Did you like his performance in the school play? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It looked just the way a birchbark canoe looks after some big boys are finished playing with it. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The oars are a good trick; but it has reached the time to play for safety. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop playing games, my girl. You are in no position to refuse me.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So as we walked home I said in a small voice that I didn’t want to play in the local tournament. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was pretty obvious that they didn’t think we played as well as they did—and, to be truthful, we really didn’t. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Partners in Health continues to play a significant role in global health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The coach ran a play where I was supposed to run Nick into a pick and then I would be free down the left side of the lane. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Walders had decreed that Bran should be the judge and decide whether or not people had said "Mayhaps," but as soon as they started playing they forgot all about him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Digger, and I played pirates in that boathouse and used our dinghy for the pirate ship. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, my dad has a Stone Age stereo system in the basement with an actual turntable, so I was playing along with at least one whole Latin record each night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month later, my sister met another boy and started playing happy records again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking with Daisy Ramirez, who’d played the role of my Best and Most Fearless Friend since elementary school, but I couldn’t follow their conversation over the noise of all the others. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And so for the first few months, four- year-old Gogol plays on an uneven, dirt-covered yard littered with stones and sticks, soiling his sneakers, leaving footprints in his path. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The more charged up you are, the better you play. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

They had played it for so long it had become a bedtime ritual, like brushing teeth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was recess, and the children had started pouring out to go play in the schoolyard. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Tino and Victor, they don’t play that kinda stuff. I told them last night that they should leave you alone—but you better tell your friend to keep out of their way.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had played in three of them, and done rather well. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Mrs. Walton, who knew you play gospel music?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The sound of someone playing the antara, wooden pipes, alone and quiet, suddenly filled the early morning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

That piano had once belonged to Pacheco’s wife, who could play it like a nightingale can sing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Mr. Callahan will just play some of his old records for us. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to play Rook, not really, and last I’d heard, neither did Dad. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I send Helena out into the courtyard to play, hoping her friends will help her forget her fright, and take a walk around the block. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were laughing and playing ball when Palmer, letting fly a long shot from beyond the bed, said, “Do you like my father?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the courtyard around his church lots of boys hanging out, talking, playing with an old soccer ball. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover played a frantic, horrible tune, and the lion turned toward him, but Thalia stepped into its path, holding up Aegis, and the lion recoiled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Out in the hall, I could hear Smell Factor playing action figures. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl who was to play Annie stood center stage, clapped her hands upon her thighs, and Arnold leaped across the stage, placed his paws upon Annie's shoulders, and caused her to lean backward. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know his name, but he always plays the part of a guy in a war movie that gets yellow before it's time to go over the top. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, he lets me play them on my cassette player when I visit, and other times, he asks me not to. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One boy cut his foot while playing on a rusted plow, which poisoned his blood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then he played a slow, mournful melody on it, concentrating hard, biting his lip, leaning over the instrument and moving his shoulders with the rhythm. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a rotten game we play, isn’t it?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

By playing up their strangeness, the way a slave simpered and acted childlike to escape a beating, they evaded the entanglements of the quarter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then it was gone again, and I felt myself getting a little angry at whoever was playing with the sunlight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A few torches burned in. sconces at the near end where a group of Ser Amory's guards sat around a scarred wooden table, talking and playing at tiles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They had no idea how to play with me or how to cheer me up. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But no matter how hungry Allen was, he loved learning and school, and playing on the East Selma baseball team with Taylor. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I put my headphones on and start playing. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Out of angles to play, he gave up a name of a local gambler. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We were always competing, always trying to see who could play something better, faster, from memory. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drifted off, thinking about me and my mother’s old story challenges and wishing we could play another one. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Maya wondered how she played Slug Bug on car trips. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Candice had tried to return the bracelet after the play, but her grandmother had refused, saying it looked better on Candice. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Tate doesn’t think you can continue playing ball if you don’t get your grades up,” Moms said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was with Ron in the living room, listening to music too loud and playing board games. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After the bell rang at the end of the day, the generals went onto the floor and played trading games. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As I drove in circles looking for Speed’s Grocery, children stopped playing in the streets to stare and wave. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The fat man was playing upon the whole audience without the least show of exertion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in with Culebra when they played New York gigs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The part you have played has been invaluable. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

And they weren’t holding hands like she and Layla used to hold hands when they ran down the street to play in the park. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looked immediately familiar to me, like everyone I'd grown up with, friends from school, people I played sports or music with, someone I'd talk to on the street about the weather. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Painting, trying to figure out what would come next, playing recreational hoops and video games, and forming a new friendship, with Briana Bishop. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’d rather be in charge of teaching cats to play hockey. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That ain’t got nothing to do with playing today,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Bobby discovered that he wasn’t going to play any formal games, but simply speed chess, he went into a not-so-silent rage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Something else clearly played a role in reversing New York’s crime epidemic. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shorty’s band played at spots around Boston three or four nights a week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had planned for us to kill time playing in the park until Cecile would let us in the house, but playing in the park meant playing together. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the room, two players were dancing a jig to a time played on an hautboy. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We waited for two more days, watching the group of students come and eat and play and have fun with each other. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Seth dashed over to the first log, scrambled onto it without much trouble, and, taking a jump as if he were playing leapfrog, ended up seated atop the second log. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When we were younger, maybe five or six, he used to sit cross-legged on the floor and play with us after his work was done. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In a happy daze I float upstairs and lie on the red sofa feeling soft as gelatina, playing the scene over and over and over again in the darkness. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father went to work and her mother went out playing bingo in a town eight miles away. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him would race six others, and the first boy there would be the Musician, playing the white xylophone bones beneath the outer covering of black flakes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played until the bats swooped down at our heads. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was not a trick being played on her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Remind me never to play poker with you.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“What I mean is, Coach O would give his left nut to have you on the football team. What’d you play?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tiny cups and saucers were memories of Katie’s old girl friends and Francie was never permitted to play house with them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lately he’d started joking about us playing air- guitar—air-cello duets, which was about as far as I was willing to go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture myself in a missionary role, gathering the little children unto me, as it was embarrassing to be playing this babyish game with children waist-high to me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helping the poor was part of his worldview, in which spirituality definitely played a part. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We played Operator with a scrap of cardboard and a length of twine for a switching station. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But asking me to read them would be like asking a lobster to play tennis. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Izzie and I eat our eggs and toast quickly, so we can run outside and play. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was just a lot of noisy kids trapped in a cage for twenty minutes to play a game they didn’t have time to play or enough of whatever they needed to play it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid. Why would they pay money for some dude to sit there and listen to me? I'm fine, you know, playing the guitar and writing dark poetry, haha.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bo keeps to himself in the kitchen, but we play a game of Catch Me If You Can with our eyes over the heat lamp counters. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Every day she goaded Fyrian into making atrocious choices or she played tricks on the poor dragon, making him cry. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Kaede wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her, for he seemed to be lengthening. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

By the late 1980s, however, not only conservatives played leading roles in the get-tough movement, spouting the rhetoric once associated only with segregationists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to be good; you just need to be committed. Want to play a quick game? You already have your basketball shoes on,” Dad said, looking at Adam’s Converse high-tops. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother and I have been playing Joust against one another for years, because the game was mentioned in Anorak's Almanac.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

More talks followed: You need to act tough, sit up, stand straight, fight hard, play ball, look me in the eye, think before you speak. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The White House is where our two girls played ball in the hallways and climbed trees on the South Lawn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And they’ll play hopscotch, transferring upstate from one “jump jail” to the next, until they can finally live at home again. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them was played with toy guns we made from a mpoloni bush. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Thumbing through copies of each edition, Bobby made a mental note of which openings being played around the world won more games than others and which seemed too unorthodox. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“If you like, we could play a game or something when you’re done with your training.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Use this time to jump the fence your mother says the Carters put up to keep Ms. Winston's little kids from playing in their pool that we're not sure exists. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Or mention the Scottish play,” added Miss Forcible. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Vincent at first refused to let me play, but when I offered my Life Savers as replacements for the buttons that filled in for the missing pieces, he relented. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are simultaneously participants and bystanders, which is a puzzling role to play. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We loved to touch them and play with them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even worse, Werfel had collected some of the airy art of elfinkind, captured generations ago in some raid—paintings of heroes riding griffins and kings playing chess. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Apollo sighed and went back to playing his ukulele. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Funny thing: As the tape was playing, the grown-ups watched the tape. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We thought maybe Ess would want to play Grab a Crab?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Okay, you want to play doctor, go for it.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pool at the club is very big, so even in the shallow end there is plenty of room to play and splash water in Chou’s face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This solo she plays on "Harlem Nocturne"? It's so good, it makes me want to take sax lessons. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had he really managed to bribe city guards to play sniper for him? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We don’t all want to be the same. We want to be different. And playing soccer doesn’t have anything to do with your hair.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As periwinkles etched the beach with their purple trails, and sea foam blew off the waves and tumbled across the beach as if longing for a dog to come out and play. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I’m furious with her for every time she held my hand or wrapped her arms around my waist or played in my hair. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Popcorn played this card to the fullest, carrying his knife in his back pocket like a second bulge. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A mother who attended the play with her high school daughter complained about it in a memorable letter to the local newspaper. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After we can sing it, he tells us to play it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They jump up and down with Izzie and play tag, chasing each other around the room, until finally Uncle Bill says, “Quiet down, kids. I need to make a speech.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The nun called Maybeth from the sandbox where she was playing alone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The game began, and Felix played point guard—a position that allowed him to control the tempo. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Black kids, white kids, and everything in between play on the sidewalks and in yards. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

In Cuban son it is not just the melody, whether played on a trumpet or sung, that pushes ahead, but also the bass line. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Keep it as long as you like. I don’t play it that much anyway.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were discussing my day, sitting in our robes at the dining room table, after dinner and baths, playing Monopoly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following Sunday, Milton came up from behind and played his clarinet against the back of Tessie’s neck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It is that same game that the ancient animals of the night played long ago against the ancient creatures of the day. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because at least he wasn’t stuck somewhere in Georgia, walking around playing at being alive. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I stood twice for recognition—once, with the kids who were on the honor roll all three years, and second, because I played on the Sea Hawks’ tournament-winning basketball team. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the journalists see my brothers playing so freely, they ask if I am being robbed of a childhood by my campaign for children’s rights. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When she turned around I asked, “Can I trade in this ticket and go play one game of baseball?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

People hung in clumps around the doorways, children playing on the sidewalks and in the gutters. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The guards sit across from the four boys, take out a deck of playing cards. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted a friend—someone who would play with him. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

So I tried to play along with the ding ding- a-ding ride cymbal thing that always works for jazz and immediately got the beat all turned around and messed up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched these kids playing in the pirate-ship indoor playground while I read. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then—thanks to the kid in the sound booth—her music begins to play. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

God, we were not about to play this game. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"That was no trick I played on you," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

That night we played our reed whistles for Matt, by an outdoor fire. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the mood struck him, he would call a child passing by to come play on the swings or the seesaw. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem that concerns us here is whether any of the chemicals we are using in our attempts to control nature play a direct or indirect role as causes of cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He sat tuning his lute and was finally going to play his song for my mother and me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the end, Christina crosses her arms, purple light playing over her nose and mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I played the video through the TV to get a better look at the faces, the eyes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But it’s hard to keep complaining after the “When I Was a Boy, Life Was So Hard” card is played on you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

From ’bout a mile off it sounded like one person playing and all you could hear was a steady, regular crack! sound that rolled toward you like it was being carried on the wind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She plays with the dirt they’ve dug up from the yard and threatens to put the dollar bill into her mouth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She regarded female Scholars with a proper Jordan disdain: there were such people, but, poor things, they could never be taken more seriously than animals dressed up and acting a play. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

One wore ankle-high brown hiking boots, as if he were about to go mountain climbing, while another stood ready to play in his socks, which flopped like clown shoes when he ran. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

My dad was not only not a wimp, he came out to play with the gang, running alongside us, tossing us up in the air, and wrestling against the entire pack without getting hurt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He spent most of his time with Samantha, playing fetch with the rubber toy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get nervous when I’m playing the violin. This is way worse.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The lady who plays Mother Paula on TV is going to be there. The mayor, too. That’s what the paper said.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching them play one-on-one was like watching two dance partners perform their greatest hits. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ben was sitting on the porch, playing with his Hot Wheels. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“We know you have one. We know where all the Tory weapons in Redding are. Not everybody is willing to play the dog to the King.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used to play soccer with you and Coby till they got kicked out of the league for literally tackling opponents and then, get this, biting them. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The walls of the room facing the theater were covered with a parade of young people in medieval costumes dancing, playing, and talking with one another in an idyllic country setting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

That I am always willing to play, addicted to the Great Game? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As soon as they mentioned “the current situation,” Dad told us to go downstairs to play with my little cousin Hua-hua. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listen to me playing “The Lay of Sir Savien Traliard,” because now there was no question as to what I would be performing tonight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murdo gave Poppy a long purple scarf to play with and made a creamy mushroom soup with potatoes, and all day Lina stayed there, snuggled under the blanket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And knows Axel for Pokémon battles in the woods, and playing games with Ms. Dale, and eating strawberry ice pops at the picnic table on hot days, and making silly faces, and being kind. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The snow in the dark, it plays tricks on your eyes....But perhaps we ought to Disapparate under the Invisibility Cloak, just in case?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We end the night playing round after round of Taboo. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He took the harmonica out of his pocket and played the beginning of a simple melody. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The organ turned to a melancholy last hymn, playing too slowly; after four verses, it sighed to silence a phrase or two behind the congregation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s a little after eight o’clock on a brisk, crisp night inFebruary, so it’s already dark and the stars have started coming out to play. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

No other coloring played a major factor in my calculations. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons Charles played backgammon with her, and Emma read aloud to her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Zach, with whom he had played football since they were little kids, “I’m done. I’m not having fun.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Be mighty rank by then,” said I. “School play’s not till two weeks, you know.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even if he was just going out to play in the streets with Woody and some other friends, he wore that jersey like a badge of honor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The room beyond the doorway comes into focus, the haze from a trio of half-dressed ladies sitting around a table smoking cigarillos and playing cards. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In the gallery, friends and family members sit and watch, the bewildered audience to a play performed in an unknown dialect of acronyms, Latin, and Old English. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We walked through the strawberry fields, where campers were picking bushels of berries while a satyr played a tune on a reed pipe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon Beatrice would change into a cool frock and a shady hat and watch Giles play cricket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I began to find the flaws in the lich’s playing style, the holes in his programming. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mufakose thronged with a fascinating mix of food sellers and gamblers with playing cards and bottle tops. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ellis is upstairs playing her music too loudly. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’d come over after practice to eat and play video games with my brother and he was always really, really nice. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In die far corner, however, a group of men were playing cards. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

To help the boy overcome these self-defeating tendencies, Collins ordered a clock from Germany with a special ten-second timer, and he insisted that Bobby play with it to practice thinking and moving more rapidly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

That the sounds of playing in the yard had stopped. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, my little brother Atal and his friends had started playing a new game. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A week after he returned from Canada in August, Bobby bought a ticket to a night baseball game at Ebbets Field to see his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers play the Milwaukee Braves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen someone stutter like that; I thought he must have been joking or playing around, so I laughed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Last year we played laser tag in the park. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I just keep imagining how this will be playing back in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As soon as I finished, I went downstairs to play the drums. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amil and I play guessing games and make up little stories and dances to keep ourselves busy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Like for a play? We don’t know how to do plays and stuff.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jake even went back to playing basketball the way he used to. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I'm literally the only one of Fagin’s boys played by an actual guy. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She would keep playing here through May, they told her, and then get onto a team in Charlotte. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind him coming over to play, because both our favorite game was playing with the little plastic dinosaurs that I had and you couldn’t really have any fun playing by yourself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We would have killed them if the referees didn’t call a foul every time you looked at one of them. We ain’t played nobody yet that we couldn’t mess over.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had noticed one day a group of young boys playing some kind of spy game in which they exchanged silly secret passwords. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

