The way he points that crutch is only part of it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Trevor and Amy were in love. We all knew the rules. No contact, six feet apart. And I”—she points to herself—“I let them break the rules because I wanted them to be happy.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The reality Giotto wants to convey is not just visual, while in Brunelleschi’s test pieces the whole and sole point is geometrical precision. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She pointed to her chest, then to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This touched an interesting point Phineas had been turning over in his mind for a long time. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this point that Louisiana’s grandmother stuck her hand out of the azalea bush and grabbed Raymie’s ankle. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon was pointing at what looked like a large rock way out at sea. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It isn’t enough, what I’ve done in the past, defying the Capitol in the Games, providing a rallying point. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Addie: That was my whole point when I said look around the room. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, his eyes flashed toward mine in the rearview mirror. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

I point at all the art books and magazines stacked on my desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They were a little faster, more abrupt, with here and there less than a smooth curve at the top, almost a breaking point. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

At that point, my feelings of isolation only intensified. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The young man turned to the back of the magazine, put it down on the table and pointed with his finger. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That," said the AC, "seems to be the point. U. N. Owen dealt with cases that the law couldn't touch." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Father pointed to a box of apples that had been sent down from the north from some of our kinsmen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to make them see my point of view. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep at that point, and when I awoke I was hungry. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got to come back to school at some point.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The spear was as sharp as a razor, and it had a cross-piece about eighteen inches away from the point. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t actually wear them until the bandages are off your feet,” Mohammad points out. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed at the N and said “New,” and the Y and said “York.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is hurting you?” he said at one point. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Becky pointed out that it gave me a chance to pause and think about what I wanted to say. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sarai’s fingertips did, at some point in the heedless flow of dream time, find themselves slipping under the hem of Lazlo’s shirt to play ever so lightly over the bare skin of his waist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

By the way, Roy White really was hitting .429, which was .205 points over his last season’s average, which seems to me to be important enough to talk about at supper. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not because I didn’t want to, it’s just that every time a camera was pointed at me, I never knew what to do with my face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And in those guilt-ridden days, her mind crammed with Fard’s theories, my grandmother started to see his point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Garret Charles points to her, and she says, “It’s about a boy and his friend.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I pointed at the doors and said, “Are those locked?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Also connect,” yawned the Mathemagician, nonchalantly cleaning his fingernails with the point of his staff. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, your daddy was a real masterpiece at one time. I joked in there that I couldn’t remember him,” she says, pointing back at the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s ripped and crumpled to the point where I don’t know if I’m looking at the to or the from. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At one point, urine streamed past the window of our second-floor room, where Gary and I were getting ready to sleep. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was more apt to sulk these days, to fault her cooking, to complain about clutter around the yard or point out even minor uncleanliness in the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Even if he's busy, something will clear up at some point. He can’t ignore us if were camped outside his door. He needs to know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With her eyes she points to the door. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He pointed out every detail to me eagerly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Hey, will you just print out a map of the U.S. so I can plot the points?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Dude, lime. Calcium carbonate, used in cement and a bunch of other—Ah, never mind. The point is, this ship isn’t going far unless we can fix it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You like that?” she asked after a minute, pointing at the sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Do you think I minded when she leaned in right next to me to point something out? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At that point, it was big and wide, but it was a wandering every which way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a green arrow popped on, pointing left, and the row of cars like obedient animals all went left. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alone in my chamber, I slid Horatio’s dagger from its sheath and fingered the sharp point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

At the same Tipping Point, the rates of childbearing for teenaged girls — which barely move at all up to that point — nearly double. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone had a breaking point, after all, and the fact that Joaquin had spent almost three years with Mark and Linda and he still hadn’t been able to find theirs made him nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As our mother sprinkled flour and rolled out small doughy circles for the steamed dumplings that would be our dinner that night, Vincent explained the rules, pointing to each piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you, uhh...wouldn’t mind keeping this between us—” I point to my wet face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the last hundred years, that premonition has focused on a bright red point of light in the night sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they trace their lineage back far enough, at a certain point it splits into white and native and a tangled web of “other.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He pointed out that civilization is progressing and we remember who performed this deed or developed that technique. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had gone over the important points with Mr. Kleiman, and there wasn’t enough time to give Mr. Kugler a thorough briefing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“If you have a high rank, you lose points for losing to a low-ranked opponent.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He pointed out the sugar dispenser and apologized to them for the fact that there was no way to make cream available: Petersen’s had run out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mama had been packing, and that brought the uncertainty of our future to such a sharp point, her back went into spasms. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

More to the point, I am wondering what the two-job way of life would do to a person after a few months with zero days off. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard was willing to accept higher weight, to a point. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just point me in the right direction. I don’t want to take anybody’s time.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At that point he noticed me, and said sharply, “Waiter, come back here, I didn’t say you could leave.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed across our yard and through the trees toward Mama Mwanza’s house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian pointed out Mark Antony’s faults and failings: Look at the shabby way he had treated Octavia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At one point, I decided to talk about my encounter with the police in Atlanta, and I realized that I was getting a bit emotional. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sierra nodded, conceding the point, as Rutilio struggled back to his feet and hurled a random scrap of metal for Cojones to chase after. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Mapper pointed up at the rooftop, where a small shadowy form appeared through the billowing smoke. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We were not yet at the point where we were open revolutionaries, overtly fighting the system no matter what the cost. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But from a rat’s point of view, poison is objectionable. A Chairman has to see all sides to a problem.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

And no loss had been worse than this one, by a single point to the Lee Rebels. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to his head, which was covered with a blue bandanna. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The wretch did have a point about the High Septon, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Joel-and-Peter stood at the base of the wall and pointed to a pinpoint of daylight overhead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I took a few deep, shuddering breaths, then I pointed to the alphabet on my talking board and screeched some sounds of frustration. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He should have taken Davies with him and demanded that he point out exactly where he had found it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“And, Klaus, who is this?” he asked, pointing to the shoemaker. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Today the altar was lovely with banked scarlet poinsettias and fir boughs with the golden points of lighted slender white candles gleaming among the leaves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is probably apt at this point to say a few words concerning Herr Ribbentrop. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the year, I wondered if the point of Christmas was just spending money and getting fat and opening gifts. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Nope,” he says, which makes me sad because he played ball with us all the time when we were younger, and he was a great point guard. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tender pointed, directing them to a row of three wooden chairs on the left, just below the stage, facing the au-dience. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robert pointed to a spot in the corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You shut up!” he says, pointing at the doctor’s chest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m like. Like. I’m like a grenade, Mom. I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I pointed at, There’s nothing wrong with not understanding yourself. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

All three pointed to the one facing the kitchen. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few pointed before she ducked back into the shadows. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“The deceit of the accused is amazing,” he said at one point. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not agree, my friend. The evidence of the passengers gave us several points of interest.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this point that Hercules arrived, to rest and enjoy himself under a friend’s roof on his journey north to Diomedes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, one day, while I was working on a construction job in midtown-Manhattan, I found myself at low point in my life. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was like she could only point, not speak. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We stop at the corner, he peeks around, and he points. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I think they did not want to watch, but Jackboots were pointing guns at them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Harry patted him consolingly on the elbow, which was the highest point of Hagrid he could easily reach. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A thick black arrow on the sign points to the pawnshop. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

This zero-dimensional object, the vanishing point, is an infinitesimal dot on the canvas that represents a spot infinitely far away from the viewer. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They were all red, except for their black pointed noses and their sharp black ears, and each one had a white tip on its long red tail. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And you are almost never right about anything,” he said, pointing at the Humbug, “and, when you are, it’s usually an accident.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sword is pointed at the place where the boy’s spine meets his skull. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The guards pointed to the man with the knife, and he stepped forward. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Before he even had time to answer, Ms. Webber looked up from the pile of papers she was grading and pointed to EJ. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“In my view, then, this murder is an entirely admirable happening! You will pardon my slightly biased point of view.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serret shrieked, seizing his arm and pointing to the tower that stood behind them like a tall white tooth in the dusk. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As a black policeman recalled, blacks were pointing up at one window, shouting, “He shot from that window....That is the window over there.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She opened the door of her locker and pointed to the row of boxes and labelled phials on the upper shelf. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was the point of his finding Benton Sage’s journal? Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The wood had already changed him, enlarged his experience to a point where he felt that he was on the brink of discovering some secret, of whose existence, even, that other world did not know. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And it really didn’t help when I pointed out that I had had to wear white feathers on my butt and that wearing a purple orchid really wasn’t as bad as that. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He pointed toward a glittering green river snaking through the hills a kilometer away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, knowing that at this point, we’ll still get in trouble. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This, in point of fact, was closer to the truth than any of them knew. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Noodles pointed over to Needles, who was still leaning against the wall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Brian’s hand had almost brushed the raft, but had he not looked up at the exact point that he had, he would have missed it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Ma stooping beside me, her arm about my waist, her finger pointing at a maple. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a beam spanning the ceiling. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I think it was at this point that my father had peered over the page and told my mom he had to go to work. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

On my turn I’d get whatever score my word was worth, and on his turn he’d get twenty points if he hadn’t chewed any letters. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he flipped through the book, he pointed randomly at a short typewritten letter. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

What happens in training is highly secretive, so there’s no point in taking action against me when no one will know what my transgression was. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Put it on Mama Ya-Ya’s account,” I say, pointing at the bread, milk, and water on the counter. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some wrote to further their careers; others, to score political points. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wearing their disguises, they photographed the entry and exit points of Dr. Fielding’s office building. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If anything happened to my daughters, I would really be at a point of no return! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I was on last year’s team, and we lost by only a few points, so it’s real exciting to win this time. I’m very proud of our team.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"The villages may come and go, but the hills and rivers will be in the same places," Jon pointed out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They might never come close, but they could approach a point where, for all intents and purposes, she knew all that she needed to know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squirmed and tried to find a point to steady my gaze, but my eyes blurred. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Eventually, things were smoothed out to the point where Tycho offered to pay Kepler’s moving expenses from Graz and assured him that the Emperor would come through with a paid position soon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Sort of. I sleep in this one,” I say, pointing, “but the rest is sort of flexible.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Your right flank is in trouble," he says, pointing. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was all looking pretty good to me and I was on the point of saying so, when it hit me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of the arrows point in that direction,” Denevan said to me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The point sailed over him and Jason flicked his hand, summoning a gust of wind that changed the spear’s direction. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Back Row sleeps until she points out that apple trees need bees to reproduce. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But if you ask for it by name, anyone in the neighborhood will point you in the right direction. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He looked where I was pointing, saw the serpent women, and immediately understood. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Alex, frustrated and angered by the World Bank’s decision, decided at one point that everything should go to the Ministry of Health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to escape all that refinement and beauty—to be allowed to be unlovely and not a point of contrast. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The bailiff had pointed them out to him, noting that they never missed an appearance. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Milton pointed out stories in the newspaper detailing the gruesome ends of coeds who had made that mistake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed her finger at Rose in the corner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said at length, pointing the prow of the Wasp out toward the center of the pond, “I’ll tell you what I’ll do with you. You see that big racing sloop out there?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

And at this point my Professor Hunk says, “Latin America as a whole has a really complicated relationship with blackness, which is overshadowed by that whole ‘we are all mestizo’ story that they tell themselves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was no point in wandering like a lost puppy. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, Gale and Beetee left the wilderness behind and focused on more human impulses. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I never knew you to be at a loss for words,” I point out to Addie. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

One convenient spot would be at a point where the pull of the earth, moon, and sun balance each other, so that the new country would stay there indefinitely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You might think I lost all hope at that point. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the right was a unicorn, the symbol of justice; its deerlike head was lowered so that its curving horn pointed down, while its goatlike tail curled up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At this point, Galileo had a sense that something was wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The point of Rohleder’s testimony was to establish the fact of his having made these pictures, which the prosecution proposed to put into evidence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His beak was wide open and his tongue was stretched out into a point. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to sight down along the muzzle, tried to remember to aim low, but was afraid to point down lest he lose the ball again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The baby was a beautiful little thing with white skin and downy black curls which grew down into a point on her forehead, like Mama’s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at something with the end of his pen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

