She twirls, her arms outstretched, her face lifted to a blue and cloud-puffed sky, strangers passing her, absorbed in her perfect, happy world. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He’d suddenly lost any desire to talk, and his plans for a perfect day washed away with the stream. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Two white cobras coil around each other as they rise from the woven basket, in perfect time with the music. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could ask perfect Jordan Rylance’s mom to cover for me, to sign as my guardian. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A friend once said that it was a perfect hospital because once you were there for fifteen minutes you didn’t mind dying. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It takes years of practice to perfect this sound, uncountable hours of lessons, training, coaching. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The brass was dull and there were patches of green on it that took the form of another hand that once had held it but otherwise it was perfect. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The profoundness of our lips touching and our tongues pressing and my hand cupping her perfect white cheek barred any thoughts of right or wrong or any memory of why “Yes.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“But if you need a place to escape, let me know. I know the perfect spot,” Nora adds. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The bushes were just high enough and in a perfect rectangular shape to block her neighbor’s “junkyard.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Thing is, I have three hearts. The perfect backup system.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

To the Indians, negative numbers made perfect sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And if I’m not perfect, well, what else is there? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Why question it? I mean, don’t you want the perfect you right away?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t hug me or kiss me; he just stares at my very long fake hair, my long eyelashes, my too-red lipstick, and my perfect eyebrows. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

An almost perfect fight, but the memory of that is a jar, is wrong. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my opinion, if the world were perfect, everyone would wear lab coats in educational settings, but that obviously was not happening. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Technically, no one was supposed to be living in the building, so the restaurant served as the perfect cover-up for all the people coming and going. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Did anybody ever tell you that sometimes you talk like a lunatic who speaks perfect English?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Her full, heart-shaped lips formed a perfect O of shock, and her skin paled in such a drastic way that the freckles on her nose and cheeks stood out all the more. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense: I was the new girl, and my arrival pushed her out of the group. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Tall with straight brown hair falling past her elbows, she’s not fat or skinny, a perfect between. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

All ribbons and lace, perfect as a shop-fresh doll save for a few unruly curls escaping her braids. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There, not far overhead, a squadron of Nazi fighter planes was roaring by in perfect formation. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He slices his metal spoon into a glass bowl filled with two perfect scoops of mint chocolate chip. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“My father wasn’t perfect,” she admitted, “but my mother truly loved him. She would light up like a lantern when he walked into a room.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has her fingers curled tightly around his forefinger and I have hold of her perfect pink foot, and I feel as though fireworks are going off in my chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did. The weather was perfect for it—slightly overcast, but nice enough that there were actual people around to photograph.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I thought that they would be the perfect present for my mom—not only for her, but for the whole community. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Practice makes perfect, I guess, and we be getting plenty of practice these days. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Lawrence’s attention was still devoted more to perfecting the machine than to exploit its powers, both its performance and its results already were being noticed around the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Marry—no we shouldn’t! If you loved me, Jo, I should be a perfect saint, for you could make me anything you like.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried for...everything...for the girls and boys with perfect hair locked up in camp, for the way her father’s face had aged, for her sweet, sweet grandparents. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I paint a girl in a circus freak show with wide, stumpy legs and a face shaped like a perfect circle. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The seams of her stockings were perfect black lines running from her heels to the hem of the coat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Is there ever a perfect time to reveal that you’re a freak? The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The dark, quiet atmosphere was a perfect setting for the mood I was in. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took it with hands that suddenly seemed to him to be huge and clumsy and not at all small and in every way perfect like the hands of the faerie girl. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even their scent was a perfect mix—combining the crisp freshness of a petunia with a pansy’s delicate richness, creating a cool, clean aroma that was both invigorating and calming at once. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was a certificate of merit I’d received for perfect attendance at school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“No other scene of man’s creation seemed to me so perfect as this Court of Honor,” wrote James Fullerton Muirhead, an author and guidebook editor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There might not be perfect places, but Hope Springs was close. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But then Namontack adds, “Pocahontas was perfect at the ceremony. Chief Powhatan chose her to save Captain Smith because she is his favorite among all of his daughters.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“She’s on this plaque in the office—the school’s SAT record—a near perfect score!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Teachers wanted to talk about chemistry, or the transcendental movement in literature; coaches could help you perfect your butterfly stroke. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see it in you,” Reynie said with perfect conviction. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben, I’m happy. That was amazing and romantic and perfect. You’re the King of Rebounds.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He believed this because he felt, for mystical reasons, that the earth was the center of the universe, and that circular motion was the most perfect. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, Pop would park his wheelchair at the end of the driveway and sip a beer as he watched me perfect my jump shot. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing prominent and educated white women discussing serious matters with a black man on the basis of perfect equality could only lead to the weakening of the wardresses’ apartheid assumptions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a man he was, granite as any quarried about Portland, a perfect model for some future equestrian statue. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans—one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A ladybug had crawled up and sat on the Holy Mother’s cheek, making the most perfect beauty mark on her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kit admired the fine perfect thread that slipped evenly through Hannah’s fingers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Now would be the perfect time to ask Jack to go with us tomorrow, but... The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It is a perfect parasite because it transforms virtually every part of the body into a digested slime of virus particles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she could have been with us to help decorate the tree and hang the red crepe paper streamers in the dining room, but I knew I shouldn’t expect life to be one-hundred-percent perfect. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, get a move on, I want you to look after the bacon. And don’t you dare let it burn, I want everything perfect on Duddy’s birthday.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But as if to prove the old adage that nobody is perfect, among other things Gassendi opposed Harvey’s ideas about the circulation of the blood. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The palace of the King of Elfhame has many secret alcoves and hidden corridors, perfect for trysts or assassins or staying out of the way and being really dull at parties. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Oh, the deep blue eyes framed by thick lashes that stared straight into a little girl’s heart and the perfect miniature hands extended, appealingly asking, “Please, won’t you be my mama?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drove past the capitol dome of Madison, another perfect snowglobe scene in the falling snow, and then they were off the interstate, and driving down country roads. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah: clear, glowing skin; perfectly proportioned, neat features with a big, ever-present smile flashing perfect teeth; a steely determined head; and a Mother Teresa heart. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My face wasn’t perfect, but the building blocks were better. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was shapely, black-haired, and good-looking for a white woman, plus she kept his house perfect, and he loved that. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two moons passed before I realized that danger lurked in the shadows, licking its lips and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The Klan was a perfect target, and Superman turned his powers against them. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Her hair was a cap of white, cropped short as a man’s, and her face was a perfect example of how someone can be beautiful without being beautiful. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Quoting from Isaiah, she continued, “I often think of the words, ‘Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect place didn’t necessarily mean the place we lived in. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t the perfect plan, but for Hugo, at least it was a start. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was as perfect a summer night as the one before it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s just exactly what we needed. They will go perfect with the egg salad sandwiches.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect afternoon when he held my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As with the celebrity chef in the immaculate television kitchen who pulls a perfect souffle out of the oven in the show’s final minute, the messy work has been done beforehand and behind the scenes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I realize how beautiful and perfect that photo is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The sort of look people always got when they tried one of her perfect cakes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

While she waited for James to send it back, she thought about how weird it was for a book to look so perfect on the outside, but have so many mistakes on the inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It makes perfect sense all laid out this way. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe all the props have to be perfect. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Between them they had pieced together the fate of his charred note, and the course of confusion which had enabled three disparate animals to disappear without trace, and with perfect timing and perception. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finished I couldn’t believe what a perfect lie Diego came up with. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The expression was so sudden, so perfect, and so obviously right that I almost laughed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“That’s true form, perfect brother. The Great Peacemaker. You rack up brownie points with Mom and maintain the image of the perfect son.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The letters aren’t perfect and bubbly like Angel’s, but it’s enough to get started. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I might not be the world’s best artist, but I can draw better than the stick figures and line drawings on Jason’s other cards, all perfect circles and ruler- straight lines. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The circle was thought to be a “perfect” geometrical shape and the planets, placed high in the heavens, away from earthly “corruption,” were also thought to be in some mystical sense “perfect.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael is going to look perfect for the fall festival, so I hope he does a good job painting it and presenting his god. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe she wasn’t perfect, but no one was. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Leah slices it into perfect little squares, and seriously, it’s like waves of magical deliciousness have shot into the atmosphere. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He extends his leg into a perfect side kick, then brings it back and does the roundhouse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect marble replica of Michelangelo’s David. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Qendrim dove headfirst, arms at his sides, like a spear, and executed a perfect header—another score. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His afro is gone now, shaved to a black shadow on his perfect skull. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

A perfect tongue, smaller than a newborn kittens, reached out for the drops of milk on her lips. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is there a perfect time for a New York Jewish lawyer to be born? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

After five minutes of perfect quiet, the same sequence repeats itself three more times, after which he’s presumably lulled himself back to sleep for a while. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Time could not wreck the perfect symmetry of those walls, not the site itself, a jewel in the hollow of a hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Touching her so, the perfect one was gone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was full, she w’as made perfect, she was still more than merely herself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others simply doctored the records so that afterward they were in perfect conformity with events. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to lean over and press his lips against Claire’s, because he knew hers would be soft, and warm, and that it would be perfect. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s the perfect place for you and me. I’m close to a goshawk’s nest, and you’re next to a mighty waterfall.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s perfect. Not just this—all of it. But it’s your birthday, not mine. I should be doing something like this for you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was an awkward arrangement, but it would allow Riefenstahl to do what she was always driven to do—to capture the perfect shot, the ideal shot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Phipps crossed her fingers, hoping that these matings would re-create the perfect forms of the forebears without the tyrannical disposition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were overjoyed—especially Baba, who loves the word “perfect” when it applies to his kids. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was dying to get started on my posters and had already envisioned the perfect hand-lettered style. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I saw her dad while I was taking out the trash,” my dad said as he poured perfect circles of batter into a pan. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I decide to keep the shirt to remind me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then we’d roll our eyes and Mom would spot the perfect tree and run over and hug it tightly. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He saw what was coming, and his timing was perfect. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

It felt like waking up to a perfect sunrise. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He leaps off his own isle as it crumbles, landing in a perfect crouch on the isle Penn is clinging to. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After school he flips perfect circles of beef. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the Fowl estate was the perfect location for a time-stop—isolated with a definite boundary. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So it sounds like a pretty perfect fishing day. No wind. No weather. No surprises, which I know you’ll like.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

This arrangement, however, is not perfect, for dry land emerges from the water, and on the land all four elements interact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We played until the moon was huge and golden and perfect in the dark sky. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her union with Caesar was not as perfect as she wished people to believe. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Those barbed legs were perfect for capturing and killing prey. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She fanned out a picnic blanket for lunch while I found the shallow creek and learned how chilly and perfect the water felt on my feet. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I stared at the toilet: a perfect porcelain bowl, set in the floor with rose-colored tiles arranged all around in an abstract mosaic. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The cat got away from them in the tall weeds but they kept the stones because they were perfect in weight, shape, and size for throwing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jericho, his father announced, was a place that needed to be rooted out so that God’s good and perfect purposes might be fulfilled. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s just...this drawing. It is perfect, but it’s just a drawing, you know? A picture. It’s made up. Like you said, a story.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her imitation was so perfect, I burst out laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t tell him. Captain Westfall leaves me alone in the midafternoon. The hour before supper is perfect.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Although she warned that she hadn’t tried her hand at baking sweets for some time, I was certain that like everything else about her the cookies would be perfect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra saw through half-closed eyes, and felt a sleepy thrill of perfect happiness, to be speeding north under the Aurora. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh, I think you have Mr. Morrison to thank for that. He’s the one that lost his mind in class, which in retrospect was perfect, because now we have our own club. Ha!” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We crossed the field in front of Dolly just as she drove a perfect corner kick, five feet off the ground. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense to the medieval mind. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

All my pouting was gone at the thought of getting to eat those perfect little circles, and Jay’s stomach rumbled. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They walked outside, and there, on a level piece of ground, was a track, perfect for running. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I jumped up immediately, remounted the bar, and performed a perfect Tkatchev on my next try. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I am conscious of how right he appears to me, how perfect, every one of his tones and gestures dead on, not simply what I expect but what I want desperately to see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We smiled at each other in perfect understanding. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect tones of the piano bounce around the room and back into me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He will know it’s been a perfect afternoon, a perfect evening. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In her diary, she referred to it as “a perfect prison.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I avoided the cold locker of fresh meats, as we had no way to cook them, but shriveled clubs of sausage were perfect. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of perfect silence as the sweet, sticky bun hit part of my eye and most of my cheek and then dragged, slowly, down my chin. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could speak perfect English, and I barely spoke Afrikaans, the language colored people were supposed to speak. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In her perfect cursive it says, Take your time. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My plan is to make sure everything is just perfect for your wedding,” says Haymitch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It felt so perfect to be sitting next to him, talking and touching, as if they’d never been apart. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

While her siblings made their demands, Laney had a different idea of the perfect Christmas tree. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So it made perfect sense for a theatre family to start on board a ship. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t expect peace to be a perfect pearl, Jeth,” Ross Milton had warned. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would go by car; no, for things to be perfect they would go by train; all the way down to Devon and take that cottage again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Great,” a Candor boy replies, “because that makes perfect sense, Molly. Leap off a train onto a roof.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was afraid Mr. Abbas would go back on the deal, so she said, “Make them all perfect.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"What he says and does makes perfect sense to me." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Pap had rode out miles afore he spotted the maple he said would be perfect for finishing the cabinet we’d been working on for months for Mr. Dalton. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I liked my job, and while it wasn’t perfect, I also liked my life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There is a perfect calm in the bed, and then Lelia gets up and shuts off the television. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in all honesty, a wrestling match was the perfect opportunity for Luke to meet Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you perfect, Bailey? All those A’s—that implies perfection. Is that the answer, Bailey?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was damp and dirty, but otherwise perfect. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She hardly resembled the perfect robot who had appeared on the shore just a week earlier. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Blond floppy hair, blue eyes and perfect white teeth when he smiled at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I was in love with Marvin, he was nearly perfect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little too perfect, don't you think? What if it’s a trap?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sounds like the newscasters on TV—her words are perfect, her voice is the just the right tone of bougie, and her smile looks plastic. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect night to run away, thought Fadi, casting a brooding look at the bright sheen of the moon through the cracked backseat window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His fur shone and his claws and teeth were in perfect condition. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerry is the perfect example of “quitters never win” because he quit law school. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When Pa announced our bus trip I knew I’d have hours and hours on the road with the perfect companion if my sisters let me read in peace. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then another jolt of red pop must’ve pumped through my heart because my brain came up with a perfect lie. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She spotted individual marks recurring again and again on a single page, and found entire clusters replicated, sometimes ten or thirty times in perfect patterns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

On the table, under a wooden bowl to protect it from hungry rats and cats alike, sits a perfect little goat cheese wrapped in basil leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Tara! It's a perfect name for you—'star'! Be blessed, my daughter." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Brazil is the land that imported more Africans than any other to work on sugar plantations, and in Brazil the soil is still perfect for sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was forever trying to get the perfect 1970s Michael Jackson Afro. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The last class was dismissed into a perfect fall afternoon. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He groped around, found a perfect rock for throwing; it just fit his hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need perfect, just somewhere he could take Naomi without getting himself strung up for being with her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We looked for ties to match and found a perfect one, but I could not tie it because I did not know how. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t seen too much of them, either, just a tangle of perfect legs and arms. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Meaning my brother, who married his high school sweetheart and had three perfect kids. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Come to find out, he’s a perfect mark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Amil said it, I realized it was the perfect word for Papa. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looks old money with the tiny, perfect diamonds in her ears to prove it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If he had been able to see them, it would be the perfect tactical position. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

If she gets A+ in everything, and starts a club, and builds an after-school program, and scores perfect on all the state tests, they will have to love her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Her makeup is done and her hair is perfect, and she's wearing the vanilla perfume she always wears when she goes out, but never when she's inside the house. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there was Janina in the middle of the street, squatting on her haunches, hurling her voice, thumbing her nose at Buffo, taunting him in perfect imitation of me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There might even be a sliding scale, with perfect numbers selling at a premium and prime numbers going for more than nonperfect composite numbers, etc. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing Grace laugh made Maya feel like a comedian who had finally found her perfect audience. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And there it was: a perfect blanket of white covering the lawn, the trees, the road, as far as I could see, all absolutely unbroken, untouched, and still. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see anything around them, but he had perfect bearings at sea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All they had to do in return was hump any of the men who asked them to, which seemed to make everything just about perfect for them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Books that were of God—books written by the Mormon prophets or the Founding Fathers—were not to be studied so much as cherished, like a thing perfect in itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Thomas held Teresas hand, let them all go past, felt them bump him, smelled their sweat, sensed their terror, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his own dash. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I know you worried that they would be too big, but they are a perfect fit after I’ve wrapped my stockinged feet in newspapers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A perfect blend of ice cream and chocolate malt. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It seems that Kendra thought the move to Godric’s Hollow was the perfect opportunity to hide Ariana once and for all, something she had probably been planning for years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my thumb so the blood gathers in a perfect sphere before it collapses and slides toward the palm of my hand. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Winchell drops back to pass, throwing a perfect strike on a timing pattern to reserve split end Johnny Celey on the left sideline. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeweled beauty-lanterns sail overhead, dusting the room with the perfect amount of light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t like that there’s tension. I want you to have that perfect night.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was a giant cake, shaped like a huge, perfect donut. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bob draws Candy’s blue dot, making a perfect circle and then coloring it in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was as perfect a day as I could imagine, and I didn’t want to leave it behind. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It was circling them, waiting for the perfect spot to land. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“He was going to surprise your mom. The vase was perfect, he said. He said she’d love it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Jenna, as this would be the perfect time for her to say something about Elliot, but she was busy taking out her ten billion pens. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

