| 单词 | odd |
| 例句 | It was odd not knowing what was going on. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He had said “Don't look down” because this very last section, although it was made relatively easy in its climb because of the odd outcroppings that formed footholds, was sheer in its vertical drop. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z From the other side of the campsite they could still hear much singing and the odd echoing bang. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He also put himself through school, which meant working odd jobs as a waiter and a bus driver to pay his rent and his tuition. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A very handsome man of thirty odd with a big fair moustache. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They broadcast from so-called wildcat stations, which were secret and unlicensed and kept odd hours. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Did that strike you as odd, sheriff? Do you remember? That with all those lights drawing, the batteries still had plenty of charge, enough to turn the engine over with no trouble, as you say?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And so am I. So it’s not odd for us to be friends. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His eye wandered, and had no meaning in its wandering: this gave him an odd look, such as I never remembered to have seen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now, isn't that odd?” he said, sitting back down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z West Fourth is one of those odd streets that break the New York grid, at least my newbie understanding of it, where streets normally run east-west and avenues north-south. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It seemed to him a very strange location to choose for a house, or else an odd decision to leave the trees growing nearby, blocking all light and the view of the valley below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It would have been a happy, peaceful holiday had it not been for the stories of disappearances, odd accidents, even of deaths now appearing almost daily in the Prophet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In a way she admired his dedication to the odd project. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That long face always looked odd, and vulnerable, horsey everyone said, even in the best of lights. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s not odd, then, that I have trouble reconciling my life to those of my friends, or at least to their lives as I perceive them to be. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Of course, every male I knew thought that sending Renee home made me the Idiot Boy of East Village Middle School, but they still felt an odd sort of admiration for me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't seem willful at first—it was just a series of odd coincidences. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She knew that in part because of this smell she wanted to tie her life to his; it was something she understood in her nose, finally, as odd as that might seem to others. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A lumpy-looking man with an odd lopsided leer gave a wheezy giggle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z One bolt-studded metal hand smacked Mr. Flux, sending him airborne in an odd blur of cartwheeling motion. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If she was an odd vision in their midst, one look from Ridgeway made the patrons return to their own business. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was an odd question that he didn’t mean, since, obviously, I was still up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But his bones seemed to bend under the load, and that was odd; he could imagine a photoelastic image of them, all stress lines. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems odd that women once spent such time and energy reading about such things, thinking about them, worrying about them, writing about them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of my friends in high school had talked to therapists, and I had always thought that was odd. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It’s odd to be praised for living, but I guess she can’t exactly encourage us to come again. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Like most of the Jews in Suffolk they treated me very kindly, truly warm and welcoming, as if I were one of them, which in an odd way I suppose I was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s been the odd man out for far too long; it’s hurt me to see him alone.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The Taker isn’t even really wearing the odd clothes anymore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A vegetarian—he and Lissa had an amazing ability to come up with explanations for my odd behavior. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Do you think that odd? I think it very odd.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Harry thought this an odd way of reminding Aunt Petunia that he had once sent her an exploding letter, but Aunt Petunia did not challenge the term. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Typical targets were women on the edges of society who exhibited odd behaviors such as talking to animals, wandering the countryside at night, or hoarding insects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She and Olga were practically best friends, and I was the odd daughter out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I weeded our garden, sold eggs from our coop, took odd jobs when I could find them, did every chore they asked of me, and then some. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The odd thing, however, was that I did not judge my classmates so harshly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he lost his job altogether, he would go out in the morning, scrounge around for money doing odd jobs, bumming or whatever, and come home to drink. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And the odd thing was the brown part of his skin was as wrinkled and creased and folded-up as a hunnert-year-old saddle, while the white part was smooth as a baby’s behind. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It felt odd, having all those people crowded into the space where Connor and I had spent so much time. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Doc said we could fill the bags with anything we wanted, as long as there was an odd number of things in the bag. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It sounds odd, but there you are, it was just something that developed between us, the ones who’d arrived from Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation, to receive so much attention, to be so admired, after a lifetime of rejection and scorn. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was an odd sort of clearing in the woods. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Citra felt odd not being of service at the table, so she got up to refill the scythe’s glass of water. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And there were odd little shelves that looked like they’d been made for fairies to sit on. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z An odd moment of complete silence hung over the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I think maybe you try to be odd on purpose. I think you like that. It makes you you and not someone else.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He gave me an odd look, it took me a while to recognize it as the one I’d grown accustomed to in the troupe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had come to him, this odd and lovable trio, over eight months ago, from the home of an old and dear college friend. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Mariam, who had never been inside a restaurant, found it odd at first to sit in a crowded room with so many strangers, to lift her burqa to put morsels of food into her mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Rather an odd little comedy that I watch here,” said Poirot to himself thoughtfully. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Add to that the odd dole check, playing a card game or two, and that’s it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Maybe she just had an odd kind of courage that I lacked, but no. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Harry heard Hermione gasp, and he had the odd sensation that something was swooping low over him, immersing his body in its shadow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was standing by the back corner of the truck, struggling to fight back the sudden wave of emotion the snow chains had brought on, when I heard an odd sound. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Lupin was wearing an odd expression as he looked at Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z All was hushed and still, except for those odd thumping and whimpering noises coming from somewhere close by in the mist.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The black patch over his eye gave him a pale odd appearance, it made him look older, different. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One of Jabir’s odd jobs at the Night Zoo was to deliver a Zamani goat to the temple every week for ritual sacrifice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Maybe that was why his stomach felt so odd. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z It sounded like an odd sort of job. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Above, from the other end of the hall, I hear an odd cry, like someone in pain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had an odd smile on her face, and Joaquin couldn’t tell if she was happy or sad. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation to be thinking of someone and have her unexpectedly appear. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was an odd phrase, and for the moment it brought the Prince up short. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The odd tracks suddenly made sense, and he understood why they’d gone in strange directions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was the odd woman out, and no one cared to bring me into the fold. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had an instinct for business, but at the time I knew nothing about music, which was odd for someone running a music-pirating business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So when Frank awoke one night in August and saw something very odd up at the old house, he merely assumed that the boys had gone one step further in their attempts to punish him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He tries to cross his legs but a slight swelling troubles his groin today: odd, though not painful. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nobody seems to think it odd that an old man is standing in his slippers on the sidewalk right outside an old folks’ home. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z How odd that she could be a solo book hunter for years and enjoy it, but now it felt like something was missing to be on her own. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The only thing interesting was another one of those odd signs that read World In Catastrophe—Killzone Experiment Department. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This seemed an odd comment to make about Ron’s mother. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “So you didn’t hear of anything odd happening?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The odd behavior of defending a frozen fishing hole connects all the way back to the reader’s question at the beginning of the column. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “He does odd jobs. And he’s an entrepreneur. He’s developing a technology to burn low-grade bituminous coal safely and efficiently.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And she said things that were really odd. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z How odd that she could be a solo book hunter for years and enjoy it, but now it felt like something was missing to be on her own. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z That is why, on the face of it, it is rather odd that he ended up being the great scholar of rhetoric—and, for that matter, the great scholar of poetics too. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z As they drew nearer, an odd rattling noise reached their ears, punctuated by what sounded like minor explosions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She looks flushed and it’s odd she doesn’t even mention cigarettes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I caught an odd note in the Chancellor’s voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When it came time for the Yugoslavian crew to rise and sing, they launched into an odd rendition of “Yankee Doodle.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Another thing we noticed, said Philomena.You have a very odd manner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As the news sunk in, my fear was replaced by an odd detachment. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny turned a somersault and felt the extra weight tugging at her skin, the odd heaviness of her wet clothes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Even when she fastened the beads on, sometimes they looked odd or crooked, and she had to take them off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They’d obtained over a hundred new recruits, mainly rats but with a good scattering of ferrets and weasels, and the odd stoat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This blemish was odd enough for a young lady still in her twenties. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z People have odd reasons for ending up as saints. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas had noticed them exchange an odd look before they split up, almost as if communicating some secret with their eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Stella says that humans found it odd that the huge silverback didn’t kill the boy. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “I’m not some odd commodity that you can gawk at!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Watching TV on your bed shouldn't be odd, but it somehow is. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It seems odd to introduce myself to a boy in the middle of a war zone. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Traveling by steam instead of by sail was odd, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s odd that I’m planning this considering I’ve never had a date, but I guess that makes sense. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Definitely an odd response. Think I’ll try again. Would you like an orange? I have an extra.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Cats too. The odd potbellied pig. Ferrets, chickens.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z How marvelously odd, I thought, to be required to pick and choose which way to go. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His voice was dark and rough, and there was an odd edge to it, as if of surprise or puzzlement at hearing himself speak. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The wood looked different from here, the leaves seemed higher and much farther away, and the trunks were at an odd angle. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As strange as Logan County was, as often as its residents dealt with odd threats and weird occurrences and mysterious happenings, it wasn’t all bad. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Not odd in the way Cecile’s green, prickly stucco house was odd in Oakland. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ridgeway’s penchant for violence and odd fixations had made it hard to find men willing to ride with him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I know it sounds odd, but I much prefer numbers to words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He draws two question marks at odd angles bisecting each other. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Before, stepping back into the tunnel from the alternate world had felt so odd, almost as if he’d ceased to exist. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You will come here to do a few odd jobs.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it was a odd thing, but when the animiles see us a-talkin’ they lay down, and when I went over to Bersicker he let me stroke his ears same as ever. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Miss Lupescu’s lists were printed in pale purple ink on white paper, and they smelled odd. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Or had a black boy spoken of yearning to get a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, his friends—in the boy’s own interest—would have reported his odd ambition to the white boss. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z From the tallest one rose an odd white tower with a saucer on the top, like a spaceship from the old Flash Gordon movies Sammy used to love. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She's been acting odd lately; even asked me this morning how was I feeling. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She was dressed in black, which was odd as most children weren’t put in mourning clothes until they were at least fifteen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had last had a holiday in 1948 when I was an untested lightweight in the ANC with few responsibilities beyond attending meetings in the Transvaal executive and addressing the odd public gathering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny suddenly had the odd feeling that Ess wasn’t actually asking her a question so much as she was daring her to answer. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Yes; I can’t prevent it,” said the Master, and Lyra didn’t notice at the time what an odd thing that was to say. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Huge shapes and odd shapes and small, glimmering things which flash and glitter and are gone. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Jasper scrambled up the rocks immediately, glancing back at me, one ear blown back against his head, giving him an odd rakish appearance. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes landed on the gloomy hearth, where the odd crutch her gran had been carving when she had taken ill still stood half-whittled. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It causes an odd shiver to go running down my spine, and I step backward a little too quickly, anxious to put some space between the two of us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Styx laughed the first time he saw our odd little Grasshopper monument. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t mind it if she came, but she’d just be the odd one out, sitting there like a lump on a log. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The entire forest area, the hundreds of tiny stitches in shades of green, had darkened, and the threads had knotted and twisted in odd ways. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She says something odd: Did you find your friendI Then she points upstairs. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z A half-dozen black puppies and the odd pig or two skulked among the benches, while women in ragged deerskins passed horns of beer, stirred the fire, and chopped carrots and onions into a kettle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s a little bit eerie and disorienting but also kind of beautiful, in an odd way. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached Miss Maggie’s place, it was empty, which was odd on a day like this. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And the oddest things were the ones like violets and roses, named from a color, so you had to call yellow and white and red ones violets and roses. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He had a grudging respect for my tenacity, and he had been surprised that I noticed something odd about the air in his room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s an odd sort of twitch at the corner of her mouth before she turns and walks to the front of the classroom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z We become an odd little family, the boy—real name Hans, I learn, called Dutchy on the street—and Carmine and I in our three-seat abode. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The villagers took little note of Claire’s odd new hobby; the hill paths were not visible, and Alys’s hut was separate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She laughed an odd little laugh that went up and up. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I do odd jobs around the priory, run errands, that sort of thing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The classrooms, which look perfectly normal in the daytime, look strangely odd when it’s getting dark outside. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I see no strong reason to do otherwise; the division may sound a bit odd at first, but it actually makes rather a lot of sense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “It is very odd that you say so, Miss Lumley. Very odd. For that has crossed my mind as well.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z An odd, watchful silence hangs over the foreboding brick building. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Clever manipulations could also bring l’Hôpital’s rule to resolve other odd expressions: ∞/∞, 0°, 0∞, and ∞0. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then Tom and Goldberry set the table; and the hobbits sat half in wonder and half in laughter: so fair was the grace of Goldberry and so merry and odd the caperings of Tom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z What’s so odd is that even with Frida and the toxoplasmosis and this man who should terrify me for so many reasons, I feel more at home than I have anywhere for so long. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She thought about her cousins in Oklahoma, which was odd, since she’d never spent much time with them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She seems to think that the three kids at the sink are both funny and odd. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “When we find the odd rascal, our duty is clear.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I felt a little disoriented by this smiling white Zimbabwean with the odd accent and strange name. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Osh said, “She’s still too young,” which sounded odd, coming from the man who had taught me to bait a hook when I was four. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She and her neighbors thought the whole thing very odd. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was different from the scuttling beetle that had led him to the forest, but just as odd. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He watched the show, eyes slowly closing, aware that something was odd. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was certainly odd that whenever she got into that lethargic state, with the stertorous breathing, she put the flowers from her; but that when she waked she clutched them close. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z For some strange reason, I found myself thinking about Hoover Dam, and the odd mortal girl I’d run into there, Rachel Elizabeth Dare. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The room was always too hot or too cold, and it was often permeated with odd noises. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dalio and I continued walking down the middle of the street, but our conversation now turned to the odd interaction we’d just had. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z From this close, it was clear that the anguished voice—or voices—came from around the corner, beyond the newest, and possibly oddest, business in Fry. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I felt an odd serenity that Dad had died without my even being aware of it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Winter was long that year, the dreariness punctuated only by my weekly counseling sessions and the odd sense of loss, almost bereavement, I felt whenever I finished one TV series and had to find another. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was odd living in Mama’s new house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She said this with all of the odd poise and direction that the great American injury demands of you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Shoving aside books, papers, and odd pieces of machinery, the children made room to sit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Which is odd, considering you are acting like a psychopath,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked very odd there, but, as Mrs. Popper said, it was a relief at least not to have to wear their overcoats all the time. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Very odd! but one never does form a just idea of any body beforehand. One takes up a notion, and runs away with it. Mr. Dixon, you say, is not, strictly speaking, handsome?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Lily glanced at me again and something about that look gave me an odd feeling. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The heady smell was as odd in that desert setting as the little scrap of park had been, as odd yet just as familiar. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They both needed her in an odd sort of way—their nettlesome guardian angel. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd and vain wish, but no one could think of any grounds to oppose it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Since there are an odd number of you, one of you won’t be fighting today,” says Four, stepping away from the board in the training room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One straightforward means of going about this is simply to read a few pages of a well- written book during odd spare moments one may have. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was odd how difficult it was to remember what the man said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Robbie caught the rhythm quickly and broke into an odd little jig, his long arms swinging wild circles. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It’s odd to hear; most of the Folk are musically gifted, but I like her tune better for being imperfect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He stared at me for a moment with an odd expression on his face—perhaps surprise, perhaps consternation—as if I were a species he’d never seen before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Only now did she realize how odd it was that one in every dozen in the crowd carried the same Gold lights. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was an odd man, and the things he told them were odder still. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned from the window, frowning, an odd, half-angry expression on his face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z During all my months of ciphering, I had counted on selling my grain to the miller at grain prices, not to the odd farmer as cattle feed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We've come to an intersection where three streets cross each other, veining off at odd angles so that the sightline cuts off after less than twenty-five meters. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were at an odd angle and all I could see was the shoulder of a black coat, with a silk scarf blown out in the wind behind it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z You may think it odd that I didn’t ask the Paqo how he knew something had happened. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A passable slogan for a factory but an odd concept, it seemed to me, for junior prison guards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought peanut butter was an especially odd concept: You were supposed to cook with peanuts, not pound them into a cream to put in a jar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The old man was handsome in an odd kind of way, with a gray streak running through the middle of his hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It was odd though the way the man had been looking out and directly he saw me he whipped back into the room and the shutters were closed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd to see Oak with his horns glamoured away, his ears looking as round as mine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He worked odd jobs waiting tables and doing construction, but he’d eventually have another hemophilia attack and end up unemployed again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The art hanging, or leaning, against the hotel walls was so odd, so weird, so impossible to understand. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They had pictures of the oddest things there. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This abandoned neighborhood just made him feel odd and uncomfortable. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z This was more than a little odd, for Hubble’s life was filled from an early age with a level of distinction that was at times almost ludicrously golden. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was so odd to see her here in this old man’s house. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He ate at odd hours, muddied from head to toe, and he did so in a corner in the kitchen, barely answering the occasional questions asked by Santa Sofía de la Piedad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He found this very odd; the room had opened for him, after all, when he had wanted to hide the Half-Blood Prince’s book. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Luke had stepped back across the cold spot and was examining the hall carpet, then the walls, patting at the surfaces as though hoping to discover some cause for the odd cold. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The odd strained shapes that I had tried to piece together with my fumbling fingers and they had never fitted. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Comfort, you write about the dead! Don’t you think that’s just the least little bit odd?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And, at those times, Tristran Thorn's daydreams were strange, guilty fantasies, muddled and odd, of journeys through forests to rescue princesses from palaces, dreams of knights and trolls and mermaids. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The gray paint peels off the wall in odd and beautiful patterns, each cracked polygon of paint a snowflake of decay. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She had lost and would later win back custody of her children, and had worked a variety of odd jobs, from sausage vendor to picking butterbeans. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The odd design of the place, with its high windows and box-like mass, now appears futuristic and forward- thinking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Well, yes, it is kind of strange. But just odd strange, not bad strange.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The members of the ensemble that plays odd but melodic and danceable tunes in the ballroom are bedecked in suits of red velvet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Thanks to his unfortunate assembly, his walk was an odd, straddle-legged motion that was often mistaken for lameness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The voices were odd, tinged with echo; some of the words were completely foreign—others felt familiar. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She smiled, embarrassed, because she knew it was an odd thing and that he would not understand and could perhaps find her foolish. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had beat every odd, they had stuck by one another, and most important of all, they had become friends. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z An aunt—that seemed possible; a visiting spinster aunt, slightly odd, but nice. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, she pulled away to take a breath, thinking for just a second how odd this was. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A shallow stone basin lay there, with odd carvings around the edge: runes and symbols that Harry did not recognize. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I know from the internet there are 133 “places of worship” in this tiny town, but it seems odd that Finch would choose one for the last wander. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He would think it odd if my jewelry vanished! Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd feeling to be suddenly sitting in a cafe having breakfast, watching perfectly ordinary people outside in the street, going to work, shopping, or just standing around chatting. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That’s odd,” she thought, “now where would he take them? That cat must have knocked the paperweight off last night—the rest of the note must be somewhere in the room.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was barely furnished with odd things, which seemed to have never been used; the furniture was something the same style as that in the south rooms, and was covered with dust. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Sure it’s not hard work looking at lights and pulling on the odd lever. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And as we kept listening to them, stealing the odd glance in their direction, bit by bit, something started to change. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” said Hermione slowly, “but it’s a bit odd, isn’t it? I mean, this is supposed to be quite a good broom, isn’t it?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was the one who was murdered, I guessed, and it was odd to think of a young boy murdered. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “But you heard an odd laugh? You have heard that laugh before, I should think, or something like it?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z No matter how many odd jobs or errands the crew dreamed up, however, one fact remained: there was really nothing to do on the frozen ship but wait, wait, wait. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Honestly, Kit, you do know the oddest people. How did you ever meet a common riverman like that?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In their almost frantic desire to put an end to the drinking problem, temperance advocates embraced some truly odd justifications for banning hard liquor, beer, and wine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The odd thing was that Hermione’s support made him feel just as confused as Ron’s doubts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ugwu touched his head, with the odd tufts of hair that the jagged glass had missed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Sitting there and watching this, still, it gives me a feeling. . . . Feel kind of odd all over, like you’re down on the field sweating.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finally get in, the apartment is dark; the drapes are drawn, the windows are closed, and there’s an odd smell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd thing to see the stone-faced Ali happy, or sad, because only his slanted brown eyes glinted with a smile or welled with sorrow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She looked as odd as ever, glittering with beads and trailing shawls, her eyes magnified to enormous size by her spectacles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And now with the two of them gone, for some odd childlike reason, I find myself wishing I could have given them a hug goodbye. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Pattie only hoped that the group assembled to care for the odd little girl with the dark, wet eyes would do a good job. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Since these speeches were in part rehearsal for when, as the local Member of the Legislative Assembly, Comrade Pillai would address thronging millions, there was something odd about their pitch and cadence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All we see of this is the odd stump, the fly struggling on the porch floor of the summer house in October, the fragment on the highway. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd that a little old lady waves her arms around like a crazy person.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How odd that we, of all people, would have survived. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It reminded him of Kabul, and for some odd reason, Claudia felt like a friend. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We sometimes do see the odd boat passing by, but only carrying people from nearby villages exactly like this one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They just said things, because their houses had enough room for all kinds of things, no matter how odd and funny-shaped they were. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Seriously good haul this year!” he announced, holding up a heavy gold watch with odd symbols around the edge and tiny moving stars instead of hands. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Percy glanced at Hazel and Frank, who didn’t seem to find anything odd about this. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z An odd symbol, rather like a triangular eye, glistened from a golden chain around his neck. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This odd compliment made Penelope uncomfortable, although she was not sure why. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Jo’s face was very sober, but her eyes twinkled, and there was an odd sound in her voice of repressed emotion of some sort. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We were like odd ruined flagpoles, bent double, with our bright clothes flapping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The local racetrackers grew fond of the odd, bookish boy, nicknaming him Red, and a few let him ride their horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bush said he thought it odd that he should be chairman, since he was not a physicist; Oppenheimer, the best choice, already had been named to the committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z ‘Ted, what strikes you as the oddest thing about Salim’s disappearance?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, they continued on, tracking the odd footprints into the noon hour. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her odd, political name can easily be explained. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Michah works in the building across from the shop, doing odd jobs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was standing by the window, smoking a cigarette, an odd, dumpy little figure I should not see again, her coat stretched tight over her large breasts, her ridiculous hat perched sideways on her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And what a delight it would be to paddle towards them, and slip along canal-like streets and tie up by second-floor windows and look at all the odd views and strange reflections. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until they had reached Professor Flitwick’s class that Harry noticed something rather odd about Riddle’s diary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The ownership of land is an odd thing when you come to think of it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z These are other painters, on the lam from irate landlords or between odd jobs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The scythe washed a dish, Citra dried it, and finally Scythe Curie said the oddest thing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It's so odd to see the tiny streams of water bounce around, see the shapes of my hands and arms and legs. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After all the things she’d been through, Jason found it odd that she would freak out now while Piper acted so calm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I found this odd and undemocratic, but it was the accepted practice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, at the sudden prospect of a scythe before him, Rowan had an odd urge to do the same—as if raising his hands above his head could frighten the scythe away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Our store was a rickety, odd, huge wooden structure that looked like it was held together with toothpicks and glue. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t it odd that Smith was so amiable about having been caught? Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He meant to refuse meat but his past diet of fruit and nuts, with an odd crab or fish, gave him too little resistance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That last statement may seem a little odd, because most of us have a sense that everyone in the premodern world worked really hard. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was an odd feeling and perhaps accounts for why I delayed my departure so long, wandering around the house many times over, checking one last time that all was in order. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “And she says odd things? I think you’re quite a pair.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been so quiet, his voice sounded odd, especially with the hollow echo the Maze walls created. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z For a man with all the words—words borrowed and words of his own—it is odd to see him without the right word. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m the odd one out, I’m afraid. My mom’s family is German, and I think my dad's family was Scottish or something, but it was so long ago nobody knows for sure.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It seemed odd that Holmes would go to the trouble of moving to a second hotel, but Geyer knew from experience that making assumptions about the behavior of criminals was always a dangerous thing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They followed the odd prints to the back of the barn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Eyebrows, lashes, cheekbones, nose, lips, chin, jawbone—the oddest ten seconds of my whole life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow took a sip, tasting an odd blend of sour and sweet on his tongue. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Miss Kate decided that she was ‘odd’, but rather clever, and smiled upon her from afar. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an intentness to everyone, an odd seriousness, and a sense of worry—unusual in Village—pervaded the atmosphere. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z We spent an odd day, toiling in that railroad yard. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been odd for sleeps and sleeps, and she hated it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Scoville put acquaintances and relatives on the witness stand to describe the defendant's odd conduct. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z An odd look came across his face as he read. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bast said with an odd mixture of confusion and concern. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t be inside on a day like this,” he said, with an odd, twisted smile. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Nemesis had called him the seventh wheel, the odd man out on the quest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was an odd mix, but there was some sausage, some bread, and some apples. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Very odd,’ said Frodo, tightening his belt, ‘considering that there is actually a good deal less of me. I hope the thinning process will not go on indefinitely, or I shall become a wraith.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So Ophie pushed aside the strangeness—the whole manor was odd, really—and carefully handed Mrs. Caruthers her tea, the delicate cup balanced upon its equally fine saucer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The water looks odd under the beam, a colorless broth littered with a variety of objects: a bright orange; a man’s fedora with a brim of excrement; bits of paper like torn letters. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But he didn’t, and all we could catch was the odd irritated mutter about the students who already lived there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was odd to see them out here shining in the sunlight instead of under the dim lights of the storage room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I can’t say I was surprised, though, now that I knew what kept him busy at odd hours. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Louie admired his friend for his efforts, but found it odd that he would travel to Torrance every day, given how few Japanese lived there. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z A philosopher once noted that something is odd if a person is not liberal when he is young and conservative when he is old. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s a credit to his mother and he gets his name in the paper all the time and you can be sure he brings home the odd few pounds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was an odd thought, the idea of some strange magic coursing through her veins. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It would feel odd to call him that now. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A funny way to introduce a person, but odd as it may sound, I felt like I knew a piece of John Worth when we stepped through the doorway into the house. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But what he was feeling had always been so closely tied to Toby, it was odd that his friend wasn’t right behind him, talking about god knows what. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His little remaining head fuzz and my crazy ’do were both sticking up at odd angles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘How much older?’ he wondered, and then he thought how odd it was that he had never thought about it before. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It is an odd stance for a grown man. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was odd, and sad, but I felt more alone with that sailor lying there than in all the time I’d been waiting for him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But . . . still... how odd for you two to find each other. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys split, diving into the yard, each ducking behind some large, odd piece of junk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I felt an odd looseness across my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes he made money gambling or doing odd jobs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She had thought it odd even then, but the red in the dream confused her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Her daughters would giggle over the odd doodles they found in kitchen drawers or on the back shelf of the downstairs toilet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was odd driving through bright, busy streets with a dead Roman Senator on the floor of the van. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Byrne comes and goes at odd hours, and I barely see him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He’d retired by then—he was seventy- two—but he did odd jobs and worked on heating systems with his brother Walter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even that odd word, the mishmash of two disciplines, was a sign of new times. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was meant to humiliate him, but the odd thing was that the attacks hurt less the longer they went on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stories about ancestral spirits and tribal totems were strong enough to enable 500 people to trade seashells, celebrate the odd festival, and join forces to wipe out a Neanderthal band, but no more than that. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel an odd mix of disgust and sympathy for her as I realize that this is the closest she'll ever come to relating to me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If people thought that the word “charrette” was odd, the man brought in to lead the program was even more unusual. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Short, long, fat, thin, and otherwise odd, but nevertheless peanuts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Walking and talking—that seemed a very odd way of spending an afternoon. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s an odd one, and there’s no denying it,” says Ruth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It kept crackling and sparking at odd moments, and every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle it engulfed him in thick gray smoke that smelled of rotten eggs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The driver of the wagon was an odd little imp. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Two elevators— one for odd floors, one for even floors. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s an odd place for a tryst, a hanging tree, where a man was hung for murder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It belonged to my brother Shawn, who’d quarreled with my father at seventeen and run off to work odd jobs, mostly trucking and welding. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Its legs moved feebly in the air, steam coming out of its ruined head in odd places. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The town was an odd melting-pot of agriculture and industry located on the periphery of the southern California boom, a place that felt out on the edge. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z His toothbrush mustache and severe parting looked very odd next to Dumbledore’s long white hair and beard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s open, which is odd because I thought I closed it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Someone was walking around, she thought without interest; Luke was walking back and forth in the room, talking softly to himself; surely an odd way to play chess? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she had the odd feeling that her mother might step out of one of the many doors, smiling at her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Once my nose started clearing up on Day Five, my nausea got even worse, because that odd aroma of old pot roast mixed with mothballs was nobody’s idea of a stomach soother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was walking slowly in an odd way, as if it were walking sideways. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was odd to be riding in the pickup, the dark road ahead, a slender moon above, holding hands, as if they were young lovers again, discussing wedding plans. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc was right, no one thought of food but there were odd pints and quarts put away all over. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation to hold my entire vocabulary in my hands, to look back through the stack and recall the afternoon I learned to effectively describe my hangovers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “And did you think that a bit odd?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It must be a very odd sensation to come to a courtroom to see whether or not your son will be sentenced to death. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Samar, looking up at him, surrounded by an odd collection of baby animals. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It feels odd to be here without other students. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And it’s odd to sit through the girls’ varsity lineup with her beside me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Barack was a unicorn, after all—shaped by his unusual name, his odd heritage, his hard-to-pin-down ethnicity, his missing dad, his unique mind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Curious at the odd sound of it, I went over to look. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had an odd feeling in her stomach, as if she were the one being thrown from a great height. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Except for the odd ones about television and bravery, they had seemed easy, but perhaps he was such a strange bird that he had misunderstood everything. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It may seem odd, I read, to be so careful, but I have reasons. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She had an absolute distrust of authority and an insistence on complete privacy which seemed to make her, and my family, even odder. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “This has been an odd morning indeed. Most peculiar. I’ll tell you about it on the way.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He could see an odd look on The Giver’s face. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Now she was odd, murky, and worst of all, unkempt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The final buyers were a number of zoos, mainly the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and the soon-to-open Minnesota Zoo, but odd animals were going to Los Angeles, Louisville, Oklahoma City and Cincinnati. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was something odd about this whole trip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She dabbed at her forehead with her balled-up tissue and I noticed an odd scar on her wrist. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She held it up, and whispered something to it, and it replied with an odd, musical chirp. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She is quite odd in one thing: she will not admit to me that there is any cause for restlessness; or if there be, she does not understand it herself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z What was odd was that you couldn’t smell no grass nor trees nor even soil. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He gave me an odd look, then shrugged and ran a length of rope through an iron ring above our heads. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was nothing that would have seemed odd from the outside, looking in, or drawn attention unless you were really, truly staring at it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It may seem odd, but it made me think the town had long hair, and each strand blown by wind was yet another color. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z This is so odd I take note, even though I’m running beside a moving train in the middle of nowhere. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Many of Ernest’s friends and colleagues pondered that heritage after his death, but perhaps the oddest judgment came from Robert Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But he remained still, despite an odd urge to apologize and change the subject; he wanted to know everything about them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It seemed odd to him that this girl had never heard of Earth’s most knee-slapping TV comic. