And even though I taught my daughter the opposite, still she came out the same way! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silently, the clay figures floated from his hand, drifted in the air, then settled to the ground at opposite ends of the courtyard. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Viola lets out a weary sigh from the opposite wall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She and Dad are complete opposites that way. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My mom was sitting in her usual place on the opposite side of the court from Dad. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sat opposite each other in the tiny cafe at the back and ordered fruit juice. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Along the opposite wall were curtained French doors bounded by two large Ionic columns. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The California study shows that many white parents send as strong a signal in the opposite direction. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now, over here,” Mr. Wonka went on, skipping excitedly across the room to the opposite wall, “over here I am inventing a completely new line in toffees!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

That evening I sat on the beach, watching the sun sink down behind the mountains of Zaire on the opposite shore of Lake Tanganyika. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

One full page was a photograph of me; the opposite full page was a beautiful color illustration of a black royal Nigerian Muslim, stalwart and handsome, of hundreds of years ago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the opposite side of the field came an opposing shout: “Counter-attack!” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they managed it all right, and Lazlo took the chair opposite, and just like that they were two people sitting at a table regarding each other shyly through a wisp of tea steam. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There are six houses on one side of the lane, one on the opposite side. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We climb out carefully on the opposite bank, take out the packages and put on our boots. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Teacherage, which stands opposite the up-to-date school, is an out-of-date edifice, drab and poignant. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He indicated for me a chair opposite from his. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as it reached the opposite shore. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The short wall, the one opposite the door, holds an empty shoe rack, which he used to hang his guitar from. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sit on the coach, opposite where Lucy always sat, with my laptop nestled on top of a pillow. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I go to the opposite side of my carriage. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The second floor is the opposite of the first, as it’s in heaven. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The girl came close to him and stopped just opposite his chair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from hanging out together at Sad Camp, Davis and I would also sometimes see each other during the school year, because he lived just down the river from me, but on the opposite bank. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A dance floor and bandstand are off to the side, opposite the podium where Hilly Holbrook will give her speech. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She closed the door, leaving me solus with Mr. St. John, who sat opposite, a book or newspaper in his hand. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Singh wheeled her around to the side of the table opposite The Souls. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Courtney grins at me from the opposite end of the table, where he’s got his chair kicked back on two legs and is nursing a glass of orange juice. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

At dawn Kira could hear the sounds, even from her room on the opposite side of the building, as the people started to gather. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being a good friend was entirely the opposite of ordinary. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I fixed my gaze on the opposite end of the pool and put my foot against the pool’s wall when Abu yelled, “Go!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then it rolled forward on its tank treads, across the bunker floor, to the armory cage at its opposite end. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But I’ve learned at least one thing: there are young people, even those of the opposite sex, who can discuss these things naturally, without cracking jokes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But Violet’s room is the exact opposite of the rest of her house—a beautiful mess of strewn clothes and starry lights and a tangle of chargers under her desk. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

By the time of Christ's birth, two of these early polities had become dominant: Pukara on the northern, Peruvian edge of the lake and Tiwanaku on the opposite, Bolivian side. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Fischer’s and Bronstein’s places at the table were indicated by a small American flag on Bobby’s side and an equally small Soviet flag on the opposite side. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But tonight was the opposite kind of moment. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just remember he let me pick and that the roads led in completely opposite directions. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that we went to separate schools: we even walked to school on opposite sides of the highway from whites, shouting insults at each other across the street. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She brought him to the opposite end of the long table from where she sat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Kira could see that there was another, longer row of chairs on the opposite side, and she recognized the Council of Guardians members who were already seated there. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the opposite: he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it bum so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

One day when I was able to get up, I decided to look at myself in the mirror on the opposite wall. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children sat opposite the king, staring at his milky face and weak chin and lank, wet-looking hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

What makes you say the opposite of what every cell in your body wants you to say? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He used to say jewelry is the opposite of sculpture. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How clever,” Sue says in that way grown-ups do when they really mean the opposite. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

On opposite pages, she attached blue paper frames with beeswax and slipped in the corresponding watercolor sketches. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dari seemed so nervous and Twig was so confident that I couldn’t help but laugh at how opposite they were. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The authorities also moved some young political prisoners from the PAC into the cells opposite ours. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bedlow walked straight through the room and out the door on the opposite side into a courtyard large enough, it seemed to Lyddie, for the whole of their mountain farm to fit inside. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She came back and sat down opposite him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sit by her bed, and through the window the chestnut trees in the beer garden opposite glow in brown and gold. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the carton kept at room temperature, the two strains had acquired the opposite ratio. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Early this morning a large dog, a half-bred mastiff belonging to a coal merchant close to Tate Hill Pier, was found dead in the roadway opposite to its master’s yard. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The last thing he remembered before the wreck was being on the opposite side of the road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We could see over a low white wall and right into the pillared room where a newlywed couple sat cross-legged opposite the priests. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a large basket and walked off in exactly the opposite direction. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge is still burning like you wouldn’t believe, hanging on the opposite cliff like a waterfall on fire, flames having leaped up the entire length of it, angry and greenish yellow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was on the opposite site from the loose plank and was apparently locked with a latch and padlock from the outside. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on the stained seat of the noisy train, opposite a woman reading the evening paper. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without answering, Dandelion slipped along to another crack, gathered himself a moment and then broke cover, running across the yard to the opposite shed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both on their own side and opposite, the wood edges curved outward, away from the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood opposite Seven in the circle of Witchlings, scowling, her hair tucked behind her ears and her hat sitting haphazardly on her head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I eventually trail behind them toward the doors to the school and turn in the opposite direction to go to my locker. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Next he walked up the opposite hill and looked around. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I walked into the dining room and leaned against the wall, standing opposite the stranger. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was on the opposite side of me, so it was a little bit awkward as we carried the casket in, being forced to look each other in the face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If you have a word like ‘good,’ what need is there for a word like ‘bad’? ‘Ungood’ will do just as well— better, because it’s an exact opposite, which the other is not. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the table and sat opposite him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Directly opposite the entrance, Pond sat to the left of an enormous turkey. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Grimacing, I lean the pool cue against the wall, and bolt for the stairwell as Will books it in the opposite direction, back to our floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They were deep down the tunnel worming through the caverns in the opposite direction. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The policeman was just opposite and I reached down instead, picking it up and walking off in the same motion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat opposite her, clasping the book I had just found inside the sycamore hollow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Whereas Sirius had sought to advertise his difference from the rest of the family, Regulus had striven to emphasize the opposite. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Snape asked, settling himself in the armchair opposite the two sisters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I place it on the second page, opposite the photo ops. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If we made a mistake and pointed in the opposite direction, we would crash into the moon instead of returning to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, she had started building her own city on the opposite side of the room from mines. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The two figures on the hill opposite stopped dead in their tracks, listening to the unbelievable sound as it echoed around the quiet valley. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This might seem like an ideal situation for a young thief to take advantage of, but really the opposite was true. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s not what I meant. The opposite, really. You and Adam never struck me as a ‘high-school’ relationship,” Mom said, making quote marks with her hands. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the iron grate was on the opposite side of the small courtyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We might joke about looking “kempt” or being "couth," but in fact the negatives have no opposite forms—they’re either obsolete rarities or whimsical inventions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came to his feet and took out in the opposite direction from the roan bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I was used to sit beside Joe whenever I entered that place of resort, I said “No, thank you, sir,” and fell into the space Joe made for me on the opposite settle. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Quite the opposite: that all that extra information isn’t actually an advantage at all; that, in fact, you need to know very little to find the underlying signature of a complex phenomenon. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Far below, on the opposite bank, a shiny crown hovered in the air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I lurch toward the opposite windowsill just as the ladder slips off. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Another lawyer opposite him argues for why Franklin should be held accountable. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I spent them walking through the town, searching jobs, and then every night I met my host on the comer opposite the bus station and we went to his house to sleep. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias crept from the room, and stole off in the opposite direction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They stood opposite the table where I was. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And sure enough there she was, moving along the opposite pavement, dressed in her neat grey suit, just like the ones she’d always worn. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For family visits, inmates and visitors had to be on opposite sides of the mesh interior wall; they spoke to one another through the wires of the mesh. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mom and I share a bedroom, with twin beds shoved up against opposite walls. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The opposite bank was not far; the ground appeared smoother, the forest not as dense. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged again and walked in the opposite direction. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then someone is grabbing his arm, pulling him in the opposite direction, forcing his head to turn away from the oncoming disaster. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It would be like meeting someone else running away from the police in the opposite direction—you would both be caught! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was coming in through tall windows in the wall opposite my bed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“What’s so weird about it, Cochran? The boy’s obviously a misfit. He tried in his small ineffectual way to damage the sale and he succeeded in doing the opposite. The school rallied against him.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A book lay open on the table, with a chair in front of it; against the opposite wall stood a small sofa, neatly upholstered in cloth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite shore, we sat on the edge of a dry-rotted wooden boat dock and dangled our feet over the Mars surface of the dead lake, which was nine feet below us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He slid the door shut just as a door on the opposite side of the room opened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emotional contagion, though, suggests that the opposite is also true. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But unbeknownst to just about everybody, another remarkably powerful ripple effect—this one moving in the opposite direction—had just come into play. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I catch a glimpse of her now across the cafeteria, and her curly blond hair is really the opposite of emo. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Just the opposite of what Haymitch had mid him to do. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Grant is forty-two and Lee’s exact opposite: dark-haired and sloppy in dress, a small, introspective man who has a fondness for cigars and a close relationship with horses. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I'm putting them back in their places when something on the opposite wall catches my attention. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

A huge homemade calendar covered the opposite wall. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

They sit on the floor in two rows, facing in opposite directions, using each other as backrests. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She and Molly are about as opposite as it is possible to be, which would be fine if Dina didn’t take Molly’s choices as a personal affront. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We simply did the exact opposite of what was expected, knowing we would be punished by Mami when she returned but willing to take the chance to have her back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The great shamrock dissolved, the leprechauns drifted down onto the field on the opposite side from the veela, and settled themselves cross-legged to watch the match. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She would see where he went, and then go the opposite direction. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The other two kids had jumped out of the car after him, Suzume heading to the back of the van with Liam, and Chubs in the exact opposite direction. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Although nobody noticed it until it was too late, having Mr. Dubonnet and my dad on opposite sides was a prescription for conflict. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and set off in the opposite direction toward the nearest staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She put milk into the coffee and sat opposite Johnny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would compel every one of them to run in the opposite direction of where they were headed? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He detached King Carados with a strong squadron to meet King Bars, only to find that a second equerry had sprung King Ban from the opposite side of him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan considered giving him directions and heading the opposite way, but decided that was too cowardly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Aside from the four decades that separated their ages, they were a study in opposites. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And on the opposite bank Jesse was more careful to land on his feet. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Law enforcement officials, he explained, often point to the racial composition of our prisons and jails as a justification for targeting racial minorities, but the empirical evidence actually suggested the opposite conclusion was warranted. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the stream, two young men emerged. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m only being about twenty percent sarcastic, but Mr. Black says, “Thank you, Mr. Finch,” in a way that means the direct opposite of thank you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nick, on the other hand, wraps his arms around Abby, like he has to make up for the hour spent on opposite sides of a booth. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Her motions were taut and full of panic. Her breathing was pinched, almost panting. The boy was the opposite. His movement was smooth and lithe, like he was accustomed to moving silently.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She stared vacantly at the wall opposite her, rocking herself gently, grunting regular, rhythmic little grunts, like a bored passenger on a long bus journey. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The filthy adolescent stood opposite him, looking into his eyes with his own calm, syrup-colored eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Harry streaked past Katie in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’d pick the exact opposites, and it doesn’t make me feel like I’m disagreeing or hurting his feelings. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The two rival companies’ headquarters were on opposite sides of town. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys sat on the opposite side of the dining table and ate as fast as we had. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She went over and sat down opposite Agnes, who smiled like a cartoon cat across the trays. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The grin on his face tilted, his teeth appeared, a squitchy sound came from his throat, the two closed fists snapped in opposite directions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it is more or less taken as modern gospel that profound scientific truth frequently accomplishes the opposite of what Epicurus recommended, costing us peace of mind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Her breath was ragged, animalistic, the opposite of pretty. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two men walked past, in the opposite direction, carrying a blackened corpse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

More were charging into the square from the opposite direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the bridge, Francis Gary Powers was shackled to two East German guards and accompanied by a Soviet colonel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

From one end of the hallway to the other the letters went, almost too large to read, even when she stood back against the opposite wall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a delicate procedure, requiring the welders to balance on opposite ends of a beam while it was lowered onto columns, then welded in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Street sounds made it up to the room, curiously distinct, echoing off the stone building opposite. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Two sailors were standing on opposite ends of a ship. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a group entered from a farther entrance and turned to walk away from them to the opposite end of the station. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

With ease, she ran in the opposite direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

One day the Conservative faction were revolutionaries that defended Chairman Mao’s ideas; the next day, the opposite Rebel faction became the heroes of the Cultural Revolution. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, when I said something like that, I meant the opposite. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Alarmed by Massasoit’s sudden entrance, the Europeans withdrew to the hill on the opposite bank, where they had emplaced their few cannons behind a half-finished stockade. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

My interview was on the opposite side of town from where Scott lives, but I took a taxi from the police station. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come morning, I marched with Otto to uncramp my legs, and when I returned to the pond I found a handful of bonobos on the opposite edge, sipping at the water. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It had been set to the other side of the candles, opposite the relic boxes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Since the first test was about something scary being harmless, it only makes sense that this test would be the opposite.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As different as we were, I reasoned that our fates would shoot in opposite directions once we hit adult hood. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned for Harry to sit down opposite him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces are mirrors of each other, but their bodies are opposites—one tall and skinny and the other short and chunky—as if Princess ruled their mother’s womb and Primadonna was an underfed peasant. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The cold cereal and the twig were still in place as they headed in opposite directions to their lockers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, different plants became selected for quite different or even opposite features. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waved back, then Dad headed to starboard, while I veered opposite, toward the left bank of the creek. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

They passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I hand Epsilon-5 an Erlenmeyer flask, and he hurries to the opposite side of the bench like we’re reading each other’s minds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dusty fingers of sunlight reached through the skylight and the narrow slates of a gable vent at the opposite end of the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“To tell you the truth—” He sat down awkwardly on the bench opposite Winston. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

On the wall panel opposite the window was a fist-sized crater. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Soliloquy’s is the polar opposite of the modern restaurant where Sarah first met Muhammad and me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I sit on the chair opposite my mother, who sits on the sofa. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Blackberry ran slowly along the road toward a pair of gates that stood opposite each other further down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it wasn’t very public—the only people we could see were the fishermen mending their nets on the opposite shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door behind the large boy flew open with such force it knocked him into the wall opposite. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then she went back to the enamel table and lowered her freshly uniformed body into the seat opposite Mrs. Snell. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“In order to put it back, she would need to do the opposite.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Inside Amity Harbor’s courthouse, opposite the courtroom’s four tall windows, a table had been set up to accommodate the influx of newspapermen to the island. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were going over toward Malcolm X but they were headed in the opposite direction in a big hurry. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ears lay flat, stood up, then pointed in opposite directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He looked back; the woman was vanishing through the snow, in the opposite direction. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was just the opposite, rather low and squatty. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is the opposite of what you might expect from a person who sells pageant crowns. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In a doorway at the opposite end of the room, a ghostly Roman legionnaire beckoned to them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Jay went the opposite way, Doc before Mama. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, if you think of everybody with a body, soul, and brain as a human, then I was the opposite of human. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The one that goes the opposite way on the same track as this one,” said Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Archer took a seat opposite her, where he could watch the porter, though there was nothing threatening about the man who hung up the lantern—just a silhouette against the starred sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When I walked on stage and sat opposite Ellen in her comfy chairs, all of my media training went out the window. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then the rain would jump and tap at the window on the opposite side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just about the polar opposite of Dana. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The quiet Anne reacts in just the opposite way. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Just beyond it, in the opposite direction, is a thatched hut surrounded by a white fence. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If there’s no train going in the opposite direction, and if we’re travelling slowly enough, I can sometimes catch a glimpse of them out on their terrace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around without looking at him, and stalked off in the opposite direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now and again he glanced up at a vast face which eyed him from the opposite wall. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The door opposite mine I tried, but found it locked. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In some ways, it is the opposite of that—it brings her closer to the true self she thinks she might be, or could become. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had a quiet yet gentle and responsible way about him—the opposite of myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This law tells us that for every action there is a reaction which is equal and opposite in direction. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have come to the opposite side of the house,” she said, “this is the west wing.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But it had the opposite effect,” he continued quickly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gun advocates believe that gun laws are too strict; opponents believe exactly the opposite. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Or she could mean the opposite, that we should remember to do what we are told and not get into trouble, because if we do we will be rightfully punished. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sea becomes rough and your emotions are whipped into a frenzy Yet even these two opposites do not remain distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those opposite evolutionary courses sealed the outcome of their eventual collision. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Adams formulation was precisely the opposite of Jefferson’s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Without thinking about it, we both walk in the opposite direction. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The swinging door opposite my bed flew open, and a whole troop of young boys and girls in white coats came in, with an older, gray-haired man. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They bought one ad, opposite the contents page of the New Yorker magazine, and in the space of a month sales doubled to 60,000. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last she came to the opposite side, and to be extra careful she followed the elephant footprints under the trees until she couldn’t make them out anymore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he kicked and struggled, it tilted and then, while the rabbits watched from the bank, moved slowly across the pool and grounded on the opposite side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If civilization has an opposite, it is war. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fought hard mentally to let my face show the opposite of what I felt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