From the perspective of the resettlement agencies, Clarkston, Georgia, was a perfect community in which to place refugees who were just arriving in the United States. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This is perfect for implementing one of the essential elements of West African dance and music, where people take turns “showing their stuff” in a playfully confrontational way. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

When he had finished his speech, which was listened to in perfect silence, an odd thing happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an almost perfect day, except that Abe didn’t know anything about the key or about Dad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I close the gap and stare at the perfect brown skin exposed by the open buttons of her shirt. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Her short red hair glistened and every one was in perfect place. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t want any of my bad juju near that perfect, healthy baby. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They took their meals together, and Mrs. Dudley’s cooking stayed perfect. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was a great source of pride for the French, but it was predicated on the assumption that the Earth was a perfect sphere–which Newton now said it was not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

His muscled legs flashed by in a blur as he made a perfect layup. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

How perfect Cammy had become in his memory, how much more desirable for having stepped behind a locked door! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a beautiful peaceful second when both golden plates were stilled and stood there in perfect balance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The just and perfect Willis Hurd walked past him easily, but the fog embraced Turner like a vampire, and it whispered, “You are not one of us.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wrap a tendril around a rod to give her the perfect coil, and mix two skin tones together—seashell white and a dark citrine brown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She crammed the fire bucket down over his shiny pate, his bulging eyes, his rosebud mouth fixed in a perfect little 0. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brook says I need to practice wording on group projects so this will be perfect. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So all Lydian modes have the same key signature as the major key a perfect fourth below them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It’s not a perfect pronunciation, but he’ll get there with time. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He spent the whole night making incomprehensible movements in the drawing room; later they turned out to be exercises designed to perfect the mind’s control over the body and to improve digestion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pretty! say beautiful rather. Can you imagine any thing nearer perfect beauty than Emma altogether—face and figure?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Carradale thus was the perfect environment to go one step further and acquire a beard. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Sugar was now the perfect decoration for a royal wedding, to be used was tea—and this is the first time the drink was mentioned by a European. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

My son wasn't perfect, but he was mine. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Like this,” he said to Joaquin one afternoon, and had tucked his thumb carefully around Joaquin’s small hand so that it was a perfect, solid fist. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Only two days ago, we were in Atlantis being so free and open and in love, and everything was perfect. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"I think you will be perfect here. You already seem to fit with the space." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“None of us are the perfect contestants,” she says. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect day to be near the water and blow a bunch of money on fancy food. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But then my mind would go to the curve of his perfect thumbnail, and my body would flame up like pine pitch. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lovely as the moon: not flawless, perhaps, but perfect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A perfect octave is often simply called an octave. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

‘I mean, no combination is going to be perfect, but Poseidon, Hephaestus, Pluto, Mars ... I don’t see any huge antagonism there.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to imagine the perfect foster mother for us both. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It’s not perfect, but I smile and thank her anyways. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor stood in a perfect three-quarters stance, arms hanging easily at her sides. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He takes a large, leather-bound notebook from his coat, a perfect copy of one that has been safely locked in his office. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Fm not perfect, no one is, but Fm trying. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The contentment of the does spread to everyone else, until one evening Hazel remarked that he felt a perfect fraud as Chief Rabbit, for there were no problems and hardly a dispute to be settled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the gum out of my pocket and put it on the perfect top of David’s head. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the tip of his sword and smiled with perfect ivory teeth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her parents are out of town at one of their French country homes, and she said she thought her living room would be the perfect setting for the scene we were doing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Where once he’d watched trout swaying in the current, tracking their perfect shadows on the stones beneath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And it was the perfect opportunity for Seven to find out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a henhouse outside, and the barn, which now only housed their old camper van, would have been perfect for a couple of cows or a horse. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t have to be perfect, okay? You just want some semblance of what you’re thinking.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Nazi leadership was now convinced that the upcoming Olympic Games, in August, would provide the perfect opportunity for a masquerade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I decided this was a perfect opportunity to try one for myself. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

A night sail for Owen would be perfect. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you were there, you wouldn’t either have pointed out that it made perfect sense since the whole city is on a grid. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We starve ourselves so we can fit into the perfect pair of jeans, we pollute our bodies with drugs to increase our muscles so we’ll look ripped without a shirt. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"I'm, er, sorry for your loss, Auntie. I'm also sorry my father got dysentery. My mother tries, but her cooking isn't perfect. So he sent me in his place. I'll try my best, I promise." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This is a perfect example of what it means. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Now, though, he wanted to cook a perfect meal, a savory jollof rice or his special stew with arigbe, to show her how well he could cook. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But for me it was still the perfect meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was while watching an episode of Vampire Prom 2 that Nicole saw the commercial for Miss Teen Dream and figured out the perfect solution to her problem: pageants. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You see, Mr. Davis? It is perfect. These gifts would show him you support his choices, and he’ll see how much you care. How you want to do right by him.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a more perfect world, I could just say no and go home. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Corn was the perfect plant for the growing economy of the colonies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There was a floor-to-ceiling window in the storefront, which was the perfect place to see events unfold. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Also the most beautiful, with its perfect little leaves, its graceful little branches. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into the box and pulled out—I am not making this up—a perfect new white baseball. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Tarzan—“his straight and perfect figure, muscled as the best of the ancient Roman gladiators must have been muscled”—exemplified the ultimate victory of nature over nurture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing left…is to be perfect. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The vanishing point turned a two-dimensional drawing into a perfect simulation of a three-dimensional building. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

There was a tableau of perfect silence, all motionless. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt so surreal having her presented to me like that, the perfect blonde I’d watched, whose life I’d constructed and deconstructed in mv head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made a perfect half circle in front of the synagogue doors, like a steel trap with gaping jaws ready to be sprung. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started reading news reports about HeLa cells and the contamination problem and realized it would make a great story for Rolling Stone—the perfect mix of science and human interest. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to ask you the same question, Signor Barbarossa,” Scipio answered, giving a perfect imitation of his father's condescending tone. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect home that could move around, a home that didn’t close you in or tie you down: and a sailor would always be at home if he was on the sea. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the almost darkness, I couldn’t see much, but I could feel the cold smoothness of the gold ingots, the pictures pressed into the coins, the perfect facets of the gemstones. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The water was a beautiful turquoise, a color it took Ivy at least thirty minutes to get right, mixing the blues and greens until it was perfect. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Aw, come on, baby. Get the bubbles out of your blood. We scored. It was perfect.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect book, since Okonkwo couldn’t do right, and neither could any of the adults on this side of the creek or the other. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

From the words on my back, and how they were fulfilled, the villagers would make a legend about my perfect filiality. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I frowned, irritated that something would spoil an otherwise perfect day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The air is perfect—clear and crisp, but not too cold. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect tool for the Scientific Revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For one thing, the heaven or sky above him was now a perfect circle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any coma victims in the Menagerie? Because, seriously, I’d be perfect for a role like that, if you’re looking for new talent, that is...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Hale’s lawyers promptly tipped off a reporter, who ran a story about Hale’s “perfect” alibi, noting, “He’s not afraid.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It’s tough to tell whether her skin or teeth are the more perfect white. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It has to be perfect,” Isa said with a soft sigh as she fiddled with the buttons on her coat. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to stomp on her perfect sneakers. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He leans forward and adds: Before I die I want to know a perfect day. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Truly I am. They aren’t perfect, but none of us are ever exactly what we want to be, right?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I did as he said and was surprised to find that they were a perfect fit. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was beautiful the way an angel is beautiful—timeless, perfect, remote. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The high will be sixty-seven degrees—a perfect fall day. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t entirely sure if it was Toby’s perfect cake, but it was worth a try. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We were perfect for each other now—perfect friends. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I originally wanted to make Caitlin earrings, but then I spotted a pair of black-and-white speckled ones at the market and thought they would be the perfect gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This café had a perfect view of the harbor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I blame that on Mama for seeping into my head and ruining what could have been a perfect night’s sleep. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was, even in their delectation of necks, an innocence born of perfect inexperience combined with...politeness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He bit his lip and scratched his neck, looking as if he was trying to figure out the perfect way to answer Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, I got a perfect on my math final last week. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was like smelling the perfect Christmas feast and having the door slammed in your face, leaving you alone in the cold. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

After the party, everyone thanked me because they said it was the perfect music. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t that wonderful?” said Werfel in his perfect Elven.“Lady du Burgh and her whole family have learned the language of your people. They want you to feel absolutely at home here.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She laughs to herself as she flips the perfect crepe, then slides it onto a plate and points at the ceiling. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He keeps working on perfecting the human figure using all these media and opaque white paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She danced wildly and beautifully and in perfect time, though she had no music to go by. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Being the son of Poseidon and all, I have perfect bearings at sea. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He felt the warmth for his brother you can feel only for one who is not perfect and therefore no target for your hatred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d changed into a sarong and put a flower in her hair, which was, of course, just perfect. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense that Mother would speak to her, but the presence of Crocodile Guts was puzzling. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Hope Springs would be our perfect place. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ve just described my perfect day,” he said, and he held out his hand, and she took it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Fred raises his fingertips to the brim of his cap, then smiles at me, showing off two rows of perfect white teeth and a dimple in his left cheek. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Hurrah for the perfect world,” Fela said sarcastically, then turned and began leading me through the shelves again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I started to protest that this made no sense, but then I realized it made perfect sense. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never,” it said with the bitter drama of a perfect cue, “while Mordred is alive.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And between each object is a ninety-degree angle, so the circuit becomes a perfect square. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were not foreign and the letters hooked into one another in ways that ought to have made perfect sense. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And,” Sairy continued, “Tiller said that he could see a perfect boat in that piece of wood, a perfect, perfect boat just waiting to be let loose.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She lived on the bank of a lake, in a beautiful neighborhood with fancy houses and perfect green lawns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

People with perfect pitch, of course, can play this game forever. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the week, while Charlie still searched for the perfect tree for his tree house, I hung around and watched TV. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A fin as blue as the sky on a perfect day in May. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He has a big smile and perfect teeth. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And this tour is the perfect time to learn my way around Quinton’s department—like where Quinton and Maria’s office is located and where all the files are kept. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I think the government was trying to make an example out of them. It could be the perfect project.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

This is critical, since most of the self-confidence issues regarding the arts is centered around the idea that children can “get it wrong” or the idea that what they create is less than perfect. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He was in a blessedly dark room, perfect for dwarf vision. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“No, your brother is used to a big house with lots of help, where everything is perfect. And you are all the help I have. Now get up!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As graceful as any queen, with her head high in the air, and her long red tail arched in a perfect rainbow, my little dog walked down the table. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many notes did I once write, full of secrets and stories and folded into a perfect star? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It also helped that Benji had been a perfect kid while the Porters were in Aruba. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Through the tumult of voices, one voice cried out to him with perfect clarity, that of Lyra, and he called back, “Lyra! Lyra! I’m coming!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some tiny part of him hoped to be sensed, to be seen, to be stopped, but the Cloak was, as ever, impenetrable, perfect, and he reached the front doors easily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I realize I never looked past her blond ponytail and perfect smile. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Summed up in one perfect sentence by Donne - ‘Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde’ - the movement was a ray of sunshine peeping out from behind storm clouds. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If you could do this tomorrow afternoon, the timing would be perfect. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was surrounded on three sides by walls of granite, perfect matches to the ceiling overhead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have to cook perfect pots of things every meal but ate up all the leftovers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they graduated, he had fallen for Shaker Heights as well, the way Elena described it: the first planned community, the most progressive community, the perfect place for young idealists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was just that she was so cool, and so pretty, and everything about her was always so perfect. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I take that back. It makes perfect sense.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Curtain had perfect control of his chair, however, and as he raced down the rows he expertly dodged the children’s feet and the sharp corners of their desks, smiling as he went. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Bobbie and Clay appear, taking big, happy strides, as if everything were suddenly perfect. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mom says, “After you told us about your desire to take a creative writing class, we thought it was perfect. We hope you like it!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t had a perfect day since I turned sixteen,” Trina said as she thumbed down the corner of her page and placed the book by her side. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense to protect everyone from sorcery. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Virginia,” he says, “we’re perfect for each other! What do you say? About being my girlfriend? The Doctorita doesn’t have to find out. I’ll just come to see you in secret.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With eight years to prepare, he erected a first-rate viewing station, tested and retested his instruments, and had everything in a state of perfect readiness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he always had such simple meals, but nothing had seemed so perfect to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“These kids think everything is perfect here. What do they know about emigrating from your home and trying to manage in a new country?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this time, we’ll find the perfect place,” I said as I ran my fingers over the folded edges of the maps. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

People with perfect shiny hair who go to Pilates classes on Saturdays and have the right shape of nose to look down on everyone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But when it’s just the three of us, we have these perfect, stupid moments. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

If ever these lines strayed from perfect, if someone should move his by scooting backward too vigorously, or trying to get just the right angle to pass a note, Mrs. Jacobs got very cranky. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe that's why you have bar mitzvahs at thirteen—it's the perfect time to start exploring who you are. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her face—her beautiful, perfect pink face—broke. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was dressed in this plain white T-shirt and gray sweats, but he still managed to look heart-stoppingly perfect somehow. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I go in the kitchen and believe I will never see a more perfect set of hipbones. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could remember the toughest calculus formulas and had nearly perfect pitch as a musician, but he literally could not remember to put his pants on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had your lute here, you could sing me to sleep and everything would be perfect.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the bridge we were suspended above an area of perfect lawn, such as you sometimes see in an old moat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The lobby mirrors are perfect for adding last-minute makeup. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

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

And, just like in the fairy tale, it will be a perfect fit. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Your father loves you very, very much. He’s far from perfect, but he’s still about the best dad you could ask for.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The nuns sold their best specimens and kept the less perfect ones to eat themselves, though Malcolm thought Sister Fenella’s pies tasted pretty good, whatever the apples looked like. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her hair was flipped up in a ponytail kind of thing, and when she rested her head on the bench behind us, her long neck curved to a perfect arch. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bridge leaned to look and saw a page of slanted handwriting in perfect lines. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect symbol for life outside Garland—huge, complicated, and full of hidden traps and pitfalls. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Her fingers wove the sweetgrass in her lap, twisting and tugging the strands into perfect place. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His smile was full of very, very even white teeth and he had a perfect dimple in his right cheek. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He remembers when he was a kid, freckly and unafraid, when the world seemed like it was blissfully endless but everything still made perfect sense. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Every muscle, tendon, and ligament in their bodies was burning with pain, but they were rowing beyond pain, rowing in perfect, flawless harmony. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After the bat mitzvah party, when they went back to their room, all the decorative pillows had been taken off the king bed, and the covers were turned down into a perfect triangle. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

