| 单词 | play hooky |
| 例句 | When Sapo and I were in the sixth grade we would play hooky by going there to play hide and seek, hang out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “They wanted to go early, all but begged me. I said, how would it look, the superintendent’s boy playing hooky?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “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 Finally the boldest of us confessed that the entire thing was a fraud and we played hooky from church. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The demon boys must have played hooky that day. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But Carmen decided, for the first time ever, to play hooky. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “Well, if you lot are playing hooky today, no way I’m going to work. It’s simply not right.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Chief Heiserman made it a point to speak to the truant officer, who assured him that Cal not only had no record for playing hooky but actually was a very good student. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was my junior year of high school, and Mitra persuaded my parents to let me play hooky for the day. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Kids got sick, like Dad said, or they decided to play hooky. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The street had to be roped off, the policemen had to keep the crowds back and children had to play hooky from school when there was a piano moving. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby, feeling as though he were playing hooky from school, had a good time competing in the matches, usually at the relatively leisurely time limit of sixty moves in two hours. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody gets away with playing hooky from my schools.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I bet kids in Arizona enjoy playing hooky more than kids trapped in Central New York. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Two or three days she played hooky from school. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "When we were well out of their sight, we stopped and hugged each other like children playing hooky from a strict boarding school." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Go early: If you've got a flexible schedule or are willing to play hooky, oftentimes movie theaters, including many Cinemark franchises, will discount the first matinee of the day. 8 Ways to Score Deals on Summer Blockbuster Movies 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Perkins fell asleep watching television in the basement of Scott's home and was roused from his sleep by Scott yelling at him for playing hooky from school, officials said. Prosecutors: Teen cut school, killed grandma 2011-11-06T19:57:00Z And then there were those playing hooky from the office. It’s Summer. It’s Friday Afternoon. Party Time. 2012-08-08T21:12:25Z Unsaid: How many of his guests were playing hooky. World Cup fever hits diplomatic Washington Asked how it felt to suddenly become a Drifter, Mr. Thomas told Mr. Goldberg: “As a kid, I used to play hooky to see the Drifters at the Apollo. It felt good!” Charlie Thomas, a Singing Drifter Nearly All His Life, Dies at 85 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z But he frequently played hooky and missed the day to sign up for a ceramics class. Photographer captures curious power of common items 2012-01-13T18:22:42Z To fly to Miami for an affordable round of golf seemed like a delicious way to play hooky from winter. Snow Boots to Sockless, Briefly 2010-03-03T03:00:00Z He played hooky from his company holiday party to meet her at Lillies in Woodley Park. Date Lab: He played hooky from his company holiday party to meet her 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z At 4:30 in the afternoon, Zhou Xinxin, a 35-year-old vice president of marketing for a Chinese medical company, was playing hooky from work. Chinese fans adding to 'Jurassic World's' global box office roar 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The penultimate scene in the airport -- with Pam, who'd been playing hooky up till then, showing up for a last hug -- kicked the awareness of artifice up a notch, and the result was sublime. "Goodbye, Michael," and goodbye Steve Carell 2011-04-29T04:29:00Z Though Hopper thinks Will might be off playing hooky, Joyce disagrees: "He's not like you, Hopper. He's not like me, he's not like . . . most." Will Byers on "Stranger Things" was always going to be gay 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Her book is at its most fun — which is to say, somewhat — when she plays hooky from the dutiful reportage and indulges in fansite-style observations and jokes. What more is there to know about Stevie Nicks? 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Snow had closed Leo and Grady’s school both Monday and Tuesday, so they hadn’t gotten to play hooky after all. Frugal Traveler: Scoring a Baseball Bargain at Spring Training 2014-03-11T20:48:06Z Whenever he could, he played hooky, spending his days in the library reading books. Gilbert Gottfried, defender of transgressive comedy and a throwback to the great joke-tellers 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Instead of punishing kids playing hooky, they aimed to find out and address the reason behind it. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z “When the weather changes, I’ll write, ‘Maybe it’s time to grab an iced coffee, play hooky and go find the sun,’ ” he said. Sidewalk Blackboards Offer a Little Chalk ’n’ Chew 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Her mother, who lives in California and won’t be able to attend her daughter’s party, allowed Mrs. DiPaola to play hooky 30 years ago to watch Lady Diana Spencer marry Prince Charles. Field Notes: The Royal Wedding : Tossing the Royal Bouquet, One Generation to the Next 2011-04-22T19:35:15Z On the surface, “Illusion Travels by Streetcar” is an unpretentious comedy about the pleasure of playing hooky. The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Lives Quietly Online 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z There was also a hike we took one day, up the mountain, four of us playing hooky from the afternoon reading. My Summer Waiting Tables at the Writers’ Retreat 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z She joked that when she wants to play hooky, she can walk across the street from her office to enjoy a free concert. New San Francisco center to share classical music with all 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Each blames the other’s child for playing hooky, but are joined in their determination to pull the youngsters apart. ‘This Is Us’ takes on race, class and teenage love in Philly 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z When Andrea and Charlie spend a day playing hooky from school, they do what people in American movies do: ride a Ferris wheel, play basketball and eat burgers and fries. American youngster best part of Italian "World" 2010-12-29T23:52:31Z An Obama campaign spokesman jumped on Romney's decision when asked for comment, saying, "It's no surprise Romney decided to play hooky" and jabbing at the GOP candidate over education and PBS funding. Nickelodeon TV says Romney skipped kids' questions 2012-10-08T22:04:08Z “I’m always feeling like I’m getting away with something, like I’m playing hooky,” Mr. McCloud said of time spent with his wife. Scott McCloud’s New Graphic Novel Is ‘The Sculptor’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Lila, with all her powers of seduction, suggests to Lena that they play hooky one morning and walk across the city to the harbor, to the sea, which they have never seen. Elena Ferrante’s New Book: Art Wins 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Trainor, for her part, attends class and takes notes, which is better than playing hooky. Review: Meghan Trainor and Mike Posner, Taking Stabs at Pop Stardom 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Not all would agree: Nashawaty also said of Depp in his review of Black Mass, “The actor’s really done his homework after playing hooky for what feels like too long.” Johnny Depp Doesn’t Want to Win an Oscar, Ever 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Forty-eight hours later, we were playing hooky from work in favor of boozy Avra lunch. L.A. Affairs: I moved to L.A. and met a wonderful guy. I just wasn’t expecting his kinks 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But how does taking a “mental health day,” which Americans traditionally have construed as a “winkwink, nudge-nudge” excuse for playing hooky, improve mental health? More states are allowing children to take mental health days 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Don’t tell your boss, but if there was ever a day to play hooky, create a DIY three-day weekend and soak up the last rays of summer, this Monday could be it. Seattle area to see weather at or near 80 degrees 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In 1934, beachcombers and schoolboys playing hooky started stumbling across mutilated bodies around the city. Review | The grisly Cleveland murders that unraveled Eliot Ness 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Here she reveals vulnerability: “I’d played hooky on being the dutiful daughter for so long.” Review | A Black mother’s wary embrace of her neighborhood’s White mommy group 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Golden Gardens Park was bustling with people playing hooky at noon on a Tuesday. Daily heat record broken in Seattle as residents swelter 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z If you can play hooky on a weekday, then do so, because this hike is popular. Love Washington wildflowers? Try these 5 hikes this spring 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z I played hooky from the high school beat to sit in the stands on a nasty, sleety afternoon to watch the aged Mets slipping and sliding in front of only 12,447 fans. Before the Mets Were Amazin’, They Were Amazing 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z St. John remembers playing hooky from school to go to the movies, and looking up to Sidney Poitier, whom he met years later by chance. We found Black cinema's wild, fearless and underappreciated director Christopher St. John 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z It had been an annual holiday since Brand opened the bar in 2004, a