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Nothing odd about that, but bolted above the front doors, high above the ground, was one of the biggest iron wheels I’d ever seen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she was eight years old, Lourdes sought out odd jobs. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And rowing makes these muscular demands not at odd intervals but in rapid sequence, over a protracted period of time, repeatedly and without respite. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She was just thinking how odd it was that there was no one else in the woods when she felt a shaking on the ground and heard hoofbeats in the distance. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s also the first truly personal question I’ve been asked all day, and an odd one because Mr. Vedder doesn’t even know my parents. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He didn't seem to find anything odd about Mo and Elinor's whispering, but Meggie was sure the two of them were planning something secret. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Among rows of brown-brick homes, all standing together like gingerbread houses surrounded by black, spiked, iron fencing, I knew our house was odd. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She felt odd talking about the trip now that she wasn’t going on it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an odd sort of house over that way,” he said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z That summer, right up until the warm weather faded, we developed this odd way of listening to music together in the fields. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy has not walked much in her sleep the last week, but there is an odd concentration about her which I do not understand; even in her sleep she seems to be watching me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The memory of that day would come back to me at odd moments. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice sounded odd, rough and rusty from disuse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Our neighbourhood looked odd at first, as if a giant alien presence had been beamed to another planet, leaving behind naked sky. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had taken his first step back toward Gryffindor Tower when something else on the map caught his eye . . . something distinctly odd. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ron examined an odd sort of pale blancmange closely, then moved it carefully a few inches to his right, so that it would be clearly visible from the Ravenclaw table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In retrospect, it is odd how little power the dead farmer exercised over an imagination as morbid and hysterical as my own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oh no, really?” said Hermione, shooting a repressive look at Ron, who, staring at Hagrid’s odd hairstyle, had just opened his mouth to say something about it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I find this logic distinctly un-Addie-like, considering that there are popular girls we could ask, but I do not at that moment possess the crucial nugget of information that will later explain her odd behavior. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Liyana struggled to remember Or’s directions exactly—up one hill, past the odd windmill, to the right, then straight. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The fire cast shadows, and odd flickers, into the darkness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Cowboys often rode my way, chasing down the odd Tipped M cow or two. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It struck Jon as odd that there were no king’s men about the king, but that seemed to be the way of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z How odd it felt to hold a pen! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s an odd moment to be getting my first kiss! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It was an odd thing for Curt to say, the sort of thing Aunty Uju, who thought of sex as something a woman gave a man at a loss to herself, would say. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Everything was difficult and odd, and the theme songs all had minor chords. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I remember wondering if there wasn’t something a bit odd about her posture, the way her head was bent down just a little too far so she looked like a crouching animal waiting to pounce. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun shone in straight through the tall windows, making the dust dance, and falling into odd shapes, on the floor boards. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Yossarian was stunned at how waxen and ghastly Snowden’s bare leg looked, how loathsome, how lifeless and esoteric the downy, fine, curled blond hairs on his odd, white shin and calf. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Obinze half smiled, to seem humble in the face of this odd praise. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We were an odd couple, for I affected the informal dress I had gotten used to underground and wore khakis and fatigues, while Robbie was always smartly turned out in a suit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an odd sign, no? Have you heard about anything unusual happening in the capital?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z After Emily and Matthew returned home, she spent over an hour trying to decode the odd little symbols on the flyer with no luck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Some of the men were watching with that odd soft look on their faces that still surprised Chamberlain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dragging the limb was what made the dog look so odd. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I took her advice, even though it seemed odd. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was odd sleeping in the cellar with strangers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the lifeboat, the corset absorbed all available moonlight, with the odd result that Desdemona’s face, head, and arms disappeared. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was odd to be sitting on a million-dollar horse, talking to Priscilla Willis in the middle of the night, but then it was a relief to be talking to someone besides the cat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She worked odd jobs, took night classes to get her high school diploma, and raised me on her own. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't imagine how my parents were surviving with the little money Papa earned doing odd jobs. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It felt quite odd walking and walking to wherever, to meet her grandparents for the first time, not having any of her things. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I turn and walk back among the eighty- odd officers milling around the crowded room, looking for someone who might know what job 254 is. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been reinforced with pieces of wood that stuck out at odd angles and made perfect hand- and footholds. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z That is how I explained to myself the strange impression I had of being odd man out, a kind of intruder. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I don't know what happens to people when this ride is working, but when it isn't, the passengers hang in the air at odd angles, harnessed into legless metal love seats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z There’s an odd expression on her face, both eyes looking left, not at anything in particular. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd but when it first dawned on me the tape wasn’t there any more, my main thought was that I mustn’t give away how panicked I was. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In 458 BC, a few decades after Pythagoras’s death, the playwright Aeschylus used this odd logic to provide one of history’s most extraordinary legal defenses of matricide. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z All the hassle of finding holes for the keys Grandpa Sorenson gave her, in order to uncover extra keys that fit a locked journal, for that odd message? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hallways took odd turns, dead-ended unexpectedly, or took long, rambling, roundabout paths. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The police had never read an odder report. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She woke up and in seconds pinned me down and pressed her face to mine and said, “So what’s up, Doc? You gonna be even or odd today?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She finds him in the cafeteria later, where he eats his free lunches alone, or sometimes with Travis Bohannon, another thoroughly odd duck with a sad story of his own. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We did smoke the odd joint, but it was definitely a secondary activity. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She had the oddest sense that people might be able to see her secret. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She answers on the fourth ring, groggy like I've woken her; I tell her how sorry I am to have called her and that I have a question I know will sound odd. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In an odd way, though, there were times when I missed the adventure, even the danger, of the real war out in the boonies. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize we never met any of them on the Victory Tour, which seems odd in retrospect. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The short response strikes me as odd, because on any other day I couldn’t pay Sofia to keep her mouth shut. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Iran said in an odd little voice, “‘My life is love and pleasure.’ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “It’s true. Your aunt had some odd notions. She taught the child herself. I disapproved, of course. Only leads to trouble.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she's doing her odd little dance back out of the circle and scampering into the woods again, safe and sound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And they seemed to like me in their odd way. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Kaede had just finished the row and was about to drag the jug of fertilizer to the next when Maesie came out of the kitchen, an odd look on her face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The noise of the market felt odd in Hazel’s ears after all that quiet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Celestial bronze fell to earth in odd places. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was an odd thing, she thought, how one miracle seemed to make another. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The odd thing was that Mr. Chris said her adventure had probably saved the lives of every single calf! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I find it odd that I feel I need to know. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was full of odd machines and doctors and nurses in masks and gowns. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The voice had an odd inflection to it, as if it wasn’t really asking a question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was odd and wary, and that was just the way of things, like my gray eyes and my untamed hair, red and tangled as a wild rose vine. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Thomas felt . . . odd—an uncomfortable feeling, like something supernatural had just occurred. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “He was four-and-twenty the 8th of last June, and my birthday is the 23rd just a fortnight and a day’s difference—which is very odd.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Eva’s Dream” is my best fairy tale, and the odd thing is that I don’t have the faintest idea where it came from. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For some odd reason, he thought of a time when he had been on the mountainside, taking a break as he chopped wood. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her words came out in an odd monotone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She stroked the top of his head with her fingers and felt the odd sensation of his beard against her breasts. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He wanted to know more about her, understand the odd connection he felt to her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Ms. Morales kind of had an odd gleam in her eye—maybe they’d piled it on a little thick? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It must be rather odd being only part of a person,” Milo remarked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They were enjoying the morning breeze when they heard an odd noise. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “No one’s accusing you of anything,” Brinker responded in an odd tone. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie was a polite boy, and the son who’d already survived a few challenges— the concussions in football; that goofy, lovable awkwardness; the odd birth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z No one else has entered this car of the train, which is odd. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s odd that I do not remember his first name. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in those days, then, prompted by my natural admiration for the lady, that I had first taken to perusing her volumes in the library whenever I had an odd moment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Pale bodies—human bodies, but mangled, arms bent at odd angles, too-wide mouths with needle teeth, empty eye sockets—topple into my bedroom, one after the other, and scramble to their feet, scramble toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was having someone look at you after your mother has nearly fretted herself to death because you are freakishly tall and frizzy and odd. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She’s like his spirit animal, a gentle, odd, spritely being who I’m pretty sure has a storage space somewhere full of fairy dust. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It seemed now an odd thing to think. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Even assuming that she was a witch, however, it was odd behavior to come out on a night this cold, simply to look at an old ruin. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I still want to hear about anything odd. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Thankfully, my friends don’t think it’s odd I live outside of town. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He did odd jobs for housewives, ran errands for shopkeepers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It could simply be that a meaningless whim had suddenly overtaken me at that moment—but that is hardly a convincing way to account for such distinctly odd behaviour. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Derek had just done the weekly check-in the afternoon before, so they wouldn’t think it odd that there were no calls. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Though her windows were shut, an odd draft from somewhere in her room kissed her face, smelling strangely of roses. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An old scar ran down the right side of his face, giving his cheek an odd, puckered look, like he’d swallowed a lemon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He observed exactly what I saw four decades later: isolated hillocks of forest; long raised berms; canals; raised agricultural fields; circular, moat-like ditches; and odd, zigzagging ridges. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The dungeon was, most unusually, already full of vapors and odd smells. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As the years passed, we watched them grow apart in odd ways that made us sad. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it’s his weapon and the rest of us have to defer to his knowledge so entirely, there’s the odd feeling of being let out of school early. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "Is anything wrong?" whispered Shasta to Aravis, who had an odd look on her face. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Their bodies were splayed out at odd angles amidst candy wrappers and empty beer bottles. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The view from the window was delightful, though in some cases it was odd. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had gone to his place by the river much earlier and was alone there, fitting the last parts of his odd little boat into place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The fifth scythe, a short man with an odd frown about him, stood and read from a sheet of parchment that could have been hundreds of years old. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I sat there a minute and thought about the odd ways of life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The person’s bare right hand, naked to the frigid wind and grotesquely frostbitten, was outstretched in a kind of odd, frozen salute. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “It sounds odd, I know ...” I said, and I tailed off then, because it doesn’t just sound odd, it sounds insane when you say it out loud. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed odd to think of her with a roof over her head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The story of abortion in Romania might seem an odd way to begin telling the story of American crime in the 1990s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Now that his sword wasn’t swirling around, I could see something odd about it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And yet, in an odd way, I know they're sincerely trying to help me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Climbing down was an odd experience of scrambling nearly sideways. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I was putting them onto the rear seat when I noticed something odd. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was old and some of the twigs stuck out at odd angles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If there were any decisions to be made, then he should be the one...Even though she might allow herself to hope, to take a little notice of odd straws in the wind. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Now, however, the office was full of a number of exceptionally odd objects that Harry supposed Moody had used in the days when he had been an Auror. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Why, instead, did I feel this odd sense of completion and reconciliation, as if everything between us had been settled long ago? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry soared above the crowd, an odd ringing in his ears. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She says I’m getting odd and goes back to the lane and her chat with Mrs. Hannon and I blink and bathe my eyes with the boric acid powder in warm water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z An odd room, full of dolls and waterlogged stuffed bears. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite the odd beliefs of the people of the Protectorate, the forest was not cursed at all, nor was it magical in any way. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "How odd. I think quite the same of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The damage to the neighborhood was extraordinary, but there was an odd calm in his heart. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Students have been hearing all manner of odd things from Mains at night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A house of her own!—But where is the advantage of a house of her own? This is three times as large.—And you have never any odd humours, my dear.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Her eyes were an odd, pale color somewhere between blue and green, their hue depending on the color of her hair ribbon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But deep inside he couldn’t bring himself to disagree—as odd as it seemed after what he’d accomplished, he had broken a major rule. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The odd thing about that is that Nikola Tesla actually did love birds, but not one-legged chickens. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We made an odd pair, I supposed, me as I was and Frankie in his fine clothes, his golden watch chain glinting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One of the odd discoveries made by small boys is that when two pebbles are struck sharply against each other they emit, briefly, a curious smoky odor. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Jason and Carter go, and then the others, and then suddenly, because we have an odd number of players now, I’m the only one who hasn’t double-high-fived my teammates. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z After glancing once at this portrait, Professor McGonagall made an odd movement as though steeling herself, then rounded the desk to look at Harry, her face taut and lined. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When we opened the boxes up, we found a payload of raunchy, orangey red T-shirts faded out in places and with the odd ripped seam adding character. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I had an odd sensation, as if a little creature was crawling up my spine. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The big dude looked pretty odd in his bedsheet toga, with his gray pullover hoodie and jeans, and a bow and quiver from the ship’s armory slung over his shoulder. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Unless you are a lawyer, it will probably strike you as odd that Count Olaf’s plan was defeated by Violet signing with her left hand instead of her right. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z When we reached the square, I noticed that there was a white truck of an odd, square shape parked on the street bordering it, perhaps a block away. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “That’s odd. A hundred years ago the gentlemen had colored women, now the trash have them.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z After Emily and Matthew returned home, she spent over an hour trying to decode the odd little symbols on the flyer with no luck. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Edmund is such a simple soul. I never thought I’d be surprised at anything he did or said, but he and I had a very odd conversation the other day.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “That really is a long time ago. And it’s odd that you should be asking about that one, of all my books.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I will be looked at, now, with respect: paintings that can get bottles of ink thrown at them, that can inspire such outraged violence, such uproar and display, must have an odd revolutionary power. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Wait for the bloody Tour, Alby,” he said, his voice thick with an odd accent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m no longer the odd man out. Between you three reconnecting when Ben and I weren’t talking and all the hanging out in summer school, you guys had me wishing I failed chemistry too.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I have some money saved,” I tell him, “from allowance and odd jobs and stuff.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The watch had been replaced on my wrist, but it looked odd. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The potato salad is kind of an odd combo, but it really works. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She had become resigned to her daughters’ odd and willful ways. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It made me very proud, in some odd way. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation, to stare down at one’s feet and see moving clouds. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It gives me an odd comfort to sort this money into piles of cut-off heads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I liked being told these stories, but it was odd hearing such personal information shouted rather than whispered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “What an odd thing—to be in the Italian army.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z For some odd reason — perhaps my brain had just reached its Female Logic Overload Point — I didn’t call out after her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, strings of globe lights were looped around tall mirrors, bedposts, and the odd nonfunctional chandelier. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We was a weak and puny country eighty odd years ago when the great-granddaddy of us young ’uns got mixed up in a rebel’s fight. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Bert was in charge of the furnace, the garden and all the odd jobs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z An odd enthusiasm for this drive and its dangers had been growing in him ever since he’d left First Hill. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It seems odd that a number of men wanted to marry her because she could hunt and shoot and wrestle, but it was so; she had a great many suitors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A piece of decorative wood paneling was peeling off and hanging at an odd angle. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I thought it odd that in all the time my father had been buried in this graveyard, none of us had ever visited him. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was quite well versed in being the odd girl out in every situation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s an odd thing to say, but I think this all the time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure we were a shocking sight: our clothes were mud-splotched, our hair greasy and sticking up at odd angles. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The combination of faded blue overall cloth and gray-and-white-striped ticking looked odd. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were narrow and close and always on the sharp for the least bit of spilt flour or the odd crumb on the lip. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He turns from the bureau, looking at me with an odd sympathy in his eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Saying that the integer 4 is not odd is logically the same as saying that it is even. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It might seem odd, of course, a dwarf shutting himself away from the sun. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z 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 It is odd to see his father presiding in the kitchen, standing in his mother’s place at the stove. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I had so far been able to avoid Ucho and was beginning to wonder if his presence was simply an odd coincidence, if perhaps he had his own reason for being there. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z That struck me as odd, and I often wondered why people were so mysterious or obnoxious when they talked about this subject. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She looked down the fence and saw that it was no hen at all, but a young crow, flapping in the grass, acting most odd. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And then Petra felt an odd certainty: It was dark wood they were looking for. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “McCraig,” the Recruiter said to his partner, “do you see something odd behind the vent there?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He craned his neck to see the top of the walls far above; his mind spun with the odd sensation that he was looking down, not up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z For a moment he had an odd desire to laugh at the grotesque thick boots. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But thinking that Sula had an odd way of looking at things and that her wide smile took some of the sting from that rattlesnake over her eye. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd how in command he is in this environment. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was odd finding him in the house, this brother who was nearly a stranger to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Constance and Ambrose Spike watched the odd pair pass by. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The third kind were large wooden houses with broad porches that ran around the buildings; they had odd shapes, round towers, octagonal bays, balconies. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It's amazing, really, that he ever took any notice of me except to think I was odd. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She sat on the edge of the bed and sang an odd little song to Poppy—something about rock-a-bye baby, in the treetops. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They had been looking for two weeks, after all, but as they only had odd moments between lessons it wasn’t surprising they’d found nothing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It seemed odd, the silence with everyone gone for the day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When they were not helping with the defenses, they could be found in odd corners whispering together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z An odd reaction, I know, considering she’d been one of my closest friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems odd that Phrixus sacrificed to Zeus the ram that had saved him, in gratitude for having been saved; but he did so, and he gave the precious Golden Fleece to King Æetes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It might seem odd, but on the journey back to Ruth’s centre, we didn’t really discuss any of what had just happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there’s this odd tendency among donors to treat a fourth donation as something worthy of congratulations. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had big, nervous eyes like a horse’s, and, for some odd reason, a perfectly smooth bald head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He poked his head inside the window, elevated his eyebrows, and said in a decorous voice: “I was once an exceedingly odd young lady— Suffering much from spleen and vapors. ” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Some of the awkward animals, the ones with their two-legged lurching and their odd smell, brought her back. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Rachael’s proportions, he noticed once again, were odd; with her heavy mass of dark hair, her head seemed large, and because of her diminutive breasts, her body assumed a lank, almost childlike stance. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The trick was to recognize a good thing when you saw it, no matter how odd or worthless it might at first appear, no matter who else might just walk away and leave it behind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’m looking out of the window again, but I can feel his eyes on me and I have the oddest urge to turn towards him, to smell the smoke on his clothes and his breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, Locke is looking at me with an odd gleam in his eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Stepping into the barn felt odd, like all that dust settled inside me somehow, making me feel dirty. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z One suspects that Muir wouldn’t have thought McCandless terribly odd or incomprehensible. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have the oddest way of coming on to me, Tiny." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Viola doted on her, which was odd since she barely tolerated the other cats—the Outside Cats—and sometimes swept them off the back porch with her broom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My mind does a quick inventory of my odd little hiding places, and I wind up in the supply closet, curled up against a crate of chalk. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Still, he had often wondered what life might have been like at a school where the other students didn’t find him so odd. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Or for listening to industrial music or wearing odd clothes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was odd, but only confirmed what I had all along thought—that there were no servants in the house. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As he grew older, James helped with the farm work and took odd jobs to support the family. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z So if Pluto really is a planet, it is certainly an odd one. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In such a masculine household, Tessie had begun to feel like the odd woman out and saw herself in ten years’ time imprisoned in a world of hubcaps and hernias. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nuah is looking at me laughing, his head tilted in that odd way of his, the wooden prayer beads hanging around his neck askew. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “OK,” he said finally, and he said it out loud, his voice odd and strained, like he’d forgotten how to speak. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been in a coma for over a year. I guess that makes me highly unusual; odd; and strange. Yes, Lily. I am curious.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He and I had talked about how odd it was that we were called “twins” when we were really nothing more than siblings who happened to grow in the womb together at the same time. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z His black hair was overlong and his clothes were so mismatched that it looked deliberate: too short jeans, a shabby, overlarge coat that might have belonged to a grown man, an odd smocklike shirt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If you grow up in the lanes of Limerick you’re bound to rob the odd orchard sooner or later. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Taryn made an odd, high keening noise and slapped her palms over her mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He has an odd, wild expression on his face, and a muscle is jumping in his jaw. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He tried to speak several times, made an odd gulping noise, then shook his head hopelessly and beckoned them to follow him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes one of Dad’s odd jobs would come through, or he’d win some money gambling, and we’d eat for a few days. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m looking for, possibly, a very odd haplogroup,” he told me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thanks to the odd exchange with Raven earlier that day, she knew The Gold-Bug was an old story of Edgar Allan Poe’s. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I know this sounds odd, Dear Diary, so don’t tell anyone, but I’d love to see a ghost—just to know for sure they exist. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The window itself is an odd thing in the house, which makes it an even better thinking spot. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was something odd about her manner, like she hadn’t really invited us to sit down. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Which isn’t so odd, because the clouds above rush their way through the sky, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Close to the speed of light, from your point of view, the world looks very odd—ultimately everything is squeezed into a tiny circular window, which stays just ahead of you. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The shape of the letters on my father’s, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z That in and of itself was an odd feeling. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It seems like an odd thing to say when her husband has left her, but she does. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A fierce display of vivid colors in odd proportions, she seemed to have stepped right out of a canvas for the sole purpose of throwing a fit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z "Look," said Tristran, feeling rather odd and self-conscious, "someone will probably be worried about you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And I had the odd impression of being watched by myself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It’s people like Hoagland who call you up at odd hours of the night to tell you something you absolutely need to know, practicing on you the subtlest form of sleep deprivation. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a squat, almost bulldoggy figure, and her odd black hair, when it grew, grew upwards so it never covered her ears or chunky neck. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight can play odd tricks upon the fancy, even upon a dreamer's fancy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z So Humason took odd jobs at the observatory—electrician’s assistant, janitor, swabbing the floors of the telescope he had helped to build. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she whispered something odd in his ear. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Declaration stuck her face so close to mine, I could see the downy hairs on her cheeks—and then she hissed: “No! They don’t say it’s odd! They say it’s stupid!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z How odd, I thought: it had taken my mothers death, Father Quinel’s murder, and the desire of others to kill me for me to claim a life of my own. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight streamed through the window and she could see the odd shapes of the half-finished clockwork animals scattered around the room. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In Bryantown, Colonel Wells found it odd that Mudd had failed to recognize a man he had met before, and not just briefly—especially when that man was so famous. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We make plans but we do research; it would sound odd to say that we do plans or make research. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z After a minute, nearly asleep, she felt the odd cold little touch of the brush on her toes, and shivered. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Anyhow, it made me realize I haven’t seen you with your phone in your hand since we left. Which is”—she looks over her shoulder at him, white eyebrows raised—“odd, I daresay?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Letters were multiplied by symbols, crowded into parentheses, and set upon by dwarfish numbers drawn at odd angles. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He admired her odd, strong beauty which, unlike her regal gait, was not of the fashionable type. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat morosely drinking coffee, reading an odd assortment of magazines or pamphlets speculating on space travel and ancient civilizations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Well, that could explain some of her odd behavior.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z After a long pause, he spoke up, a hint of odd excitement in his voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Making something right in at least one tiny corner of the vast house of wrongs—I learned this from Anatole, or maybe from myself, the odd combination of my two parents. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a flash of anger there, but it quickly melted into an odd expression of surprise or confusion. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Nuggets of keen observation and odd tidbits about the ancient world glint in it, too. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I stared at that dirt in fascination, thinking how odd it was that I had never seen it before. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I understood him as saying she had stolen the seat, although it seemed an odd thing to steal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hazel moved to the edge of the sidewalk and concentrated on the odd effects of her wraith-poisoned heart. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Now she lay next to him, wrapping an arm around his side and listening to the odd sounds coming out of him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It seemed odd to Matt that someone who couldn’t hear could teach music, but so it was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, I would have been nervous about my dress and my odd color, but being with Doreen made me forget my worries. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And still the oddest, tiniest rise of anger surfaced when his grandmother talked to his father like that. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z How odd, that she had never considered that. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Like millions of Americans caught in the Great Depression, she found herself adrift in the early 1930s, working odd jobs and searching for a sense of purpose. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Half a Face, it’s called: an odd title, because Cordelia’s entire face is visible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! I am a clergyman,” he said; “and the clergy are often appealed to about odd matters.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They made themselves pay polite attention to the older art, though they both agreed they were more interested in the odd contemporary rooms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She smiled to herself and had the odd, sudden, curious knowledge that, if it ever came to that, Old Tallow would protect her, Omakayas, with her life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “It was so odd that he came here looking for you, and then you had such a weird expression when I walked into the stables.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was odd, but in the deepening silence the Wart found himself able to move more silently, instead of less. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed odd that Mama had not come out to greet her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For ten days after that Ishmael worked—odd jobs and stray chores, weeding and window washing—and worried about Hatsue Imada. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She brought the scale close to it and they snapped sharply together, making the same odd, ceramic ring again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It would seem odd, now that the brake was clean. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘It was odd the way he came up to us,’ Kat said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Players stood or sat in odd comers, talking to themselves, making curious faces and sudden gestures, for all the world like residents of a madhouse. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If they thought my choice an odd one, they didn’t speak of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aravis went a few steps away into the wood and came back looking odd in her new, ragged clothes and carrying her real ones in a bundle. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Below his knee, his leg bones had been broken, and they had knitted back together at an odd angle. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The tapestry was odd, old, and not very carefully preserved. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was like a kitchen in an old person’s house, with shabby red linoleum and—in keeping with this odd apartment—a door that led onto the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The odd chill that had lain over Privet Drive for two weeks persisted here too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She had an odd, feverish glitter in her eyes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wab started the work of putting out the fire safely, but she had an odd serenity in her movements. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Now, sitting at his desk, staring at his schoolwork as his family hovered over the newchild in its basket, he shook his head, trying to forget the odd incident. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He only saw that the alpha here, this odd, unpredictable tiger, had been very excited. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well!” said the owner of the voice, surveying his odd visitor, whose eyes were now rolled so far back that they had almost disappeared into his head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Year after year, plainly, all seven scrapbooks stood ready to be perused or pored over by old close friends of the family and casual visitors alike, as well as, presumably, the odd part-time cleaning woman. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house con-tractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?” he asked me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It might seem odd that I was taking law exams a few days before the verdict. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Applying the praise-word “champion” to Adolf Hitler feels a bit odd, and I don’t wish to be needlessly provocative. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Three years later a Croatian seismologist named Andrija Mohorovičić was studying graphs from an earthquake in Zagreb when he noticed a similar odd deflection, but at a shallower level. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “It is an odd case, possibly unique... We don’t know what his behavior might be like when he awakens...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was an odd red gleam in his hungry eyes now. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I brush my cheek against his, feeling the odd patch or two of uneven boy-stubble. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We again received mealie pap porridge, sometimes with the odd carrot or piece of cabbage or beetroot thrown in — but one usually had to search for it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, odd,” murmured Mo, looking out of the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What was odd was that Courtney was in there with her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Besides, there was something unquestionably odd about the way Henry was constantly shelling out money to him: paying his tabs, footing his bills, doling out cash like a husband to a spendthrift wife. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Because of the evidence of one Caractacus Burke,” said Dumbledore, “who, by an odd coincidence, helped found the very shop whence came the necklace we have just been discussing.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My parents had some idea about Sam’s odd behavior, but I didn’t tell them everything because I didn’t want to give them any reason to stop sending me to the foundation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z High-pitched squeaking sounds with clicks at odd intervals over the top of him, back and forth. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I get a few odd looks when I emerge from car 48 dressed in a tux with my other clothes tucked under my arm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was an odd manuscript; in the midst of the profoundest personal tragedy, sinking into economic ruin, he wrote brilliantly funny columns. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She opens the jars, and an odd, not-food smell hits my nose. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Hand it up, would you?” he asked with an odd catch in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was an odd, honking sort of sound, like a pig or a horse, but yet not like either. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Beat-up cars sat at odd angles out front, as if people had jumped from them without parking. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “That, too. But there’s still something else. It’s odd.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z That odd, crackling noise you hear is the sound of a sentence short-circuiting! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Basketball,” Teddy said, giving me an odd look. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z So we had this odd little family conference while Jeffrey attempted to choke down some food. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch had drunk so long and so deep of his heady brew that his being was shot through with curious mannerisms and odd exclamations. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There was a hint of derision in her voice, a trace of odd satisfaction. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The odd ways I catch him looking at me—his eyes lingering too long over my face and body—makes my stomach queasy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also the problem of them putting the odd item they found in the dust into their mouths; I saved the lives of a couple of beetles and a disoriented night crawler that way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It’s just odd that a man who is a master fencer, a defeater of giants, an expert in the use of iocane powder, would not know what this ravine opens into.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Here, Ma's English sounds odd, with tones that swing up and down and t's formed with a tongue-flick on the roof of the mouth. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was an odd little stand where they leaped to be milked. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Seems an odd time for reminiscing, but go on.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Vincent is a jack of all trades: he supervises shipments, keeps the account books, runs errands, and does whatever other odd jobs need doing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z An odd, closed expression appeared on Lupin’s face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Staggering slowly up the glacier beneath my overloaded pack, bearing this ridiculous metal cross, I felt like an odd sort of penitente. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was remembering the odd way Raven had greeted them—asking if they needed anything in that really formal way that made James joke about her being a butler. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z What was odder still was that the evacuation of Centralia was not total. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Grace Windsor Wexler was no longer surprised at the odd assortment of heirs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined how odd an experience it must have been for her having this American enter her small home to live. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z People knew for a long time that there was something odd about the earth beneath Manson, Iowa. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Ayama yuman,” said the creature, and then something even odder happened: the creatures laughed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His large and clear eyes turned with an odd expression on me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a series of odd sounds came up from the ground beneath our feet: metallic clanks, voices, and a noise like water flushing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t take my eyes off them; they were fascinatingly odd. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes the loneliness of being the odd man out in these conversations got to me but most of the time I just ignored it. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered and were about to close when he noticed something odd hovering over town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had one of those odd moments when now isn't now. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I could see now that his grief was dark and odd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I suck on my injured thumb, feeling odd. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “She’s a dear child. But she does say the oddest things. Sometimes I think she must have been born knowing them. I tell her she has eyes in the back of her heart.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could see was the chance to leave Aunt Ivy and that feeling of being the one odd sock behind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She says, “I had a student in another school who told me all the even numbers are yellow and the odd ones are blue. Some people say they can smell a color. Or hear one.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I was relieved that I hadn’t disappointed the people who’d been rooting for me, but in an odd way, this win felt like it belonged more to them than it did to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z How it’s like an encyclopedia of odd beliefs, Mom’s saying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The door clicks shut behind her, and I realize how odd it is that she doesn’t stay. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The body of Dragonwings swung back and forth drunkenly and then hung at an odd angle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As we drew nearer the cliffs, I began to notice odd shapes lurking underwater. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Well, yeah, he went a bit odd toward the end,” conceded George. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then she turned and ran toward the funeral parlor in an odd dancing sort of way—skipping and clapping her hands and spinning around. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I reach the doorway, I turn around because I’m hearing odd strangled noises. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And that in itself was odd, considering all the kids that had gone missing without being looked for. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sam scowled at him, and sucked his teeth; but he seemed to sense that there was something odd about his master’s mood and that the matter was beyond argument. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Interesting" was Walter's euphemism for odd people, and having worked for hundreds of people throughout the county over the years, he'd encountered no shortage of “interesting" people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘Would I be expected to sing that odd song about how Grandma puts on her armour?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He gives me an odd look, but he nods. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you a cough syrup, but she needs antibiotics and I’m afraid we’ve run out,” he said, staring at her again, in that odd way that locked his eyes with hers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It feels odd telling her before Dylan, but I snap out of it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I did some odd jobs, some day-labor work, but before long I found out that the railroad was hiring and I got on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But things moved, suddenly, there were odd, dropping, rustling, scuttering noises, movements in the water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was an odd way to begin a job that supposedly depended upon communication techniques. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound this odd guitar made was metallic and round and slidy. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It suddenly seemed an odd set of things to be interested in. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He used to work on the docks, back before he realized he could make more money taking “odd jobs,” as he calls them, on the roads between Baltimore and the outer settlements. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Later Phoebe said, ‘That’s odd. Usually my mother tells my father absolutely everything.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A wooden door with odd characters carved into its surface was set into the west wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You see, she was very calm about it because she thought she was just having an odd dream. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He indicated with his eyes that she should not speak aloud of the odd change in the tapestry. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His previous experiences with the odd device that stored and revealed thoughts and memories, though highly instructive, had also been uncomfortable. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And he was busy anagramming anything odd—any odd night, handy dog tin, doing thy DNA—when Colin did his DNA proud: he stumbled on a molehill and fell. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She stared into them, at the little odd blotches inside, until she realized each had a tiny clump of different kinds of human hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The tension holds us like a shock of electricity and then something odd happens. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He had heard odd things about this place, and lions didn’t bother him, and who cared about gorillas; they were nothing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “They won but we did this,” she said, and realized how odd it felt to say they won, to voice a defeat she did not believe. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, not crazy crazy, but just, you know, kind of, well, odd.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Henri wore glasses, which Nettle said looked odd on a farmer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Like there’s nothing the least bit odd about two random teenagers hanging out near the door of his clothing bank. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Pattie only hoped that the group assembled to care for the odd little girl with the dark, wet eyes would do a good job. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She comes here seldom, only to buy make-up at Bendel’s, or to see the odd movie at the Paris, and once, with Graham and his father and stepmother, to have drinks at the Plaza. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It is such an odd reply that, though I had meant to hang up, I stay on. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It seems so odd to begin it on Easter Sunday. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The chamber itself filled him with odd forebodings he could not name, which eluded him like shadows. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In the 1850s, however, William Thomson, a British physicist, noticed something odd about Charles’ law: the specter of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The sense of surreality had turned into an odd flutter in his chest, making him feel almost outside himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But when I pull open the refrigerator door, I find something odd. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation, having someone control my heartbeat with his eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But there’s something odd about the way Nat says no buttons. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes an odd noise in his throat. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He seemed fairly content, and it occurred to me that his odd behavior had left him friendless. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He did one or two odd things and wasn't appreciated around here.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Lights flickered out there, casting odd beams through the cracks between the wooden boards. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I just got the oddest call,” Mom said. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There was an odd, hopeful note in her voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t need anybody to tell him he was odd man out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They looked like deformed, shell-less lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd places and no visible heads. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I skim through all thirty- two pages before I confirm something very odd. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was very unlike Bilbo to do so, anyway; and I thought it rather odd.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He gave me an odd look that I hadn't seen before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The words sounded odd, somehow wrong, but Koffi didn’t have time to dwell on them as Mama tore off across the Night Zoo’s lawns, pulling her in tow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised you ask. It’s your warren, isn’t it? Is there anything odd about someone wanting to join?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had finished his speech, which was listened to in perfect silence, an odd thing happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One part of the rule is correct: it’s odd to use that with a nonrestrictive relative clause, as in The pair of shoes, that cost a thousand dollars, was hideous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was indeed odd, Harry thought, that Bagman was here at the Three Broomsticks on a weekend when there was no Triwizard event, and therefore no judging to be done. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nathan put the last water bottle into his pocket, where it poked out at an odd angle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, I always thought that “odd” was a three-letter word; but today I found out it has seven, and they spell G-r-u-w-e-1-1. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Do you want to know something odd? This is my first time in Paris.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Though it was hard to make out from where he sat, there was something odd about the stone edges of the exits to the outside corridors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When Dumbledore straightened up, he was holding a familiar shallow stone basin etched with odd markings around its rim. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A draught of cooks, from every inn and eating-house for miles around, arrived to supplement the dwarves and other odd folk that were quartered at Bag End. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For this was the odd thing — all his life, he’d known he would get married, and yet he’d never stopped to consider what it would be like once he was. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked odd jobs at the market, at pubs, ran errands, whatever people needed me to do, and a few more years went by. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Again I had that odd sensation that I wanted to touch his face, right there on his cheek, in that soft spot. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The wind came up and tossed the tops of the alders, and she felt the odd fall warmth in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The oddest, saddest expression flickered across his face. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had an odd little bundle of flowers in his hand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She’s brusque and odd and the opposite of everyone else I know. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was an odd, awkward shape, as if it were wrapped around a tangle of kindling sticks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At odd intervals the immense coils would shift lazily with a dry scaly rustle; the head, however, remained fixed in the same position. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was odd to spend the night alone on our island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They seem to find it odd, the sight of a gorilla staring at tiny humans in a box. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Actually, it is kind of odd that scientists named the lizard after its yellow spots. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I had some gossip I was dying to tell them—something about one of the newcomers—and so for a while it was just me blabbing on while they nodded and asked the odd question. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That struck me as odd, but I didn’t pay the messages very much attention. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It sounded to Kit like an odd sort of party. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It seemed so natural, to talk to him about odd things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Gerald thought it was odd that of the four of them, Andy, who had the worst grades, was the only one who had been given a car by his folks. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, I thought I saw anxiety in her eyes—the same fear I’d seen in Grover during the bus ride—as if my mom too felt an odd chill in the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was odd in this time when extended families were more often than not a convoluted web that spanned six living generations or more. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My brother looks at her in an odd way: with contempt, true, and if I myself said such a thing he would make fun of me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was odd, but this time his smile seemed to her neither mysterious nor supercilious. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It clearly wasn’t designed for eating or performing odd jobs around the campfire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Frankly, she was odd when he didn’t, too. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s so awful that you’ve become the odd one out,” I added. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The odd thing was that in the classroom teachers reminded me of both my public identity and power as a student of literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were Europeans, and they seemed so odd to us with their long noses and white skin. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the scythe did the oddest thing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She complains that Malachy Michael and Alphie look too healthy and you’d wonder why on this day of days they couldn’t have their usual scabby knees or the odd cut bruise or black eye. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He felt odd, as if he was talking like Florida. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Some female androids seemed to him pretty; he had found himself physically attracted by several, and it was an odd sensation, knowing intellectually that they were machines, but emotionally reacting anyhow. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “We ought to check that there’s nothing odd about it. I mean, ail these funny instructions, who knows?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t give him another thought. He does odd things; I’ve tried to teach him better habits, but it doesn’t do any good.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Either this girl had faulty taste buds or she really was an odd, evil scientist. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Storyteller and secretary and doer of odd jobs, neither Tizerkane nor delegate, just someone along for the dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He looked odd without his great white side whiskers; smaller somehow, less fierce, and ten years older. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “But it will be odd with only two men in the house!” he continued. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Her feet are turned backward, giving her an odd gait. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The light was different in the entry hall, and Jude could see the odd green tint of his skin and the way his lower teeth seemed too large for his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I supposed her attitude was deliberate and for some odd feminine reason she resented this marriage, her scale of values had received a shock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Peggy had spoken to him in the presence of these men, and for him not to obey would seem odd. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Could he be a lonely bachelor, taking up with odd company for lack of an ordinary life? My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The oddest situation was a scythe who was far too pretty for his own good. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mountaineering, she understood, was an essential expression of some odd, immutable aspect of my personality that I could no sooner alter than change the color of my eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s odd for him now that people want to hear from him because of me and not the other way around. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I collect stories. And when I get the chance I investigate odd rumors and see if there’s any truth behind them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was something odd about the look and it made me uneasy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And as for her clothes...they were, to say the least, extremely odd. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Craig said, but there was an odd note of doubt in his voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Was there something odd in the way he processed information? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Plenty of odd jobs to be done,” Mom added. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Finn had thick, unruly hair with odd cowlicks that sprang up no matter how much Mom smoothed them down. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was odd, for me to be the calm one while feeling Daisy’s nerves jangling. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In thinking about this recently, it seems possible that that odd incident the evening Miss Kenton came into my pantry uninvited may have marked a crucial turning point. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That seems odd, but hunger wins out over curiosity and I load up my plate with breakfast before I join them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, “you may chance have some odd quirks and remnants of wit broken on you.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It was odd that in the less primitive society, the more sinister note was struck. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The shape of the letters on my father's gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man with curly black hair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z That odd and misplaced sense of curiosity at their behavior winked out finally, replaced by the horrific thump of realization that he was about to be captured for the second time in so many days. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was odd to think that I—just me, one person—was a family. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Matthias smiled politely and addressed the odd mouse, “Hello there! Beautiful afternoon, isn’t it?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Any job for her would be odd, I thought. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My mother gives an odd, breathy laugh and removes the game bag loaded with supplies from my shoulder. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But since my cousins moved away, the rules have both tightened and loosened in odd ways. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Thomas looked up, squinting to see that the sun was finally visible, though it looked odd—more orange than it should be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There was something odd about the way she was always mentioning the fact that we’d come from Hailsham, like that could explain almost anything to do with us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven and Thorn both stared at the odd girl. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He paid little attention to the whole odd encounter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She seemed to be doing all the talking, and it seemed odd because that wasn’t how Frieda was. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And they were so busy biting their Gingerbread into different shapes—a man, a flower, a teapot—that they quite forgot how very odd it was. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Such odd glimpses of his past had almost stopped surprising him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “You’re the oddest fellow I ever saw. How many did you have out?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z You don’t see anything odd about these guys in particular making a statement about the inherent “equality” of men? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The real Harry thought that this might just be the most bizarre thing he had ever seen, and he had seen some extremely odd things. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z For the glass had been cast unevenly, so that there were odd little flamelike curves in the colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z What an odd expression, when the breaking of her neck had seemed to happen in slow motion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Home Alone When you get home you see Dad’s note that he’s out with friends, which is odd ’cause you didn’t know he had any. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Don’t use this word to refer to something unusual, uncommon, odd, unexpected, rare, exceptional, curious, irregular, offbeat, or surprising. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She shivered, and found herself at the same time unable to account for the excitement she felt, which made it difficult to remember why it was so odd to wake up happy in Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Ah, sometimes he has the odd manner like his father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “It seems so odd to us, Madam, that she should have let herself be trapped like that in the cabin. She was so experienced in a boat.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I come and go at odd hours,” I explained easily as I fell into step beside her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A very odd man, an unpleasant man,” Henry Kissinger would later say of his new boss, Richard Nixon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They sailed on, if this odd, rolling progress could be called sailing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it the oddest thing, the way Joe took to that old man?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Until we discovered an odd coincidence,” Az said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The creature had spiky fur which stuck out at odd angles all over. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I thought it odd that my parents couldn’t understand how Granddaddy could have turned his back on his old life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But how odd to devote yourself professionally to confining others in a small space. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed how his whole face had an odd pallor to it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I took my small loaf of bread with me, drawing a few odd looks from the nearby students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the way to Phoebe’s house Ben said some odd things. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I never minded those things, but it seemed odd to me, in somebody else’s room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His red hair sticks up at odd angles, and a bandage wrapped haphazardly around his bicep is stained with blood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Once you noticed the wind’s odd swirlings, it was hard to ignore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But she drew Bloomberg slightly closer to her and gave him an odd, ambiguous little hug. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The word “last” had an odd ring to it. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The language was odd, and none of the boys seemed to care whether he lived or died. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The odd thing about ambition is this: You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay. Why do some black people give their kids odd names? I mean, look at you guys’ names. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But odd things are happening to my body. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Look at the trees down there. Do they look odd to you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wore a faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shorts, and here was the odd part: no shoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The odd thing is when Father was around she never gardened at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Both ends of the scarf stick out at odd angles, like hair that won’t settle down. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was true that she still inquired of people if they’d eaten yet, odd as it sounded; Ralph invented his grammar on the fly; even Theresa struggled to put her Chinese thoughts into English. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my hand away and all the sudden I knowed what the odd smell in the stable was. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “How strange, how odd, to see yourself die.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She can no longer chew, barely swallows, remembers and recognizes little of her eighty- odd years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Standing up like that? I see what you mean. That is odd. But he’s still just a snake. Okay? Snakes don’t bite. That only happens in stories. Our snakes are nice snakes.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It may seem odd that a book about Indian life before contact should devote space to the period after contact, but there are reasons for it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Harry could hardly believe that Dumbledore would not have intervened if such cruelty was happening inside his own house, and yet there was undoubtedly something odd about the story. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When these odd sensations continued for another morning or two, Maniac knew he was not alone. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought back to the look of sorrow and odd surprise on her face when I actually got on the plane. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The only person I seemed to have anything in common with was the absent Rudolf Brodermann Elmenhurst, the third, who also had an odd name and who was out of it because he wasn't there. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We make complicated floral patterns with a compass, we glue odd substances to cardboard backings: feathers, sequins, pieces of macaroni garishly dyed, lengths of drinking straw. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The doctor’s eyes were such an odd color green—cold like fish scales. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One odd ambivalence was how some letters, otherwise all but championing Mr. Muhammad, would recoil at the expression “white devils.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an odd manner of speech, a queer lilt that reminded Cora of the way those on the plantation sounded after they lost their wits. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hazel had straight black hair, odd big brown eyes, and dark brown skin. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Even Ma would join in, sashaying across the floor, but when I joined in I looked so odd and stupid they fell to the floor laughing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In his left hand was a cell phone, which struck Taylor as odd, but she tried to keep her focus. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was odd how men like Suggs used that word to demean women when it was the only part of a woman they valued. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know if Lily is asking me if I am inquisitive or odd. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z And the oddest part of it was that in the space left by the broken-off fingers two new ones grew at once. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z And the odd thing is, the idea for a supermax is not new. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Several days after he had begun using the new hiding place, Tree-ear made an odd discovery. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He had a curious, heavy growth of fur on the crown of his head, which gave him an odd appearance, as though he were wearing a kind of cap. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the little gray-furred beasts would scurry tormentingly through the branches that hung outside the nursery windows, which threw all Penelope’s attempts to teach odd and even numbers into chaos. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I never could,” he would later say in his odd way, “throw money around like glue.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For it was an odd and a frightening and a strange song this woman sang. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd part of our reality. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Excitedly he told Griffith that I had recently muttered to him some odd results of Chargaff’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Honest, it was this exact place, this leafy tree with the branches hanging down, and the creek nearby. What an odd thing, that it’s a real place.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The cars were in a big cluster, parked at odd angles, some with their tires in a rut, some without tires at all. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It hung before me at an odd angle, clam-shelled open from throat to crotch, as if it had been unzipped. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Thomas, who helped with odd jobs around the camp, had a little tent next to Anyango’s. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It was around this time that I put my hand on my tummy and felt something odd. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The cheerful tinkle of steel drums now mixed with Luno’s odd piggish grunts, the wiry stranger swinging a deck mop with painful accuracy. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And if you had the right sort of mind, the sort of mind that actually sees what it looks at, you might notice that his eyes were odd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even at the time, he thought it odd that she did not speak to him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It seems an odd name for a frequency that is two times, not eight times, higher. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Not really. The wind seemed a little...odd, but I don’t know why.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "It's Widge," the doctor answered for me, then laughed nervously, as if suddenly aware how odd was the name he had been calling me for seven years. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd question because the trail clearly and obviously continued on the other side. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Before this, I’d only spent the odd weekend here and there with Dad at his house in Chicago. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z To me, it didn’t look like an eagle, and I couldn’t find any wings, only lumps and bumps and odd shapes on its surface. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure that underneath all that odd behavior was someone who was frightened. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Toby felt the oddest sensation then, as though every emotion he’d ever had—happiness, sadness, worry, surprise—was colliding inside his body, battling to see which one of them might win. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Ron was drawing attention to this odd phenomenon by regarding Travers with confusion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Almost as odd as Grace getting sick right after she ate your brownies,” added Jake. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd to be so well known but to be lonely at the same time. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "Nobody did. Wherever she was, whether outside feeding the ducks or inside looking out of the window, she was always motionless, just a figure painted in oils. It was all very odd," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was an odd experience and we all took it differently. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We hit-and-run each other at odd junctures, off hours. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Berg stopped again, and once more the strangers in their odd suits lifted their weapons and opened fire. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At dinner, an odd atmosphere seemed to hang in the air between the two gentlemen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But even from a quick glance, neither of their profiles seems odd. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He doesn’t know what to make of the whole arrangement with Maxine, but as odd as the terms of the invitation seem he’d been unable to refuse. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was odd for Sarai to think of days being long. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It put an odd rattle in his voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes the photos did not sell—a project Mia did with skeletal leaves sold only one, and for several months she took up a series of odd jobs: housecleaning, flower arranging, cake decorating. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Van Dorn is about thirty feet back, holding a book open in one hand and glancing down at it every few steps so she won't look odd for walking so slowly. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah! I do not know. I cannot recollect.—It is very odd, but I cannot recollect.—Mr. Elton was sitting here, I remember, much about where I am now.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z From this distance, the hot-air balloon looked like an odd spaceship. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The method of choosing electors to that odd inspiration called the electoral college varied from state to state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I stay very still, listening to the echo of his odd question. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It occurs to him that there is something odd about that: the pride he takes in his horse; the nausea the woman provoked. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It only just now strikes me as odd that I have been like a houseguest, confining myself to my room and the shared rooms only, never feeling free to roam the rest of the house. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But now, as he leaves the reservoir, he sees something odd. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Old Jesse did indeed meander back home soon afterward, but Mr. Jackson still always gave me an odd look whenever he saw me go by on my bike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They were always getting scratched by cats, or cutting themselves shaving, or stumbling over footstools in the dark—reasonable explanations, certainly, but for sedentary people they had an odd excess of bruises and small wounds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "You could always give yourself the weekends off. You could have the odd baklava. What damage could that really do?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z People with fevers get hungry for odd things—with me it is always chocolate ice cream. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z For some odd reason, these stories of fighting and misbehaving made her excited. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “That is an odd name,” he said, changing his smiling face for a frowning one. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Through her years of using Book Scavenger, she’d become accustomed to keeping an eye out for the odd detail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He himself had been enmagicked as a young boy, and he knew the consequences of the action—the odd eruptions, the disruptions in thinking, the unpleasant extension of the life span. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The oddest things caused me to miss her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah who, even in her malarial stupor, rushed forward to crouch with the battery in the canoe and counter its odd tilt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For someone who was so proper, it seemed odd. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z An odd sizzling sound filled the sky overhead. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Bobby leads me into the bright hall with his odd gait. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Humans always smell odd when change is in the air. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z But there was something odd about the picture. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On our classroom wall, my teacher hung a calendar with Frida’s odd paintings. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z When I’m by myself I revert to the times when I would forget about eating, stay up all night working, go until I felt an odd sensation I’d identify after some thought as hunger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He reminded me of a vulture, his neck too long and bent at odd angles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was an odd custom that she had not seen before, and she wondered what its purpose was. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Smith said yes, and someone fetched the odd redwood box for starter Cassidy, who carried it up to his place at the top of the homestretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The severity of Martin’s account had sent her down an avenue of odd humor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Celaena hurried up the steps, her torch casting odd shadows on the walls. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Thomas felt the odd urge to snicker—it seemed too ridiculous to be true. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The family next door seemed quiet; men came and went, but that did not seem odd to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, not really. I had the boy pegged as a train wreck. But considering how odd he is, and how sheltered his life has been, things could be a lot worse.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It was so odd sometimes what he could and couldn’t remember. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There was a long silence, broken only by an odd clicking noise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A couple of days later, I was reading by myself in a quiet corner when my ten-year-old brother, Travis, wandered up with an odd expression on his face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We stopped finally in front of a neat little Victorian house with an odd shape. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He shuffled to the back of the bus, grateful that it wasn’t one of the crowded school buses but a maverick bus that appeared at odd hours. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He is a curious Baggage, the Fiddler—odd — unspeaking, & there is a Jest that Capt. Draper hath asked me to be the Acquainter owing to me talking for 2 Men & he talking for None. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe it was done by an odd sort of person. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There was an odd smell about the tractor, of cold oil and rust. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I bet you no one checks, and what are the odd? she’ll activate you, specifically, if she knows everyone else with simulation transmitters is staying behind?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd, but I didn’t hear a single one of the potato pickers say “By gar,” and they must have seen the pictures and known what is right. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes narrowed on her as if he saw something odd, and for a long moment they locked on hers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Dear me!—it is so odd to hear a woman talk so!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In fact, we can remove an infinite number of elements from the set of whole numbers—we can delete the odd numbers, for example—and the size of the set remains unchanged. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All the same, as that summer approached, I began to feel more and more the odd one out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad that she had learned that I was not completely dumb, yet I felt a litde angry because she seemed to think it odd for dishwashers to read magazines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z An odd confusion, half eagerness and half reluctance, tossed Kit’s spirits to and fro. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z His feet turned capricious, slipping off at odd angles. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to be the actual odd man out who gets left out and forgotten.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Until that time I had never heard a foreign language spoken and I used to linger at the door of the corner grocery to hear the odd sounds that Jews made when they talked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Growing like a weed,” Elizabeth said, looking out the window, and I thought, what an odd thing to compare your child to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Nor do they suggest what an odd success I managed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While wandering aimlessly about the streets of Memphis, gaping at the tall buildings and the crowds, killing time, eadng bags of popcorn, I was struck by an odd and sudden idea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was curled up into a ball, speaking in an odd voice, though it was too low to make out what she was saying. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As the darkness grew, the fire began throwing odd shadows on the tree trunks around him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Taryn has an odd expression on her face, like she wants to contradict me but is holding herself back. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She is wearing another cashmere sweater, gray this time, and a silver necklace with an odd little charm on it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He seemed odd in the grocery store—cheerful enough, but distracted and restless. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You know, it might sound odd, but I didn’t even notice. When that baby first cried, I felt like a hero or something.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “There is nothing there that strikes you as at all odd?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I wondered if he wasn’t simply odd, nervous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It had to be something to do with the cotton trade, although it was odd that it wasn’t addressed to the gin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “So no is the answer—it didn’t strike me as odd, at least not then.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She was a strange and in some ways wonderful horse, capable of an odd interest in things and now and then great compassion. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Frank’s odd manner when I spoke about Rebecca. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Or perhaps our little village had become odd in its isolation. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Isn’t that odd now?’ he said softly to himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They said nothing, for they had learnt that it was better not to argue with Mary Poppins, no matter how odd anything seemed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When it came time to team up for a project, Molly was, as usual, the odd one out. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The zigzagging path leading to the front door was overgrown with a variety of odd plants, including a bush covered in the orange radishlike fruit Luna sometimes wore as earrings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It will be a tiny, odd fact about him, an anecdote, perhaps, for a future dinner party. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Professor Faber, I have a rather odd question to ask. How many copies of the Bible are left in this country?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But they hung back, stunned, probably at the horror on my face, for I had noticed something odd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet it was his mother, Eliot had thought, in her cuffed, beige shorts and her rope-soled shoes, who looked odd. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Coming from him those sounds seem suddenly odd. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was odd to him that there wouldn’t be a funeral, but when Dad showed him the spot in G’ma’s will where she requested for things to be this way, Scoob didn’t ask questions. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z There was, for instance, the odd attitude to students who’d recently left. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was an odd laugh, one that trailed off awkwardly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It seems odd to me now how we went on standing there another minute, me waiting for August to say something, but she didn’t speak, just stood, soaking up that last moment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It made everyone laugh in that odd way. Mentor said, ‘Same as before.’ Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Yet it was plainly in its element and it was I who was the odd one out. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite his odd expressions, his strange distraction, and that annoying way he had of creeping up on a person, they knew him as well as they knew anyone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Joyce’s willingness to do odd jobs slackened about this time. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few moments, she starts to sway to the odd music. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He’d been in the school to do odd jobs, but he hardly recognized it now as the dust began to settle. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad doesn’t talk to anyone in Mam’s family and they don’t talk to him because he’s from the North and he has the odd manner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But there was still something off about her—something odd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z An odd suit is one thing—hearing that creatures from books and movies might actually be real is something else. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She had grown up with the factory manager and was sure she’d get the position and make a little extra money for “odd and ends,” as she put it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z What was happening now was like that, but odder, because the edges of things were losing their definition as well and becoming blurred. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The closets form the same odd tunneling arrangement as mine does. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The place was quiet, nearly deserted but for some last- minute shoppers—almost all middle-aged women—scrambling for an odd or end to complete Thanksgiving dinner. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed odd to Marly how sudden it seemed after the whole summer. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They are all dirty, from head to foot, and dressed in odd combinations of old clothes and newer ones, and in clothes too small or too large. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The Professor’s actions were certainly odd and not to be found in any pharmacopœia that I ever heard of. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Elijah Muhammad taught us that a tall man married to a too-short woman, or vice-versa, they looked odd, not matched. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he’d just seen. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He paused, his mind churning, stumbling onto it, feeling for it, the thing that made him odd, the thing that made him different. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Then Tea Cake took to popping in at the kitchen door at odd hours. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Will that horse fall down hungry for the want of oats and hay and the odd apple? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z People didn’t find the accent odd or off-putting. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He’d decided the night before not to tell anyone else how strangely familiar the place seemed, the odd feeling that he’d been there before—that he could remember things about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It should be evident that many of the supposed facts we have been looking at—the weapon salve, for example—are rather odd, and always have seemed odd. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Always thought he was odd,” she told the eagerly listening villagers, after her fourth sherry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Instead, she was faced with an odd stranger and a pigeon whose sanity was slowly unraveling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Breakfast at that early hour seemed odd, and even Hannah’s familiar face looked unnatural as she flew about her kitchen with her nightcap on. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A typical kid who did not yet understand the world, I would say things about our odd guests like, “Mom, that man smells.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There’s the odd black sheep here and there, but never anything like the four of us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His nose was bent in an odd direction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The story of the baby Morgan is an odd one, she read. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z After the show that Sunday, Schieffer mentioned that the oddest thing had happened to him the week before. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She laughs at odd places in the conversation or drops out of it distractedly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The odd flame shot up, and while the sight of it sent a flicker of a shiver through Stella, she also noticed that the fire’s glow gave everyone a blush of peacefulness. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hermione was staring at Ron, who refused to look at her, but said with an odd mixture of bravado and awkwardness, “Hi, Harry! Wondered where you’d got to!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watching TV. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Now I see that sometimes the person you thought was your enemy was really your teacher, or even, in an odd way, your savior. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gottman may seem to be an odd example in a book about the thoughts and decisions that bubble up from our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “To the stage. He pushed through everyone. He shoved and jostled them aside, Seer. It was so odd. Then he went to the stage when Trademaster called his name.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A thrill of fear coursed through her body, for there was something odd about him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She pictured a grin on the odd creature. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Obedient to Sirius’s wish of hearing about anything odd at Hogwarts, Harry sent him a letter by brown owl that night, explaining all about Mr. Crouch breaking into Snape’s office, and Moody and Snape’s conversation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Well, we’re hesitant to believe these guys. For one, they’ve both tried to implicate innocent parties before. For two, the third young man did not mention you, which, considering the circumstances, is a little odd.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Florida had had an odd feeling when she met Tiller’s friend, as if she’d seen him somewhere before, but she couldn’t place where that might have been. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Did you willfully cut off a classmate’s eyebrows? That seems like an odd thing to do.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That was so odd—so unheard of—she could hardly believe it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to be quite upset, and they thought Mr. Wigg must be a very odd person if Miss Persimmon was so glad not to be Mrs. Wigg. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Short and swaybacked, with little triangular eyes in a fat, flat face, he was an odd match with Yegey, all delicacy and bone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But the Lord works in mysterious ways; it was two of the oddest things that come together and saved my life. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She said, “It’s odd. You’d think it would be too dark, but I could read it fine, no problem.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z This for me felt like a true and odd measure of his fame: Even white people were recognizing him now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Halfway to the doors, I noticed an odd sound and glanced down at my feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hera knew perfectly well that there was a reason for this odd occurrence, and instantly suspected her husband. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He said an odd thing at this point. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Everything was familiar, unchanged, but it still felt odd to Claire to be back in the community again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z An odd sight, since he was rarely home during the day, and she had not once ever seen a white man enter the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Not that veggies were an odd choice, but that’s all June ever ate. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It seemed such an odd thing for a Japanese person to do. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Beyond the roof of the warehouse the ’hood lay in smoldering darkness, the amber lights of the sleepless glaring, forming odd patterns of bothered art. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Gogol and Moushumi are absent from these books, and for the first time all evening he feels a hint of that odd bond that had first drawn them together. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The other standing men tense, their square red heads scanning the passengers like odd radars. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Though I do have to say it seems an odd talent for someone who just on general principles refuses to talk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Things which were odd, by Julian’s definition, often turned out to be amusingly mundane. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The tone of my request is so odd that it’s alerted him to some irregularity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The odd thing was that in civilian life Hungry Joe really had been a photographer for Life magazine. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It looked odd—a flat yellow cloth of some kind, perfectly clean and smooth with brilliant light shining on it from somewhere inside the girl’s bedroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He had spent an afternoon here, before Kingshaw had come, and found a trunk full of odd lumps of rock, of different textures and colours. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When they were at camp, they had to do all kinds of odd jobs for Mr. D, the director, but their most important work was out in the real world. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had an odd little birthmark on his cheek—right at the place where his face dimpled into a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The tower itself is a series of platforms swooping in odd, diaphanous shapes, quite similar to clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They will bet on the odd or even number of mourners at a funeral. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells the shop woman, Just like his father, the same odd manner, the same oul’ northern jaw. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We read Dante’s Inferno in English class, and I always thought it was odd that the very pit of hell is ice—the absence of all hope and light and love. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Trust you,” Kaede repeated, as if it were an odd thought. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “He remembers you,” said June, and my stomach gave an odd stunted flop. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And this was both odd and confusing to me, because ever since we’d arrived, the outside world had loomed in my imagination as someplace inaccessible yet wonderfully desirable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m suddenly aware how odd it is to be running with a load of potting soil in a wheelchair. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Pol took off his shooting glove—an odd, three-fingered leather glove with a bulging, padded thumb—and showed her how to strap it onto her right hand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It hit him that this was yet another example of the odd selective memory in his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That odd feeling he knows to be a dip in air pressure. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Through her years of using Book Scavenger, she’d become accustomed to keeping an eye out for the odd detail. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “How odd. Word from Boston is that you still lick the t King’s boots.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And, strangest of all, an awareness of the odd birthmark on her forehead, as though it was, quite suddenly, shining—bright and clear, like a lamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “But a fire’s a fire. Nothing so odd about that. It’s just the bird keeper. Or a camper. Or another idiot treasure hunter. Why do you care?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “It’s odd, but with her hair back she reminds me of someone.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z That these were words that anybody could say seriously, outside a film and outside the pages of a book, seemed odd. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My tears start to flow at the oddest of things. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z An odd strangling sound comes over the PA system: she is clearing her throat. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She caught him staring at odd things—the hinge on the pantry cabinet, the medicine chest in the bathroom. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Everybody knew that Dudley’s gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley’s gang. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Other than that, you know nothing—just the name, and it’s an odd one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I’ve hoped all this year that you would forget your odd ways and learn to fit in here. If I thought you would just try — ” She shook her head. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Walking down the main path we got a few odd looks, but no one bothered us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “He’s an odd fellow,” Theo tells their sister, “but what a head he has on him, it’s enviable.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It may seem odd that I was constantly buying materials for my artificing over the river, but the truth was merchants near the University frequently took advantage of the students’ laziness and raised their prices. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the blankets often weren’t even blankets, but a really odd assortment—old curtains, even bits of carpet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought this an odd attitude for a doctor to have and perhaps he should study to be a psychiatrist instead, but of course I never came right out and said so. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I could see that I did look a little odd. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the odd people were in rumpled pajamas with matching floppy hats. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He stood and stared at the house as if wondering how it was holding itself together, layered as it was with patches and odd boards. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Trails of frayed odd ribbons and precious bits of gift wrap and other junks of the past. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Up at the top of the map, distorted into odd, huge shapes, were Australia and New Zealand, also member provinces of the Region. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The doorbell rang, which is odd, on an October evening. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “He started out doing odd jobs, working a sewing machine, things like that,” remembers Bill Atkinson, now an accomplished climber and guide, who also worked at Alp Sports at the time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was a newcomer, a black man in what was historically a white man’s business, surfacing from obscurity with a weird name and odd backstory, hoping to strike a chord with the common Democrat. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He remembered the odd lights he’d observed through the Glade window with Newt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Its long, slender legs were stuck out at odd angles where it had fallen and its mane was spread pearly-white on the dark leaves. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “No,” said Harry, startled by the odd question. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It strikes me then that what’s really odd is her showing up in my garden first thing on a Sunday morning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You find some odd senses of humor. Now, take me out to your rocket. I wish to see it.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A billfold with a twenty-dollar bill—“In case you get stranded at the airport in some small town and have to buy food,” his mother had said—and some odd pieces of paper. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z We tunneled into the swirling white blackness, listening to the beat of the fan working to defrost the windshield and the odd airy crinkle coming from the bag in the back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That why he worked so many odd jobs—shoe shiner during the day, busboy at one of the local bars at night, and even a janitor at Mount Carmel. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Florida had just finished telling Tiller about the Hoppers and Cranbeps and Burgertons, when Tiller made an odd sound, as if he were in pain. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z It struck me odd, each time I thought about it, how buildings could have such personalities. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They only found two friendly old men, who appeared to be mute, rather odd and stupid. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I line up at my spot, and it feels odd to be just standing there, not in blocks and not facing down hurdles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “How odd. I thought I heard something in the drain.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In August Marly found the oddest berry she had ever seen. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The way he avoided looking at me reminded me of Jesse at the end—the odd hesitation before each smile, the sudden silences that rose between us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Fabian notices that I am the odd one out. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Sweaty strands of my hair are stuck to my lips, my face; I can feel them sticking out at odd angles from beneath my pink beanie. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I was glad her son could not hurt anyone ever again, but seeing Nasreen Baji's grief and knowing her pain was partly because of me made me feel an odd sort of guilt. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was so odd to feel lucky—lucky to have food, lucky to have a seat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The house had felt so quiet, and it was odd for both Mama and Papa to choose to hear news reports on the radio instead of watching TV with us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I think it’s odd that he doesn’t jump at our proposal. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The clock was still there, but it looked smaller now, and less odd—like every woods would have a skinned grandfather clock in it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The choice is less odd than it may seem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The sober young divinity student seemed an odd match for Judith’s high spirits. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It seemed odd that the Sleeper had taken the bird, but not the cage. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yes. That did strike me as a bit odd. I can’t quite surmise why she was there.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Bees exposed to a new type of pesticide known as neonicotinoids exhibit confusion and odd behavior. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He didn’t seem embarrassed so much as just reluctant to ask something that on the face of it seemed so singular and odd. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The oddest things make me laugh these days.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The next odd thing Moon Orchid did was to cry whenever anyone left the house. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Amy was going to be disappointed, and I was going to continue to be the odd one out on Monday when everyone was talking about it at school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There was one odd thing about this attic and that was the number of chairs stored there. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her word choice seemed odd and old-fashioned, almost regal in a way. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It looked incongruous, floating there in the water, so odd in its shape compared to the sleek, slippery design of fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The tenement houses had the same odd, flat faces and the same drab colors, making them look all the same, as if they had been hatched in the same brood. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Great black pig-iron pipes a man could crawl through small, bright brass pipes no bigger around than your thumb There was a vast network of stone tunnels, branching and connecting at odd angles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The other woman, whose name escaped Mariam, looked older than Fariba, and her hair had an odd purple tint to it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I hope to show in these final two chapters that, despite taking the odd experimental cul-de-sac on its journey, classical music has been alive and well since Reginald Fessenden’s test broadcast. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I did pray some, but only at odd times during the day. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “I think it’s an extrapolation of giving consent for one’s children under eighteen, but it seems a little odd.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There was something odd about her expression that made me think this wasn’t theoretical, but I was too timid to ask anything else. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He had written it in Sanskrit, which was his mother tongue, and he had encoded the even lines in the private cipher of the Emperor Augustus and the odd ones in a Lacedemonian military code. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z An odd word; sometimes he wondered whether she kept words like that among the other secrets of her drawers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I think ’tis one of the first things we noticed about you, that odd manner, and it gives us a very uneasy feeling. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He stopped walking, “You are an odd one,” he said, looking at her. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby had known Jackie since childhood and they were an odd pair. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Looking at them now you would scarcely guess that these odd and lumbering beasts could cause great rancor and bitterness, but they did. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Pollard, in his odd way, urged others to forgive the horse this one flaw. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an odd story to remember, I have to admit. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Once they had more than sixty of these odd messages, they started to puzzle out what they might be. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The branches holding them were twisted in odd ways. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Michaelis didn't see anything odd in that and he gave Wilson a dozen reasons why his wife might have bought the dog leash. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And the odd rumour will go round sometimes about what Hailsham’s become these days—a hotel, a school, a ruin. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at my father for some sign that he recognizes this odd behavior. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He had felt odd when she had passed the old stone lions and the door had closed behind her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Or odd answers to her questions, as if they already knew something was wrong with her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His hair was badly cut and stood up in odd tufts. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned back, took a right turn, and saw an odd golden mist floating ahead of him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It struck Baird as odd, his dad reminding him to wear a helmet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z That was what Maxim had said, the evening before, and I thought it odd that they should both have the same opinion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It struck Cole as odd that he should feel this way at the very moment when his body had reached the point at which it could no longer exist. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Now it seems odd that I could not see it before. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As Hugo looked up at her, he noticed something odd. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Here’s a note to you, Meg, all sealed up. How odd! Teddy never seals mine,” said Jo next day, as she distributed the contents of the little post office. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman I gleaned today asked me the oddest question. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His failures were sharpened, in an odd way, by Woody’s return. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked odd and naked without his hat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sherrie wanted to talk about the disposition of certain funds, but John kept joking with her, stalling her with odd cracks and silliness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose this might sound odd, but at Hailsham, the lunch queue was one of the better places to have a private talk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled at us, one of those odd grins that let you know she was not an altogether normal person. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I rearrange my tiles, sequences of bamboo and balls, doubles of colored number tiles, odd tiles that do not fit anywhere. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was that weekend too at one of our lingering departure scenes that I learned where he'd gotten his odd, ornate name. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If this is true, the odd virus disease, on which we must focus so much of our attention in medicine, may be looked on as an accident, something dropped. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But now its limbs were broken, dangling at odd angles, punctuated by occasional wisps of brown leaves. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When they demanded to look in her tow sack, it contained nothing practical, only odd tokens she had collected, like a small wooden duck and a blue glass bottle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z You could hang suspended in some odd, almost lovely land you could not escape from yet almost didn’t want to leave. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He fixes me with an odd, startled look. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Imagine colorful wooden doors in odd shapes and windows at wonky angles embedded into the rock. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She had an odd feeling that time had passed her by. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He would utter something simple, like “aster,” or something odd, like “Calopogon,” and I would go, much like a setter after a duck, to fetch it for his basket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It seems an odd choice until I see her throw one with such force it sticks in the sun-softened gold of the Cornucopia. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I am never surprised by the odd sights I see up here. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z How odd, he thought, to have his home stolen, and yet feel relieved. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Anyone visiting the sheriff’s office, three underfurnished, overcrowded rooms on the third floor of the county courthouse, could detect an odd, almost sinister atmosphere. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Some you can see, misshapen and horrible, with huge heads or tiny bodies; some are born with no arms, no legs, some with three arms, some with tails or mouths in odd places. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a somewhat odd thing to do because I had Snickers of my own and he knew that, but he had nothing else to give. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old Ford looked odd, out of place among the expensive imports, sports cars, and 4 x 4s. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd to have forgotten your parents’ names. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I look around and do a double take at an odd painting—and then realize that the room is filled with them. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Now that’s an odd thing. When I was a youth, friends laughed together and spoke in peaceable voices. Only enemies stood glaring and yelling, with their fists doubled. But then, times change.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But it is extremely odd that they were also the children of Heaven. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With the same sort of reaction that sent Woody into the army, I instinctively decided I would have to prove that I wasn’t different, that it should not be odd to hear me speaking English. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a small family and an odd one, just three females and a juvenile male, without a silverback to protect them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Deen had told her he sometimes sang to Sam at night, but it felt odd to just start singing at the new girl. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He’d never seen it, but it seemed such an odd choice among everything else. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mendel, despite his odd scientific lineage, and de Vries, despite his dubious personal hygiene, were right. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The twins have told her a great many odd things before, but this seems like more than childish fancies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It gave him an odd, empty feeling to remember those times; it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Inside, the home is sunny, cozy, and absolutely immaculate, lined with framed photos and green potted plants, clay pots, and odd, metallic sculptures. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I catch up with El later that day, I tell her about my odd exchange with Millie. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Alma Ember and her mother barge into the house with an odd familiarity and go directly into the dining room, where Cullen believes he hears the faintest sounds of laughter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Alex wasn’t sure what caught his attention first, the odd crackling noise or the funny sound Kevin made or even the silence that followed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I located his face, which for some odd reason was undulating, and croaked, “Sure I can, Harry.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z How odd it looked, with its rough frame of clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Two days before he had rung the front doorbell—in itself odd, for he had always had the freedom of the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was too dark to make out clearly, but odd lights flashed from an unknown source, revealing blurs of silver spikes and glistening flesh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She handed me a green teddy bear—which I thought was an odd color for it—and a pink notebook. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It struck me that they might have found each other, which, in an odd way, made me feel left out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z On the drive over to the hospital, I had an odd realization: This was the first time in weeks that I had laughed with each member of my family within a 24-hour period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel his breath, making the tiny hairs stand up, making me shudder with an odd combination of desire and discomfort. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s an odd choice for breakfast, but she points out it has a high liquid content, so consuming it is killing two birds with one stone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I just asked her if she’d seen anything odd, and she started to say — “Oh — that — that’s nothing to do with the Chamber of Secrets,” said Percy at once. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It looks odd, and perhaps a bit mysterious, but not extraordinary. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I listen to the sounds, so different from home: snuffles and rustling of small animals, the odd cluck from the woman’s hens. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There was an odd pause, and then he said, “So do you feel like you’re starting to get a better handle on who your grandpa was, being here?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She turned to look at him, with an odd expression on her face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I was in fifth grade at the time, and filled with an odd sense of bravery, so I told him I didn’t want to go to college, I just wanted to build things. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z How often had she helped fend off odd questions from strangers who recognized him? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It struck me for the first time how odd it was that none of them were married. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instructions always very clear and payment prompt, but it was odd, all the same. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He took his seat, moving with an odd combination of graceful courtliness and stiff, affronted dignity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Pong started to follow her gaze when he noticed something odd out of the corner of his eye. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I feel as though he’s looking right at me, and I get the oddest sensation—I feel as though n he’s looked at me like that before; I feel as though he’s really seen me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He begins by simply wandering, casually investigating the odd home of his Wunschtraum clock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s so odd not to smell the fresh, earthy, nutty smell that I’ve grown to associate with my grandparents. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She was remembering the odd way Raven had greeted them—asking if they needed anything in that really formal way that made James joke about her being a butler. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Once again, I’m the odd one out, the outsider, not really part of this community where I was born and have lived all my life. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z An odd effect of the light, the ice, and the vapor enveloped the head of the valley in perpetual rainbows. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was an odd quiet moment when we were all staring at a rope in the clouds, heads thrown back—waiting for a sign from heaven. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She took a fancy to Mademoiselle, and amused her very much with odd stories of her life in France, when Amy sat with her while she got up Madame’s laces. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have a cluster of people riveted, often on odd subjects you never would think of. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently he is now teaching his students to fear assassination too. An odd quality in a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dumbledore, but no doubt you had your reasons.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It’s odd, because I know now that all this time I’ve been hating the wrong woman, and yet knowing this doesn’t make me dislike Rachel any less. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That seemed odd, since the place was deserted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z From the outside it looked like an oversized cottage, all wood and peaks and log pillars holding up odd angles and juts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was so odd how they never really ended a conversation. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Aside from being completely different species, there is a sig-nificant yet odd difference in the color of the Lazarus woodpecker and the pileated one, the latter having a distinctly darker bill. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Fern looked to me and I said, “Pa has a lady friend,” as hard and odd as it was to say those words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And so, when he noticed something odd, he considered all possibilities, including the ones that oughtn’t to have been possible at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She did something odd, which was she sat on the bed next to me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z And this was odd because the men themselves were perfectly ordinary. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd thing with Billy: He could never imagine, even when he shadowboxed, an opponent he could easily beat. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he could do a few odd jobs for the boatyard at Medley in exchange for a small tin of red paint. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Torch flames fluttered like pennons along the walls, and here and there the odd torch guttered out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some of the houses had hitching posts cast in the shape of black demons, but in such odd clothes and of such odd colors that we never could figure them out. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It's an odd relief to be in my bedroom, sorting papers, while my parents do chores in the next room. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She seems like she’s not sure what to do, which is an odd thing to see. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z As they got closer, Matt saw odd shapes thrusting up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a simple process of odd man out. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was exceedingly odd that a convicted prisoner like Dinath was permitted to stay together with a political prisoner awaiting trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Harry Potter,” said Griphook, and with one finger he twisted the thin black beard upon his chin, “but you are a very odd wizard.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Celia finds it odd that he does not seem to remember. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Definitely,” said Snape, and even with his poorly cut hair and his odd clothes, he struck an oddly impressive figure sprawled in front of her, brimful of confidence in his destiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He’d retired by then—he was seventy- two—but he did odd jobs and worked on heating systems with his brother Walter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry slipped the tiny bottle of golden liquid into his inner pocket, feeling an odd combination of delight at the furious looks on the Slytherins’ faces and guilt at the disappointed expression on Hermione’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then—it seemed to me such an odd, abrupt change of subject: “You know, I’m glad I’ve been the first to establish official ties between Afro-Americans and our blood brothers in Africa.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the odd combination of both types of injections working together—I don’t know, and neither did he. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It seemed odd that he would have neglected to paint his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was the exact opposite: a slender, transparent concoction of black plastic and odd protuberances and mesh that looked like the exoskeleton of a giant prehistoric insect. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He wore an odd expression, one I couldn’t read. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Yes. Red hair, like Angelica’s. He certainly looks mad. I don’t know—I think this is odder than Sir Charles said. Let’s look farther up before we speak to him.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Shipments of pineapple arrived at odd times, and they were always cause for celebration for us kids. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was odd that even though we were working together on a common goal, we still had separate rallies. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, I was doing my best to get out of having to do the dishes, but I stopped at the sound of this odd weeping. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It is an odd literary reference for Volpe to make, because the person who discovers this evidence of illicit, unmarried sex is someone outside the relationship, the mother. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Jason and Jess are there, drinking wine on the terrace, which is odd, because it isn’t yet eight thirty in the morning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But odd as it may seem, I hoped I would see him again. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “It looks like hairy vetch, but it may be a mutant. Look, it’s got this odd dependent leaf at the bottom.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A little claustrophobic perhaps, a little odd smelling, but cozy and sturdy even so. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But thanks to the odd mathematical and philosophical properties of zero, it would clash with the fundamental philosophy of the West. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I still didn’t see any dog, but then the oddest thing happened: the boy barked at me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now Nok realized why the men and women on the bridge had looked so odd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z So the odd towers of crisscrossed boards dotted the landscape, taller than most trees but not near as pretty. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And that’s how it was, over the next year or two, I came to notice various odd little things she said or did that my friends missed altogether. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A teenage boy running around Calypso in his underwear is odd, but a teenage boy running around Calypso naked is a felony. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His name was Temperance Noah, which was odd since he was not a man of moderation at all. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “How odd, when she has never seen me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had all sorts of plans to make money, she added, inventions he was working on, odd jobs he had lined up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The old gentleman liked the fun, and amused himself by sending odd bundles, mysterious messages, and funny telegrams, and his gardener, who was smitten with Hannah’s charms, actually sent a love letter to Jo’s care. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “All! What, all five out at once? Very odd! And you only the second. The younger ones out before the elder ones are married! Your younger sisters must be very young?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It felt a little odd to be without Katz after so many days of constant companionship, but agreeable as well, for the same reason. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t gotten to test the genes of someone in such a late generation of the experiment before, and you and Tobias seem to be somewhat . . . odd, in your manifestations of certain things.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was an odd slant, since at that point Bobby had no intention of isolating himself or turning down money; he was just tending to personal matters that he’d neglected for years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z People moved like blue vapor lights on the cobbled avenues, and there were faint murmurs of sound, and odd animals scurrying across the gray-red sands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And the odd thing was she was crying. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Invisible birds, the odd flower in a jam jar. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her mother had nine children, all at the same time, four sets of twins and Wilgefortis the odd one, all winding up martyrs for the faith. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I’d been doing odd jobs for Mr. Smith and his family for years, having been hired to do everything from babysitting his kids and giving them piano lessons to attempting to train their untrainable puppy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Junior is a wino who does little odd jobs around the block, but anytime any trouble goes down his mama starts running around screaming for him like he’s four or five years old. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The odd seat was three rows in front of ours and closer to the center of the stage, but I do not think Ethan knew it at the time. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the charrette, Durham’s two white newspapers also featured several in-depth stories about the event, many of them focusing on the odd couple chairing it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was like being with a stranger, one of the masters from school, perhaps, it felt odd. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He swung his arms around wildly, attracting odd looks from passing students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He seemed to have no problem with her being white, which I found odd, since she was clearly so different from him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With Sumac on my shoulder, I must have looked quite odd to my brother. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Everything about this man, his commanding voice, his odd accent, warns of an unknown and dangerous threat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Aside from their blinding brightness, there was another odd thing about Milton’s home movies: like Hitchcock, he always appeared in them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That got an odd look from Sam, and for a moment he looked as if he wanted to say something. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An odd, dilapidated wooden building near one of the corners of the square contrasted greatly with the gray stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “They were odd voices, all different types of voices.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was odd that people knew something about me when I knew nothing about them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His eyes looked odd and unfocused, and at first I thought he did not know who I was, he stared at me so hard. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps even, like me, filled with an odd warmth that didn’t weaken as he sailed away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The vibrasaw purred through heavy vines, parted tangled underbrush like a comb through wet hair, and sliced cleanly through metal when the odd misstroke brought the cutting edge down onto the track. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Seeing a perfectly normal child here in the middle of the Greater Jungle was such an odd contrast that he wasn’t even sure what to say. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Inside my heart, odd things are happening as well. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Rush had no time for such silly notions, but he, too, sensed that something odd was happening. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Kind of an odd way to look at life in hiding, but that’s how things are. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Why had she said that odd word, male, as if she had given birth to a creature of woods or fields? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This one mentioned only a couple of odd bearlike noises outside in the night, but what really caught the attention of the shelter’s chroniclers was the unusual liveliness of its resident mice and even rats. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Which was an odd thing for her to say because Flora's mother was not, in any way, a napper. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Ferrets, weasels and stoats, their faces smeared with moist dark earth, popped out of the ground in the oddest of places. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was looking at me in an odd way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I used to have the odd one with him, when we were out drinking or after sex. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The odd thing about the symphony as it blossomed in Haydn’s, Mozart’s and Beethoven’s time is that it doesn’t have any direct parallels in any other artistic field. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Because it seems odd to me that no offer has been made or accepted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd and wonderful sight to see this courageous woman peering into our cells and strolling around our courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the lettering was odd, but he could make it out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This sounds odd to us, since we take it for granted that the tune of a piece of music sits on top of its chordal accompaniment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It looked just as Harry remembered it: eerie, cobwebbed, the outlines of the house-elf heads on the wall throwing odd shadows up the staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the boys began to carry the boat down the ramp to the water, some of them crinkled their noses, trying to make out the odd scent of the fluid on the bow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Zalmay gave the dolls an odd look when he saw their purchase, but he was too excited about his own gift to ask why Fadi had chosen a bunch of Barbies. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There’s an odd stillness, like the house is quieter than it should be. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z If the coin is fair, there are a number of extremely odd facts about such sequences. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were more than fifty people camped on the Col that night, huddled in shelters pitched side by side, yet an odd feeling of isolation hung in the air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I still think it’s odd. I have half a mind to make you take it off.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Ethan had insisted upon taking the odd seat, saying that he would be fine. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z This strikes me as odd, because I’ve never fired a gun in my life. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I’m just so proud of you, Beans!” she would say at odd moments. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s an odd smell to the place, too. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z There was something odd and irregular about its footsteps, if they were footsteps. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “You have to admit he’s a little odd to be Chancellor.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then it was police cadets drilling at odd hours. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The only thing interesting was another one of those odd signs that read World IN Catastrophe—Killzone Experiment Department. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The odd thing about our Norfolk trip was that once we got back, we hardly talked about it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s such an odd detail to notice in the heat of the fight, but that’s just how it is sometimes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It struck him as odd that there were no real candles in the house. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was odd; a moment before his insides had been writhing like snakes, but suddenly he didn’t seem to have any insides at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We’d all wandered into different corners, and were staring at one picture after another, only occasionally making the odd hushed remark like: “Come and look at this!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu thought the home visit unprofessional and odd, but this was a small magazine, and this was Nigeria, where boundaries were blurred, where work blended into life, and bosses were called Mummy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Some odd optical property of our highly polarized and unequal society makes the poor almost invisible to their economic superiors. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “How odd. How strange. And my wife thirty and yet you seem so much older at times. I can't get over it.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt odd to be wearing shoes in June, but I was glad to have them since the streets were sharp with bits of glass and metal, filthy with dust and dreck. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Besides, it was an easy walk and I knew he was thirsty, so it was odd that he wasn’t more prompt. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was odd, being in the bubble, and not a feeling I particularly enjoyed, but I also understood it was for the best. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The masters down at the University heard some odd rumors and sent me here to find out if they were true,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he got fired from his second job and from his third, and was kicked out of the electricians’ union and started doing odd jobs and day work. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Herons also have one odd behavior that is not in their favor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z People like answering questions about themselves, she thought; what an odd pleasure it is. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It's an odd thing to see a crowd now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was odd, but she looked more sad than scared. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z For the next eight months he worked in Zizmo’s rum-running operation, observing its odd hours, getting up in the middle of the night and having dinner at dawn. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She smiled and waved, but it felt odd, like laughing at a joke you no longer found all that funny. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A diminutive boy in a wrapper of what looks like birch bark, his wild hair sticking up at odd angles, walks to the dais. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Sure, you can do whatever you want,” he said, giving me an odd look. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Using this sort of carpet to cover the rational numbers has some very odd consequences, as Cantor soon showed, thanks to his seating chart. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a good answer for that, except: “It’s just odd, that’s all.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It felt odd, using the formal term for his own brother. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After all his anger at Dumbledore, how odd it was to sit here, beneath the high, vaulted ceiling, and defend Dumbledore from himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The answer they got was an odd one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Quite odd,” Master said; he took off his glasses and then put them back on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And I had the odd thought about how this was the end for them. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s still odd to drag open the front door with an empty game bag, with nothing to trade, and instead feel the heavy pocket of coins against my hip. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It is terribly odd to hear a voice after weeks of listening only to birds and raccoons, and what is more, to hear the voice ask a question like that. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was odd that she baked all those pies when she seemed so concerned about cholesterol. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In the glow from the dashboard his face appeared to be covered with odd black freckles—but then I realized that the freckles were actually more mosquitoes, too gorged with blood to fly away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The engineer would not judge her; their secret enterprise was a fraternity of odd souls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It came closer, moving in an odd shuffle, not like a bull or a horse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And they looked at each other, surprised at this odd question. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And how odd, too, to watch as Ugly Betty and her friends were free to walk the streets of New York City, while we were trapped inside with nothing to do. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I found it odd and amazing when white people treated me that way, as if there were no barriers between us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The odd couple continued to play their invisible game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar-looking man was of average height, but of an odd shape: Shadow had heard of men who were barrel-chested before, but had no image to accompany the metaphor. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was advancing in an odd halting gait. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it odd he should come all the way up from Yale even hitchhiking, as he did, to save money, just to say hello. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z An epidemic of pneumonia raged through the wet, narrow streets, and for a week Doctor Copeland slept at odd hours, fully clothed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Other people who had taken the time to dress had dressed in the oddest things, choosing things they wanted to save rather than what would be appropriate for a disaster. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When I raised it to my parted lips, odd spices struck my nose: chili, paprika, and cumin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Doha thought that was an odd question to ask first. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z One of his legs is bent at an odd angle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was grinning, but it was a very odd, strained sort of grin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z You may think it odd that I wasn't weeping myself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Our house was odd because the gingerbread houses stood in their own brown-brick solidarity, and our house stood apart, made from brick, stone, and siding. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The young mouse laughed back as he replied, “Not half as odd as your own name. Whoever heard of a hare being called Basil Stag?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I wonder what the odd manner is but I can’t ask because I’m not supposed to be listening. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She found him in the second room, along with two of his brothers, all piled on the bed with feet and heads sticking out at odd places. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There had been a dining room which was always cold, and they had their own table, by the mirror in the corner, people said, 'That is the Kingshaws' table,’ in odd, dispassionate voices. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was an odd and new sensation, to be seen after a lifetime spent feeling as invisible as the very air, and I was still learning to return those smiles. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It made him feel odd, not like himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I looked up to see an odd, almost resigned look on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In odd contrast to this idea of him, he was also the solemn guide of the dead, the Divine Herald who led the souls down to their last home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He therefore withdrew from an inner pocket an odd object with little waving legs and a rubber-bulbed horn for a body. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I felt a twinge of unease at the thought of this being the odd night where the only talented musicians at the Eolian were men, or women who didn’t know Aloine’s part. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was his odd blindness, I think, to all problems of a personal nature which made him able at the end to transmute even Bunny’s highly substantive troubles into spiritual ones. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After six months with Adam, I had just gotten used to us being the odd couple at school—people called us Groovy and the Geek. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The humming came from an odd structure on a hill. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mind not being stylish, but I am obviously wearing an odd collection of cast-offs, and if I am seen, people will wonder. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “You really advise it?” and Laurie looked at her with an odd mixture of anxiety and merriment in his face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt a sudden, odd stab of loneliness. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He came and went at odd hours of the day and night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther along the road, we saw a black man sitting in an odd attitude by the side of the road, and smellt an awful smell; and when we reached him, we discovered him dead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I wasn't any good at construction, but I could drive the truck to pick up the crews and deliver supplies and work odd tasks in between. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It had been handwritten, making it even odder. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The gum-chewing waitress shuffled over and Hermione ordered two cappuccinos: As Harry was invisible, it would have looked odd to order him one. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s odd to think I have a skeleton of bones hiding under my skin, holding me up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He was no fool and it was, he could not help feeling, extremely odd that any right-minded rabbit should choose to walk into Efrafa of his own accord. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were odd things for sale in baskets on the counter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It’s a very odd thing to recall, that we all looked up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ten-year-old niece was drawn to the odd bag with a clock on it and picked up the device. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He unlocked the door and turned, looking both nervous and mean, which was odd, I thought. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I’d spent so many years intensely focused on gymnastics that it felt odd to talk to people about their perspectives on my life outside of the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “There’s some sort of odd mechanism here,” he said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In Chicago, I told him, geeks were probably one of the least odd subcultures around. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could probably live with being thought selfish or odd. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Set atop these odd beliefs and quirky traits, however, was the mind of a supreme genius–though even when working in conventional channels he often showed a tendency to peculiarity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was metallic and oddly shaped, but was only odd because of its location. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was odd: Emma didn’t look or act like she thought they were doomed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As we walked up the path to the porch, I had an odd urge to climb onto the long slope of the roof and lie there, alone and away from everything. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “How odd you are! What has Mr. Frank Churchill done, to make you suppose him such an unnatural creature?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She was the Lady of Wild Things, Huntsman-in-chief to the gods, an odd office for a woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an odd old guy, my grandfather, and I am told I take after him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd sensation for a man who was the leader of a nascent guerrilla army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I thought back to our talk, it struck me as odd. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was odd to think: not that long ago, bombs were dropping here. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He would come home, black from the asphalt of the highway, wash himself out by the windmill, then spend the rest of the afternoon doing small, odd jobs around the rabbit pens. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice sounded odd to my own ears, emotionless and flat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In my head, I keep travelling back to Holkham; it’s odd that I still think of it, on mornings like this, with such affection, such longing, but I do. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On a normal Monday morning in New York, this would’ve been no big deal, but after two days of silence, a . mortal helicopter was the oddest thing I’d ever heard. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And if love is a thing held in common, I suppose we had that in common, too, though I realize that might sound odd in light of the story I am about to tell. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Frodo looked at Sam rather startled, half expecting to see some outward sign of the odd change that seemed to have come over him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He padded around the chilly room, sniffing at things and smelling the odd smells, trying to understand where he was. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s a bit odd,” said Hermione, who for some reason looked very concerned. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Still, the shape and odd angle of both of Kaitlin s legs made it clear the damage inside them was severe. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Just in case there should be any gossip. You never can tell, you know. People are odd, sometimes. If they knew about Mrs. de Winter it might make it a lot easier for you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When we were remembering these long speeches, Ruth remarked how odd it was they should have been so unfathomable, since Miss Emily, in a classroom, could be as clear as anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure. He’s in a picture with my granddad and some cats from around the way, but like...he’s just a random young white dude. Just seems kinda odd.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She arranged a small box of odd treasures—stones, butterfly wings, a carved wooden toad—to give to Claire. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was interrupted by two odd whistling sounds—swit, swit—upon which the tall man closed his eyes, dropped his flashlight with a clatter, and sank to the floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s odd to see him in the toy aisle, trying out a scooter with an owl-shaped backpack over one arm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Oh! he told me all about it; that Jane Fairfax and Mr. Frank Churchill are to be married, and that they have been privately engaged to one another this long while. How very odd!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There was an odd power in saying it out loud. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z |
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