So safety advocates cautioned against making a perfect comparison between driver distraction by cell phone and drunk driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had tried very, very hard all these years to be perfect, but she had to admit she was quite unperfect. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, Nephew,” he said with an artful swish of his robes, one that had taken him over a decade to perfect. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I got a look around as I followed her, and everything was clean and perfect. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“When Mami did her hair,” Naomi said, “it was perfect. Not a strand out of place.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She studied her palms, the four perfect crescents in her flesh. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He complained about the hair on his shoulders, but Miranda thought him perfect, and refused to imagine him any other way. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I kept darting surreptitious glances at him while also looking straight ahead, as if I had no business gazing directly at this perfect likeness of an Indo-Greek god, high school edition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This collar, some say, was called Brisingamen and was the most perfect thing in the world. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning was clear and warm, a perfect day for a seaside town. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"My name is Su Bin Bao," he said in perfect English. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was foggy and dark outside my window, absolutely perfect. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A teacher rushed over, and Calder had explained that it was an experiment and that it felt just perfect. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The angles of her face curve into a perfect heart shape. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And since you’re all educated and good at guessing, this assignment is perfect for you! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"They make perfect sense to me," Turtle said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only an illusion, but a perfect illusion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Now that he’s not so perfect after all, the pressures on me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was like a nation in crisis, looking back, and back, and back — its history might be ugly, but its past shone perfect. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady had always done her best to be the perfect daughter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She aces it, a perfect serve at about ninety miles an hour that kisses the court just inside the line before I can move. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Finny never left anything alone, not when it was well enough, not when it was perfect. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The group was now complete, the solidarity circle perfect and without flaw. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect test case, the perfect way to set precedent—not with someone who was malicious, not with a societal outlier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tinkerbell’s once perfect little nose had completely disappeared, and her saucy red lips had been replaced with an ugly, lopsided smear. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when I’m not young, how am I going to stay perfect? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Transpose the notes up a perfect fifth and write the new part in treble clef. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were perfect because I was going forward in the brave new world in peace. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Rolling to his left, he lofted a pass forty yards downfield, the spiral true and perfect. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they arrived, carrying all of their belongings in one valise, they both knew right away that perfect was not the word. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt so well, so close to perfect companionship, that he thought of no other refuge on the afternoon on which Amaranta Úrsula had made his illusions crumble. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I dump a puzzle on the living room floor, glad for the simple right and wrong of a single, perfect fit. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top of his hole was a perfect circle, and the sides were smooth and steep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Since we have a concept of an infinite perfect being in our minds, Descartes then argued that this infinite and perfect being—God—must exist. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“But you must learn to be perfect if you wish to become a code talker.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth the setup was perfect for me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does not understand the English that sounds perfect in my head and then comes out messy as the can of spaghetti Uhmma lets me eat on Saturdays if I help with the laundry. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard, thinking of Hattie and her perfect ballerina feet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You can fly it anywhere, with or without a magnetic grid. And it’s the perfect thing for spreading fires. The Rusties sure knew how to make a mess.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care if the house is perfect all the time.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect—it was garishly decorated—but it had the right number of rooms and a decent yard that they would be able to see when they sat in the back of the house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was even better than she had hoped for: It was a big, beautiful, strong panga, the perfect tool for cutting mutarara branches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then it was just a matter of finding the perfect time to strike,” he said proudly, as if victory had been assured from the moment he decided to save us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to Chihuahua,” I lied in perfect Spanish, a task that was not difficult, since Spanish was our first language. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There weren’t retired breakdancers just lying around, waiting for my parents to pay them in Persian food to teach me to perfect a flare. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s perfect,” I say, combing out my hair with my fingers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The soles of her shoes—her perfect, beloved shoes—were melting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Looking at it objectively, it made perfect sense. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

For as long as I can remember, she’s tried to drag a third wheel into our perfect little mix. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Still, Tally spent a lot of time wondering what Shay was going to look like pretty, her skin-and-bones body all filled out, her already full Ups perfected, and the ragged fingernails gone forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was present in her strong jaw, in the slope of her eyebrows, in the perfect stillness of her form. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She could just feel how perfect this skirt was; she didn’t have to see it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His faith was no longer a faith, he said, but a perfect knowledge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, Rowan launched himself at her again, an open palm strike at her shoulder, intentionally two inches off from the perfect leverage point—but she actually moved into it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

George had been perfect the whole time in England. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “I am so happy to hear that! You guys are perfect for each other. God! She’s been into you for a long time.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They moved with a fast crowd, all of them young and rich and wild, but she came out with an absolutely perfect reputation. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She had set the dining-room table and pulled down the shades so it was pretty shadowy, and that made me look perfect. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jack’s fantasy was much more elaborate: My perfect meal, prepared by my mother, of course, begins with rich chicken soup brimming with fat handmade noodles. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

There it sat, perfect as a fresh-laid egg on the dead sea bottom, the only nucleus of light and warmth in hundreds of miles of lonely wasteland. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize I’d been moving through the office until I was picking up those framed photos, those happy, smiley, million-years-ago pictures of our perfect family. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“A perfect choice,” the man said, removing it from the case. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well—” Jen waved her hand in a way that made Luke even more aware of the contrast between his ragged flannel shirt and patched jeans, and Jen's perfect house. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He had the prettiest lashes, thick like yours. A good chin, a fine nose, and a round forehead. Oh, your father was handsome, Aziza. He was perfect. Perfect, like you are.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

This one perfect day of his life was worth anything he had to pay. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

By the time she got to the park, everything was a pulsing red behind her eyes, each burst of color in perfect sync with her heartbeat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For what it’s worth, you showed me something, Ultraviolet-there is such a thing as a perfect day. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, she says it’s none of her business, which is perfect, because I don’t feel like explaining. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For characters like Skeezie and me, a town this size is a perfect fit; at least, that's the way it feels to me at the age of twelve. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now, tossing and turning on this damp, sour-smelling mattress, I try to focus on my perfect day, but these memories lead to other, darker thoughts. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He frightened her, telling her about the chemicals that were sprayed on crops, the chemicals fed to chickens to make them grow quickly, and the chemicals used to give fruits perfect skin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was during these times that the world seemed perfect to me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll come to you with the horses. I have two that are perfect for you.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“My job is important and has enormous honor. But that does not mean I am perfect, and when I tried before to train a successor, I failed. Please ask any questions that will help you.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Four bits of a broken doll: one blue eye and half an eyebrow, a bit with a curl of black hair attached, an ear, and a hand with perfect tiny fingernails; Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she met and married my grandfather—a good-natured young man just out of the navy—she dedicated herself to constructing the perfect family, or at least the appearance of it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I just stared at her soft knees, where they peeked out from beneath the perfect hem of her skirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, the cabbies in this town are sharks,” he said in perfect English, without a trace of an accent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost perfect, minus one crucial detail. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“No! It’s perfect,” she said, grabbing my arm. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It’s the perfect time for Cornelius to bring the dessert menu. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Her bangs were a perfect line across her forehead, even after sleeping. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Gone was the perfect word to describe what Ivy was seeing right now. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The food had been good, the wine perfect. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Plants make way more seeds than they need, because they know that life is not perfect and all the seeds won’t make it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sun was hanging in an unblemished sky, turning the Red Carpet Inn and the surrounding woods—perfect for stashing a body—into a real winter-wonderlandish affair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If I ever need a new set of knives or the perfect exercise machine, I’ve got that information on hie. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Tonight was the vote on Amendment S in Ravenskill, and if Seven’s theory was correct, there would be another string of cuco attacks—making this the perfect time for the Witchlings to strike. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A perfect little bird had fluttered into my arms. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She bounces again, saying, “Tomorrow would be perfect! It’s Friday. One day, then the weekend...You can get your feet wet, you know?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It had deep, concrete window wells perfect for making into forts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That was the key, and once Kaz recognized it, it was as if someone had laid a perfect blueprint over the Ice Court and its workings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Spender led him over into a little Martian village built all of cool perfect marble. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mammachi wondered whether she would ever master the art of perfect preservation, and whether Sophie Mol would like some iced grape crush. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pours the steaming water into the mug with precision, adds two perfect spoonfuls of sugar, and methodically stirs the sugar like he’s making a formula. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The thought that such a perfect field was sitting unused made Luma angry. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And if she didn’t want to ruin her perfect image, Diana would have to get moving. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Quite the contrary, the marketplace was a perfect place for playing, and so we did, the young rats at least, as soon as we had finished eating. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before, he’s always been a model of perfect, unnatural calm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Mom, you can have a seat,” he added, gesturing toward a row of folding chairs near the door, but within perfect view of all the action. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Just because you resettle people doesn’t mean their lives are suddenly perfect. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We all tiptoed inside to our beds, leaving the ashes perfect behind us like newly fallen snow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun, the feasts, the friends ... and the sameness, the perfect identical days. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

So I stared at the woman blankly, and in perfect English, I said: “I’m so sorry, but I have no idea what you’re saying.” Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was trying to picture myself taking the first slivers off this perfect piece of wood. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow this seems like the perfect place for Piper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, all in all, the most beautiful, perfect car that God has ever allowed to be made on earth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I walked through the empty house, and got ready for bed, and lay there thinking about how perfect everything was. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marquee in front of the church is advertising a Saturday night “tent revival,” which sounds like the perfect entertainment for an atheist out on her own. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab’s mom’s eyebrows formed perfect arches above her eyes, threatening to disappear into her hair, as my grandfather screamed at my grandmother for no reason I could understand. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I leaned into him, my hands finding their perfect place on his lower back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

About how snow conditions are perfect because they prefer to be able to walk on hard-crusted snow, but this most recent dusting over that icy stuff will let him pick up its tracks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The silk slippers would have been perfect, but he didn’t know what size to get, and Kaira pointed out that slippers weren’t like T-shirts; they had to be an exact fit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I want this to be perfect,” said Stendahl, holding his lantern up so its light penetrated in upon the slumped figure. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

A perfect noose on one end, and a textbook clove hitch on the other. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed in perfect bliss, and Rishi's arms wrapped around her waist in response, pulling her body snugly against his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’ve only gone as far as the past perfect tense in my French book.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was rather cheerful as he looked out the front window at the perfect weather. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you supposed to make everyone look perfect?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Molly looks at the perfect swoops hitting the broken line in exactly the same spot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

From the backseat, two policemen produce a frail-looking man in a beige suit with a perfect purple bruise around his left eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It is like!” he murmured; “the eye is well managed: the colour, light, expression, are perfect. It smiles!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the mirror, half of her face is perfect beauty, and the other half is horrific, rearranged, red. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect soda for a spicy food, and apparently, for tricking naive city boys like Genie and Ernie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He listened to her with perfect indifference, while she chose to entertain herself in this manner; and as his composure convinced her that all was safe, her wit flowed long. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He preferred picking the perfect move for the moment. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Make piles of similar colors. Doesn’t have to be perfect.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I slide my finger down the railing, its perfect little balusters. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And jeans more normal than mine, and sneakers that look like Hollywood sneakers playing the part of sneakers: perfect bow-laces and perfect white edges and perfect uncreased tongues. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We found him a hat, an eye patch, and a plastic hook we thought would look perfect sticking out from his black arm sling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would have been a perfect roost for secretly filming the casino boat, except for a couple of problems. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I just want one perfect moment, but this isn’t going to be it. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“He is just what a young man ought to be,” said she, “sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!—so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Finn watched his calm, sane, perfect brother go crazy. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was still perfect timing, though, because I felt like I was walking on air and he was the only person I could really talk to about it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was, he judged, the kind of young woman who could take care of herself with perfect ease wherever she went. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indoors there were hardwood floors, waxed daily to a perfect gleam. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry Ford declared that the perfect assembly line factory worker would be a blind man because he could learn one exact task and repeat it endlessly for the rest of his life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Flipping burgers. That’s reliable. Not very imaginative, but reliable. Come to think of it, it’s the perfect job for me. I’m reliable and unimaginative.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

"This is perfect for now. A good start." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“If you do that, it’ll show that you have half a mind. Exactly half. Only half. Something I’ve suspected for a long time. You can’t even see that this is perfect.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, as far as she could imagine, a perfect life in a perfect place. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mother spoke perfect English, but every so often when she was upset, she slipped. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The oak, I saw, was a perfect foundation for a tree house. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

How clever he was and how perfect a gentleman. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would be the perfect Cinderella story for me—no glass slipper, just a “how was school today?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The only place there weren’t books was in one corner, where there were some large, comfortable-looking chairs and a wooden table with lamps hanging over them, perfect for reading. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She leans close to my ear and whispers, "Now that Ambrosia has put us in a precarious position, you must fix it. You have to do what you're told. You have to be perfect." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"Over it! Holden, he's behaving like a perfect--I don't know what. . . He's in his room, dear. Go right in." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Smile so wide, warm, and perfect in every way. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s salty and sweet and sour and perfect. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had perfect teeth, as white as his hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This leads to great confusion in the kingdom of the devil, and this strife leaves many dead and injured, which is why children make the perfect soldiers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The only way to beat that score would be to play a perfect game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Milton met us in Olney last night and loaned us his horse and buggy to drive up here today. We wanted to surprise you; we had hoped it would be a perfect homecoming.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a perfect date—lots of exhaust in our cookies ’n’ cream—but the vuvv love customs. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked like a flight attendant—blue business suit, perfect makeup, hair pulled back in a ponytail. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, it’s going to seem like a whole lot longer if we all have to pretend to be perfect the entire time. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Your perfect cake,” she said by way of explanation. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Blond-white hair cut in perfect bowls at the bottoms of their earlobes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He imagined the words standing up in a perfect line and coming out of his mouth clearly, without stuttering or skipping or sounding stupid. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then, when Marshall discovered that the wooden base of the Diana statue was hollow, and one side was a little loose, they had a perfect secret vault for the storage of sacred records. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t any gloves or maps or papers in the box, just a bunch of perfect throwing rocks. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was this dependence that made Aedes aegypti the perfect creature to carry yellow fever into Philadelphia in 1793. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He could sit in perfect stillness while he observed an animal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The logical puzzle: In a fight between two perfect equals, how can one win? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Take The Great Gatsby, for instance—the woman’s melancholic face against the city lights in the distance is the perfect representation of the quiet misery of that era. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Working on a navy contract quietly and virtually single-handedly at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Lawrence’s former graduate student Philip Abelson had perfected a way of enriching uranium by thermal diffusion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Every piece of the puzzle is almost perfect, but something is missing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We end up watching part of an episode of Adventure Time as a compromise, and it’s the exact perfect distraction. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The breast she had left bare in the Qartheen fashion was as perfect as a breast could be. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Being a night game in the spring, it was just perfect Texas weather, 80 degrees or so. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have time for that right now. I’m trying to be perfect with this part. Tryouts are tomorrow. Can we go over our lines?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The clear blue sky is the perfect setting for the orange, red, and gold pallet of the gods. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against the perfect cover of vine and bramble and tangled drift sticks, a little gray brush rabbit sat quietly in the sun, drying his breast fur, wet by the grass dew of his early feeding. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I should—in the course material for Overbearing Mothers 101, I'm probably the perfect example of a person most likely to rebel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In my head the ideas are so clear and make perfect sense, but when the words come out they're a mess. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It would be so romantic and make everything perfect. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Until that spring I believed that my life and my family were nearly perfect. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in all the accelerated classes at school, got almost perfect grades, kept her room tidy, and always practiced for her piano lessons. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The set looks perfect—June and I stayed late tonight putting the finishing touches on everything. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Galen had claimed that the hand of a healthy doctor was the perfect instrument for judging hot and cold, wet and dry—the four qualities that made up the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He tells me, “Mason. This is going to be perfect.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Her blond hair rests on her shoulders in perfect waves, and her arms are crossed together like she's wearing her armor. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I roll my eyes at her, do a perfect pivot, and sashay my way back to Beatriz. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You don’t like conflict. You want everything and everyone to be in perfect harmony.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the evening light, he was perfect again. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The door shuts, which is when, with a slight quiver of recognition, as if he’d known it all along, the perfect pet name for his son occurs to Ashoke. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, I did feel it was a perfect meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The counselor who saw Jen as the perfect do-gooder project on her resume, offering her a chance at beauty pageant redemption meant to save them both. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect drawing to help her forget about how horrible her birthday had been so far. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was a practical black bag with innumerable zippered pockets and compartments just perfect for Patria’s goodwill supplies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each costume, each gesture, each sign on each tent is more perfect than the last. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I felt its weight, its perfect ripeness—not too soft, not too firm. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The thing is, they were all perfect days. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I expect you to be a perfect gentleman.” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, digging into the furthest reaches of her brain to figure out what would be the perfect addition to her cake. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It's not even a hot day today—it's perfect, in fact. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They were heavy and cheerful, the perfect size for cereal or soup. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A perfect prime is also called a unison. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The air is cool and moist from a light fog—perfect running weather. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. You’re right. It’s perfect. You’ll look so pretty up there onstage. Run to the dressing room and try it on.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Kelton opens the car door for me, but trips on the curb as he does—which is perfect. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After my disappointing performance at the Junior Olympics, my mother decided it was the perfect time to try to find some more information about this club people kept talking about. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Why would the Republic give you those wounds, Day? Why would they want to damage someone who got a perfect fifteen hundred on his Trial score?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It’s the perfect opportunity for me to break out the red, white, and blue outfit I wore on Election Day. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Like a perfectly shaven cheek is how you get to some perfect heaven. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo said that the sky was completely cloudless and Olanna told him that it was perfect weather for bomber planes, and they laughed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take off, looking for a water dispenser with one of those hot taps for making tea, so I can quickly pour the perfect mix of hot and cold to achieve room temperature. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My voice pours out of me in perfect tune with the music. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On the outside, the Warners seemed like they’d developed into a perfect family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then he adds, “She wouldn’t leave her dogs,” which is the perfect cherry on his story. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She explained to Eloise, who had come out to the driveway to meet her, that everything had been absolutely perfect, that she had remembered the way exactly, until she had turned off the Merrick Parkway. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He says he's not perfect either, and that no one is, really, but that he is trying to do right by the people he cares about. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They contained instruments, small, but of perfect make and enchanting tones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sheldon gives me a special card with lots of the scratch-and-sniff stickers she hands out only for perfect papers in spelling. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I can see why you would want to spend every waking hour staring at people you want nothing to do with. It makes perfect sense.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Part of this essence came from Father Mike’s perfect contentment at being only five foot four. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yet part of me also thinks the whole idea makes perfect sense. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That she has fulfilled her role as a thieving member of the underclass, now indentured to this genteel midwestern white lady, is too perfect for words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Milkman slipped into Sweet’s bed and slept the night in her perfect arms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though each stage of his life required perfect concentration, undistracted by old pastimes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Cold, but totally plain and perfect with nothing green and lots of fries. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She had perfect skin, and a perfect outfit: white T-shirt with some kind of logo, tucked into her belted jeans. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