‘The simple sailors of today,’ wrote Jacques Cartier in 1545, ‘have learned the opposite of the opinion of the philosophers by true experience.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As they reached downtown, they passed a police car driving in the opposite direction. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I look over just as Javier’s grips his hand to steady a tremble, then slides the toxin casually to the opposite side of the bench with the defoliant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Something caught my eye—just a few flickering pixels in the distance, near the opposite end of the crater. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I came into the light and sat opposite him, mimicking his cross-legged pose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s another train. Were coming up on a train going in the opposite direction. It’s stopped.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ron, passing them in the opposite direction, let out a loud snort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Quite the opposite. You are an amazing thinker—a gemstone hiding inside a rock.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had to slide boxes around and drag an old step stool from the opposite end of the attic, but finally his eyes were level with the back vent. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

A gate opened at the opposite end of the stadium and the giant marched out in triumph. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I scamper down the tree and hit the ground running in the opposite direction of the lake. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’re waiting for someone in the dry cleaners,” Emily said, but she was glad the car was on the opposite side of the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It is something to do with the younger generation contradicting the efforts of their elders, the perennial parent-child dynamic of human civilisation: ‘whatever they did, we will do the opposite.’ The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

August drops onto the opposite bench, so I end up sitting next to her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We would hop onto the car at the end opposite from where the conductor stood. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But he had the opposite problem: The glare at the front of the vast, open room was almost too intense to look at. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The action of one has an equal and opposite reaction on the other. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The room’s hearth crackled on the opposite side from the door, and a pair of great big chairs sat before the fire. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He became, on this matter, everything which Arthur was not— the irreconcilable opposite of the Englishman. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she realized that she and Reggie were no longer on opposite sides. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If Jefferson seemed predestined to tell people what they wanted to hear, Adams now acknowledged that his own destiny was just the opposite: to tell them what they needed to know. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And is true what I tell her, but the opposite true too. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He squinted between the partition’s wooden panels, curious, and noted that two people had just stopped mere feet away on its opposite side, a boy and a girl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The wall opposite the windows in the playroom held several rows of bookshelves. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, the phenomenon was proved in 1997 when physicists at the University of Geneva sent photons seven miles in opposite directions and demonstrated that interfering with one provoked an instantaneous response in the other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The following morning, they walked separately to school for the first time, took seats on the opposite sides of the classroom in first period and every period after that. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The beacon-mast upon Beacon Hill had been removed, and replaced instead with a wooden turret; there was another fort stood opposite Carver Street, and a battery of guns atop Fox Hill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the exact opposite of the sandy desert far off to our left. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I turn around, and there’s my mother and Hank, standing at the opposite end. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They shot through the concealing tapestry at the bottom and spun onto the floor, hitting the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

With that, she walked away from the two of them, drifting off toward the windows on the opposite side of the train. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the building a five-thousand-voice choir sang Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus to the accompaniment of five hundred musicians. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The two tables opposite summarize the history of these two sorts of measurement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And against the opposite wall there was a beautiful glass trophy case. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He grasped for hope in Emerson’s vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fireplace opposite the bed roared with a warm and inviting fire, and a memory came to him of a strange, dreamlike week visiting his grandfather in America when he was six. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A shadow moved behind the lit window in the house opposite. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The way the government people reckoned a child’s age was to ask him to lift his arm, reach over the top of his head, and touch his opposite ear. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I didn’t remember the “right” way to interact with someone of the opposite gender, but I’m pretty sure Martin didn’t, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There’s a man on the opposite side of the train, sandy blond hair veering towards ginger. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I choose a pair with purple handles and sit down opposite her, our knees bumping. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The opposite wall has large windows that look out over the orchard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment the truck came slowly down the road from the opposite direction. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This way, I say and point in the opposite direction. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The narrow bed filled up most of the space, and even someone as skinny as Gilly had to kneel on the bed in order to pull out the drawers of the bureau opposite it. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the coffee farm was a small banana farm, and there we came across a man cutting down hands of ripe bananas. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Of the six of us, Bunny and I were the only two who lived on campus, and his house was across the lawn on the opposite end of Commons. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I read my horoscope out loud, “Popular and attractive to the opposite sex. You are often ostentatious and impatient. You need people. Marry a Tiger or Dog early, but never a Rat.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We sit down on opposite sides of a glass table piled high with papers, magazines and takeaway menus. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I held the other trigger down, gas would squirt out through the jet in the handle, in a direction opposite that of the two jets. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’m hearing it through the opposite end of a long, dark tunnel. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took my chance, sprinting the opposite way down the hall and bursting out a side door that had been left propped open by a can of nails. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She sat down opposite me at the table and lifted the cup to her lips. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lenny’s trailer, on the other hand, is the opposite of a swamp. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He was hurrying out a door at the opposite end of the gym, steering the di Angelo kids by the scruffs of their necks, like kittens. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The fire stretched in an unbroken wall across the opposite shore, a roaring wind pressing at its back and sending embers flying across to alight on the near side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We hugged each other and then said good-bye and went off to opposite ends of the hall to lie down in our own rooms. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He fought his way free and swam for the opposite bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We go minutes without seeing headlights coming in the opposite direction. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What? No. I was so happy when I met Forrest because he was the opposite of Isaac.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was the opposite of a sad love song. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The ferry squats low in the water at the opposite shore, where it left off Lumumba’s party the night before. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma says, “It’s nice to know that someone chooses to think the best of you. When they could do just the opposite.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the high table, Hothen and Mors were playing a drinking game, slamming their homs together as hard as knights meeting in joust. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We’d duck our heads and then scramble across the porch to man the opposite rail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here they haven’t removed the mirror, there’s a long one opposite the sofa. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt plunged his hand into the opposite pocket and brought out something triumphantly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got there in time to see my dogs swimming for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A matching brown chair with worn arms slumped at the opposite side of the room. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I yank my hand away and head in the opposite direction. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The wheel on that side had buckled, so the plane sat at a crazy angle, the opposite wing high in the air. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He continues to eat his pie like he's afraid someone might steal it from him, one arm curled around the plate, the opposite hand shoveling food into his mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And someone else, headed in the opposite direction, was turning. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I picked up another rock and sailed it across the gorge, and this one, too, hit the opposite wall and fell down and down and down. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Incoming!” another one hollered, just as a growl came from the opposite end of the plaza. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A man sat on the opposite side like a stick of bamboo leaning against the wall, his leg also chained. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A line of pilots began to form at the opposite end of the room, many of them removing their shoes and socks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans over her bed and throws something at the opposite wall. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mama slid into the seat next to Ophie as the pastor held the door open on the opposite side. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then I go onto the site itself and read the last post, written the day before the party—two opposite takes on the book Julie Plum, Girl Exorcist. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Some said he was a hero; some said the exact opposite. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I chose the last double seat on the side opposite the driver. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they headed into the ultimate showdown against Midland Lee, they were two opposites, one plunging so fast he could barely hold on anymore, the other soaring beyond all expectations. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she took off in the opposite direction. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sailor was passing on Chartres Street in the opposite direction. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did this, poor fellow, by suddenly taking the opposite side to Lancelot in the grand melee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem surprised to see me and kicked out the chair opposite him for me to sit down. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I pass my room and keep walking toward the back of the ship, following the mirrored route on the opposite side of the ship until I’m out of breath. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But in the opposite direction, there they were. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Though the technique is the exact opposite of most techniques of mysticism it probably is a mystical discipline, tending towards the experience of Immanence; but I can’t categorize any practice of the Handdarata with certainty. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The firing squad, drawn up opposite the door, paid him the honors of a head of state. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This was exactly the opposite of most chairs, which are wide at the bottom and tapered at the top. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, the “bloodbath” school of criminology was touting exactly the opposite theory—that an increase in the teenage share of the population would produce a crop of superpredators who would lay the nation low. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Elinor was leaning against the wall opposite, biting her lips nervously. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was no picture on that page or the one opposite it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She—not my father, who sits opposite her—says the Grace before Meals. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no order here, no calm—it was just the opposite of a library. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Father and Stick stood at opposite sides of the dining table, heaving deep breaths and glowering at each other. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Arthur is in last place and going the opposite direction. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

This peculiar linking-together of opposites—knowl-edge with ignorance, cynicism with fanaticism—is one of the chief distinguishing marks of Oceanic society. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He and Krum were left alone, at opposite sides of the tent, avoiding each other’s gaze. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But of course they did just the opposite. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Whichever direction he goes, I go the opposite, and with each passing day my heart blackens with hatred for him, but I keep it all inside. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stops at the side of the road opposite Hiroshi’s café and studio. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Christina and Uriah sit close enough for their shoulders to touch, but they are looking in opposite directions, more like strangers than friends. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s Beatriz on the opposite side, holding up my garment bag. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The man saw my father holding the paper and gave an inhuman roar and leaped in the opposite direction. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

On the wall opposite the bed was a big wooden clock with a forest and bears carved into it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swerved past it, stopped and, looking back, saw Bigwig come racing in from the opposite side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor was just about to answer when the door opposite opened and his aged neighbor, Signora Grimani, popped her head around the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was just the opposite to the truth, and he knew it good as she did. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They set off down the blacktop in opposite directions. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The first: A shout echoes from the opposite end of the hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I know for a fact that is not true,” Tara says, settling into the chair opposite, though her gaze continues to wander around the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The neighbor lady who had driven me to the hospital was surprised that I didn’t run in the opposite direction from any fire I saw. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat at opposite ends of a long glass table in the room next door while Mr. Grin served smoked salmon, then some sort of stew. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It comes from the house opposite where a shell has just landed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she returned to where she had been standing at the opposite side of the courtyard and raised the bow again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Countess was curled up in the opposite corner near the window. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If two equally dangerous creatures attack our ship simultaneously from opposite sides,” I ask him, “how do we decide which one to take down, since we only have one cannon?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They shouldered through the storm in opposite directions and eyed each other warily as they passed, but no swords were drawn. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He could not jump the ditch, so he scuttled off down the road in the opposite direction from the way they had come. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Against the opposite wall was a long bench laden with wide earthenware basins, and beside it stood brown ewers filled with water, some cold, some steaming hot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It took me a few minutes to get both my feet on top of the opposite thighs, but I managed. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall opposite the painting and began in a businesslike way to take notes. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We pass a military truck heading in the opposite direction from us, but other than that there are very few cars on the road. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their faces, which showed apprehension before reaching the coffin, revealed, on the way down the opposite aisle, a final confirmation of their fears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or she might be the woman with the bright eyes who sat opposite you on the bus this morning. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Wolf Head gestured to Lion Head at the opposite gate. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, della Porta’s experiments led him to adopt the opposite view: that you can use a diamond to make, rather than unmake, a magnet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Plays the opposite, just like I taught her. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

High John grinned, a wide, easy smile that I was starting to suspect meant the opposite of good times ahead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I squeeze out the opposite door and climb into the passenger seat next to my mom who’s still frozen at the wheel. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The net effect was the opposite of the usual procedure, in which the fastest qualifiers earned the favored lanes and the slower finishers had to make do with the least favored lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was quite a distance from where he last remembered having it—and in the opposite direction from where the vandal had fled. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether the opposite bank was like this one—cultivated, beautiful, wealthy—or an empty desert, they couldn’t tell. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

James’s window was opposite his door, so Emily knew he’d see the antlers and flag when he walked into his room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Meantime, on the opposite tracks, trains for white people passed by, almost empty except for an occasional passenger relaxing on one of the cushioned seats, feet hung on the opposite, unoccupied seat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lehoux thus makes the opposite case to the one made here. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A figure appeared briefly on the opposite shore. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He switched on the large lamp that sat in the opposite corner, and it cast his wall of posters in brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the opposite extreme, some aboriginal fishing groups of southeastern Australia devised elaborate technologies for managing fish populations, including the construction of canals, weirs, and standing traps. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed to the opposite side of the street to avoid them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the rows of brown-and-black bound books, law reports, on the wall opposite. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Molly’s room is on the second floor, facing the ocean, down a long hall at the opposite side of the house from Vivian’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

His partner was waiting on the sidewalk, opposite their patrol car, double-parked with its radio going. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It dropped off on the opposite side, and that’s where the voice was coming from—right below us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he glanced over his shoulder at the dark storm clouds that hung menacingly on the opposite horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Or what about that other neighbor’s kid, who claimed the opposite of a Democrat to be a pelican? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On opposite ends of the pit were two wooden doors notched and spattered with dried blood, and behind them, in narrow stone chutes, were two boys. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Can’t a person have some privacy around here!” she screamed, then made her way to the bathroom, which was on the opposite side of her bed. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had landed on the opposite side of the Agena from the spot the experiment package was located, so I had to go hand- over-hand around to it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nel sat opposite, facing both her mother and the soldiers, neither of whom she could look at. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He threw the roach across the cell to the opposite wall where its back clicked against the cement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the opposite sex, especially back then, my tongue twisted into knots even a Boy Scout would walk away from. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As we get closer to the border, I see more and more Muslims on the opposite path from India seeking new homes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Light through the open transom fell on the ceiling fan, casting distorted shadows of the four motionless blades against the opposite wall. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You cannot see the mountains opposite, you cannot see the houses on the hillside or even the roads or the lake down below. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

As he slowly chewed his breakfast, she sat opposite from him with her arms crossed over her chest, watching. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I back myself up against the wall opposite the door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are my brothers and me, living on opposite sides of a triangle, experiencing the same things but never together. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mark’s instinct is to turn and run in the opposite direction, but he’s ashamed of himself when Trina opens her mouth and shows how brave she is. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The house was still except for the faint, gasping cough of his old father, whose room was opposite to his own across the middle room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She sat down opposite him and looked at him in silence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the opposite of what happened before chemical fertilizers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

God, I hope I’m not trying too hard, because that’s the exact opposite of cool. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I haven’t gotten used to everyone driving on the opposite side of the road here yet, or all the activity on the streets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It was a strange choice because they were opposites—but it worked. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron stared: Hermione and Ginny, who had always got on together very well, were now sitting with their arms folded, glaring in opposite directions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione waited a few moments to make sure they’d really gone, then started to run in the opposite direction. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jeannine saw my dilemma, picked up the plate, and passed it in the opposite direction to her mother. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, just the opposite happened: I loved it. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In fact, I had always believed the opposite. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the quad sat the senior lockers, pressed up against the wall, the yellowed sun from the skylights casting them in a pallid tone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The current would take it back toward the city, in the opposite direction of their escape route. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

After the 1st time, her words have the opposite effect. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the segregation laws were designed to reduce friction by keeping the races apart, in practice they had the opposite effect. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But the feeling Colin had was some horrible opposite of crying. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The old man, still carrying the lamp, was standing in front of a picture in a rosewood frame which hung on the other side of the fireplace, opposite the bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My father occasionally referred to me as "Smart Guy," but eventually I realized that when saying it, he usually meant just the opposite. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then he points to a closed door on the opposite side of the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I think it would be quite insulting to take the house in Bedford Place just opposite the Horneritas,” she wrote to him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He misses the turnoff, goes right over the grassy center to the other side, and climbs back onto the interstate, heading in the opposite direction. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nigro also had another agenda: At first, Bobby was somewhat of a slow player, and the chess players in the park were just the opposite. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But the Master was going to poison him! Perhaps it’s the opposite. Perhaps he was going to say don't give it to him.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harriett is blowing a kiss at absolutely no one in the opposite direction. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