No one will ever get high with me, no one will be my audience as I play piano, and no one will sit shotgun in my dad’s car after I get my license. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The kids jump-frogged ahead of us, playing some kind of complicated game of tag. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Next, they played what seemed like a hundred and twenty rounds of Go Fish. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"This year, why not a helicopter? A real one, though, you can't expect a teenager to play with toys." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her classroom had big sunny windows, a collection of baby dolls to play with, and a giant cardboard playhouse in the back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and start to play, letting my emotions pour out through my fingertips. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The military band was playing and the crowd was massed on the far side of the square where the fireworks specialist and his son were trying to send up fire balloons. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to play out the string, to find the place where she had stopped and was waiting for me, to follow the bread crumb trail until it dead- ended into her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Should we fight him and run, and probably give away our secret in the process—or play normal for a while longer and wait to see what he does? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

None of us had any toys or books, so we played hopscotch and cricket in a gully. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She’d play his squire just to touch him, and never care how great a fool they think her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But whenever Miss Love came for a family dinner, Grandpa would ask her to play hymns, and we’d all sing, and nobody enjoyed it more than Granny. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“All the suffering thousands your playing gives pleasure to—what about them?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, he couldn’t play it just as it was written without a whole orchestra to back him up, but he was magnificent, all things considered. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

After seeing those little foxes playing as the sun went down! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just she wants to keep playing with you but she has to eat first.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Craig, too, was in a suit and prepared to play his own song. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Every now and then, Miss Lisa would come in as we were playing and ask my brother and me to call her little daughter Miss Mary Lee and her son Mr. Henry, though. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was thrilled that he was playing along, but I tried to seem casual. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The director did a brilliant job of crafting the arc of the play,” she wrote. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was a little jazz combo playing in the corner, and the waiters circulated with trays of jumbo shrimp and stuffed mushrooms. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But he never tried to play with the neighborhood kids after that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

At first it was all rage that shook me, but as I stared into the sink the anger faded and his life started playing inside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I turned it over in my avatar’s hand, watching the torchlight play across the roman numeral, and that was when I spotted two small lines of text engraved into the metal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I think snakes are slick,” Tony said, playing with the sound of the letter S as he spoke. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Why is it when a little girl plays Cowboys and Indians everyone says she’s a darling little tomboy, but when a boy plays with a doll they say he’s queer? The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But today is not my day, and I don’t have it in me to play along with him like we might be anything more than friends. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Aboard the USS Arizona, an officer was about to suit up to play in the United States Fleet championship baseball game. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny was sixteen, but he could pull himself together and play at being a little boy still. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No! I mean, yes. I mean, I just wanted to play basketball. I wasn’t smoking!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His tone was sharp, and I could tell he wasn't playing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We always got along well with the soccer team; they tended to be pretty clever with the jokes they’d play on us and were always appreciative of what we’d do to them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

To Pythagoras, playing music was a mathematical act. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“By the way, do me a favor: if you want to play overprotective daddy with me, just say so.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was based on a play that had been published only the previous year and was set in recent times rather than in the safely distant past. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They remind me of the kids in Ghana who used to play outside the gates of the British High Commission club. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t like the idea of it myself. I’ll tell him the kids play up there.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours, so we really had to find a new way of playing. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It was simply another campaign stop, another orchestrated moment; the only difference, as one correspondent wearily put it, was that this particular rally had two high school bands instead of one playing at full throttle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And our porch overlooks the courtyard, where kids play and stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Kay joins us in the kitchen and I’m not sure if she really wants to or not, but I guess being with us is better than playing with her little sister. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To my left, Noah Pickett lay on a couch, playing a space combat video game on a huge screen. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If the eligibility date for Canadian hockey were later in the year, he might have been watching the Memorial Cup championship from the stands instead of playing on the ice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mom was not one of those fussy mothers who got upset when you came home dirty or played in the mud or fell and cut yourself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was being selfish, holding Nell close, showing her how to play catch with the twins. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People always said Big James played college ball but never went pro. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And when Rondell said he didn’t play anywhere, they all looked at him like he was crazy. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He would want his game to be played. He would want me to finish it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Why would you want to leave your bed to listen to that man play the accordion?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

George would have liked to play the role of Charlotte all day long, but Kelly declared boredom and pulled out her camera. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The task required both hands, and I glanced about, wondering what to do with the play book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The radio was playing the “Blue Danube” waltz. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent most of the evening in the morning-room, playing bridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a dumb idea. I don’t want to be a spy. I want to play soccer. Anyway, I have a life of my own.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m thankful that my brother played football on television so nobody fought.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He said not to get caught up thinking the play was “too fancy.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was that neither mother nor sister ever really wanted to play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I return one night from playing cards, and the house smells different. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then there would be no more stories by the fire at night, but all day long Laura and Mary would run and play among the trees, for it would be spring. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry sees his thumb hovering over the play button and nudges his ribs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the kelp otter were playing at the games they never tired of. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Julia first told me you had to be Asian to play in her basketball league, it hurt my feelings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He took comfort in the occasional pickup games of soccer that he played on weekends and after school. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Buffoon!” cried the fat knight “Well,” said Lancelot, “it is your own fault You should not play dirty tricks. For the last time, will you let me arm like a gentleman?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are a freak of nature, dude. I don't know what kind of game you are playing, but you better let me go right now.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It could have been my mind playing tricks, but his face suddenly appeared much closer to mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I will walk up low stone steps past stone lions guarding and into a courtyard where a fountain plays and the queen waits, weeping, for the princess to return. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He taught me to play chess before I learned how to read. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The band starts up again, this time playing “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sun beats down on us, turning the air to steam, playing tricks on our eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After they told us who to guard the guy Peanut Butter tossed the rock in to the other squad and we started playing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Let’s play Candor. I’ll answer a question and then you have to answer a question. Honestly, obviously.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lately it seems like I’m just a warm body whose job is to play her eye-rolling games. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"If you two have played me false—" "There's been only die one trail, my lord, I swear it," said Caziss defensively. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Fred played the guitar for her, and sang, his voice husky, and told her how his dream was to be a lead singer in a folksy band. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The starting front line plays against the starting defense. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s black and can play two cassette tapes at the same time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Clusters of girls were closer to the road, playing oga and swell, clapping rhythmically as they hopped first on one leg and then the other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boys unloaded and made their way toward the playing fields. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“We used to play all the time, here in the Basement. That’s the only reason I beat the king on my first attempt.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Abu subscribed to the belief that playing sports would give us a competitive edge, making us winners on the field and in life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Wake up, kid. I thought you wanted to play,” Chas said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I think Shakespeare said it best in act two, scene two of his play The Merry Wives of Windsor: ‘Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The camp had started to look the way it should look: the meadows were green and lush; the white columns gleamed on the Greek buildings; dryads played happily in the woods. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s fine, Sean. You are, of course, free to leave. If any of the rest of you do not wish to stay and play, kindly deposit your library cards in the discard pile.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

So you’d think it’d be all sad, especially since they left the casket open the whole time, but actually the play was pretty funny. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about a baby rabbit that our dog, Moody Blue, caught and carried around—she was not actually lunching on the rabbit, just playing. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

As Ben opened the door, Bull began to criticize his play in a severe, cutting voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know where he’s playing?” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even from this far away, Percy could see people gathered in the plaza, shoppers milling around an open-air market, parents with kids playing in the parks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I watched them awhile, then got to watching a couple of squirrels playing in the top of a tree close to the one I sat under. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie back down, and hit play on the TV. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The part of the song we love to sing the most started to play, and I turned up the volume. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But whenever he tried, the sound of the phone ringing endlessly played in his ears. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

His brow was crisscrossed with wrinkles, his dark eyes brooded and burned with some kind of invisible suffering, and the fingers of his right hand played aimlessly with a long, gray earlock. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Learn to play defense—ignore the head and keep your eyes on the body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Now Roberto Vega was bouncing his head as if jazz were being played somewhere not far away and the congregation was coiling slowly like a snake, waiting for the Holy Spirit to strike. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I heard you playing the organ across the way,” Mrs. Hurd called. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Walking down that Brooklyn street, Fischer and Collins exchanged knowing glances as they played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The huge crowd was intimidating, and besides, he was used to playing electric music with his band. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"No one gets a copy of the whole play." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

No one was moving about, or running or playing, though many of them turned to look at these new arrivals, with a fearful curiosity in their wide eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You see certain nationalities,” said Anderson, “and you say, ‘These kids can play.’” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The decision made, the men contacted H. G. Wells’s legal representative in New York and bought the rights to adapt the novel into a radio play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was difficult, however, because to play Lotería we needed a caller, un cantor, and Papá had always been ours. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Better yet, a movie star playing a cop. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

To play it safe, I sent a package to both countries. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He would want his game to be played. He would want me to finish it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was not a good sport and made her play him again and again so he could beat her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She did not go outside much, except to play basketball with me and my friends, and she seemed to have a book with her wherever she went. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t paying much attention and just by accident he played the first few notes of an Italian folksong he had heard the night before. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing basketball now, his grades had improved, he liked a girl called Autumn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Washington marching band now took up a position in the observation room, switched on the microphones, and began to play dance music. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It’s funny the way some'guys think they can just come out and play ball and don’t work at it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t even have to play a real song. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He played the opening notes of that song on the keyboard, and John started bopping his head. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It is, after all, in the next room, and he did like it when I played before. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Several kids were playing basketball on a cement court that was nestled next to a canyon wall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I play the first words of Esteban’s story over and over as my father’s song lifts up to my room, as my uncle packs above me, as the blue jay perches in the Ailanthus tree. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We would not be set apart from our distinguished audience at all; instead, we would be playing practically in their royal laps. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the boy enjoyed getting back to the familiarity of the unregimented school and to the opportunity to play with his friends at the Manhattan Chess Club. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’d wanted to play games with Skardebek on the rooftop and call out loud, obnoxious “Halloo”s down to the neighbors. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t light a stove, or play, or tear paper, or ride in a car on the Sabbath, but you could read. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I certainly have been busy—driven, in fact, with the stillion things to do, but I’m getting all tired now of all chores and no play with my sweetheart.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But, ah can tell ye that if he played anything else they’d break away an’ rush off in a panic.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Infection and colitis ulcers had so compromised his system that they were amazed he had been able to play tennis just a few months earlier. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He’d play football until Christmas and baseball until June with the rest of the big guys. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s fly round, and do double duty today, so that we can play tomorrow with free minds,” said Jo, preparing to replace her pen with a broom. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw that we Firebirds would be playing in the state tournament, she decided to come to the game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

My tablet is propped up on a pillow in front of me, the math tutorial videos continuing to play for no reason. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And if Bill would help me with it if he didn’t go to New York and write plays. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Years ago, Dr. Bahri did have a guy who, after hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool, could suddenly play the piano. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You are playing with fire, Mandela,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anne played the chairman who was introducing him. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a couple of the boys show up: Chase, who likes to play outfield so he can daydream, and David, who’s wearing his T-shirt from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was a long time since she and her sisters had played hide-and-seek in the many rooms. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We must have worn the record out playing each song over and over. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Magdalys had spent the first twenty minutes of the play trying to get rid of the creepy sensation that Magistrate Riker was still glaring at her from somewhere in the shadows. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Making your third grader go for a spray tan instead of playing in the park just so Mom can outsource her failed dreams to her kid? So wrong.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“That was a good play,” Mr. Galanter said, beaming at me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course he was very glad to be helping the Bellinis, but a lot of the joy was gone from his playing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A person who applies motion study can be in and out of the tub in the time it takes one record to play.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played a couple rounds of horse until our parents got home from work and we had to stop for dinner. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Just spend a few more months playing video games,” she said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She asks who plays what, and Spike says she plays everything, and Lara says she plays the drums, and Tanasia obviously plays guitar. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it,” I said, “why do you have to play basketball? If you hate it, can’t you just—I don’t know? Stop?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I played with the catch now nervously, studying the men. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

You wouldn’t think hed be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Airy music is playing, classical piano, floating from speakers in the walls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played the same sports and the same positions in those sports—at times, a test of our friendship in a way that his superiority in shop class was not. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I tell her I will trust in his kindness now, for I must dwell in the house of today, where little Hamlet plays in all the innocence of childhood. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Did he not play at being a king, sitting on a golden throne? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But in the presence of whites he would play the role of a clown of the most debased and degraded type. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor knows Delilah isn’t playing with his head. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mom screamed when she came to pick me up and found me playing with a limp, scaly rope I’d somehow managed to strangle to death with my meaty toddler hands. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At the tournament he made the ceremonial first move and played a mock game with President Marcos—one that ended in a mock draw after eight moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was fun playing volleyball, just as it had been at the camp. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even back on Rose Hill we tended to be cautious in our play, the memory of Zeke casting a long shadow for years to follow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, I would go out and play soccer with boys who did not belong to gangs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were kids playing dodgeball with makeshift balls made of wadded-up plastic shopping bags, tied together with shoelaces—the same kinds of balls we played with as kids. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the play takes place at their pretend kitchen table and sometimes, we're in their pretend living room but in real life we're just in folding chairs, sitting on the Kingdom Hall stage. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Samuel may have thought and played and philosophized about death, but he did not really believe in it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No, if the Obscure Object was perfect to play the avenging sister, I was a shoo-in to play the old, blind prophet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I saw him running up the hill where you two used to play, his feet kicking up plumes of dust. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Navid and Parviz decided that, since I was so Persian, it was time for me to learn how to play Rook. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s all right. Why don’t you go and play; don’t go far and stay out of people’s way.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Christmas play was short one shepherd girl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on, Rick! What’s your deal? All of a sudden, it’s like you care about this dumb play. Look at you, worried about how many strings there are on a thing of hay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

More kids than I had ever seen were playing around a big red brick building. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard about it on a radio play once, at Chen’s noodle shack. You get bounty for helping someone out.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In Long Fiction, somebody plays my song before class starts. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I text Nick to see what he’s up to, even though I know he’s playing video games in the basement, because that’s what he always does in the afternoons until soccer season starts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But the redhead pretended not to have heard and hurried ahead with one interpreter, to speak to a group of men playing draughts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I noticed Candy Man sitting alone with his chessboard, begging some of the other guys to sit and play. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s all about who got the lead in this play or that recital. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Still, Will was playing left back and he was actually running around and chasing the ball. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and glance around to see if Carver Jamison or anyone else from the popular group is hiding out, in case they’re playing some sort of mean joke. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I suddenly realize that Russell will be eligible to play for our basketball team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fierce, mocking talk, with only a trace of envy or awe, but even so the image played itself out behind their eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard you playing...so faint. I tried to listen...” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then, after several more turns, the music began to play again, brisk from its fresh winding, and merry. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The PAC played the role of saboteur and released thousands of flyers telling people to oppose the stay-at-home, and denouncing the ANC leaders as cowards. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julie Landsman, who plays principal French horn for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, says that she’s found herself distracted by the position of someone’s mouth. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It does not play peekaboo or wear fright masks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ren is a wild card, but also a seasoned player who has unlocked and played all of these high-level worlds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I tell you what—if you play your guitar, I’ll come and watch you.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Please don't tell on us, and we’ll let you play, too.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It kind of plays on a weather theme.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She started to play favorites with her niece and for some reason it all made sense: They were planning on moving out together, but my sister and I weren’t included. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And I can’t play the piano at all or play soccer. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I edge my way through the crowd and find a seat where I can see the musicians up close— the beautiful young guitarist and the taller man playing the flute. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On The Brady Bunch, kids play together peacefully in their backyards, all the lawns have green grass, and neighbors even go camping together. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

On a Bangkok stopover en route to Manila, he’d bought a number of Thai music cassettes, which he played over and over again at night while he was going over games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln and his wife attended a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of pure happiness, Tendai lay back on the flat rock and let the dappled sunlight play over his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A band began playing “That Bonny Blue Flag,” in Lee’s honor. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses con­fidence in his playing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“One thing about it, I’ve been associated with state championship teams. In eighty-four we won a state championship and in eighty-five we played for it. God dang, guys, there’s nothin’ else like it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he had this play, and these tickets. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