His warm-hued face was square, owing its shape to the eminence of his angular jaw, which carved out two perfect hollows on either side of his chin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Starr, I want to, I do—” “I know you do. And it’s the perfect opportunity.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

But that was the perfect word to describe me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I had the best time. Honestly, it was no trouble. The chocolates? They were perfect. Just perfect. I told Scarlett to tell you, any time you want a good dinner, you just let me know.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Those times were as perfect as any I ever had; but the good times never lasted. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

So she just said, “Life will be perfect now, I promise.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At some point Miss Love made the mistake of remarking that Loma had just the perfect figure for the stylish new shirtwaists with lots of tucks and ruffles in front. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The ugly gray walls did nothing to mar her perfect cinnamon complexion, although it made most people look like walking zombies. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For Jinx and Ned, it was a secluded area perfect for making fireworks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When they were done, they didn’t look as perfect as Liz’s cupcakes at Ari’s Cakes, but they still looked pretty professional. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to go home. It’s just too perfect here,” she said, swirling her arms through the water. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was one of those perfect autumn days so common in stories and so rare in the real world. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It gets a “perfect” rating on the game. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The earth was perfect for a gopher hole too, black and soft and yet with a little clay in it so that it didn’t crumble and the tunnels didn’t cave in. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Good-bye," I whisper with my back pressed against the door to the small but perfect world that was my mother and me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If you believe the Bible is the literal truth, the immortality of Henrietta’s cells makes perfect sense. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

What they have in common, Volpe continues, is “they are still boys. And they enjoy being boys. It’s what is so appealing about them, what makes them so likable and perfect for these parts.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense! It’s perfect. Now, how are the preparations coming along?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I notice a small church at the end of the block, a perfect place to dry off, warm up, and strategize about how I’m going to convince this Guillermo Garcia to mentor me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But the look she gave me now was a perfect evil “ten.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dad must be talking now, because it’s silent until she says, “Okay, not the studio, at The Wooden Bird. Yes, one hour’s perfect.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His features, his height, his easy grace—everything makes perfect sense—and yet no sense at all. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Piper knew what her friends whispered about Jason—he was too perfect, too straitlaced. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was perfect: an empty, white, waiting canvas. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her hair in a perfect flip with a pink headband. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Parker’s mystery was the perfect example of seeing what you wanted to see and hearing what you wanted to hear. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Baba describes his ancestral jute farm with bright eyes: coconut and mango trees, perfect for a small boy to climb; a sparkling pond full of tasty fish; lush fields, green after the monsoon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mankind shall reach ... its native perfection ... and perfect...” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She is big-boned—like her dad, she says—and her plump is perfect. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect evening; the air is warm, the trees along the avenue are swathed in deep green leaves. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Putting me in the perfect position to, hopefully, make everybody forget how brilliant she is on the cello and, maybe, just maybe, make this my night to shine! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t change a thing. That was perfect. Just really wonderful.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

If I don’t speak, this moment will exist, preserved in the amber of my memory forever, exactly perfect. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I always sat alone, reading, and he walked up to my table, all smiles and perfect hair, and asked me if my name was Daniel. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There’s a combination of girl sounds from the back seat, disgust and triumph, and Nora plugs her phone in, swearing she’s developed some kind of foolproof algorithm for the perfect road trip playlist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The screen responded as quickly as thought itself, and out of the welter of lines and flashes a series of pictures formed with perfect clarity: compasses, alpha and omega again, lightning, angel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought this room would be visually dramatic for my little film. That’s why I picked this place to meet you. It’s perfect, isn’t it?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The far wall, like her far wall, sloped to make the roof outside, and inside a perfect angle for his hawk eye stickers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were the most perfect things Taylor had ever seen. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally the Dutch national crew dove into the melee, separating boys, pulling them back to their tables, smoothing out their feelings in crisp, perfect, diplomatic English. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her red, red lips curved up into a smile of such beauty, such brilliance, such pure and perfect happiness that it would have frozen your blood in your veins to have seen it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They opened into a long, broad hall; windows along one wall overlooked a garden sculpted into a perfect wilderness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He regarded the scheme as a perfect example of the inability of Americans to know how to behave. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In a way, it made perfect sense that Jesse had a computer but not a car: Young Americans seem much more in love with their computers these days. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the police came, Hugh would explain the situation in his perfect French while I'd toss in a few of my most polished phrases. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One in biology, which I think I got a perfect in. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As a devout Christian, he was the perfect person to discuss how the ANC had sincerely strived for racial harmony. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were perfect,” I say, and he actually blushes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Even if you get the banana to float in a perfect vacuum in the center of the box, you can’t stop the wiggling entirely, because dancing particles give off light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

For this brief moment, the two physicists’ ambitions and skills fell into perfect accord. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But she seems absent, asking how Marie-Laure and Etienne are doing with perfect courtesy, saying good morning as if they are strangers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect opportunity to ask about going to Anna’s. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Minerva said she still doesn’t know if Sor Asuncion agreed to help Hilda out of the goodness of her heart or because this was a perfect lesson to teach that fresh girl. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am a lame gallimaufry and she remains perfect. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I can imagine us having perfect nights sometimes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

So is it me or is that the perfect metaphor for race in America right there? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I am so fascinated that I lose the perfect opportunity to cut Frightful free, because, in spite of the hood, she bated and hung down, exposing her jesses. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eddy Strap’s dad talked about how he thought the grocery store would be in a perfect location. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, this is a two-way street, and she definitely hasn’t been doing a perfect job on her end either. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The gentle snores of my two companions made for a perfect lullaby. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

How could she hold my perfect little sister and shake her head with sympathy? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“And so another farm would be perfect for you.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“The Sixers must have bought it when it went up for auction a few years ago. And they’ve been sitting on it all this time, waiting for the perfect moment to detonate it.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The army has the perfect word for everything, did you ever think of that?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For beet sugar showed that in order to create that perfect sweetness you did not need slaves, you did not need plantations, in fact you did not even need cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mother insisted we go, saying the unseasonably warm March day was perfect for a walk at the beach. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe he simply believed, along with a number of his colleagues, that abuse was a perfect preparation for prison work. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had become that perfect thing that all crew coaches seek. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They didn’t need to talk, which was perfect. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Now, suddenly, Mom realized that recreational gymnastics might be the perfect outlet for her daughters—especially for me, her little bouncing bean who jumped and climbed on everything nonstop. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Spectacular white cheeses lay lined like thirty perfect moons on a dark cloth, drying in the sun. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In 1898, prospecting led him to a nearly vacant trail crossing that the trappers called Edmonton, where he found that the soil was the perfect medium for making brick. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I round the corner, past a Vitamin Water dispenser and a series of small practice rooms, Jordan Rylance is sitting in a chair, a perfect binder of music placed perfectly on his perfect lap. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Seven acres of unshaven men and brighteyed women in search of the perfect screwdriver, weed killer, volcanic gas grills. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was happy to be alive and breathing; when her whole being seemed to be one with the sunlight, the color, the odors, the luxuriant warmth of some perfect Southern day. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

To him this chance to see South Africa less than a decade after the end of apartheid was the perfect preparation for a real understanding of the Rhodes experience and legacy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrow, and somehow his perfect posture becomes even straighter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Better to have a single perfect diamond than a sack of flawed stones. We’ll make a showcase of her, put her in the courtyard or something.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect day to walk some dogs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rei falls into the empty space next to her, raising her perfect eyebrows in two arches. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

According to proponents, when the technology is perfected and extended it will surely lead to new possibilities for therapy. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I interviewed him for the job, he was apologetic about the darker episodes in his past, but I thought he was perfect for the kind of staff we were trying to build. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I traced the shape of his perfect nose, and then, so carefully, his flawless lips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I still think a ballet would be perfect, you know, while Armageddon is going on.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You guys are perfect for each other—just made Hazel more determined not to like him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“They live with these perfect families, they have these perfect lives. What am I going to say, that their older brother who looks nothing like them is crazy?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

What if there was no perfect bird inside? Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. G’s analogy, “Don’t judge a peanut by its shell, judge it by what’s inside of it,” made perfect sense to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Victoria pursed her perfect lips, and blinked her grey eyes, and said, "Yes, Tristran. We shall be having rice pudding." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Despite your visions of a perfect world under an empire, your rulers and politicians are quick to destroy each other. So are assassins, I suppose.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For Shay, the perfect age for turning, the odds were even worse. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was sorely tempted, too, by the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball, which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“So this eighty dollars makes you more perfect than everyone else at the table, then?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He bares his gums, revealing perfect, peppermint-Orbit-white teeth, and his mom licks both her thumbs and smooths back his eyebrows. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was about five o’clock in the afternoon and the village was caught in the silvery light that comes at the end of a perfect spring day. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Plain clothes, but when Hanako looked closely, the sewing seemed perfect, each stitch nearly identical. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"It's perfect. The only thing is, your daddy got a big ol' head, so I don't know if mine could really squeeze in there with his." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I scooped up the ball and dribbled to the spot Drew had made his perfect shot from. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

As for me, I was always the perfect big brother for Jeffrey, the silent microwave-oven mate that my dad seemed to want, and completely sarcastic and horrible to my mom. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The petals opened one by one, each a perfect violet teardrop, and at the center, the flower’s black eye gazed unblinkingly up at Taisin, whose face glowed with the energy unfurling through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The roof had to go on last, and she had to make sure everything else was perfect. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect fit, and it cost only twenty-five dollars, marked down from twenty-seven fifty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Well, it was as perfect as it was going to get. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense for Sohrab to come from a place like this. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Showers after gym had been mandatory in middle school, and I’d spent years perfecting how to be naked for the least amount of time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

His little hand is black, his nails perfect homy claws, his movements gentle and inviting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Circumstances knit themselves, fitted themselves, shot into order: the chain that had been lying hitherto a formless lump of links was drawn out straight,—every ring was perfect, the connection complete. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What happened to our family? Everything was perfect, and then you left us. You left me!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I care about how much he cared about making my first kiss perfect. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

They had a perfect view of St. Helens rising up over the ridge. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s perfect,” Martin said, pushing himself up off the wall. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s the universe weaving a Persian flaw into your otherwise perfect plan. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

That’s perfect; they slip out of the plastic containers with ease. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And were now at Clint’s Graveyard, which receives high praise online, and this could be the perfect stage for me if I outgrow my insecurities—in the next few minutes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His shoulders are always back, and he has this bop that I know he must've practiced for years to perfect. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“She’ll be perfect for inside jobs. Who could say no to that face? An Orange.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

One of them was my latest perfect math test. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Frank was the perfect coach, weighing up the odds, asking if I fancied my chances, and telling me to go for it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They were still moving sideways, both of them, in that perfect circle, maintaining the same distance from each other, and for Harry no face existed but Voldemort’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever I tried to imagine my mother at my age before, she looked exactly like herself, just shorter, more flat-chested, still wearing a suit and pearls, holding a briefcase, hair perfect, shirt starched. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“So,” said Scythe Curie, “today we have one perfect apprentice and one fearless one.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, we're holding hands and eating Oreo mush, and it’s the perfect lunch. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But someone else, a visitor who could have hurt Clara, maybe even kidnapped her, made perfect sense. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The timing is perfect, because I’m forced to stick a smile on my face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They lapped around my body, making me the perfect center of a whirlwind cloud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Minnie wanted everything as perfect as possible for Anna’s visit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

By the ease with which the man was writing, she could tell she was now making perfect sense. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Just as he idealizes Caroline, he paints the Loyers as the perfect mother and daughter. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The drill ended with a grand finale: With perfect precision, they marched into an intricate formation that spelled out “Adolf Hitler.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect thing to say under the circumstances. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the perfect day of his childhood. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Todd pointed at his jaw and Mrs. Amos and me could both see a perfect print in the shape of my hand welted up on Todd’s blubbery cheek. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

You flattened the ball into a perfect circle, concentrating, with the tip of your tongue between your lips. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They stare forward at all times, a pantomime of paying perfect attention. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Windermere said that she had never had a play open without a packed house, and it looked like she was going to keep her stats perfect. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She adds the perfect flourishes, holds positions and pauses for the ideal amounts of time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

No, it is perfect at every moment; every sin already carries grace within it, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people—eternal life. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the only thing that could have made the whole experience even more perfect. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s raining to beat the band...perfect marbles weather!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was perfect, secluded, and practically on my doorstep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. Is that it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The driver stopped behind our Carcachita and, in perfect Spanish, ordered the passenger who rode in the bed of the truck to get off. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time Hugo executed a nearly perfect cartwheel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Water runs down their faces, the perfect cover for tears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two blimps linger over the Beauty Minister's head, chasing each other in a perfect circle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Don't you realize you're throwing away the perfect opportunity to be someone else for an evening? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I go over absolutely everything, but the bike looks perfect—for a relic. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It sent a plume of dark smoke up into the sky, charcoal black into the robin’s-egg blue of the once most perfect day. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“They sound like the perfect people to interview for this project!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There’s one of her crawling on the floor in front of a mirror that would be perfect. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And if I don’t like it, I can come back to live here, where life isn’t perfect, but at least I know what to expect. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knife flies from Chandresh’s hand, blade over handle, spinning in perfect revolutions through the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You carved a perfect circle,” he said, a soft smile tugging at his lips. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And when she peeled back the leaves, she discovered a single perfect goose egg sunk in the mud. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

For such websites, term life insurance was a perfect product. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The perfect opportunity arose a few weeks later, when Robert and his wife, Kitty, invited Haakon and his wife, Barbara, over for dinner. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what Corelli perfected, above all, was a form of musical contrast, an internal drama in the texture that was fresh, surprising and - for the time - highly original. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“You are perfect, my perfect boy!” she says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In retrospect all those anomalies make perfect sense. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Before the agent could extinguish his cigarette and find his gun, Taylor caught his jaw in a roundhouse kick, the same one she’d perfected in countless aerobic kickboxing classes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A single eye blinked open, and the haint smiled, showing a row of perfect white teeth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The morning with Taryn had been so horrible, followed by an almost perfect morning with June; she wasn’t sure how much more she could take. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was perfect timing, because I’d be off to school in a few short months. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Olga was the perfect daughter—cooked, cleaned, and never stayed out late. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She glanced at him, surprised, mildly offended, and thought it a perfect blog post, how this stranger had decided she was fat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just this perfect Now. after g’reenville #1 After the chicken is fried and wrapped in wax paper, tucked gently into cardboard shoe boxes and tied with string . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

But Penny was born perfect and copper-bright, just like her name. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“My eyes are twenty-twenty, my hearing is perfect, and my arthritis is gone!” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I’m learning more and more each day, perfecting my mind, my body, and my aim. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Love as rarely exists in reality, as if a master alchemist has taken it and distilled out all the impurities, every petty disenchantment, every unworthy thought, into a perfect elixir, sweet and deep and all-consuming. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

By lassoing himself to these girls, he might pull them down from the sky and out of their perfect elliptical orbit, throwing everything off-balance. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I knew that tousle was too perfect to be disinterested bedhead. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I have the perfect spot for a nap. My husband built this cozy little den just for me. Come on. It’s right through here.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I made a white cream frosting, and it was perfect, too. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And guess what? I already have the perfect teacher lined up for you.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had never seen a woman with such a perfect incline to her cheekbones that made her entire face seem so alive, so architectural, lifting when she smiled. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Simply perfect for Obstacle Golf,” she answered rapturously. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could easily get away with the perfect crime. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect business idea, and it had been in front of my eyes the entire time. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is so much that can be done with this technique, if it is perfected. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Work those back muscles, people! I want to see perfect, upright posture!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s weird how perfect it feels, holding hands with Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I faced Nergal, my face the perfect mask of openness and honesty. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My father smiled at my mother as they pulled the sheets back and smoothed them down in perfect synchronicity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papi and I got home after midnight, and boy was she mad, even when we told her about my perfect goal shot, arced just right. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The president’s murder gave my teachers and parents and pastor the perfect opportunity to talk with us children about death and dying, about bombings and hatred. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“My house will be perfect for our weekends,” she said finally. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The patrol force squad continues down the street and, in perfect rhythm, they pivot around the corner. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t any human being with a beating heart hand me one of the brown, light, perfect cream puffs? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The store had a dazzling array of formal dresses perfect for some of the special events I had coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Where the ‘pitch ratio’ of two identical pitches is 1:1 and that of an octave 2:1, the ratio of a perfect fifth is 3:2 and a perfect fourth is 4:3. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But I was beginning to wonder if she was really searching for the perfect place...or just searching? Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, though, her English, like everything else about her, was absolutely perfect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its perfect triangle peak sparkled in the sun. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

