| 单词 | background |
| 例句 | He looks at the character’s background, what motivates him in the present, what future he imagines for himself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The music of Rabindranath Tagore is playing softly in the background—the same love songs Ranee used to sing to her husband when they were first married. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So that was the background to Chrissie and Rodney’s claim to have seen Ruth’s “possible,” and you can maybe see now why I was wary about it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She would be there somewhere, in the background, making tea or feeding the little girl, her shadow falling over him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it seems to “pop out” of the background. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As Elsie and I are lifted up through the Bureau, Mischief has been giggling nonstop in the background saying, “I’m helping a real-life magician escape! It’s my crowning achievement!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In the meantime, students with backgrounds like his have become ever scarcer on campus. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In the third stage, he gave each person two more pages of background on Kidd’s high school and college years. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There were kids from every ethnic background; blacks, whites, Hispanics, and Asians. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Without the bugs, the background was a nice blue, a respectable shimmering blue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The night of the phenomenal upset, when Clay did beat Liston, Malcolm X telephoned me, and sounds of excitement were in the background. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They also look as though they pretty much all come from the same eastern European background, and it’s true that these young Soviet citizens weren’t a diverse group by modern standards. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z What could I do to make up for my family background? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the man in the background who got things done. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He blurred out the background and added wild swirling color to everything around us so that we’re...exactly like the couple in the painting! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Steam hovered over the boiling sea, and a low roar lurked in the background. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The sound of popcorn bursting is in the background. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Our seats were three rows from the front, and I scanned the audience, only noticing a few familiar faces, the Queen of Neat theme song playing quietly in the background. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A sign in the far corner showed a large rainbow flag flying on a black background. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Then Sissy created such a sensation that the war was pushed into the background temporarily. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The radio in the background seemed to sing louder, the cheerful pop tune warring with the sick thwack of baton blows against skin. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He’s in a brownish-green jacket, with hints of blue, against a blue background. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When Phil came home, Gay told him what she had learned about Mrs. Moss’s background. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The sky was a grainy video, fuzzy streaks of clouds against a speckled, hyper-blue background. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Above, two slim, fluted minarets rose in the air before a background of soaring coconut trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I was ashamed of my own black background. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the three girls and Marshall squeezed through the fence to Egypt, where Ken and Toby were already waiting, a great deal of the necessary background material was already beginning to take shape. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stop Vonetta and Fern from saying their hellos in the background, and she seemed to like it because she laughed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes people of Asian background get offended when their culture is described this way, because they think that the stereotype is being used as a form of disparagement. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I crouch on the living room floor with the Maritimes fiddle music going on in the background, the Toronto Star spread out underneath my elbows, studying the picture of her on the front page. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Like piano music with a few strings in the background. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Each white tooth was laid out on a black background in two straight lines, ordered from small to big. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We share an unspoken understanding, two people from similar backgrounds raised in similar ways in America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “The kite! Its background blends into the clouds! Looks like it's just the dragon flying up there! What a beaut you picked! I’ve worked out how to do a double loop!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I can hear children in the background, one crying and the other screaming. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This cosmic background radiation was the afterglow of the big bang. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She can draw the people, while you draw the background stuff. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The television was on low in the background. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When he spoke, his voice was even, flat almost, and barely rose above the background noises of the restaurant. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Below is an excerpt from the “National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning,” which explains some of the background in their creation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Tinny music played in the background: it took him some moments to identify it as the Beatles’ “Fool on the Hill.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The only thing missing was steel, drum music in the background. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In the background, a woman’s voice was saving, “Let’s see what you’re going to say. Another chance down the drain, a psycho escaped.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Relief remains tied to the background, from which it only partially emerges, in contrast to free-standing sculpture, which is fully liberated from it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear a dog barking in the background. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I would lift my ears to the sounds of the festive melodies playing loudly in the background and the noises of crowds of white people having fun and cheering one another in contests. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Robert thinks that our sons should go into law or banking. Trade is hardly suitable for someone of our background.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I want the background to glow, to look irradiated, nuked out. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a framed paint-by-number of the three wise men, against a black velvet background, tucked in the linen closet. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The plastic keepsake attached to it was a painting of half of a yellow sun on a black background. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Observations of the microwave background and of the abundances of the light elements indicate that the early universe did not have the kind of curvature required to allow time travel. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when I revealed to him that my mother was the daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi did his Jewish background emerge, because he understood the true depth of Mommy’s experience immediately. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes everything else fades into the background and all I’m left with is sound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, it seems you have done your homework. I know some of Mr. Parker’s true background. Perhaps we know enough between us to piece it all together.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She hears noises in the background, people speaking. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They were searching the cosmic radio background—that is, radio sources far beyond our solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finally did get her, he could hear her friends laughing somewhere in the background as she explained that she was really busy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Our parents are engrossed in conversation while the television blares in the background. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The overdramatic music that accompanies the show sounds like the mind-numbing background tracks of the Urdu dramas that my parents watch at home, so I’m glad to leave. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I liked getting to know people of different backgrounds, so that was fun. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I write my resolution in black Sharpie marker on top of a background made out of cut-up scriptures, words from newspaper headlines, and numbers from last year’s calendar. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Slipping off the last petal of the last flower, my hand sinks, fingers dragging through the background of stars, each pinpoint of light that Abby drew a separate attempt to capture infinity. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Why on earth are you sleeping in a kennel filled with background dogs, old bean? Have you been demoted?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Already Vonetta and Fern began puppy yelping in the background and grabbing at the phone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She is in an earlier phase, or a later one: the soft green tweeds and tailored blouses of her good- taste background, which now appear matronly on her, because she has put on weight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They were among the few who had no medical background at all. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She didn’t have his file so she started asking him a bunch of questions about why he was there, and his background. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Students are encouraged to explore their cultural backgrounds and create displays. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Indian classical music is usually accompanied by a tanpura, which plays a drone background. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “So I put on the armor. I have the bag. I have the shirt. I know people can’t tell my background by looking.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ekon let the old man’s words fade to a faint buzz in the background. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z While I’m talking, I can see Vanessa in the background pacing back and forth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Across the background a water buffalo walked with a boy on its back. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear my mom sniffling in the background. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z This would require accurate observations over some 18 years, the time it takes for the Moon to complete one cycle of its wanderings against the background stars. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Even the background noise of a city can impact the ability to learn and remember, and can deplete neurological resources. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Now, there is not any question that Charley was rapidly becoming a tree expert of enormous background. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton could hear music in the background, a radio playing in another room maybe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The vertical mass was a figure, a person who was now backing away from her and beginning to fade into the darker background of the trees. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was against this background that Polly T. asked Miss Lucy her question that morning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Best to keep my background as simple as possible. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z An enormous percentage of those who engage in violent acts, for example, have some kind of psychiatric disorder or come from deeply disturbed backgrounds. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rang and the teacher began to talk, and Hazel’s brain identified her voice as background noise and moved it to the rear of her consciousness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We generated background studies, psychological assessments, daily chronologies, myriad facts and extrapolations. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “The problem isn’t with you yourself, Ji-li. What I mean is that the political background investigations at these academies are very severe.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, many were well educated and came from a variety of ordinary backgrounds: the Gestapo, the police force, government positions, or professions such as law and banking. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At first, she was given very little background to go on, but even so, she made progress. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What cultural background do the white kids in school have? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She reminded me to call my parents to tell them I had arrived safely, and when I did I could hear the television in the background. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There was an easy flow to their conversations; a sort of instantaneous shorthand, maybe because they came from similar backgrounds. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It’s an ad for a local art show with a white background and simple, black writing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Brief snippet of talent show TV in the background, the final round, crowd roaring. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z We could see dolls on the bed, and in the background dresses were hanging. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The deft inverts the usual ordering: the new information is thrust into the spotlight early, and the given information, which serves as its background, comes at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The astronauts, by background and by nature, resisted the computers and their ghostly intellects. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Although they had been allowed to make their own decisions about religion, and neither identified as Jewish, their background still made them the target of prejudice. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z No one says a word to me in the huddle and I sort of fade into the background. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Even those people who might have known me against a background I am supposed to have, in no case identified me in Rocinante. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost as if I was background activity. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a landscape in the background that looked like a slightly different version of the hills surrounding Capricorn’s village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The boy’s lawyer outlined his background in his closing statement. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Once or twice she went to Montreal, which worried me a little, because whenever she called to say she was fine I would hear the sound of French in the background, all breezy and guttural. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and that kind of person doesn’t like to get beat by a person of questionable background.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Dad’s only bit of advice about my going to Fullbrook lurked in the background—he didn’t have to say it, because it was loud enough in my head already. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the background, Alice’s bed is unmade and covered with pillows, and someone’s purchased a round, shaggy carpet to cover the few feet of floor space. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And J.T. in the background, holding Digger’s ankles so he wouldn’t go down with me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Kidwell got suspicious the moment he heard that someone was poking around Hopkins using the title “Dr. Sir Lord,” so he did some quick background research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A reporter was describing a large crowd gathered near the town square, and in the background there was some sort of chanting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sure, Miss Susan, a woman of your background and education must suffer to see her children deprived.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the background, where Dr. King would deliver his famous speech. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The background depicts villagers throwing stones at her as she runs away while trying to cover her head with a traditional Khmer scarf called a “kroma.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Donald is a moderately talented painter of small still lifes of single, everyday objects: an egg, a cup, a comb, suspended against brightly colored backgrounds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Scoop on the Human Body, and spent most of the afternoon conducting background research on music. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed me into a bear hug, then settled back in his chair, humming along with the CD still playing in the background, and picked up the laptop to resume his scrolling. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Powell unlimbered the detonator, and his eyes searched anxiously across the dusky background where the only light was robot light and it was impossible to tell a projecting boulder from a shadow. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z At times the Under Fifteens’ differing backgrounds seemed unimportant compared to the things that bound them together. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, no. He thought I should know the background. You Occidentals perpetuate a good many myths too.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Such a challenge would have been painful enough coming from a geologist, but Wegener had no background in geology. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I can hear the TV in the background. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z By background and education, she belonged to The Club class but by ability and intelligence she belonged to the readers’ class. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. He would’ve ran background checks on them or arrested them. Not cool.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Their counter clicked; there were emissions just above the background level of radioactivity, but that was enough. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When Megan wasn’t there, which was most nights, she’d cook for herself and then sit down with a book and read with the television going in the background. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I was shaking my head at the lame antics when they cut over to my place and gave what little background they could on me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I can understand your fascination in our sustenance production, considering your background in botany,” he says. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Phineas had one of those minds which could record what is happening in the background and do nothing about it because something else was preoccupying him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gauguin writes back, asking Vincent for one of his paintings—sunflowers on a yellow background, “which I regard as a perfect page of an essential ‘Vincent' style.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z All these things—the flags, the pitch pipe songs, the British Empire and the princesses, the war orphans, even the strappings —are superimposed against the ominous navy-blue background of Miss Lumley’s invisible bloomers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson, in his jacket and tie, had left long before, but he loomed in the background, solid and impressive and important, like a mountain range on the horizon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Although he came from a modest background–his father was a farmer in upstate New York–his uncle was the supremely rich and extraordinarily indulgent financier George Peabody. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The fans were cheering, but I had to tune out all of the background noise and focus on my opponent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It’s called Irish Wreath, four purple irises with green stems meeting in the middle on a black background. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then the bird started again, and some kind of buzzing insect and then a chattering and a cawing, and soon there was the same background of sound. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z On average, girls test higher than boys, and Asians test higher than whites—although blacks, as we have already established, test similarly to whites from comparable backgrounds and in comparable schools. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Instead, she went on to tell me that she had come from a rough background herself and knew what it was like to struggle without support at home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And my second thought was ‘Wow. I know absolutely nothing about my cultural background.’ I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I certainly think that their background is different than a lot of other kids. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretty, but with an edge—like maybe she didn’t have a very nice background. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Ethan, who never said much, had a lot to say about the camera angles and background music and described the star's performance as subtle. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Having read Myers's testimony and reviewed the records that were available about him, I knew that he had a tragic background and a complex personality. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had a feeling he wasn’t listening to anything but the sound of my voice, a comforting background noise as meaningless as a cicada’s song. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But more than anything that day, it was the surprising friendship of these kids from different cultures, religions, and backgrounds that drew me into their story. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z In the background, the editors placed the photograph of the church’s stained-glass window with the kind face of Jesus blown clean away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This was the background against which he produced the special theory of relativity in 1905. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Their background is like that—they didn’t have a background of torturing little babies. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just Renee frowned at the TV and said, “It’s hard for me to make out sounds with the TV on in the background. Makes everything garbled.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The stranger with arms hanging at its sides who stood beside the wall in the background of the photograph was a ghost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This latter - a stone construct complete with a tiled roof - looked very sturdy, as indeed it needed to be, standing as it did in a highly exposed position against a background of empty fields. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In the background, Lexie and Trip babbled and tottered, and it became easier, after a while, to simply avoid it all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I just think I need a day off. What’s all that yelling in the background?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Otherwise, they might simply be part of the background. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear my father, wounded in the background. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Reporters wrote about the court proceedings and dug up background about Guiteau, the lawyers, and the witnesses who testified. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His background allowed him to see the cyclotron not as an experimental apparatus but as a machine requiring regular upkeep. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But it was no use, he could not remember: nothing remained of his childhood except a series of bright-lit tableaux, occurring against no background and mostly unintelligible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The second stranger, who had hitherto lingered in the background, now drew near; a pale face looked over the solicitor’s shoulder—yes, it was Mason himself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z All these things—the flags, the pitch pipe songs, the British Empire and the princesses, the war orphans, even the strappings —are superimposed against the ominous navy-blue background of Miss Lumley’s invisible bloomers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There we were, two girls from vastly different backgrounds and belief systems, born on opposite sides of the globe, and yet, in that moment, none of that mattered. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “But you don’t know the background. I’m going to get a cup of water—do you want some?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She probably just likes how I colored the background. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Is that directly from your African background? Maybe from the We-Be tribe?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Our customers came from different backgrounds and even different countries, but all had one thing in common: appreciation for modest fashion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It didn’t help that their backgrounds were so different. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The sound of quiet talking in the background, dishes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He didn't have a strong science background and didn't know much about chemicals. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A musical saw would provide excellent background accompaniment, and the hero's eyeball may be superimposed upon the debate scene in a most symbolic manner. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Give him a matchless mind for tactics, a background the equal of mine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Usually, one of her classmates would howl in the background, pretending to be a wolf calling to the night: Aroooooooo! Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The plants were not arranged in straight lines, but rather in slow, big curves, like a loose letter S. And of course in the background, at the horizon, rose mountains. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He stood in the background, silent and motionless except for the dark smoke pouring from his body, pooling around his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was a soap opera playing in the background when she picked up the phone. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But if anyone dared treat me poorly because of my background, Grandfather put them in their place, usually with the point of his sword—and quickly taught me to do the same. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They were covered with flies, millions of flies, their buzzing providing a white-noise background to the screams and the wails. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It’s going to take a while for the photographer to take five poses with different backgrounds. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Father was different—always in the background, drawing, planning, thinking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Reed would have been insulted if her tendency to fade into the background wasn’t so useful. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The pillars in the background are made of wood; those in the foreground of brick and marble, symbolizing the progress of astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He’s white, of Irish background, and I’m brown, a mix of my Egyptian mother and Indian father. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z If you listened closely, you could hear the Coasters singing “Poison Ivy” in the background. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Mi amor” I hear Minou say in the background, and I feel goose bumps all up and down my arms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once your background check gets approved, you receive your interview notice in the mail. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Instead of blue skies, he saw black space spangled with stars, the palaces of Mount Olympus gleaming silver and gold in the background. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He knew nothing about my personal life as a father and husband and seemed utterly uninterested in my background as a former newspaper reporter and editor, TV producer, and professor turned media critic and author. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sirens wailed in the background, closing in with every whistle. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z There were flowers in the dining-room, flowers in the library, but orderly and trim, rather in the background, not like this, not in profusion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the background I could hear my mother yelling for us, but I could not see her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Anxiety plays in your background like bad grocery store music. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I heard from someone that her background is not as...pure as it should be.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 “Fred ran a background check. The kid’s got a criminal record. Assault and battery!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Finally, he nodded gravely to indicate he had deciphered my blood background. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They experience background music in computer games, cartoons, TV shows, films, on iPads, radios, and ringtones. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The effect is so carefully calculated that the artist must have wanted to guide our eye to the painting in the background. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, the radio preacher screamed “Hallelujah!” over and over as Cootie spoke. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z There’s another pause of Chente crooning in the background while his dad stirs, before he speaks again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No one was in the mood to hear Flo Rida rapping in the background, and we all let him know it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Michelson-Morley experiments would hover unpleasantly, like a musty smell, in the background of scientific thought. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The rumble of the car faded, became part of the distant background hum. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “These are designed to subdue background noise,” Mom explains. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The first sight I see when I open up my eyes the next morning is the glum upside-down face of Chou against the background of cloudy skies as she tugs at my hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the afternoon before the mayor's dinner party, Katherine's anxiety seems to have retreated into the background as well, and she is beside herself with excitement. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The newly beaten and untied Wilfred was sniffing noisily in the background. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They moved against the background of more distant stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This masculine background served only to emphasize Chapter Eleven’s lack of heroic qualities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The last bedroom had a ruffled quilt and pictures of ladies in old-fashioned dresses on the walls, pictures cut out of magazines and pasted on a white background. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, church bells toll, warning the public to evacuate because the Martians are coming. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z One Saturday when Dev called, late at night, she heard people laughing and talking in the background, so many that she asked him if he was at a concert hall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t have the right kind of background, for one thing.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z All the men had one or more elements of shared background. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It had a bright red background with giant white flowers all over it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he fired quick questions about her background, her skills, her knowledge of Santa Fe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise in the background—he’d said he was at the airport. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He looked down at his hands, clenched together in his lap, and they already seemed like someone else’s against the background of his crisp new trousers. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Even with my background, I was astonished at the degree to which the major single image of America seemed to be discrimination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For it was one thing for her to reject her background, to be critical of her family’s heritage, another to hear it from him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After your fingerprints are submitted, the FBI conducts a thorough background check. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And the constant impression as though he is not really there, blending so well into the background that she would occasionally forget he was in the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The government symbol, a black Zimbabwe bird on a green-and-red background, was clearly marked on the side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As he tries to melt into the background, the other students laugh. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He had given me a squeaky-clean background, with dead parents, and had even taken out the fact that I had become a vegetarian. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Cobblestones under their feet, the darkness of a roof above their heads, jangling mechanical music in the background. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z All of this was in the painting’s foreground, but my eyes had instantly locked on what was in the background: a large white house, with its front door and windows all boarded up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Discarded on the floor is the Ptolemaic system, which became indefensible when Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, and Ptolemy himself lies slumped in the background. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most of the women who were imprisoned came from sheltered, privileged backgrounds. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There was the constant background noise of motorbikes roaring in the near distance and the sound of voices communicating in a language I was desperately trying to learn but had yet to master. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z No one is bom hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I hold my finger before my eyes and examine it first with my left and then with my right eye, it seems to move against the distant background. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s never been the type, though, to leave the TV on as background noise—but she has it blasting in the family room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z To me, the narrator’s voice was nothing more than background noise. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Clouds of flies drifted over us, their buzzing a faint background droning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He wanted to meet this mysterious brother, maybe learn something about Hazel’s background —who her dad was, what secret she was hiding. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This was becoming the new background of Finny’s life, this purely medical element from which bodily health was absent. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I found him on a sex offender page. Mary Miller and I ran background checks on all your foster parents for Karen Gievers.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And weirdly, when Dad first saw me with it, one evening on Skype, Mom had been in the background wearing a black scarf exactly like mine. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But the Eleven Kings needed a background for their exploits. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack blends into the background, but I’m happy he’s here. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The background pulsing of the dishwashers, the squeal of announcements that no one hears—it is a vespiary, the Hornet haven. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Their delicate floral inlay work shone against the perfectly glazed background. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She’d reached the desktop, with the background picture of all three kids at Halloween last year: Finn as a clown, Emma as a ninja, and Chess as a skeleton. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I might not have easily recognised the Square in the photo, except for the white bunker-like two-storey buildings in the background, on all three visible sides of the pool area. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Look up the background of some of your favorite children’s songs such as “Ring Around the Rosie” or “London Bridge.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I thread my hands into his hair and kiss him without thinking, and The Sims’ music and chatter fades into the background, not nearly as loud as the thud of Ben’s heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “But it’s true: Sycorax, his mother, was of North African background.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Lewald’s voice echoed in the background as the announcer labored to fill the air, describing the uniforms of various teams, the platform on which the speakers stood, the Hindenburg circling overhead like a near moon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The background was unfinished, and it wasn’t exactly a portrait. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The background was hazy, a sea of dim faces none of whom I knew, and there was the slow drone of the band harping out a waltz that never finished, that went on and on. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Against a background of blue-gray sky, my grandfather seems to gaze right at me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Right there. With the costume, gunfire in the background, just a hint of smoke.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Wallace and Darwin had emerged from vastly different social and ideological backgrounds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Rhythm Section — The rhythm section of a band is the group of instruments that usually provide the background rhythm and chords. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Throughout the United States, public housing agencies have adopted exclusionary policies that deny eligibility to applicants even with the most minor criminal backgrounds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mostly action shots—a snowball fight—but I notice Hudson in the background, looking out of frame and laughing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But he was being stupid because paper would move during an exposure, and the exposure was very long because in the photograph you can see a little waterfall in the background and it is blurred. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It does not recede into its background of leaden sky, nor harmonize with the gray frame houses and black telephone poles around it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered about, occasionally crying out, “Flanders—Glanders” or “Daughter—ought to,” whenever the ideas occurred to him, while the dark Queen hung in the background. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned to my office, we began a deeper investigation into Mr. Jenkins's background. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Or I heard something scary happening in the prison in the background? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I carry that high as long as I can, through the night and into the morning, till the voices and the image and the music fade to a dull buzz in the background. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was noise in the background, voices, a woman. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I start with the background questions and somehow we back our way into talking about Minny’s work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She was friendly toward me and curious about my background and my career. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Next to the calendar there is a postcard of a Duchamp painting he has always loved, of a chocolate grinder that reminds him of a set of drums, suspended against a gray background. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The other people in the background are out of focus, but I can tell she’s in the cafeteria. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z However, I and several other people showed that, at least in its original form, it predicted much greater variations in the temperature of the microwave background radiation than are observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A dim background started to take shape behind him but at her next remark it faded away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And this giant red bridge towered over everything in the background. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In fact, there is essentially no black-white test score gap within a bad school in the early years once you control for students’ backgrounds. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Given my background, reaching was really all I could do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Think of backgrounding as a training school for feedlot life: The animals are, for the first time in their lives, confined to a pen. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I guessed I'd resolved the soul and sin thing by lapsing from my heavy-duty Catholic background, giving up my immortal soul for a blues kind of soul. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The elevators, sticky with urine, didn’t work, and gun-shots were background music. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But requiring a person to disappear, to fade into the background wherever they go, is no better than encouraging them to punch one another. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His background of poverty and petty crime gave him insight into the demons that haunted other poor blacks, and left him with some habits that were out of character for a devout Black Muslim. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Papa was crying in the background, loud, like I never heard before. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z There was a background hiss of microwave noise—like static on a radio program—that they could not get rid of. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “And I feel like my chances at winning are very good because I come from a show-business background.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Both she and Danny come from poor backgrounds and were the first in their families to go to college and accomplish their dreams. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At the time I paid little attention to her background or legal problem, for something in me was deeply stirred by her presence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The remnants of that fireball, the cosmic background radiation, emanating from all parts of the sky can be detected by radio telescopes today. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The faint sound of Diff’rent Strokes plays in the background on her end. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Weird,” I say, stepping over an abandoned shoe, “because I didn’t think there were any giant bridges with sports stadiums in the background during the Holocaust.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I gave him a warning glance and he did not challenge our friend’s French-Portuguese-Indian background. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After reviewing the judges’ backgrounds, she’d decided to take a picture of performers dancing the South American tango. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Because of the many parallels between the background and personality of Perry Smith and the subjects of his study, Dr. Satten feels secure in assigning him to a position among their ranks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My botany background may come in useful after all. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The University of Michigan law school, like many elite US educational institutions, uses a policy of affirmative action when it comes to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The background was a stretch of sparkling water. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought he should continue to act, in public, as if I were a large vase or a window: part of the background, inanimate or transparent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He started an advanced placement program and stopped making excuses for poor academic performance on the basis of a child’s socio-economic background. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear some commotion in the background, some static, and then his faint voice along with Commander Jameson’s. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There’s a screen background, sheets on the floor, and those big umbrellas to filter the light. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One kneeling woman in red, one seated woman in blue, two in green, standing, a solitary man, thin-faced, in the background. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the table is a colorful wallpaper background. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then the backgrounds ought to be neither too bright nor too dim, so that the shadows may not obscure the images nor the lustre make them glitter. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Each one's got a different dinosaur, but if you put them end to end in order, the background landscape joins up and forms a frieze. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z At that age—again, I’m talking of around thirteen—we were all pretty worried and excited about sex, and naturally would have pushed the other stuff into the background. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was always in the background for me until he started dating Simon. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Latham’s background was at the opposite extreme, being every bit as bleak as Perry Smith’s. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A young transplanted Kentuckian living in an impoverished pocket of Cincinnati among families of similar background once said to me, “I never knew I was urban-Appalachian till I read it in a magazine.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The words be- come an undercurrent in my life, like music that sticks in your head, a constant background to every thought. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With her background and Boethian worldview, she would take a very stoic and fatalistic view of whatever sexual gaucheries and blunders he committed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The song in the background ends and Stella begins clapping manically, turning the camera to show her sister, Abby, smiling at her from the stage. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z During the next hour the sound of the engine died away to a quiet background rumble, voices shouted orders or queries, ropes were thrown, gangways lowered, hatches opened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But mostly it just hangs there in the background, hardly visible, hardly registering in my mind. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After six months of paperwork and a background check, government officials—especially if they received bribes—would sometimes issue certificates to traders that allowed them to cross back and forth into China legally. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I colored the background in pretty shades of blue and green. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And wherever I’ve seen them there has always been a contractor in the background to smooth the way for them for a consideration. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A few have even taken selfies with the awful thing in the background. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She spent a great part of her time with the mechanics of her church, which did not leave her time for either its background or its effects. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to — to get this book out of the library. Just for background reading.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He turned around and saw his science project on background radiation and the golden first-place trophy for his category. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about the differences in your backgrounds. That’s not why I’m here.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern traded off between the high Michael parts while I sang the lower background parts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She appears rich and vibrant against a background of white, a bright flush in her cheeks, her dark eyes brimming with tears. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In doing so, I’ve used the language of their times and backgrounds, including words such as colored. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Talk about someone who doesn’t ever fade into the background.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He put the tube of lather, without re-capping it, somewhere into the enamel background, out of his way. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z And in all of these countries, I talked with Afro-Americans and whites of many professions and backgrounds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent thinks the painting should be framed in a flat, bright orange; that will look good with the blues of the background and the dark green of the trees. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They became aware of the noise that was the background to this fight, the steady shrill cheering of the tribe behind them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The calves are rounded up and herded into a “backgrounding” pen. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I was about to ask him if he got to watch any basketball in prison, but then I heard shouting in the background. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “It’s about...being noticed. Not being the kind of person who’s going to fade into the background, overlooked for someone else.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I don’t have to remind you of the background against which I sat hearing my brother Reginald talk like this. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I crane my neck, peering through the crowd, which has blotted out the paintings; only a few tops of heads are visible, a few skies, a few backgrounds and clouds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even Swift, whose background was modest indeed, dismissed Wotton as someone of unknown parentage. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The process after the "your background check is up to snuff" letter can still take years. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I come from a poor background, so it’s nothing new for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The women of Raskova’s regiments were from a wide range of educational and economic backgrounds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On a nearby stage, a woman sings “Funiculi Funicula” to a background of mandolins and guitars. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Such charming tales of lovely young people who, dying in the springtime of life, were fittingly changed into spring flowers, have probably a dark background. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The other words become a muffled background noise occasionally tipped by a sharp laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It looks festive, dark blue text and photos over a white and green patterned background. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Even students who have a reasonable math background are not always aware of the extent to which other subjects are becoming “mathematicized,” and they, too, take a minimum of mathematics in college. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When she looked down at the painting, the smoke in the background was moving, churning and swirling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Little things—a cricket on a stem, the veined branches on a leaf—are magnified, brought from the background in achingly clear focus. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “A mute,” she says, “for when the trombone goes soft in the background.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Winner’s picture on the front page, Cobble’s Corner in the background. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t you start, Moss,” she said as Shamika howled with laughter in the background. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That name the hobbits only knew in legends of the dark past, like a shadow in the background of their memories; but it was ominous and disquieting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I could hear the faint rhythmic beating in the background. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The music, or singing, was still perceptible in the background. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The noise in his head faded to the background, allowing him to think. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Serena Joy, it would say on the bottle, with a woman’s head in cut-paper silhouette on a pink oval background with scalloped gold edges. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of this broad background of understanding came a fascinating and lucid explanation of the way a normal cell can become malignant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They react passively and stay in the background. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Children from slum backgrounds are potential menaces to society. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed forward and saw my own lopsided collar on display, the black background nicely pointing up every dropped stitch of white thread. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Alice retired to the background until she was barely visible at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The notes that ended up as the background music to her murder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Every event in history occurred against the background of some climate change. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For eight days, on alternate four-hour shifts, he watched with aching and bleary eyes those glinty metallic forms move against the vague background. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z After your application makes it to the top of the pile, you get another notice in the mail for an appointment to get your fingerprints taken, which are used for a background check. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Some girls were trying to take selfies, maneuvering themselves so Oprah would appear in the background of their shots. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In particular, why is the temperature of the microwave background radiation so nearly the same when we look in different directions? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Tell us something of your background," Brother Jack said, his voice and manner demanding truthful answers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The crimson rhododendrons made his background, and the clearing itself was like a little stage, where he would dance, and play his part. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There, in the photo, in the background, is Bad Leg—Papa Legba—watching over the family since the very first day they moved in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He blends into the background, the same way his features blend into each other—pale skin and hair and teeth and shirt—all yellowed shades of white. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The head of Beatrice’s stepbrother could be seen in the background, looking very much like a fallen coconut with a blond toupee. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The images—almost entirely animal figures—were represented in two-dimensional profile and seem to float in space, with no hint of background surroundings. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z I fell onto the nearest couch and listened as the words “STORY IN DEVELOPMENT” scrolled across the screen in Spanish and an ominous tune began to play in the background. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was noise in the background, though I couldn’t make it out exactly, so he must’ve been in a room with other convicts. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally, after several days of leaving messages, someone answered at Day’s house: a young boy who didn’t say hello, just breathed into the receiver, hip-hop thumping in the background. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Stay with me,” she mutters into her phone, and I make out a series of slams and yells and the general hubbubery of angry adults in the background. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In the case of the Treason Trial, the three judges rose above their prejudices, their education, and their background. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I end the live video and exhale slowly, closing the browser to see the smiling, winter-formal-ready faces on my desktop background. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z His horse is white and his armor is grey, there are dark clouds in the background. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z 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 He remained comfortably unperturbed by the uniforms in the background. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Over the next three days we presented our evidence about Avery's background. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What if we could stop being different colors, different backgrounds, and just be in love? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She held up a pair of dentures and made them chatter while she made spooky ghost sounds in the background. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cookhouse couldn’t be more obvious—never mind the orange and blue flag, the boiler belching in the background, or the stream of people heading for it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I brought the newspaper close up to my eyes to get a better view of George Pollucci's face, spotlighted lie a three-quarter moon against a vague background of brick and black sky. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Anyway. He was trying to put his background photo to a picture of you. From school.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It runs through my head every day, like a radio on in the background. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Their mother belonged to a Women’s Communications Club—women of different backgrounds writing letters to editors and sharing optimistic ideas. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But the background radiation, when examined to finer precision, proves to be imperfectly symmetrical. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as I love playing piano, it stinks to be stuck in the background while other people shine onstage, a soundtrack no one pays attention to, like the music piped into The Voice. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The picture showed his head and the top of his shoulders, with a gray background. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Then I just walked out with her talking at me in the background. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I should care for Palm Beach,” he said, blowing out the match, and glancing at him I thought how unreal he would look against a Florida background. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I can hear the buzz of other people in her office in the background. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She would meet with them in cafes, or speak with them by phone, asking questions about their families, their backgrounds, their favorite books and foods. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She is always more or less in the background. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulls the car away from the curb and his voice blends well with the music, as if he’s a background rapper for this J Dilla. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He then proceeded to fight off the surrounding zombies with his spear as Hall & Oates’s “Maneater” played in the background. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Cousin Eunice fluttered in the background making little protests to tell Dicey she shouldn’t talk like that to a priest. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor was music seen as a background supplement to films. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And then she imagined herself safely installed in the Richardsons’ kingdom, half obscured in the background, keeping watch over her daughter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These new Indian hires had accounting backgrounds and were trained by Reuters, but they were paid standard local wages and vacation and health benefits. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z This book is intended to aid those who have little or no background in music, in order to increase their comfort in integrating music into the curriculum. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Zooey put a hand on each side of the washbowl and leaned his chest forward a trifle, his eyes on the general background of enamel. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Ms. Felicia calls for her in the background. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Even though my classmates didn’t know me very well, the teachers certainly knew about my family background. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In The Magnolia Jungle the juxtaposition of the best of these columns against a background of stark horror gives a striking effect. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the sound of Tressa’s fake crying in the background of my real crying is even worse. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It seemed almost like an unwritten rule, especially in politics, where adversaries put money into opposition research—hiring investigators to crawl through every piece of a candidate’s background, looking for anything resembling dirt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The producer’s meant to just blend into the background.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But Malala is definitely a part of history, and an important person who shares my background. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But this took place against a background of change in Galileo’s personal life. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Women protesting for equality parade in the background. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Beyond that, they were of many backgrounds and sexual orientations. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Besides, these colorful compositions of insects and plants were much more artistically pleasing than Goedart’s rows of specimens on a white background. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There had to be the dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background its flashing glory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a wonderful accomplishment for a school where the background of many students was far more economically disadvantaged than that of students attending Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most Maya rulers, Chak Tok Ich’aak spent a lot of his time luxuriating in his court while dwarf servants attended to his whims and musicians played conch shells and wooden trumpets in the background. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The leaves made designs on the background of the sky, intricate patterns that shifted with any slightest breeze. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Incidentally, disturbance from cosmic background radiation is something we have all experienced. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The television news was playing in the background. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They say hard work and a good education are more important to getting ahead than connections or a wealthy background. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For last year’s experiment, he had compared the background radiation around the mobile home with the background radiation in the Phoenix valley. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My sisters and I hold hands, laughing as fire-works boom in the background. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The papaya orchard was so robust and healthy that it looked like an advertisement—the background image behind a celebrity endorser of a new papaya drink. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Our country’s symbol is the eagle, and one night I traced a landing eagle out of a bird book, and sketched the moon underneath the bird, with the earth in the background. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything fades into the background as I count the shamblers, note their gait. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the background Hades fought from his black chariot, summoning wave after wave of zombies out of the ground, but the forces of the Titan’s army seemed just as endless. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I recognize the Mozart symphony playing in the background. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The background music is one more irritation on top of squeaky shopping cart wheels, and people asking “Do you have shallots?” and “Where is the kosher salt?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The winning numbers hover in the middle of the screen, suspended against a brilliant blue background. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In the background were the shelves with the shredded books, the rolls of parchment, and the clean and orderly worktable with the ink still fresh in the inkwells. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It showed an artist’s colorful rendering of the new ROC, with huge shopping complexes, smiling people in sunglasses toting oversize shopping bags, a Corporation oil rig shining from the blue water in the background. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The smell of early-morning coffee is a permanent memory, mixed up with the smell of bacon and the background yakking of the morning news people. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It reminded him now of Saturday mornings when his father would read to him under the sheets with the clock thundering in the background. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We nodded as sirens started up in the background. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the sixteenth floor was Aaron, holding his front door open, rap music about killing people on in the background, holding his metal cigarette out for me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Over time he had acquired the ability to blend into the background of wherever he was—into bookshelves, gardens, curtains, doorways, streets—to appear inanimate, almost invisible to the untrained eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Each upheaval caused Americans of every background to ask themselves and each other, What are we fighting for? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She could not outrun it, and then she was lost inside, a feathery black cutout in the background, her hand still reaching for safety. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It conditioned everything she did and was a constant background. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He doesn't fit anywhere in the photo album of my life up until now, barely even a blur in the background or on the fringe of some forgotten frame. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “An interview. But it’s an interview with a background check and fingerprints.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The boys from the Flying Squadron are busy tearing down tents—they’ve already dropped most of the larger ones, revealing the buildings of Joliet in the background. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ethnic background aside, most parents would be immensely proud if their children pursued any of the above occupations. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And when they begin, other sounds, the sounds' that make a constant, reassuring background to the cubs’ lives, fall silent. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z After graduation she returned to a work world in which colored girls, regardless of their background, were in demand for one and only one kind of work. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The announcer sounds far away, and the cheers from the audience turn into a mess of background noise. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the background the racket of Buster Friendly boomed and brayed, eradicating her words; he saw her mouth moving but heard only the TV. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She is the ghost in the background of all of these memories, but I am sure she is much more prominent in my parents’ thoughts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A man stood up, cut sharply against the background of roving yellow lights. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z If only it were like at home where I knew someone in all the houses, knew them by sight and by name, by blood and by background, by shame and pride, and by religion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is anyone there? I thought I could hear someone in the background.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The television blasting in the background made Wes’s head throb even more. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Except for Dieter, back at the Academy, my passage through the Department of Correctional Services had been blissfully free of anyone, officer or inmate, with the slightest interest about my background. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The background rhythm of the story still beat in the throne room like a pulse. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The background music came from a tape deck near the circle of candles, but the high voice was Mary Anne’s. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncovering things about someone's background that no one has previously discovered—things that might be hard to discuss but are critically important—requires trust. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The background is blue, and William is pictured in the center of it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, as Bolles spoke with them, the boys noticed a figure standing in the background, watching quietly and listening intently. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The same score reflects more ability when you come from a less fortunate background,” Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard, said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Despite his math background, he had long ago stopped thinking in numbers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Even my mother’s friends, who really did try, asked me nothing of Anatole’s background or talents—only, in hushed tones when he left the room, “What happened to his face?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My stepfather, a potential source of information about her background, was not helpful. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And, threading gently through it all, a lute played in the background. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was kind of like being a mother and watching your kid—a constant background check to see if everything is okay. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be so hard for him to recede into the background . . . 7TH JUROR: Now, wait a minute. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “We should add some background vocals like in the song,” Benny said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Hold up your finger in front of you, close your left eye, and note where your finger appears to be against the background. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The background in math of prospective elementary- school teachers is even worse; in many cases, nonexistent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I've done extensive reading and background work on this whole area.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My mother shrieked when she heard my voice and I laughed at hearing my father in the background dashing to my mother in alarm, asking what was wrong. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Given his history, he’d never become the governor of Colorado—too many background checks were required. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Blue background, blue suit jacket, light blue stiff bow tie. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Right! Those who don’t have good class backgrounds shouldn’t be elected,” somebody else agreed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was touched with purple now, and the snow shone brightly against the dark background. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t even care. The way Tremaine was seething in the background will fuel me for the rest of the championships.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to “their song.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the carbon-copy houses, there was nothing uniform about this working-class neighborhood; it was filled with people of all shapes, colors, and backgrounds. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Richardson’s voice was muffled, and there was a lot of commotion in the background. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The constant whoosh'mg of the rain and wind across the roof wouldn’t fade into the background. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They’re my very own round-faced cheering squad, there in the background, peeking through the fog in my mind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She wondered, when she got educated, whether she’d be ashamed of her background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the country—all trees and grass and a little bit of blue sea in the distance, and something that looked like Margate in the background. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z And southern colonists’ preference for slavery presumably reflected their different ethnic, class, and religious backgrounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Moss’s sadness fell to the background, dulled by a growing rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Allies together were an eclectic, spirited group, loaded with idealism and aspirations and representing a broad swath of backgrounds. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Later, when Vice President Johnson arrived at the deathbed, he remained in the background and chose not to take charge. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, I can hear the prattle of the child, and Tom says something away from the phone, something I can’t hear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder, but my answer arrives within a few edgy moments when that guy from work enters the background, asking, “Who is it, darlin’?” “Oh.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Temple touched on it only tangentially in his essay; it recedes into the background again in Swift’s Battle of the Books. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the background was another more-than-decent likelihood—that they, like me, were descended from slaves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The water is just background music to the horror of my body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In his conversations, he appears to be more a philosopher than someone with a medical and psychological background, quoting Hegel as much as Freud, Plato as much as Jung. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I could practically hear sad music playing in the background. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “There was a hammering off in the background, carpenters and electricians working out of sight but all over the place.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Against a black background they swim, a long white silken thread spinning itself out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Notes. Yes, indeed. Notes. However, I realize that it is most impractical to leave you entirely without background information, largely because you are not people accustomed to meeting a situation without preparation.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He sat there, the TV muted in the background, and he felt at home again, a strange sensation after such an intense day. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All the panelists came from different backgrounds, but each had faced discrimination because of their race, class, religion, or gender. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It challenged its listener less, required less effort and, as a non-threatening background accompaniment to other activities, it became ubiquitous in a way it could never have been before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In the end, only one thing mattered: family background. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There was no blending into an anonymous background, no neighboring society to shift toward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She wasn’t first in my life anymore; she slid to the background after the divorce. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The laughter began again, and in the background they played something fast and light and the tenor did not sing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids from different backgrounds and parts of Syria all cram into the tent. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, she imagined she was home in her own bed, the hum of her mom talking on the phone in the background. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Like me, she was someone impossible to easily peg in terms of ethnic background. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Since John was a Lost Boy and I was a Lost Girl, we had a lot of background in common. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1942 and 1943, the uncertain course of the war pushed doubts about building and using an atomic bomb to the background. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Stop, you hear April scream in the background. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "Tell us something of your background," Brother Jack said, his voice and manner demanding truthful answers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z William suspected that his own Jewish background made officers like Strong treat him differently. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But despite these common characteristics he was different, very different from those who surrounded him—in background, in what he believed in and what he did not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Others had their radio on in the background and weren’t paying close attention at first. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Piper wasn’t sure what he meant, but the background noise of the river was invading her mind again—reminding her how hot and thirsty she felt, how pleasant a nice swim would be. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I felt like I was listening to a recording of her, with a faint static humming in the background. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Most people who are caught up in the criminal justice system have less than flawless backgrounds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I hear laughing in the background, above rap. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The first response is that disadvantaged kids simply don’t have the same inherent ability to learn as children from more privileged backgrounds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z That cap in my hand, its rim of crusty salt stain against the dark-blue background, made me almost lose it for a second, but I didn't let myself. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He cannot imagine coming from such parents, such a background, and when he describes his own upbringing it feels bland by comparison. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What was it that united these men from irreconcilably divergent backgrounds? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My journey as a Muslim woman on Team USA flipped the Muslim narrative onto its head and became a source of pride for Muslims of all backgrounds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Given this background, one could infer, if one did not know it already, the general structure of Oceanic society. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Diego’s voice saying: “Peoples, we’re not home right now. Leave a message at the…” My moms laughing in the background and then the beep sounding. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I thought of the Prussian flag, a black eagle on a white background. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My moms laughing in the background and then the beep sounding. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Cut that out. Stop it. Enough!' In the background, William sits upright in the water and quacks. “I’m talking to you, too, duck!” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark paused to take in the sounds that had become background noise, barely there until you focused on it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “It’s pretty easy. You open the synthesizer and record a melody. Then you add background chords and harmonies. And then you mix in other instruments.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Finally the screen was finished — simple white background with black text, academic-looking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the background, his back slightly turned to them, lurks an increasingly angry and jealous George. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It stretched away for half a mile, becoming more calm and peaceful as it dropped, nestled in trees and thick brush, a blue line in a green background. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z If I’m not going to sleep, I might as well continue sifting through Day’s background and evidence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In the background was the reason the photographer wanted us outside—the family laundry with, of course, the diapers predominating. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Waves and a long stretch of beach lie in the background. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It was a school photo, one of the ones with the bookcase background. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It’s as if the swarm of stick figures have come alive in their background, threatening to fly off the canvas and nest in our hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With dramatic music in the background, the announcer said, “Tonight we will learn why scientists believe that cancer can be conquered.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And of course, her visits always reminded Wu Tsing of Fifth Wife’s low-class background and how foolish he had been to be lured by her earthy flesh. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like watching a timeline of Maya’s life, from baby pictures to school photos set against a fake forest background. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Marco catches Celia’s glance with a hint of the smile from earlier before he turns away, fading into the background again almost as easily as her father vanishes into shadows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That made it nearly impossible to carefully check their backgrounds, to make sure they could be trusted with American secrets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, to be sure, but nevertheless plain to see. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We laughed about all of it, swapping stories about our backgrounds and what led us to the law. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He held the case up so I could see a bouquet of hands reaching for the sky or each other, on a pink background with white letters behind them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z During the trial, the appointed defense lawyer presented no evidence about Herbert’s background, his military service, his trauma from the war, his relationship with the victim, his obsession with the girlfriend—nothing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The background section explained the idea of the study like a story. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The dull, rhythmic tramp of the soldiers’ boots formed the background to Goldstein’s bleating voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Maybe we think out of a different background,” said Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was picturing myself driving down a dirt road, clouds in the blue sky, U2 playing in the background. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z As the earth goes round the sun, we see them from different positions against the background of more distant stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wallpaper in her cubicle was like aluminum foil, a metallic background for a tall black frame around white paint with dashes of red. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an unholy amount of noise in the background, the kind of dull roar you’d expect at the height of a raging frat party. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was talking, but no sound came from his mouth; searchers milled curiously in the snowy background, raising on tiptoe to jeer silently at the camera. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a veil, a background, and its sudden disappearance, as after a clap of thunder, was a shocking thing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With the ringed planet in the background, the glow of the ship leaving Sagan bends in an oval like a firefly, until the light is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Various traditions provide different accounts of his background, but most say that Deganawidah was not a member of the Five Nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The High Organ was the source of some controversy because of its ethnic composition: all four permanent members were from Xhosa backgrounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the true family background,” Dad said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is Ollie, calling from someplace with noise in the background. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He ended up buying Ginny a silk scarf that showed the Golden Gate Bridge stretching across a background of blue sky and green ocean. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It seemed that in their bitterness towards those unfortunate little ones, they were somehow exorcizing their own fearful background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Fishtail’s square bag was beaded all over in swirls of green vines, leaves, and glowing crimson flowers that popped out vividly against the white beads of the background. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The coverage was just background noise, though, until Kathy caught the words “family of five.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It is going to be driven by groups and individuals, but of a much more diverse background than those twelve scientists who made up Andreessen’s world when he created Mosaic. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z By the clicking of heels in the background and muttered swearing, she’s running somewhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the background of his speech, gunshots and angry soldiers, cursing and jubilating, almost drowned him out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The guns and the wagons float past the dim background of the moonlit landscape, the riders in their steel helmets resemble knights of a forgotten time; it is strangely beautiful and arresting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t he know that all I felt like doing was fading into the background? Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps as a result, a child’s economic background is a better predictor of school performance in the United States than in Denmark, the Netherlands, or France, one study found. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I thought we’d do a little background work and then just jump right in with the questions,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Will saw the servant standing in the background, as if he were waiting to be called. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took different scraps of fabric from her grandmother’s old handkerchiefs and ripped up an extra copy I had of the funeral program to make the background. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And in the background, the constant, high, whining mewl of local disapproval. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Around strangers he was quiet, alert, fading into the background until he was just a pair of hazel eyes watching everything go down. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, the federal government had opened jobs to blacks, providing social mobility particularly for those from educated backgrounds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Maybe Mom had played it at some point, or it was in the background of a movie. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z With a background in math and physics, she brought to the job an understanding of the physical phenomena behind the calculations she worked on. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I had seen photos of grass huts in National Geographic magazines, but in the photo Martin sent me, there was a brick building in the background that had to be his school. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was a man’s tenor voice, a very pleasant, generic voice — the kind of voice that you heard in the background of luxury car commercials. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After the video we answered their questions about the trip and gave them the historical background of our name and foundation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We'd gotten them from a Turkish wholesaler: blue branches spreading across a shiny white background, a design called the tree of life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The restaurant was filled now with people who chatted and laughed to an orchestral background and a clatter of plates, and glancing at the clock above the door I saw that it was two o’clock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The video display popped onto the screen with the words “ Black, Vegan, and Proud starting soon” on a black background and a live chat box to the right. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Explained, too, were why the telephone calls had come on Sundays, whenever Tessie was at church, and the music in the background, which Milton now identified as the priests chanting the liturgy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Always a plain man, Ned now seemed to become part of the background, a bystander to his own life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Because it was there again, only faint and in the background at first, but growing all the while, so that afterwards it was what I kept thinking about. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But unlike in Amman, the boys playing in Clarkston seemed to come from many different backgrounds—they were white, black, and brown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The sound of rain against glass continues quietly in the background. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the background the news is playing, and the sizzle of something cooking in the kitchen perfumes the entire house. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Columbus Day,” I said, anxious now, thinking I was going to get some important background information. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fostered by an unprecedented media explosion, this “visual background noise” has become so much a part of our daily lives that we take it for granted. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Luma wasn’t a social worker, and she had no background in dealing with such intense trauma. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He is standing on the Paseo Prado with Havana harbor in the background. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as I slipped into sleep, I could feel Mom fading into the background, and Dad kept talking, and all the world was backward—but I couldn’t quite remember how our family used to be. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tate still had not investigated McMillian himself, his life or background, or even his whereabouts on the day of the murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He could hear the football game in the background. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Having a visitor is a big deal because they have to agree to a medical background check and a thorough physical. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Katherine, in fact, thought science—and space—was the ideal place for talented people of any background. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Antain hung in the background, his eyebrows knit together into a perplexed knot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z However, if the entire class likes background music, try to play the same baroque music during the test that was used during the original presentation of the material: it acts as an auditory memory cue. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Over seven tapes and thirteen stories, her voice was kept at a slight distance by this steady hum in the background. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I fasten the pin onto my shirt, and with the dark green fabric as a background, I can almost imagine the mockingjay flying through the trees. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then when the engineers heard of the Princeton group’s work, they realized that they had found the cosmic background radiation. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She doesn't look at me when she speaks—she just says everything she is prepared to and blends into the background noise of the radio. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They are at once satisfied and intrigued by his background, by his years at Yale and Columbia, his career as an architect, his Mediterranean looks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the hazy background of his mind, he recalled a boy named Tom, who was bad. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background I hear the sound of a drill and loud banging. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When judges have discretion, they may consider a defendant’s background and impose a lighter penalty if the defendant’s personal circumstances—extreme poverty or experience of abuse, for example—warrant it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I hear a bell ring in the background. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The three men have a brief yet engaging conversation about clocks and the nature of time before Mr. A. H— makes a polite excuse and fades into the background again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hairstyle could indicate everything from tribe or family background to religion to social status. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Alex could hear his little cousins screaming in the background, but that was nothing new. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The one in front was young, with well-groomed, glossy black hair, somewhere in age between Otto and the adults farther in the background. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m telling you this, because I think it’s important for you to know something of Chester’s background before I relate to you the story of the events following the arrival of Bunnicula into our home. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z "I think I still prefer surgery. And in this case especially, with this, uh . . . background, I'm not so sure that I don't believe in the effectiveness of simple prayer." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As commercial and military vessels became more abundant, the noise background in the oceans, especially at a frequency of twenty Hertz, became noticeable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could be anyone of unknown or questionable background. Be alert and trust no one. Got it?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The heraldic sails of Ban’s fleet, and the sailors in the rigging, and the armed turrets and archers and seagulls, like flake-white, had been a background to their conversation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, nearly every inn, tavern, and boarding house had some manner of musician strumming, singing, or piping in the background. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A small jazz combo with a bass, a piano, and a drum set providing the "rhythm" background for a trumpet improvising a solo. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In the background is a small farmhouse with a tree next to it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Eventually, the whole affair faded away into the background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As others moved forward to greet our guest, I stayed behind in the background. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z After I ate, I decided to study and flipped on the television for background noise. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I'd coached my students through half a dozen episodes, giving them background information and explaining that missing children do not just march through the door ten minutes after the critical delivery flashback. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Ultimately, I feel okay with being in the background for now. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We linger in the background and then press ourselves into the herd of green shirts, not in the back where we'd be noticed, but coming in from the side so we're quickly surrounded by them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I dropped in to visit a college adviser I knew and told her about Jesse’s background and qualifications. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, cartoons are playing, and I’m in my high chair, laughing and singing along with the characters. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the background the tents were coming down, the wagons were hitching, but some of the men of the Regiment had come out to watch and listen. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I hovered in the background as my brothers carried their suitcases down the hall. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Given his background, Matt figured Tam Lin knew a lot about escaping from jails. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If any student objects to background music, you should not use it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In the background, just audible, a woman’s voice was half singing, half chanting, but the lyrics seemed to be in a foreign tongue. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes real girls are an alternative to these words and sometimes they’re an incarnation of them, and sometimes they’re just background noise. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even when they were sleeping, there was the constant background of street noise, cars driving by, honking horns, people laughing or shouting. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It was very good for me, because I saw a lot of authentic backgrounds for made-up stories which I will write later on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be a photograph somewhere, in an old album—all the family sitting very straight and rigid round a tablecloth set upon the beach, the servants in the background beside a huge lunch-basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The reader has to fill in the background—to read between the lines, to connect the dots—and if he doesn’t know which background is applicable, he will be mystified. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In the dark of the greenhouse at night, she seemed to dissolve into the background. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I can hear it faintly in the background. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After they get to college, it’s often too late for many of them who lack adequate backgrounds in algebra and analytic geometry. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know, I think I heard cheering in the background! There must have been a party going on.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Are you able to concentrate with this type of music in the background? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z By fall of 1791, the French passed a law making free blacks and people of mixed background on the sugar islands legally equal to all other Frenchmen. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z To go into nursing, to cut herself off from her background, is a bigger step for her than it was for me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But in the background of all the conversations among the visitors to the island was indignation at the despoiling of the roads they had traveled. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I said that mainly to avoid more questions about my background, but what if, maybe, I do write a book someday? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite their background or their past, all of them went on to become very successful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There's the garbled sound of an announcement in the background. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And the whole time, in the background, there’s still that cocktail party going on. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t mean that he made references to “other” people from other backgrounds in his examples. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was sheltered, and quite big enough, and the radio could provide nice background music. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The marketplace bustled in the background, but it seemed to be distant somehow, as if Hazel and this man were the only true things in the world. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When I pick up, I hear a muffled motor in the background. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Two hundred juniors and seniors—about half white and half black, with a smattering of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds—file into the school auditorium for a midmorning assembly. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z If in order to facilitate our defense we wish to remember this first point, we shall in our first background form an image of the whole matter. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In the background, Abe screamed and kicked at the bars of the crib. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was 96 percent black, but it wasn’t in the inner city, and most of its students did not come from deprived backgrounds but from middle-class ones. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave up and headed to the last alarm, the sound of the fire engine clanging in the background. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Inquiry into the background of some of these men reveals that their entire research program is supported by the chemical industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There were times when I wanted badly to tell her, when I wanted us to reminisce about Hailsham with the tape playing in the background. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The background noise of the restaurant throbbed in George’s ears. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The voice paused, and Moss heard papers rustling in the background. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Even Arthur’s menagerie, which he now kept in the Tower, would be giving a comfortable background of noise and smell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have the whole background story about why I was so happy to be leaving Beecher Prep and starting over somewhere new. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Even the music playing around us sounds cold—synthetic bells, echoes, a background wind, and a deep, thudding, rhythmic beat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There need be no relation between the distance through the wormhole and the separation of its ends in the nearly flat background. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the most part I never thought of them; they simply existed somewhere in the background of the city as a whole. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tony Blair’s glottal stops and flattened vowels in office were an attempt to downplay his private school background, as is David Cameron’s plausibility-stretching insistence that he’s “middle class.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z This is consistent with the observations of the microwave background radiation, which show that it has almost exactly the same intensity in any direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was learning how to match the feeling he had about an object with what was formally understood about its style and background and value. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Ad Herennium is actually—and, to me, fascinatingly—almost insanely specific about how these backgrounds should be arranged in the mind’s eye. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He paused the tape, like he didn't want to waste this song as background music. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He would spend years interviewing Klan leaders and sympathizers, sometimes taking advantage of his own background and lineage to pretend that he was on their side of the issues. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Your background provides the context for your scientific quest. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Things just felt so obvious now, as if he couldn’t push it into the background and ignore it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Standing around them were torchbearers and servants, and various animals like crows and lions wandered in the background. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Which answer best describes your background with chickens? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Maya could hear Grace tapping on a keyboard in the background. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The coaches questioned his work habits and desire, and they were hardly inspired by his background— from the Southside, living not with his parents but with his grandmother. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I can almost hear the documentary’s mournful violin background music start up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But another text pops up and Jessie’s voice fades to the background. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The repair shop was growing smaller in the background. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His crew design was a fist and another hand holding up two fingers, with a Glock and a dove in the background. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I vividly remembered the flat black color of his eyes the last time he’d glared at me — the color was striking against the background of his pale skin and his auburn hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Phoenix had twice the amount of background radiation. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Aware that Compton’s background as a physicist would give his opinion special weight, Loomis invited him to spend a week at his private retreat on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the background I heard Mrs. saying, “Honey, honey,” over and over. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z You can hear people in the background screaming and crying. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The next day, the background still looks off to me, so I take a medium-thick brush and paint black stick figures pulsing in the air around Liberty, thorny scars that look like barbed wire. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “My parents ran a background check on Reggie last night. He’s a good guy. He’s got a clean driving record and has never been arrested.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Each square had a plain white background, but in the center was a pinwheel-shaped flower, every petal a different colored fabric. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They also had to prove their racial background. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But in the photograph, though the tree was in the foreground, there was a building in the background, and a sign near it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The man who sold it to her said that the less expensive ones with bogus numbers wouldn’t get past background checks and college applications. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z To come to New York City in the 1890s with a background in dressmaking or sewing or Schnittwaren Handlung was a stroke of extraordinary good fortune. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Nor— coming from a humble background—could he automatically be expected to have a confident grasp of classical rhetoric. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Jamie's hand presses against my lower back, and he steps in front of me so I don't have to face the crowd in the background. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I could hear the jingle of the dog’s tags in the background, and I thought of the path he usually took, wondering where they might be at the moment. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In truth, the fact that you were in the class likely meant you came from a difficult background, homes where parents fought or took drugs or beat their kids or maybe spoke a foreign language. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They have wives, children, occupations, and interests, they have a background which is so strong that the war cannot obliterate it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In detecting the cosmic background radiation, in counting quasars, in searching for intelligent signals from space, radio astronomers are dealing with amounts of energy that are barely there at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The missive was duly placed in the hands of Alexander Sachs, a Russian-born economist with a scientific background and, more to the point, access to the White House inner circle as an advisor to FDR. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There are men mingled with them, a lot of men, but in their dark uniforms or suits, so similar to one another, they form only a kind of background. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a low hum of voices in the background, but I can't make out the words. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His background, his education and his home were ordinary. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, her eyes travel to my desktop background. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He created a “memory chalet”—using as his background the layout of the chalet in Switzerland where he stayed on skiing holidays with his parents as a child. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In the background of my mental link, I heard underwater explosions and the sound of battle cries: Cyclopes bellowing, mermen shouting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In the background, Tendai heard the scrape, scrape, scrape of a knife on a whetstone. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Did I see something in the background of the drawings, the words The Sleepwalker? The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She took two steps into the room, then stopped short, taking in Alex and the banner and the TV news in the background, and she knew he knew everything. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z A smooth, old-school R&B groove is playing in the background, and it makes this whole situation weird, as if this is a music video and Darius is the star and I'm just an extra. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In the background, Papi sawed and hammered in a rhythm much more musical than what I conjured from the piano. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As our front man, he speaks for us whenever our neighbors ask about our background, why we are there, or what other part of the river have we lived at. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We decided on “F cubed”—which stood for “Finding Fun and Friends”—with a white capital F and a white superscript three on an orange background. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She’s shaking my shoulders, just like in my dream, except instead of John Williams’s score playing, there’s sirens in the background, again, and the tick of a coffee machine. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In the laboratory, which adjoined the parlor, Dad, his movie cameraman, a nurse, and Dr. Burton were converting a desk into an operating table, and setting up the cross-section background and lights. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine that we had met any one of these four fresh out of law school, sitting in the elegant waiting room at Mudge Rose next to a blue-eyed Nordic type from the “right” background. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes I hear Dadi’s high-pitched singing in the background, her Hindu songs and Kazi’s Muslim prayers, a sweet, rich music together. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A team of six other American men with varying backgrounds—from natural history to arctic exploration—would accompany him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z In the background, I can hear men at work. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Thus the foreshortened arm with Goliath’s head seems to extend out to the viewer from the dark background. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The participants clustered around it, the simple Hart Street church in the background. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The employees spread out from one side of the room to the other, from foreground to background, a mass occupying the enormous space like gas filling a hot air balloon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With that as background, we shall finally return to the question of how a simpler society actually becomes more complex as the regional population increases. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The background was sky blue, like her shirt. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The way she was posed, and with the blue fading background, it looked like a yearbook photo. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z But since the Resthaven people did and, after all, knew nothing of his background, he forgave them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t just hear birds singing, not just a background sound of birds, but each bird. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Because, see, with this horrible psychiatrist background of hers, she only accuses me of hiding things from her when I’m hiding things from her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The background was dominated everywhere by big, prisonlike factories, all of which appeared to be shut. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As if someone's got a finger on the volume button, the voices in the background get louder. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’d heard it from people of all races, all backgrounds, all ages—a reminder of the goodness and generosity that existed in our country. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Dozens of paintings of harems, fat women lolling on divans, turbans on their heads or velvet caps, being fanned with peacock tails, a eunuch in the background standing guard. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A typical black child and white child from the same socioeconomic background, however, have the same abilities in math and reading upon entering kindergarten. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The articles gave specific information on what our homes were like, our backgrounds, our hobbies, our aspirations—all there was to know about us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys were stunned by the size and grandeur of the West End after their background in a one-room country school. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Because of his background, Darryl may have been the most changed by Volpe, and maybe the most in need of him. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “One voice. The one you’re listening for. Let everything else become background noise.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Polls consistently show that programs based on class backgrounds have wider support than those based on race. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z However, this background could have been, and probably was, generated by processes other than primordial black holes. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Gabriel, who wants to fade into the background more than any of us, looks like a strutting peacock compared to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My own affairs have been pushed to the background by...a break-in. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As the professor turned the wheel, they saw a slender black hand, like a minute hand, detach itself from the complicated background and move around the dial with a series of clicks. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I overheard Mama say something in the background. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Vincent gets to work immediately, and the next day has already done a study of “old thatched roofs with a field of peas in flower and some wheat in the foreground, hilly background.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was this whole notion of lineage and background that had sent him back into the mines for a second shift. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Hermione and Ron, not being on speaking terms with the Minister of Magic, hovered awkwardly in the background. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Gearhart came in to our hooch and saw it and asked Walowick if he had been having intimate relations with anything with a reptilian background. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Against such a background, the future of the salmon fisheries in New Brunswick may well depend on finding a substitute for drenching forests with DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, with the Olympic bell tolling in the background, he turned, rose on his toes, and touched the torch to an enormous bronze cauldron on a tripod. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Luma noticed that when she would tell the boys to divide into groups for drills, they would split up according to ethnic backgrounds or common languages. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She sounded like she was doing something in the background, which bugged Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I remembered Seattle as a town sitting on hills beside a matchless harborage—a little city of space and trees and gardens, its houses matched to such a background. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z How can I, when behind the words, on the white background of the paper, I’m watching an endless loop of my parents’ deaths? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I’ll just keep in the background and pretend to be a—ooh, maybe I could pretend to be a dragon tamer. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Across the field, an American watches a boy leave the sick tent and move against the background of the trees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even with the countryside in the background, there is an air of wealth about them. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I’ve always known that the pageant was this huge part of my mom’s life, but it’s never been more than background noise for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Like it was all a dream where you forget to fill out the background. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s like I’ve always had a painted musical sound track playing background to my life. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I dream Cordelia falling, from a cliff or bridge, against a background of twilight, her arms outspread, her skirt open like a bell, making a snow angel in the empty air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The courtroom was very quiet, and despite the static of the recording and the background din, one could make out Robert’s words very clearly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I turned the same CD on, turning it down to the point where it was background noise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Also seen in the historical background of all the cases was the occurrence of extreme parental violence during childhood. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There's soft music I don't recognize playing in the background, above us, below us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We do observe such a background of gamma rays: Fig. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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