At home, I played school and pretended that I was Lilian. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Lion Spirit Mediums looked down on ordinary mediums, the way great concert musicians looked down on people who played the harmonica. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I turned twelve and reached grade eight, I’d given up on the idea of playing a competitive team sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Guys, don’t play with the equipment. Carl will get in trouble.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The problem was that the girls and boys played in different parts of the playground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I am not a child. I do not play games with children,” she says, staring hard at Char. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I've labeled her "Big Harm" behind her back—short for the harmonium she plays—and her husband is "Little Harm," because he's shorter, skinnier, and slightly less evil than his wife. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We even got to go to the back to play with them, because Calista said we were thinking of buying one, which was a lie, but Calista said it was okay. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I played with the hem of my Team Meili jersey, twisting it around and around my index fingers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Normally, playing without a queen is crippling, almost tantamount to an automatic loss. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

With great fanfare and a long drumroll in the press, the state played for the court a secretly recorded speech of Robert Resha’s. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Larson wanted to play twenty questions about the newspaper, she wasn’t going to back down and freeze up. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“My help? Why would you need my help? You know I’d rather hang glide in a hailstorm than be in a play.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I just want to learn to play this one piece he wrote and not embarrass myself. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Failing at sustained narrative, I compromised by playing with single sentences and phrases. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. D, the camp director, and Chiron were playing a quiet game of cards in the parlor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I read to him at night, played riddles with him, taught him card tricks. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides I’m tired of playing hide-and-seek. I want a ride.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

How to Survive a Blizzard, Part One had been last night when I was outside playing in the snow and Byron and his running buddy, Buphead, came walking by. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just seen a group of boys from a dozen war-torn countries come together as a team and play beautiful soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I thought about him at home playing video games all night by himself, ticcing badly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the script, the dialogue is written with some exclamation points, but Bobby has stopped playing it with bombast. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We might go on and on playing draughts and things, he might change, we might be friends. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But somehow I think I have a small part to play in this drama, and I have chosen to be the villain. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had rarely seen anyone go into one of them, or anyone playing on a lawn, or even an open window. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My right hand played through the gearshift positions, and I was ready. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyone want to play a shots game? We need the waiter to come back.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He searched the floor until he found a plastic bar straw, and then he played with piles of cigarette butts he had gathered. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I play as if no one is listening, basking in the richness of the sound. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My younger brother, Ram, whom I always beat at card games, said, “When you play cards with your husband, you’ll have to lose every time.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that she was a bad mother, she “was just tired of playing the role of mother,” as she so bluntly told me one morning. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first and last time she went to see the cousins play the foreign game of basketball, the Matriarch had been horrified. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Globalization 3.0 makes it possible for so many more people to plug in and play, and you are going to see every color of the human rainbow take part. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

See, you can play with him, I say, crunching his body. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I caught only the words the play's the thing, before he dashed from the room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Some dance, some sing, one plays the pipe and one the drums. Good washerwomen too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Attracted by the playing, Gregor had ventured to advance a little further forward and his head was already in the living room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was playing with his yo-yo, dancing it with short, tight strokes of the wrist. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped the disc into the stereo and pushed play. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Now you’ll just have to wait till after the little play to find out, I suppose.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We went to the other side of the lake and returned, half-blinded by the light on the water, to find Bunny and Charles on the front porch, eating ham sandwiches and playing cards. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

During the day they trained, playing football on the beach in army boots to build up their legs, and then at night they had the drills. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We watch a black-and-white video of her playing a tune called “Reverie,” soft and slow. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Only a month ago, they had moved out of the city to a neighborhood on Long Island so that the girls could have a yard to play in, so Mami said. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Someone was walking around, she thought without interest; Luke was walking back and forth in the room, talking softly to himself; surely an odd way to play chess? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a bugle can play only the notes of a specific harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In the schoolhouse, Mentor, the schoolteacher, gently tutored a mischievous eight-year-old named Gabe, who had neglected his studies to play and now needed help. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Out in the sanctuary, Miss Lulu started to play the organ. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You need to see this on stage, Mr. Hoodhood. It’s playing at the Festival Theater on Valentine’s Day. Go see it.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her plumage bloomed as she inhaled deeply and said, “And this is where young Nathan comes into play. He will return to the Third World to gather sacred medicine in your stead.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You’re playing the great game of kings and princes, of queens and crowns, aren’t you? Of course it matters. Everything matters.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was playing a lot of ball at the time, and my next story, about basketball, was accepted the first time I sent it out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

All we had were the words of the play. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bay, a mother seal played with her spotted pups as a golden sun peeked through the gray overcast and glinted off the waves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He played the song all the way through. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I zone out on everything else ’cause I’m anxious on how the rest of my End Day is gonna play out. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m really glad we’re in this play together,” the Object said, munching. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The upside was that if he ever decided to go into acting, he’d be able to play a guy who got blown up and shot and look as if he knew what he was doing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The days after his admittance, I was playing positive and soulful songs, like Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” so I wouldn’t feel hopeless. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The pilot puts on some more disco and says, “We’re playing your favorites until midnight! Drop by the cockpit and give me a request!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I want to play the rest of the night safe. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

King song my dad had chosen to play. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Try playing on the left side,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Meme learned to swim like a professional, to play tennis, and to eat Virginia ham with slices of pineapple. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

My teachers will assume I’m missing third and fourth period for the play. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Put in your tongue, son, and go out and play with Frankie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, I dig my fingers into my thighs, biding my time so I can see what kind of foolishness this professor is playing at. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With two minutes to play, the Seagulls were all the way down to the Cypress Bay five-yard line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I played until the sun shone through the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Beatrice Ziaty found out her son was sneaking off to play soccer with strangers after school, she became angry. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The same stereo that Uncle Darnell played the Coasters and the Orlons on even when those records went out of style. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The law is be cool, be tough, play ball, and use books for weight training—not reading. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy takes the first blow standing up and then falls to the ground, hoping playing dead will make the man stop. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Folks from all around will gather on the banks of Wolf Creek to picnic, play baseball, and commiserate about the dreadfully dry weather. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That’ll keep people from bothering us about when you play next,” he said. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the living room, about half of the baseball team were taking drunken turns at playing an NFL video game on Blake’s parents’ wide-screen television. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had been on crutches for about a year, and sometimes he cried because he wasn’t able to play football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six of the young cupbearers were playing some child’s game as he entered, sitting in a circle on the floor as they took turns spinning a dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could knock on the door and ask them if they want to play cards or something. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t expect him to answer, let alone play. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped Professor Achara had found them accommodation close to other university people so that Baby would have the right kind of children to play with. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The only time I felt any regret, if you could even call it that, was at the end of the play when everyone went out for their curtain calls. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He would probably dismiss her with some admonishment to study more and play less. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We played sandlot baseball and rarely had a ball that was not taped, or resewn so that it had a lump in it that gave it a natural curve when you threw it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had played here as a boy, skipping stones across the cold black pool beneath the weirwood, hiding his treasures in the bole of an ancient oak, stalking squirrels with a bow he made himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tune he played was mournful and slow, but it must have reached the ears of the shoemaker. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk to me, you failure. How can I play canasta when there’s a psycho in distress?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was laughing, holding their guts and their sides as these actors gave Mr. Price his final wish, and acted out his funeral play, a comedy, at his funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I spot them all over the country, standing on the far side of playing fields, little white prefab buildings with a row of windows unnaturally high up, tucked almost under the eaves. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chess Federation, as was required of all participants, Bobby lost either his nerve or his will and said he didn’t want to play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember how you’re always telling me I have to quit right away when I’m playing computer games and you think it’s time for me to do something else?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then we played some game where we had to wrap ourselves in strips of crepe paper like Joseph’s coat of many colors and race around an obstacle course. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And similar arguments play out in a hundred or a thousand other places that need protection. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As a result, we have much more time in our day to do something else—to create, spend time with our families, play, build and improve societies. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I remembered a cat playing with a rubber ball somewhere...a kitten a girl friend had gotten for her birthday...and it was hiding behind a chair leg eyeing the ball...stalking it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He was black and he did that. Most of us that go here are black. We’re expected to do something wrong,” explains Emarieay, who played on the football and baseball teams. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We started a soccer game, and as we played, the lieutenant came out to sit on the verandah of his house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t play any of the things he’d learned—just made up one of his own pieces as he went along. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hint of a sneer played about the lad's lips; he was en-joying this. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Rowan, “like the Thunderhead. People can read anything, but no one does. All they do is play games and watch cat holograms.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had me curve my hand around an apple and keep that shape when playing chords. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He played with is little ball in the noonday sun, drank enormous quantities of unsweetened melon juice, and delicately poked around Blanca’s ceramics. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dolphins, very fast swimmers, play about boats and ships much like dogs chase cars: they race along until they can no longer keep up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, I’d have to decide how I would play it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In these rooms, she played the part her clients wanted to see—the powerful Grisha, serene in her knowledge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once he stopped and took deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, trying to get himself into the role that he had to play. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t the faintest clue what her life was like, how she became an assassin, how she learned to play the pianoforte...It was all a mystery. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Later we played volleyball against another squad and won. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason I remembered this play was because it had a mad person in it, and everything I had ever read about mad people stuck in my mind, while everything else flew out. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yet I couldn’t stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard gates slamming, music playing, men yelling, and showers running as though B-block were one immense locker room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he passed them around and we played for them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re playing a good game, but we need to elevate our effort,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The penguins began to drill very nicely, wheeling and changing their formations with great precision, until Mrs. Popper stopped playing in the middle of the piece. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

They spent the afternoon playing with Boots, trying to make each other eat and often, without any particular reason, reaching out to touch each other. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After completing my chores one day, I got permission to play basketball at a park five blocks from our house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Their colors and shapes get messy, like I’m forcing them to play along when they don’t want to. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But I shouldn’t be. Sure, I know how to play games. But I’m still not great at all the library stuff.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“All right, I’ll be your coach. And you can be my player. You can play all the lovely parts of life that I’m too old for now.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy played with it for more than three hours, shaping a number of crude figures that he took to show his grandmother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about that look on his face, the one in the living room when we were both just happy kids still, playing around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“A big house to play in. A yard. Two rooms full of toys. Her mom can’t give her that kind of life.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The idea that race played a large part in the life process was becoming clear to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“We’re playing Phonetic, and I’m winning this time,” I say confidently, though I have no chance of winning. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You like to play with fire. You love being around all of this criminal stuff, don’t you?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my headphones on and start playing “Q.U.E.E.N.” over and over until I can hear the bass and then more until I can hum it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dr. Stuart Margulies, a master, who was several years older than Bobby, said in retrospect, “I adored playing with Bobby, just adored it!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine walking around in that world—interacting, playing, talking. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He just wanted to play robot, for God's sake. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Mummy always dutifully showed up at any school-sanctioned, required events like plays or choir recitals. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Similar dramas were playing out across America that week. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We both play basketball,” I say, and then I wish I hadn’t because I don’t know if Mr. Gore knew that already. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a rude commoner watching performers on some village green, Hamlet commented loudly throughout the play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Our house sat on concrete stilts that allowed enough headroom underneath for us to stake out play areas with clearly defined boundaries. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stood on our roof looking at the mountains, at the alleys where we used to play cricket, the apricot trees coming into bloom. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was George Rowley’s greatest hits, played on an endless loop. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They play a game with colors as they walk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was a wild kid playing out on Saturday night—and she felt like the very wildest of all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you that Tennant brought a gravitas to the Doctor that grounded the insanity of the ludicrous situations he got himself into, but Matt Smith didn’t play the Doctor, he was the Doctor.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every day we played a game called prisoner's base, which was all running and shouting and shoving and catching. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo saw Crocodile Guts packing a string bag: He put in a pipe, fishing lines, and a reed flute she remembered him playing as he waited for fish to blunder into his net. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They huddled and scratched their plays in the dirt. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His son Willy, Jr., often played touch football with us, coming down with the other boys from Mudhole to scrimmage with us on the broad concrete between the church and the Club House. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a new fifth grade teacher, Mr. Diggs. He used to write and act in plays before he became a teacher,” Macy said, smiling. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

In his mother's room, playing with the newborn little sister and with a face that drooped with innocence, he found José Arcadio. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That was what Mass General people called the place, playing off the initials MGH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then I let it play until the instant the electric shock had happened, when Zero suddenly stood in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A third explanation agrees that hunting and fire agriculture played a significant role in the extinction, but emphasises that we can’t completely ignore the role of climate. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is too many too close to play forte. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Our choices as to which instrument to play, in other words, are not entirely our own. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

For example, the G sharp and the A flat are played on the same key on the keyboard; they sound the same. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I was not present at Ruth May’s birth but I have seen it now, because I saw each step of it played out in reverse at the end of her life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m far too old to be playing hide-and-seek with a bunch of children in a pitch-black movie, theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d played soccer before I was in high school and loved it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When she played the tragic Jocasta, she had gone through three fountain pens. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At sunset he played on the mandolin while she sang. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Charles thought about it while ticktock music played. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you could ask her to play with you. She’s probably feeling lonely and worried about starting in at a new school.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all innocents playing out their unsuspecting parts. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Then let’s play a game. If we win, you don’t burn a single book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

What we really liked to do was play. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scrubbed clean at Lombardy’s behest, Bobby was dressed in a dark shirt and starched khaki pants for the first evening of play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We knew we wouldn’t have to play them at the next recital. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They went to plays and operas and concerts in the parks, listened to string quartets and piano recitals in office-building lobbies, attended movie screenings, and visited museums. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m worried and I tell the coach that my ankle is hurt and I can’t play. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it’s our turn to play “Jingle Bell Boogie.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

On the rooftop to the old hideaway, I found a small huddle of teens playing marbles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He knoweth the sound of my harp, and the certain tune I play will tell him we have need of him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Spareribs and Sucker were playing with George in the back yard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Loud, thumping music always played inside the dark doorway, even at noon. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I played in the school talent competition. That took faith.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He did not say that we never played it, that we never even thought to, that all we listened to was the news on Papa’s radio during family time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Carla and I are to play the parts of two Indians welcoming the Pilgrims. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We practiced in our huts, where every night a new boy would be chosen to play teacher and lead the lesson, while everyone else played their parts as students. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was sure no one else could see: his father was chatting with the newcomers at the other end of the bar, and the men at the tables were playing dominoes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They had played a similar trick with the instinct of parenthood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

On each of these screens, footage plays of the wild cards in action during some of their most popular in-game moves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was standing in front of a black man just like my father, but this one was wearing a tie and let me play with his computer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She looked at my eyes, and I knew she was playing that game we have between us. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could not persuade himself that a “beneficent & omnipotent God” would have created parasites and would have cats play with and torture mice. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he switched to more of a Spanish- style, fingerpicking type of playing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We frequently retreated to the school gym to play basketball and to try to make sense of things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As the boy played his drum faster and faster, the strange animal danced more and more quickly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go out and play?” suggested her mother. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, Hall sometimes went on hikes or played a little Ping-Pong. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are the four of you ready to play Let’s Do a Deal?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I had warned her against playing with him, but she always liked to feed him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the girls played outside, I watched television and nursed my drinks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think he was saying that my playing had helped him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, he gave up and decided to just play the game. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After that, I continued to play it every few months, just to keep from getting rusty. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He also required integrity and sound credit: it wasn’t necessary that you pay as you played; you could pay West Indian Archie by the week. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a chord can be dominant, major, or minor; the performer must take care to play the correct third and seventh. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Tally had no idea what would happen if she got caught. her ring, skipping classes, or tricking the house into playing her music louder than allowed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Right away, I start exiting, but the Memory plays before I can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somewhere inside me there must be an inherited wisdom from my ancestors since I can muster up the ability to play roles that offer guidance and strength. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Rostelli came down court, dribbling slowly with his right hand, barking out plays to his teammates. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, they were having a great time camping out and playing hide- and-seek, and living out here was a great trick on the cities. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Located minutes from downtown San Francisco, a baseball’s throw from where the San Francisco Giants play, it is a gleaming example of a new dedication to understanding the workings of the human brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She supposed that the dinner that tickled everybody must have played a part in Joe’s change of mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nabila’s words kept playing in a loop in my mind since yesterday. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The blind man stroked the strings and played two more chords. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I thought she was just romancing him, kindly playing to his mostly self-promoting immigrant lore, but later she’d showed Mitt, too, kneeling down beside him to watch the men and women busy in the street. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wet my lips and play “Jingle Bell Boogie” and “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We played hopscotch and jumped rope on this walkway too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