After checking all their equipment, they were ready to leave earth orbit for the first time in history, and again the Saturn V put them on a perfect path for the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Journeying abroad initially appeared the perfect solution to the complete lack of chemical facts in my head, a condition at times encouraged by my Ph.D. supervisor, the Italian-trained microbiologist Salvador Luria. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Even from there, I could hear that Annette was playing something really fast and angry- sounding, which was like a perfect soundtrack for my mood. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, this could only be one thing, and it was perfect in every detail, right down to the twisty tusks made of spiraling reeds. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

You will start to admire Africans who have perfect American accents, like our brother here, Kofi. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. The perfect creature to flush out our adversary.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Agatha Christie couldn’t have erected a more chilling, more perfect plot. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even stay to see how Beatriz does, which I am sure is pretty darn near perfect. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’m sketching out some faces, thinking of the perfect color for the hair and eyes, when Hiroshi takes a seat next to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One of them, the fastest perfect game ever played, had been accomplished by James Halliday in just under four hours. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was exactly as Aimee’s mother had promised, mild and dry, perfect Southern California weather. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Uhmma picks out a perfect snowy blossom and snaps it off with her fingernail. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Finn scrolled through pictures of perfect yards, the kind grown-ups had when they didn’t have kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The ratio of the frequencies of all perfect fifths is 2:3. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was a balmy summer evening, perfect for the motorcycle, and Shawn said I should ride home with him, we’d get the car tomorrow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

An after- school job would be perfect for both of us, we agreed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were thinking not about country but about family as Malia Ann Obama, one of the two most perfect babies ever to be born to anyone, anywhere, dropped into our world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody pays any attention to me, which is perfect. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You say”—Albert adds and then pauses to think—“that you’ll grow up to be nobody. But logically...if nobody’s perfect...well then, you must be perfect.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They would send photos, those lucky little girls who had found their perfect families, and Miss Mallory would frame them and hang them in the front hallway, just above Cady’s row of trophies. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They're a perfect shade of yellow, not too bright, and I know where they came from and who made them. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

High in the atmosphere, perfect, tiny crystals that form, about a minute piece of dust, each a lace-like work of unique, six-sided fractal art. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Everything was just the way it should be and all was in perfect balance. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they rear and hiss and jump at each other you are distracted by the fact that they are both no longer stark white but a perfect ebony black. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she wrote it down again in fourth period, erased it during fifth, and finally perfected it in sixth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“In the end, all we are doing is setting a clock. Each day ticks by like the perfect whirring of a well-tuned gear, you see?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was only one more thing that needed to happen for June to be perfect—and it did. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought immediately of the moon snail that Fred showed me in Folly Cove and I wondered how nature could make that perfect pattern in two different animals, for different reasons. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I was sitting at a perfect piano, it turned out, with its surfaces carefully dusted, its internal wires precisely tuned, its eighty-eight keys laid out in a flawless ribbon of black and white. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You only care about your perfect family, not real people.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The right voice. The right manner. Even the right hair. I think she’d be perfect,” said Mr. Gregory. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That boy is a perfect cyclops, isn’t he?” said Amy one day, as Laurie clattered by on horseback, with a flourish of his whip as he passed. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The collar was tight and perfect around the reverend’s neck. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

"And you," I continued with sudden force, "laughed and said I had the perfect setup of a true neurotic and that that question came from some questionnaire you'd had in psychology class that week?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

These relationships, and all the others based on mathematically straightforward ratios, are pure and perfect’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A cow horn made a perfect nozzle through which the air rushed when the bellows was pumped. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer, as historians tell us, has to do with a perfect storm of place, time, personality, and luck: but it also has to do with his brilliance as an orator. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Agassi tape is a perfect illustration of our inability to describe how we behave in the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, under almost perfect control, I got a broom and began savagely to attack the sand that was stuck like cement in the corner of the living room. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long sleepy afternoon was perfect for writing lyrics. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there's no such thing as perfect insulation, and eventually the heat left to the great outdoors, while I got colder and colder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you start to sculpt details—soft cheeks, a lovely small nose, perfect ears, eyes that are closed because you decide this newborn baby is asleep—you realize your sculpture is coming together just right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He’d pin her perfect test up on the wall with all the others. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

A little later one of those songs from the sixties came on, refreshingly tinny, made in a day when not all studio sound was automatically reduced to perfect resonance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling my hat down lower over my ears, I walk over to her, my footsteps crunching noisily as I walk through the perfect blanket of white. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

With their long honey-brown hair, hazel eyes, and perfect smiles, they had nothing to worry about. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He arranged the clementines in a perfect line in front of him, then checked his phone. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I cannot agree with you. It appears to me a most perfect resemblance in every feature. I never saw such a likeness in my life. We must allow for the effect of shade, you know.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, in a perfect world, the next Master Archivist would pick up where I left off,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And just as this realization struck me, so too did the cold waters of the underground stream, and into my mind flashed an image of a mill pond, a lovely place perfect for swimming. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This time, this space between me and Phil, it’s like this perfect, intricate diorama, and when I say her name, it reminds me that we’re just paper figures taped inside a shoe box. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Next to them stood a smart soldier, his uniform perfect, his hat off and under his arm, looking away like he wasn't supposed to be seeing this. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mom’s voice was steady and strong and perfect. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There is a circle of white Buddha heads half buried in the snow and a perfect view of the skyline at the top of the hill. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“My plans are perfect,” he said before committing his troops to battle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

One could theorize forever about what makes the perfect parent. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

This is not my perfect prom night, and it’s not the happy ending I pictured. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Believing in perfect places was as stupid as believing in unicorns, or that a TV personality was a good substitute for a real momma. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It’s three stories and made up of perfect red brick, and it’s surrounded by grass and hedges. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She looked at me and Rondell and smiled perfect white teeth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everything suddenly felt perfect: an hour set aside, stretching ahead of us, and there wasn’t a better way to spend it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“June, I really don’t think . . .” “Rewrites are free. I’m just as concerned about making it perfect as you are.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the perfect name. He’s a flying type and valiant Pokémon. That means brave, right Mom?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They move in perfect silence to the bunker, because no one is allowed to wear shoes and because Max has made them practice a hundred times. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My own hands were crisscrossed with perfect black mesh marks too, and they smelled like old coins. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If your cook cannot make the perfect panini, it is not because he is stupid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I finally got the color so perfect, the squint just right, that looking at his eyes in the picture gives me the same hijacked feeling the real ones did. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was the absolutely perfect cake for him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a safe place, and safety was all the robot really wanted, so she stood there, motionless, all perfect lines and angles set against the irregular shapes of the wilderness. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Colonel relied so heavily on perfect synchronicity that if one of us messed up even slightly, the endeavor would collapse entirely. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

So, lacking the truly perfect response, she lifted her legs and spun around to the piano, where she proceeded to bang out “Heart and Soul” with her left hand and “Chopsticks” with her right. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

So just at the right moment, at the top of my swing, I let go with my tail and went soaring clear across the kitchen and made a perfect landing on the middle shelf! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was a fairly common occurrence, and it happened to fall at the perfect time for Ben to further my education. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he wanted to escape, now would be the perfect time. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to drive my fists through the tiled walls in our perfect California bathroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Now he’s doing pictures in which all the shapes are either straight lines or perfect circles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ran to his room, shocked and angry at this unexpected turn to his perfect day. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maniac’s answer was prompt: “The baseball room. It’s perfect.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tied, and stripped of its main and jib sails, the dinghy floated at a perfect right angle away from the far end of the pier. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You may think you’re very smart. You may think your perfect grades earn you some sort of special treatment. You may even think you have fans at this school, what with all this nonsense.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At that moment a plan flashed into her mind, perfect, down to the last detail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Try to perfect that swaggering kind of walk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the perfect set-up for what I’m about to say next. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing that would make this moment more perfect is if Nora were here to share it with me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Gran had a perfect 360-degree view of everything from their homes to the town to the Cursed Forest and the Boggy Crone River. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Stewardesses,” Mami said, admiring their sleek uniforms, pressed white blouses, stiff navy ribbons tied into perfect bows in their hair. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had a roommate named Meredith, a quiet, sweet person, the perfect roommate—almost too perfect! How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A perfect hum, high-pitched and swollen, like someone had put the teakettle on and it had come to a boil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes the chipped cup for herself and gives me the perfect one, as though I’m a real guest. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ball would have been perfect for that. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A solar system of hot-air balloons hung over the Malverns, over the perfect afternoon. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Imagine an Iowa farm with corn, corn, corn as far as the eye can see, ten- foot stalks in perfect thirty-inch rows to the horizon. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Lively and chaotic, the printshop was the perfect spot for a curious girl. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect plan... until over the course of 1955, Jimmy started to feel sick, first with headaches that kept getting worse, then weakness. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you just love a good cupcake? Splitting was the perfect idea, since we're both watching our figures.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She says love isn’t perfect and so why should a cake filled with love be? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I turned to look and he seemed to stare back—though he couldn’t have, I realized with a small shock, because his eyes were a perfect milky white. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I roll one last sand grain, perfect and sharp, between my finger and thumb. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We booed the other team, we booed the other coach, we booed the other fans, the referees—whatever threatened our perfect season, we booed it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It began quite innocently, the two of them kneeling, facing each other, Westley holding her perfect face in his quick hands. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The coffin’s wood was as dry as its occupant, and perfect for burning. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Deciding that his wife had found the perfect partner, the podiatrist moved on to the two women standing in silence at the front window. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fall had partly disrupted this perfect arrangement, forcing human beings to labour to survive; but the original architecture of the universe was still visible for all to see. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He told her he had never been so attracted to a woman before, had never seen a body so beautiful, her perfect breasts, her perfect butt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Amber’s mouth opens to a perfect “O” of surprise. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

For one thing, I’m totally up for being a Spier, because that family is literally perfect. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Hanako sliced vegetables, trying to make each slice attractive and perfect. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But it was still a perfect time to be outside. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There are cadets who do everything right—perfect posture, expert marksmanship, boots polished so perfectly that they reflect clouds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And his wife is a perfect terror, but you know that—” “I didn’t think anyone else would believe me against him.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand tightened around the bracelet and its perfect circle pressed back into her fingers as if resisting. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Obscure Object’s lips were a perfect ripe oval and into that target, that bull’s-eye, Rex Reese directed the stream of musky smoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Which was fine—Maya wasn’t about to start telling someone what they should do with their body or whatever—but being next to someone that perfect made Maya just want to be messier, dirtier, louder. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So in those two ways, it would be perfect, really. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he chewed the next one slowly and produced a perfect bubble. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Well, if that ain’t perfect then I don’t know what is. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

On each table there is a clever centerpiece—a little caravel with tissue sails and lighted candles for masts, a perfect souvenir for Mate. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know either one of them, but I can tell you that their lives aren’t perfect,” Ana said gently. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“And where is your Sunshine Buddy? I’d think this would be the perfect opportunity to spend time together.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In his mind, Inatimi became perfect, brave and bracing, made intrepid and sensitive by loss. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as he slowly unfolded his hand, she saw that it held not a clover but a golden ring with a small but perfect diamond sparkling in the rare spring sunshine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the roar of the crowd, Lavinia muttered, “That was a perfect opportunity. Why didn’t your boy kill him?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I needed to get out of town anyway — it was suddenly the perfect time to go. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This would have been a perfect time and place for him to absolutely kill me, and I knew it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This was a modern room with a curving steel desk near the center, carefully positioned halogen lights, and a spiral staircase leading down from a perfect circle cut in the ceiling about fifteen feet high. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There were four minutes remaining in my lunch period, which was the perfect length for a Mom conversation. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jacobi was practicing windmills, a classic power move he’d long ago perfected; he was trying now to turn his windmills into flares in the same routine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Well? Aren't those two the perfect match?" he whispered into Prosper's ear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I kinda thought you had a perfect life,” I admit. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Howard was wheeling all over the grounds, singing out, “What a race! What a horse! It was perfect!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What are you talking about? You were perfect. A perfect little grasshopper. How about that one!" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

This would be perfect for an evening on an island. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination — holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Would the memories curve into themselves into a perfect round river? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Of course the smoke won't show so much, not be seen so far away. But we needn't go near, near the-" The others nodded in perfect comprehension. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As the sky went into a perfect sunset over the ocean, more and more people started joining in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“With data. For a while now, I’ve been working on developing the perfect artificial intelligence, an algorithm that, when implemented through the NeuroLink, can fix our flaws better than any human police force.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If transposing the part up a perfect fifth results in a part that is too high to be comfortable, consider transposing the part down a perfect fourth instead. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember whether Kevin actually found the perfect animal suit that day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And instead of making me feel better, Ruth’s perfect imitation of a Post Family Christmas had just made me feel worse. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Lawrence, perfecting his style of Big Science, already was involved less in performing experiments than in managing his interdisciplinary staff. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She would've thought they lived perfect lives, in perfect neighborhoods, in perfect houses with clean windows and green grass. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was dusting when I saw the picture: a rough shell holding slippery, slimy innards and, right in the middle, a perfect, iridescent white pearl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most modest of these options, the radioactive spray, would take at least a year to perfect after the first chain reaction was achieved. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I know about the spiritual world and you know about the natural world. It’s the perfect partnership. That’s probably why fate brought us together as friends.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

No, of course, peace would not be a perfect pearl, not with young Tom never to return, not with the possibility of Bill’s return only the most shadowy and remote of chances. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you mistake me so? I merely meant you to be properly dignified and composed, and you made yourself a perfect stock and stone. Try to be sociable at the Lambs’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their strides, each twenty-one feet in length, fell in perfect synch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey and I decided that making a trivia game about Ramadan was the perfect way for people to learn about our holiday and what we’d researched. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a perfect summer day, and the beach is crowded. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

During deep meditation it is possible to dispel time, to see simultaneously all the past, present and future, and then everything is good, everything is perfect, everything is Brahman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the 1920s, when elsewhere in the world the menfolk took a break between wars to perfect the airplane and the automobile, a white man finally did set eyes on the okapi. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She enrolled in a cooking course and perfected her considerable skills. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some ugly patches mixed in here and there but, overall, it was shaping up to look like a mismatched jumble of better than perfect. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When I got home after school, I decided to see if Auntie Buzz had any advice on how to get Tina to realize how incredibly perfect I would be as a boyfriend. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I curse the perfect beach, and the cool, quenching drink that I can feel in my hand, but can never, ever raise to my lips. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In the hospital, I held you and thought there had never been anything so perfect. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect piece of designing and building. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Before they figured out that he wouldn’t be perfect like his brothers. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I believe her because it makes perfect sense! The most sensitive information that exists and it’s hidden on that computer, Tori!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she hugged Felix, who was doing a perfect imitation of a garden gnome. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hope Springs was going to be my perfect place; I just knew it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Even the perfect pizza if she put her mind to it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is a more perfect world in the sense that he controls it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After I said it, I realized that, yeah, it actually makes perfect sense that they know each other. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Goldman worked on his decision tree for years, steadily refining and perfecting it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was fine to jump in, and perfect to hide in. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Two previous Alaska expeditions had taught me that I couldn’t afford to waste a rare day of perfect weather. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day of the election everything went according to plan, in perfect order. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a series of perfect cuts down the side of the tree, and then chopped sideways and split from the tree ten perfect wedges of the hard ironwood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Or the obvious truth that her “perfect messenger” got caught just the same as she did. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The morning was clear and bright—perfect for a picnic or a hike, or pretty much anything except fighting monsters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

If only he had had some greatness of mind as well, at least enough to lead him along the ways of reason, he would have been the perfect hero. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So the weather’s really perfect. I know exactly where I want to take you.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Dolores mended her perfect underwear, and I pretended to read a novel. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He claimed that nothing he had seen in Paris, Rome, or London was as perfect as the Court of Honor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If you are in an Ivy League college and a Young Republican tells you that you got in only because of Affirmative Action, do not whip out your perfect grades from high school. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He told me that Serjeant Clippinger had howled when he had seen it, jeering that the woman had sewn it wrong, and it was a perfect fit for a three-toothed black coxcomb like himself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He holds up a glistening, perfect pearl about the size of a pea. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