With a small finger, Mary Alice pointed out the bare platters. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the envelope and her grandmother’s note. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Alohomora!” he said confidently, pointing his wand at the padlock, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

I shake my head, pointing at my trombone as if there’s not enough room in the elevator for me and my case. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

At this point, I have no idea what to say “They left town,” he tells me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ever since then, Uncle Basil makes a point to park his truck right in front of their house whenever he can, just to mess with them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lord Petyr stroked his pointed beard as he considered the matter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The leader of the fair-headed men suddenly pointed at Shasta, cried out, "There he is! There's our runaway!" and seized him by the shoulder. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

A few large chunks of rock, such as the one upon which Harry and Dumbledore were standing, looked as though they had broken away from the cliff face at some point in the past. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And, for once, your mother and I are in agreement on this important point: The use of slang is an indicator of a weak intellect and an impoverished vocabulary.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Faded streets signs, some twisted and bullet-pocked, still pointed the way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her pupils contracted to points of black in two pools of silver. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We don’t hear no more whispers from the army, if that’s what it even was, but there ain’t no point in finding out for sure, is there? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The boys began to point their fingers at him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I underlined “will” and “reply” with three squiggly lines to make this point clear. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Richard was to tap a pressure point on his chest while reaching out to me with his other hand, and Mother was to hold a point in her palm while touching Richard with her foot. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, I saw that his teeth had all been sharpened to points. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hidden underneath all of those junk sprites and garbled graphics were nine more dots, worth ten points each. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Where’d he come from? We just looked in there,” Jay said, pointing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What’s that?” she asked a waiter and pointed to the long backbone of the great fish that was now just garbage waiting to go out with the tide. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think I was terrible and gave him a good kick under the desk to emphasize the point. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Without commas, the finger of guilt points to Frank. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, give me the last few days of each section—make piles along the table, in order from Section One to Section Eight. One here”—he pointed at an end—“to Eight here.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

At one point the guys showed up at the door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She gazed across the courtyard—past the panicked tourists and fighting demigods—to the edge of the battlements, where a large mortar pointed out to sea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“D as in Dallas,” I point out, trying to be helpful. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He points at a stack on the desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Frank studied the angle of the bolt in the mast and pointed toward the top of the cliffs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the full, silver moon with two bent fingers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

At one point he stared straight at me, and I had a fearful impulse to put down the binoculars and duck into the cave. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“At least with the FSEB’s current point system in place, right?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were certain it was empty,” Lazlo pointed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sticking to a consistent vantage point is the first step in getting the tenses in a complex story to come out right, but there’s more to it than that. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Well, I naturally felt older—I began at that point the emotional examination to note how far my convalescence had gone—I was taller, bigger generally in relation to these stairs. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I could sense her anger rising to its breaking point. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His chief ambition at this point was to cross the cordillera in an unusual form of transportation, just as his Uncle Marcos had tried to do many years before. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. “At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed one huge tank full of tropical species, and when Frank pointed to a particular fish and asked what it was, Kate said, “Oh, those are the yellow ones.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” exclaimed Werfel, twisting around to see where Brangwain Spurge pointed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Nathan poked his finger down, expecting to feel the pointed end of the kernels. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a man standing next to a woman who was carrying a baby. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A chorus of exclamation points says two things about your writing: First, you’re not confident that what you’re saying is important, so you need bells and whistles to get attention. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its hallmark was the “Clovis point,” a four-inch spearhead with a slightly cut-in, concave tail; in silhouette, the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

With minor variations, it always went like this: I’m crouched in the corner of my grandfather’s bedroom, amber dusk-light retreating from the windows, pointing a pink plastic BB rifle at the door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As you can no doubt imagine, we often say in despair, “What’s the point of the war? Why, oh, why can’t people live together peacefully? Why all this destruction?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Galen E. Haynie's grandson points out his grandfather’s name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“May I hope, then, that you will give this matter higher priority from now on? There will be little point in our meeting after tonight unless we have that memory.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Rachel pointed to a hole in the side of a nearby hill—a tunnel that was boarded up and chained. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps in daylight we accept that bag to be just a bag”—she pointed with the flat of her palm as if it balanced a top—“when in reality it is a Bag Ghost.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he could draw every game, giving him 12 points, Spassky would retain his title without winning a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d gained nearly seven hundred feet of altitude since stepping off the hanging glacier, all of it on crampon front points and the picks of my axes. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It acted on him like the jabs from the pointed stick, provoking him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom came in and pointed at the clock. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When at last it slowed to a stop, the blade pointed at Littlefinger. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I point to the dent in my head. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Papa gobbled up his soup, which must have been cold at that point. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And how I put them at the foot of the bed, pointing away from the bed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The information lady is bilingual and answers back quickly in Spanish, pointing to the other window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was about to point it out to Lemore when it came to the surface with a wash of water that rocked the Shy Maid sideways. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Lydia's parents had pointed her toward Howard University in Washington, DC, and she was due to leave the day after Lily. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s been less than twenty-four hours,” Grace pointed out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"There is a road half a mile that way," he told her, pointing, "and a clearing over there, beyond that thicket," he said, turning to motion in another direction. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fred pointed to the cemetery and looked hard into the camera. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I pointed to a tall hill obscuring my view of the northern bluffs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A keyhole like a star, with sharp points and birds in midflight etched around the edges. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It had pointed to an enemy and supplied a plan that promised to lead, someday, to prosperity. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed at, And I wouldn’t say no to something sweet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she felt it: the warm pressure of Archer’s palm on the point of her elbow, reeling her back to him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With an awful scream he sprang up and wrenched the point out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked up at me stupidly and pointed, but just then the “hetman” of the Szgany came out, and seeing them pointing to my window, said something, at which they laughed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The presence of the master, Ranofer discovered, sharpened Pai’s already sharp eye and diminished his short temper to the vanishing point. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the best way to understand this point is through the popular parlor game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tam did, in fact, from Zooey’s vantage point, appear not unlike a dab of paint. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Everyone else gets to carve theirs,” I said, pointing to all the other kids who were busy scratching out big evil eyes and teeth with their unsharp baby knives. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some pointed, horrified, while others hurried indoors, which at least made it easier to get through the streets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At this point, no one was even certain if they were heading toward the beach or back out to sea. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I pointed my avatar in that direction and began to run. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the water's edge, and there was Gramps in the distance, walking alone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of unhatched chicks," pointed out Quintus. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a wicked point to all the sewing and cooking that they were trying to impress upon me, the tedious lessons I had been spurning and ducking. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Those green eyes fixate on a point with such intensity that you find yourself trying to make out what she sees in the empty air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She pointed the camera at Moss’s face, and he grimaced a little. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Please have a seat, Signora Hartlieb,” Ida said, pointing sternly at the dusty chairs as Esther came in. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no point in asking why, even though everybody will. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She clicked her tongue and checked their boarding cards, then she led him back up to the front of the plane, and pointed him to the empty seat in first class. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Were setting down in that park,” Leo announced, pointing to a wide green space dotted with palm trees. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Finn said, pointing in the direction of the moped. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t say a word to the beagle the rest of the way home, hoping he’ll turn at some point and go back. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two bobwhites scooted across the tracks right in front of us, heads up and backs straight as tin soldiers’, but they flushed before T.R. could point. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There is great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a group of older guys who hung out on our street, and they always made a point to talk to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

You can’t just point to the one most terrible thing and wonder why it happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a new customer walked in, Abuela made it a point to learn a little about them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It's clear, at this point, that the explosion destroyed the hearing in my left ear for good. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had made it a point to learn all he could of the men around the king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What about that one?” she asked, turning quickly away to point at a big book on a higher shelf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Except for the gossip, there is no real point in coming to school. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

One day, when we were reading yet another description of a character with skin the color of caramel or chocolate, Elle pointed out that people aren’t edible. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She went to the shallow drawers that he had pointed out to her yesterday. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first part betrayed nervousness—it did not come to the point, but conveyed an invitation to participate in a meeting on proteins to which he had decided to add a section on nucleic acids. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He finally, at this point, begins to choke up. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She pointed to Nyame’s circlet, and at first I didn’t notice anything unusual. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At that point, more than 15,000 women were dying each year from cervical cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At this point, I should explain what had happened to me since that summer day when I last hugged my dear and wise professor, and promised to keep in touch. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent hours on the details of the monkey’s features, inscribing them with progressively finer points. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“No. Look, I didn’t mean to insult—Ah, never mind. The point is this is good news!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I straddled the highest point, the south face fell away beneath my right boot for twenty- five hundred feet; beneath my left boot the north face dropped twice that distance. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed them a map of Brooklyn and pointed out the six American forts. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The disheveled man pointed at her and said something to the guard. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Isa, her usually tidy hair now an angry halo, pointed the tip of her violin bow one inch from the Beiderman’s cold heart. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But it doesn’t say whether or not she lived in Brookline,” I pointed out. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m the point guard so it’s my job to get the ball to the scorers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had the air of a game warden pointing out an animal in the grass. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m stealing some of the bullet points from my scholarship essay, but I feel like they work here.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the hollow in a huge sycamore tree. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every point they passed was a landmark; every block contained memories. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess shook her spear, the tip rubber-banding into two points. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“But that was only after he was gleaned,” Citra pointed out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Galileo had laid the foundations of science and pointed the way for others; but there was plenty for others to do in building on those foundations. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Surely she would point out that she had two daughters. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red came out onto the porch, heard the story, and pointed at the shed in the backyard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think there’s a fence right there,” she said, pointing to a wooden patch we’d hit just after crossing the parkway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hardly looking up, Poseidon pointed his trident at the beast and zapped it with blue energy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The tip of his ring finger had begun to darken too, and when he touched it with the point of his dagger, he felt nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sammy’s fairly drunk at this point, and he starts spouting off about the various hustles I could be doing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she walked up and down the line of bottles, muttering to herself and pointing at them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At this point, Mother closes her eyes, eyes that resemble no one else’s, sunken and deep like Westerners’ yet almond-shaped like ours. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

By that point, I was seething mad and not caring what I told people about my father. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One day I pointed to music and bad and stinky, then I started laughing. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was long past the point of feeling safe huddling under my parents’ wings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding a small derringer and pointing it at Searchlight. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their lips moved and they pointed their black fingers at the paper and shook their heads as they talked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she pointed at the finest one in the bunch, Charlie declared, “Knows her critters.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nick grabbed me around the neck and I held his hand up and pointed to him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In these theories the basic objects are not particles, which occupy a single point of space, but things that have a length but no other dimension, like an infinitely thin piece of string. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The library became the focal point of his life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Laney pointed to a word on a white box and looked at Oliver. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You miss his point. His point is to let white people know you don’t accept your slave name.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Davis pointed her directly into Principal Maldonado’s office and advised George to follow. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But his head stuck to the girl too, and it was at this point that the animals all came back and saw the wicked hare stuck to the girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“There are still plenty of fish,” Matty pointed out, “and the fields are full of crops.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Then how can you think of quitting the program? Has it occurred to you that this program might be important to Wootie Hayes? Maybe you should think about it from her point of view.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed out that the stereotype of black men being poor fathers may well be false. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I asked the man, pointing the grenade at him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They have sketched-out legs and arms at their sides, but that’s the whole point of my brain maps—you don’t need to spend a lot of time on the legs or the arms. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Keenan throws Sana a pointed look, as if to say, What did you expect? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Frodo seemed to be weary, weary to the point of exhaustion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The point of Bob’s spear shot from his broom handle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To earn more points and add an element of suspense to your hunt, a seeker can declare a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the west of the tracks. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The woman points down a hall at the end of the large open room we’re in. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But Archie had overcome them as usual, pointing out that Leon’s need for an endorsement from The Vigils was a symbol of how powerful the organization had become. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists are quick to point out that John Moore’s cells were exceptional, and few cell lines are actually worth patenting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed at a picture of a beautiful girl with a prom queen smile. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There came a point when Harry stopped trying to fight back, when the blows from the monster were too strong, too many, too fast, when he began begging the monster to stop. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Darius, who chases girls with firecrackers or a stick that touched a rat and thinks he’s tough, today pointed up because the world was full of clouds, the kind like pillows. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d amassed 10½ points, and just as at the United States Open, he hadn’t lost a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to get this, because it’s the whole point of the situation.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