standing-room-only throng playing hooky and drinking beer until the kegs ran dry. With packed bars, noon beers and grown-ups playing hooky, March Madness is really, truly back 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is asking business owners to let their employees "play hooky" from work and step in as substitute teachers. Salt Lake City substitute teacher shortage prompts calls for workers in other industries to 'play hooky' 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z When she and Isaiah started fighting, she rebelled by playing hooky. How ‘Shadow’ Foster Care Is Tearing Families Apart 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z "He would play hooky… and tan aggressively. He looked like a Versace bag." Anthony Bourdain’s loved ones recall late star’s obsession with tanning: ‘I could not really recognize him’ 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z It sounds like a bunch of kids after school playing hooky, having a good time for the sake of it because there’s nothing else to do. Biden vacations, while the world is on fire 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Her father was a commercial artist, and her mother was a painter who sought to cultivate her daughter’s creativity by occasionally allowing her to play hooky from school. Joan Walsh Anglund, illustrator who distilled childhood to its essence, dies at 95 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Her assailants, a group of teenage girls playing hooky from school, had not broken into her home. Bill Pelke, anti-death penalty activist with passion forged in grief, dies at 73 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Like you read about film directors that spend their life playing hooky and watching movies. Mick Jagger knows what Stones song he'd play at a political rally. But Trump should ask first 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z I never remember the police coming around the house except for maybe once when my brothers were brought home for playing hooky. My student comes home: A study in American injustice 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Sitting there on that school bus, relieved of its usual duty as all of Massachusetts plays hooky, I am surrounded by my people. Missing Boston, and a Bus Ride, on Marathon Day 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z It’ll start to feel like I’m playing hooky from the most tedious elements of my life: crowded subways, pointless meetings, obligatory dinners I never wanted to schedule in the first place. 'Like a glass of iced water to the face': filmmakers, artists and actors on Covid-19 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z He had to play hooky in order to compete in weekday tournaments, and he was fired five times. The story of Moe Norman, golf’s troubled genius - Golf Digest 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z But studies show that even accounting for workers who play hooky, society still benefits. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The teenager became a celebrity last year by playing hooky from school to force Swedish politicians to pay attention to what she calls “a war on nature.” Swedish teen climate activist leads protest near UN 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z A cool teen plays hooky in Chicago with his girlfriend, his buddy and the classic Ferrari of his buddy’s father. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Democrats have accused the Senate Republicans of playing hooky. Runaway Oregon Republicans prepared to stay away until legislative session ends 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Rodriguez reports on a hilarious case of Facebook believing some interns were missing based on their location data only to learn that they were playing hooky from work. What Amazon got wrong about New York City 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z "Both employees and their bosses continue to play hooky the day after the Big Game," said Joyce Maroney, executive director at the Workforce Institute, in a statement obtained by USA Today. Less-than-Super Monday: More than 17M expected to miss work day after big game, costing US $4B 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z The kids: It is unclear how many students opted to play hooky as their teachers walked out. Essential California: Teachers' strike disrupts L.A.'s school day 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “The crowd is a lot of young people — I guess they’re playing hooky or whatever, their parents let them get out of school.” Capitals’ Stanley Cup parade: Ovechkin’s speech brings the celebration to a wild end 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Before school ended on Friday for the two-week spring vacation in Bavaria, officers caught 21 families allowing their children to play hooky, the police confirmed on Wednesday. Skipping School for Cheap Flights? You Could Be Fined in Germany 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z I played hooky from high school to go to Game 4 of the 1969 World Series. Rusty Staub, Durable Batter Who Won Pennant With Mets, Dies at 73 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z I was 11 years old and in 5th grade in 1969 when my parents allowed