.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On these occasions too, the child wrote with formidable intuition that charity had no effect on such monumental injustice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only on rare occasions did any of us go out after dark. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I lied to you. On several occasions.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He once torched a whole squadron of fighter jets on an empty airfield in the middle of the night and has on two occasions grounded airships by crippling their engines. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Thereafter he made his wife recite the prayer at the start of each meal, even on formal occasions, when there were guests in the house. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion the presents were unusually good. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The trial should have been an occasion of resolve and solidarity, but was sullied by a breach of faith by Dr. Moroka. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion there was plenty for all, even according to hobbit standards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Perhaps a small one, Alfred, seeing as it’s a special occasion.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mine was too short at the wrists 'cause Mama had bought it the year before for me to wear on special occasions like school assembly and church. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z On another occasion Chris drove over to Hathaway’s house and announced they were going downtown. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hafsa and her sisters were not the docile sort, but the bride was doing her best to look the part for the occasion. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Kira had been there before, with her mother, on ceremonial occasions like the annual Gathering. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I feel good. We high school graduates are often called upon to drive at night and we rise to the occasion. Is Okra in the car?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He never learned to speak off the cuff—and when he tried, at the age of thirty, the occasion was an unmitigated disaster. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On those more relaxed occasions, join the crowd and do as you like. like/such as. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bosoms,” she announces, with a hand to her own, “are for bedrooms and breast-feeding. Not for occasions with dignity.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She had a store of aphorisms which she dished out as the occasion demanded. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had already received a few in recent years, given to him on birthdays and other special occasions. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They mark special occasions, write horrible poetry, sketch things that are beautiful or grotesque, or just rant. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The quote is from Virginia Woolf’s suicide note to her husband, but I think it fits the occasion. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z On one occasion, Borgenicht realized that his only chance to undercut bigger firms was to convince the wholesalers to sell cloth to him directly, eliminating the middleman. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z His version of a medal, I suppose, to be worn on state occasions. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There were occasions when Big Brother devoted his Order for the Day to commemorating some humble, rank-and-file Party member whose life and death he held up as an example worthy to be followed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The Tuscaloosa News reported later that the governor “squeezed every suspenseful moment of drama from the occasion.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Roy had mentally prepared himself to be blindfolded and tied up again—he’d even composed a short speech for the occasion. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These were always happy occasions for Ann and her children because they were given the old—but still wholesome—meat when her employers cleaned out the freezer to make room for the new beef. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “So on that occasion, the woman Coulter will not have heard the name?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On the infrequent occasions when one of us did become sick enough to stay in bed, Grandma and Dad thought the best treatment was the absent treatment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They had only one boat, but Hazel’s mother seemed capable on occasion of reaching the island without any transportation. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “There is no occasion to celebrate,” he reminded her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He was a different man on occasions like this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the sheet clear of the typewriter, set it aside, and wrote his letter out in longhand, confident that the personal touch fitted the occasion. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’d remembered it because it had puzzled me at the time, and also because it was one of the few occasions when the Gallery had been mentioned so deliberately in front of a guardian. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we went to Oppenheimer,” Brady recalled of one such occasion, “and Lawrence hardly finished the first sentence when Oppie said, ‘No, no, no, no, no. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when he rode a green horse, he used a custom-made, reinforced saddle and slip-proof girth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All Newton himself ever said was that the idea of gravity came to him as he sat “in a contemplative mood” and “was occasioned by the fall of an apple.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion, Carpenter sold a cadaver to an anatomical school, reported the body to the police, and then had his wife, dressed in mourning clothes, claim it as her son. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Upon such occasions poor Mr. Woodhouse’s feelings were in sad warfare. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath this great lady’s attention, which could furnish her with an occasion of dictating to others. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They could kill the largest bobcat in the hills, and had on several occasions, but to me it was useless. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “And such lovely weather, I’m so glad of that,” added Beth, tidily sorting neck and hair ribbons in her best box, lent for the great occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z All right, I made mistakes, especially in Minneapolis, and these mistakes were at the time an occasion for feelings of failure and shame. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In honor of-the occasion, his lord father would doubtless permit each child a glass of wine, but no more than that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Upon occasion, the patrons of the stall would offer her wine or ale or great, greasy sausages, and always she would decline. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He was not on horseback, he had not expected trouble, in the middle of a husking bee, an occasion for frolicking and fun. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells me that the camera did click regularly—on all the usual important occasions—but everything was lost. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I tell myself on the occasions that I pass the kid who wants to kill me, and yet doesn’t seem to know I exist. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Winnie was allowed to visit on a number of occasions while I was in Pretoria, and each time she brought Zenani, who was then beginning to walk and talk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This happened many times, and on one occasion arrows fell among the Isengarders. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Aunt Carrie decided early the morning of the funeral that Mary Toy’s fiery red hair looked “inappropriate” for such a sad occasion. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d rarely raise her voice, but there was something steely about her on these occasions and none of us, not even the Seniors, dared make a sound. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Astonished as he was, Bernabe went over and picked up the bird and frowned at it, unable to summon the proper words for the occasion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe on special occasions only. Initiation days, Choosing Days...” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly, Billy Pilgrim found himself upset by the song and the occasion. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On five different occasions, she and her husband, Jim, the former principal of Ector High School before it closed, had taken students to Europe to let them see other cultures, other lands. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion, however, Lawrence’s immense credibility as the biggest of the big scientists failed to carry the day. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what I expected to feel when we walked up to that massive building, but I thought my heart would match the occasion. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Patriots changed that letter to say, “I now have not any occasion for any vessel of war.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The Emperor had overruled his wife after watching Aurelia and Boots at play on several occasions. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z A man’s voice—stone dead, yet somehow rudely, almost obscenely quickened for the occasion—came through at the other end: “Lee? I wake you?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Definitely an occasion wine on the bottom rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z These forces did, on occasion, help some to get ahead, and they appeared courageous in combat with other mercenaries. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Jack's birthday was an occasion for champagne and the hot, dog-day evening was even more volatile than usual. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother doesn’t do makeup, except for special occasions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z On one occasion, 13-04 took me aside and requested that I try to coaIher to sing the songs in private, and record them in my memory. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even on that occasion Blanca did not tell her daughter the truth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And we can, on occasion, deliberately alter some of these genes to change their functions, thereby resulting in altered human states, altered physiologies, and changed beings. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The preferred phrase, especially for formal occasions, is try to. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On these occasions, Wemmick took his books and papers into Mr. Jaggers’s room, and one of the upstairs clerks came down into the outer office. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z So when speakers stood up when the occasion demanded and said “Our beloved Mayor,” it was one of those statements that everybody says but nobody actually believes like “God is everywhere.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Tail gunner Tonya Khokhlova, of the 125th Guards, told how on one occasion some Soviet pilots flew low over their airfield and dropped an object out of their plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On many occasions, however, the regent would arrange for my mother and sisters to be brought to the Great Place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We addressed a joint session of Congress, a rare occasion in the Capitol, attended by members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the President’s Cabinet. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only on very rare occasions that one saw inside the dwelling places of the Inner Party, or even penetrated into the quarter of the town where they lived. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The bitter feelings occasioned by this speech, the many bitter feelings, made the utmost exertion necessary on Emma’s side, to enable her to say on reply, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions that Min dismissed him early, he would hang around the house, looking for little chores to do—pulling weeds in her vegetable patch or sweeping the yard. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But on those occasions they never really paid much attention to me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I literally wrestled my bread ration out of her hand on several occasions. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On those few occasions when secular Sacramento took up the sacred calendar they got it all wrong. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We know merely what disasters his mendacity occasioned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There were only two occasions of release which were not punishment. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The recent commencement ceremony for the senior class of 1918 was a momentous occasion and certainly brought back fond memories of my own graduation last year. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Not that all of his social occasions were torturous. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But on this occasion, something else caught his eye. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z If Marina knew that someone’s child had fallen ill, she’d find a way to send medication and, on occasion, an air ambulance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He’d bragged on more than one occasion that he could get almost any reasonably fit person to the summit, and his record seemed to support this. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The senator didn’t know that Maria had kissed Matt on several occasions, just as she kissed Furball and anything else that pleased her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This same mirror must have seen her descend the stairs like this on dozens of occasions, on her way to one more friends afternoon birthday bash. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I notice he’s cleaned the interior for the occasion. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Every occasion became a study situation, even the parties that sometimes followed the meetings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had learned to fight at school; there had been plenty of occasion for it, once the other children had sensed that there was something the matter with his mother. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve sat like this on other occasions, but never so close as we were last night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He responded to the occasion, blew her a return kiss with a ham-y fist, tipped his hat gallantly and sauntered off down his beat whistling “At the Devil’s Ball.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They did produce a big psychological effect on those occasions when they managed to fire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The guest was a very attractive young lady, then only a few months divorced, whom Bobby had been seeing a lot of and whom I’d met on several occasions. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I always thought that was odd, because on the two occasions when I’ve spoken to his mum she sounded so pleased to be talking to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He said the willow whistles were too old for such an occasion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He always marched about with his chest stuck out like a pouter pigeon, and he called out “On the word One—” on every possible occasion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Three men, who said they had been wounded by the Deputies’ fire, testified that there had been no attack on the officers and that there was no occasion for shooting. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Politics on occasion crept into the dialogue, much like an exotic plant growing amid descriptions of vetch as the ideal rotation crop. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On another occasion two small boys in Wisconsin, cousins, died on the same night. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Jerome knew I had a small glass of wine on occasion. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But New Year’s is a special occasion and during the celebration everyone is allowed to wear red. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From the first I escaped unharmed, but on the second occasion I was not so lucky. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z On the other hand, she’d gone in to fix a toilet on several previous occasions without mishap. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That said, the president himself didn’t treat the occasion as offhandedly as posterity has sometimes had it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But I guess today was a special occasion. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On any other occasion, Mr. Pittluck would have silenced these remarks, but he seemed to view them as part of her punishment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Loyal subjects and friends,” continued Azaz, his voice echoing in the almost empty room, “once again on this gala occasion we have—” “Pardon me,” coughed Milo as politely as possible, “but everyone has gone.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Over the past few years, Aech and I had discussed our mutual admiration for the female form on numerous occasions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On one occasion on the eve of the elections, Don Apolinar Moscote returned from one of his frequent trips worried about the political situation in the country. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We no longer had milk in the house, except for the youngest child; curds and butter were beyond our means except on rare occasions. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis shifted uneasily, little relishing the discomfort this inquiry occasioned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On occasion you may need to form a plural of a word like yes, no, or maybe. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He guesses he has likely outgrown it in the interim, unable to recall exactly what the last suit-worthy occasion was. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He kept the existence of the People quiet only so that he could continue to exploit them over the years, which he did on several occasions. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Muff was holding it for me for a special occasion.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Next he would soak himself in a hot bath, and then he would take his time selecting his clothing for every occasion in the day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretend you’re a spotlight, Obie told himself, a spotlight sweeping the place, stopping here and there, and lingering at other places, picking up the highlights of the thing, this momentous occasion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s on the rag again”—a condition occasioned, in this instance, by the fact that the cook on the morning shift had forgotten to thaw out the steaks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first of these occasions, she perpetrated the attempt to burn me in my bed; on the second, she paid that ghastly visit to you. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But I was crying inside, because I learned that a boy whom I had easily defeated on two other occasions had won. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It has a quarrelsome nature but, being excessively vain, it will become docile on any occasion when it is called to act as an ornament. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire family wept as befit the occasion, except for Clara, who continued to watch the sky with the patience of an astronomer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been held in the cellar for more than a year, and tortured, Harry knew, on at least one occasion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The buzzing occasioned by his action would not diminish for years. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z These discussions ended abruptly, though my mother remembered them on other occasions when she complained that our ‘big ideas’ were going to our heads. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One was a greenhouse worker in Germany who became paralyzed several months after experiencing mild symptoms of poisoning on a few occasions after using parathion. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z No twin went with me; on these occasions I’m solitaire. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Byrnes took the flat board he kept for such occasions and laid into Bones. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid the occasion had been spoiled by the excesses of that one beast. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Usually Guy and Lili would not have allowed that, but this was a special occasion. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z On occasions the war was like a Ping-Pong ball. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But the truth was, I didn’t need to worry much about fending off advances, seeing how—as Ernie Goad told me on every available occasion—I was pork-chop ugly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion Fernanda had the whole house upset because she had lost her wedding ring, and Úrsula found it on a shelf in the children’s bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Hagrid had honored the occasion by wearing his best, and horrible, hairy brown suit. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Well, girls,” she said, “this is certainly a fine occasion.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z If such a thing occurred, “it would occasion a most profound reflection about what had gone wrong, not only with THEM, but with US.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It wasn’t actually a feast, as Sister Fenella had explained to a disappointed Malcolm on previous occasions; it was a day of celebration. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The shadows danced across the grass like servants conjured up by Dustfinger from some dark world for this occasion. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Downstairs, I was permitted a brief good-bye to Winnie, and on this occasion she was not at all grim; she was in high spirits and shed no tears. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think maybe they just wear them for, you know, special occasions,” I explain. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, Mr Farraday had made it clear that he planned to hold only very rarely the sort of large social occasions Darlington Hall had seen frequently in the past. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Though she has lived in Toronto for over thirty years, her French-speaking mind still slips on occasion on the understanding of English sounds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But since a woman combing her hair hexes beginnings, my aunt rarely found an occasion to look her best. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That is to say - forgive me - you have taken it on yourself to leave your husband on a number of occasions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But unless I had taken the life of Trabb’s boy on that occasion, I really do not even now see what I could have done save endure. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, they trotted down the same street at the same time in the same direction, but on opposite sides of the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a bit festive, given the occasion,” I responded. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z On those occasions, she would understand why Kapugen had loved him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “On rare occasions will one be an assistant. One must travel to Changing Woman and explain why an assistant is necessary. No, I do not have one.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As I sat down at the dining room table with the green linen napkins, used only on special occasions, the doorbell rang again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Vizzini had strict instructions for occasions such as this, when a plan went wrong: Go back to the beginning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The roll of paper cups laid in for just such an occasion had got squashed flat by a flying dictionary my first day out, but I made coasters from folded paper towels. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was saving it for Valentine’s Day, but that’s months away, and anyway I think this is a much better occasion,” he says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Or perhaps time, as it will, lent the occasion a gravity that it did not possess, and everything was as Lander insisted: They were deluded. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The piano player didn’t know this part as well as Annette did — even though he usually played more than half of the show, this one was rightfully hers — but he rose to the occasion, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d thought about that before, on the rare occasions when Mother, Dad, Matthew, and Mark all went somewhere and left him behind—what if something happened to them and they never came back? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Now on four occasions recently,” Powell said, “your boss deviated from brain-scheme. Do you remember those occasions?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Either way, discovering your name prophecy was a momentous occasion, even if it happened at the time of your death. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Alba did not resent his mocking nickname for her; in fact, on more than one occasion she had fantasized about seducing the stalwart professor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For special occasions, I get math workbooks with stickers from the drugstore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Strawberries are cut and already on the table in the bowl she uses only on special occasions. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She had curled her hair in honor of the occasion and was out on the terrace in her coat, waiting for her Uncle Jaime to take her out to buy her present. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the table next to the games, an older man sold hand-painted greeting cards for all occasions to raise money for the Jaycees, one of Sing Sing’s “approved inmate organizations.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most recently they had had nothing to say to each other, and on the rare occasions when they met on the doorstep, they had merely exchanged nods. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano ended up forgetting about him, absorbed in the composition of his poems, but on one occasion he thought he understood something of what Melquíades was saying in his groping monologues, and he paid attention. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On five different occasions, her superiors told her they were taking away her contract because she had allowed me to participate in the integration of Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many letters you must have occasion to write in the course of a year! Letters of business, too! How odious I should think them!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z On any other occasion the sight of him in his tailored black suit and stovepipe hat would have been a cause of bewilderment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z For the most part, his rages in the past have been directed at authority figures—father, brother, Army sergeant, state parole officer—and have led to violent assaultive behavior on several occasions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The former was divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion’s justifying her coming so far alone. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He bought himself a brand-new single-breasted suit of brown worsted for this occasion, with a matching brown vest and a brown and yellow- flowered silk tie. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The occasion was Operation Castle, a test of Los Alamos and Livermore inventions at Bikini Atoll in March 1954. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I wished I could melt into the pavement rather than have to get into the Courters’ van and pretend that this was a happily-ever-after occasion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On the rare occasion that the phone does ring lately, it’s Doctor Neal, calling with more bad test results, or a relative checking on Mother. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I’m not much of an outside cat, so I rarely have occasion to consider the weather, but in Indianapolis we get eight to ten properly beautiful days a year, and this was one of them. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After all, Mudd and Booth had met on several occasions, in broad daylight, and Booth had slept at Mudd’s farm in the past. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been many months since she had smelled such fragrance; the jasmine, these days, was reserved for special occasions. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was one of those rare occasions when he was too flabbergasted to speak. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those rare occasions when the true story is even more strange and exciting than the wild rumors. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My mother actually breaks down and buys these on occasion when her home remedies fail. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There will not be the usual ceremonies of an episcopal visit, for this is no occasion of celebration. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If it had been arduous and traumatic, then I'd be savoring every second of the occasion. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I took the rest of the day off. It's a special occasion when your son becomes a millionaire.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She is an artfully lively girl, and will, no doubt, attempt to pass as a free person, has a noticeable scar on her elbow, occasioned by a burn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion, is the individuality of each human soul,” Stanton said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They walked arm in arm in matching gold: his on his head, hers on her neck, and soldiers marched behind them, clad in gold surcoats commissioned for the occasion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No words can tell the agitation of my spirits occasioned by merely the thought of throwing open that portal and beholding the secrets of the gloomy closet within. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It didn’t mean she wouldn’t testify against us, any of us, if she had the occasion. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On occasion, when they were taken under fire, Mary Anne would stand quietly and watch the tracer rounds snap by, a little smile at her lips, intent on some private transaction with the war. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the second occasion, I remember clearly that it was a summer term and the boy who put his hand up was called Braithwaite. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not the full tea ceremony that she has performed on several occasions over the years, but as Tsukiko slowly prepares two bowls of green matcha, it is beautiful and calming nonetheless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s having my mom pry into my social activities, especially on those rare occasions when they involve a member of the opposite sex. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was meant to be for breakfast tomorrow, but he decided that meeting his first cricket was a special occasion. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turns out, I have not had occasion to use either of these sentences. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Not if I can help it. This occasion shall not entirely pass without that affability on your part.—May I, as an old friend and well-wisher? May I?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, I found a beautiful knife stuck in the bark of a sycamore tree, forgotten by a careless fisherman. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It required a two-sided hand mirror, which Seven had brought along for just the occasion. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z On one occasion Colonel Gerineldo Márquez asked him for instructions for the evacuation of a spot on the border where there was a danger that the conflict would become an international affair. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I felt compelled to dress for the tragic occasion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He displayed the cigarette holder grandly on every occasion and had learned to manipulate it adroitly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She moved mechanically, like a robot, as she helped fix the collar of my shirt and put her pearl earrings on, the ones she wears only on the specialest of occasions. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But then it dawned on me that she wasn’t missing the occasion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise looked around at a sea of perplexed faces; she could spot guilty parties easily on public occasions, but she was met with blank astonishment on all sides. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Let us start with a remark made to me by M. Bouc in this very place on the occasion of our first lunch together on the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z On at least one occasion, all 6,000 jurors heard a single case. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z On another occasion, when she had not yet given up the idea of saving her for the world, she had tried to get her interested in basic domestic affairs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And you can guess who rose to the occasion. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On occasion, the foremen would bring a cooking pot out to the fields and everyone could eat his or her fill. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes they had only time to exchange a sniff in the Park, but on luckier occasions—though these were very rare—they would have long talks at the gate. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He had talked to the people already about the hospitality of the occasion. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Intermarriage is discouraged and on the rare occasion that it happens, is considered remarkable. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now that she was sitting, I could hug her around the neck, kiss her soft, powdered face, smell the fruity perfume she put on for special occasions. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He thought, however, that he would take advantage of the occasion to have Amaranta confess after twenty years of reticence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Andre flaunted this unwritten law whenever I was with him, but on this occasion our presence in a parking lot teeming with white faces made me insist on sitting in the back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On a number of occasions that meant that Spindle himself got buffeted around. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions that they ventured out of their neighborhoods, mill hands were immediately recognizable by their deathly white pallor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In recent years I have had occasion to lecture in ghetto high schools. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew it was an important opportunity because he bought a new jacket especially for the occasion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z On the few occasions he did go, he threatened to throw himself overboard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Beside it was Silas’s black leather bag, which Bod had seen before, on a handful of occasions, but which he still found impressive. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They named him Match in honor of the occasion and sent him over to the barn to cavort with Pocatell and Seabiscuit’s guard dog, Silver. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, if we were discussing some future large occasion to be held at the house, I might put in: 'That is, Miss Kenton, assuming you are still with us at that stage.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Or for the occasion his death gave them to express their protestations, a time and place to come together, to stand touching and sweating and breathing and looking in a common direction? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke at each birth, funeral, and wedding, as well as at unexpected special occasions like this. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited a long time before she added, “If I am very honest with myself—and on occasion I can be, you know—when Dad fell in love with your mother, I felt left out.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must be a special occasion then,” Mr. Stinson replied with a wink. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Good morning, folks,” he said, full of cheer, which was weird because this was not a cheerful occasion. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We’re all in the same uniform, but some of the girls got special hairdos for the occasion, I notice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z On the first occasion they were lucky enough to find and kill a sick owl that had eaten a mouse that had eaten poison-dressed seed corn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z These were people who mostly didn’t know one another and would never have occasion to meet, many of whom I’d fallen out of touch with myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The priest whispers to me again, Bad women, bad women, occasion of sin, and I don’t know what to say to him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She had put on a green sequined dress in honor of the occasion, making her look more than ever like a glittering, oversized dragonfly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The men were becoming very attached to their dogs, making straw mattresses for the dogloos, saving special treats for their favorites, and even crawling into the dogloos on occasion to share the dogs’ warmth. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She showed her how to arrange flowers in a vase and how, for special occasions, to dust her face with rice powder. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I keep reading The Irish Times and wondering if it’s an occasion of sin though I don’t care. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z On another occasion, he felt at least a confused sense of shame when he found the smell of Úrsula on his own skin, and more than once he felt her thoughts interfering with his. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Music was still used for great occasions of state and it was still central to religious ritual - but now it was also addressing people’s intimate emotional exchanges. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z George Orwell—a keen observer of what lay behind the glitter of constructed facades, social and otherwise—had met Julian on several occasions, and had not liked him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On several occasions I had seen the van bring Ham to school. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It would lend an appearance of sincerity to the occasion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Underdowns don’t like to come out here in the boondoggles, so believe you me this was an occasion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z These, he now guessed, had been the occasions for those waming-notes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If I did not have these things and remember these occasions, then she might disappear forever. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z That I’ve come this close to asking Jupiter about it on a number of occasions—especially when I think about some of the mortifying stuff she told me I said while under the influence? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z On another occasion, he stared at the Sun for as long as he could bear, to determine what effect it would have upon his vision. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Theresa poked a finger in a soft spot of plaster, occasioning a moist avalanche. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As we crossed the great hall on the way to our rooms I realised for the first time how the house lent itself to the occasion, and how beautiful the rooms were looking. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Over the years, Mariam would have ample occasion to think about how things might have turned out if she had let the driver take her back to the kolba. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was not quite the right occasion for the remark, but Penelope thought the children’s sincerity was clear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z On many occasions her mother had promised that things would be different. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought I would improve the occasion and learn something, so I asked him:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She knew that it was used only for special occasions: the annual Gathering; trials, such as her own; and other ceremonies that she had never seen. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the sermon was purported to be addressed to us, he used the occasion to speak to backsliders, gamblers and general ne’er-do-wells. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "We furnish all ideas. We have some acute ones. Ideas are part of our apparatus. Only the correct ideas for the correct occasion." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z More probably it was the ecstasy that always seemed to be shining in Ruth’s face when he bent to kiss her—an ecstasy he felt inappropriate to the occasion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On occasions when the tide ran exceptionally high, waves washed perilously close to the lighthouse, dashing its base with salt-tinged algae, which clung to it now like sea moss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This happened so seldom that it was always an occasion, and to round it off we would go to the tannery to see our sons. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Elton looked all alarm on the occasion, as he exclaimed, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Calpurnia was sitting in a haughty dignity that appeared on state occasions, and with it appeared erratic grammar. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Oh, Shun, you scarce can think of the Panic this Word occasioned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Or you could lay your cares aside, sit tight, rise to the occasion, and look up the answer. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On this occasion, our mother found it just where she’d left it—on the floor next to her side of the bed—making me wonder why she didn't look there first. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On at least one occasion, the cook in question had given Bebe a ride home at the end of the night. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It used to be your nali hastiin’s. He always wore this on special occasions. I think he liked it most out of all his sterling silvers.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I was little, we ate meat only on special occasions. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the few occasions when he had been over to our apartment, I had found his open disregard for Jewish tradition distasteful. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask what I was supposed to call her, because I could see that she hoped I would never have the occasion to call her anything at all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Stimulated by the enthusiasm that José Arcadio showed in her companionship, she confused the form and the occasion, and all of a sudden she threw the whole world on top of him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The water glasses are already filled, plates and forks and paper napkins set on the dining room table they use only for special occasions, with uncomfortable high-backed chairs and seats upholstered in gold velvet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When we got home, my Ohio cousins went straight for the bar because graduations seem to be the one occasion where anyone can drink. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been known to happen on occasion. Particularly when I make assumptions about comic book fans,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Most outdoor recliners had wheels for mobility, and you could hose off the cushion if you spilled a bowl of salsa—and who didn't on occasion? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But despite visiting the house on only a handful of occasions between her audition and the opening of the circus, she finds she is already acquainted with each of the guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On occasion she has her library friends over to the house for lunch, goes shopping with them on weekends to oudet stores in Maine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Detective Williams, during the course of your investigation of the crime did you have occasion to speak to a Mr. Zinzi? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z We will have occasion below to consider the effect these changes had on Eratosthenes’ own philosophy and work. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Cordelia’s father is charming to us on the rare occasions when he is seen, he makes wry jokes, his smile is like a billboard, but why is she afraid of him? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And our parents applauded and toasted the happy occasion. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When Kenna’s album was making the rounds in New York, being considered by music industry executives, on three separate occasions it was given to an outside market-research firm. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I doubt whether any of us could think of a way to improve on it, beyond maybe shifting a local cloud from here to there on occasion. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That he never yells, except for very special occasions. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m even wearing a new red dress that Ma has made for this special occasion. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eric took out the paper plates they used on the rare occasions they didn’t get fast food, but Jesse suddenly balked. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do I need a special occasion to make pancakes?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Admittedly the enemy on this occasion was not Napoleon. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “The Olympic Range here, up and down the Coast Ranges on occasion. We keep a permanent residence nearby. There’s another permanent settlement like ours up near Denali.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Matt wondered whether they’d seen him hiding there on other occasions. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Father said, “Oh, we don’t see too much of them. We hear rifle practice on occasion.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d boil them in the large pot that was used only for this occasion. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But over the centuries, the differences between gantlet and gauntlet have become fuzzy, and today’s dictionaries say gauntlet will do for all occasions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And the subsequent political history of the United States then became an oscillation between new versions of the old tension, which broke out in violence only on the occasion of the Civil War. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On occasion she pawed at Mama’s feet and was rewarded with a carrot. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My punishment, on this occasion, was to write five hundred times, “I will never, never hit any student in Public School 125.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z When he arrived in the middle of November, he had his Jamaican wardrobe: shorts, short-sleeve shirts, and a few pairs of slacks for fancy occasions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z José Arcadio would bring slices of ham to him in his room, sugared flowers which left a spring-like aftertaste in his mouth, and on two occasions a glass of fine wine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I don’t have occasion to use my mean mouth on boys, since they don’t say provoking things to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I dressed real careful, like for a special occasion. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is similar to another remark made to me once by Georges Laforgue, on an occasion when I had been extolling Julian to the skies. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She is about 16 years of age, and is a bright mulatto, about the ordinary height, with straight hair and tolerable good features—she has a ragged scar on her neck occasioned by a burn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On this occasion, M. Dupont followed me out of the door. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Louis Austin used the occasion to expound on a pet grievance: class divisions within the black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In order to be eligible to accept the award, we had to write an essay explaining why we would be good ambassadors for the occasion. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This was the way Chinese offered congratulations on special occasions, and the greeting, as it was repeated, sounded like little bells tinkling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a stamp, dampened it on a small sponge, stuck it on my envelope with a dramatic flourish and said, “Any kind of special occasion?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, I could never be sure exactly what was required of me on these occasions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yossarian, they can prepare as many official reports as they want and choose whichever ones they need on any given occasion. Didn’t you know that?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He does that: go from a luxurious, long Moses beard and authentic thowb-wearing-imam look to a gentrified-summer-tourist-imam look, depending on the occasion. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My parents got dressed up in their nicest clothes for the occasion. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On three occasions I hear what can only be described as "aggressive laughter." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z These urban kids, however, were never truly given the chance to prove that if only given the opportunity, we could rise to the occasion; and rise to the occasion we have. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “She makes it formal whether she wants to or not. Every meal is a kind of occasion,” Adam said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The word had never meant a thing before, though Briony had heard it exulted at a thousand school and church occasions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “That’s very good. A mind-reader. You should be on the stage. I only recognised you just now. But yes, I remember that occasion. I still think about it from time to time.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On a few occasions Shepherd helped fund-raise for the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You have to rise to the occasion,” he said to me, sneaking a look at my aunt. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She continued hastily, “Don’t you suppose he could tell from the tone used that the words weren’t complimentary? Don’t you suppose he’s heard the words used before and noted upon what occasions?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Powell nor Donovan had ever had previous occasion to talk to a “finger.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It was not as somber an occasion as Tobias’s and my interrogation, partly because there was no suspicious video footage implicating Zeke, and partly because Zeke is funny even when under truth serum. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I only wear Indian clothes for special occasions in Mumbai. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You thought that would be a black tie occasion, did you?” he teased, touching the lapel of his tuxedo jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions I run into one of my old friends who did continue on to college, I feel both inferior and dismissive. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There were, on occasion, shouting matches at sea, but far more often a man was alone all night and had no one, even, to argue with. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But Mark felt solid knowing that he’d returned the favor on more than one occasion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was never a special occasion, nor was she ever expecting company. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Face-to-face with those whose lives hang in the balance, they are far closer to the human tragedy occasioned by the drug war than the legislators who write the laws from afar. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before the storm, the committee wrote, the terrorists would be most likely to use the occasion “to observe precautionary measures to gauge emergency response resources and continuity of operation plans at critical infrastructures.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I listened to Nat that day, and on many subsequent occasions when he preached the virtues of communism and tried to persuade me to join the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In those years she felt it was one of the pulses that kept Malcolm alive on campuses, in community centers, and on cultural occasions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know—special occasions, the occasional Friday night. We have romantic dinners, and we go see movies....” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Is it for a special occasion?” the man asked. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘He thinks I need keeping in order. But it seems impossible, somehow, to feel gloomy or depressed in this place. I feel I could sing, if I knew the right song for the occasion.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Treading through seaweed mounded in pools, we slithered and groped, that we might retain our footing; and on occasions, we fell, Dr. Trefusis’s hands bleeding from the roughness of rock and incision of barnacles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He disdained full regalia, except on ceremonial occasions, and dressed instead in impeccable coats and breeches, with tall black riding boots and a dueling blade at his side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Judy had told me about them on more than one occasion. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I normally don’t like sports too much, but this was a special occasion. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, on this occasion Galileo’s explanation of comets was also wrong, and there is no point in relating the details of the argument here. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A special hymn was written for the occasion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On various occasions he had sent him each article of the outfit, but he had not imagined how they would look when all combined. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This was usually a foolproof comeback, making up in scorn what it lacked in originality, but on this occasion it backfired. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On several occasions she had seen runaways who came from the Eastern Shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Fine bread like this is for special occasions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion he was seen running from the activities room in a full-blown panic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As it happens, this is the first occasion since the establishment of universities in the thirteenth century on which a philosophical theory was destroyed by a fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It blends in with all the others; it was some trivial occasion. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At sentencing, the judge based the drug quantity calculation on testimony from the informant and another witness, who both claimed they bought crack from Marcus on other occasions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After all, perhaps I shall have occasion to meet Koch myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She sank into a deep armchair and considered how all occasions had made her poor indeed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z On another occasion, as Schindler strolled across the factory floor, he caught me away from my station, watching a complicated machine as it was being redesigned to perform a different task. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “By which I mean, sir, to get to the heart of the matter, that I have a flagon of brandy at your disposal, should the occasion arise.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He used the emotional force of the occasion, channeled through his rhetoric, to quietly shift the political ground and redefine the casus belli in a way that suited him. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Any occasion for visitors was a cause for excitement, so after the initial amazement and curiosity at the strange men, the village bubbled with anticipation as preparations were made for a formal welcoming ceremony. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It says on your school list that you’re supposed to have dress robes this year . . . robes for formal occasions.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Elnora’s words on that occasion came to me: Turn away, lest you tempt evil Should I turn away and forget the sight? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On occasion they were so natural that he identified them as premonitions only after they had been fulfilled. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Such inventions developed on many independent occasions in world history, at different places and times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As so often happens in life, the momentousness of an occasion is lost in the welter of a thousand details. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This has happened on more than one occasion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pleased to see that the boy realized he had to make a special effort for this extraordinary occasion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At home, a funeral is a somber occasion. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Tom was always perfectly groomed for these occasions, and it earned him many admiring comments from the women who came to El Patron’s birthday parties. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But I have heard how on more than one occasion Ellen has found them both on the pallet, and once in the bed together. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z But “nothing is more common than for the white people on this occasion to take the grass from them without paying.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He stopped his search, forgot to eat, slept only on occasion. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Inept or disreputable companies have on more than one occasion failed to deliver crucial logistical support—oxygen, for instance—as promised. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Nivea went out to fetch her daughter and the two men were left alone in the drawing room, an occasion that Trueba, with characteristic candor, took advantage of to present his economic position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not ask whether you are musical, Mrs. Elton. Upon these occasions, a lady’s character generally precedes her; and Highbury has long known that you are a superior performer.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The bodies of the past emperors were guarded carefully and brought out on special occasions. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He proceeded to underline the historic significance of the occasion and discuss the need for overcoming mutual distrust. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I shall follow the entire ensemble with my camera in order to record this memorable occasion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet I couldn't believe that they would choose this occasion for a scene--especially for the rather harrowing scene that Gatsby had outlined in the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She seems to have grown fond of my cap, for she has taken to wearing it rather than her celluloid visor on occasion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That task was evidently so difficult that there have been only a few occasions in history when people invented writing entirely on their own. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She worked with energy and dispatch, but on occasion a numbness took hold of her and she caught herself singing that odd and memorable song and looking out beyond the crystal pillars at the sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And how, on occasion, to be the fist, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Celia fears that the citizens of Santa Teresa del Mar once again will consider the court as hardly more than occasion for a live soap opera. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was black and would not have figured in her thoughts on such an occasion. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She took off her beaver coat—and her catcher’s mitt—for the occasion and advanced to the plate in a dark-brown dress. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z My stunned and disbelieving eves noted that on that occasion she was wearing dark stockings and not leotards. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I get the broom I keep at my station for such occasions and sweep up broken Broken Me-Blob No. 8 while everyone mutters about how unlucky I am. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z In fact, King specifically stated on numerous occasions that he believed special—even preferential—treatment for African Americans may be warranted in light of their unique circumstances. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dunstan had done guard duty many times before, but hitherto his task had consisted of simply standing, and, on occasion, shooing away children. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But the first time he and Joyce stopped by Bagley Avenue on one of these occasions, they found that Harry and Thula had been gone for three days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To emphasise the intended awe and majesty of the occasion, Louis XIV’s long, mythological ballets would begin with a self-contained instrumental introduction, or opening. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z On another occasion, a trainer put Luther up in a hotel, then booted him out the window when the bill came due. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the few occasions when he would sit to write, he ended up with a blank page in front of him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “That's what they do, they always go barefoot. Do I have to change for this festive occasion, too? What does one wear to attend an execution? I imagine I will be sitting beside Capricorn?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z No can of beans ever survived his absence and on several occasions, returning late, he had found guests in his bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He behaved like this on four quite separate occasions. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She had a fiance and would one day marry, on which occasion the responsibility of her beauty would become her husband’s. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They should cook their first dinner in Illinois, a proper one, to mark the occasion. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The only variation in her days came on those irregular occasions when Lord Asriel visited the College. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, I was driving in town and I stopped at a traffic light. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On one fateful occasion, while I drove through the same neighborhood, a vicious rainstorm swept through the streets, and your abuela got caught in the middle of it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Kendra remembered an occasion three years ago at a community pool. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when he took off his gray felt fedora, you had to look hard at his threadbare head to tell where his gray hair ended and his gray skin began. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was very sad that the only invitation that he had received for many years should have turned out to be such an unhappy occasion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know it was going to be a frivolous occasion.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion during my first term, I went down to the Matron’s room to have some iodine put on a grazed knee and I didn’t know you had to knock before you entered. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam required a new gown for such an occasion. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, Jose, a timid, quiet teenager, is threatened by a man who wraps a chain around his neck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z On that occasion, as far as I remember, Ruth looked puzzled and surprised for a split second, then gave me a quick nod and went past. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She would sometimes call just to check in on me, and on occasion she would invite me over when Ms. Parks came to town. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What he didn’t know was that on those rare occasions when there were no adults around, my brothers would sometimes boost each other over the transom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Claire stood silent, awed by the music, puzzled by the concept of love, and moved by both the solemnity and the celebration of the occasion. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I hope I’ve got at least a touch of that insight, and that I’ll find an occasion to put it to good use. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On the rare occasions when the army stops to rest, men simply crumple to the ground and sleep. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It featured a presentation of the troops and a display of the war spoils, including the Armenian king held in golden chains made especially for the occasion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z These boots, an old foil, and a slashed doublet once used by an artist for some picture, were Jo’s chief treasures and appeared on all occasions. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl his daughter might have spoken of on occasion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was his habit on such occasions to walk among the people, with Gertrude at his side, to win their regard or quiet their fears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Well, this is a special occasion,” Sierra said. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “You know that bowl is only for special occasions,” Amah said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was his regular dress for such occasions, yet for all its elegance, he managed to make himself look humble. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, when her mother was visiting from West Virginia, she’d had to take her to the hospital. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On that occasion, I was moving down a long, straight road with wide meadows on either side of me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s why picking the right candidate for a job is so difficult and why, on more occasions than we may care to admit, utter mediocrities sometimes end up in positions of enormous responsibility. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The King, who was addicted to festivals and ceremonials of all sorts, celebrated the occasion royally, by presenting a new gown to every man on the estate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma’s first resolution was to keep her father from the knowledge of what had passed,—aware of the anxiety and alarm it would occasion: but she soon felt that concealment must be impossible. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “We held off the war band,” Fflewddur said, “until we were sure you were well away. Some of them should have occasion to think unkindly of us for a while to come.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z After staging a grand funeral for his father, Washkar ordered the executors to meet him one at a time, which provided the occasion to arrest them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When I entered the drawing room on this last occasion, however, all the gentlemen stopped talking and looked at me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I had testified: “I was sleeping on a top bunk and I can recall a couple of occasions when I was taken by my hair and just thrown on the floor.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The occasion for the proof of it came some months later on one afternoon when Remedios the Beauty went with a group of girl friends to look at the new plantings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Father pulled nearly every hair off his head and came close to giving up on a number of occasions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There are ten breeds of dragon, though these have been known to interbreed on occasion, producing rare hybrids. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the old man never confronted me about it, there was one occasion when he came close to forcing the whole thing out into the open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He still enjoyed fried shrimp on occasion, but he took his medications diligently. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z And, of course, in the shape of sermons, Christianity provided regular formal occasions for public speaking. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “You have been in the same city as I on so many occasions, and yet this is the first time you have asked to meet. Why is that?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Jesus Christ,” he screamed, as if he had been saving this oath since his wedding day for just such an occasion. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Our appearances in court became the occasion for exuberant political rallies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, this was the most exciting occasion that had happened to us since Ruth May fell out of a tree, which goes to show you how fascinating our life was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Becker’s Jewel Box was a fancy store, the kind of place I never had occasion to go into, with a humming air conditioner and buzzing fluorescent lights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The tablecloth was of Florentine lace used only on the most special occasions by their mother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d gotten himself certified to fix air conditioners and work on trucks, but he still wrestled with anger and drinking, and on the rare occasions when he found jobs, he lost them quickly. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He did this whenever somebody booked the restaurant for a special occasion. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On one occasion, after he failed to appear for several potentially lucrative races, his agent found him starring in a bull-riding exhibition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know I never shall be, so that’s always. Not that I have any occasion to tell you anything, for you know everything I know,—as I told you at home the other night.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z On more than one occasion he has come home from the university to find her morose, in bed, rereading her parents’ letters. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And on many occasions it turned out they had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s gone wherever men go on such occasions, some hideout. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And somehow this had always lightened its effect on him—even, on occasion, cheered him right up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I worked for the government on several occasions, but lost the jobs due to illness. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That cry usually occasioned a dozen mirrors thrust out of cells so that inmates could get a good look at her. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after I left for college, my father became a judge and my parents moved up-county, out of Levittown, across the Route 1 divide—and I didn’t have many occasions to go back. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z On that occasion she had left a party over at the bank to get some ice when she drove by the house and saw them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Merry and Pippin began a song, which they had apparently got ready for the occasion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He called it the Tristan Strong uniform of choice, perfect for all occasions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z So on the occasion when he’d say to me, “Abilene, did I ever tell you ’bout the time...?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Olanna could smell the mustiness on her wrapper; it must have been dug out from an ancient trunk for this occasion. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was on the third or fourth occasion of my going out walking in the Temple Gardens leaning on Joe’s arm, that I saw this change in him very plainly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The US Army’s Jupiter-C missile had been tested successfully on several occasions, and the Americans were ahead of the Russians in terms of the systems that guided missiles on their trajectories into space. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On such occasions, Dad would click a stopwatch, which he always carried in his vest pocket. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she went on: 'But that doesn't mean to say, of course, there aren't occasions now and then - extremely desolate occasions - when you think to yourself: "What a terrible mistake I've made with my life." The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Jaime had seen him on occasion in the company of the President. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When all was ready we spread the leaves under the gaudy marriage pandal Nathan had borrowed for the occasion and ate and drank for long, merry hours. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I do not doubt that Mr Neighbours had good organizational skills; he did, I understand, mastermind a number of large occasions with conspicuous style. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I recall, as an example of this pursuit, an occasion when he arranged that we should go out into the countryside and take our supper beneath the summer sun. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Outside of birthdays and special occasions, all we had were our Sunday afternoons. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dolores’ silence might have been brought on by a jealous reaction, but mine was occasioned by pure surprise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is not dressed properly for such an occasion,” Buttercup’s mother said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For the occasion of the 1935 European Rowing Championships, engineers had recently completed a large covered grandstand with a seating capacity of seventy-five hundred. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Last year he had been present because of the occasion of Jonas’s selection, in which he was so involved. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I hated to admit it, but I had wondered on several occasions how that hole got there. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Lord Darlington came to abhor anti-Semitism; I heard him express his disgust on several separate occasions when confronted with anti-Semitic sentiments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In the back of Judge Lew Fielding’s courtroom sat twenty-four islanders of Japanese ancestry, dressed in the clothes they reserved for formal occasions. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z |
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