At that point the case appeared to be closed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, guys, Mom’s dead,” he finally blurted out, blunt to the point of absurdity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Thanks to this one”—I point to El—“we were too late.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It gave him a valuable insight, one that he would find useful at another point in his life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You watch the performance from this precarious vantage point, directly below the performers with nothing in between. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You know how when you really want to get to know someone, how you make it a point to hang on to their every word?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Inside the main office sat a priest in a long burgundy robe wearing a giant pointed hat, or crown. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was the first man to stick the cold steel point of a turning plow into the virgin soil. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, he had to take control. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Gomo stands up for a towel and then points to the kitchen table. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

We stood in silence for a few minutes, weapons still pointed at our prisoners. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

While a helicopter filmed from above, man after man kicked Denny in the face, dropped rocks and bricks on his head, abused him far beyond the point of helplessness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Maxy was trying to clean up the mess and calm the class down when Mrs. Jarzab returned with blood on her jacket and pointed at me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a remarkable turning point: Gandhi escaped the cycle of violence breeding violence; he challenged poor workers to show wealthy masters that there is a better way. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

It barely penetrated the darkness, so I pointed it at the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a ladder of iron bars that ran up a narrow concrete hole. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Did she make it back to the rendezvous point? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I squint into the beam, and force a smile at the man like I don’t mind bright lights in the eyes and guns pointed at my head in the slightest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She hoped the perfect opportunity to present it would naturally arise at some point during the conversation. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, I would nearly have been disappointed if she hadn’t given me the big, fiery speech at that point. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hessians were famous around the world for their dark green-and-red uniforms, their pointed silver hats, their thick black mustaches—and their thirst for blood. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

But, as Burt pointed out at the convention, his behavior is erratic. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And my mom made it a point to take more days off. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, would you look at that,” the tallest one called out, pointing to Tidbit struggling in the water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not, in point of fact, her Westley that was causing the commotion out front. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She stuck out one pretty boot so that the green leather tip pointed at the ceiling. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed us to a pile of large garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at him, then he looked down at Sophie and gave her a big wink. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing is, my grandfather’s presence in my life had been purely photonic up to that point. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I said, suddenly thinking again about the fact that at some point, once I was out of the hospital and even after the protest, there was going to have to be a trial. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One guy owes me better than a pack at this point. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He has neither crown nor gold nor favor of the gods, only a piece of pointed steel." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I should have told her she was kind of missing the point, but I was too dopey and exhausted and disgusted to bother. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Roger found a lodgment for his point and began to push till he was leaning with his whole weight The spear moved forward inch by inch and die terrified squealing became a high-pitched scream. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hands Jamie a pen too, and points to the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Father didn’t always need words to make his point. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the cave and then to me and made gestures as if she were making a fire. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a point of knowing exactly where his client was twenty-four hours a day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She must have dozed off at some point during the night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I point to the title on the book and read out loud, “Stephen King. The Stand.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was a postman who pointed out the house in the end. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on where he was pointing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His point was not blunted, as mine was. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The intentness of his gaze, the bitterness of his voice, pointed for him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She seemed cheerful, but pointed at things that were not there. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just pointed, and the clerk, as soon as he had time, would pick it up for us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When they got married Laura told Shadow that she wanted a puppy, but their landlord had pointed out they weren’t allowed pets under the terms of their lease. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

All in all, I was feeling a lot more comfortable than I had thought I would feel by this point. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have reached the point in this account where, unavoidably, I am going to have to talk about myself before Ormaie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you read, you stupid Navajo?” he said, pointing at a sign hung over the bar. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the newspaper and pointed to the Negro who stood over the fallen idealist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where’d that come from?” he asked, pointing a soapy finger at a small boat Wash had made for the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now a three-dimensional creature can exist, in Flatland, only partially; only a cross section can be seen, only the points of contact with the plane surface of Flatland. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A long climb for a drink," Jon pointed out, "and outside the ring of stones." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Joe nodded, turning to emphasize the point to Gimpy who had just come up behind him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This one was louder and more pointed, as though he was finally treading the territory she hoped he would. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The point is, we were almost always together. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Luma viewed that victory as the turning point of the Under Thirteens’ season, the game in which they found confidence and a sense of team identity. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Its face was a long triangle, its ears stood up in points, and its black eyes shone. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll thank ye kindly to call me she,” the woman says, still pointing the rifle at us from chest level. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s addressed. You’ve made your point. Don’t lay another hand on her.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But the wall where you suggest is the highest wall surrounding all of Florin Castle—it is fifty feet high at that point—so that would seem the least likely point of attack.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

So was the stock market, which fell another six points. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a bucket of water on the floor and made sipping motions as he lifted a dipper. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The whole point of keeping the school open at this time is for you to receive your education,” she said sternly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

By this point I was fairly certain I was about to get a dose of just how much Little Bob really liked people. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At first he works more, in the far rows of the orchards, choosing the farthest points from wherever his father happens to be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Not when she was really young, like Fred did. We had a good science teacher in junior high. That might have been the turning point.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But she never took her eyes from the eyeholes in the face cloth that hung from the man’s pointed hood. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But how did this sugar-thing start? I mean who discovered you could get that—” she pointed to the deep amber of the last pan that was draining slowly out into the can, “—from that?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

At first, like most things that require time when instant gratification is possible, he doesn’t see the point of Henry’s emails. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now, with Billy speaking clearly and to the point, Rumfoord’s ears wanted to treat the words as a foreign language that was not worth learning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's so dark I can hardly see my feet, or maybe I got some dirt in my eyes, but the point is no one sees us because there's no one to see us. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hairdos fully inflated, they posed, back-to-back, fingers pointed like guns, and surveyed themselves in the mirror in a haze of hairspray. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His figure was enveloped in a riding cloak, fur collared and steel clasped; its details were not apparent, but I traced the general points of middle height and considerable breadth of chest. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no point in grabbing Ruth and running. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crypt continued on into darkness ahead of them, but beyond this point the tombs were empty and unsealed; black holes waiting for their dead, waiting for him and his children. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I point in the direction of the west. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had been concealed in a haycock, and had, at one point, spent a week hidden in a potato hole in a cabin which belonged to a family of free Negroes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nodding, he pointed to another door leading out to the back of the ruin. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Someone pointed out that such things did and could happen. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that common starting point, they then devised diametrically different courses of action. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Rats need to eat, too,” she pointed out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yolanda pointed at a tent where a sushi chef was carefully slicing sashimi into little squares and placing them on rice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at John crumpled and twisted in the corner, the roller skates pointing every which way. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her heels were black, too, with a sling back and a sharply pointed toe. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Better Joe looked out into the night—with a great commanding croak, pointed at Charles, and through the crush of devotees, bid him approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I see a man in black pointing a gun at me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Pale and bruised, lean to the point of infirmity, he shambles toward the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wiped her eyes and smoothed the tip of the feather until it was a sharp point. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Garrett, who had insisted he was okay sleeping in his room, had, at some point, surrendered all macho pretense and crawled in with me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He could easily show one to Judith, at which point she would confirm that it was me she had seen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Gaunt,” said Ogden, “to get straight to the point, we have reason to believe that your son, Morfin, performed magic in front of a Muggle late last night.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, I had heard enough, and I interrupted him, “No, sir, you misunderstand the points that I am making.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw no point in remaining in Copenhagen until permission came. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Mike was unpleasant after he passed a certain point. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When they walked into Ugwu’s room, he pointed to the ceiling, patterned black and white. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a flick of his blade, he severed its string, then lifted his fallen purse with the point of the sword. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

From that point on, however, the trail goes cold. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sticky pointed several yards off the path toward a lush green bed of ivy—or something like ivy—covering the ground near a cluster of boulders. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Nina, pointing to a dark spot that seemed to be floating in the sky, unaffected by the howling wind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She traded with Sherm Russo, who sat to her left, and watched his eyes go straight to the Martian with the red circle around it and the teacher’s threat about taking off points. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lighthouse International recommends 16 to 18 point font depending upon typefaces. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He liked being back on speaking terms with Ron too much to speak his mind right now — but he somehow thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

To which the native replied, “Well, we do need to be saved—saved from you, but that’s beside the point. So let’s give this Jesus thing a shot.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He pointed to Jupiter, lit up, brighter than anything else in the sky. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Fox-eyed Locke, standing silently behind Valerian, his expression schooled to careful indifference, has a chin as pointed as the tips of his ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Broken sword points fanned out between his fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Knowing Sam I was pretty sure he was trying to score telling points from the other soldiers he was with. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he stumbled backwards, she spun the spear around and drove its point through his belly with a grunt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From my high vantage point, I got a stunning panorama. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad, why did you kill Mom?” he asked, at that point assuming, as we all did, that my mom was dead. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There were no terraces here, because there was no vista—Romans saw no point in gazing at nature. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before I could step away, the point of a sword touched my throat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When we get to the edge of the river, he points across it, and at first I can’t see what he’s showing me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

An anecdote that Benjamin Rush, the Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, liked to tell in his old age makes the point memorably. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“No. But it doesn’t matter even if I did. Whatever Mr. Griswold was planning just isn’t a priority for us at this point, I’m sad to say. Things were hectic before everything happened, and now...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I will be here a little after seven tomorrow morning!” she says, pointing at me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A few kids raised their hands, and as he pointed at them, they gave their answers, which he wrote on the chalkboard in really, really sloppy handwriting: RULES. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to get my support that way,” I pointed out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Alvarez hung around to “hold his hands for several days,” at which point Ernest staggered home to Berkeley to await the completion of repairs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the photo of me as a bald baby in a sky blue dress. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the night, we returned to the encampment on the northwest point. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At the end of these points hung bells. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At some point in the night they locked us in. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Like they weren't just there to hold her up; they were there to make a point. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Dad points at the glass case on the sushi counter. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion, is the individuality of each human soul,” Stanton said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Every time I went with her to Chinatown, she pointed out other Chinese women her age. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See how the wind blows the tree?” he went on, pointing to a young molle. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“What is the point in being a princess of Eyllwe if I cannot help my people?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In scene two, Sapiens appear, evidenced by a human bone, a spear point, or perhaps a potsherd. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, there’s nothing left to be done, and if there is anything, it’s too late to make the effort. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She turns just enough to avoid a fatal hit, but the point punctures her upper left arm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He doesn't look me in the eye, choosing to stare at some point above my head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He laid the point of his sword between Daenerys's breasts and slid it downward, over the curve of her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her right arm was raised, as if she was pointing the way, except her fingers were closed in a fist. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sony to get carried away, but I think you get the point.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the black mamba and the mongoose again, and as if cued, the mongoose hissed, baring small, pointed teeth as its amber eyes flashed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She has a point—it doesn’t feel right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our food ration has been steadily reduced to the point that the cooks are now only getting a small twelve-ounce can of rice for every ten people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points for Carlos to sit in a chair next to me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