More and more kids saw her cheer- leading behavior as undermining the basketball team and its perfect record. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Lydia never went anywhere without the perfect outfit. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A man with skin the color of gingerbread and the kind of lean, proportioned body that was perfect for a uniform, any uniform. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Reggie’s many fans described him as a perfect spokesman because he is just a regular guy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once over the walkway we took a path too small for a car, but perfect for a horse, a bicycle, or for walking. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“This one, perfect. This” — he used his tongs as a pointer — “is so-called undercooked. And this” — he pointed again — “is overdone.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect life for a small boy. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bass is the perfect instrument for me; you can barely hear it if you don’t know what you’re listening for, but the song wouldn’t be the same or even half as good without it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Throughout his life Hercules had this perfect confidence that no matter who was against him he could never be defeated, and facts bore him out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect summer day—the kind you see in the movies—and I was positive I was going to throw up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Storytellers are always different. They prefer their stories be left alone. But they also prefer an attentive audience. I usually listen and record later. I have a nearly perfect memory.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wandered from one room to the next without ever being the least surprised to find everything in perfect order and sparklingly clean. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new hospital was specially equipped, and Dr. Stevens himself had studied under the man who pioneered the technique, which had been perfected on the colored inmates of a Boston asylum. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Just you wait, by this time next year we’ll be able to take perfect shorthand. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had found the perfect place to live. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Searching for the perfect place had always felt like an adventure, kind of like a fairy-tale quest. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s perfect,” she said, not caring that she had no jewelry to put inside it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bokator was a balance among strength, agility, and focus, and she had found her perfect balance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They used to joke that it was the perfect arrangement. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Wells’ testimony, perfected by pre-trial rehearsal, was as tidy as his appearance. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect situation, the two of them together, in so congenial a setting. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike Branwell, I didn’t have to be their perfect grandson, so I said, “No, I don’t know what you mean, Mrs. Branwell.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s some gibberish I’m sure makes perfect sense to her, and then she returns to her bottle. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Neda and Mitra were best friends who were cut from a very different cloth, and I wanted to cherry-pick their greatest qualities so I could be the perfect combination of the two of them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After getting our bags and clearing customs, we all piled into a taxi driven by this doughy bald guy who spoke perfect English—like better English than I do. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

To be a perfect killer, you couldn’t really exist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her accent wasn’t perfect, a little too long on the ohs and too tight in the back of the throat, but it was really quite good. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Patriot forgers had also closed the letters with perfect copies of the governor’s royal seal. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up against the sole of the sandal; it was a perfect match. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re the perfect one to represent our class as a guide at the exhibition.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since my mother was busy with me, she did not always have the perfect hot meal her boyfriend expected ready the moment he walked in the door. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Her short hair was tucked into this hat, except for two perfect curls on her forehead that faced each other like black lacquer carvings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That really only left June, which suddenly made perfect sense. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes I do. It’s really pretty. And you know, I actually think it will look perfect once we style your hair. I’m serious.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Every night I’ve gone over it, again and again in bed, struggling to get the intonations right and strike the perfect nasal tone. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Child of Hades, what more could I do to you? You are perfect! So much sorrow and pain!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She wanted to shout that the very air felt wrong, even when the weather was perfect. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His recruitment method, perfected for the MIT Rad Lab, held firm: “Would you like to go to Tennessee?” he’d ask a candidate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s easier than easy! You’ll already be dressed in black as a stagehand. All you have to do is put on the arm vest and you’ll look perfect.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You probably liked letting me make a perfect idiot of myself,” she said with a flash of her old spirit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sister like Margaret, there is no such thing as a perfect reply, a perfect conversation, or a perfect carving in ivory. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later Molly borrowed a spotting scope from the Audubon Club, and she and her friends set it up in her room with its perfect view of the nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s beautiful! It’s perfect! It’s the best cake I’ve ever had!” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sailing across the ocean among half a thousand perfect strangers conveyed an anonymity in which my grandparents could re-create themselves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So you can also say that the name of the key signature is a perfect fourth lower than the name of the final flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the perfect dog for you,” I say when he answers the phone. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A soldier pointed to several boys, and, speaking perfect German, he ordered them to open the freight car doors. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spent ages in a stationery shop in a trance conjured up by all the perfect pads. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Noah. That was perfect,” he said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I will spend the whole day finding the perfect dis-guise to wear to the wrestling matches.... Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the lean grace of his movements in a track suit and I remember envying his smooth and perfect timing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tristran reached up to the buttonhole of his jerkin and felt it there, as cold and perfect as it had been through all his journeyings. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Agreed to take and pass on to all their issue this heavy name scrawled in perfect thoughtlessness by a drunken Yankee in the Union Army. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all around him the swells grew still, and the sea breeze quieted, and the perfect sky above him vaulted like a painted dome. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

In perfect Martha style, she wears a green sweater with a huge Santa face on it, red leggings, and fluffy boots. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was perfectly black, and in this perfect blackness they moved, stalking from room to room, until Milligan suddenly froze. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A tin choirboy hitting a high note, his mouth a perfect O. A wooden family of jolly snowmen. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We should just forget about it, because it makes perfect sense?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I am mesmerized by their perfect tiny beaks, their creamy clawed feet, and their layered gray feathers that fold together like a beautiful silk fan. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“At last. The perfect poison elixir, just as His Royal Highness requested.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Law enforcement isn’t perfect, but there are more good examples than bad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It is a perfect winter day and there is not a building in sight for miles, only an expanse of snow and wood. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I may beg for some music but that’s about as far as I’m willing to push it and I need some time to perfect my strategy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Every single pancake was perfect, round and brown. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I did not give in to my sudden urge to kick him in the nuts, call him a jerk, and berate him for lying to sweet Claudia with the perfect tan and ridiculously long legs. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“The perfect question. In the beginning, that’s where they come in. They supplied the ingredients that became us, the primordial elements. We are star stuff, yes?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She’s extremely neat, with a perfect, smooth bobbed haircut—not a strand out of place. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Part of me doesn’t want to ruin it. Doesn’t want to even imagine that it isn’t perfect.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Why in the world would the woman in all the history of Florin who was in all ways perfect be interested in the farm boy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect, but it was a start. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve got a week to find the perfect idea and one last session in the darkroom.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

A fast-paced Indian song pulses as Bollywood actresses in crimson outfits twirl in perfect coordination in front of a stage decorated with yellow and red flowers. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” she said, “nobody has a car long enough to load up all the cardboard. A van is perfect.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He would be a perfect father, this man of careful disciplines. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What are you, sixteen? An entitled cheerleader type from a perfect family? Think everyone in the world owes you a favor?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Tommy’s facility for making a far-out idea seem plausible set Francis to wondering whether an argument could be made for a “perfect biological principle.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

All of this made perfect sense to me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The desks were in five perfect lines of six. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The perfect fifth figures prominently in many tuning systems. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The windows and doors were either part of the original structure or a perfect restoration. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Every so often he straightened his bow tie and grinned with perfect pearl white teeth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She knew my home life wasn’t perfect, but Frances wasn’t the type to question you. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Interesting . . . and brilliant . . . and mysterious . . . and perfect . . . and beautiful . . . and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Scott Wasden was born on January 4, within three days of the absolute perfect birthday for an elite hockey player. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This view, that the agglomerate of earth and water was not a perfect sphere, was universally accepted in the later Middle Ages, and the new cosmography required its refutation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s actually perfect. I need to pick up a birthday card anyway.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In a few hours, the light of dawn would illuminate the manhunters and make them into perfect, visible targets. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The terrace was the perfect place for a craft to land, much better than the garden with its trees and vines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was our last night in New York and it was the perfect place to spend it, because the house was as interesting and filled with amazing stories as our group was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Except for the one tiny earring signaling his allegiance to some vaguely alternative point of view, George is a perfect straight arrow—crew-cut, hardworking, and hungry for eye contact. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t need horses to pull them. They were still perfecting the design when I left.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Well, perfection was subjective—Rowan certainly wouldn’t call the man a perfect scythe—but there was nothing in Goddard’s repertoire of malfeasance that would suggest he would murder Faraday. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All along, Beatriz was looking for the perfect opportunity to make my dreams come tumbling down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I just need to find the perfect words to keep this conversation going. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And that would be the perfect time for my getaway. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But often the problem was with the inmates—they could take forever with showering, shaving, and coiffing, trying to get together the perfect self-presentation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil had long suspected that his brothers were crafted out of a factory that made perfect, athletic, perpetually happy children, and he was made from all the leftover parts. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was far from perfect, and we could easily be foiled by something as simple as the rain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, they would have swapped it out with a perfect replacement. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that was a perfect reason to hold hands and walk together as one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Imagine that we’ve already got a perfect seating plan for the real numbers: every real number has a seat, and every seat is filled. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until later in that year that I discovered the Gethenians have perfected the technique not only of perpetually stuffing, but also of indefinitely starving. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I marveled again at the perfect texture, satin smooth, cool as stone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s no such thing as a perfect name. I think that human beings should be allowed to name themselves when they turn eighteen,” he adds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jazz's eyes lit up, and her smile spread wide as she scrambled through Doris's mountain of Tupperware, searching for the perfect bowl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Ernest’s genius, Seaborg perceived, was to draw into his orbit like-minded scientists in every field, not just physics, and imbue them with his own drive to build and perfect his magnificent invention. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They were dressed in overalls and faded blue shirts, but each boy wore one perfect turkey tailfeather tied with tape against his temple. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As long as your key signature is correct, you do not have to worry about whether an interval is major, minor, or perfect. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

With its bleachers set into the slope and its natural acoustics, it was a perfect mini-Epidaurus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the perfect roundness of the box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chest is a perfect hard pillow to rest her head on. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

How could Cady bake the perfect cake for the judge until she knew who that judge was? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was, for a while, a perfect life. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

It was that perfect, perfect smell that would always take me back to the specific feeling of being a child: the scent of onions being sautéed in olive oil. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the chain of events that followed was a perfect illustration of the minor chaos that passed for life in the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When he found the perfect sapling, he hacked it off with the knife blade and sharpened the end. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There are a possible twenty-one points in the speed round, and a perfect score earns a cash bonus of twenty-one hundred dollars. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“But it’s your need to be perfect that will ruin you here, not how you look.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had not merely been attracted to Blaine, she had been arrested by Blaine, and in her mind he had become the perfect American partner that she would never have. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A perfect place to start a fire and make a hasty escape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On another perfect blue-sky day in Honolulu, we boarded a plane and flew home to Chicago, back into the chill of winter and into what for Barack was shaping up to be a political disaster. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"The ship is in perfect condition, and after receiving the Taiyang Shen, we will have all the supplies we need for the remainder of the journey." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were dashing in their crisp, new sailor suits, and the addition of the straw hats provided the perfect finishing touch. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I’d already done a disappointing job on my physics exam, so I would have to get a perfect score on this exam if I was going to take the number one spot back from Malka-e-Noor. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The country was perfect and unblemished on this day. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, because a few years ago I would have hated the idea of staying in and cooking on my birthday, but now it’s perfect, it’s the way it should be. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one is perfect except God. When I say driven, I mean striving. You can always strive to make life better. For you, for others. For the planet. Whatever.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, suddenly you’re a perfect student who never ditches? Nice try. Let’s go.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At dinner I share the good news: "I tested the soil. And it is neutral. The pH is a perfect 7." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She was a master at it, breaking them into almost perfect blocks. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab pointed at a table where a group of girls was gathered around a young woman with wavy hair and perfect makeup. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

On days like today, with the sun shining, when you walk down our little street—tree-lined and tidy, not quite a cul-de-sac, but with the same sense of community—it could be perfect. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laid the square template on top and cut the whole thing into a perfect square. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When the men had repeated their instructions, and everyone was word perfect in the speech, there was an issue of war arrows, a dozen to each. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bunny circled the mower, sniffing for the perfect place to do her own business. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His face changes, reverting to the one she recalls in perfect detail from the evening they spent in the same rooms three years ago under much more intimate circumstances. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like the light dings off his perfect teeth. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Traditional” and “modern”: those would be the perfect names to label the two groups of corn. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“For that bit of impertinence you may polish the coal stove tomorrow. This room is the perfect place for a noisy, I might say badly spoiled, little tyrant to have his sulks in private.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hudson pulling me into our first kiss was the perfect middle finger to that comedian. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A crazy impulse to reach over and touch him, to stroke his perfect face just once in the darkness, nearly overwhelmed me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was beautiful, a real present, the perfect present. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to be excused,” I told my parents, and I walked through the restaurant with that fast-walking gonna-throw-up gait—a run aching to get out—that I learned to perfect over the next year. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The mixture is a little soft, but as Elizabeth pours the ice cream into ziplock bags, she assures me that a few hours in the freezer at home will make the texture perfect. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And you can see them perfect ’cause they got these border-patrol vans parked right there on the sand, shining their headlights over the border part of the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had just had my first kiss . . . and it was perfect! The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And so does he when you say: Well that’s just perfect, Dad, ’cause I finished it last night. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A vital component of TMV was nucleic acid, and so it was the perfect front to mask my continued interest in DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We stood in a perfect cube of polished stone. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Stupidly, I always thought the agents would be nicer to me than other immigrants, because at least I spoke perfect English. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

One day, while lying in the warm sun staring at its magnificent beauty, I found the perfect name. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might wait in perfect safety for our approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect night and there was still some coolness in the desert breeze, the heat of the summer was still a step away. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He’d be the yardstick of the perfect relationship, the truest love. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Joe lavished every care on his love, and he perfected a lonely set of rules which might have gone like this: 1. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to see past the beauty, to find whatever was behind Shay’s wide, perfect eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Four of them are smiling—big, shiny, perfect smiles. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Everything would be perfect if this really was a holiday, if all the day off meant was roaming the mountains with Gale, hunting for tonight's supper. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Rumpy bounced up and down in the tree in a perfect fit of rage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a hash, I see that I’ve got the perfect shot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If the Captain and I had just stood on the porch with our eyes closed, it would have been a perfect day. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was sad and her eyes were dull, and for all her perfect curves and symmetrical features the only thing that sparkled about her were the jewels in her necklace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought I had come up with the perfect picture when I went to San Francisco with Dad. Now I’m not so sure.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When you look back at things, you can see their meaning more clearly, like you have perfect 20/20 vision. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every meal was simply perfect—only just beyond the reach of my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In perfect German, the radio announcer says jauntily, as if he's announcing a tennis match, "This is BBC London with the German news broadcast!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I also remembered that I wanted to send him a Reebok T-shirt—his birthday was the perfect reason. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It means, that’s how she is at home. Everything has to be perfect.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In short, I was the perfect little brat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She also likes walking around, too, “especially in late May when the weather is perfect.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Until then, though, Connie would give me insight into Tina’s likes and dislikes so I could shape myself into perfect boyfriend material. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the other thing, six words wasn’t perfect. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I have the perfect books for you,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Denton would be so hurt, her mother . . . the engagement was announced in the newspaper, the wedding gown, the shower . . . but once they found out she wasn't their perfect Angela . The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same size and shape: a perfect sphere. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back down at the ground where our bodies had lain side by side, the wet grasses pressed down, perfect depressions in the earth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had not even a wisp of Talent, that’s what they said, and yet somehow she had managed to stumble upon the world’s most perfect peanut butter recipe. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I told Mrs. Viboon that you would learn a lesson. I think I know the perfect lesson to start with.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Luckily, he and Sticky had been making perfect scores. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You still can be. That’s perfect for you. You could go back to school. I know you can catch up on everything, and fast. We can go to college together.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The theory was that they would thus arrive at a perfect racing weight and in perfect condition by race day, on June 22, neither too light nor too heavy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I kiss his lips, which always have and always will be perfect. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The wind was perfect for kite fly­ing, blowing just hard enough to give some lift, make the sweeps easier. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice and heavy—perfect for you to beat the door down with your gargantuan soldier arms.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Even now, free of the Whisperer’s metallic grip, Reynie found himself longing for that sensation of perfect security, of not being alone... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the next ten minutes he patiently answered questions from television, radio, and newspaper reporters, as if he had just become the second man in history to throw a perfect game in the World Series. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The way Romans saw it, they adopted the Greek stuff and perfected it.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He could make intricate toys—tiny windmills, rattles, minute jewel boxes out of dried palm reeds; he could carve perfect boats out of tapioca stems and figurines on cashew nuts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lax mouth hung open in a perfect O, and God alone knew at what her glazed and smoky eyes were staring in such brute apathy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A lot of teachers brought in brown, light, perfect cream puffs for their classes. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Now I have the perfect excuse for not going with Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect lighting for telling secrets and talking about things you would never talk about in the daylight. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then Jack hunted around for the perfect tree and finally did his business, though it felt like he was taking forever. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, ask your perfect son if he’s taking money from kids,” Stephen’s mom scoffs. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of Lily Parker, who used to lie down on the lobby couches and rest her head in my lap, looking up and saying, “You have the most perfect chin.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He picked Hyde Park as the perfect community in which to hide, and the role of Zelda Segovia’s husband as a perfect disguise. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The whole expanse had been as smooth and unnaturally perfect as the first time he saw it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Every time I thought about that spelling test and not getting all ten words 100 percent perfect, I felt sick, right in my stomach. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect spot to stay overnight, I decided. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Between the lights and the ever-present blue ghosts of the Columbian Guard, the fair achieved another milestone: For the first time Chicagoans could stroll at night in perfect safety. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And she did; her mind was awash in patterns and textures, the perfect lines to the dresses. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the women had on headscarves and long-sleeved jackets, but some wore full chadors: big black robes that covered them from head to toe, except the perfect hole where their faces peered out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He put himself in a perfect position to cross the ball to me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a perfect skipping rock, but I decided to decorate it with glitter like we used to.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“We have plenty of time. First, we get boyfriends, then we’ll find the perfect dresses for the dance.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The night is perfect in a wild way, almost terrifyingly beautiful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By placing these book-matched pairs on either side of the keel, he could ensure perfect symmetry in the boat’s appearance and performance. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You are my perfect partner,” she said grandly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Guillermo says, “She was going to. She was not happy with anything she make. She wanted to show you something, I do not know, perfect maybe.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Somewhere along the way I came up with the idea that I already had the ability to be the perfect being that God intended, and therefore I never needed to ask Him for anything additional. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was perfect: he couldn’t wait to show off his new dog. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, the two swords touch, cross, making a perfect X shape like the school’s emblem. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Beauty-lanterns drift overhead like small suns, shining perfect beams of light across the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