For C.P., it occurred when he was eight years old, playing football in a weedy field with a group of black children who lived just over the railroad tracks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we play a few hands of gin rummy before bed. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I can say to you is this: keep on reading and playing tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I don’t mind playing, just not all the time. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the games I used to play, to try to convince myself that Bas didn’t die alone. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She knew how much playing meant to me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Where that put me was I had to either quit and give up what I was about or go back and still play with the team and just give up my respect. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

All chores had to be done before we even thought about going outside to play. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Onstage, they work to figure out how to play both the anger and the tenderness that exists between their characters—and how physical to be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hooray! He’s going to play for us!” they cried, and immediately the whole company sat themselves down in a circle around the Old Green Musician—and the concert began. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just saying that if you cooled it with the moony act, you’d get tons of play.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Helena played on the stairs and in the street with the children who had moved into our building, and we saw Emilika most days, though she had stopped sleeping in my room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was used to crowd noise from playing football, but I never experienced anything like this. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We sometimes chose to play on the green because the local buildings weren’t big enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t sound like a woman playing power games to me, but I didn’t press the point. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Grant changed his mind about attending the play with Lincoln. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a morbid hymn, for funerals. No one plays a funeral hymn loud unless they want to wake the dead.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

This distinction played havoc with congressional debate by creating doubt that the temporary location, once chosen, would ever be abandoned. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I need some luck tomorrow. I’m playing baseball with Larry and them,” he said. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The man before them was noble in appearance, and the shadows played across the planes of his face in a way that made their angles harden; his aspect connoted dignity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had not meant to start a contest of wills between my parents when I mentioned my dreams of playing the piano to Papi. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of which, are you friends with the girl who played that song at the talent show?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It’s from my dad’s favorite place, the same one he ordered from when he gave us the tickets for his play. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

No one wanted to play or to talk, to run and climb beneath the huge summer moon. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

We were playing marbles in the cemetery—there were always good patches of dirt to be found there. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, to be accurate, cats enjoy playing with birds before killing them. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She’d pull herself out of bed, press her hands and face to the glass, and watch her children play on the lawn. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, In Ms. Gruwell’s class today, we played the “Peanut Game.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Germs thus acquired ultimately from domestic animals played decisive roles in the European conquests of Native Americans, Australians, South Africans, and Pacific islanders. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Friday we were going to play Country Day, then on Saturday afternoon we were going to play Trinity. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a kind of paradise, free from cars and full of kids playing softball and jumping double Dutch or sitting on stoops, just hanging out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They were wondering if the boys really wanted to play, or if they just wanted to tease and make trouble. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King’s leitmotif, for example, might be 4 quarter notes played on a trumpet sound on a keyboard, or using an interval of a 5th on any instrument to sound regal and stately. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

What the classical music world realized was that what they had thought was a pure and powerful first impression—listening to someone play—was in fact hopelessly corrupted. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I pressed play while he strutted off the bus, hitting a few younger kids on the back of the head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But of all the culturally sophisticated ancient civilisations that were playing and enjoying music in this period, there is one group that emerges head and shoulders above the rest. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

These were classes where we had to role play various people we’d find out there—waiters in cafés, policemen and so on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odd couple continued to play their invisible game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His chalk approximates the texture of flesh and captures the play of light and dark over the nude forms, giving the figure a greater sensuousness. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it's too bad about the play, but there’s nothing we can do. Let’s find you some socks and get on.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Russ needed to play basketball more than I did. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final victory of the Olympians over the brutish sons of Earth, Hercules’ arrows played an important part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fussed at me to stop playing on the phone. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to think: Methuselah is playing a trick on me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why would he want to play for a Division III school when he could play Division I–level ball? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was a signed photo of Fess Parker, who had played Davy Crockett on the TV show. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I also joined the drama society and acted in a play about Abraham Lincoln that was adapted by my classmate Lincoln Mkentane. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always added that they were old and dusty and no one else would live up there because the juke box played loud and drunks yelled and stomped up and down the long porch downstairs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was suspicious, but trying to play it cool. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Shall we play at cards, or would you prefer to talk?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I still remembered him as the cheerful little kid who played with Mythomagic cards. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They are turning the church’s beautiful green lawn, where kids play after catechism classes, into a muddy brown lot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, I love playing with children and chatting with them; it has always been one of the things that make me feel most at peace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually learned to play a couple of summers ago when my parents had a trial membership at a fitness club. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This child is destined to play a part in that.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Matt says, “We have to see that play! We have to!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“God Save the King,” the American national anthem and the Russian “Internationale” were played. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Smelly Gabe was probably up there right now, playing poker, not even missing her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He’d assumed that the person playing the oboe was the curly- haired girl, Marigold. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was in the midst of playing with two or three others at that point, but it was clear Ruth was addressing only me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit play and hope he hears it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

There was a bluebottle buzzing around, and for a minute we had a laugh playing “blue bottle tennis,” throwing our hands about to make the demented creature go from one to the other of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She played with my hair, or told me the latest gossip, or brought random gifts that served no purpose other than to produce a shadow of a smile: A windup toy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I believed her because the day my father taught her how to play chess, she won her first game. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The difference is that one will be splurging and then play on a public course while the other will not blink at the price and tee off at a private country club. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m playing hooky to hang out with Isaac, but he’s sleeping, so I’m in the atrium doing geometry.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I had orders to let things play out.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jasmin plays with her six dolls, giving them baths in an outdoor concrete trough the family uses to hold water. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When Miss Cowper found out about the Broadway play, I thought she was going to walk on air right there in front of us. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was the sheer amount of time the band was forced to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of becoming an artist, he used the money to pay for an education at Westminster School, where as well as his academic studies, he learnt to play the organ. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy had helped the boys put it together and play with it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I was playing that kind of game at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t like her kids playing in the neighborhood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The role I had always wanted to play—the big brother. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like the game Oklahoma kids play called “two truths and a lie,” which was made to remind them that this world is full of deceit and misunderstanding. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘Never played you up in lessons, has he?’ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He loved to see them playing with his birthday present. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They went down a street of shattered glass and broken tiles where children were playing and watching the soldiers go by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the band had finished playing the officers took their seats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam hopped on the counter and started playing with a Zippo lighter, flipping it open and spinning it in his hand so it closed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Watching Rondell play ball was like watching those seagulls fly through rain. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

How the players chose to play those chords could alter from performance to performance; it is a rather non-prescriptive, jazz-like system in that respect. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He can play Alexander’s Ragtime Band without notes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rising sun played across the Bed-Stuy rooftops, glinted against windowpanes, and cast stark shadows down the avenues and walkways. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I run my hands along the keys, as if I’m playing piano. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

King Cai had told him to play the diplomat; to flatter the Queen yet promise nothing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I played back the memory I’d burned into my heart, but I knew this was where she’d pulled the seed from. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They were playing up their kiss, maybe to like take attention away from the meanness Calista was having. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon, I walk to the market with Patti, and after I help her carry our groceries upstairs, Lakshman knocks on our apartment door and we run downstairs to play cricket. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I read a monologue from Julius Caesar and performed a short hip-hop play about the redemption of a former child soldier that I had written with Esther’s encouragement. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would group up and play a team of Hispanic men who were also picnicking with their families. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even more than that, he believed, “They are not ready to give up this play. They’re just not. They have such a deep connection to it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Listen to recordings of different instruments playing alone or playing very prominently above a group. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Dad used to take me to see him play back when Rod was at Bellmont High, playing for Coach. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This station with its hanging baskets of flowers is another sham, like Theresienstadt with its concerts, plays and lectures. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They laughed and played games with Nipper for the rest of the afternoon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He inhaled, put the trumpet to his lips, and played “Cielito Undo.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the block, some kids had set up a hoop in front of the bicycle shop and were playing some rough three-on-three. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tiy playing me against your father. I know he doesn’t want you going.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the northern European tradition of work, play, and food right through the day, made it impossible for them to adjust themselves wholly to this new rhythm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A guy who played in the dirt like me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Your music. I watch your face when you play. There's something there. It's not happiness, exactly. It's...joy. Pain too. But joy." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Our high school is playing against another school in a big basketball game. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Two tickets to a hit play that had just come to Los Angeles. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It almost looked like the arrows had intercepted the thorns in midair and sliced them in two, but my eyes must’ve been playing tricks on me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Little Andrecito strapped to my back as I washed dishes, calling me Mama and playing with my hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a whole building dedicated to the arts, with special rooms for the choir to sing and bands to play, and other rooms that had been outfitted for photography and pottery. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But when it comes to doctors and cops, nobody plays stupid like my mother.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I played “In the Garden” very softly, and when I looked around again he had fallen asleep, still leaning forward in his chair. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When she’s done playing, she comes over and I show her my drawing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He walked fast, in a hurry to get into bed and play the whole day back in his mind. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His brother would be done playing his music, and everything could just be normal. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Children watch their shadows and play in its light, people gather at the square to tell stories and dance through the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For hours, he’s been sit- ting on the ground, leaning against the wall of the building across the street, the place where he played me the music that magical evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Linton became good, earning first chair in a jazz ensemble in junior high school and then high school, and winning scholarship opportunities to play music in college. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even after seeing him play in such magnificent spaces so many times, I still got excited for his moments in the spotlight. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I did all he asked of me, I played my part, I gave the girl away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wandered through the wild solitudes of Thrace, comfortless except for his lyre, playing, always playing, and the rocks and the rivers and the trees heard him gladly, his only companions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mkentane portrayed his namesake, while I played John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point is, Doris don't play with her kids fooling around in all that street mess. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He even said he played oboe, and was switching from orchestra to band. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t like that. I wouldn’t have been able to play my guitar with them things on.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

At recess, I sit beneath a tree with my notebook and review subjects and predicates and frac- tions while the other children play. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I didn’t have all night to play because of Mom, so I gave it another try as the Japanese made their final “Banzai!” assault. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In front of her, the TV is broadcasting CNN’s Republican primary coverage, while the tablet in her lap is playing an old episode of Drag Race. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I could click a save button so I could play this moment over and over and over again. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

So the War Eagles stayed focused and played their game. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she forgot to turn the set off and would awaken at 2 a.m. to hear “The Star- Spangled Banner” playing before the station signed off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Not playing another sport, I can see, feel the foil’s power. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were playing together happily on the deck. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be stupid,” said Harry, “you don’t need to try out, I’ve watched you play for five years...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My brothers spent their time playing with the crowd of shelter children. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In my book Mathematics and Humor I tried to show that both activities are forms of intellectual play, which often find common ground in brainteasers, puzzles, games, and paradoxes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel her keeping an eye on me while I played with the straw in my soda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There'd be music playing, and those rhythmic sounds would get inside me and make me want to dance the whole day. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

All he does is belch beer and scream at her to bring him and his buddies more while they sit around playing dominos or watching fights on TV. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clapped him on the back and we headed back to the bedroom to play Resurrection. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t play catch, he didn’t fetch, he didn’t roll over to get his tummy rubbed. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

The voices of children playing cricket in a nearby open field floated over to us. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t win these fights: Stephen is bigger and more ruthless than I am, and I want to play with him more than he wants to play with me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I did visit, I sensed that my mother had been briefed by the regent, for she would question me closely as to whom I was playing with. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

However people played, it became a way of life. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sunshine, in fact, bathed the entire afghan, and the play of warm, brilliant light in the pale-blue wool was in itself well worth beholding. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The coach says they can’t play in any lightning. It’s their school policy.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I played football at the stadium and afterward I took some of the boys to town, for akara and fried yams,” he said, when Amaka asked what he had done today. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two groups of guys are playing, and Charlise is waiting for a hoop to free up so we can shoot some ball. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The judges have already decided, but we won’t know who won until later, after the youth musicians play. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here’s my folder; I won’t be playing in the spring concert I fell down the stairs at my house last night an broke my arm in three places. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if there’s someone else, maybe playing floor hockey right now, feeling what I’d felt? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She had this meditation track playing, the word om hummed over and over. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

One day, people are going to fill a theater to hear an orchestra play my music. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The next day, at five minutes to six, Chester was about to begin the last public piece he would ever play in New York City. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact I was wondering if they had chosen the Surrey side to play Middlesex at the Oval,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Palmetto team had two big fullbacks who couldn’t play soccer at all but who wiped out anybody who got near the goal. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then his fingers flowed swiftly across the ivory, and the room was filled with a composition so complex, so luxuriant, it was impossible to believe only one set of hands played. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There are more cards in play than can be read at the moment,” Scythe Curie said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You aint the one can play a tune on that saw, is you.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sounded great to me. Must be nice to play for pleasure again." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I could hear kids running up and down outside in the street and some girls playing jump rope. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

On the first rainy day Gerald and Lydia teach him to play cribbage. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, the four students made an agreement to ask permission before touching each other, even in play. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Only the strongest, smoothest, wildest hero ever. Rides a crow the size of a Cadillac truck—no, a stretch limo! He even has his own walk-up music—they say drums play when he walks.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Clayton planned to learn how to play the guitar and how to tune the strings, hold the neck and body the way Cool Papa did, and eventually read music charts and play the notes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“That we’re playing an elaborate new-generation version of hide-and-seek where you get twelve hours to find a hiding space, anywhere in the neighborhood. And that it was your turn to hide.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Four days later, as the German and Japanese anthems played, the ship rose into the grasp of a typhoon that whisked it over the Pacific at breathtaking speed, toward America. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The crowd sang “God Bless America” and the military band played. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Nearby, Gabriel played happily on the floor, babbling his baby talk, looking with glee now and then toward Jonas, obviously delighted to have him back after the unexpected night away from the dwelling. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I walked over, he glanced up from the Intellivision game he was playing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But a brass player, without changing the length of the instrument, gets different notes by actually playing the harmonics of the instrument. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

On weekends, little Immie played Lego, baked cookies, and went to the American Museum of Natural History, where she loved the reptile skeletons best. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Fred had played trumpet in the school jazz band since sixth grade, but he didn’t listen to jazz at home. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Some people thought it was strange or even destructive to write in books, but it was a habit Emily had picked up when she was seven and used to play “editor” while her dad worked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, he starts playing with his phone, and I watch the beautiful lights reflected on the water. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

How do I tell my mother that my therapist is playing music for me because I refuse to talk to her too, but don’t worry, it’s helping. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In case you don’t know how to play HORSE, these are the rules. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What can you do? Can you play on the piano?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagined the Augustus Waters analysis of that comment: If I am playing basketball in heaven, does that imply a physical location of a heaven containing physical basketballs? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I kept returning to Ellis Park to watch him play, to study his mannerisms, and to weigh his attacks on apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titters had begun at the way the girl playing Ismene was hamming it up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m not. Did any Southerner ever play a joke on you?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

About ten o’clock Mario began to yawn and they stopped playing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was a kid she liked to fight with boys—real fights but just in play. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I just said I don’t play an instrument.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash while her dog, a black-and-white terrier mix, played at her feet. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The attic was a lovely place to play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you going to take off your gloves to play?” asked the manager. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just twenty-seven years old, Claytor played Rachmaninoff with finesse and a mean game of tennis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten more bloody noses playing rugby than I could count. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I don't tell her that I'm an undercover groupie because I love watching the boys in my hood play ball. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He’s holding me by the hand and saying, “There she is. You mustn’t touch her because she’s very little, but when she gets bigger you’ll have a sister to play with.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the two teams finally took the field—all wearing long pants despite the heat—and play began, it became difficult to follow the ball in the clouds of dust kicked up by the players. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I explained to them about the recorder and played part of what I had recorded the night before. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