People like him could do whatever they wanted, show mercy or its opposite. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Now he showed the lighter to Lloyd and then swung to the opposite side of the silver pole, closer to Sasha. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His face assumes a deferential expression and he gestures broadly toward an entrance on the opposite side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Newton’s third law. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then go into that opposite room,” said she, pointing at the door behind me with her withered hand, “and wait there till I come.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I am in disgrace, which is the opposite of grace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I looked back at him, he was already pushing his bike in the opposite direction. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t stop her from pausing outside the classroom opposite the hall from her own and peering in the window. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A satellite passes slowly across the opposite side of the room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Since I am left-handed, I had to learn every step from the opposite direction. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There’s a response groan from the opposite side of the room. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Poppet looks wrong, somehow, standing there on the opposite side of the wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Rosa was hard to get to know, but her mom was just the opposite—warm and talkative and funny. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And when they danced, one thousand men seemed to inhabit their bodies, each moving in the opposite direction. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

These are the dual strengths, the essential opposites, that characterize human thinking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a shake of his powerful head, he launched into a gallop and led his four-legged band in the opposite direction. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

What appeared to be a mirror hung opposite Harry on the wall, but it was not reflecting the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She hoped the water would lift her spirits, but it’s doing the opposite. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When the moon is full, which it is tonight, it is directly opposite the sun, so the shadow it casts will give me the correct time. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dutchy and I are about as opposite as two people can be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Atlanta—the Imperial City of the KKK’s Invisible Empire, in Klan jargon—was also home to Stetson Kennedy, a thirty- year-old man with the bloodlines of a Klansman but a temperament that ran opposite. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, that leads to the opposite kind of error. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

There was not much traffic in the High Street, and when they turned down the steps opposite Magdalen College toward the gate of the Botanic Garden, they were completely alone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She waited by the door for the ball to fly in the opposite direction. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I suppose," she went on, "your mothers and fathers tell you you're wonderful. Well, I am here to tell you the opposite, and you'd better believe me. Stand up everybody!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They took places opposite each other at the table under the light, but George did not shuffle the cards. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said there were Croats in the lines opposite us now and some Magyars. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was not thinking at all but read the paper of the man opposite me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The clock on the wall opposite him had only one hand and no numbers at all. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and frowned across at the man opposite her. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Marshall for some reason had turned around and was aiming the light in the opposite direction, on the wall of the Professor’s store, but at her whisper he turned back. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I wrote, for some reason or other, one image, symbol, character, scene, mood, feeling evoked its opposite, its parallel, its complementary, and its ironic counterpart. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All this while, I thought I’d looked after you, but now I see it was often the opposite. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Exact opposite of what Dr. Schmidt said, that I should be getting out there, getting back to normal, getting my life back. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Uh, actually, you need to go three avenue blocks that way,” Oliver lied, pointing in the opposite direction. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if I believed a woman could be president, but if Danny the K said it would never happen, I had to believe the opposite. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was a good place to watch the piazza; people were always going back and forth or stopping to drink coffee in the café opposite. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We think we want all the time in the world with the people we love, but maybe what we need is the opposite. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, I rather think you did, Miss,” said a tall girl, sitting opposite Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A local law required them to sit on opposite sides of an auditorium’s center aisle. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The bulk of the monster army was on the opposite side, howling in frustration and throwing whatever they could find, including each other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I think standing under a tree is the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do in a lightning storm.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He obeyed the gesture of her hand they both sat down opposite Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perceiving this he let her go and sat down opposite an elm tree over which grew a vine loaded with purple grapes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dressed in silence on opposite sides of their bedroom. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The films often had the opposite effect: Despite the mountains of evidence, many Hitler Youth told themselves that the films were exaggerated, if not invented by the Allies as propaganda intended to defame the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The effect was the opposite on human noses. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you wait for a minute, it switches to a thing where we’re on opposite sides of the space, and we run toward each other with our arms out. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bus pulled away in the opposite direction. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We are to sleep on the floor against the opposite wall with one coat under us and two over. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed at an open door at the opposite end of the hall. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slowed when I saw Stick standing on the opposite corner, talking to a slick-looking brother in a black leather jacket and heavy combat boots. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I reached the opposite end of the huge foyer, I found Aech and Art3mis standing in front of the crystal door, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Presently a murmur arose as the first red-coated horsemen appeared on the opposite shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Commander Jameson sits opposite me on the far side of our banquet table, and between her and Thomas are three of my Drake classmates. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

To cheer her, he pointed to the space for a marriage date opposite her name. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she was looking at me, but when I waved she looked in the opposite direction. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Dicey headed for the lights on the opposite shore. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little round woman in high heels walked past again, from the opposite direction and on the opposite side of the street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my toes together to activate the hover feature and race toward the diving board on the opposite side of the room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“For that matter,” said Lustig, nodding, “Williams and his men, as well as York, landed on the opposite side of Mars. We were very careful to land on this side.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

His room was just like hers, though on this, the opposite side of the corridor, his window view was to the wide central square. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they were led through an arch on the left, Kaz glimpsed Inej disappearing into the opposite arch with the other female prisoners. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“But that’s so elementary. Newton’s third law. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I did not look at anybody’s face; I focused instead on the picture of Grandfather that hung on the opposite wall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They stand on opposite sides of a small, round room painted a rich blue and dotted with stars, on a ledge around a pool of jewel-toned cushions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He drove the tractor to the very top of Burden Hill, just opposite my hiding place. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He put them on and, using the mirror, parted his hair on the opposite side. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Unlike football coaches, who often try to key their players up for a big game, rowing coaches sometimes take the opposite tack. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We were opposite one of those numerous little restaurants in a narrow street in Soho. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And then she noticed that there was a picture hanging on the wall opposite the couch. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Now he was no longer facing the shore and his friends; he was looking out toward the center of the river and across to the trees on the opposite bank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the cellar, a wooden crate shielded a bowl full of challah dough from the brunt of the river’s chill. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite him in the attitude of a thinker. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry indeed to hear it! she and I must have some talk;” and bending from the perpendicular, he installed his person in the arm-chair opposite Mrs. Reed’s. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I went in the opposite direction, toward the yearbook office, checking over my shoulder to make sure he wasn’t following me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We both sit straight up on opposite sides of the relaxing room, staring at each other. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He wondered who his opposite number was, the colonel on the far right, the last man on the right of the Union line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A map, Max," I say as I walk over to the poster on the opposite side of the train. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I walk back around the table and sit down opposite him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a large room adjacent to the main bar, the pilots of 367 and the pilots of 234 faced each other from opposite sides of the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the room, by the opposite door, was another red circle. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding her by the wrist, he hauled her along the edge of the floor to the opposite side of the room. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

After introduction ceremonies, my mother, the diviner and I went to a hut, where we sat on mats on the floor, opposite the diviner, as she arranged her divining bones and shells. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was rounding the drying racks on the opposite side of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The house of Ida Spavento was on the right, nearly at the opposite end of the square. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry sat down opposite the ghost in the ruff he’d seen earlier. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Some were leaning over the long bar that separated them from the cages, some were standing on the seats that rose in tiers opposite. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But it had done the opposite, because not one person could think of anything that had indicated Diana was planning something like this. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In this sense, mathematics is just the opposite of constraining; it is empowering, and at the service of anyone who cares to use it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or have you brought someone to sing opposite you? Is one of the boys you came in with a castrato?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The carriages rolled past Sitting Bull’s Cabin, the Lapland Village, the compound of the allegedly cannibalistic Dahomans, and, directly opposite, the California Ostrich Farm, redolent of simmering butter and eggs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Crossing the moor in the dark would be a risky business, but we were able to navigate our way just fine and in no time came up along the opposite shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

When they met accidentally on the street, they said hi and quickly turned in opposite directions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Zero and infinity are two sides of the same coin—equal and opposite, yin and yang, equally powerful adversaries at either end of the realm of numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Citra and Rowan bowed to each other, then took their places on opposite sides of the circle as two others were called up to spar. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They did not speak, for all meals were taken in silence, but they looked at each other from their opposite corners of the sixth-form students’ table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The worst pair of opposites is boredom and terror. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Groups of revelers or rioters, or whatever they were, wandered in the opposite direction, looking for more trouble to get into. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Curiously, though, environmentalists also describe Native American history as embodying precisely the opposite lesson: how to live in a spiritual balance with Nature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the street from me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I didn't exactly advertise this to any members of the opposite sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

By midnight Lancelot and the butler were sitting on opposite sides of the table, both looking red in the face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was concealed by being the opposite of his appearance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I was like that. I always try to be what my mom needs. What my amou needs. What you need. But you are the opposite. You are happy with who you are.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The path would go in one direction for some time and then turn sharply and go the opposite way. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I, however, watched my chance, while Covey was looking in an opposite direction, and started for St. Michael’s. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

The moment the Minister had passed out of sight, Harry tugged the Invisibility Cloak out from under his heavy black cloak, threw it over himself, and set off along the corridor in the opposite direction. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This requires that the three of us stay at opposite ends of the house. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘Go up those stairs. Keep straight on through to the tube exit and it’s opposite. Huge. You can’t miss it,’ he said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Village had been created out of the opposite: selflessness. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She squeezed two fingers in the palm of her opposite hand, concentrated for a moment, and when she took them out again they glowed, red hot. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Mice are nothing but little packages of blood and bones, afraid of everything. They are despicable, laughable, the opposite of everything we strive to be. Do you want to live in their world?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“They follow me and show respect. They do not look down in shame. They do not resist and turn the opposite way. You will be a good wife, mother, and daughter-in-law.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was just that we were too much on opposite sides of the pole, that's all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sure eneuch, we had a fair way and deep water all the time; and two days ago, when the mornin’ sun came through the fog, we found ourselves just in the river opposite Galatz. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But what was sad was that he never caught on and shouted "You're playing the opposite game." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Always chatty and in control, she is now the opposite, like someone has pulled her plug. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She must have felt very King Solomon-esque, or, come to think of it, the very opposite of King Solomon, since everyone got something when he laid down the law. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would appear, he went on, "that South America might be fitted together with Africa, and so on…. It is even claimed that rock formations on opposite sides of the Atlantic match." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I also forgot what I learned in science class: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door opposite the driver’s, a woman who was leaning against it fell to the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the landing was another door, ajar. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the opposite direction, from the area where Kira and her mother had lived, came others whom she recognized from her old neighborhood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia asks, picking up one of the glasses and walking to the opposite side of the table from where Marco stands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

How is it possible to have an emotion and its opposite at the same time? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a clearing in the forest, a wide sward of moonlit grass, and the white rays shone full upon the tree trunks on the opposite side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Western Australia is on the opposite side of Earth from Idaho. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a gesture from Slughorn, they sat down opposite each other in the only two empty seats, which were nearest the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He clasped his hands behind his head, leaned back in the coffee shop booth and stretched his long legs under the opposite bench. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We head out of the garage, but I find myself turning the opposite direction from the park. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I feel like we’re on opposite sides of a soundproofed glass wall. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite bank was Petronella, the merchant’s daughter, across the stream. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, keeping a hand to the wall and tapping the floor cautiously with their feet before every step, Doon and Lina made their way in opposite directions. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His front tire tilted high; he imagined wings sprouting from the handlebars and jet fire shooting from his seat as his back tire touched down on the opposite side of the creek. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the roof, facing southeast, Nyame stopped and stared at the dark, jagged mountains ringing the Golden Crescent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I looked up, saw that the direction we were running was opposite to the one the kite was drifting. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne selected a chair directly opposite from where her father sat reading the paper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned and ran, as fast as it could, in the opposite direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Olanna sat opposite three little children in threadbare clothes and slippers who giggled intermittently while their father gave them severe looks. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Against the same wall as the office, but in the opposite corner of the barn, Margo has set up a kind of bed—four forklift pallets beneath an orange air mattress. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But then at school, I’m the total opposite and Mrs. Brown complains that I need to speak up more. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

His mother was sitting opposite him and also laughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Foucauldian politics is the opposite of this: optimism of the intellect, pessimism of the will. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At either end of the field stood three goal hoops, fifty feet high; right opposite them, almost at Harry’s eye level, was a gigantic blackboard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Deborah tapped me on the shoulder and pointed to another bench on the opposite side of the building’s entrance, a good fifteen feet from Zakariyya. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time I wondered why he ever married a woman like my mom in the first place, as she was the opposite of that in every way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She's a free spirit and the complete opposite of my mom. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Once again, Rachel and I stepped to the on-guard lines, opposite sides of the strip, masks on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the castle, there are moss-covered boulders. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Look at the sign for Pisces. It’s two fish swimming in opposite directions. Do you know why?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I sat atop a rolled-up wrestling mat, kicking a volleyball against the opposite wall. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

As we made a turn into Sixteenth Avenue, the street leading to the tribal school I was being taken to, a short, chubby black woman came along from the opposite direction. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dr. Baker’s opinion is directly opposite to the claims of the Agriculture Department. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

If he had, he might have seen the other car blazing toward us from the opposite direction. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My legs kept doing the opposite of what my head wanted them to do. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Someone had taped a scrap of paper to the opposite wall, with "#1" written on it in pencil. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Because a Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Those girls are not the opposite of me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She pulls it open again, turns off the radio, and sits opposite me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She made her way, half in a trance, to the high table, where she found, to her horror, that she was sitting directly opposite Blanche of Castile. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Against the opposite wall, a large television stood on an antique wooden table. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

On family issues, we remained friends; politically, we were in opposite and antagonistic camps. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the men moved off in the opposite direction, Kaz gestured his group forward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In response, Hector shrugs and waves his fingers dramatically in the direction of the opposite wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before I could change my mind, I concentrated on the small of my back—a tiny point just opposite my navel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Rex Café was all the way on the opposite side of the city, and he worked day and night. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

To Nazi eyes, we Jews were a single, detested group, the exact opposite of the blond, blue-eyed, pure "Aryans." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the opposite of a good deed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Standing in what had been the garden library, we could look through the door and see across to the opposite end of the house. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A fierce kick in the ribs and a swift chop to the claw sent the rat and the cutlass in opposite directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She stood on a glittery dais on the opposite side of the room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later Mr. and Mrs. Moss and their counsel entered the room and sat opposite us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He’s nodding his head and pushing his front feet in a direkshun not only away from the road but in the opposite direkshun from the army. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Justice and I became the best of friends, though we were opposites in manv ways: he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away and ran in the opposite direction, never looking back— never turning to let him see the tears in my eyes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see he’d been worried that Edward’s daring rescue might have impressed me, and he was relieved that it seemed to have the opposite effect. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Our family is together again, but I think spending the summer on opposite sides of the ocean stretched us thin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing jeans and a serious brown cardigan with a white shirt underneath, the tips of the collar fanned out like crisp paper airplanes heading opposite directions. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Most of this passage says the opposite: that we couldn’t help but be aware of humanity’s dark side. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to see through the thick darkness that clung to the river, searching out the opposite shore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just straight-up rotated 180 degrees and started walking in the opposite direction! Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mine is the opposite: balled up like a sock in the laundry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I had not read any of Trotsky’s works; indeed, the very opposite had been true. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marie- Laure hesitates over the open door, smelling the fires from outside and the clammy, almost opposite smell washing up from the bottom. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bodega, I thought, was at least doing the opposite. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

That’s the exact opposite of what she told me in the car when she said I couldn’t rap anymore. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I pictured her on the floor in front of the bench, flat on her back, staring at the ceiling, her feet pointing in opposite directions. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She gives him something, speaks, and heads off immediately in the opposite direction. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I push open the door just as Tobias, who is sitting on the floor with one leg stretched out, hurls a butter knife at the opposite wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A solitary man wearing shorts and sneakers walked his dog on the opposite side of the street. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went through an opposite archway and into a covered passage. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Latham’s background was at the opposite extreme, being every bit as bleak as Perry Smith’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad said exactly the opposite of how people needed to get there. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A distant scraping of metal against wood echoed through the house; it sounded to Thomas like a Griever was climbing on the back side of the Homestead, opposite where they were. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

M. Bouc, who was already seated, gesticulated a greeting and summoned his friend to the empty place opposite him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came to a clearing in the woods, and there were two paths, going in opposite directions. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Alice and I have grown pretty close, for two people who live on opposite sides of the country. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

While the Islamic world was spreading and absorbing new knowledge, enjoying the taste of sugar, Europe had gone the opposite way: isolation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m doing the opposite!” cried Jinny, stopping and turning back to face Ben again. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jasmine is caught up in a conversation with Breanna on the opposite end of the table. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