That it wouldn’t be easy was the whole point. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fifty points if you can get it through Myrtle’s nose.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The Youn points to an area where the shrubs are high and dense, and waves for me to come to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was in favor of breaking the cages and freeing them on the spot, but I pointed out it wouldn’t do much good until the truck stopped moving. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This showed that the radiation must come from beyond the Solar System, and even from beyond the galaxy, as otherwise it would vary as the movement of earth pointed the detector in different directions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granddad points to the peonies, now all in my hand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed like it would be real easy for Machine Gun Kelly to point at some poor slob and say, “That’s the guy what ratted me out, Lefty. Finish him off!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“What if I told you there are two guards with city-issue rifles pointed at you and your boys right now?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At which point there was a wail from below. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

At which point he held up a mousetrap dangling the jellied mouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

I point to the chest of drawers by the wall. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

One day, Peeta empties our breadbasket and points out how they have been careful to include types from the districts along with the refined bread of the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dead was the way I saw him from that point forward. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At some point during the prep, each of them bursts into tears at least twice, and Octavia pretty much keeps up a running whimper throughout the morning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” she says, pointing at the rain, as if it were something truly extraordinary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She points at me, and I feel like I’m a child getting lectured by a parent. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When they was gathered by him, he pointed to each Organ of the savaged Fish & he told them of its Use, & he demonstrated which were not from Fish, but Sheep. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He points to a man in a navy blazer and khaki pants. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mary’s promotion to engineer gave her an unusual vantage point. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m completely fine. He’s just through there,” she says, pointing to a door behind her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Brown has pointed out that we are traveling “a one-way street.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Robertson of U. S. Robot & Mechanical Men Corporation, son of the founder, pointed his lean nose at his general manager and his Adam’s apple jumped as he said, “You start now. Let’s get this straight.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They tilted their heads in unison, first pointing their beaks at the girl on the ground, then following the erased crow, then looking back at the girl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

At that point, their long-distance bombers would be in range of the United States itself. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was a point in the far distance where the sky almost seemed to blend with the sea, stroking the surface the way two people’s lips would touch each other’s. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He pointed out the date on the bill. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And as fer human goodness—men’s hearts is jest as black today as in the Roman times when they nailed slaves to crosses by the hunderd and left ’em there to point up a lesson.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted her paddle and used it to point to the left of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At the top Joe took hold of her arm hard, and then he pointed with his other hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I point to her tears, then to my own face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warmth spread from that point throughout his body, calming him, lessening the pain. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He pointed to himself and said, “Ari. Why I go to Sacred Sun City.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“We learned about them during the orientation for new citizens. They’re designed to penetrate deep in the ground before they go off. Because there’s no point in bombing Thirteen on the surface anymore.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“The point is, we’ll have a hard time explaining the truth to the Romans. Even if they believe us—” “You’re right.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If the name is Johnson, in other words, and you know three Johnsons, you get three points. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she pointed to each person in the room and recited their names, most of which I immediately forgot, as happens when I’m nervous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

What I enjoyed most were the “fatigue marches” in which you are equipped with only a gun, bullets, and some water, and you must reach a distant point within a certain time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how something that starts off so invisible turns into metal, bolts, and wires, connecting point A to point B. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The stairway turned and twisted; at one point, the darkness was such that the companions lost sight of each other. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the southeast corner, at the animal pens and barn. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The foul is worth six points. I was down one point, so now I’m up five points. That’s five hundred pounds you owe me.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Eat heartily, Matthias. No point in facing trouble on an empty stomach. Feed the body, nourish the mind.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But self- defense, in this case, was a moot point. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seems little point in dwelling on the matter. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to make something from there,” he said, pointing to the Silver Palate cookbook on the table. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He pointed down the road with his free hand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Another: “When I get to this point, I begin to sing hallelujah.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He points at my house, and the girl spins around. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you pointed out a minute ago, he obviously didn’t. 7TH JUROR: Sure he didn’t. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, I didn’t care if I never drove again. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a bald, heavily bearded man. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Indeed, at one point Franklin and her student had sent around a cheeky note announcing the “death of the helix.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Heavens above, it’s quieter in here than a pharaoh’s burial chamber!” said Elinor at some point. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The laws of quantum mechanics treat particles such as the electron as points; that is, they take up no space at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The projecting point of one strand had lacerated his neck and drops of blood, dark and red as yew berries, welled one by one down his shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estraven and I had simply arrived at the point where we shared whatever we had that was worth sharing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Las Vegas still has water,” someone points out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But on the top shelf was that bulky instrument with the brass rings: he’d made a point of noticing that. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, Mr. Abbas must have realized that he was completely entrapped. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

With hounds questing ahead, in open order, the sons of Autolykos went down a glen, Odysseus in the lead, behind the dogs, pointing his long-shadowing spear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they wouldn’t tell him about the game or ask about Griswold specifically, but he still might be able to point them in the direction of some helpful information. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ugly Number Four didn’t look really anxious to attack, but Clarisse kept coming, the point of her spear crackling with energy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a point in Mary’s family that they were relieved the ordeal was over,” Jefferson wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At which point someone else called, “Go, Mars!” and Bump turned and snarled, “Shut up! When the starter starts, there’s no noise!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped to my feet, held the gun in both hands, and pointed it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She points to a door marked Conference Room and says, “This way, please. They’re waiting for you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At some point, she was put on academic probation, but even that didn’t seem to bother her much. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I fit the last bullet into my slingshot and point it straight at her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The woman Dad'd rather spend the rest of his life with than Mum looked at me like I had a gun pointed at her. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he points a crooked finger at me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Frequently, he graphically illustrated points by chalking key words or phrases on the blackboard. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It moves down the rows, cutting the baby greens at the same point just above the crown. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Rowdy had been an absolute terror, scoring twenty points, grabbing ten rebounds, and stealing the ball seven times. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emma’s attempts to stop her father had been vain; and when he had reached such a point as this, she could not wonder at her brother-in-law’s breaking out. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s simply impossible to think of oneself in such a way, our Texan friend being a case in point. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She studies me a moment, then says, “We lost to Mount Vernon by six points. They swept the four hundred and won the four-by-four-hundred. It lost us the meet.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He pointed past the woods, away from town, toward the country road and its endless cornfields. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then he pointed to the woods where the others were hiding. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then the pleasures and sorrows of his life will belong to him again. Until then, some of them fall to me. May I request that you come to your point?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But when they reached the lowest point, and their hands were busy with bow and arrow, they were vulnerable, and the bears would explode upward with raking paws to drag them down. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

By this point, Patrick had bought a bottle of red wine with his fake ID, and we passed it back and forth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t an answer, and whereas Lyra would have pointed that out and asked for more information, she didn’t think Lizzie Brooks would; so she assented dumbly in the dressing and said no more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In March, I began to notice people pointing at me as I walked by in the hallway, ignoring me when I tried to talk to them, and blatantly not believing things I said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You were actually only a little older than Maya is now, my dear sister,” Hina points out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It got to a point that I would switch the way I spoke, depending on whether I was talking to someone black or white, except among my good friends. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Anderson’s anger, efficiently transmitted through his sonorous, full-toned voice, had shifted from general displeasure with all of us to a focused rage pointed in my direction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

At that point, he said, the family had gone so long without talking about Henrietta, it was almost like she’d never existed, except for her children and those cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In almost any other situation Pauling would have fought for the good points of his idea. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She would direct people to the various exhibits and point out where the bathrooms were. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Each of those circles had been on Immie’s fragile fingers at one point or another. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“How high will it fly?” another said, pointing at Auk XXV. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pointed to a huge set that looked at least four stories high. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Herr Doctor Mengele pointed his baton to the right, and I joined the ranks of the other men and women who’d been kept to work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The point is that all beef is not the same. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Karl's guard nods, agrees, then points the boys to a bench seat. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘That doesn’t look very safe,” said Polly, pointing at a place where the vail bulged outward and looked as if it were ready to fall over into the courtyard. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Beto’s sheet caught on the scarecrow’s pointing finger, and he blushed as he tugged it carefully off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though the heron is merely being observed by an unidentified birdwatcher at this point in the passage, the passive voice keeps it in the reader’s spotlight of attention. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had a point, and this is indeed a distinguishing feature of real science. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

A large building, it took a man standing on another’s shoulders to reach the pointed roof. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then Paul pointed out to me, “That young fellow just coming with the last bicycle is the other pilot, the one who got stuck in the mud west of here. You probably know each other?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I saw Silly point at me excitedly, and the truck pulled over. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Shrapnel. About two days ago. You stopped the bleeding by applying pressure but that pushed the fragments deeper, causing more pain. It’s infected. You poured liquid on it at some point.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Despite being on the other side of the world, he pointed out similarities between their lives: in Sarajevo, innocent kids get shot by snipers; in Long Beach they get shot in drive-bys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Your people come from the jungle," Cal said, pointing at Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He points a finger at me—like to say that I am right about that. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I’ll judge that for myself,” she said, hanging her arm out the window and pointing as she talked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Some of it actually was leftover Grasshopper cash, but there was no need to point that out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He pointed at this savage and that with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Whatever we might think of this imposing man in his pointed hat, he is a figurehead who represents the will of Kilanga. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Membership, it was said, never at any point rose above thirty and much of the time remained closer to nine or ten. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The equant was a device for speeding up and slowing down the movement of a body in the heavens by measuring its movement not from the centre of a circle but from another point. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Michael smiles and points at me and says, It was her! and I don’t mind that either because he’s happy and I’m glad that Devon’s chest is bringing him Closure too. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to remember the finer points of the scholar’s notes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At which point I ducked through the cottage door and asked them what that “something” was. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He looked where I was pointing, and his smile faded. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are two points to keep in mind here. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was gray, tired, and distracted, to the point that he received a rare tongue-lashing from Luis Alvarez for his inattention to Rad Lab business. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The day before our first game, Coach announces the starting lineup, and I get the nod at point guard. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To prove his point, he wiggled his ears, which framed his disarming smile like the handles of a fancy soup bowl. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I flipped the light switch and saw Shawn sitting across the room, pointing a pistol at me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As she passed it she thought she heard a faint shout, and thought she saw from the corner of her eye a point of light flash on and off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You and I will walk into the building. If you think about running, remember that this gun is pointing at your spine.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“He asked me half a dozen times. But I figured, there wasn’t much point, you see....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The halfway technology that was evolving for poliomyelitis in the early 1950s, just before the emergence of the basic research that made the vaccine possible, provides another illustration of the point. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In classical Latin you demonstrate something by pointing it out with your finger. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Only a few seconds later, the group parted again, and Newt was pointing straight at Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But when I tided to argue the point about our not being such a democratic nation as he contends we are, well, he wasn’t very interested in hearing that. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Deputy Collins pointed his sweaty finger in Doc’s face, and I could see, even under his thick beard, how my uncle’s jaw clutch up tight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The blue points of her hair quiver a little, like a porcupine’s quills on alert. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"These heights will be easy to defend, if need be," Thoren pointed out as he walked his horse along the ring of stones, his sable-trimmed cloak stirring in the wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had the desired effect: People craned their necks, pointed, stood on tiptoes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My fingernails had grown a good three inches by the time he struck his final note and called me close to point out a few simple chords. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He pointed out a skinny three-sided wooden box, about five feet tall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at his open Bible, nodding, like he hadn’t heard a word I just said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She didn't do anything but sit propped up in a chair or, more often, huddled under the blankets on her bed, eyes fixed on some point in the distance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He felt he had thoroughly tasted and ejected a portion of sorrow, a portion of misery during those past times, that he had consumed them up to a point of despair and death. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the demon girl filled a bucket of water and pointed in my direction, meaning it was for me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy enough to have lofty ambitions, but without certain qualities, a butler will simply not progress beyond a certain point.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed two fingers at his eyes, and then flipped them around so they pointed to the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the one after her name and said, “There it is.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It is likely that Cleopatra was at this point ruling independently because Ptolemy was so young. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She pointed to Tyson, who was still sitting dazed against the wall. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That is not thy concern, boy. The point is Bianca may join if she wishes. It is her choice.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the White House, he dismissed Byrnes’s concerns by pointing out that the scientific team behind the bomb included Ernest Lawrence and three other Nobel laureates, along with “practically every physicist of standing.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