me to play hooky to attend the Morotorium to End the War in Vietnam protest. How Young Is Too Young for Protest? A National Gun-Violence Walkout Tests Schools 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Oh, if ever there was a day to play hooky from work, just look outside. Hello, sunshine: Seattle temps could top 70 degrees on Monday 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Ditching class won’t hurt your chances of gaining admission to the college of your dreams — and may even help — as long as you’re playing hooky in order to agitate for gun control. High school gun control protests cheered by colleges, universities 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The main target market would seem to be people playing hooky. A Place for Inside-the-Box Thinking 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Many workers played hooky to join a mob that tore up trolley lines and tore down telegraph wires. Did Firefighters Start or End 1863 Draft Riots — or Both? 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Note: This salad’s served at lunch only, but lunch segues seamlessly into happy hour, so why not play hooky? 5 life-changing Seattle salads 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z He walks the halls, checks breezeways for kids playing hooky and is always ready to answer a call on the radio. For teachers, advancing often means leaving the classroom 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z There were lots of students — some finished for the day, some playing hooky, many making plans abruptly, catastrophically cut short. Many Students Among Victims of St. Petersburg Metro Attack 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Imagine playing hooky from work and grabbing a weekday session when all the kids are in school. Revel in epic spring ‘ski to sea’ at Mount Baker | Provided By Hotel Bellwether 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s an annual ritual — the D.C. version of Mardi Gras — and we didn’t get to play hooky from work and school during our creepy warm winter. Perspective | Washington’s totally unnecessary snow day ought to be called a faux day 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Staffers at three large U.S. school districts played hooky Wednesday in honor of the general strike dubbed “A Day Without a Woman,” but elsewhere it was business as usual for most women. On ‘A Day Without a Woman,’ it’s business as usual for most 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z She said it was a quick drive for her and her two friends — one of whom was playing hooky from work. MGM National Harbor casino opens on the Potomac 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z He was 17 and playing hooky during the first week of his senior year of high school. Durham Ranch helps elevate niche market for bison meat 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z For many contemporary writers of fiction, The Novel looms balefully, a rigid school from which we should all be desperate to play hooky. Nine Tales of Crises in “All That Man Is” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z My father lost his right arm in a shot-gun incident while playing hooky at age 12. My Paralympic Blues 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Naturally, the idea of playing hooky made us think about some of our favorite things at either end of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Washington vs. Baltimore: 13 great things to eat, see and drink in each city 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is once again being criticized by other candidates for playing hooky from his day job as the junior senator from Florida while he’s out on the campaign trail. How Rubio's Senate Voting Record Stacks Up 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z In 1989, he left Santee Cooper, where, she said in the affidavit, he “got in trouble a lot and played hooky a lot.” For Robert Dear, Religion and Rage Before Planned Parenthood Attack 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Barack Obama had played hooky on 96 out of 363 votes that had been cast, for a 26 percent truancy rate. Marco Rubio opponents criticize absence from Senate battles 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Thousands of spectators, playing hooky from their monotonous farms, flocked to each small-town venue from the surrounding countryside. It’s not just Donald Trump — politics has always been about entertainment 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Your article has given me the strength to continue to "play hooky" solo at Walt's place. Feedback: Disneyland, LACMA and more 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z It's no wonder we want to play hooky when we're on vacation. Don’t Take a Vacation from Healthy Habits 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z He grew up across the state line in Indiana and used to play hooky from school to attend the Memorial. Golf Capsules 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z He divided much of his youth between studying music and playing hooky at Yankee Stadium, dreaming of baseball stardom. Donald H. Crosby, expert in German language and culture, dies at 88 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Montgomery