People had a curious way of double-talking around things, saying the opposite of what common sense would dictate. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was the very opposite of grand, but it was my first true home of my own and I was mightily proud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one lucky thing was that it was coming from the direction opposite to the one in which the gray goose had flown. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

If this is localism, what would its opposite look like? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I turned my head and saw two of them, opposite each other. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta and Fern slept at opposite ends of their twin bed, their mouths wide open as they snored into each other’s feet. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Every time the ship tilted, he pushed in the opposite direction and the hull stabilized. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He waited until the men had gone, then took the opposite direction, running along the side of the house, crouching low under the windows. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

My dad was the opposite, gliding past everyone like a car passing pedestrians, but what he did have was this quiet focus. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, it was just the opposite of slavery. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed it in the opposite direction and gave it a trail of lettuce leaves to follow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do, except exactly opposite plus a little worse. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sound exactly the same, but the meaning is opposite.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily opens the opposite door, and we exit to the courtyard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And my so-called opposite was sitting across from me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A projector started up and a stag movie flickered grainily on a wall opposite the bar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and my dad are staring at me from opposite ends of the table. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it’s like the opposite, like words can just pour out of me, the way they used to, when I used to get in trouble in class.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her mother was standing in the shadow of the bleachers on the opposite side of the gym, with her business suit and her long blond hair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Violet lives one street away from Suze Haines in a large white house with a red chimney in a neighborhood on the opposite side of town. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After eating we stayed on opposite sides of the fire taking what warmth we could. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Though I was all the way at the opposite end of the couch, I shifted down even further. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From his place on the opposite side of the changing- room aisle, Bernard Marx overheard what they were saying and turned pale. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him sprinting off in the opposite direction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. No, no, no. We weren’t—I wasn’t—I don’t want to put Starr out there like that. Quite the opposite, actually. I want to protect her privacy.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A little blob of ink marred the white page opposite, as though the writer, in impatience, had shaken her pen to make the ink flow freely. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As Orde-Lees had reached the opposite side of the floe, the leopard seal burst up out of the water in front of him, jaws agape. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Dad squatted outside the fence opposite the cheetah. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alec stopped moving the workpad, holding it up to illuminate the entrances to two chambers on opposite sides of the one in which they stood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Warily I crawled out and stood myself at the opposite end of the table. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine what the nurses thought a lawyer and a veterinarian would have in common, but they wheeled him on over to sit opposite me that first night, and here he’s been ever since. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The two convoys were going in opposite directions, and Bors was alone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lunged at it and sent it sailing across the street with a three-point kick; it landed on the opposite curb and shattered yellow under the streetlight. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some sort of hybrid shovel with an ax at the opposite end. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the table opposite them were three men. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Highlander was ripping up the road again, coming from the opposite direction. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Had he been mistaken, he would have stumbled immediately down the Kangshung Face, the edge of which lay just thirty feet in the opposite direction. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed rude not to drink it, so I sat opposite him at his kitchen table, my face set in my most professional smile, mouthing reassurance and unnecessary directions for the child’s care. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take Meecham out,” Ben heard his father cry out from the opposite side of the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were five doors, two on either side of an equally narrow hallway, and one at the opposite end. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The standing nuncio seated himself also, on a throne opposite, hung with white and gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite the opposite. I was just in the neighborhood and I thought I'd drop by,” he said. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

This is what usually happens when I talk, the exact opposite of what I want to happen. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She curved both arms above her head and her feet slid slowly in opposite directions on the yellow waxed floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seanie and I ended up on opposite teams, playing sevens, which, like I said, is a much more wide-open and fast game with fewer pile-ups. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then Bridget came into the light, shrieking, covering her chest with one arm and holding her nose with her opposite hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

On one side it was cut shallow, while at the opposite side it was carved deeply. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The two off-center triangles also lean in opposite directions, each balancing the other. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I was given an assignment in the opposite direction...Okinawa, The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was a patrol car at the end of the block, moving in the opposite direction, the sound of the engine fading away. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the way her grandmother said one thing and then the opposite, because it made sense to Dicey, the same kind of sense Dicey made to herself. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys separate and head off to opposite ends of the park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Max sits down opposite me and shakes his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Dijksterhuis is suggesting the opposite: that maybe that big computer in our brain that handles our unconscious is at its best when it has to juggle many competing variables. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"His Highness would not be your son if he did not inherit your conditions. It would grieve your Majesty more if he had to be reproved for the opposite fault." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t totally immune to the charms of the opposite sex, but I wasn’t one of those romantic, swoony girls who had pink fluffy daydreams about falling in love. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the guy opposite strumming his washboard, watched him blowing his horn. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was because both of their fathers had done what they knew was right, and those were two opposite things. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The train is slowing, and we are almost opposite the house, my old house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We entered the Corsica and then went directly to the opposite bank and the opening off the river where I had discovered Ben and where I’d spotted the sunken kayak last April. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But finally, at about four in the afternoon, I heard a rustling in the undergrowth opposite my tent, and a black shape appeared on the other side of the clearing. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Malcolm darted to the nearest bed against the opposite wall and pulled himself underneath, clutching the blankets and the oilcloth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Apparently lost in memories, he gazed at the opposite wall, turning idly on the spot to ensure an even heat on his backside. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I turn and run in the opposite direction until I’m back at the center of the rear of the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A pretty girl his age came aboard wearing a fresh-looking pink dress, and sat opposite him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the scale is Guatemala. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Two places are antipodes to each other if they are directly opposite each other on the globe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As he reached the opposite bank, he dumped Gregor on the ground and joined Luxa and Henry, who were frantically trying to hack through the silk ropes supporting the bridge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or else he would simply run in the opposite direction, dodging down corridors, go into other rooms and hide, putting Hooper off the scent, waiting. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was the opposite of his flashy brothers, who drove Cadillac convertibles and fraternized with the shapely waitresses and cigarette girls employed at their father’s casinos. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is wondering what that might be when a flash of grey on the opposite platform catches her eye. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The servants were called in, the dining-room tables wheeled away, the lights otherwise disposed, the chairs placed in a semicircle opposite the arch. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shook his head at Ambrose Spike who was coming from the opposite direction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they’re waiting for someone in the dry cleaners,” Emily said, but she was glad the car was on the opposite side of the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I used all of my willpower to keep the ship from capsizing, but we were still spinning out of control, hurtling toward the cliffs on the opposite side of the strait. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A sliding door on the opposite side of the boathouse from the dock began to open, letting in more light. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My room was directly opposite it, up three flights of stairs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Everything in him wanted to do the opposite of what she’d just ordered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As they stepped over the door—it was hot—and into the hallway, they saw Gerald, cowering against the opposite wall. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Flashes of musket and shotgun fire burst from the Ocarrion as it rattled off at a moderate pace in the opposite direction from her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To the contrary, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers have received training that guarantees precisely the opposite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The highway ran for miles along some of the most magnificent beaches I have ever seen—white sands, a beautiful ocean; and opposite the beach, splendid homes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wooden chairs with pillows on the seats faced the fire, and bookshelves covered the opposite wall. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He made a half-hearted attempt to catch up, then slowed down, turned and made off in the opposite direction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, this hippo floated off in the opposite direction. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took Carrollton to Earhart, and at one point had to cross over to the opposite lane to avoid downed trees. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He meant to send them off in the opposite direction. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then the houses on the opposite pavement ran out, areas of flat lawn appeared in their place, and you could see, beyond the lawns, the tops of the beach huts lining the seafront. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay lay on Mama’s bed in opposite directions: his head near my feet and mine near his head. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is the opposite of constant-talking, which is what I used to do, and it’s better than small talk, which is what people wished I did. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Annabeth got to the opposite side and ran after the spider. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I retrieved my journal and wrote another entry, opposite the first, in which I revised the memory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He sat in the back with her on the bench opposite, his outfit reduced to the wagon and the two skinny horses that pulled it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But when he came to know him better and realized his true character was the opposite of his submissive conduct, he conceived the malicious suspicion that even the wait for the airplane was an act. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet grumbled from the opposite end of the hogan, covered completely in blackness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The crane stands still on the opposite shore, watching us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chervil was already at the entrance, squatting opposite Blackavar and his escort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tired of making faces, he carried me to the dormer window, where, together, from the opposite ends of life, we gazed down at our leafy neighborhood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s lunchtime, so Amelia’s mom guides us toward the row of restaurants and food counters along the opposite side of the street. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two diving boards rise to face each other from opposite sides of the room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m heading down the back hall to first period when I spot Pam running in the opposite direction. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Elsie and I dash to the study hall at the opposite end of the library. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She ducked her head into the opposite passage to see if he was coming. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the gray wall opposite there was a nail hole. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, of course, it would be easy for me to veer to the opposite extreme. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But they were heading in the opposite direction. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Sister Ignatia sat opposite him and leaned in, searching his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They wanted us to go to dances and parties that included members of the opposite sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I pulled one hand back and clutched the opposite shoulder. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow Linus, unquestionably the world’s most astute chemist, had come to the opposite conclusion. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Across the room, against the opposite wall, she noticed the three pieces of foam core her mom had bought for Jessie's Labor Day project. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I look out in the opposite direction at a group of people playing kickball. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Molly,” said Mr. Jaggers, not looking at her, but obstinately looking at the opposite side of the room, “let them see both your wrists. Show them. Come!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They do everything together and are as close as sisters and as opposite as sugar is to salt. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Floodlights from above and from the building opposite. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He throws his thumb over his shoulder, even though the backyard is in the opposite direction. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Cain bowed and didn’t offer Renault a hand to help him rise before he stalked toward the opposite end of the veranda. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Now that he was caught in the machinery of justice, he had time to reflect, and, as usual, his reflections went the opposite way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hill was near the center of a large amoeba-shaped forest located on the opposite side of Ludus, over four hundred kilometers from my school. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“And that picture over there”—she nodded at the engraving on the opposite wall—“would that be a hundred years old?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When I arrived opposite it, I stood for some time across the highway and watched. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until Jaja and I sat down opposite him, and started the grace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I ask Kimberly, which is more or less the opposite of asking her to leave. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Because I think to myself, even today, how can the world in all its chaos come up with so many coincidences, so many similarities and exact opposites? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she sat opposite him at her small dining table and told him about the corrupt-eyed tennis coach in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, she poured them both some mango juice from a carton. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For several heartbeats she'd been terrified it would head toward her, but in the end it had gone off the opposite way into the woods. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get past them on the pavement, so I went into the street and was almost hit by a car coming in the opposite direction, which I hadn’t even seen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite, northern side of the river are a series of sandstone ridges that reach down from the Guiana Shield in the north, halting close to the water’s edge. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Most people weren’t asleep; we could hear them whispering when the dogs took breaks or went to cry on opposite ends of the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The opposite sex made Jim extremely nervous, and Kira was the only girl I ever saw him speak to in a relaxed manner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A raised circular stage thrust out from the wall opposite the curving mahogany bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Philobosian stepped out into the street, looked both ways, and ran straight across through the door opposite. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Abandoning the tin of milk, she walked around to the opposite side of the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One wanted them to go the way we were going and the other insisted that they continue in the opposite direction. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The mineralogist fits a key into a tiny, almost invisible hole on the bottom; when it turns, two more tiny keyholes open on the opposite side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Hell’s Angels were the anti-McDonald’s, the opposite of clean and cheery. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Fayu bands and modern states represent opposite extremes along the spectrum of human societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got all the idealism of the sixties with none of the reality checks. He’s not a criminal, he’s the exact opposite—totally innocent in every sense of the word.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My fists grip the rails as I inch my way over the trickling creek to the opposite bank. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The chapel building, opposite B-block, was used mainly to show movies, but it had churchlike worship spaces for Catholics and Protestants and areas in its basement for Muslims, Jews, and Quakers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the taxi turned right, spiriting her off in the opposite direction. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Chokecherry is a pretty small town, but we live on the opposite side, so it’s a long ride. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Directly opposite the elevator an open arch led into what looked like a still larger room—seemingly some kind of an assembly hall, for it had a raised platform at one end. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The spotlight inches around the opposite end of the arena, the music changing with every player. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As though looking through a tunnel, she watched as the old woman ambled back over to sit cross-legged directly opposite her again, this time holding a large black bowl between her knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, in the corner of the yard opposite the barn, there was a light blue playhouse up in a thick tree. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I remembered that I had said to Arturo many months ago, as we came through in the opposite direction, that it was all so beautiful. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“They are exactly opposite in effect. Atropine speeds the nervous system, rapid heartbeat and so forth. Amatoxins slow it down.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From the opposite direction Vervain, Chervil and Groundsel were approaching. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wooden seats in the train car all face forward except for two groups of seats opposite each other in the front, separated by a narrow aisle. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A large, long table filled the opposite wall, while shelves covered the other two walls. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effect on me was completely the opposite. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was completely the opposite from the way I conduct myself now,” another guard remembers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a spiraling circle in the opposite direction to Rachel’s. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the censor slices out the offending phrases on one side of the page, it creates a challenge on the opposite side as well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Now your chair’s just opposite from where it was before.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Little shards of steel clattered across the hallway and the big door tipped over and slammed into the opposite wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It stood, in profile, wide open, in all its black, Steinway enormity, opposite the couch, its bench almost directly across from Franny. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jonas reached the opposite side of the river, stopped briefly, and looked back. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

We can feel their eyes on us as we walk in our red dresses two by two across to the side opposite them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them bothered us, but their hollow eye sockets followed us as we walked down the hall, toward the big set of doors at the opposite end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled up a chair opposite her at the table and unfolded a napkin. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I turn around but he’s facing the opposite direction. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Even though Mrs. Thatcher was on the opposite side of the ANC on many issues, such as sanctions, she was always a forthright and solicitous lady. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The players finally appear, scattered at opposite ends of the mass of floating islands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Both dogs leapt forward and, at the exact same second, sank their teeth into opposite ends of the box’s soft cardboard flaps. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mom points to the opposite corner of the room, and Dad puts the chair down. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They took some one else out just before we came opposite. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Richard sat opposite her, unsure of what to do, too guilty even to pour his tea. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m just about finished,” he replied, then gestured to a seat opposite him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that Atlantis could be the exact opposite of Unity Valley, just like Kristina said it was. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pace a little more, let a delivery truck rumble by, and make a quick dash to the opposite sidewalk, walking back the way I came. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Why two people as opposite as my father and my mother had married I do not know. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King of Northgalis, who was the leader of the opposite side, had one hundred and sixty knights in his faction, and King Bagdemagus only had eighty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed one another without speaking, each man proceeding to the opposite end of the bridge. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I grow frustrated and take the pillow from my face and fling it against the opposite wall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I peeled Helena from my middle, took her hand, and ran her hard down the street in the opposite direction. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For crossing the river they have bridges that stretch from one great greenheart tree to another on the opposite bank. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he pressed himself back into the opposite side of the hollow and stood. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were on the far side of the island, the side opposite the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Balls himself stood near the middle of the table with a bucket in his hands; opposite him stood Apache Bill with another bucket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the kids are all staring at me, Mr. Slobodkin is doing the exact opposite. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