With no clue pointing to the Armstrong case, there would be absolutely no reason for suspecting any of the passengers on the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir stood next to him with his gun drawn and pointed in the same direction. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the puzzle I wanted and said I would like it gift wrapped. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"All this," I say, pointing at the crowd. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It had a light-brown birthmark, shaped like a pointed dry leaf. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at the people, his face red and sweating. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he was one year old, I remembered something: At some point since he had been born, I had lost Bera-Bera and never even noticed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Mrs. Das relented when Mr. Das pointed out that he had given the girl her bath the night before. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Through the window, the bride and groom on the wedding cake point at me and laugh—the air becomes charged with laughter until I can’t stand it—and the two cupids wave their flaming arrows. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She never reads what we write; there are no grades in homeroom, just attendance and participation points. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And at this point Wittgensteinian history of science places itself directly at odds with Galileo’s own account of what he is actually doing, and history of science is in a direct conflict with science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She pulled a sword out of thin air, swept Percy off his feet with the flat of the blade, and pressed the point under his chin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Holding it in front of both of us, I point to the most completed sketch, a frontal view. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was frustrating that she didn’t have clear symptoms that could point to a particular illness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new kid pointed at the squirrel like his finger was a gun and said, “Bang! Squirrel stew tonight!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and scratched its high, pointed ears. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I knew each point by heart, although I kept my paper in front of me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I’d wait for Barack, and because it was the end of the workweek, and because I was accustomed to it at this point, it didn’t bother me that he was late. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I know Dad is trying to point out the bright side, but I glower. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And then, after our troubles were tallied up like those points at the basketball game, we would celebrate being alive. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you see those names?'' he asked, pointing up at the chiseled letters listing people no longer alive. “There's a family behind every name—a mother or father, brothers and sisters, perhaps a wife. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Pet raised a long arm and pointed with Bitter’s corpse finger at Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Asked at one point what he had done after the shooting, he replied, “I went home and ate supper.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They and the university still formed some center to his universe, but only as a point of origin; he hardly ever saw anyone anymore. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we were little, we used to lie up on the roof and Gabriel would point out different constellations. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“What do you have there?” he asked, pointing to the papers in my hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Sam,” Bando says, pointing to the logs, “I need to saw these lengthwise—down the middle from tip to base.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They finally came to a point of land located just where the canal known as the Montlake Cut—simply the Cut, in local parlance—entered Union Bay on the west side of Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He groped for it in the darkness and quickly pointed its beam at whatever was hovering above him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a relief at this point that he doesn’t go on about God knowing all of us and the rest of that particular sermon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He pointed me through the doorway, which led down a concrete tunnel and onto the field. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it was that storm from a couple days back,” Kote pointed out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I pointed to a dot on the western end of Virginia. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He pointed discreetly to the people standing around them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“We never knew her. What’s the point of thinking about her?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He turns and walks a few feet away and points to the ground. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

His front teeth had been sharpened to points by bone or grinding or evolution, I couldn’t be sure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

By that point the Chincha had little alternative but to submit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Kastor will deduct five points off my grade if I don’t hand my paper in by the end of first period!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Abbott crabbed along beside him until Ben whirled with a reverse dribble, sprinted for the basket, and laid up the first two points of the game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tugged at the front of my own shirt to make my point clear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The ships showed as huge black shadows against the bright star points and the surge of the Milky Way above. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Father laughed and pointed out the places on the sides where some scavengers had already taken the boards away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points it around the room, peering through the scope. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not working hogs alone, Mama,” I pointed out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so close to the president now that all he had to do was point the Deringer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The point wasn't to outshine him," said Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He starts conversations, I come over and drop a line or two that helps him make his point, real subtle. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll buy that one,” Minli said, and she pointed at the fiery orange fish with the black eyes and fin that had caught her eye. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point in worrying Mrs. Dursley; she always got so upset at any mention of her sister. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He is pointing to his chest where there is a big heart with flames coming out of it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, we don’t know anyone else. Just him,” I said, pointing at the drowned man and then looking back at the girl in the white dress. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. I didn't want to trouble you, sir, but your orders were strict on this point.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I noticed that I could still see the sign that the lady had pointed at, so I kept on walking toward it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn’t seem to think so. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to get in touch with Mike at the paper and see what he can do. We do each other favors. He could get you in there,” she says, pointing with her fork. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

At one point, I did get his attention though. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Monsieur Delacour was nowhere near as attractive as his wife; he was a head shorter and extremely plump, with a little, pointed black beard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that is a valid point,” Hector says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow, if it’s warm, we’ll air it out, Bunny gets asthma from all this dust....That’s my great-grandmother,” he said, pointing at a photograph which he saw had caught my attention. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Eager for some kind of human interest angle, Meryl quizzed her about her career high points, her Quaker ancestors, and her Riverbank years. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He would say, “And then I scored a telling point, Tim.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun was sure that the pastor and his wife would have been rescued by that point, but just to be certain, he and Nasser made a detour and paddled over to Robert Street. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Adding up the balls, he could see that there were twenty-four points left on the table. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Because in there, I admitted that I was at a point in my life where I really could have used any encouragement anyone might have left me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I point my thumb behind me and I tell her, “Got it. Got that window open.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As we walked across the room she pointed at my face and said: “I meant to ask you, how’d you get that cut on your lip?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A windsock at the end of the field, swollen with moderate gusts, pointed like an absurd finger past the control tower and to the far runway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped forward and stuck the point of her knife against Circe’s neck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then go ahead,” Chaol said, pointing to a distant target along the far wall of the abandoned hallway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At this point, however, the devil himself, carrying a rope around one arm and shoulder, lumbered mournfully into the yard and cried, “Stop!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere else we’ve been, however quiet, it still pointed toward life, but this place doesn’t even show the slightest trace of it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mama waves and points, finally convincing everyone to gather around. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I rise carefully, testing my balance at every point. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a sword on the wall and said, “I got that in Japan!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mayor begins to read the long, dull Treaty of Treason as he does every year at this point -it's required -but I'm not listening to a word. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In contrast, Maurice’s X-ray diffraction picture of DNA was to the point. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

At some point in mid-July I began thinking seriously about Canada. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Latour’s historicism misses a key point about science, which is that it is about matters which are the case whether we believe them to be so or not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Tina pointed to where Mrs. Das was purchasing something from one of the shirtless men who worked at the tea stall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

On either hand the coast stretched away, headland after headland, and at the points you could see the white foam running up the rocks but making no noise because it was so far off. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We were walking down Frances Street when he pointed out a skinny man with white legs in Bermuda shorts. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forgot the pain when Curzon stopped, pointed, and said, “There ’tis.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sensed that she was about to tip over the edge, and at some point, she wouldn’t care if she was doing the right thing anymore. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Gay pointed out that I was officially missing for nine months. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Colonel knew his audience and pointed at a gray-haired man with an unlit cigar clamped between his teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Or more to the point, what is it?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Turrets and chimneys that had slumped lazily on the house I remembered now pointed confidently toward the sky. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He paused to let his point sink in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lane raised his eyebrows at that, and sat back, the better to make his point. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had been reading my speech, and at this point I placed my papers on the defense table, and turned to face the judge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The chief may have bought the man’s first point, but he disregarded his second point, as it was utterly stupid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The white made her look strangely innocent, almost maidenly, but there were points of color on her cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Is now a good time to point out Henry’s very hot, very rich best friend is basically in love with you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At one point she was given a temporary employee ID at a hospital so she could trail along behind a cardiologist from bed to bed as he made his rounds three times a week. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Henry says, pointing up at the stars. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I felt my throat muscles begin to tighten as if they were trying to crawl away from the point. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a fair point; there were certainly more professional Africans in the Transvaal than in the Transkei. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peach-faced Lombardy, who wasn’t in the running for the title, was playing the venerated Reshevsky, and the Old Fox stood at 9½ points. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The arrow points were spinning toward her, blowing wind against her face. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At this point, the only thing we were allowed to eat was saroi. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed that her hand shook as she pointed at his shoulder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It is presumably hollow but with no discernible hinges, no nails, no attachment points; it looks like a solid block of highly polished wood. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

By then a few people in the stands had seen him and they began to point. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Travis brung that pointing stick down on top of his desk so hard it was a miracle the desk didn’t split clean in two! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I ask, pointing to the can of Miller in her fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He pointed at how long and thick and deep they were, and me and Rondell nodded and laughed with everybody else. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“This problem,” Rick said, “stems entirely from your method of operation, Mr. Rosen. Nobody forced your organization to evolve the production of humanoid robots to a point where—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Things were starting to get pretty hostile between them, so I made it a point to come home from school as soon as possible. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Straining to look where he had me pointed, I asked, “Are there any people on it?” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed at one shape after the other. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No, wait, just hear me out. Here, rewind it a bit? Like, to the part where he points at her?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But my dad looked so vulnerable, it pained me to think that he had finally reached a point where he could help his family, only to end up helpless himself. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I was by this point well on top of the situation, but the gentlemen went on laughing covertly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the way with this boy!” exclaimed my sister, pointing me out with her needle and thread, and shaking her head at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Look here,” he said, and pointed to the passage in the book, about the alchemist himself being the secret ingredient of azoth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At the door her sisters seized and bore her to the parlor in a triumphal procession, all pointing and all saying at once, “Look there! Look there!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point it bent left and went down into the lowlands of the Yale making for Stock; but a lane branched right, winding through a wood of ancient oak-trees on its way to Woodhall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And so you’re hurrying to join them, selling me out to save your skin, I thought, but there was no point in saying it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first point was to free Puerto Rico from the United States. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Under pointed advice from several sources, I limited myself to three fields of study in the upcoming term. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She raised her finger and pointed at both of them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally I would’ve wondered what the point of those people was. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she moved her feet and then the gun so that it was pointed at the football captain and all-around hero of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And once that starts, I know the teacher will have a point to prove. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s like this,” he says, pointing out the woman with her scales and sword, La Justice inscribed below her feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After about six weekly sessions of chess, at the point when Fine believed Bobby had bonded with him, the psychoanalyst nonchalantly started a conversation about what Bobby was doing in school. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every time the earl or Father made a point, I nodded my agreement, even though they disagreed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That a woman with this medical history, a woman so obviously high-risk, should be advised to attempt a second birth at home seemed reckless to the point of delusion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They exasperated him to the point where they were dose to driving him insane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being so close to mainland Europe—a short sail to France—it had been a point of embarkation for British troops during the Napoleonic wars earlier in the century. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instant the bongs were about to start, he grabbed the pendulum, holding it at the high point of its swing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He looked on the bright point of the sword. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Seth jumped to his feet, screaming and pointing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Nam was another one of the guys on the team, our point guard when English needed a break, and he dodged around a few people to catch up with me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In pencil it said, “Later. Well, right there the pen give out. One of the points broke off. I’ll have to buy another penpoint in the village—rusted right through.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He grimaced as Ihe woman slid the point of her knife beneath the soiled linen wound about his shield hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Take that one,” she suggested, and pointed the scuffed tip of her hard black shoe at a large book that was decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphics. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To me, he was sort of like a unicorn—unusual to the point of seeming almost unreal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Seven ticked each point off on her fingers. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

At one point, she tried her experiment by playing passages not from LordJim but from Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, the book that launched the epic film. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We don’t mention the eyebrow disaster, but I point to Edna across the room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The answer is that it is partly a matter of where astronomers point their instruments and partly a matter of what their instruments are designed to detect, and partly it’s just Pluto. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Quid pro quo. Only fair,” I said, pointing to his Mozart ensemble. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re too busy pointing, laughing, and making fun of Dad and his singers! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He got a perfect score on his SAT, even though he fell asleep at one point during the test. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The graduation march begins, and cameras are flashing, blinding me to the point where I almost miss Mama sitting in the last row. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