was a 17-year-old 10th grader who was playing hooky from school when he shot Deputy Charles Hurt at a park where the officer and his partner were looking to round up truants. Free after 3 decades in prison, sprinting toward a new life 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Henry Montgomery was a 17-year-old 10th grader who was playing hooky from school when he shot Deputy Charles Hurt at a park near the city's airport. Justices to review sentences for young convicts 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z It wasn’t parents, students or concerned citizens who played hooky. Absenteeism rampant at L.A. school board candidates debate 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But not all the stars are playing hooky World No. 4 and reigning Masters champ Bubba Watson headlines a small, but strong field that also includes Jason Day, FedEx Cup champ Billy Horschel, and U.S. The PGA Tour season starts (again) this week. Here are 5 things to know about the 2015 opener: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z People played hooky from work to walk around downtown streets in Cavaliers T-shirts and jerseys from vastly different eras in the franchise history. LeBron James returns to Cleveland and the Cavaliers fall to Carmelo Anthony, Knicks About 30 people took the ferry to the afternoon game last Friday — at least one of whom admitted playing hooky from work. Aboard the Nats ferry, fans relish the relaxed atmosphere, scenery, $5 beer I doubt there’s a better way to play hooky in New York right now. A Monet of One’s Own 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z After 10 unexcused absences, it doesn’t matter whether a child was playing hooky to hang at the mall or charming audiences in Hong Kong with her mastery of Mozart. In D.C., a 13-year-old piano prodigy is treated as a truant instead of a star student The Daily Herald in Arlington Heights reports the 62-year-old Tureaud said he never considered “playing hooky” after receiving the jury summons to the Rolling Meadows court. 'I pity the criminals': Mr T reports for jury duty in Illinois 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z “You’re never too old to play hooky,” says a headline in one ad. A Girl Gets Mothers to Start Biking Again 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The high was 82 degrees in Seattle, and it doesn’t get much better than that on a mid-May day, especially if you’re playing hooky or skipping work. A long afternoon's journey with the Mariners 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Richard had an urge to play hooky himself—to seize Suzanne away from the nuns, then bar the doors and hunker down. Antonya Nelson: “Literally.” 2012-11-26T05:00:00Z But students were not the only ones playing hooky. Space Shuttle Endeavour Rolls Through Los Angeles 2012-10-12T23:54:46Z It's even got a tear in back, where Ferris got snagged, running through the bushes while playing hooky. Media Decoder Blog: An Auction of Movie Artifacts, From 'Star Wars' to 'Private Ryan' to 'Ferris Bueller' 2012-07-06T21:01:02Z It was the type of day when hordes of businessmen contrived excuses to play hooky. With a Four-Under 66, Webb Simpson Keeps Smiling 2012-06-22T00:41:03Z I’d been playing hooky one night at the movies, attending the NT Live presentation of “One Man, Two Guvnors” in October. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Live and Laughing 2012-05-10T19:29:17Z Day drinking is subversive, and springtime — helpmate to idleness and leisure — has a way of making us want to play hooky. Drink: The Subversive Charm of Day Drinking 2012-04-12T21:46:59Z He never needed an excuse to play hooky. Column: If Fred wins, 'You'd never see me again.' 2012-04-07T00:46:10Z Feel free to follow along if you’re stuck at work, and if you played hooky, tell us what you’re thinking about the opener in the comments section. Nationals-Cubs opening day updates and disucssion thread 2012-04-05T18:23:26Z Judging by the looks on their faces they seemed like school kids caught playing hooky. Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates 2012-02-23T02:30:00Z I have been playing hooky all year, hanging out with boys from other neighborhoods, smoking pot every day. Lives: Dazed and Confused 2012-02-03T22:35:43Z Broderick, who turns 50 in March, in the commercial fakes being sick to take a break from filming a movie, similar to the film where Ferris Bueller plays hooky from high school. Honda Drafts Ferris Bueller, Jerry Seinfeld for U.S. Rebound Bid 2012-02-02T23:13:39Z During the finals Friday, an announcer asked, “How many of you are playing hooky from work today?” Crowds and Strong Waves Energize Surfing Event Off Long Island 2011-09-10T02:25:47Z If President Obama was concerned that Republican threats to play hooky during his job speech Thursday night would result in a shortage of disgruntled faces in Congress, he needn’t have worried. Green Blog: Guitars, a Federal Raid and a Jobs Speech 2011-09-09T22:24:45Z We reminded him that he used to yell at our childhood friends when they played hooky and sat on his stoop on Charlton Street. Nocturnalist: For Theater People, It Was Party Night 2011-06-13T20:30:18Z Last week, while attending the Global Travel and Tourism Summit convention in Las