If I can have one final memory before they erase it, it has to be perfect and special. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas held Teresa’s hand, let them all go past, felt them bump him, smelled their sweat, sensed their terror, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his own dash. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fjerdan words Jesper didn’t understand crested over the courtyard in a shimmering, perfect tenor that seemed to catch upon the black stone battlements. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“What a fine name! But, my good woman, how is it you speak such perfect English?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia bobs another perfect curtsey, all the while regarding him with wary eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Two parents, contemporary pop and contemporary classical, gave birth to a child that was a perfect mix of them both. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t be perfect enough to keep the world from betraying you. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The twofold challenge he faces is the traditional assassin’s plight: find the most efficient path into the state box and then find the perfect escape route from the theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But all they could do was create a pale, crystalline imitation, perfect and cold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watches a drop of water roll down Henry’s perfect nose and disappear into his mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the counterfeit Beast was perfected, the knights took it away and hid it in a cave at the foot of the cliffs, above high-water mark. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top of the bread was supposed to lift off in a perfect “V,” which was why Jimmy called it a V-cut. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Even if I’d wanted to tell him anything, I still hadn’t found the perfect researcher yet. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were soft brown with a perfect halo of sea blue around the edges. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Gauguin writes back, asking Vincent for one of his paintings—sunflowers on a yellow background, “which I regard as a perfect page of an essential ‘Vincent' style.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He doesn't seem the least bit frightened of me and coos as he looks for the perfect perch on the metal railing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was too perfect, I realized with a piercing stab of despair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

While driving through Pennsylvania he had simply happened upon a beautiful lake, pulled over, and taken an impromptu fishing vacation in perfect serenity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as perfect as a new one, but it had character. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at every competition as an opportunity for the unmatched feeling of exhilaration when I scored the perfect touch. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I said you can’t just barge into the funeral of a perfect stranger. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

DUMBLEDORE: Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect, glowing circle in the still black water, and the reflection of the thousands of fish above twinkled around it exactly like stars. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I notice a freckle, perfect and round, at the corner of his mouth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Silly was like an animal, with perfect animal instincts about where to go and how to move gracefully. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Pythagoreans believed the sphere to be “perfect,” all points on its surface being at the same distance from its center. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mrs. Walton,” we say in perfect unison. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Every shape they take looks perfect, and the size of the sky outside the window feels perfect too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It makes perfect sense, considering where I first found Mango. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I have three perfect avocados, an announcement comes over the loudspeaker and roars in my hearing aids. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing perfect,” August said from the doorway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything in Las Vegas is a perfect replica. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her perfect white teeth showed when she laughed, which was often. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I could turn off my mind, my heart, it would be perfect. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did people from all different countries think the same things were perfect? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Nature produced you, but nurture has perfected you,” Gertrude often said with pride, as though I were her creation, carved from an unlikely piece of wood. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Rufus sniffs my diaper and, with perfect comic timing, sits on me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They departed finally to the isles of the blessed, where they lived in perfect bliss forever. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one bothered to comment on how perfect her form was. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He made a huge sign of the cross, lowered his head and recited, again with perfect Latin diction, the Confiteor. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set a challenge to not only be early—or at least on time—but also having a perfect attendance so I wouldn’t ever feel left behind on material like before. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mama holds up a long skirt with ruffles on it that would be perfect if I was living in the 1850s and had a matching bonnet to go along with it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, older children can—he wasn’t planning on having young children boarding there, and besides—” “No besides! Is perfect! Perfect!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Viola got up and threw flour and water and lard together with seeming thoughtlessness and rolled out a nonsticky, nonrunny, perfect crust in no time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

What was man doing to our perfect and beautiful world? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As they flew down the last few hundred yards, their eight taut bodies rocked back and forth like pendulums, in perfect synchronicity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But Sister Grace said the girls must be teenagers. Besides, they’re only taking one girl from each family. Briana is the perfect fit.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so mean, Gerald. Hasn’t he been a perfect gentleman since he’s been out? Hasn’t he tried to show you that he’s sorry and he’s changed? You gotta learn to forgive and forget!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard we try, we cannot measure a particle’s position and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Korean food has to have perfect rice: not too dry, not too wet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I looked down and saw a perfect cut, clean and round like a ring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was perfect, and now he didn’t want it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It gave the Vanderbeeker kids the perfect opportunity to collect signatures for their petition while their parents were gone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Anya had seen it only in perfect condition, but today it looked as though a storm had blown through. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

If I could have had perfect test conditions—a room with decent ventilation, and a glass of unsweetened green iced tea—I would have cut off another two minutes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I recently sacrificed one of my two pop-tents to be the trailer balloon, but the other is in perfect shape. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A perfect statue, carved in some unknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been told I was a beautiful baby with a perfect, round face,” I said. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I gave my mother a matching set for Christmas, and she accepted them as graciously as possible, announcing that they would make the perfect pet bowls. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then she slipped the cheese omelette from the pan onto the plate, flipping it as she did so, letting it fold itself into a perfect omelette shape. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The main highway from Bolivia Mar to Bolivia itself follows the Osmore Valley, cutting a perfect sectional slice through Peru on the way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wakes up in the morning and sees with perfect clarity a string of small, well-lit scenes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that sixth-grade boys just normally kept a lot of things around that were perfect for the altar of an evil god. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Maman were here, she would tell me to pluck flower petals to help me create perfect natural shades, and ignore Du Barry's extensive color guides. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Turns out they both ended up in the perfect places. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You can talk in here with perfect confidence,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I wanted this school year to be perfect. I wanted to make friends and not feel awful about myself. And I’ve already messed that up.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And all would become nothing but her perfect and temporary thereness. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"Wonderfully! Simply perfect. I say, it is a spectacle!" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But it only took a few more Katherines for him to look back nostalgically upon The Great One as the perfect spokesperson for the Katherine Phenomenon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Some modern Non-Western music traditions, which have a very different approach to melody and harmony, still base their tuning on the perfect fifth. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

One occurred while they were drinking beer after an evening talk by the astronomer Tommy Gold on “the perfect cosmological principle.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In a word, but for intrusions her life would have been perfect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was early twenties and what he’d call North Carolina perfect. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“So, are you gonna get anything or not?” he asked, eyeing me like I was a bug he’d found swimming in his perfect coffee. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“They even had a song. Something like Broken Wings by that band, Mr. Mister. I don’t even know, but I hope it was Broken Wings because it would make the story perfect.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect place, a little fortress where a soldier can get some R & R. I'm headed for one of those soundproof listening rooms. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been more to his beauty than perfect features: He radiated an allure that would be nearly impossible to resist. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bright light of a new day, his mom and dad’s resistance to getting a dog made perfect sense: it had to be a trick to throw him off the scent. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s kinda big and a bit floppy, but it’s perfect. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Like what? You think we'd send people to Mars without being sure everything was in perfect working order?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed two fingers, and the dogs began to run around him in a perfect circle; a closed fist then directed them to rise to their hind legs and yip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In Cuernavaca, Mexico, where I once lived, and where the climate is as near to perfect as is conceivable, I have found that when people leave there they usually go to Alaska. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked forlornly at the blue folder that contained his cheerful speech praising a perfect launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cake and bows must be nice, but is anything better than a perfect tomato? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We are a family—not perfect, not all the same, some rich, some poor, all kinds of religions and skin colors, some born in America and some immigrating here. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell your mama, but I think you might have learned how to brew the perfect pot of coffee!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a food I’ve ever had. More like my dream of the perfect pizza.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I hit a twirl that gets a “perfect.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was the kind of mature and outwardly confident, perfect girl who really could have a forty-year-old airline-pilot boyfriend, and you wouldn’t think twice about their relationship. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Aside from the occasional pimple, my sister had a perfect complexion. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

We spend our mornings in Instrumental perfecting our songs and our after noons in workshop, making Boom Chachalaca posters and T-shirts and figuring out how to get four tuxedoes by Saturday. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I even raised my attendance from mediocre to perfect. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Could I tell? It was perfect! You got every detail right.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I straighten out her nose into the perfect slope. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His unstyled brown hair swirls into a perfect mess at the top of his head. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to change everything. I just want to try this and see how it feels. I’m thirteen, which is perfect bar mitzvah timing.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his bike out of the dirt and puffed himself up with so much angry air I thought he’d burst, and I’d have to tell Mom that her older and more perfect son exploded. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He could see them, too, every perfect symmetrical bit of them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The design is so perfect that we cannot move a single element without upsetting the delicate balance. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want a picture of a perfect, dignified, British intellectual, a loved-up boyfriend with a bright future as an academic and philanthropist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Stay at perfect attention and do nothing to make them notice you.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

David repeats, a perfect imitation of the narrator’s voice. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her own father’s perfect exemption from any thought of the kind, the entire deficiency in him of all such sort of penetration or suspicion, was a most comfortable circumstance. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Early articles, which had depicted her as “well-dressed,” “striking,” the family “perfect,” had given way to snide and vaguely accusatory ones of the ilk of MOM SEZ: NOT MY KID. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“See, this looks great. It looks perfect,” he said. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sliding door was wide open, giving me a perfect view of where Chubs and Liam stood in front of a small fire, which was ringed by a series of mismatched stones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But most of the time her sweet smile and beautiful clothes and perfect skin filled me with rage. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cascade of perfect movements, with hundreds of brilliantly calibrated actions, coursed through the mechanical man. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was flying and getting hugged at the same time and it was perfect. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They went on in the perfect blackness, sightless as the blind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I really don’t want to talk to perfect Ellis. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The signs had been there since he could walk, and he perfected the more distasteful aspects of his personality as he lurched into manhood and assumed his responsibilities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He promised perfect discretion and enthusiastically began coaching me; but in a guarded voice, glancing always about to make sure no one could overhear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It killed me a little that those bits of green were my favorite parts, what Arletta Paisley would have called the “perfect pop.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

After the sliding door shut, I got up and wandered out into the yard, until I found the perfect spot near an orange tree. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Pretty good? Sure, and bufriedos are pretty good. Sex is pretty fun. The sun is pretty hot. Jesus, it says so much about love and brokenness—it’s perfect.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“With not enough money and with houses and hotels that fall over. I think it’s perfect!” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A deadpan was something she’d cultivated herself, and she knew from experience that such a perfect one was not easily come by. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her black hair, her perfect white skin, her full lips. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A few people have what is called perfect pitch or absolute pitch. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Why, it was no time before he was toddling around, and talking, and doing little errands. So kind and polite. A perfect joy. And you say he has a beard?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I solved my hating snakes by drawing their scales, tiny and silvery, overlapping and overlapping, until all I saw was how perfect they were. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d hold it up and tell me it was a perfect fit and expect my mom to buy it. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Another perfect score. This time not in arithmetic, but in spelling. I am proud of you.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

No place was perfect, but this seemed right to me, and a lot more dignified than, like, my armpit or something. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was fascinated just listening to the way perfect English came out of a person in the clothes of a Hasid. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And stretched out on the long tables, far from Whatever Surprise was being fed to Camillo Junior High for lunch that day, were a dozen trays of cream puffs—brown, light, perfect cream puffs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She’d been determined to get it as perfect as she could. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Holly, too, had a slim frame with long tapered fingers, perfect for wrapping around a buzz baton. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Momma used to say that a politician was a man that had perfected the art of lying, so I always read those articles with a certain amount of skepticism before turning over to the serials. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There’s Chapter Eleven, always so pasty, and bald by the age of twenty-three, so that he makes a perfect homunculus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Two hours ago, everything had been perfect between them, and now . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Day after day, in rain and cold and heat, Erik worked on perfecting a two-step kick. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my lawyer, rolling up one of his sleeves, said with finality, “Here we have a perfect reflection of this entire trial: everything is true and nothing is true!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The sky was a perfect blue, but everywhere else you looked, snow had covered rooftops, parked cars, and driveways. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My parents had shown the ambassador to the elevator, and when I last saw them, in the study an hour later, they were in perfect form. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, after Mum Olga called her three times and threatened to leave without her, she declared herself perfect and departed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

So she was all white on white on white, like the most perfect kind of vanilla dessert cake you’ve ever seen. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I want to see Drunken Igor too, and from behind glass seems perfect. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and her face was perfect, and I don’t even think she was wearing makeup. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I find myself standing in front of my wardrobe, staring for the hundredth time at a rack of pretty clothes, the perfect wardrobe for the manager of a small but cutting-edge art gallery. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It will be perfect for our needs, especially considering how severely limited travel has become. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My skin wasn’t perfect, but it was getting better; the pustules had receded into regular pimples. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I cut the onions into perfect circles, toss them in some flour, and throw them in a pan with a little bit of oil that I saved from the last time I fried chicken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was going to be a storm and it was a perfect night for rereading Jane Eyre. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I completely miss one of Cala’s pitches because I mix up the fastball and changeup signals...which gives the Red Devil on third base the perfect opportunity to steal home. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“You should have heard Mum talking about him. He’s given her perfect ammunition this time.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Between the tomb and the wall was a gap we couldn’t see behind from where we stood; a perfect hiding spot for a bird. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Second, dig a perfect circle hole all the way down to the wooden ceiling here on the inside of the root cellar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

What I could not perfect in my body, I tried to perfect in my mind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I find the place with no trouble, delighted that the city and my map are in such perfect agreement, and spend an hour with one of my hosts absorbing cockatiel technology. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were obviously meant as a place where small groups could meet and talk without disturbing the perfect quiet of the Archives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Questing Beast and King Pellinore put their heads together and sent some of their most perfect fewmets, wrapped up in the green leaves of spring, in a golden horn with a red velvet baldrick. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I’m thinking this is the start of a perfect day, everything goes wacko. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know...I think your mouth is perfect the way it is.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you have a gun in your pants?” he asked with what seemed like perfect timing. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, please. You and Isaac are perfect for each other and just need to admit your feelings. James Bradford and I? We barely know each other.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Fezzik leaped from hiding and threw the rock with incredible power and perfect accuracy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For most of my childhood, it just sat there, waiting for a perfect evening that never happened. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most teachers seem to like their students to be all the same—perfect and quiet. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Don't forget loyal and trustworthy—you've got me sounding like the perfect Boy Scout." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom always says we need a man to come over and fix it, but my aunt Lucy always said it was the perfect excuse to not have to answer the front door. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead I began to describe the perfect little house we’d seen earlier. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one perfect moment, the entire world disappears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

To his eyes the vase had been perfect, its width half its height, its curves like those of a flower petal. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

This is the perfect place for him to tell me that he is Divergent, if indeed that’s what he is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Stepping under the shower’s perfect warm spray was already surreal enough without having to hear the click-click-click-beep of Thurmond’s automatic timer to keep my wash time under three minutes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A perfect place for a winning lottery ticket. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect, but she was too irritated to keep trying. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We wanted to get the girls something, but heck, we didn't know what. This is perfect." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“The party is breaking up anyway, Don Enrique. This rain is a perfect excuse.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, and there they were, thirty-two perfect little pieces of chocolatey heaven. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn't have dreamed up a scenario more perfect. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing that I could tell was that he’d picked a perfect throwing rock, the exact same kind of rock I’d use if I was about to chunk someone in the head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I look up at his face, perfect teeth, perfect skin, and he’s just started to grow his hair out and is wearing it in a short Afro. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But everything here seemed peculiar—this entire loop, with all its chaotic strangeness, was perfect camouflage for peculiars. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

If we made up the perfect country Minerva keeps planning, I would fit in perfectly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s been working day and night to make everything perfect for the cameras, so it’s no time to be tracking up her shiny floors. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