What prompted her to leave, what the final breaking point was, I have no idea. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Other drivers pointed and stared, rolling down their windows to shout, "Hey, you got a saddle for that thing?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the curtain on the right. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s a generational contest this year,” Sarah says, pointing at the labels on the minarets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I had hoped to receive a computer, but truthfully, I didn’t believe that I would raise my grade point average high enough to win. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pointed at the ground near the cabin door. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The giants pointed their weapons, ready to turn Percy and Jason into a demigod-kabob. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, who was still playing the flute, waved at Ron to get his attention and pointed at himself. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“One of us will exit that way,” Rowan pointed out to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mark pointed to the other side of the camp, toward the spot Alec had identified the day before as the direction they needed to go. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He nodded bravely when the women pointed at it again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bull had reached a point of inarticulateness, and he was demonstrating a maneuver by using his hands as the aircraft. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw how his shoulders would predictably tense and curl inward like the hood on a cobra whenever anyone got to that point of having talked too much. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

From this vantage point, he guessed they were at one of the highest points of the temple. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And if you barely exist in people’s minds as another living person then being pointed to, being followed around...these things draw attention to themselves. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But the next morning, Brougham pointed out again in his column that “those walloping sophomores of mine” had looked mighty fresh to him at the end of three miles, the varsity not so much. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then she aimed a shotgun at a point between her eyes and pressed the trigger with her toe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s pressuring me, but that’s the whole point of our dynamic. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I asked pointing to myself, jolted upright with surprise. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His father pointed at him with his own trembling hand. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A spinster’s hot heaves; how pointed her needs were, it was impossible to sleep. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the first picture in the photo album. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

At that point my lawyer asked the caretaker if it wasn’t true that he had smoked a cigarette with me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

One of them was carrying a tall spear with a dog’s head impaled upon its point, the way that Kaspo told it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

According to Tanner, who’d leaned across his desk with his eyes ablaze and a determined finger pointed at me, Stan and the other fund-raisers/hostages, this watery utopia deserved our most committed efforts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Can we sit up there together and identify all we see in the cosmos?” he asks, and then points toward the roof. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operations of daily life. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, people were pointing up at Harry all over the stands. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Look on the bright side,” she said, laughing and pointing to the half of me covered in dark berry juice. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could always run up into the fields and save myself, but the point was to try to get the wagon home so we could earn our livelihood through the winter. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldier pushes me away and points toward the end of the hall with his gun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At that point, I threw the ball so hard it landed in the marsh near the water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“There’s no point in fighting if you’re not intending to win. You may go. Leave me to talk with your sister.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

He jabbed his knee into my stomach and pressed the knife point against my throat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Beto pointed her out, the pastor began to wave and call to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other had skin as smooth and black as polished jet, wide dark eyes, small pointed breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The stars in this world were the same as theirs: the Milky Way blazed bright across the dome of the sky, and innumerable points of starlight dusted the dark, almost matching the moon for brightness…. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We must stress this point, it will be the foundation stone upon which we build. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This might have been intended as a serious point, but the rest of us thought it pretty funny. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I point to one of the results in the middle of the screen. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She pointed at a bossling trying to sneak around the statue’s foot. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As he expected, Herrera posted with his leg and Luke spun around—two more points—and used his arm to drive Connor down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The bricks of the chimney, which collapsed in a charred heap, provide a point of reference for the rest of the house. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“That is precisely to the point, Sticky,” said Mr. Benedict, with a nod to Rhonda Kazembe, who went to a cabinet and produced an enormous birthday cake that had been hidden inside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver’s note was brief and to the point: What, he wanted to know, was I discussing with the government? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black cloud is so thick at this point that not even Rhiannon’s presence can send it away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then he turned back to Shadow, pointed to his cigarette. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Carter had been doubtful about using the black box, pointing out that this was not a Vigils meeting. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why bother?” said the Senses Taker, pointing into the distance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the whole point of a lock was that no one could open it but me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I sat up on the ground and pointed wildly at the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My cell phone rang at one point, not long after I should’ve been home from school. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“That boy pointed in your face,” she told me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She says, “It’s like I can’t even cook without someone pointing out—you pointing out—that I’m exotic. I’m different. And you’re my friend.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He had also been through two marriages at that point, one to a girl from Odessa, the other to a girl from Houston, and then an unexpected element entered his life: his son Don. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently Ron had hoped that this point would come up later, if at all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You go away like this,” he pointed to the thumb, “and come back like this,” he touched the little finger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Flora felt a very pointed, very specific sense of doom. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

At which point I plunged into the pool entire, all of me exposed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The maze of the darkness sorted into near and far, and at the high point of the sky the cloudlets were warmed with color. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate to admit it, I see Mr. McCracken’s point. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ramo thought, making a hole in the earth with the point of his spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t had pizza in nearly a week at this point. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not supposed to talk about it! Leo, the point is if Frank seems afraid of you, or uneasy, you’ve got to understand...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As they passed Stinson Beach, he pointed inland, where a single mountain rose above the green hills. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“An obligation you already had, and a person you will not meet for some time. The details are not important at this point. This is merely a necessary technicality.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But I also knew what the doctors had said about not delaying treatment at this point. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well I’m glad for you, then. It sucks being alone. Believe me, I know. Let’s try this store,” I said, and pointed to the supermarket. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a few trees overhanging the cliff below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But this was a poor point, low ground; there was brush country ahead and he could not see clearly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a long nose that came to a point and many whiskers on each side and the largest eyes I have ever seen. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point I’m starting to realize that I have to do most of my homework at school because both TJ and Pop Pop pounce on me as soon as I walk through the door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A leopard skin was draped across one shoulder, and hair as red as blood tumbled to his shoulders in oiled ringlets though his pointed beard was black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I picked a corner of the ceiling where a spider had spun a web as my focal point. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A turning point in my writing was the discovery of a short story by James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

At another point in her letter, Miss Kenton writes: 'I was so fond of that view from the second-floor bedrooms overlooking the lawn with the downs visible in the distance. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Except for Julian, who always made a point of arriving a few minutes late, everyone was there. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now it’s come to the point, he’s just plain terrified. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At some point, my dad saw me there but kept walking into Jeffrey’s room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things get better, or worse, depending on your point of view. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“He ended it when Ireland were a hundred and sixty points ahead, the idiot!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He kept me on camera twenty minutes and he asked pointed questions that did not evade the issue. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, Mr Cardinal said: 'Something special tonight, sir?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

By that point, they were already mutually infatuated. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Punctuality was not his strong point—especially now that he was expected to escort his younger siblings and half-siblings to their school before hopping into a publicar and hurrying to his. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward then, and I knew she was going to get to the point of this talk. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Gantos boy, take a look at that runway,” he said loudly, and pointed accusingly at it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He might be a suicide bomber. He might want to die to prove his point.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

You could tell exactly how he felt about everything by the way his ears pointed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was pocked with multiple points of entry—vents, chimneys, small glass domes designed to let in the light. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Though it was often predicted in later years that he was on the point of taking the job, however, he never had Ministerial ambitions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Charlie pointed at the jeans ripped in both knees, the white shirt so stained with blood and dirt it would have to be tossed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They all pointed more, and squeezed close to Link’s window. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at a tall, gaudy facade at the edge of the square. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We reach the unexploded bomb half-buried in the ground at the start of Aleppo Way, its nose buried deep in the dirt, wing blades pointing at the sky. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, it all depended upon accepting a point at infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ice slammed over him and pointed at him as he came down. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The antennae on her head are pointing right at him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My preceptor indicated that it would delight him to offer assistance upon any point wherein his small powers might prove of use—declensions, verb irregularities. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She dusted herself off and then carefully climbed up a leaning slab of stone, to the very highest point of the entire mountain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dri seemed to be in the best shape, at least up until that point. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is too late,” she says, and brings the knife to her own throat, pressing the point just below her ear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed back at the car, at me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Good. Now get out,” the king said, pointing at the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I pointed out an even more useless light, a satellite. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small boy in front of me whimpered and pointed. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The tallest passenger leaned over the side of the raft and pointed to the Burning Sea beneath us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The whole point of putting only in its place is to make yourself understood. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I recollect she pointed. I just followed where her point went. There be a path. But it’s horrid far.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, the trailer had sat, unused and unusable, for over fourteen months. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even see it until you pointed.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Captain Ahab had one leg, not one eye,” I pointed out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I thought it was a splendid custom and he gave me fifteen points in a hundred and beat me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Three renowned scientists promptly traveled to New Mexico and watched Figgins’s team brush away the dirt from the point and extract it from the gully. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In surveying, you started from a known point and ran your lines by compass. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of descending to my base camp on the ice cap, though, I decided to spend the night on the steep flank of the mountain, just below my high point. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The big boys are still coming out from the Ellice Islands,” Walter Bennett down the net pointed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and that’s not the worst part. Here, check this out,” she said, pointing. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At this point, Mr Harry Smith turned to address the others around the table. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman takes out a pointed white hat. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bradley points to where the two of them are sitting together at the mapping station Mrs. Barton had set up, examining the Oregon Trail. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She spent her days laughing and sighing and pointing with wonder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Every baboon laughed at other baboons, pointing at their enlarged noses, and throwing his hands about in mirth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Cicero teased a lesser orator called Curio for having so faulty a memory that “at times when he had announced three points he would add a fourth or miss the third.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He points at me, which means he’s about to go into one of his Khalil philosophical moments. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She mouthed: I love you, then put her hand to her heart and pointed at me like I was deaf. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

You take a feeble swipe at the dark and think, Christ, what’s the point? The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mac led us over to the window and pointed out the street that was our escape route. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was not a good face; it was hard, and cruel, and sensual, and his big white teeth, that looked all the whiter because his lips were so red, were pointed like an animal’s. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her view of history was, at that point, waist-high. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So from the point of view of asteroid research the twentieth century was essentially just a long exercise in bookkeeping. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Hide,” said Harry as he pointed his wand at Bogrod, who whistled to summon a little cart that came trundling along the tracks toward them out of the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She saw him approaching before her mother pointed him out to her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He eventually got a pass off, but it was so telegraphed and desperate that Marcus was able to intercept, and he took it to the hole for two points. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I press the iron point down in the collar a Mister Raleigh’s shirt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I summarize a bullet point from the handout at school. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He pointed to me, and then pointed back to himself, and grinned what I guess was his most charming grin. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, in a daze, I pointed to the words Elsie Lacks on the page and said, “Oh my God! There she is!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Three more scowling men, in blue uniforms, pointed them on until they reached their seats— attached wooden chairs on the arena floor ten rows away from the ring. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look in the direction Brenda pointed and there he is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shared a cell at some point with someone who had nearly beaten his girlfriend to death. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Not pushing their feelings, letting themselves be borne along by the natural flow of their hearts, they reached a point where all that was left to do was set a wedding date. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Luna turned her attention to the point at which the land met the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Gramps pointed to a gap in his teeth. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

In 1951 they were transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, at which point Chapter Eleven’s egg sac next door to mine began to vibrate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jack pointed to the book James had placed back on the table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I know. It’s dramatic. But you are the very definition of a missing minor at this point.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

By that time the arm had swelled up considerably, to the point that the forearm pads he wore had to be cut off, and unwillingly he went to the hospital. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And her double points, too, while he was at it, she thought glumly. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Instead she stopped, straightened, and pointed to his books with her broom. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had a point, as McMillan acknowledged in a published apology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"If my hand had not been burned, you would probably be dead now," he pointed out. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She points her finger out the kitchen window. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ms. Bethune took the flowers and pointed for him to sit across the desk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I know you, mate,” he says, teetering on his feet, pointing at me with a bottle of some kind of alcohol. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It probably misses the point, though, to castigate McCandless for being ill prepared. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This place is bad for his health,” Mother pointed out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had started as one of the worst workdays Mary Jackson had ever had would end up being the turning point of her career. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Cookie?” she asked, pointing to the package of wafer cookies on the table next to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Which, once again, proves my point about the science fair,” says Siraj. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I guess, and—I just don’t know at this point. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She raised her wand the moment she entered; Harry and Ron both flinched, but she merely pointed it at the empty fireplace, where flames suddenly erupted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