To that point Bobby hadn’t won a game in the tournament, but he’d drawn three, and he seemed to be getting stronger each round, learning from the other masters as he played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jesse practically melded into the computer casing when he played, his entire neural system wired into his character. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes’s eyebrows arched up and his voice rose, his best play at sincerity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She plays the first notes of the national anthem, and everyone sings as if we are at Fenway, shouting to fill the stadium. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Pocket was sitting on a garden chair under a tree, reading, with her legs upon another garden chair; and Mrs. Pocket’s two nurse-maids were looking about them while the children played. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He continued to play with the wall and then turned onto his stomach before flipping over again on his back. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re playing to five hundred. How can she jump in in the middle?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He played tackle on offense and linebacker on defense, and opposing quarterbacks ran from him like scared rabbits. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He gives me a smile that I can’t quite tell is genuine, and then plays with a few of the bars on his board. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the building with a queer feeling that I was playing a part in some scheme which I did not understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was stunned, but shook it off and played it cool. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I rolled over onto my tummy and hugged her tight, not caring that the girls at school would make fun of me even more if they knew I played with dolls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

Hence, he spent most of his time reading in his dismal room, wishing he could play his guitar, walking the three hundred yards to town for groceries—and somehow he just couldn’t begin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, his hands have been untied, and he is at the table, playing cards with the Roach, the Ghost—and the Bomb. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Front porches were full of living room furniture, old couches and armchairs, people playing checkers, arguing, waving fingers, and breaking into laughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Gabriel and I used to play this game we liked to call What If? where the object was to take turns creating the most absurd “what if?” scenarios. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When she brought him his plate, the national anthem was playing on the radio. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Like he never wanted to play with her again. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Obviously, the noble boy on the rooftop was playing just one more game with me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he had sung when that other barber played the mandolin. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They indulge as well in reductio ad absurdum, the logical practice of taking any premise to an extreme, and in various sorts of combinatorial word play. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

People in New York loved art and music so much, she said, that artists sold paintings right on the sidewalk next to string quartets playing Mozart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said they played on the same Ultimate Frisbee team in college. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Take it from the top? Are we rehearsing for a play? Should I get Mike in here to start building props?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had learned that it was an accepted tradition in the South to have white and black children privately play together until about age six, but never in front of their white friends. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“And we were talking. She asked me if I would show her some harp fingerings, but it’s been a long time since I played harp.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was off becoming a comedian, touring the country, playing shows in England, hosting radio shows, hosting television shows. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Zephyr and I elbow our way through, parting the curtain of bodies, until we have a front-row seat for the suicidal game that’s being played. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

However, when the grizzly overtakes you, as it most assuredly will, you should fall to the ground and play dead. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He stalked back to his position behind Adamo who played center. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we rolled into the parking lot, we were two happy little girls, the beat still playing in our heads. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Some of those who had once been the Bronchos’ biggest supporters, who had gone to school at Odessa High and played in Fly Field, fled to the suburbanlike security of Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would play basketball in the mornings with the boys who were just reaching their teens, and then stoop ball or punchball on the block with boys my age. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

We played at our own field, on Wednesday after classes, so Annie got to be there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a dazzling dis­play of might and speed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So it went, back and forth, Ralph playing at husband, Helen at wife. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, though, Mrs. Flowers would drift off the road and down to the Store and Momma would say to me, “Sister, you go on and play.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had been during the early days when I had felt strong restrictions and resented Emma's boldness and her opinion that I should have been blacker to play my role of Harlem leader. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, where such a short time ago he had played with such power and joy, she spotted his beloved drum, crushed and in splinters in the dirt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Nicholas played a hand-me-down Nintendo on a television with a busted tube, Christopher plays 3-D chess on the family’s Dell computer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I played with it all the time, and Dad played too, calling out deck numbers for the computer to take us to like we were really on board the Enterprise. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You wind it up, and it plays music and rocks the baby.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to protest, but he started to play Mozart, soft and sweet, and I turned away, my eyes stinging. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The gamelan orchestras of southeast Asia, for example, have an aesthetic preference for the "lively and full" sounds that come from instruments playing near, not on, the same pitch. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

From outside came the clang of horseshoes on the playing peg and the shouts of men, playing, encouraging, jeering. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching a love that he really believed in fall apart wasn’t playing out well for us. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Ollie will be back soon, she says, and you can play with him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The research, which took place over four years and cost $300,000, entailed training 174 adult subjects to play a targeted video game. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I shrugged, and she hissed, “I’m not staying in this house and playing marbles with Peach Pit all afternoon!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He loved playing the familiar tune on the ancient piano. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They were going to play that game all day about who were the guards and who weren’t. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them were already frustrated with the boys playing football in the street—lost in their game, the players would curse, run through flower gardens, and scatter their quarter-water bottles across the sidewalks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes several instruments played one note, so the staff would have to be very large. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Might help him to see someone else play. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Fifteen of them are still playing Tempest,” I heard Aech reply. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was George who had the idea of stationing Stuart inside the piano to push the key up the second it was played. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Johnny sat on the magic stool, which turned around and went up or down according to your size, and played. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group made up of an accordion and drums played the songs of Francisco the Man, who had not been seen in Macondo for several years. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She sounds like a six-year-old reciting lines from a school play about the food groups: You mean you’re supposed to eat jive servings of fruit and vegetables a day? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some nineties R&B songs play on the radio, and Momma sings along under her breath. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘Well, after that—when Colonel Smith has settled down to play whist. Can you get off?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some jerk taped up in a safe room playing at life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"I thought you were supposed to be in a play at school and all I thought you were supposed to be Benedict Arnold in that play and all," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Night falls, the anthem plays, and high in the sky I see the picture of the girl, who was apparently from District 8. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Delphi under towering Parnassus, where Apollo’s oracle was, plays an important part in mythology. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Third: “I’m not playing, Overbrook. I really need to talk to you.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Dad hops from channel to channel, watching the same stories play over and over. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go out and play? You don’t have to be close by...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But when he heard her humming to it, he played the second verse, and then the third, and while his fingers took on the chorus, he turned to look at her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Or near the seashore,” said James eagerly, “with lots of other children down on the sand for me to play with!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty much everyone starts out playing in fours, and being the lead bowler is a nice, gentle way to begin. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered if it helped his French horn playing to have such long fingers, like a pianist. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I was a little nomadic kid who played in trees and hyena holes. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone from all three groups started playing at roughly the same age, around five years old. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I destroyed that tape, I played it so much,” Kenna says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he wants to play basketball.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The list of the ‘missing’ when the Fair closed was a long one, and in the greater number foul play suspected. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At first they took no notice of the farmer standing on the edge of their circle, and as his dazzled eyes adjusted to the light, he finally noticed the musicians playing along the sidelines. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sasuke was playing in the park,” he finally says, his words quiet in the empty space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Coral Queen was one of those gambling boats where passengers line up to play blackjack and electronic poker, and to stuff their faces at the all-yoU'Can-eat buffet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Other times he saw their children playing, with silhouettes oddly blurred in some places. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sheriff George W. Smith said several days ago after the happening that he was afraid of foul play. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We could make the backyard into an outdoor playhouse on the weekends in summer and run a play a night.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Unless, of course, you always play to lose!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Mateo is staring into my car like some kid who’s been grounded and forced to watch his friends play from his bedroom window. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we got to the smithy, there was two kids playing out front of the shop. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“They probably don’t even play checkers over here,” Sergeant Dongan said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I did play gin rummy with the school shrink the other day and I beat him.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But I did not come here to play, or to be played with. I came to strike a bargain with you.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m leaving. You two can stay and play with the rodents if you want.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Between playing ball and school I filled my time up pretty good. I wish I had one to write to now, though.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was actually because I was playing Four Square with August that I found out about the Plague. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But what counts is how you play the game.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

So Tea Cake took the guitar and played himself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Let the Good Times Roll” playing on the radio next door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take him to the play yard in the back. You can get to know Murphy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So your mother still won’t let you play in the neighborhood?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But he hardly played music after he lost his job. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You play with your feet—the hair doesn’t touch the ball.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She plays with the charms on her bracelets. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was only then I remembered that the three of us had planned to meet up with Fenton and play corners last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On their third trip, they played 48 times, for a total of 172 hours on stage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Mother let us play outside as long as we remained within the reach of her voice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

After all, if this was the ground floor, or a jungle gym in the school yard, it would be child’s play. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was a few seconds before Harry remembered that the match hadn’t taken place yet, that he was safe in bed, and that the Slytherin team definitely wouldn’t be allowed to play on dragons. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Lady Macbeth, who seemed so strong at the beginning of the play, had a rather rapid mental deterioration—remember she was walking and talking in her sleep and washing her hands uncontrollably? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's this sort of upbeat soundtrack playing under it that makes it twice as awful because, of course, almost everyone on-screen is dead. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The children played around our feet as we washed another stack of plates. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Naw, Miss Carrie, we didn’t see no Shakespeare. But we seen a stage play. The main actress shore was a looker.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He threw mud balls until Yellow Kettle gave her hoe to him and told him that if he stopped working just once she would take away all of his play warrior weapons. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

We’ve been inseparable since we were five and her mother brought her to my house to play. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Musical activities, including singing or playing instruments, can increase the self-esteem level of the child. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

By far the strongest tournament Bobby had ever played in, the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the playing field, groups of girls were tossing a volleyball. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother had played a game with Conrad and me, teaching us diagramming at an early age. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, Aven just came over for a couple of hours to play video games. Her mom will be picking her up before dinner.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The girls in my cabin played kickball and learned dance routines, but I always sat on the sidelines. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Cole played their game and nodded politely, but he noticed that nobody sat beside him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Around the block I told people that I either wanted to play ball or teach. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To play the game, we must sit in a circle.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anything, Nigro was constantly encouraging him to play more, to study, to enter tournaments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mine is just the French practice instrument Papa himself learned to play on as a child. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Did you know it was banned in Southern states? She could have gone to jail for playing it. She was brave.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Too busy playing allies with the others. I should have never let them separate us!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

On deck, men were assembling to raise flags as a band played the national anthem, a Sunday morning tradition. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He looked like the archetypal sinister magician that seems to be a requirement in so many bad Aturan plays. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I told her the flower was from you, Pop, and that you wanted to play her in War.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just the pirate games we used to play, but the morning J.T. cut his knee on a piece of broken glass and had to get stitches. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Though I didn’t play for my high school, I went to every game. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We fished out a pink plastic, octagonal container that was part of a pet shop play set, and we placed the two blue eggs inside. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For about half an hour before dinner, I tried to get him to play checkers, but he finally just wiped the pieces off the board and told me to go away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the knee was wrecked, there went the team’s star before a single down had even been played. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine that I were to ask you to play a very simple gambling game. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

By some miracle, on three occasions, he was able to coax the horse into playing the racing game. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was his playing of the rumba that had made Tucker want to dance, and so tip over the matches. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things in the house were already strained enough with Siobhan refusing to play tennis just to prove a point to her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One play and it was as if I’d ripped a hole in the ground and pulled my whole town down into the darkness below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned back on Vega’s bed and listened to him play his instrument. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was just a girl of five, playing with my sister and my friends, expecting life to go on the way it was forever. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In high school, I played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I play him again I’ll have to deal with him personally.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Amazing,” she called out to Liyana in her bare room, “that Mozart could write this when he was six and I have trouble playing it when I’m forty.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I gave the envelope filled with checks and cash to Ms. Sandnes for safekeeping before I went to change into play clothes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was like playing chess and making a bad move and not knowing why but knowing instinctively that it was a bad move. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melita especially liked the sports, when the girls’ groups competed against neighboring girls’ leagues, playing games such as “capture the flag.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The actor playing Little Red Riding Hood pushed back his hood. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then the wings are bigger Father said only who can play a harp. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But I’m telling you, Coach ain’t playing,” Shannon said, flinging his bag up on his shoulder. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jack’s heart sped up, and he knew he was not playing a game anymore. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe that's how I got so good playing by myself in my journal, in my bedroom, in front of a mirror putting on shows for my teddy bears. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I encouraged her to go with the blue; why not play up the eyes? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Branch shook himself briskly as if he had just played in the stream, then settled himself on the floor and nibbled at scraps they handed to him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The puppies played with bones like Eskimo children played with leather ropes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon the sick child got to play many games of backgammon with Papa, or hear stories read by Mama or Papa. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he was there again, sitting in front of the A&P supermarket awning, playing the same songs on his accordion that he had always played, his black Labrador lying down in front of him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Horace lay unmoving on the floor, either knocked out or playing possum. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And remember, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. So be sure to read the instructions—so you’ll know how to play the game.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Did Ares really know something about my mom, or was he just playing with me? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t play with dolls,” I say just as loudly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

White men and women drank, chain-smoked, munched pretzels and other eatables, gossiped eagerly and played darts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I’m on the phone with Vondie talking about my chances of playing in another game this season, I hear panting coming from Mom and Dad’s room, but we don’t own a dog. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Before long the orchestra started to play again. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mean, I say, “Basketball. Nobody plays baseball no more. Black kids play the court. Want to be Jordan. James. Curry. Lame if you can’t dribble and throw.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

It seemed so remote and no part of him; it was a play apart and separate, wondrous to watch, not without its strange pleasure. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once you have the song down, you can play around with the tempo,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Have you ever wondered why an oboe and a flute sound so different, even when they're playing the same note? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Joe and the other freshman boys from Washington who showed up for the 1934 Poughkeepsie Regatta could not have been better cast to play their parts in the ongoing regional conflict. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And she was playing basketball almost every lunch now, mostly with Liana and Ainsley, sometimes even with the boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph pressed play again. “. . . and soon she became pregnant...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I draw a group of small children chasing one another, playing tag. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet here Matt saw, on grave after grave, statues of skeletons playing guitars or dancing or driving around in little plastic hovercars. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like sports better when I can play with my friends.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was tired of books, and found people so interesting now that Mr. Brooke was obliged to make very unsatisfactory reports, for Laurie was always playing truant and running over to the Marches’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was healthy now, and growing fast, with big feet and ears; recently he had watched, laughing, when the mother dog had growled at it because it was nipping at her own ears in play. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

T plays or sings again if necessary, and students also sing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But he added that he always regretted not being big enough to play football there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I ever hear either tune being played in some public place I am sure I will immediately start to howl. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A bunch of kids were studying and playing board games in the first floor common area. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It is very hard to watch the movie because Sam walks around in her underwear when she plays Janet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Behind you, children play a game involving small stones. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We tell her how Seven gave Remy a couple of hits, which has Kenya beaming, talking about, “My brother don’t play.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“You were just playing with us, weren’t you? You just wanted to make sure that even after you left to go have your fun, you were still the axis we spun around.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dill tried to look happy and play along, but he wasn’t succeeding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’ve never acted in a play either,” Ivy quickly added. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Besides, my dad says Ramones songs are easy to play,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“He was a lover of pets and always had a dog or cat and usually a horse, and he would play with them by the hour, teaching them little tricks or romping with them.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Pretend we’re playing pool. We got to punch the rowboat free. Hit its back end, so the front pokes free. Ready?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Afraid his eyes were playing some sort of trick on him, he pointed out the star to other people and established that they too could see it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After the play Linda Lavin invited us to stay to meet all of the cast members, which made it even more meaningful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I can’t. I’m playing in a string quartet at some professor’s house. What about next weekend?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over and started playing with my hair, so much darker than her own. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For patsching or snapping, if there is no R or L indicated, both hands play simultaneously. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But then, said, 'No. No, you had really much better be playing cricket in the sun, Edmund, something of that sort. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I leap over the cracks, pretending I’m playing hopscotch. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Is it true Mom is letting you play? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons I was allowed to play in front of the store. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