At the opposite extreme, the largest Polynesian island, New Zealand, is an old, geologically diverse, continental fragment of Gondwanaland, offering a range of mineral resources, including commercially exploitable iron, coal, gold, and jade. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am the opposite of nice when it comes to what I did to Jeff Garnet. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When they reach the end, they cross over and double-high-five all the Renegades on the other line until they’re back to where they started but on the opposite sides. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I eased down opposite him and leaned my head against the tree trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Jesper glanced back at the wheel as they set off down the opposite side of the deck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And how on the opposite side, the plain, white, unlined side, it said, “Visit Axel at least every other Saturday.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Two approached him from opposite sides, leaned against him. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, mercifully, Oscar’s eyes are fixed to the opposite corner of the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The room was but small, and the clients seemed to have had a habit of backing up against the wall; the wall, especially opposite to Mr. Jaggers’s chair, being greasy with shoulders. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The day had brightened considerably, the shadows stretching in the opposite direction from what Thomas had seen yesterday. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sergio looked up and over at the fireman, who was sitting on the opposite side of the train, a bunch of seats farther down. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Mama sits on the opposite side of the room with her head down. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The captain announces the tide will force us to drop anchor overnight opposite a place called, the priest spells it for me, Poughkeepsie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I buckled down to a solid-geometry problem, until I heard a screech of tires that seemed to begin opposite the service station all the way past our house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Axel finally moves, he walks in the opposite direction of George and Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Like a Manichaean nightmare, the two sit on opposite poles of the number sphere, sucking numbers in like tiny black holes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But soon he let his thoughts return to the river, and as he lay there a whippoorwill began to sing on the opposite shore, darkness spread over the land, and Stuart dropped off to sleep. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I could see something swimming for the opposite shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A situation is ironic when the result is the opposite—or pretty much so—of what was intended. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slides onto the bench opposite and clasps her wrinkly hands around a cup of water. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The deserter led the soldiers in the opposite direction. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Of course I knew!” she says, flopping dramatically into the chair opposite him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can still hear his upbeat foreign accent advising me to be my best self around the opposite sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And then I remember a theory that I actually taught Libby: “Play the opposite.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fate did the same to Ruth May, in the opposite order. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed one end of it on top of a post, then lifted the other end to the opposite post, connecting the two. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a glass-fronted cabinet opposite, filled with plates on display stands and teacups with so many curlicues it was a wonder you could drink from them without cutting your lips. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Wherever the farm might be, it must lie beyond the road that ran along the opposite edge of the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they moved in opposite directions, like two ships sailing to different ports. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The agents wrestle Bigfoot through another door on the opposite side of the hall. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Without even being asked, Megan and Rand scooted apart and Ximena sat down between them, directly opposite Maya, me, and Summer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A white dresser, pale purple wallpaper, a flashing alarm clock, a mirror on the opposite wall, and our reflections there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This woman, who is white and everything opposite of my mom, with her college degree and good-paying job. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She lived on the opposite side of Jefferson Park, a mile away from me, in a nice condo on top of a stationery store— the same block the dead guy had lived on, actually. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the opposite end, the Demons arrive, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The vicarage's a serious place, the opposite of where kids should be. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

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

The opposite shore was only a few hundred yards away. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I shipped the pole and sat down on the thwart opposite him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the next corner, they were nearly knocked down by a group of people running in the opposite direction. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I am completely convinced of the opposite,” the agent replied. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood at the opposite end of the long, dark hallway from the usual staircase, the one Thomas had climbed on his very first day to see Ben. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Out of two separate and opposite things, a third. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolls her shoulders; first one, and then the other, so her breasts move in opposite directions. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As if he’d been a circus beast trained to behave like a domesticated creature, the mammoth dog left the dead man’s side and slipped out of our car through the opposite rear window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He looks across the table and beside him and down at the opposite end. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Yet those charged with mounting the American offense in space saw strength in countering the Russian value of secrecy with its opposites— transparency, democracy, equality—and not a simulacrum. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Four old men dozed on the opposite bench. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dr. Jansen asked us to sit on the sofa opposite his desk. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I walked partway across the water on a series of flat stones, then jumped across a narrow pool onto a smooth, shallow ridge of rock that connected with the opposite bank. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She examined the questions—they were good ones—and hardly noticed when the children had come out of the kitchen and taken places at the table on the side opposite her. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The White Star Line had built a charming little temple at the northwest bank of the lagoon opposite the Wooded Island, with steps to the water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the kitchen, at a good distance from the heat of the fire, the candle rods hung suspended between chairbacks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There were two mat­tresses on opposite sides of the room, a worn Herati rug with frayed edges in between, a three-legged stool, and a wooden table in the corner where Hassan did his drawings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed natural that they needed each other, as all good sister cities should, but instead they had spent most of their histories trying to prove just the opposite. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack had always done the opposite: He worked hard. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

A brigantine was moored off the island’s opposite shore, its sails hanging limp and useless. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay each ran for opposite corners of the room while Doc stood there in shock. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I rowed up opposite the fisherman’s island where there were boats drawn up and men were mending nets. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Nora is bent over the New York Times crossword opposite him, brown curls falling across her forehead. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The huge blackboard opposite them was wiped clear of its last message. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I am playing a game opposite Madoc, and while I can spin out plans and schemes, if I can’t accurately guess his, I am sunk. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I walked in the opposite direction to the parlor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat down at the table, John placed between herself and Florence and opposite Gabriel. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The baby Francie crowed with delight as her grandmother held up the cruet and the sun shone through it and made a small fat rainbow on the opposite wall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben remained at fixed attention, his eyes not moving from a crucifix that hung on the wall opposite him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico and I head in opposite directions as we enter the cafeteria. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Well, sixth graders are the opposite of that. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

G’ma lets out a gigantic snort from her curtained-off “bedroom” at the opposite end of the RV, and Scoob switches back to the picture and holds it in the light coming through the small window. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

So how about the opposite case: what if a mother and father are not only proficient in English but spend their weekends broadening their child’s cultural horizons by taking him to museums? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She was the opposite of cool; she held nothing back. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I push myself up and stumble to the opposite side of the car, where the other faction transfers stand in a line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then I cross through the camp to the blocks on the opposite side of the Midway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Amid the parishioners’ fears and frustrations, their disenfranchisement and sinking helplessness, he was somewhat brashly pointing an arrow in the opposite direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Being queen would be the opposite of crawling back to the Doctorita pregnant and begging for my job back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they sit next to each other, I notice how opposite they are, Christina dark and lean, Will pale and solid, but alike in their easy smiles. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hung on the wall opposite us was a calendar, and though it was too dim to read from where we stood, just looking at it sparked a bizarre thought. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side from us, a tunnel opened up, probably where the water flowed into when the pool was full. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Usually we encounter the opposite situation: the result is of potential practical significance but of almost no statistical significance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I were to show anyone who I really am inside, how cold my heart is, they’d probably run in the opposite direction. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I cross through the camp to the blocks on the opposite side of the Midway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

An entire flock of bat-like creatures with long flowing tails bursts out and swims through the sky in the opposite direction. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They smile and laugh as they talk, and she looks so happy—it’s the complete opposite of how I feel whenever I’m with the other Junior Agent trainees. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Jutta sits with the girls at the opposite end, her hair frizzed and snarled and bright white, so she looks as if she has been electrified. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is two homeless guys from the dunes opposite. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s best friend, a hearty girl named Elévée, had wandered in and sat down at the table opposite Elisabet, but was uncharacteristically quiet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly gold light rippled across the ground, into the valley of Camp Half-Blood and down the opposite side through the Roman ranks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her occupation, suspended by Mr. Rochester’s announcement, seemed now forgotten: her eyes, fixed on the blank wall opposite, expressed the surprise of a quiet mind stirred by unwonted tidings. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the opposite wall is a map of the United States with colored pins stuck in it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They came from opposite sides of the mound, ears laid back and teeth bared. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, the controls still worked exactly the opposite of the way he expected them to, and the puppets always looked twitchy, as if they were being electrocuted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Colonel was standing with a hand on the chair opposite her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey said there was no such thing as colorlessness, and I argued that if there was color there also had to be an opposite and now he was admitting that it was possible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he revolted more and more from violence, his impulse took the opposite direction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Division by zero should be the opposite of multiplying by zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mya and Camila sit on the opposite side of the table, securing the distance between Stella and me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Centuries seemed to pass as Father Olufemi continued forward, then stopped a few feet his opposite. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Teachers swarm the scene, and I’m carted in the opposite direction. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Around the back side of the room, opposite the stairwell, nine alcoves were carved into the wall. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His face is the opposite of how it looked in the sky earlier today. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I kick him and escape to the opposite side of the treatment table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I’m moving so fast that I slam into the door on the opposite side of the round stone building. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was an engraving of Shakespeare himself on the title page, and on the opposite page, in faded brown ink, someone had written, This hook belongs to Mabel Hatch. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But the computers would be constructed in the modern buildings he had seen opposite the airstrip. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was sure Grover was going to barrel straight through the gates of Hades’s palace, but his shoes veered sharply to the right and dragged him in the opposite direction. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

In front of me is a fully clothed Guillermo and a fully clothed English guy on opposite sides of a chessboard. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“As in, the exact opposite direction of the Heart?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The taxi stands are on the opposite side of the building. Isn’t listening supposed to be your job?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And even though you might think that being part of a group would make you relax a little, not care so much how you sounded blended among everyone else, if anything, the opposite was true. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a leader, one often seeks prominence; as an outlaw, the opposite is true. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ferryboat began its daily journeys from Smith's landing back and forth to the opposite shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall opposite the picture is a plain wooden Cross. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would remain there in silence until nightfall, opposite each other, looking into each other's eyes, loving each other as much as in their scandalous days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They sit at the square kitchen table, her father and Madame Manec at opposite sides, knees pressed to knees, windows jammed shut, shutters drawn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as she sits down, August comes out of nowhere and sits opposite. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There were other buildings lined up beside and behind the house opposite the slave cabins. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ray is thin and doesn’t have a beard—the opposite of my dad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was a plain room behind it, with only a table and one chair, and another door in the opposite wall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The police tank continued on, and if it had meant to scare the students, it did the opposite. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I follow his voice and find him standing by the opposite wall, his flashlight illuminating another Troll Hole. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the dry cynicism in his eyes made him seem much older than the teenager crumpled down opposite them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon there was a new guard on duty, sitting on the chair opposite them, and they asked him where they were supposed to sleep. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There were no words for happiness, for freedom, for liking, nor were there any words for their opposites. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, on the opposite side of the street, I can see the people waiting for their kids. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

On looking out of the windows, one saw on the opposite side of the street a bakery displaying a variety of pastries, a chemist's shop and a barber's. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy, through his range of vision, could see her white blouse, the opposite door, and her John Romaine purse which lay on the seat almost within his reach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The keys that are most distant from C major, with six sharps or six flats, are on the opposite side of the circle. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He stops pushing me and sits down again in the swing beside me facing the opposite direction. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We wish the opposite to be true. Do you want to count the money, Thief Lord?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were fat, ugly men with wicked faces, like the one in the picture on the opposite page. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

From the footpath that cuts through the grove on the opposite side of the road, she hears the sound of branches being thrust aside, twigs snapping underfoot. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

M. Bouc himself was sitting on the small seat in the opposite corner. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m guessing Sneaky’ll think twice about selling candy at school, but it’s the complete opposite! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The gatherers shuffle their feet, cough into their hands, avert their eyes, and walk off in the opposite direction. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite page is a job listing: Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wonder how the whole Jesus thing works if we’re on a different planet on the opposite side of the galaxy in another solar system. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She bolts off in the opposite direction, grabbing Jacob and yanking him behind her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A second later the opposite side of the door pushed open. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The opposite wall was adorned by an enormous banner with no discernible pattern, a patchwork of slender strips of cloth—mostly red and blue, but some purple, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wipe my face with the hem of my shirt and walk to the opposite door, leaving my black box with its syringe and needle behind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The tile floor is so clean it sparkles—the opposite of the jail kitchen, which had a two-fingers-thick layer of grime. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In Oklahoma we are the opposite of kings. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

On the opposite wall is a square window that looks onto the mountains in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It’s completely opposite when I’m the only black girl in a conversation. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There was a three-foot gap in the trees directly opposite and, in case there was any possible doubt, a white blaze painted on a stout oak. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or what if the opposite happened and I thought we could become friends but she didn’t? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Tell your parents hello,” she said, switching the wiggly Sabrina to the opposite arm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

If a star is moving away, the opposite happens; the light is stretched out and redshifted. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he leapt aside, a gigantic body flew in through the window and hit the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I would then choose the door opposite of the one the guard told me.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hermione Granger was shrinking against the wall opposite, looking as if she was about to faint. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Jackie Harris took his place on one side of the court, and a large Wallace player lined up on the opposite baseline. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Welcome,” I say sitting opposite from him, his eyes like daggers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The twins leaned on each other on the opposite couch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When the game was over, he promised himself to be the opposite of a hedonist. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the east side, in front of the house, a barn stands clear of the ground on staddle stones; and opposite is the cow byre. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white beast and her spotted friend have successfully ambled to the safety of the opposite shoulder, still impassive. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

You always hear about parents who disapprove of their kids’ friends, and my mom’s the exact opposite. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sitting near the lake, watching the giant squid waving its tentacles lazily above the water, Harry lost the thread of the conversation as he looked across to the opposite bank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but let us discuss other birds. The condor. The hummingbird. They are opposites, no? They balance each other.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The saloon was at the end of the street, and opposite the church. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pretty sure the whole class had passed us by that time; I saw them all running back from the turnaround in the opposite direction. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Satyagraha is the opposite of the idea that a human being can be made into property by someone else’s laws, or guns, or prejudice. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If anything, Brandon received it when his head hit the sidewalk, not when Milo punched him, but Candice was sure Milo would say the opposite when school started. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side, she glimpsed another set of lanterns heading toward them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the trolley came to their stop, the ghost was gone, and the old man got off in front of them and began to hobble down the block in the opposite direction. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, to be a castaway is to be caught up in grim and ex­hausting opposites. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he spotted six children on the far side of the square, by the tables of the cafe opposite. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mumbled something and was about to turn away when Bunny—who was staring in the opposite direction—shot out an arm and grabbed me by the wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cassie said to me, “This party is so great, isn’t it?” and I said, “Yeah,” and she said, “This is like the opposite of band parties, huh?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the cows wander far enough to sniff the odor of lion urine, they know a killer is nearby and run in the opposite direction—right toward the waiting lions. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They moved back up the side street and onto the main road again, where a group of men on the opposite side was singing and weaving across the pavement. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tucker walked toward the opposite end of the hallway, where a staircase descended to the first floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Ron bellowed back, as though he and Uncle Vernon were speaking from opposite ends of a football field. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I get there, they’re slumped on opposite sides of a booth, picking at a single shared waffle. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was also a student on Ludus, a senior at OPS #1172, which was on the opposite side of the planet from my school. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A window was open in the house opposite, and you could hear a woman scolding a child inside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At the opposite extreme, the Maori on the minicontinent of New Zealand had access to a wide range of raw materials and became especially noted for their use of jade. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the opposite part of the sky the stars were already sharp. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the opposite of the earthquake, where things were falling apart and the ground was shifting beneath my small feet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Moss always grows on the north side of the tree, so move in the opposite direction of the moss. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was the building I’d noticed before, the one that stood directly opposite the great church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The accounts we receive here,” he lamented, “are so opposite and unsatisfactory that we know not on what to rely.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

A hard knot forms in my stomach, but I keep walking, eyes still on the poster, and bump headlong into a woman rushing in the opposite direction. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Actually, he thought quite the opposite—Teresa seemed as tough as anybody there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A few, seeing that Grandma and Mary Alice were of the opposite sex, scrambled to hide themselves behind the others. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cringe as I sit up, holding my ribs, and walk up to the small mirror on the opposite wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But we have also been perturbing the climate in the opposite sense. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, she would never make it to the opposite side of the room before the zombie nymphs could jump on them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

An opposite view is that benign environments leave people free from the constant struggle for existence, free to devote themselves to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the second room a guy holding an orchestra baton is facing the wall opposite the door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it was as though I were returning after a long suspension of consciousness, as though I stood simultaneously at opposite ends of a tunnel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delsa looked at me with a wicked grin, and without a word, we looped around the bush again then switched and went in the opposite direction. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The bucking horse trying to throw its tormentor blocked the way towards the village, and so I turned and ran in the opposite direction. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what she did to us, we had to run in the opposite direction from home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I dunno, but the emergency room in Dubai—the one my dad rushed me to—was the exact opposite. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

All your marriage happiness will bounce back and turn the opposite way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ambulance, lights and sirens blaring, sped past us, going in the opposite direction, toward school, and for an instant, I felt a nervous excitement and thought, It could be someone I know. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

In order to answer this question, we shall now compare three regions that lie at opposite extremes among centers of independent domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He rose from his desk and crossed over to the corner- cupboard on the opposite side of the study. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

There we were, two girls from vastly different backgrounds and belief systems, born on opposite sides of the globe, and yet, in that moment, none of that mattered. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A portrait on the opposite wall catches my attention. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He walked slowly down the sidewalk opposite the house where she lived. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

At seven the truckloads of blanketed men did go past again, this time in the opposite direction. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end lies “idea diffusion,” when you receive little more than the basic idea and have to reinvent the details. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the place where Koffi had stood opposite Fedu just seconds ago while his mind tried to put together the pieces. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s having my mom pry into my social activities, especially on those rare occasions when they involve a member of the opposite sex. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I walk toward the community garden opposite the subway station, set right in between the basketball court and the playground. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As Zau half turned, both boys bent their heads, each with one hand on the opposite shoulder in the gesture of respect. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A handsome fire was roaring in the fireplace opposite him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We hiked through thick sand the opposite direction of Santa Cruz to lay low for the day, stopped about a mile past where the Mexican cop had asked our names. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As Jule exited one shop, a young man stepped out of the place opposite. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the opposite wall was my desk, my computer perched on top, a stack of books sitting next to it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The boat abruptly changed course; instead of heading for the opposite bank, it swung downstream, in the direction of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He does not give, and neither do I, so we continue to stand on opposite sides of a ravine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We take up our places along the wall opposite the serving board, a space left vacant for serving girls and Attendants. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The truth was exactly the opposite: Compton had drafted the order allowing the Tokyo machine to be restarted for biomedical research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