At the point where I last saw him when the clouds descended, a sharp left turn would have taken Harris forty or fifty feet up a rocky rise to the tents. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like at some point the buttons were ordered by size or color, but now they’re all mixed up—every conceivable hue, shape, and ornamentation. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“They just right there,” Rondell said, pointing at the line of boulders that separated the sand from where the houses started. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

You can imagine how much I felt like getting down and partying at that point, but of course I had to go. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The other point is that Christ came to earth as a mammal,” I say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Harry didn’t care, he wouldn’t have cared if Karkaroff had given him zero; Ron’s indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was a low point, the weeks after Thyon Nero took away his books. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I step outside through the sliders he points to, but Lolo isn’t sitting in any of the chairs there. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I have to go,” I said, pointing with my chin toward the back door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But Ell never meet her because the place is so disturbing, to the point of probably being illegal. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lead singer pointed at me and clapped, causing the audience to clap louder. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Harry yelled, pointing his own wand at Pettigrew; Lupin’s wand flew high into the air and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Insofar as it went, Ulbrickson was probably entirely sincere on that point. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Milkman stood up and grabbed his flashlight, pointing it in the direction of the sound of running feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a choice up ahead,” said Grace, pointing to the far end of the shelter. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The huntress walked in the direction that she had pointed and gestured for Ash to follow her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Safaa points to the far side of the square, where a carved lion’s head trickles water into a moss-green stone trough. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hungry Joe laughed hysterically when he saw them, pointing in disbelief at one after the other and clasping his head and sides. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Of course he thought of little else, but it was a dull circular thinking that came back to the starting point again and again: Where had he gotten it? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She grasps each hardened point firmly between thumb and forefinger and pulls one breast so that its nipple points at the ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and pointed at my crotch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like how when that soldier pointed his gun at me, a part of me wanted him to blast my brain into the next county. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the lunch box in Styx’s hand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No man from any point beyond that river would ever set foot across it, do ye understand?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Greeks, the early Church Fathers pointed out, acknowledged their debt to the Egyptians, and it was easy to see that the Egyptians had acquired their learning from the Jews. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He tried to heave himself up on his good leg, but Lupin raised his wand again, pointing it at Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"He was lucky to have survived," Stanley's mother was quick to point out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t have enough Claritin-D for this situation, a point I have to make by holding my nose, since her English does not extend to the concept of allergy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy knew that he’d killed a lot of monsters, but he’d never really thought about it from the monsters’ point of view. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Dead,” the old woman told him, nodding in emphatic lament, pointing to her head with the flat of her hand. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The fact was—though neither of us was about to point it out—that none of us, ever, gave typed things to Julian. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dr. King pointed to the drinking fountains and said, “See these signs? They shouldn’t be here. These are the things we’re trying to change.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The exclamation point was gone from Ms. Owens’s voice. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Guys who make it a point to remind us we’re the only two females in the class. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I like this one,” I said, pointing at a Chinese crested. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lindsey pointed the light next to her, and then drew a line back to Colin, like she was bringing an airplane into the gate. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

At that point, anyone would have been an improvement over Sam. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was more alive than he could ever remember having been; his mind and attention were pointed, focused toward a goal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It did not settle the point about the left-handedness.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point Atal came along to see what she was doing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Miss Lupescu taught in lists, and Bod could not see the point to it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It is perfectly familiar, three flickering points of light forming an upside-down L, just like the makeshift runway Maddie made her efficient practice landings on four hours ago in England. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I want to challenge her, or suggest she’s making it up, or point out how she's never been interested in my entire life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She pointed a gloved finger as sharp as a needle at the witch who had spoken. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Papi turns around from the onion he’s chopping and points at me with the blade. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Some of us load our shoulders with pointed and twisted iron stakes; others thrust smooth iron rods through rolls of wire and go off with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin held the forefeet open and up while Omar pierced the curling hair at the point where the sternum lay. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the door and the sign with the crossed-out egg. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, if either of us is Savien, it’s me. I’m the one that came looking for you,” she pointed out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the flagstone paving beneath both lanterns there were old plantation pots in which Spanish daggers grew and extended their sharply pointed stilettos. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

More to the point, it was a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

As he heads to the mound, Webb waves to Ben-Ben and Malik and then points to me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Clegane's point was turned harmlessly against the golden shield with the lion blazon, while his own hit square. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Matthew pointed to the bread bag on the floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

James pointed to the tuft of hair standing up on the back of his head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The focal point of this letter is to thank you for the photo session with the photographer and obtain information from you how I can obtain a good amount of photos. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jody skinned the grain from a grass stem and threw the handful into the air, so that each pointed, feathered seed sailed out like a dart. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait, watching the shadows move, and when one of them stops, I step up, point my gun, and shoot. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was a white crust around the broad crescent of its mouth, and when it opened its jaws to roar again, something wet, white, and foaming dripped from its pointed teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It can also kill you down there,” he finished up, pointing at his crotch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

His feet were still pointed toward the soccer field; his whole body was twitching. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Wish I could watch the Lakers’ greatest point guard of all time humiliate himself on a cable infomercial station, but somebody has to pay the bills around here, so heigh-ho! Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the next point, Reggie was slow to respond to a drop shot that barely crossed the net, giving Glenn another score. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At a certain point the family thought I had worms. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Finally he began curling it into two points. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed just the right amount for wind and distance, and his point took a young coney square in the head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think girls like you needed wooing. Isn’t that the point?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Likewise, “united thoughts and counsels” stretches the notion of collective responsibility to the breaking point. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The girl nodded, solemn and silent, and pointed to the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had skewered a chunk of meat on the point of his dagger and brought it to his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At this point, Jared and Tyler walk up, both with a red cup in one hand and a beer in the other. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Pa pointed up and said, “Looky there! Look at that sky!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The delivery boy had had enough of their suspicions; he swept a pointed finger across their range, imitating the sound of a machine gun: "Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She straightens her knee slowly, her other leg pointing to the side, toes extended like a ballerina’s. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

What was the point of having a younger sister if you couldn’t make her do your dirty work, after all? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His sword was now in his hand and the point towards the strangers. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sound came straight from my heart, as sharp as the point of a sword. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman sobbed, pointing to the stuff piled along the curb. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl in a gorgeous gold retro dress, blue braids, and makeup that looked airbrushed on walked by, proving her point. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I flipped back and pointed at what I’d been writing, “Where is he?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, pointing at the birdcage, I said, “I remember when you used to have about twenty birds.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He stabbed another toe, cursed as a bead of blood welled up around the knife’s point. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Axe and Gibbs never fully consented, but at some point they stopped fighting us on it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We’ve strayed from Lana’s point. There’s something wrong with this virus. It’s not consistent. I’m not a scientist, but could it be mutating or something? Changing as it jumps from one person to the next?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As Adam Freedman points out in his book on legalese, “What distinguishes legal boilerplate is its combination of archaic terminology and frenzied verbosity, as though it were written by a medieval scribe on crack.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The earth lay rich and dark, and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

That particular point, so obvious it was utterly stupid, hadn’t even occurred to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fit another bullet to my slingshot and point it in the Girl's direction. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

You bet, but never to the point where I would hesitate to inform on them for the slightest infraction. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Harry’s birthday dinner would have stretched the Burrow’s kitchen to breaking point even before the arrival of Charlie, Lupin, Tonks, and Hagrid, several tables were placed end to end in the garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Though, indeed, the vendor of a certain nostrum has vulgarised the truism to the very point of contempt. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“They have a point,” the other satyr said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If we did not suit up right, we would lose points, which hurt our grade. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Which, when you think about it, is kind of not the point of surfing. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I tuned him out all the way at that point. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much as I hated to agree with Katie, she had a point. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then she points at me, her face bright with energy. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Well, the point is that when I looked over and saw my mom’s face, I didn’t say a word about it, even though it had been the first thing I’d wanted to tell her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the picture of my dad, the word go, the word eat, and a happy face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It seems a little shallower down that way,” said Eilonwy, pointing to a spot where the river curved around a sedge-covered bank. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Surrounding a thin little face with big eyes and a pointed chin. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just looked at each other before Maya’s mom pointed at her and said, “Grounded. One week,” and then went upstairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You bring up a good point about our voices. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In stinging rebukes, Strong questioned William’s loyalty and friendships, and at one point limited his contact with British officers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In Erhenrang people often pointed him out on the street, for they knew some truth or talk about him and knew he was there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which is swell, since I’m at the point in my career where I shouldn’t hire employees with peer. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dev pointed to India, which was red, and far more detailed than the map in The Economist. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The London Times of Great Britain pointed out the folly of the United States in the face of serious international threats. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

You don't have a choice, Mother pointed out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jab my thumb to point so they know where I am talking about. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

His baby brother, as he likes to point out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He points at my chest to show me I’ve got it. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I think she'll give up, she stops in her tracks and points at me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mama turned toward her children and pointed a canary-yellow spatula with a glob of meringue cream at them. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At one point there were as many as fourteen children in there, plus the parents, even though their legal capacity was for only seven. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He points to a building across the street. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I now saw no point in going to college. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He then pointed to the right, and I turned to look. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All you had to do to access the jack was to drill through the case at the correct point. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He went down to the next bar and pointed his toe, to see if he felt the ground yet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The proclamation also stated that the union leaders, with great patriotic spirit, had reduced their demands to two points: a reform of medical services and the building of latrines in the living quarters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Elzenia has passed away since then, but I ain’t going to risk a broken leg at this point in my life. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the far end of the dam. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Three stones are stacked one on top of the other, the fourth, on the ground beside them, points the direction the person is taking. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Lawrence said, pointing as Bridge took her seat at the very back of the room. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

At one point, she launches up in the air, over a small barrel and lands poised on her tiptoes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The point tore the skin and flesh over Ralph's ribs, then sheared off and fell in the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the now barely visible face peering out of the brick wall. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you take my point,” said the old man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert had pursued a system of lessons almost daily, and he was nearly at the point of discouragement in realizing the futility of his efforts. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point in wondering about that. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her change in status has left Justice a little off balance, seeing the world from two vantage points at the same time: the one she grew up in and the one she occupies now. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sarah points at Tats and mouths, Where did you find her? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When we all three pointed at him and said “five” for the number pinned to his chest, he lunged at us, screaming, “You’ll be sorry!” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Talk surrounded them, however, as one slave was pointed to with great interest or another was laughed at. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But from your point of view, all your clocks would be ticking away normally. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out—single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She stood for a moment—rather as though it were a rendezvous point of some kind—in the middle of the tiled floor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there seemed no point in taking particular pains to get hold of rabbits who were going to behave like Toadflax. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a funny fellow, Quinzy! But you have a point. Poetry and Latin, those were my most dreaded subjects at school.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It got to the point where she refused to allow him to see her, talk to her, or get anywhere near her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Then”—she pointed to the bonnet of the tractor—“you can doss there.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Anyway, to get back to my point, when this sort of talk was going on, it was often Ruth who took it further than anybody—especially when there were veterans around. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed his hand to the lamps above the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were meeting us at the rally point,” he said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom pointed out people from Lake Windsor Downs—a gray-and- white Tudor, a York with a circular driveway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A German policeman walked behind me, his gun pointed at my back while I followed the rest of the patrol down the sidewalk in a slow parade. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Rani points to the man snoozing next to it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Just behind that was the focal point of the entire church: a steel two-pronged fork similar to the one on the roof outside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The others were clustered together at the rails, pointing into the black emptiness beyond the ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The man was holding the woman, and she had one arm flung out in front of her as if she were pointing the way home. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