For once, the weak smile playing over Uriah’s lips is gone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They offered to play a tribute, but Ms. Byrd thanked them kindly and firmly and said, “No blues music of any kind.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I told her about how my brother would be playing his last football game of the season on New Year’s Day. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A two–three-year-long study concluded that children attending a musical play school exhibited significant differences in auditory discrimination and attention compared to children not involved in music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

In the tape, she’s playing with a software program designed to teach algebra. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Ralph played with his food, reflective; and when Grover returned, asked, “How much would that check be for? If I write.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rounded up some cutlery and found the table, which had been buried under a stack of dime novels and Shakespeare’s plays. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

We sit on the curb, flicking open our cans and watching some cousins play hockey. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t really the class itself that played a part. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I managed to cram my piano punishment in before dinner, playing with a light heart and a sure, spirited touch, if I do say so myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Music from the jazz ensemble playing in the background, servers coming up to me every few seconds with a new offering. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We watched him through the gate, playing with the girl. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He should have offered us forty to play for the evening, free use of the public hall, a good meal, and beds at the inn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He told me I had a gift, like playing the violin or mastering chess. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found his friends again near the concrete monkey barrels and started playing with them like he hadn’t missed a beat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were lights on towers behind us that played on the wire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trio played jazz tunes during intermissions at the Olympic movie theater in Sequim in exchange for an opportunity to watch the films. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As they crossed over, the ancestors played mbiras and drums from the depths of the water, and after they had passed, the river came together again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beatrice says he loves playing charades,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart was pounding as if she were a child playing tag—though she wasn’t sure if she was being chased or doing the chasing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had even brought Frieda over when we were really little, so I could have someone besides my sisters to play with. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Plays for the Boys and Girls Club, and he told me I should've played, but I missed the tryouts. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Kingsley asked, “The condition in which a person may be able to hear colors or visualize flavors when music is played is called: A. Synthesis B. Symbiosis C. Synesthesia D. Symbolism.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

There are two ways for mortals to become permanent subjects of the Court: marrying into it or honing some great skill—in metallurgy or lute playing or whatever. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And Lark wants to go for a walk down the driveway, and play Pokémon, and talk about Braviary’s release, which he missed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You hum it,” said Miss Franny, nodding her head, “and he can play it.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day when Orithyia was playing with her sisters on the bank of a river, Boreas swept down in a great gust and carried her away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against her will, the play had aroused her, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She watched the horde of children playing in the yard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the gentlemen were gone to the stables: the younger ones, together with the younger ladies, were playing billiards in the billiard-room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he hangs out with Reid Kingsley a little bit, and the two Maxes got him playing Dungeons & Dragons a couple of times at recess. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

My dad directs small plays in California, where I still wanted to be. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“All right, obviously you guys are pretty excited to play. But first you have to learn about the equipment.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They played one of the best games of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

You can play a quarter a day or a dollar, or more; any amount you choose. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s more than just the play,” George tried to explain. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

His gums bled at the slightest pressure of the tip of his tongue, and he seldom stopped experimenting; it was a little game he played, sometimes by the hour. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

My father told me having Natalie as a sister is like playing ball when you’re 100 times better than your opponent. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa answered, “When you can bend that note proper, I’ll wave you in. For now, just play rhythm. You’ll be all right.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

"It is not only legal, Mr. McSouthers," Judge Ford replied, signing her name to the check and handing it to the doorman, "it is a shrewd way to keep everyone playing the game." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mentally, he was Jeffrey — the kid wanted to laugh and play and maybe watch Nickelodeon when things got too exhausting. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let Connor in, and we played video games while we waited for Zion to show. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was astonished to see how our leaders treated him only as a threat to their power, inciting mistrust by playing on backward, anti-intellectual ideas about race and class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to think or say about that, so I just sat there nodding, went back to watching the kids playing in the park. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t make me play with him, Mama.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t stop until a cab driver, who had been listening to the radio broadcast, told them it was just a play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Death: “When playing with death, nobody has any luck.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Besides wearing ties and uniforms, all students were required to play sports at PM. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Man of the house? You’re not man enough to play me in marbles.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s still absolutely scary to play ball, to compete, to try to win. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll never fight with friends over who gets the better bowling shoes or who gets to be Wolverine when we play video games. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was randomly paired with Max Wade, and they played against Aidan and Luke. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You can teach me, and then when we play Hamlet, you can be Laertes, and we’ll make a fine thing of the fencing scene.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Hey, what do you expect? We play in a sinkhole.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a snooker table in the basement of the Chelsea house and he’d often spent evenings playing against his uncle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The organ music plays on, like a funeral that will not quit. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“She’s very bright. If ... if our enemies have her, she will try to play for time. She may even pretend to cooperate. “That’s right,” Thalia said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A spec four asked me if I wanted to play poker. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Omakayas saw Tatah, an itchy, joking mood always came upon her and she looked around to see what tricks she could play on her quiet cousin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But then, one day, some kids are playing cricket on the lawn and he gets smacked in the head with a cricket ball. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

At one end of the table, a woman with short red hair and cat’s-eye glasses is talking about a Brecht play she’d once acted in in San Francisco, performed fully in the nude. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before, she had been passive in her rebellion—sneaking off to see Reggie, refusing to play tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I turn to her, waiting for this to play out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me shocked ’cause I’d never asked to play a game with nobody in the house, much less a counselor. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“My friend,” the driver said, “stay and play, or let’s be on our way.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Joaquin looked stricken, and he kept turning the envelope over and over, as if looking for another clue, as if he was playing Detectives, too. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They spent hours building model airplanes, talking and dreaming about cars, and playing on the school’s softball team. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He blew his breath at me to show how cold it was, and went on playing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When called upon to play the bear and carry off the maiden fair, he had been sullen and uncooperative, shuffling lifelessly through his paces when he deigned to take part in their mummery at all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I knew my numbers in Quichua from playing market so much; I could even add and subtract and make change. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, yeah. We’re here to play. But we also heard what you told Cap this afternoon, about us all bein’ in the book and such.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When he was in the streets, he’d ask autograph requesters if they played chess, and if they didn’t, he refused to sign and disdainfully walked away. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The low piano plays almost as if in warning. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the song, because later on I had to learn how to play it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt well enough to play outside with Willy, who was home from school. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had wanted to go over and play with him, but I was scared. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Besides his Hollywood work, he spent time in New York City, teaching drama and producing plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth resolutely, determined not to be caught up in the play again, and set to work transcribing all that had slipped by me before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He whirled Luke in the air, and then he got down on the floor and played with us both. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They make a point of driving into Cambridge with the children when the Apu Trilogy plays at the Orson Welles, or when there is a Kathakali dance performance or a sitar recital at Memorial Hall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And to the right of them is a group of people playing a video game in the living room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I came up with a regimen to help me play better. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are as obsolete as the old anecdotes in which they played their puzzling, ambiguous roles, and we have no more need for the beasts than for the stories. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Warner says we can pick what game to play. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t playing tetherball like he normally was. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That Sunday morning, you fixed us breakfast,” he said, his voice raspy, “and we played cards, remember?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The idea of playing Duke a little longer was terrifying. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A small television sat on a TV tray, a game show playing silently. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had made a sliding board that went down the stairs so the children could play inside when the weather was bad. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the days when Great-great-aunt Florentine played old maid with me and Tidings. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That stands for do-it-yourself, and that includes learning how to play an instrument.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It seems that talent will likely play a major role in the Excelsior judges’ final deliberations.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Hunter came back with a nice deuce on a backdoor play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was describing the play they had put on last year, which was Oliver! Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They lived now in the Bronx, in a one-bedroom apartment in a redbrick building on Tremont Avenue, next to an Italian beer garden where the old men played boccie on summer evenings. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were playing them good and you could tell that the team was getting their confidence back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Euergetes, it seems, valued the plays even more than the Athenians did. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Chris literally jumped up, and when he saw me look at him like he was crazy, he tried to play it off and walk all smooth to the kitchen to get his food. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You read about the school play, called Growing Pains . the story of a typical American home, in this case that of the McIntyres. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took it personally when someone who could obviously run circles around the rest of the class completely refused to play the game. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, he was so young, it was kind of dull to play cards with him. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Root played impromptu recitals on a rented piano. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She taught me how to play piano, to make each note distinct from the others yet part of the whole. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then let me play! Tía can find someone else to babysit,” I say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Clara asked her granddaughter to take the boy out to play in the garden and make sure he did not soil his clothes, drown in the fountain, eat dirt, or play with his fly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You used to do that when Grandpa lived with us. As soon as he started drinking, you’d distract me. We’d play games in your room or go out into the backyard.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I play better with a full belly and a cup of wine to hand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I took my teeth around them as I sat behind a column at the theater, waiting to step out and play. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All my daughter does is go to school and play. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We step around younger boys playing marbles on the sidewalk. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

His floor is painted to look like a half basketball court, and he can play on an actual hoop on his wall. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He played with the numbers some more, looked at the order of events, texts, and calls, which he’d finally gotten straight in the database. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Not only was the king her chief accuser, he was also human, unlike the angel or Lord Roke, and she knew how to play on him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As it was passed from ragtime to early ‘Dixieland’ jazz bands, though, syncopation became more sophisticated: now, instead of the right hand cheating the left, one instrumentalist was playing against another. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They heard strange music as they drew near the shack, like somebody playing a rubber band while clacking castanets. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was playing skins and had his shirt tied around his head; as he ran, the sleeves swung like elephant trunks. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bien had put down his book and was bouncing his little sister on his knee, but she was in no mood to play. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He played his woodharp and sang of the Imp's daring deeds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sure, she was nervous about the chorus thing, but she couldn't have needed to play basketball that badly. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After this ten-minute conversation, Bobby said he was going to play “no matter what,” and that the interests of the United States were greater than his personal interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that we know what not to do, we’ll play again and win.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Next to her David shakes his hands with excitement as a video preview plays on the TV. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played “lorry” inside the many stolen, scrapped cars strewn about the yard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When did he learn to play the accordion? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The announcer said they were going to play his third symphony. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I took her to her piano lesson, I scolded her if she did not play well. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing for us to play with there. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Each morning for the next two months, she played with the air currents high above her rocky little island, then streaked to her palo santo on Espanola Island. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

What if you could play as often and as long as you pleased and didn’t have to settle up until you were finished playing? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some grass around the field’s perimeter, but most of the playing surface was dug out of dry Georgia chalk. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There were always plenty of other children for him to play with, and there was the sandy beach for him to run about on, and the ocean to paddle in. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

After playing real-life Tetris for a while I found a way to get the first battery out of the way enough to let the second battery in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the Beny More records, played loud and warped as they are, lessen the din. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The future of Faerie depends on my playing a long game and playing it perfectly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In my other ear I could still hear the radio playing. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Matthias had the uncomfortable sense that the demon had known exactly how this would play out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He just flung Caleb off of him, kicking out his leg once, and the two dogs went back to playing with each other while the sheriff trudged up to the house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When it started to get dark, most people left to catch the fireworks display at the university or to see a band called Oswald Five-0 play in town. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they just stand there laughing while Vega plays this real beautiful, sad song on Lego ’Ye. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Notes that sound good together when played at the same time are called consonant. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was only four words, but I played them over and over in my head and almost missed the whole segment on school-wide fundraisers for charities. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to play burdened by such a massive disadvantage; the forfeited game could possibly decide the match’s outcome. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I love the slimy texture, getting greasy up to my elbows. Like playing in the mud. We’ll have delicious pies afterwards.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I was one of the first in our section to play regularly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody in the studio turned the speakers up loud and played the song “Celebration.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

At her elbow, Briony was telling Leon about the play she had written for him, and lamenting her failure to stage it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mitt said he didn’t want to play and skipped out the other end. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The friends with whom I used to play now looked the other way when I was near. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Both teams were playing hard, and the close game had drawn the attention of parents and players on other local teams scheduled for games later in the morning. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We suspected one of the girls we had played with that day. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also figured that Nancy was going to play. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man with garters on his arms played a piano, and a woman with gloves that came up past her elbows kept hurrying over to light Dad’s cigarettes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

While Basel and Muhammad were in school, I played teacher with Zuraiqee as my pupil. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

For instance, he told everyone at school he was dropping out to play double-A ball for the Baltimore Orioles. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

So in the warm summer days the lonesome child sat on her stoop and pretended disdain for the group of children playing on the sidewalk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does skydiving and cross-country skiing and jogging, and he plays golf. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, the overwhelming majority of people branded criminals and felons struggle mightily to play by the rules and to succeed in a society seemingly hell-bent on excluding them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I learned to look for little children playing outside a large, fine house. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“What position did I play when I did get into a game?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On their very first offensive play the Bronchos were called for offsides. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick played his best game ever and even Jimmy got a few baskets as we beat them by five. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was playing in a large high school auditorium that echoed with phlegmy coughs and the squeaky rubber knobs of chair legs sliding across freshly waxed wooden floors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The previous year, near the end of the football season, we had had only three games left to play. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The guards passed the ball into the forwards and then moved into the forward spots and the two guys who had lined up at forward were now playing guard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, there weren’t many children her age to play with. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She looked away across the street, where children were playing with car tires, racing with one another as they rolled the tires along. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I let her play with her buttons and feed her four pieces of lemon cake while she sits by the door. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least he’s not likely to hurt anyone else. Not without his other eye,” I said, trying to play the whole thing down a bit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now Chas was in the middle, and the way we play is that the guy in the middle gets to call out whoever he wants to have run against him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Two days later, while playing pepper in the Legion infield, the old man said to the kid, “So why don’t you go ahead and teach me how to read?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

His hand tapped out the rhythm, and the terrifying flute played in his brain. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne shouted back that she was not going to lower herself by playing in one of her father’s silly war games. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if Father were playing with him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so his texts played a decisive role in legitimizing the new post-Kuhnian history of science because they were wrongly read as endorsing a thoroughgoing relativism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But they played this game sometimes, telling us that they’d take us away from Mom if we didn’t act right. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you play a trick on me, I promise I will kill you, I really will.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They never looked away from the screen, though commercials were playing now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Of course. I know Fred’s weaknesses. I’ve studied his fears. I know how to play mind games and make him mess up so much they’ll be begging for you to come back!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After our early chores were done, while Uncle Willie or Momma minded the Store, we were free to play the children’s games as long as we stayed within yelling distance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eight years old, Timmy had distributed illegal communist leaflets in tsarist Russia; as a teen, he survived being executed by firing squad by playing dead on the ground for two days. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traditional music played softly from the stereo in the back. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sick of playing chess. And my mom won’t say no to me helping people.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

My dad really hopes he will make it to the pros and play for the Steelers. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he's here with his niece. I told him you w'ere here. He wants you to play billiards.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” Chiron said quickly, “you and Thalia go down to the cabins. Inform the campers we’ll be playing capture the flag tomorrow evening.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We got so dirty playing outside all day that we bathed nightly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I believe we can beat any team on any given day, as long as we play our game.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Two nights ago, on the beach, we argued all the way past midnight about our favorite Looney Tunes characters from those old cartoons that always play as reruns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to play with you anymore. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few nights later, we’re all on the porch of the shack, playing cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Now that Mustafa is both playing and coaching basketball, and getting high enough grades, Baba’s a bit more relaxed. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

On the screen of her iPad, she plays a relatively primitive video game that entails identifying targets that at first appear in the middle of the screen but get farther out on the periphery. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You keep off the streets, or I’d see you. Who do you play out with? Are you hiding out in the woods with one of those dam slick-headed jellybeans? Is that where you go?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all crouched on the dirt floor around the playing cards and glowing tobacco ends. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Not only did William help oversee a massive expansion of Army code breaking, but he also played a key role in several high-level Allied missions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Cool in that he played in a band with people who went to the college in town. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