People should hear what they go through and understand that no one comes from a perfect home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Odin had but one eye, after all, and sometimes his aim could be less than perfect. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed a perfect place to turn around. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

No matter how perfect my musical pitch is, it just doesn’t translate to Arabic. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And you were inside that box: perfect and still and twelve years old, forever and ever. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe perfect people care more than us unique people do. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dryver is the perfect Dolly, and it was impossible for Lucy with her thick, pale legs and flat hair not to look sad in comparison. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She felt like she could eat five more boxes of rice, and yet somehow it felt perfect, a perfect moment. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It’s not that my life has been perfect. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The face is transformed; Ashoke has never seen a more perfect thing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Six years later it was being produced commercially. The perfect drug.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is perfect, Albert. Man, you really are a smart dude.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The reason they weren’t helping now was that Jiichan and Baachan needed everything perfect so that they would get a good crop. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The answer: Maybe your tiny town was never as perfect as you thought it was...” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The new-minted sunlight glints from the golden chessmen on this perfect afternoon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

So another method was perfected by evolution; it works superbly well and is central to any understanding of the whales: the sense of sound. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It never occurred to her that anything that Kapugen decided was not absolutely perfect. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before ever meeting Indigenous peoples in the Americas, they had already fought the indigenous Irish people for land, and they had perfected techniques of scalping their Irish victims for bounty. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was also a magical ice chest with canned drinks, perfect for picnics ashore. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boathouse was perfect when we left—looked like it hadn’t been used in years. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Along the side was the same pocket, and if it was perfect for Grandpop’s revolver, Genie figured it would be even perfect-er for Bruce Lee’s tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It’s perfect at any temperature, and the egg, onion, and potato fill you up after one slice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Not a thing. Not a thing. Everything was perfect. Smooth and perfect as the luminiferous ether. Only one little insignificant detail disturbed me—there was no ore.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

If ever I missed my uncle’s dimples, it was now that he didn’t smile at this perfect opportunity to tease his favorite niece and let his dimples show. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

They might be in perfect working order for all I know. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or more. The desert is the perfect hideout.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paley wrote about natural history, arguing that if you examined specimens carefully, you could see how beautifully they were created, how perfect they were in their adaptations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect time to present my services. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Plus, I haven’t baked anything yet and I want my introducing day to be perfect, not me standing on her porch, dripping wet, handing her soggy cookies. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl with perfect sneakers and a friend to whisper secrets to and a mama who wrote “I love you very much” on a note for me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She would be a perfect villain in a Disney movie. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“The man was a perfect stranger—she had never seen him before.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The policemen finish their search and say good night with perfect politeness and leave. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle shows that there is no possible way to measure the pencil’s length—or an electron’s position—and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

One boy appeared perfect, so round in the cool opal dawn. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect shades of blue and orange! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Pity he didn't kill the Witch, but nobody's perfect. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In March fortune brought him the perfect acquisition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We were ten minutes in, me holding a two-by-four’s end while he sawed perfect thirty-inch segments on a pair of carpenter’s horses, when a car stopped in the gravel shoulder of the road. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then the sun was fully up and the sky was a perfect blue, pale and calm, a mirror reflection of the sea below. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The line would make perfect sense if Chiron went on the quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so. But Sam, Sam is perfect for my dad.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

What’s more, he had two hot-air balloons at his disposal, which he sent up periodically to provide almost perfect aerial reconnaissance of Lee’s positions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

With perfect courtesy he said, “You’d better find yourself someplace else to rest.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex was small, the perfect height to fiddle with the antenna. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And his skin was perfect and tan, but that came again from slaving; in the sun all day, who wouldn’t be tan? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She noticed fleetingly that it was a perfect day, not a cloud in the sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Everything about her was perfect and delighted him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I kind of felt bad for my mom because she was so sure this was going to be the perfect activity for me, but as far as I was concerned, fencing wasn’t it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The mark was too perfect, almost as if someone had stenciled it carefully. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Another one stated “I’ve made a mistake, I’m not perfect, I was too nervous and I didn’t think about what I was saying. I’m just a human. I’m so so sorry.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now, this was the perfect time to be quiet. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The clock appears to be in perfect working order and has obviously been well taken care of, despite being left out in the elements. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Whether the interval is minor, major, or perfect will take care of itself if the correct key signature has been chosen. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Now and then they glance in my direction and shake their heads, not at me but at this perfect example of journalism at its worst. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He’s perfect, but there’s a catch—he’s in Washington. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She marveled that there had been a time when she had almost gladly given a perfect stranger everything she had, but now found it hard to send her own mother a dollar. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The class included seventeen students with a perfect SAT score. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He likes to talk too much. So he is perfect. Me, I don’t like talking.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I hate it when he does that. autumnlands: My parents are always comparing me to my perfect younger sister. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I had a perfect view of the kitchen. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the start of fourth period, Ms. Fender had arranged the chairs in a perfect circle. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, it was the perfect spot for America and its allies to spy on the Soviets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dividing that column of air by the mathematically perfect ratio of 3:2 will produce F#. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A. without a single pretension to the character of a soldier, a perfect Quixote as a statesman. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His tie was in a perfect Windsor knot, which Grace had only seen in pictures on the internet, and that made her trust him a little bit more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The couches and chairs look perfect, like nobody’s ever sat in them. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For him it was bits and broad outlines, never the perfect whole. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Barber walked by my desk holding his coffee, he opened my book and flipped through the pages, which were perfect. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But part of me just wants her to say that no matter what happens with my vitiligo, I’m going to be perfect, at least to her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wished she would stumble in her Igbo; he had not expected English that perfect to sit beside equally perfect Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thinner than a flathead screwdriver, it’s perfect for prying open a domed cover to a lock. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The wind was still fierce—strong enough to knock me down several times— but it was a bright, clear dawn, and the visibility was perfect. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

These women are pillars of wonder, defying gravity while wearing the ho-hum aspect of perfect tedium. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart taw that the most perfect breakfast was laid out neatly for two, on a table before the window. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pixie ears, pixie eyes, swelling cream T-shirt, licorice miniskirt, leggings that looked sprayed onto her perfect legs, and toffee hair I'd given my soul to bury myself in. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Others, though, argued that it was quite clear that general laws of the sort described by Descartes could never produce the perfect design that one could find in the paw of a dog. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for getting it for me. It’s perfect.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect setup for an outbreak of a virus that could jump species. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched the drop and brought her fingertip back wet; but the drop of water, though it rolled a little, remained as round and perfect as before. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pecan tree made the perfect reading spot, with its far-reaching arms and its cradle high enough to keep me above fighting sisters or Big Ma when wash day came around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then they’d usually hit the bar for a cold ginger beer and stale peanuts that were disgusting to eat, but perfect for trying to see who could catch the most in their mouths. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"A southern poultice,” the physician says, "of my own making. I've used it many times, I confess, but with you, I've gotten the formula perfect.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Or he’d point out a stone wall and say it was a perfect example of engineering. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is her secret pride: Her hair grows to a point on her forehead, arches up, semicircling her face, a perfect heart. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The work wasn’t perfect, but they were short on time and Nina’s calling wasn’t as a Tailor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Red Cow was very respectable, she always behaved like a perfect lady and she knew What was What. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was a dismal settlement, but to Harry it was a tinkerer’s paradise and the perfect place to try to forget Spokane. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You know I won’t go,” she said gently, wanting to reach out and touch her mother’s perfect skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, as my eyes adjusted to the light, I realized what a perfect day it was. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The world isn't perfect, but he should still be in it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A perfect storage place, it looked almost identical to the one behind the Geographer in Vermeer’s painting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy noted that the perfect time for such a book to be published would be on my sixtieth birthday. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a shaking hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of a dragon — a Welsh Green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She wanted to stay and clean Peris up, make sure he looked perfect for the party. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

By perfect, Volpe means not just in their roles—but also in the impact that playing those roles will have across the school. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rabbi Galanos pulled the cover off two perfect golden loaves of challah, picked up one, and held it in careful hands while he said Ha-Motzi in exactly the way Anya’s family did. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A flock of sparrows turned in perfect unison above the trees. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stare out the window of the airplane and see miles and miles of greenery sectioned into perfect squares. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to see just how perfect we look together. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t perfect, like when Steady blew it, but I could tell that one day it was going to be. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

You know, clever and modest and brilliant and perfect, like that. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“All blades are now polished to a perfect shine!” she announced. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was violently perfect and in constant turmoil within itself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Engine alignment perfect. Communications five by five. We are ready for preflight checklist, Commander." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twins were both laughing, but even then they were liable—and the perfect height—to take a swing at your crotch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The tape had been the perfect excuse for all this fun, and now it had turned up, we’d have to stop. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been the perfect hiding spot but for one thing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she was perfect, obviously,” said Ron, before Hermione could answer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her arms and neck are bumpy with flaming welts that are almost a perfect color match to our blazers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dandy grinned at him, without any humor but with perfect teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Gosh, thank you. It’s perfect timing. I’m putting together something important, and I could use some clips.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever she came to visit us in Congo, she looked stylish and hip, with perfect hair and high heels, and she would let me play with her makeup. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, I’ve been avoiding her bearish eyes until the opportune time in the locker room, pretending I’m really into perfecting my squats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He bunted the frog, laid down a perfect bunt in front of the plate, third-base side, and he took off for first. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first, it’s perfect; it’s like a version of Mrs. Wexler’s library but with music. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“How do they get their eyebrows so perfect?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He did a complete and perfect double take. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow she had gotten the notion that a dwarf lord- ling would be the perfect consort for her laughter Lollys, a large, soft, dim-witted girl who rumor said was still a maid at thirty-and-three. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I expect you to get a perfect score on your next spelling test, Albie.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I look down between the raft boards and imagine my always-wish, my fingers reaching through the perfect top of David’s head, finding the broken places in his brain, turning knobs or flipping switches. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then drag me through a field in search of the perfect tree. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The queen had a wide face, perfect for broad smiles. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the perfect way to puncture the silence. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Glancing around to be sure they were alone, Rhonda whispered, “I have the answers. I’m going to make a perfect score!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re the perfect person to help. You draw girls perfectly. I’m so jealous!” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sang against him my most perfect backward-forward hymns, because I have no other powers of my own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stretched up, and the tips of his fingers touched the perfect apple. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It had remained impervious, and so the bulk of the charge, meeting perfect resistance from above, had had nowhere to blow but...down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A spell that took witches years to perfect and that she, a Witchling and a Spare, was about to attempt. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The seal on his diploma, which was precisely aligned on the wall with his right ear, made for the perfect place to concentrate my attention. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ocean and I had two and a half months of perfect happiness before my dad broke the news, in the beginning of May, that we’d be leaving town as soon as Navid graduated. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Did you move the key up a perfect fourth? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There are three stories at least, and it’s got one of those curved cupolas that would be perfect to do your homework in. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I never win awards, except the ones they give out for perfect attendance. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne sang with false joy, “What a perfect description of me. Yes. That’s how a dictionary would define me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of it collected into one perfect moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We were all confident we could maintain our perfect season. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The legion was arrayed at the base of Half-Blood Hill, its five cohorts in perfect order, its standards bright and proud. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Liyana sorted through perfect spelling tests and crackly finger paintings from a box under her bed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father spent months perfecting it before inking it into her skin. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

On the label was a colorful picture of a woman dancing in a long flounced skirt; the box was attractive and the perfect size in which to keep one’s treasures. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Although initially created by God, animals still had a chance to perfect their forms in the changing natural world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was envisioning one particular spot on the floor, a pile of imported Tunisian pillows, perfect to curl up in and e-mail friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had to perfect himself for Arthur as somebody who was good at games, and he had to think about the theories of chivalry even when he was in bed at night. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laughing stopped, and from that moment on she did a perfect imitation of a sullen, pout-lipped teenager. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The team works on me until late afternoon, turning my skin to glowing satin, stenciling patterns on my arms, painting flame designs on my twenty perfect nails. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Everything was perfect, and I just wanted to sleep. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Danny was still smiling—and it wasn’t just because Mr. Goldman had brought huge trays of brown, light, perfect cream puffs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Its outside stairway made it perfect for a bachelor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have been perfect angels,” said Moss, putting the food on the counter near the stove. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He smiles at you with his eyes looking like perfect, gently worn pennies, and your heart basically explodes as you smile back and run your fingertip over his nose. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The fussy biochemical setup had taken weeks to perfect—except each time the ribosomes were caught, they crumbled and fell apart. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The inversion of a perfect interval is still perfect. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She’s bent over the table, stretching a little ball of dough into a perfect circle. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘Just about perfect. Only some of it you put in the first person, so it wasn’t quite the truth, but... you’ll never starve.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the edge were the squares we’d made together from scraps left by the people of Hope Springs—every print and color imaginable, a real mismatched jumble that together looked perfect. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“My mom’s chicken noodle soup is the perfect antidote.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A universe created from Chaos was in perfect keeping with the Greek belief in an unpredictable Nature run by capricious gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ash tree Yggdrasil is a mighty ash tree, the most perfect and beautiful of all trees: also the largest. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Jefferson’s drafting of the Declaration of Independence was a perfect example of such dramatic distortions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When she removed her scarf, her short wavy black hair bounced into perfect shape. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All the details he’d memorized jumped out like flares in the night, names and titles and plays that now made perfect sense because of Albert. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect place for someone as shy as Sasha—a ready-made cadre of like-minded people. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but it’s soundproof, remember? It’s quiet, it’s isolated. It’s perfect.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It had stopped raining during the night, so it was going to be a perfect and soggy day for rugby. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Beautiful. Do you know your face is a perfect heart?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I reach for my toothbrush, but I can’t make myself disturb her perfect button world. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoked long cigarettes in a silver cigarette holder and learned to blow perfect smoke rings. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I knew the perfect oilcloth print for the bike seat. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Thirty-five, with round glasses and thick black hair, Sheehan was a veteran reporter with what one colleague called “bulldog tenacity” and “an almost perfect nose for news.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She introduced him to their friends; she showed him the market; she said she had found him the perfect houseboy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the age of one and a half her speech was perfect and she knew as many words as most grown-ups. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything’s perfect. I will watch over you as you sleep and ensure the safety of your legs from mosquitoes.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No, this could not be more perfect. Thank you,” he says, clearly dismissing her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which was exactly why the thunder outside was perfect for this picture. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Wrong side out under crafts. That’s perfect. We can take a photo of this puzzle and upload it for our clue when we get back to our building.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And biology was perfecting my disguise day by day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

The perfect prince but still half a boy for all that, with little and less experience of the world and all its woes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, he got the same score I did: 1500 / 1500.1 am no longer the Republic’s only prodigy with a perfect score. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Our father had always thought we were quite amazing, and Lynn, of course, had always thought I was perfect, so I thought of myself as rather amazing and maybe even perfect. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knew it was dumb to sit under a tree during a thunderstorm, but this felt kind of perfect too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That made Pa happy, but honestly, Pa was happy to have his Miss Marva Hendrix sitting next to him, flashing her perfect teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I imagine the man and his dog as a perfect spy team, too ordinary to be noticed. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was, of course, absolutely perfect at being himself, and he was very much at home in the role. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It jumped a perfect arch, its scales shimmering a rainbow, then dived straight down—splashing the king with such glee he could not help laughing aloud. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The blue day—even the watery reflections in the stained-glass windows seemed curated, cultivated, perfected. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was a perfect spot for rock fishing just afore where the cattails got thick. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He became the perfect consoler, because he listened to every word Ob said and kept his fat mouth shut. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The garden I’m drawing has only one red rose, right in the center, and I want it to be perfect. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And closer to me, I saw two girls sitting in one of the last pews, their backs rounded, their hair pulled back into perfect ponytails. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Shay* s ugly face looked perfect “It’s so great to see you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s a beautiful day! A perfect day! A day of possibility!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You're taking too long—hesitating and perfecting too much. They can't tolerate the pain in long increments, and it isn't good for you, either." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s perfect for you,” Michael says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Armpit was lying there, his eyes closed, only half listening, when he suddenly heard her sing: These shoes, these jewels, this dress, A perfect picture of success. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She was sharp as smoky quartz, with perfect teeth and eyes that cut. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, this is so perfect,” Basil chirped, and kept writing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The lunatic part or the perfect English part?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Orange juice, bacon, and eggs are the perfect study food. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“And do you really believe the affair to have been carrying on with such perfect secresy?—The Campbells, the Dixons, did none of them know of the engagement?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I lay the board across the gap between houses, to the roof of our neighbors’ apartment, where I’ll have a perfect view of the dance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was buried with her people in the cemetery behind First Congregational, straight in front of the headstone that marked the family plot, not far from her grandfather of the perfect picket fence. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Dudley keeps the entire house in perfect order,” the doctor said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The mother sided with Lucia and explained that the bread and water had formed the perfect baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in his wisdom and perfect love, Lord Krishna led me to meet one man. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z