From the offices, Hugo followed a long, hidden tunnel to the back of the clock opposite the old man’s toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The river was no more than fifty or sixty yards across, and it wasn’t long before Dicey saw the opposite bank rise over her head, capped by a tangle of undergrowth and trees. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water and the opposite shore lay before them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we descend, I stare right through her to the opposite side of the ship, where I know my parents are sleeping in their pods. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the record sleeve were the printed lyrics to all seven parts of the 2112 suite. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

After twenty meters, she turned around and walked the opposite direction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no more than a shallow alcove hewn into the face of the cliff, with an offering table against one wall and a small stone statue of Thutra opposite. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The tornado tore one more time at the shore on the opposite side of the lake— Brian could hear trees being ripped down— and then it was done, gone as rapidly as it had come. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not with me testing her but the opposite. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It flittered about the ceiling, then landed on the foot of the bed opposite me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth is on the opposite side of the bed, her back to the window while mine is toward the door. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She walked in the opposite direction that he had gone and turned off the central aisle as quickly as she could, making her way past seated couples and boxes of rosebushes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the low red glare of sunset, the beacon, and the gibbet, and the mound of the Battery, and the opposite shore of the river, were plain, though all of a watery lead colour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It took a couple seconds for me to realize where I was, to recognize Fang as the lump in the bed opposite and Faith as the tangle of dark hair on the pillow beside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He started down one and pointed Ekon in the opposite direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He rested with his back pressed against the opposite wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shake with my opposite number, who towers over me and puts me in the shade. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In the opposite direction, another block away, was Sacred Heart Grammar School, run by the Sisters of Mercy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only way I can get anywhere is to walk in the opposite direction.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was pretty much the opposite of being a Spare. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mama proved just the opposite from efficient, organized Daddy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then finally the command came for them to take the frontline trenches at the base of Missionary Ridge, which towered like a steep wall opposite Lookout. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Infinity and zero are simply opposite poles on the Riemann sphere, and they can switch places in a blink. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I am totally my mom’s child, because when she says “sweetie,” she means the exact opposite. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not usually wise to go in the direction opposite to where you want to be,” she said. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just leaning over the sofa to pull the curtains shut when I see a woman, her head bent to her chest, scuttling along the pavement on the opposite side of the street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made them for precisely the opposite reason: to ensure power for the Afrikaner in a new dispen-sation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His own Agriculture Building, he wrote, “must suffer by comparison with its huge neighbor opposite, whose volume—215 feet high—off the main axis, is bound to swamp us and everything else around it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Counterpoised against the myth of “race suicide” and “race deterioration” was the equal and opposite myth of racial and genetic purity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank God I found you,” he said, and took a seat opposite me in the booth. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The trick was to plant both my feet on the ground, near the wall, then launch myself to the top of the opposite wall and hit with my back. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a man coming up the opposite sidewalk with a package in his hand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I scoot out of the seat, swing Hector onto one hip, and sling his diaper bag onto my opposite shoulder on top of my backpack. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And they showed us how two partners could hold opposite ends of a baton to create an impromptu chair for an injured CO or inmate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one occasion, they trotted down the same street at the same time in the same direction, but on opposite sides of the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took off her stockings so she wouldn’t get a run and then glided to the floor as if her legs had been built to go in opposite directions. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run down four flights as fast as I can, exiting somewhere on the opposite side of where we parked. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Across the valley, clearly discernible among the bare trees on the opposite slope, he saw two familiar and beloved golden and white figures. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they quietly move to the opposite side of the herd. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlearned.—What is the opposite of "illiterate"? Ans. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long flat snake curled from the corner at the top of the chart to the opposite corner at the bottom. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Normally, I would have run in the opposite direction, but the curses he was yelling were ones I was muttering under my breath against Doña Charito. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In so many ways, theater teaches the opposite of what I learned in sports, in which the model is that there is no self, no emotional landscape or core. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The person’s probably thinking the exact opposite of what they’re saying but says something nice in case Jesus is listening in. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone abandons their cars and runs south, the complete opposite direction of traffic. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He would rage against the town on the opposite side of the river which drained a man of his freedom, and he would cry because the war had ruined his dream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was worried about my mom, but wartime Congo was the opposite of fairy tales: The wilderness was the safe place, not the town, because hiding was the only way to survive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisha had a hand on his back, her bulging backpack slung on the opposite shoulder. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you smell something?” the Sister asked the man in the chair opposite. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Leander was a youth of Abydus, a town on the Hellespont, and Hero was Priestess of Aphrodite in Sestus on the opposite shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not dishonoring Germany. Just the opposite.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas took a long swig of water, looking up at the ivy-covered wall opposite them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

From Norwich it is about a mile to the Connecticut River and a pleasant, unassuming 1930s bridge leading to the state of New Hampshire and the town of Hanover on the opposite bank. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The opposite of the Tentacles are the Anchors. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then she turned around and looked at the opposite wall; there, equally large, were pictures of Brave Orchid and her husband. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hotel was opposite the harbor in Oak Bluffs. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Pressure gauges and computer terminals lined the opposite wall A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn’t notice us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Morgan and I stake out opposite ends of the table, communicating only in glares. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But the groundskeeper thought it would be safe for a couple of bicycles to leave by the river path on the opposite bank. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Off to my opposite side was a woman, black, young—just a girl, really—with her dress tom down the front. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The original idea, when we hoped we’d have 24 extra people to move and hide, was to ferry them to the opposite bank where we’d divide them into smaller groups of 2 or 3. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They lugged the bush to the opposite side of the yard where there was a mound of dirt, and they replanted the bush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She tucked the bar back in her backpack and started to sneak in the opposite direction. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The two drugs working in me had my head going in opposite directions at the same time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florida sat on the bed opposite, facing him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite end is more glass, and my view goes straight to the backyard. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment a brown owl’s call sounded from the opposite wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the victory in court, instead of inspiring faith in the system, seemed to inspire the exact opposite. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the opposite end, a huge, blond woman in a starched white uniform was coming toward him, carrying a vase of longstemmed, red roses. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You shall sense as the ship heels side to side on the sea, and position yourself opposite of the roll, starboard to port, port to starboard,” the captain had said. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The boys’ attention—including Leo’s—was the opposite of flattering. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

On a shelf opposite Werner sit eight or nine plaster heads, the purpose of which he cannot guess. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After many years of taking careful precautions to avoid pregnancy, I was now singularly dedicated to the opposite endeavor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On the opposite wall was the biggest stand mixer I’d ever seen in my life. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The opposite wall is made up entirely of screens, each a foot tall and a foot wide. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

With strange souls like us, who must have opposite hearts from you, treachery is more sweetly served by our dearest than by archstrangers we never see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman was young and he was friendly—just the opposite of his father—and the tenants felt at ease enough with him to tease him, feed him, confide in him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, I think, most of us would probably assume that the causation runs in the opposite direction, that Reagan supporters are drawn to ABC because of Jennings’s bias, not the other way around. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam and Pet stood at the opposite end of the room, watching him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He struck a good balance—I was playing on the team opposite English most of the time, and even though Fist was designed for him, he didn’t call it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The cell was just like the ones on the top level of the prison, but the observation panel was on the other side—a large mirror that took up half of the opposite wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sophia and her ladies are led to the opposite end of the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She is the opposite of when I first met her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The wok had rolled to the opposite side of the room, too far for me to reach. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hyzenthlay had hardly disappeared down the run when Bigwig heard another rabbit approaching from the opposite direction. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was basically the opposite of me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Max sat opposite Bigger and Bigger’s eyes met his and fell. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Come with me, quick,” Sahil said, dragging me down the opposite way of my locker. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Celia circles to the opposite side of the pond, nearer to where he stands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Panting, Harry pushed himself away from it and ran, hard, in the opposite direction — the Impediment Curse was not permanent; the skrewt would be regaining the use of its legs at any moment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My foot catches the bed of the opposite side, and I anchor us down again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some similar words without opposite versions may look like negatives, but they aren’t. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the toilet room door, on the wall opposite the windows, there was a huge, claw-foot bathtub covered by a metal sheet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rocket came galloping toward them from the opposite direction, streaking down the stairs and then around the corner toward the basement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They are equal and opposite, yin and yang. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

On the opposite bank, the trees began to thin out, and the next time they camped, the earth was the color of ocher and smelled of metal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The glow grew brighter and brighter, and then a blinding explosion launched the robots in opposite directions. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was peacefully gazing in the opposite direction and chewing his cud. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that it was more likely the opposite. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He stopped almost opposite the hole by which they had come up, and Hazel joined him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a few quick steps and hide behind the wall next to the stairwell, noticing a man and a woman sitting on opposite sides of the empty waiting room. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After the front door closed, my mother said that Uncle Katsuhisa was the opposite of my father in that he didn’t look before he leapt, didn’t think at all before he made decisions. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Francis, sitting in his chair by the window with an ankle balanced upon the opposite kneecap and his teacup balanced on his bare ankle, was looking at Charles rather narrowly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The buoy was just opposite, about thirty feet away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A four-poster queen-size bed jutted up against the wall opposite the bulletin board. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

They tended to be stolid, slovenly, heavy, and to my eyes effeminate—not in the sense of delicacy, etc., but in just the opposite sense: a gross, bland fleshiness, a bovinity without point or edge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As Bigwig found a place alongside, he noticed for the first time, in the opposite wall of the run, a kind of recess like an open cave. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The official joined another column of courtiers dancing in the opposite direction and soon disappeared from sight. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But the head was the place where God had seen fit to mark the two men as polar opposites. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But being outside right now, under the cloak of darkness, offers the very opposite. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I use the door on the opposite end of the school, just in case anyone happens to glance out her window. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They thought Branwell was only lukewarm about it, but the exact opposite was true. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff produced one from the opposite shirt pocket; the judge unfolded it beneath his desk lamp and picked up his fountain pen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When she leaves the room, I head in the opposite direction. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’m handing them the American passport which signifies the exact opposite of what Islam stands for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife crocheted a blanket on the opposite side of the room. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Gale and I come across a tracker jacker nest, we immediately head in the opposite direction. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the opposite bank, the glimmers of silver were suddenly extinguished. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Running diagonally across the pool, from the brickwork of the bridge near the opposite bank to a point a little below them on their own side, was a grating of thin, vertical iron rods. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite wall is her high school graduation picture. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hear a noise over my shoulder and turn to see Violet, on the opposite end of the ledge and naked too except for a pair of black boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When the patient doesn’t react in the predicted way, but in a very different manner, the analyst may attribute the opposite behavior to “reaction-formation.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her bed, we lie in opposite directions with her head at the foot of the bed and mine on her pile of pillows. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The nightlight in the hallway cast eerie shadows, but he could tell that Mom’s door was open, down at the opposite end of the hall. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She lived on the opposite side of the road, two houses to the left. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had always read that New York was a hard-hearted place, but I felt the very opposite of that on my first full day in the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Father, who had the other window seat at the opposite end of our entire row of Prices. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Finest silkworms in the whole bazaar," the owner says, motioning at the opposite wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I can sense a river...or maybe it’s a moat. It’s blocking our path, flowing left to right through a channel cut in the rock. The opposite side is about twenty feet away.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It sometimes felt like a throwback to some lost era, when a household revolved solely around the man's needs, and it was the opposite of what I wanted our daughters to think was normal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His brows arch, and he sits down opposite me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Some graffiti was scratched onto the glass window opposite: NO WAY. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this way, she's exactly the opposite of Prim for whom adventures are an ordeal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“My father says I don’t have a choice. He’s sort of the opposite of Birdie and Mae.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Napoleon approved of this poem and caused it to be inscribed on the wall of the big barn, at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She goes through the book stacks, in the opposite direction from where we came. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I was watching a little girl on the opposite curb lunching on the snot pouring from her nose when I heard a familiar cry: “Fatman! Fatman!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But it still didn't help me get over the fact that there was a supernatural being sitting opposite me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I started to chase after her, but someone tugged me in the opposite direction. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She shook her head almost imperceptibly, then resumed her own deadpan stare at the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The opposite, actually—since Tucker and I were no longer on speaking terms, Miles was the easiest person to be around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Not because my parents are the enemy; they’re the opposite—the people I love most in the world, and I want to protect them, even in a small way. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Each time they saw him they backed off and went in the opposite direction. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Great," I said, thinking she looked old enough to be his daughter, but I liked her right off because she was the opposite of what I had just left. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was made from a very small gourd with the pointed end of a twig sticking out from the narrow side and a fan-shaped bit of bark wedged into a slot on the opposite end. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the can and banged the opposite side of the top against the hook to make another hole. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over the summer, Audrey and I started sitting on opposite ends of the couch, our feet meeting in the middle. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The next door, opposite the sink and the stove, leads to a small hallway with a dirt floor and a ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he stomps on the gas and we blow the light, screech through an illegal U-turn, and then blow the light in the opposite direction as we roar off down the road. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But it was still a bit of a shock when a hammerhead shark drifted through the bedroom window, regarded me, and then swam calmly out the opposite side of the room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She’s the opposite; hanging out with her is like sitting in an empty church. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

What they would mean to Mr. Kendall if he found them: the exact opposite of what they meant to me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Infinity and zero are equal and opposite—and equally destructive. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In the years ahead, when Shin spotted Bowiwon children anywhere in the camp, he walked in the opposite direction if he could. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But a maid’s uniform has the opposite effect. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of advancing on Hazel and Leo, he marched up the opposite stairs and faced his comrade. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They stepped through and Nathan found that they stood opposite the entrance in the canyon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then she ran off, disappearing into the thick stalks of corn bordering one of the farms that led around the opposite side of the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The next thing Lefty knows, he’s sharing a sofa with three Greek soldiers, looking across at seven plump, perfumed women sharing two sofas opposite. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Olive sat opposite but was no help; the tiny girl couldn’t pull the oars without pushing herself up into the air, where a stray gust of wind might send her flying away like a kite. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A modular shower and toilet unit were embedded in one wall, opposite the small ergonomic kitchen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If I follow Madge’s lead, maybe two opposites can get along. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Neville was standing alone, halfway up the passage, staring at the stone wall opposite him with the same horrified, wide-eyed look he had worn when Moody had demonstrated the Cruciatus Curse. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma turned the opposite way when she got close to her street. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we came opposite I saw one or two of them look at me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps bringing the prince along had done the opposite of what he’d intended. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s like that for me, only the opposite. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

With nothing but her stubbornness and what remained of her fading strength, she made it to the opposite bank and hauled herself out of the water on shaking limbs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"An oxymoron makes a new meaning out of two opposites, Sunny." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever Joe said, I was going to do the opposite, just to spite him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My back is to the deeper woods opposite the river and I can feel the quiet of Viola standing there as clearly as if I could see her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Two hellhounds leaped down from the opposite balcony and snarled at me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Keeley and his crew were coming from the opposite direction, but Charles reached the door to the 300s room before them. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you a chance to apologize,” he says to Fry, his voice icy and calm, his eyes the opposite. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Hop to a rooftop, spread out to opposite ends and sweep each chimney until they met up in the middle, jump a dactyl to the next block and start it all again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dame Hannah was sitting opposite the Master in one of the two armchairs beside the fireplace, Lyra on the sofa between them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Until then, the sole contacts between human societies of the Old and the New Worlds had involved the hunter-gatherers on opposite sides of the Bering Strait. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Martian rode his green metal vehicle quietly away into the hills, The Earth Man turned his truck and drove it silently in the opposite direction. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hufflepuffs were approaching from the opposite side of the field, wearing canary-yellow robes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘Wait. Then go to Robert Newman—you know, the Christ’s Church sexton. He lives with his mother opposite the church.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on the opposite side of the grave, standing on the crest of the hill. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When Luna walked with her grandmother in the opposite direction, eventually the trees thinned and gave way to farms, and the farms gave way to towns, which gave way to more farms. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mam says we should bring the poor Pope up to hang on the wall opposite the window. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After years of living on opposite sides of the main trail in Thurmond, it was unnerving to suddenly be presented with all his little details. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dicey walked down the wooden floor to the opposite end. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman's ponytail swings as she takes a seat at the counter, at the opposite end from Cliff. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He’d paced to the opposite end of the long hallway when the door to the lecture hall opened with a great bang. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After lunch, I asked Amaka where I could ease myself, although I knew that the toilet was the door opposite the bedroom. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We have to pass them; it would look suspicious to turn and walk in the opposite direction. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