Vegas, I played hooky one day and took an hourlong test flight on the Grumman plane, named the Albatross One. On the Road: Innovation in the Air Can Begin on the Water 2011-05-24T00:22:27Z But on the second day of school, even good students can be forgiven for playing hooky and taking in the DreamWorks pandamonium. Cannes: Kung Fu Panda 2 a Jolly Sequel, but No Equal 2011-05-12T16:05:00Z The teenager sent to the football coach because of the speed he showed running away from a principal while playing hooky. Hard work carries Jerry Rice to Hall of Fame 2010-08-04T16:58:00Z People who played hooky from work to watch the game at a bar exchanged hugs and high-fives. U.S. wins game, group ? and lots of new fans 2010-06-23T19:26:00Z My mother gave me tickets to field-level box seats, and my friend Dan and I played hooky with the blessing of our parents. Metropolitan Diary: Tales From the Concrete Jungle 2010-05-10T03:00:00Z If it happens to be a day game, you might even find a salesman and his customers playing hooky from work. | Citifield Food Court: At Mets Game, Burgers and Beer 2010-05-01T00:28:00Z A father in front of me told his new best friends in the seats next to him that he had let his son play hooky from second grade. Sports of The Times: It?s Only an Intrasquad Game, but It?s Baseball 2010-03-01T21:01:00Z Their disappointment weighed lightly upon them, and the detective enjoyed the day with all the artless abandon of a schoolboy playing hooky. The Monk of Hambleton Wright and I played hooky, and the girls hid us all day in their shacks, played with us, teased us about sex, and taught us things we oughtn't to have known. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author “I’ll call Miss Faithful on the phone and say I’m going to play hooky,” he consented. The Gorgeous Girl I played hooky instead of going to school; but one day, while I was under the canal bridge, the noise of passing teams so frightened me that I ran home and betrayed myself. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Some of the school committee said it was nonsense to close the school for a circus, but Mr. Carter said he wasn’t going to give us a chance to play hooky. Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School Theresa, who is sixteen, works in a department store, and Tim sells papers before and after school, and sometimes, I am afraid, when he plays hooky. Sunny Boy in the Big City That he naturally despised the articles of such a soulless faith was evident in his constant inclination to play hooky. The Place of Honeymoons And, knowing it was rather childish, he still enjoyed the small Huckleberry Finn pleasure of playing hooky from the Neurophysical Institute. Anything You Can Do ... I think there comes a time, in creative work, for playing hooky. Jane Journeys On To play hooky and go nutting is far better than to study and fit himself for earning a livelihood. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England Here is a meadowland of purest, deepest green; and flung across it, like a streak of sunshine playing hooky from Heaven, is a slash of wild yellow poppies. Roughing it De Luxe When he played hooky from school on Thursday it never occurred to him that he would be answerable to the powers that be on Friday. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift But, like playing hooky or stealing watermelon, it was more fun if it was done on the sly. Anything You Can Do ... Tom had laughed and rollicked, played hooky from school, disobeyed Isaac's commandments. The Turtles of Tasman Johnny B——, who has seen eight summers go by, not very long ago developed a fondness for playing hooky from school. More Toasts And what should I meet in the middle of the lane, evidently off playing hooky where she should not have been, but Mrs. Buttercup and my young spotted namesake! Over Paradise Ridge A Romance "If I played hooky would you let me go fishing with you to-morrow?" asked Ruth, her eyes dancing. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund I might Just as well have played hooky. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 January - June "That is what is called 'playing hooky,' is it not?" The Cruise of the Dazzler They sang now, and were happy, for they were as little boys playing hooky from school—not bad men; but rather irresponsible children. The Mucker He went up the steps as if he were a school-boy caught playing hooky and going up-stairs to play the bass drum to his mother's slipper. We Can't Have Everything The street had borne its perfect crop, and they were behind the bars every one, locked in with the boys who had done nothing worse than play hooky. The Making of an American I—I think, if you don't mind, I'll play hooky this time and run over to Atlantic City for a couple of days. Roast Beef, Medium I remember, when I was a kid, I never played hooky without first hunting up my four-leaved amulet. Half a Rogue The teacher thought he was playing hooky, and she told Mr. Alexander, the principal. Brother and Sister Let's catch Mr. Courtney at the end of the game," he suggested to the colonel; and then, turning directly to Constance, he added with a laugh: "I think I'll play hooky. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress |
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