People getting off work bought boxes of pasta and cans of beans, or they played their numbers in the lottery. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Their daemons were playing fiercely; the snow leopard rolled over on her back, and the monkey raked his claws in the soft fur other neck, and she growled a deep rumble of pleasure. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Chad Payne diving to trip up a running back and stop a draw play from going all the way. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then he ran off and left us to hide in that house like refugees while he galavanted around America, playing hero!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As a girl, I’d passed whole days playing “mommy” to my dolls, pretending that I knew how to dress and feed them, brushing their hair, and tenderly putting Band-Aids on their plastic knees. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So there’s a video deep in the depths of YouTube of the three of us lip-syncing to the Jonas Brothers and pretending to play guitars and drums in Hailey’s bedroom. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The long, pure notes of a clarinet spilled out into the Georgia sunshine as Mr. Acker Bilk played “Stranger on the Shore.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another voice chimed in: “Yeah, George, how come you’re not in the play?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay. We just want to keep playing and prove we’re really champions. Besides, I thought finding the missing books was supposed to be the twelfth game.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Jesse and a few friends started playing computer games in the Middleton High library at lunchtime, nervous parents forced the librarian to make them stop. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cluny spat over the edge of the cart at two young rabbits playing in a field. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I was standing on the sideline with Betty Bright and the other four kids who weren’t playing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel,” cried Aunt Florence, “ain’t you done playing the fool for tonight?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was sort of like a play—which, as you know, I have some experience at. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Before, I was able to play whenever I wanted to, but now it felt like I always had stuff to do for school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Alba heard the screams, the long moans, and the radio playing full blast. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then his eyes played round the table, studying the others. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It must have been hard for Annette, but she watched us play for the next two hours without a break. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When are you two going to actually start fooling around? Or are Annie’s parents going to play watchdog all weekend?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the end, we picked a guy named Daniel Alvarez who’d included a picture of his three kids playing video games with the subject line I just want them to go outside. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Or which sport he played competitively as a child? How many siblings he has? How many languages he speaks?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But knowing John, I could pretty much bet that he would go ahead and play “The Final Countdown.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Marc Andreessen did not invent the Internet or the World Wide Web, but he certainly played a historic role in helping to bring them alive and make them easily usable tools. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Go on, the rest of you. I’ll play them the same trick.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I worried I would have to play Rook with him when we got home. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t want to sing in the concert, but it would be wonderful if you could play piano and accompany the singers,” she asked with a hopeful expression. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Later, he told a newsman that though he hadn’t studied the offer in detail, he’d decided to play the match because “there’s an awful lot of prestige of the country at stake.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, what’s to stop someone from dialing your number a million times and then playing the biggest hoax of all time on you?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Performers played for five minutes or two minutes or ten minutes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

If you had earned your pipes, you could be called upon to play. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Us third years can't play conkers, though, 'cause it's too gay. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“She at least has good manners. Her sister, Maria, is about your age and plays with Tom. Well, some might call it play. Most of the time she winds up crying her eyes out.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he was fitted in a corset and played in it all year on the presumption it was a sprain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have already witnessed composers beginning to play around with this sequence as they became aware of musical gravity, but in the dusty world of music terminology it has a name: the Circle of Fifths. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Isaiah, the boy from Mr. Jackson’s class who was playing Wilbur, frolicked heartily, getting into character. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That’s a sort of computer thing you can play games on. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Odessans had never paid too much attention to his eyes, or to the fact that many who played for him disliked him and felt little emotional warmth for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were playing the schoolyard game of brandy—tag with a tennis ball. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

To help level the playing field, I plan to take them on college tours and bring in specialists who can help them fill out financial aid forms and prepare for those dreaded standardized tests. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Vonetta and Fern were busy jumping and squealing from being tickled by Pa, who usually left the playing around to Uncle Darnell. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, you could play football for a college team and then be a professional player.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From your playing, it seems that you’re a great deal more than that.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I poke through the rooms looking for Sheila, the developmentally delayed girl I usually play with. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I mean, the play hasn’t happened yet, has it?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They are often played in communal and interactive ways. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is afternoon and I am playing hopscotch with my friends on the street in front of our apartment. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was practicing their parts in a play for the rally, and she said we had arrived just in time. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like someone in a play who isn’t very good at acting. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We sit in the kitchen, avoiding the dust mop of the woman, waiting for Cordelia to come down to play. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The real-live broadcast and not a simulation with actors playing the parts of the astronauts. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I fight for a deep breath, watching the glow from the pool as it plays against her collarbone and her neck and her shoulders. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A few dogs gave chase to the truck and in front of one house two small girls played, but for the most part the village was quiet—the men were in the fields working. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After, we lay around with fizzy stomachs playing video games on a gigantic TV screen in something Carlee called her media room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Turner wondered if his father had ever played baseball, had ever hit a fly into air so blue that it hurt his eyes to look at it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

After they’d cleared off all the dishes, Naomi said they could go play. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt ye think at all! I keep ye hidden for nearly thirteen years, and then ye decide to go play with the locals, and my hard work goes straight in the garbage!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Instrumentalists may also find that a piece is easier to play if it is in a different key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Did Hamlet now mean to play our game? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I’m in the middle of playing a volleyball game with Harry, but it feels like everyone else disappears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But in the hood that manhood thing was like that card game they play on the corners downtown. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In front of the window, clarinet erect, Milton played on, oblivious. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was welcoming the crowds with folksy numbers he played on the instruments—washboard, harmonica, drums, cymbals—lashed to various parts of his body. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It played “The River Shannon” and New York’s own folk song, “The Sidewalks of New York.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, Livingston was slotted into the same role on the X-ray tube that he had played on the eleven-inch and twenty-seven-inch cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I could record on it and play back stuff I’d created. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They wanted to play only with boys, and they made it clear that in their minds it was a mistake that a girl had entered the Maull family. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were still people in this town who would stop Toby and comment on the way his grandfather could sing and play—like an angel or a devil, depending. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Even while they played the game, the older little girl started to sing a toneless song, one children sang when they chose sides for games. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Despite the emergency, two foreign consuls were playing tennis on the grass courts out back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The video of him getting shot got played over and over online. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A few weeks before, our neighbor had had to travel for business, and he’d asked our parents if Adria and I would feed, walk, and play with Bo while he was gone. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Vivian quickly found out that living with me was different from playing cards with me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I remember,” Freckles says, “from that Chekhov play I did after NYU. We took publicity shots on a bridge.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

At lunch, outside, we’d play marbles together, sometimes climb the tree in back of the school. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

By the time the Icelander left Grossinger’s the next morning, he felt that Bobby was on the verge of agreeing to play exclusively in Reykjavik. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some have read the play in their theater classes. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nobody plays games in the backyard of a murderer. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like I said, it’s a game we play. It works just like the name says.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He saw three men drawing circles in the dirt and jumping in and out of them, like kids playing a game. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let them tag us!” she says, as if we’re playing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Yellow lights were still burning in several stores, and a juke box that had played steadily for one hundred hours finally, with a crackle of electricity, ceased, making the silence complete. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen radio was playing an old classic on one of the Haitian stations. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As the gray and silent army marched past, led by Jody, the animals stopped their feeding and their play and watched it go by. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I joked around with my friends, played the drums, sat in classes, and acted even more lame than usual around Renee, but I didn’t let anybody know what was going on with Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The musicians, with strange orchestras of bells, large horns, harps, viols, zithers and organs, were playing as the people ate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you are not playing downstairs, or peacefully abed, a cynical person might wonder what you are doing at this late hour, and if you are up to no good. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was the worst game of Pete and Repeat they had ever played. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He commanded me to chase him, so we played chase through the halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She gave him one of her bracelets to play with; he tried to put his hand through it; she kissed him, right there, for a long time. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly it would have been hard for Dukakis ever to play well in this part of the country. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Shorty was making out well in Boston, playing in small clubs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this way, I was finally able to play with the cubs that I had approached when I was four. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"Your father was a very good batsman, you know. You want to play with them?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Fine assured him that he just wanted to play a few games with him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They set up a play for Ducky where he was supposed to move off a pick at the top of the key and cut across the lane. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She lets me go, and as Sherlock and I play Frisbee along the way, I’m really glad I didn’t accept a ride. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

We played until bedtime, and that night Lynn and I slept on the floor in the living room. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a break, we all play at war in a green field with a broad arc of trees. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Until he was ten, Bobby’s regimen was fairly routine: He played at the Brooklyn Chess Club every Friday night, with Regina sitting on the sidelines, reading a book or doing her nursing homework. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Father played the cool cat, not admitting what a miserable failure he had been so far at the Christianizing trade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon the boys would go off fishing while we girls went down to a stream to play our favorite game: Wedding. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was something to play with when pretending to be a mommy, something to feed and rock and lay down gently in a crib. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve already stopped reading. Please keep your proper books and leave me with the books I like. And by the way, I still win when we play Scrabble, Mr. Read Proper Books.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It got the whole field to playing off and on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The same message plays over and over from the Cog inside my head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We sat around the kitchen table, drinking hot apple cider, eating homemade cookies fresh out of the oven, and playing hearts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a bar in the back, and some kind of hip-hop music playing, and waiters turning sideways to squeeze through the crowd with pints of beer and baskets of chicken wings. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

For a second, the only sounds in the room were the muted shouting coming from the rescue workers outside, the chopping sound of a helicopter, and the siding-company commercial playing on the radio station. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If I honestly wanted to put my hands on a woman, would that automatically mean I could play? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep and dream that I am still at home, still playing hopscotch with my friends. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t play Trivial Pursuit, because I had no general knowledge of the world,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We caught up with Carver on a pretty play by Trip. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Among his writings were plays that would later become famous operas, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the song plays on the turntable, I hear one of my own that’s taking shape: You make me love you . All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dad and I watched the History Channel and played chess all day, and in the evening, my mother and Charlie joined us. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Margit would play the piano, and he could fall asleep by the fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It’s played with two bases, one for someone taking the role of a lion and the other for children whom the lion “hunts.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Testing, one, two, three, then played it back. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

From playing at Gobblers she had turned to hunting them, for what could be more likely than that they were lurking out of sight below the ground? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We play the piece again, piano to forte. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When in English, ‘twas thus: “No, sir, this, this—Aye, you, this”—There was much negotiation, and a tune played or sung, taken up by others, learned by those newly hearing it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At gatherings, droller members of the audience would sometimes ask him if he could get his elements to play them a little tune. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He's a musician, and it turns out that he grew up playing in church. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My style of play was slow and deliberate; my strategy conservative. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next game was the longest ever played in the history of the World Series—over three hours of hard hitting and fielding and running at Ebbets Field. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

If there was a college basketball game playing on the TV in the evening, Barack came in sometimes to join them for a little while to watch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For example, most instrumentalists would find it easier to play in E flat than in D sharp. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nearby a voice was speaking as softly as a tree whispers or a fountain plays. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They picnicked at Burchillville and Sylvan Grove, listened while the high school band played sluggish Sousa marches, and sprawled under trees drinking port wine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One Saturday, after the Mother Paula’s scandal had died down, Roy went to watch Beatrice and her friends play a soccer game. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dialogue seemed natural, almost as if they were still playing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lights wink on, the fountains jump, music plays behind the giant ferns, and the mall is open. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. Part Eight is child’s play. We’re going back to Jefferson Park. Lacey’s house. You know where she lives, right?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was playing the organ, she said, and there was playing at the organ. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Cloud Thief, they called him now, and this was his part to play in keeping them alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The poets who wrote the plays, the actors and singers who took part in them, were all regarded as servants of the god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schmid put his arms around Spassky’s shoulders, saying: “Boris, you promised me you would play this game here. Are you breaking that promise?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, I was playing soccer when I attempted to steal the ball and felt a searing pain in my heel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s playground equipment in another spot, and a large field for running around and playing sports, like kickball or football. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I remember older kids playing with tennis balls and skipping ropes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should’ve joined band and played piano, gotten some recognition before working my way up to singing in the chorus, then maybe a duet with someone cool, and then maybe braving a solo. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When its badinage was completed, we picked up our instruments and began to play the overture for The Blockade of Boston. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I refuse to play with Grace or Cordelia or even Carol after school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis was an avatar of old-school solitary research, but he was delighted to play a role in stretching science’s boundaries. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Most kids wanted to learn to play guitar or saxophone. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Stick were here, he wouldn’t play this game. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Everyone kept telling me this is where the best musicians played.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if, after being forced to play a tragic hand, she’d dealt herself out of history. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Boys might play with swords, but it took a lord to make a marriage pact, knowing what it meant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They went to the back and left me there with two other guys who were playing Pac-Man and talking about some guy from the old days. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

None of them looked like very good places to play. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Me and the gang were playing marbles in front of my house when Dot came storming up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did you come in here. To give him some excuse to worry me again. You’ve been out enough today. I think you’d better sit down here and play with him.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still on the fence in the spring of 2006 when she went to watch the Fugees play and to cheer Grace on. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Henry was furious with Dad for unilaterally quitting the band, especially since Mom had said he could still play shows. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have tasted a lot more salt. I am to ask the first question, if we are to play the game.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’d play the new music at parties and people would stand around going, “What is this? How do you dance to it?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As the Cabineers roamed through the South, stopping at towns for either prearranged or hastily organized matches, Whitaker as best player would invariably play board one, and Bobby board two. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the main action went into a lull, sporadic sniping would break out: bow, lance, sling and spear all coming into play with deadly effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They played cricket, swam in the pond, and even organized a few games of hide-and-seek for the smaller children in the village. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Any sane person would just forget about playing in the spring concert on Wednesday at all. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The bass player and drummer keep on without him, playing ever more furiously. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I played in the cement drainage area because Tanner told me someone had killed a kid in the woods last year. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“When their father is around, he wants them to speak only Venda. And when he’s not, they speak Shangaan. And when they are out at play, they speak Zulu and Sisotho.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the radio they played martial music, and on television they showed only landscapes from around the country and cartoons. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but wonder if by playing in it all summer, we hadn’t cursed ourselves. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Except I’m not playing the same tracks over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opens his eyes and stares at me for a long time, so I know he’s going to play it tough. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the hut, she laughs and plays with the grandchildren, ignoring Chou and me standing outside the hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he wasn’t used to playing on schedule. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rebels stopped playing their game and ran in different directions to take cover. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Until then, they wandered around the maze of roads in the development, watching the children at evening play. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I play the cello, and I conduct an orchestra for teens called Rhythm NYC.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s one of those moments when it takes the brain a moment to catch up with the events playing out before your eyes—shock temporarily blocks the path. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The other girls play a version of Would You Rather? The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would send me out to buy groceries, and I wouldn’t come right home because I’d be using the change from the milk and bread to play arcade games at thè supermarket. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s early still. Do you want to play a hand or two of cards?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The work she had done in hotels was play compared to the terrible labors she had performed as a slave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like playing the Dozens in the school yard. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

While I was waiting, a commercial for UBS played over and over. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you play the ogre because there’s nothing else there.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only certain notes can be played on the string; most are excluded. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Come on, palsy. Let’s play ’em,” I said, forcing myself to grin. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And “The Beautiful Blue Danube” played on and on. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I peered at Dovie Mansfield popping a shrimp on a cracker into her mouth and chewing slowly while Nancy Wilson played in the background on the stereo. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, my cousin plays a lot of video games. My aunt is always trying to get him outside.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Later, some people said they’d thought she was going to give us a big telling-off; others that she was about to announce a new rule on how we played rounders. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, what is your part in the play?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“But you play football,” was his mother’s first comment. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He lay down with it between his front paws and played with it awhile before eating it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Much more agreeable were the hours playing “Murder” in the dark twisting recesses of the upstairs floors. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