If you’re skilled you don’t try to steel yourself, you actually do the opposite, you let yourself go, completely, Hoagland told me once, like you are sitting on the toilet, you loosen a certain muscle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits opposite her a while, silent, till she looks up at the clock and says, ’Tis time to go. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I waited for the trolley to pass, then crossed to the gray Chevrolet at the opposite curb. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

A bench, or shelf, just wide enough to sit on ran round the wall, broken only by the door and, at the end opposite the door, a lavatory pan with no wooden seat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the chamber was a heavy wooden door. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She was the exact opposite of her son. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, the advised stratagems are exactly opposite for grizzly and black bear. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her life is so full I can hardly take it in, the complete opposite of the empty-life Jenna I am now. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She could tell he was favoring the opposite side as they thundered along. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Just the opposite—almost from the moment she arrived in Maurice’s lab, they began to upset each other. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, thank you,” I replied as I rubbed each wrist with the opposite hand, trying to ease some of the pain of the metal handcuffs pressing against my skin. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

There is no evidence that enslaved people had good living conditions; in fact, the opposite was true, according to the historical record. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She crawled to the opposite side of the nook, in the corner of her latest cage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Shay slid her feet in opposite directions, to the very edges of the board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And by the time the curve of the moon touched the opposite window frame, Fyrian’s breath made a bright red mark on the side of Luna’s hip, leaving a blister there. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The man opposite Uncle Al rises and turns—he’s the man from the menagerie tent, only now he’s minus the top hat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Compose a sentence containing the word "insubordination."—Give the opposite of "insubordination"? Ans. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected the opposite reaction from his father. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay there early in the morning and watched the high small window above the bed; dark gray gradually became lighter until it cast a white square on the opposite wall at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Francesca paused to address the cats, who were yanking her in opposite directions. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My sister and I looked at each other for two seconds, then turned and walked in opposite directions. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Reed sat in the chair opposite, one hand tracing interconnected circles on the tablecloth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

So precise was their coordination that they did not look like two brothers sitting opposite each other but like a trick with mirrors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They sat on two benches inside, opposite each other. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The base of the lance, in fact, was held on the opposite side of the body to the side at which the enemy was charging. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of her she saw Con approaching the opposite bank, and Taisin was almost through the wide, fast center. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The wall opposite Phoebe’s bed was painted violet. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The door opens a little more, and a presence stands there now, opposite me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were quiet again, looking out the windows on opposite sides of the bus for the next two stops. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

A Boxer is a hardworking person, and a Molly would be the opposite. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sped up and came back down the creek, closer to the opposite bank. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stopped, turned, and began to run in the opposite direction only to hear a thunderous, “Crispin! Stop!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Luma blew her whistle and told the two teams to gather at opposite ends of the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The bathroom is purple, with red footprints painted up the wall, across the ceiling and down the opposite wall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down opposite him, my now dry earmuffs around my neck. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The eighth grade wing was on the opposite end of the building from the art room. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

There is no such position officially, but it sometimes came into existence through necessity, and was the opposite of a sinecure. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brother gods Semosh and Selloso dreamed in twin temples on opposite sides of the Black Canal, linked by a carved stone bridge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So I turned toward the wall opposite the showers and hurriedly unzipped. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the square was dominated by two buildings that stood at opposite sides. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or the opposite—I’d be supercharged, unfocused, like a radio at top volume flipping quickly from station to station. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s two cells on the opposite side from the nursery. Whichever nuns are on duty with the little kids, they sleep in there.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When Papi argued, he put all his energy into holding himself erect, maintaining a steady calm that was chilling to us children but had the opposite effect on Mami. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The only thing I had from being at the People’s Center with Sister Mukumbu and Sister Pat was the word for the opposite of power: Oppression. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We’re sitting opposite each other in the beer garden at the back of the pub; it feels safer here than on the street side. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a fault line ran through the center of his thinking, a kind of mysterious region where ideas entered going in one direction but then emerged headed the opposite way. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

A little way further up the road on the opposite side, I could see the start of a footpath, which disappeared steeply up into the thickets. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we take the train in the opposite direction, out of the city instead of in, we can get to Amity headquarters,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He pressed a hand to his face, as though trying to hide it from our view, but his words said the opposite. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wings could be warped in the opposite way, of course, so that the aeroplane would bank to the left. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. But am I that different? As in the opposite of what I was like before? No.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The whole affair was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sitting in Paris and watching my American movies, I think of the man with the transistor radio and feel the exact opposite of homesick. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed hold of her arm and ran toward the opposite side of the hill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sorrento stepped forward into it, positioning himself directly opposite us, just a few dozen yards away, on the other side of the shield. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Squinting against the gray glare and against the cold and by now steady wind that made his eyes water, he searched the opposite timberline for the gunman, but could see nothing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who have taken flight are disappearing into the trees or into the void opposite me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were both Native, but they grew up indifferent coastal communities, on opposite sides of the continent. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her stepfather's farmhouse is the opposite of posh. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve been staying out of the blame game so far, but as I set down my tray opposite Michael, a thought occurs to me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He’d listen, and then usually drive off in exactly the opposite direction from the one his informant had indicated. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on opposite ends of the bed, and spread the contents of the case between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper tells him that Vincent is in his room, number five, on the top floor, opposite the stairs. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Patrice is just the opposite: studious, sober, and an exact physical copy of his father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered a line from Ogden Morrow’s biography: The opposite sex made Jim extremely nervous, and Kira was the only girl that I ever saw him speak to in a relaxed manner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then her expression did the opposite of ‘clear’. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hannah!” her father said again and her mother stared at them so fiercely over the seat that they drew themselves into opposite corners, staring out their windows with expressions of injured innocence. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s Noah and me walking along the path the sun makes on the ocean but in opposite directions. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She takes me by surprise because we both hit the corner together, from opposite directions. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stand under the trees for a while, opposite number twenty- three. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be the opposite of the guidance counselor I’d had in high school, who’d blithely told me I wasn’t Princeton material. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They are so far apart that they might be opposites. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two basketball goals at opposite ends of the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Her brother sat opposite her with his back to the door devouring hunks of bread smothered with a mixture of peanut-butter and strawberry jam. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Children’s Village,” where Sister Suzanne and Sister Bernadette put in a good deal of time, was as near to us as their chapel—two blocks away in the opposite direction. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the living room, I sat down on the chair that was opposite the end of the sofa where Vivian was seated. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While a large window giving a view of the backyard and woods beyond takes up a decent portion of the rounded wall opposite the door, every other inch of space is covered in pictures. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Every Friday the town held its festival and Cora retreated to the opposite side of the nook. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tyrell guards in green cloaks faced them from the opposite wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he'd roll up his sleeves, pick up whatever they were arguing the opposite of, and not leave the ring until both of them were battered into mute agreement.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She’s brusque and odd and the opposite of everyone else I know. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway; he leans against the counter opposite me, his arms folded across his chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione looked bewildered but impressed as they followed him across the little landing and knocked upon the door opposite Bill and Fleur’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They simply tried to go in a direction opposite to the road to Riohacha so that they would not leave any trace or meet any people they knew. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His finger pressed a button on the flashlight and a dim spot of yellow leaped to life on the opposite wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

To compensate properly, always transpose by moving in the opposite direction from the change in the part names. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It’s like when Lola plants flowers along side the veggies in her garden and says that even though they’re opposites, they help each other grow. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It was opposite to the solar, and faced south. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shakers sat on opposite ends of the table. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

By then Hold-Your-Nose Billy had ripped open the opposite coach door. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

We sit opposite one another, Kat and I, two soldiers in shabby coats, cooking a goose in the middle of the night. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Avocet squinted and furrowed her brow, and her eyes seemed to fix on the opposite wall, alive with flickering shadows. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to the opposite side of the balcony, my nerves were shot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

As we came around the opposite end of the house, I caught my breath. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But no sooner was he in Milan than he did the opposite, providing assistance to Pope Alexander so that he could occupy the Romagna. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry threw up his arms, and his fingertips grazed the walls on opposite sides of the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The letters were upside down to me from where I sat, but Lucy was more opposite to them, so she leant over and read:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He had a non-committal voice, beautifully modulated—its words might have meant the opposite of what they said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in Western agriculture, the opposite is true. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When it came opposite, working and puffing even on the level, and I saw the engineer pass, I stood up and stepped up close to the passing cars. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

However, opposite it a sign pointed to a dirt road running off into sparse, piney woods. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had just reached the edge of the platform when a train shot from the tunnel at the opposite end of the station. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid that those heads will get knocked off by trucks in the opposite lanes. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, he would have flown in the opposite direction, up, into the deep, bright blue sky. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He was standing opposite one of the richest men in England, a man who had decided out of the goodness of his heart to give a huge gift to English schools. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Small, framed windows covered the wall facing Main Street School and on the opposite wall hung long and narrow blackboards. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Henry emerges from underneath the car on the opposite side from the meathead, but right by the driver’s door, and he has the keys again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A silver line lay across the opposite bank, sun cutting into the last of the night’s royal blue. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s balanced on the edge of an artificial hilarity that could topple over at any moment into its opposite, into tears and desperation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her stare turned to Fig snoozing at the opposite end of the bed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He nods at the opposite wall, and that’s when I see the pieces of paper there, kind of like his Wall of Ideas, but not as many or as cluttered. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And there’s the opposite, exception, which can be introduced either generalization first or exception first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But when he gets around his white friends—especially the boys—he puts on a voice and uses slang and acts in ways that seem so opposite of who he really is. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The kids standing before him were the opposite of anything properly stylish. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She shuddered, and decided to go in the opposite direction—to take the far left portal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As we walked, we saw kids heading in the opposite direction, from a row of pathetic wood cabins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Like the opposite of talking goofy after sucking helium. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Depending on how you look at it - the same object can be or do opposite things at once. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go around to the bookshelves opposite to where he’s pretending to read. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side were some dressers and tables. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The chair on the opposite side, the books rearranged? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to MIT. I’m going to Stanford. Those are on opposite coasts.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He gave an explosive sound, mostly through the nose, of either laughter or the opposite of laughter. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I looked at the baby in the lap of the woman opposite. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

While they headed for the trains, I groped and shouldered in the opposite direction. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“We don’t accept visitors of the opposite sex,” she told Nicolas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who would have dared to admit the opposite? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I could be the champion in the opposite department. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After a brief silent standoff, like they were both thinking, Seriously, dude?, they ceded the chair to Annabeth and sat at opposite sides of the table. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the opposite corner, a plastic sculpture of a guy in an old-fashioned diving suit knelt beside a treasure chest, which popped open every few seconds, spewed bubbles, and closed again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The woods were quiet, no gunshots, the morning air cool, the rising hills misty, and the only people we saw were a few more refugees going the opposite way. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So I drove to a completely different mall two miles in the opposite direction from the mall that was presently on fire. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And most of them would be the opposite of paradise during my stay. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something coming up the street on the opposite side. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went in the opposite direction, deeper into the pond. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The October days are lovely and I want to sit outside looking up the lane at the way the sun slants along the wall opposite our house. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The winds are blowing opposite ways, and each one is riding a different wind, and there’s only this one moment when they can meet. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even though they are at the opposite end of the trailer, they’re still basically within spitting distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

McCandless, on the other hand, went too far in the opposite direction. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was headed clear in the opposite direction, but I had a perfect view of the gold swan painted on its side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For many of their parents, just the opposite was true. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the valley, set on the opposite hillside, was a handsome manor house surrounded by a wide expanse of velvety green lawn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Fenton and I moved wordlessly to sit on opposite sides of a large worktable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It would be as if you pushed against the edge of a rug hoping to raise a ruck at the opposite end. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Black was an absence of light, and scythes were the opposite. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Well, not really because the opposite of peace is war, and I wasn't at war. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Take that!” cried Sir Grummore, giving the unfortunate monarch a two-handed swipe on the nob as be was slowly turning his head from side to side, peering in the opposite direction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The opposite of a Tentacle is a simple task, something that’s placed before you and that you do without question. That’s what they have in here.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I obeyed them and everything and just read my part, opposite the reader in the chair. And she wasn’t even good as Gertie!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The archway was white and magnificent, even from the opposite side of the park. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Like two fellows on opposite shifts at a factory, Pa went out and Ma came in. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Max backs us out through the crowd so that we've moved a full block in the opposite direction from the runners. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The evening crowd turned to gawk at a house on the opposite side. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I pull on my gear, grab my spit, kick some dirt over the coals, and take off in the opposite direction the Careers went. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Most mothers worry when their daughters reach adolescence, but I was the opposite. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her figure faults were gone, the too bony elbow having fleshed out nicely; the opposite pudgy wrist could not have been trimmer. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But it’ll be the exact opposite of what I want to say. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“You’d be a sort of extra-concentrated ghost,” said Ron, chortling, as they passed the Bloody Baron going in the opposite direction, his wide eyes staring sinisterly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The cart track crossed by a brick culvert and climbed the opposite slope to a five-barred gate in the thorn hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa pointed as well, but in the opposite direction. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

My own cousin was arrested and whipped by police for getting caught socializing with the opposite sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They landed us in the opposite direction than they normally use. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They jumped it and went up the opposite slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking out again in my casual black suit, I realize it’s the opposite. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

First she opened the door opposite the hall window. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie’s journal sat on my tiny desk in the opposite corner. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she’s down in the basement,” he says, heading to a door opposite the French doors we entered through. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This is not surprising, because they are usually opposites in almost all ways. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Steve was in his mid-thirties and had a passion and certainty that seemed the direct opposite of my ambivalence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We have him take us the opposite direction from the funeral, staying well clear, and we arrive at a house on a corner. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If you should find yourself in the path of any of these men, run in the opposite direction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Most of the tables have a triangle of colorful balls all laid out and waiting, plus one white ball at the opposite end. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol and Moushumi sit cross-legged, first opposite each other, then side by side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom may speak the language, but it’s been hard for her to make friends, and drive on the opposite side of the road. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I saw brush moving on the opposite bank of the ravine. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman in the seat opposite looked up from her magazine. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The resulting helix was right-handed with the two chains running in opposite directions. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Kind of like a supernova rather than a black hole—the opposite of having your balls stepped on, as similar as the experiences may actually be. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In reality we were not their opposites at all. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his right hand and gave me five as I dropped onto the couch opposite him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the road, grassy hills stretched to the horizon, empty of civilization except for one darkened convenience store at the top of the nearest rise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I said "eroding market" because I decided that I wanted to play the opposite game. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The two horses, side by side, were now well out into the middle of the creek and the opposite shore could be clearly seen. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The moment she got breasts they were bound and resented, a resentment that increased to outright hatred of her pregnant possibilities and never stopped until she married Louis Manfred, when suddenly it was the opposite. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome, Miss Grabby Hands. Aren’t you the science whiz? Don’t you know about forces and equal and opposite reaction and all that?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When I parted them just a moment ago, the light outside was still very pale and something of a mist was affecting my view of the baker's shop and chemist's opposite. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting opposite, a newcomer, an interloper—a retired barrister with a square jaw, pitted nose, and great floppy ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She’s on the opposite end of the room, bending over an old woman and tucking a napkin into her collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then they retreated to opposite ends of the clearing, got their weight upon their toes, and came rumbling and thundering together like two runaway trams. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still cursing, Gully tore off in the opposite direction. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The opposite of shame is respect, and Margaret had shown me a lot of respect. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the kitchen Mercy, having generously alloted to Kit the primer readers, was laboring with the beginners. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I measured the flour and the salt and the baking powder, and the whole time, Betty Allen was standing at the counter opposite me humming under her breath. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We were in a twenty-foot-square cement room, and the opposite wall was covered with metal bars. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But she discovered that the opposite was happening: With each passing day, she wanted more time. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lived in single cells along a corridor and he and I were given cells at opposite ends. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The miners coming off-shift, black with coal dirt and sweat, formed another line going in the opposite direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ideas turned into their opposites while you were talking to a person you thought you knew. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A silence opened up in the car that felt like they were sitting on opposite sides of a canyon. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I, on the other hand, am the total opposite of Soojin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Anyone sitting there?” he asked, pointing at the seat opposite Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then I kicked off the other shoe and threw it in the opposite direction. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But take your time. It’s your day. Sorry, it’s not your day, it’s not like a birthday, it’s the opposite.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was a Yaba, probably well-off, her opposite in every possible way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