While turning around, she came across a group of boys playing soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you see, my dear? The proverbs are at play. ‘I wept because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.’” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Poppy joined in off-key as he stepped into the bathroom and Rafik pretended to be playing a trombone. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They appeared to be playing tug-of-war with Natalie’s phone—had Finn tried to take it away from her? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey was still playing with Joey, as well as a couple of other kids now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, sir. What reason would I have to play you false? I’m looking forward to a good share of plunder, once I’ve healed you and Redwall is conquered.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Moms sat on the edge of the pool while their youngsters splashed and played in the cool water, keeping a close eye to make sure no youngsters drowned. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like one afternoon we were playing Nintendo at Lloyd’s house with some of his little buddies from The Wells. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old method dictated that in the event all the games were played and there was a tie, the reigning champion would retain the title. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He came sidling out of the stable, dancing and playing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone screams, and at first Annabelle thinks it’s a play scream, but it doesn’t sound like a play scream. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. He put all the seniors in. It was their last game. And it was a blowout. Of course he was going to play them all.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We played checkers,” said Czernobog, hacking himself another lump of pot roast. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Ralf here is from England, and I’m from Wales. Wee Wullie in the cab is Scottish, though. But we all like to play soccer and thump heads.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to play in a boxed area and you have to stand at a right angle to the wind,” he said proudly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to chat her to tell she didn’t want to play. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was lawyerly and also veered toward dictatorial, as my brother, who often got ordered out of our shared play area, would attest. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He explained how it was made and how he played it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not playing. And this is not a game.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They played pool basketball all afternoon, even though the teams were uneven. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Sam stops talking, stops playing with her hair. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was a permission slip for parents to sign, allowing their boys to play school sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I took the record home and played it over and over on a record player that Roberto borrowed from Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the locker room Glen and Trip were playing chess and somebody, probably Trip, had a radio on blasting out some reggae. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m too young to play with them.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They sang at their work and in the evenings sat together making music, singing and playing instruments. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When the violin started playing, they became attentive, got up, and went on tiptoe to the hall door, at which they remained standing pressed up against one another. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he mumbles, and plays with the buttons on the back of the camera. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A boy played with the wooden Doctor is IN Doctor is OUT sign on the wall, sliding the brass panel up and down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music I’d never heard before was playing, some sort of jazz. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On his way back to sit on the verandah, he picked up a stone and played with it throughout the evening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I play the message a second time, listening to the kindness in his voice, and the tears come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His only exposure to music had been on the farm, when trucks with loudspeakers played martial music while prisoners picked weeds. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Kids from Mr. Jackson’s class would be playing the parts of Wilbur and Fern. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Instead of doing homework, they played war in the pillbox. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I first noticed my problem when I was playing handball. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually the boy played so fast that the animal had to spit out the father and the mother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The ward was filled with children who were sick and unable to walk or perform basic activities, like playing with toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The way you play today is going to tell me how you guys are going to play next year. Okay? So let’s work it.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After a while there was somebody playing a guitar outside her door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He addressed all the secretaries by name and got along with everyone—from the older, stuffier lawyers to the ambitious young bucks who were now playing basketball. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“To watch a baseball game. You don’t seem to be interested in playing anymore, but I’m sure the others will have fun without you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

On Friday and Saturday nights, to pay his tuition and help with the home finances, he played saxophone and clarinet in a swing band, the Blue Lyres, he had started in high school. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They stalled around, trying to set up a play, and finally got the ball in to their center who had positioned Jimmy deep. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t stop playing until the sky grows dark and loses all its blueness. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The bold little boy with wild black hair and laughing eyes was a man grown now, one-and-twenty, and still he played his games. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At night before we went in for bed, the parents would sit on the stoop and we children would either play or lie on our backs and watch the Milky Way. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I suppose I could figure out a way to play golf but I'm so not gonna because golf is booooring. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I have been able to let the children play in the yard now & then—but I always have to go out with them as they can hurt themselves if 1 don’t pay attention. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made haste tucking into their dinners, playing cards, paging newspapers, and arguing loud about the British soldiers and their navy and taxes and a war. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is she playing all the right notes in the right order and in tune? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to play!" the girl said, eager to leave. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She also tried to stop us from playing war. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She had a condition similar to your daughter’s. She’s married now. She and her husband adopted two kids and they’re as happy as can be. She plays in the Cleveland Orchestra. Bassoon.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Closely on the heels of this failure was another talented musician who played fiddle, excellent as the two before him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I will have hair that can play in the wind light as a kite. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

If he was going to play, he was going to play to win. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The young man, the attendant sitting with the harp, does not play. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next night he did not ask me either to read or play the piano. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And he played very softly so the people in the station wouldn’t hear and come over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s decorated our bathroom in red and orange, with purple mermaids swimming on the walls, and hooked up the toilet seat so that it plays “Jingle Bells” when it’s raised. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cistan and Stuck came by to ask for him, to say they couldn’t play cards Friday and to linger with embarrassment in the hall while Violet stared at them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being presentable played a major part in my overall mood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And I'm already enrolled at a small liberal arts college and set to begin this fall, although I won't be playing basketball. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling in the gym was low, and you could tell which kid had learned to play basketball there by his flat jump shot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“So, Pip! Our friend the Spider,” said Mr. Jaggers, “has played his cards. He has won the pool.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I went racing out of the room and noticed the band had stopped playing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

"The play will not be in Latin, I trust?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The final performance, following a notice from the judge regarding the chronic drainage issues at the lake, was a short play. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There was Lisa Greenbaum—in my grade, but not in my class—and Ari Marks, who played kickball every day at recess and was always in trouble for tracking mud inside. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, I play my last card, whisper it because it’s all I got left. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As I left the Infosys campus that evening and bounced along the road back to Bangalore, I kept chewing on that phrase: “The playing field is being leveled.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We loved playing pirates, too, and talked all the time about how we’d grow up to be Navy SEALs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I give her a pep talk and a hug, and after she’s caught her breath, she mutters, “Time to play nice with the Manipulator,” and wanders off to the high-jump pit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She doesn't play at once, just lets her hands rest on the keys. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But Dell knew in his heart that the twelve-year-old hadn't met with any kind of foul play. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It plays DVDs,” he said, “and if I had an e- mail account, I could check it on this, too.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He never wanted to go anywhere either. Always sitting under that elm on the hill, playing that concertina and dreaming the days away. And what happened?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They skid into the bedroom with Izzie and the four of us play a round of Monopoly or Scrabble. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mapper was nearby, hunched over some scrap of paper and fiddling with his glasses, ignoring the play entirely. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There were also a couple of times in February when Julian, Miles, and Henry played tricks on Jack. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If we were going to play by our own rules, we’d have to bone up on our acting skills. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered what they were going to do the first evening a change of entertainment was proposed: they spoke of “playing charades,” but in my ignorance I did not understand the term. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first, she’d play at being angry—“I told you we were taking the weekend.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Earlier this afternoon, I was in the bathroom writing and I heard the three little Marías playing out in the yard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We end up playing tennis in the street, like we did when I first moved here, and afterward we walk up to the Dairy Queen and order Blizzards. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The national anthem played on cassette decks, competing with the honking of cars. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You have to send a recording of your playing to get in. I called. The deadline for applications is May first, so there’s still time.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the table their naked feet touched, they played a gentle game of footsie. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched the words separate inside the skull—baby lingered and flitted from the memory centers to the imaginative structures to the places where the brain enjoys playing with pleasing-sounding words. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I picked it up to play with, and all of a sudden—blood! Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of blankets had been placed over him during the night—someone playing the Glade Mother. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The twins barrel out the back door just then in their play clothes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Something about the way they’re dressed lets me know that they definitely weren’t playing ball at the park, nor were they doing pull-ups on the monkey bars like all the other guys in the hood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was convinced that I had played atrociously, that I had been a disgrace to my race. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want him to get into the habit of playing for free refreshments.“ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was her and his dad and another guy drinking beer and playing cards. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

How I wished I could be inside with Lissa, playing checkers or reading. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I choose not to play the guitar or eat in front of people. It’s not because I can’t.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Behind the wall, in the yard, I could play, but not in the street. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Duff’s thumbs played at the waistband of her underpants. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Like Palmer, she was good at playing by herself. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

We played until the streetlights lit up the court. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just legs playing kickball, or legs holding hands, which I thought was kinda funny. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They’d call me Twinkle the Glass Ceiling Smasher, and the world would be engulfed in a veritable tsunami of movies and plays and stories by women. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She wanted to stroll, then sit on the beach and play with their daughter, then go back to Ahmad's. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In the living room, where the shades were drawn for coolness, Bailey and I played Monopoly on the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I played with it like a kid with a toy. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I remember playing with a friend in the backyard one day, when my grandmother appeared at the window. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s my eyes playing tricks, or the moonlight, but the fog seems to be transforming. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is very common,” said the dragon, “for cats to play with mice before they kill them.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He composed the track that had played during the Darkcross game—and now he’s making me listen to it to see if I find it familiar. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At noon, the officers of the Eighth were photographed, preserving for future generations a record of the part to be played by blacks in the great battle ahead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The same man that play the killer is playing the priest. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tradition demands that my brother, the oldest, play master of ceremonies, ‘Santa’s helper,’ handing out presents with a cigar in his hand. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico opens another box and starts to demonstrate by playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using the keyboard, and it sounds exactly like a saxophone. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And I certainly shouldn’t have paused to watch the boys playing their game. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I found myself standing in an old video arcade, playing Galaga. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then they took a group of traders from Wall Street across New York Harbor to the military base on Governor’s Island and played war games on computers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jim Crow, as oppressive as it was, offered a measure of security for blacks who were willing to play by its rules. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I love playing our new song,” Deb says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t reading. I was playing a game.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what that meant until one Sunday when Mary played a piano solo for the congregation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He lay in the mat of creepers while the evening advanced and the cannon continued to play. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I want to play soccer on the surface of the sun.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Not in the past, when things like bedtimes and homework and safe places to play had been important. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on a pale yellow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It may even be that those factors play a very subtle and complex role in increasing the odds of something happening to him in the next seventy-two hours. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

An hour later he was back with a policeman who told me I couldn’t play records that loudly at 4 A.M. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But she had our respect. She didn’t ask us to do anything she wouldn’t do. Until then I’d always played for me. I’d never played for a coach.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

After all, she thinks, artists have a vital role to play, no? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It filled an absence and played to both men’s strengths. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I’m there to watch some of the homeboys play after the girls’ game,” Daddy says, looking at Momma. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

While they waited, the boys played football with a wooden brick and their sister gazed out the window, humming softly to herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had thought, as soon as he got as old as Matthew and Mark, he could play in the front yard and kick the ball out into the road if he wanted. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They even played cards together and drank whisky. Sometimes they agree not to fight so that everybody will rest.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He knew the lyrics of every song, when and where the Dead had played it, how many times, and what songs they had played only once. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Herr Sauer plays more scales, but what I reached easily yesterday is strained and nasal today. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There aren’t many theaters in Toronto, in fact there are only two, so many people go to these plays. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I even played my trumpet along with some of the records and no one came to tell me to shut up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momentarily stymied, Harry watched Ginny Weasley playing with Arnold the Pygmy Puff for a while before seeing a way around this objection. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It infuriated me to remember that not too long ago I—like this boy—had foolishly played the clown. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alex came over, and the three of us played Four Square in front of his stoop. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I sit at the kitchen table, trying to peer at the TV as it plays my favorite early anime shows in the living room, trying not to worry too much about Sandy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The nearest she could get to the image in the newspaper was playing missionary and native with Jasmine. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I had to wake him up. ‘For my mercy endureth forever,’” said Bono, and he loosened one hand to slap at my head in play; but there was no play in his eyes, only fury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They said they remembered that she was playing with a rope. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’re the reason I’m not playing soccer, so it’s hard not to be upset with them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The scattered pieces were picked up off the carpet, and they sat down to play. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Race plays a major role—indeed, a defining role—in the current system, but not because of what is commonly understood as old-fashioned, hostile bigotry. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra read Homer’s epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, poetry by Hesiod and Pindar; and plays by Euripides and Menander. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And while I played, I thought things through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They look like a publicity poster for the play. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was about this guy, Glendale, who spent his whole life playing different characters on stage, and how when he died, all those characters showed up at his funeral to talk trash about him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Diana freaked out when I started playing it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The country’s ten thousand dead had gone unmoumed and uneulogized while the boys went on singing English songs and playing cricket, moved only by reports that reached them, three weeks late, from the British Isles. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All women's roles were played by men and boys. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The troopers made a cursory examination of the ve-hicle and its environs for signs of foul play and then departed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kashdan responded to Bobby’s overture and later commented: “I had no real problem with him. All he wants to do is to play chess. He is a tremendous player.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In general, he was a somewhat serious person and didn’t do a lot of that kind of monkey play even before the camps. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

On deck the ship’s band was playing “California, Here I Come,” and people were dancing and singing and laughing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could practically hear sad music playing in the background. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He wants to know how his tragedies play out, Jonas had said. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boy was very pleased with this and began to play more slowly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I was reaching for the ball, busting every play, and trying not to tense up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And when she sat in the library', she’d cross her legs and let her sandal dangle in midair as she read and played with her hair. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And now she was sitting not far away, with a baby carriage at her side and three blond children playing close to her. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I decide to play this for all it’s worth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He was always reciting it for no reason. Once, I said the whole thing when I got sent from the table for playing with my food.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

If he went home, either his mother was after him to do some chore or May Belle wanted him to play Barbie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He let the sun play on it until it burned in his eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that she bammed out “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis,” as if her purpose in life was to play loud enough for old man Tate to hear through the shut windows. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish I had been able to see you play,” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was soft music playing and a couple of people sitting at tables writing in notebooks and on laptop computers. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

It's basic and simple, not the kind of music you would play to show off. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was something I had invented, a game you could play by using my Harmonee city like a 3-D board game. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t know very much about music—I’m the only one in the family who can’t sing or play an instrument—but even I knew that what I was listening to was sheer magnificence. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We’ll do something else instead,” Eleanor said; I can play bridge, she thought; I like apple pie with sour cream, and I drove here by myself. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

They played potsy, humming “The Soldiers’ Chorus” from Faust which they called “Glory.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t feel like playing, and I don’t know what I was thinking—that a line of poetry could make any of this better? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Davey Cantor was playing second, and I stood in the pitcher’s position. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were playing Go Fish: it was the only card game that Bunny knew. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the gloves were bought, and they had quitted the shop again, “Did you ever hear the young lady we were speaking of, play?” said Frank Churchill. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When we played soccer in the yard, the babushkas would suck their teeth, because Ali Shekari was a high-flying acrobat with the ball. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, a radio played a Hindi song I thought I remembered from an old movie, maybe Pakeeza. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The problem is, I've watched the sport on television but never actually played it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But now, just to establish himself, he would double past the second baseman, who was playing too neighborly to a second base that was way too close to third. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He plays the chief part in the Volsungasaga, the Norse version of the German tale which Wagner’s operas have made familiar. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael tries to play it cool, whipping off his name fast, but Aimee’s tongue curls around the corner of her mouth as she writes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Grandpa built a two-story playhouse in the backyard, where I played house and Luke took the roles I bossily assigned to him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

All he wanted to do was play and hug me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I hated sports, and I hated people who played them, and I hated people who watched them, and I hated people who didn’t hate people who watched or played them. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He would be running with the boys down Pudding Lane or across London Bridge, playing tag among the shops. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Dany saw the smallest hint of a smile playing around his full lips, but her brother did not notice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The enterprising ones would skim off their share, and if they were smart and wished to enjoy their lives, they’d learn how to ski and play golf. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played them in the evenings as the sun set over the steeples of Boston, casting broad, brazen rectangles of light across the fraying rugs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But that was what wretched Malvolio thought, whose part he had played once on the college lawn—“Nothing that can be can come between me and the full prospect of my hopes.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All through the day and the night, I would imagine my moves and his countermoves until, when we sat down, we were no longer playing the original game. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Stranded in this mill town railroad yard while the whole world was converging elsewhere, we seemed to be nothing but children playing among heroic men. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called their path the Sandwalk, and it became Charles’s walking and thinking path as well as a place for the children to play. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t shake the uneasy feeling that has settled on me like dust for days—have I been doing something wrong, or un-Islamic, by spending so much of my time singing and playing piano? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z