From the opposite side of the pavilion, Clarisse and her buddies ran in with another banner, of identical size, but gaudy red, painted with a bloody spear and a boar’s head. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the room, Joan was wolfing her Spam and broiled tomato with great appetite. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The opposite was true: they seemed to talk only to heighten their anticipation of the next bite, and when the next bite came, their faces took on a look of utter absorption. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I made special note of which two trees the dawning sun appeared between and set my sights for the opposite direction. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But she was right—the row of historic houses on the opposite bank is still pretty. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

After the first night, they’d slept in all the dry clothes and blankets they could find but on opposite sides of the fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She smiled mischievously as she put a bowl of asopao on the table opposite the cot and dragged one of the two chairs from its place against the wall. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Uncle Vernon would take a sharp turn and drive in the opposite direction for a while. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And then, on the opposite side of the stage, Kyle heard a very peculiar sound. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He had his feet in the water, too, but he was at the opposite end of the pool, sitting in the shade. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Just the opposite. She told me what a good Christian you are.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

An old color TV is set high in a corner opposite the register. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he stalling, too, or was it the opposite—-had Sticky already given up? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alec and Mark ran to the opposite chamber and hid in the very back, disappearing into the gloom. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But the historical trend is in the opposite direction: adverbs and adjectives are more often distinguished today than they were in the past. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“On the opposite side of this island, over those hills, you’ll find a river. In the middle of that river lives the old god Achelous.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was on the opposite side, standing against the sidewall, calm as a summer day. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sound came from the opposite side of the dunes, and leaving the trail I climbed upward through the sand to its top. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled onto my side so the kid was on top of me, and scissored my legs in an attempt to have the river push us toward the opposite bank. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

While they were next to each other like this, the differences were pretty obvious—they looked like total opposites. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They dash down another embankment, into the dry upstream channel of Zacate Creek, under a pipe, then a pedestrian bridge, across the channel, up the opposite embankment, and out onto a two-lane residential street. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the opposite, come to think of it, of how we were trained to deal with police. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These may look like opposites, but they aren’t; both mean “combustible.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can, the frosted glass door on the opposite end of the room opens. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she was opposite our house, Lily gave Oscar a tug, crossed over, and stood facing her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“About an inch apart, drive these nails in on a slant opposite each other.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin turned into the opposite lane in order to pass a truck, and suddenly we were headed straight for an oncoming car. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one window lighted, at the far end, and opposite it I found some thin shrubbery which provided enough cover for me to study the window. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reached the restaurant, which was down the block, just opposite where the Cosmo used to be. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hubbard plumped heavily down on to the seat opposite to him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, quite the opposite. I do believe you.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

By the time they untangled her, they heard Dallas calling from the opposite hillside, beyond the tickle-violets and picnic tree. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was incredibly old and had a face like the opposite of Mom’s, because it seemed like it was frowning even when it wasn’t frowning. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"The thing you do with a pen or the one that means the opposite of wrong?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew said it was up to me, and I wanted to be a good son, but the dreams of my mother were opposite the wishes of my father. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great thing about language is that you can just as easily use it to do the opposite: convince people that they are the same. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The father of her unborn child was on the opposite side of the world in a war zone. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

His brain delighted at the impossibility of this, at the sheer coincidence that that tiny, serious girl in the blue lehenga now sat opposite him, looking at his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, however, he was telling other correspondents quite the opposite. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Most of the time Mom is steady, careful, and totally in control—in other words, the polar opposite of my dad. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

After what felt like forever, the houselights went down and an announcer’s voice boomed through the auditorium, introducing the two fighters, who entered the arena from the locker rooms on opposite sides. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of making my need greater. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the field sits an exact replica of our ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

First, the color changes in the face, shifts from white to grey, and then there are clouds that float across it, disappearing when they reach the opposite side. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In one hall, they had to zig and zag to opposite sides and sidle along the lockers to avoid the security cameras. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart took himself away in the opposite direction, to join the mash squad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed it directly opposite me, a couple of feet away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” Lily mumbles as she sits in the chair opposite me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But the noise had come from the opposite side, from the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t say anything as I sit in the seat opposite, and that suits me just fine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

One glance at their faces has me walking in the opposite direction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I thought about how long it had been since I’d stood on the beach at Montauk, on the opposite side of the country, looking out at a different sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what he said, but it seemed like he meant the opposite. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If two trains started from opposite ends of the track and one train was going forty miles an hour and the other twenty miles an hour, how long would it take...? This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The landscape has become gray, filled with low flat cement buildings, old factories, and then tracks and more tracks filled with trains like ours passing by in the opposite direction. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally broke free, the driver set off at great speed in the opposite direction from City Hall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it is one hundred percent the opposite of real life. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In the months leading up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, dueling experts floated diametrically opposite forecasts about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If you characterize something as the opposite of your own proposition, and then attack it—“Down with tuition fees! Up with opportunity!” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I saw the head chef place a huge silver basin on to the wooden side-bench that ran along the whole length of the kitchen against the opposite wall. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at Actium to set up headquarters at their camp on the south side of the strait, they found Octavian’s army camped on the opposite bank. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The man was in uniform, the woman wasn’t, and this meant the opposite of what you might think: that the woman was in charge. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world would be a happier place if the opposite were true. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Annie stayed in the girls’ dorm, which was a good walk in the opposite direction down the lake from the secluded O-Hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The acorns and the pebble had come at him from opposite sides of the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

There he was, lying by the water in the classic bonobo relaxation pose, an ankle against the opposite knee. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alexandra said, “We first got wind of something wrong when they’d come to church and sit on opposite sides of the auditorium . Henry said, “They glared at each other for Sundays on end . Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Buddy perched opposite us on the edge of a slippery armchair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

James’s window was opposite his door, so Emily knew he’d see the antlers and flag when he walked into his room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He abandoned the ditch for the forest the moment he saw someone coming toward him from the opposite direction and ran through the cluttered forest frenziedly like someone pursued, his cheeks burning with disgrace. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Delia and Velia sat side by side in the backseat next to the “sleeping” drowned man while Pita wedged herself against the opposite car door trying to stay away from him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We each sat at opposite ends of the table with the candles burning away. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

We were shunted to a side track while another train of cattle cars passed us, going in the opposite direction. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She assumed there would be a fight now for the gray socks, but the opposite was the case, and to avoid further sorrow she was obliged to return to Briony’s room for another pair. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Today we turn in the opposite direction from Soul Scrolls, to where there’s an open park of sorts, with a large old building on it; ornate late Victorian, with stained glass. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garvey swung himself into the water on the opposite side and helped guide the skiff to shallower water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He sat down opposite Harry, behind his desk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Monotonous to the extreme, DNA seemed to be quite the opposite of Schrödinger’s imagined chemical—not just a stupid molecule but worse: a boring one. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the opposite extreme are regions in which food production certainly began with an abrupt arrival of foreign people as well as of foreign crops and animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It happened quite the opposite: once the mule did not come on the usual day. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He heard the man shifting boxes against the opposite wall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The day we moved I thought everyone would be sad, but it was just the opposite. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped opposite the fence and looked at Winnie with a friendly swish of his tail, and then he saw the toad. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the opposite was the case: the more data they acquired, the less they seemed to know for certain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He grins cheekily, crosses his arms against his chest, and calls out a challenge to the other team at the opposite end of the game world, which makes the audience go wild. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It contained two banks of cages, positioned facing each other along opposite walls of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stove had come loose from its mount and been flung across the cabin and was jammed against the wall on the opposite side. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the stand the flames were lapping against the wood. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silently, Lillian and her children left their seats and walked to the opposite side of the gym. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio braced an arm against the door frame and looked at the house opposite as if he feared it might collapse at any moment. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She sounded disaffected, cool, all blues and violets, the opposite of the hot ember glow that burned inside Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But while they were impressing each other on the road with their tightrope-without-a-safety-net virtuosity, there was another, quite opposite impulse emerging. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It is the opposite of how they live in New York. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They got off in the city center next to an old stone church, which she did know, opposite a big department store, which she didn’t. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the hearth Kit was intent on her spinning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Maniac stepped out of the gusher, the water roared on to the opposite curb. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he said, considering the doorways opposite, two smaller doors flanking the great central double door; “Now,” he said, and selected the nearest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The truckers over long distances have stations along their routes where they know the service men and the waitresses behind the counters, and where occasionally they meet their opposite numbers in other trucks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With most girls, you kind of work opposite them, circling, side-stepping, leading. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the very far end, just opposite where I stood, was a gigantic fireplace, faced with stone and painted tiles. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“They said that the people would be cold and unfriendly, but the opposite is true. They’re very kind. And you’re very kind, coming to see me again.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But mostly he looked the opposite of excited. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A sofa and a couple of chairs are clustered on one side of the room, opposite a kitchenette with mismatched cups drying on the countertop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And the giant Polybotes... that giant had given him a feeling the opposite of what he felt when he stood in the ocean. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She did the same for the fourth target, but aimed for the opposite side of the bull’s-eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tara takes a step forward, her gaze fixated on the apparition on the opposite platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A neat French braid begins at Zeta-4’s left ear and curves around the back, to where it twists into a pretzel bun on the opposite side, a lot like the Chancellor’s. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Slim sat down on a box and George took his place opposite. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam Gamgee was sitting in one corner near the fire, and opposite him was Ted Sandyman, the miller’s son; and there were various other rustic hobbits listening to their talk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The one time she wanted someone to tell her everything was okay, she got the opposite. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mother’s mouth was stern, the opposite of its look in life. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are times when she manages to say the exact opposite of the right thing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Malachy and I sleep at opposite ends of the small bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Billee’s one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also the opposite of comforting: there’s no phone. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the first stage King Pellinore and Sir Grummore stood opposite each other for about half an hour, and walloped each other on the helm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the car pulls into the driveway, Molly hears the crunch of gravel from the kitchen, at the opposite end of the house. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I instantly reappeared in an identical booth, inside an identical transport terminal on the opposite side of the planet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side was the Alabama flag, sporting red bars crossed diagonally against a white field, fixed in the same pattern as the stars and bars of the Confederate flag. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The mothers and daughters in fairy tales match like a pair of socks, but we are opposites. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the hall an empty chair sat outside one of the rooms. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We jump the creek and then we’re tearing through the trees together in the opposite direction of home. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In the throng of the winter terms at Devon we were at opposite extremities of the class, and to me there only came the disliked edge of Quackenbush’s reputation. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything had been turned upside down, and he didn’t know whether El Patron’s death would mean safety or exactly the opposite. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed her down the hall even though we were going in the opposite direction from my next class. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

From the opposite room came Rachel, still fully dressed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There are cots arranged in two straight rows, with trunks beside them for what we brought with us, and large windows with elegant curtains on the opposite end of the room. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As I sat opposite Falconer, gobbling my bread and herring, a quarrel kindled among the dice players. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then, because her class is on the opposite side of school from the counseling office and I’m not exactly running to get there, I show up five minutes late to my appointment. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I headed for the path at the opposite end. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“For me, the sea was a great comfort, Pilar. But it made my children restless. It exists now so we can call and wave from opposite shores.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got there, two football players—never to be seen at a party without their jerseys—stood on opposite sides of the gate collecting beer money. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I could not see, and hoped we would soon come opposite Pallanza. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bigwig had caught sight of Dandelion looking out of the undergrowth opposite. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father leans back in a chair opposite Mother and talks of the challenges of uploading. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Its fur felt like icicles and it smelled like a dead animal, and Seven scrambled away from it as the cuco did the same in the opposite direction. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I veered back and forth between hope and its opposite, a growing certainty that something terrible was wrong with me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He slumps against a wall, staring blankly at the opposite one. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then the claw detached, fixed itself around the second stone ring and turned it in the opposite direction. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He dipped right, and tried to flick the puck to the corner above my opposite shoulder, but I snapped my head and blocked it off my face mask. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Writers themselves can lose track and put too many of them into a word or sentence, making it mean the opposite of what they intended. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

There's a small sense of relief in making this decision, even if it's the opposite of what I want. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Wash stood at the edge of the Masons’ backyard on the opposite end of the street from the burned house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was terribly difficult for Winnie: her father and her husband were on opposite sides of the same issue. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out that, with respect to the stars, Venus turns once every 243 Earth days, but backward, in the opposite direction from all other planets in the inner solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I myself believed precisely the opposite: that nonviolence was a tactic that should be abandoned when it no longer worked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his part of the rope, he ran around Mr. Flux in the opposite direction, doubling the loops around his legs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Despite his indignation at the position into which he had been placed, he still rather felt for the shrunken-looking man sitting opposite him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Lower-income women are more likely than other women to be overweight, though the pattern among men may be the opposite. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

When she leaves through the side door of the kitchen, I know it’s just the two of us, two Korean men at opposite ends of a stately Victorian house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feliciano held his handcuff chain and walked the man toward the opposite wall, where the windows had been broken by the inmate with the mop handle. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand on the opposite bank—the eastern side, the highway side—and gaze into the churning water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Singh took a seat opposite her at the far end of the table. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I run after him and catch him at the corner, right opposite the underpass. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two folding chairs rested against one wall and a small copper samovar sat in the opposite corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their spears wavered for a moment within a few inches of each other’s helms—each had chosen the difficult point-stroke—and then they were galloping off in opposite directions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next year’s goal, Antarctica, is in the opposite direction. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk back down the hallway, shut off the lights, and climb into opposite twin beds. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was another bed on the opposite wall. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And something in her tone makes Mark think she means they should go in the opposite direction. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But quite the opposite results were achieved, as the dancers danced themselves to utter exhaustion, and one by one they began to expire from heart attacks, strokes, and complete organ failure. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I watched the warlock move about the opposite side of the spacious rectangular cave. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I moved through the shots in around-the-world fashion, starting in the right corner and moving to my left, taking a shot every yard or so, until I ended up in the opposite corner. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But what if it could have been the complete opposite? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I searched the faces and found him on the opposite side of the fire, sitting with his brother and the other boys. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We sat on opposite ends of the sofa in the add-on living room. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d show him that it’s possible to become the opposite of your destiny. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There is a table along the wall under the window and a press opposite with cups and saucers and vases. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

James asked the boy lounging on the seats opposite him, and with a jolt, Harry realized that it was Sirius. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She sits me at a small desk that is pushed up against a wall opposite her bigger desk. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As my captors waited, I stepped out of my shoes one at a time, pressing down on the heels with the opposite foot, wobbling and nearly losing my balance without my arms to steady me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the metal stand opposite the hearth where a fire now blazed up warmly, a cigar popped out, half an inch of soft gray ash on it, smoking, waiting. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the streets began to fill, though, an older boy walking in the opposite direction came quite close, looked right at her, and then peered over her shoulder to catch a glimpse of someone else. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fig tore out of the kitchen, and I dashed in the opposite direction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“And why would Pan be down here? This is the opposite of the wild!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The writing keeps going, but I can’t keep reading because my hand has started to shake and I have to bury it in my opposite elbow. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Father Masego settles into a leather chair behind his desk and gestures for my parents to take the two matching seats opposite him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Nyla comes to stand next to Crick on the opposite side of the pillar. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My hands were still tied, but I was able to reach out a finger to touch Nyame’s adinkra charm on my opposite wrist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I point to the opposite side of the grove. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He flew over the fence, did an unintended somersault in midair, then stumbled to a landing on the opposite side. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I dart behind the barriers on the opposite side of the course, getting out of the way just as a runner comes around the bend. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We were fired upon, and heard shots in the night, signals between rebels on opposite shores, but knew nothing of what these shots might mean, the language of ordnance spoken in the gloom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table with a plate of cold fried chicken between them and two bottles of ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The houses on the opposite side were dark—except for one window, where a light still shined. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ate slowly out of bone china bowls, sitting at opposite sides of the table with a single candle burning between them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Stores with brightly colored awnings lined the side opposite us, and the houses on our side got smaller as we walked. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I sit down in the chair opposite him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Chou, my older sister by three years, is the complete opposite of me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was keeping an eye on the entrance by watching the reflection in the window of the shop opposite. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The bank of windows was opposite the narrow attic door, and every now and again Ophie found herself gazing longingly at the small door as she remembered her days of blessed freedom. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Beside a tussock of grass a little way outside the opposite copse, a rabbit was sitting and gazing at them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom waits on the same couch on the opposite week. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z