At this point, said Furman, the most dangerous tool the Germans had was between the ears of a physicist named Werner Heisenberg. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point about Connectors is that by having a foot in so many different worlds, they have the effect of bringing them all together. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he chooses a very particular point of view. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A live undercurrent of excitement fizzed in him, and he softened to the point of giving me a grin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

One stood upright, a finger pointing to the sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Joel pointed out that people generally understand that quality costs more, except when it comes to food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” Liam said, after the silence had stretched to the point of breaking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Answering before a question was completed or having several kids answer at once were violations of the rules that would cost points. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Piper had to admit he had a point. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lucas pointed across the way to a small table surrounded by children that had been set up by my church. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Look beyond it,” she said, and extended her finger to point to a section in the upper right, where Forest opened and tiny houses were patterned around curved paths. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Most of the records belonged to Antoine Thomas, but Erik Fisher was in there for the longest field goal, the highest field-goal percentage in a season, and the most extra points in a season. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My self-esteem and my confidence are low at this point, but I haven’t given up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pointed out all the pictures of Ralph above the blackboard. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My SUV’s over there,” Ms. Morales said, pointing out into the parking lot. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, many of them are here for a meeting of some sort. But they did make a point of stopping by the lab.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Our relationship couldn’t continue to balance, as it did, on the point of a knife. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sailor holding the whip nodded, pointed to her, and jabbered some words as he hopped up and down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where she would have had a spirited argument only, an exchange of ideas, a clash of hard and different points of view with a friend, with him she had tried to destroy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He pointed his blade at the quivering Warlord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“The world is a big place,” he said, “but so is the inside of an apartment! So’s this!” he said, pointing at his head. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Coach is always saying we shouldn’t chase personal records, but we all know there will be a huge celebration when Terrell scores his one-thousandth point. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, there’s no question of us rescuing him at this point. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I hear you," I said, straight and to the point. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The two intact dragons were each three feet tall, their snouts pointed upward and their steaming mouths open. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For the month or so that they are visible, all that distinguishes them from the other stars in the sky is that they occupy a point of space that wasn’t filled before. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why she needed to point it out to my mom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Octavian pointed at the pile of gutted stuffed animals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not. Lana knows that wandering around the mountains looking for us wouldn’t amount to a hill of beans. Better to make a beeline for the one spot that’s most obviously a rendezvous point. Here.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but that isn’t the point. Taste it.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He bends over and points at the top of his shell. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I don’t know. I suppose that is the point, no? To make us wonder?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was a changeover at some point—Ellen and Leo escorted to the north entrance and Alex and June shuffled off in another direction. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He points his chin in the direction of our dad. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Your medals,” I complain, pointing to the sash across his chest. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pinball that moves faster and faster and gets more and more power and more and more points. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"This is where I found the shovel," Stanley said, pointing out a patch of weeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But, since it was not permissible to ignore, those eight minutes pointed the road to a complete reformation in astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We stopped doing our chores and ran wild and did whatever we wanted when we should have been taking care of her,” I pointed out with disgust. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He stabs the point of his pin into my thumb. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She might be pointing to a doorway, or a person, or the sky. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He pointed at all the garbage on the ground. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I excitedly cried out, “Look, look,” pointing to it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up and point at my armrest. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Yet, culturally speaking, today men with big butts are considered less desirable than a man with a potbelly, which is no doubt wrong from an evolutionary point of view. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The only thing he seems sure of at this point is that he will have a very high fever and anemia. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Try to think of it from their point of view, she said, her hands clasped and wrung together, her nervous pleading smile. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the newspaper, I see State Senator Whitworth pointing to an empty lot of land where they plan to build a new city coliseum. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The flashlight is still on the ground, and I take a step back, to pick it up, but then I see Ben pointing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At night, when I look up at my patch of sky, I see no moon, no stars, not a single point of light. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Others pointed out that Galileo’s theory presented its own problems. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Word of mouth is a more effective method of advertisement than typeset words and exclamation points on paper pamphlets or posters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

What tempered his guilt was the hunch that if Travis was watching them from some lofty vantage point, he was happy for them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

That kid is so sharp—got it right away, tossed Maman’s irons into the kitchen fire to hot up, pointed me to the ironing board, and ran for her sister. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My skin tingles at the point of contact, like he’s transmitting electricity through his skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Often the wizard consulted him at points where the choice of way was doubtful; but it was always Gandalf who had the final word. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“He might have been a spy for us, and it was the Muscovites who killed him,” Malcolm pointed out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The surveyors had covered a map with scores of figures, each marking an elevation at some point on or around the mountain. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pa smiled and pointed out ’cross the field. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

To get a point across, to instill guilt in your lover, to defend yourself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the small diamond earrings she was wearing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Cool out awhile,” Sammy says, pointing at the seat across from him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A noose, and his thing—" Carla pointed to the policeman's crotch. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Walking back to the meeting point, I swung between peace with my decision and wrenching regret. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When the secret police conducted raids, they always made a point of tearing things up, ruining furniture, wrecking stuff. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “James, Bud was six years old, everyone on earth was real tall to him. I don’t see the point in all this.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I point my hoverboard down and follow them, low against the ground. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There there there there!” repeated Poppy, leaping from Lina’s lap and whirling around, pointing in every direction. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But finally—finally!—he got to the point. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“We”—the lieutenant pointed to us—“are here to protect you and will do all we can to make sure nothing happens to you.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They could be humorous and humble when the moment called for it, but they were unfazed by blowhards and didn’t second-guess the power in their own points of view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We spent a lot of time watching videos of some of the world’s best female saberists—some from Russia, others from Ukraine—and Akhi would break the matches down for me point by point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"Still going in a straight line," Mindy said, pointing to her monitor. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at some point you begin to see that you both come with open hands to this kind of practice, this mutual circling of speech. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Look!’ cried Legolas, pointing up into the pale sky above them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The starting point in prison, however, was stress, much of it born of hostility. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the plants were not yet in bloom, their buds curled in pink, pointed spirals held in the pale green calices, but most were already star-flowering and giving off their strong scent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This here the only picture I got of her,” he said, pointing to a copy of the Rolling Stone article with the ever-present hands-on-hips photo. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She pointed to his hands in the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was at that point that I had to, contrary to my normal behavior, hug my brother’s best friend. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Precisely at that point it vanished--and I was looking at an elegant young rough-neck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a spot halfway up one of the dirt mounds. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the point where Kainene had burned his manuscript and remembered days ago in Nsukka, how he had felt nothing, absolutely nothing, watching Harrison dig and dig in the garden. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Wrong!” she said, pointing a finger at him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At this point, if Lee remains and continues to defend Petersburg, his forces will be destroyed by Grant’s Army of the Potomac, which grows stronger in men and guns with each passing week. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sixteen policemen pointed him out as “the man we captured, Bigger Thomas.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She must have wiped her hand on her jeans at some point, because there were bloodstains there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Cormorants,” he said, pointing toward the big black birds perched on the rocks below. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be ridiculous. Of course they did. They starved, or they died of thirst. Wild animals ate them, sooner or later. That was the point.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When she recovered from the shock and managed to regain her voice, she called for the cook and pointed to the plate with a trembling finger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of us, under pressure, get too aroused, and past a certain point, our bodies begin shutting down so many sources of information that we start to become useless. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There is this sign, which is a good thing, because otherwise you would never know you’re looking at the highest point in Indiana. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he hiked out to a point at the mouth of the bay where he could watch the shoreline both outside and inside the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Under one of the helmets a dark pointed beard and two eyes that are fastened on me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed to my bottom, and she pulled down my panties and saw. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No, señor,” she said, shaking her head emphatically and pointing to the dictionary, the sole book to survive the pawning of items after Abuelito fell ill. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then Momma started touring so often, there wasn’t much point in trying to stay close to her if she was never around. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Baba rowed smoothly, and when they crossed the halfway point, he began singing like all the fishermen did when they neared the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fred and George had fastened an enormous bunch of golden balloons over the exact point where Bill and Fleur would shortly become husband and wife. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His hand stopped in mid-air, at the point where the metal of the gun had met the bone of the skull; stopped, frozen, still, as though again about to lift and descend. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first summer I went, Aunt Cecile had pointed me down a path that led to a stream chock-full of rainbow trout. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first half it was Carver 31 and Latimer 23- Ice, with me steady on his case, had still scored 15 points. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I point to the places within where I feel my gut gurgling and aching, growling and straining. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Things were not looking good for Paris, which lost valuable points every time the train stopped to accept more passengers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” she said curiously, thumbing on the switch and pointing the light toward the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She exchanged a look with the receptionist, who pointed at them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy stood on a wall,” she continues, “watching, pointing, but he lost his balance and fell into the wild cage.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Nico points to me, and I surprise myself by playing along. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then she points and says, “Do you see that? That old growth stump?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the far end of the platform. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

At this point, Kaiserman didn’t have a vantage point to see there were two people in the Saturn. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

However, opposite it a sign pointed to a dirt road running off into sparse, piney woods. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last three flights carried a dune buggy, the Lunar Rover, a lightweight battery-powered car that enabled the astronauts to travel several miles from their point of landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the circle drive under the ER portico, beyond the big sliding glass doors. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

From this vantage point, he saw Nina wedged into a space between two stacks of crates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I started going into my story I could actually see me and Diego in the car, rolling down our windows and pointing to girls on the side of the road. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And before he could say a word she had cried, “Oooh, look, a Blibbering Humdinger!” and pointed out of the window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But then she comes on again and there’s no point arguing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The meteoriticist Jack Hartung has pointed out that a very recent, very fresh-looking small crater with a prominent ray system lies exactly in the region of the Moon referred to by the Canterbury monks. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s lots of cool stuff you can buy with a million dollars,” Annie pointed out. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed his pencil at her and said, “I told you, it’s irrelevant.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

By that point, Hugo had climbed around Matthew’s body and was on his back, looking at the cops over his brother’s shoulder. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

They found that among fourth graders, the oldest children scored somewhere between four and twelve percentile points better than the youngest children. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, three more boys is pointing at me and singing that song, too. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My silence, at this point, was total; any scene which tended toward scrutiny, demonstration, and display was deeply repugnant to my current spirits. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I point to my driveway a few houses down. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are two noteworthy points to be made about the children in classroom A, tangential to the cheating itself. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Her ears were pointed, and the alcohol addiction had melted her skin like putty. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The dragon- tooth point dipped toward the ground all on its own—like a dowsing rod searching for water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Five girls in headsets looked around from their switch-boards, pointed to their chests, and mouthed silently, Me? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

On a few walks our enthusiasm would build up to the point that we fiddled with the models when we got back to our office. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Then the summer came, and the one year point from when we’d first arrived. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I point at him and shoot a finger gun. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Teachers don’t know that he makes it a point to pick on the younger kids walking home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She points in the air and goes round and round. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The captain has the charts and knows the routes. We’re six point three meters. Never bumped a bridge yet, or knocked a crew member into the drink.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

First the ripples spread from a point on the water’s surface, then I throw a stone into the pond. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, his father, who had been watching him, abruptly gave up watching him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The men revolve, one step at a time, until compass needles point to 34, the number coding for Detroit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I point to his canteen, and with my hand I mime the drinking motion. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

True turning points exist, but they are nearly always the visible tip of a vast and highly complex social process. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t point that thing at me. I’m here on Evelyn’s orders. I’m going to see a prisoner.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a small knoll about a mile away. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I try to talk but I’m dry, nothing will come out and I point to my mouth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We are tiny figures, pointing at wonders, provided for scale, no lives of our own, surveying the landscape that has engulfed us all. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before he can react, I whirl, yank the gun out of his holster, and point it straight at him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At this point, instead of turning back to find an alternate route, he began to move in circles, squeaking like a phonograph needle scratched across the grooves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed the stories and parables and supposed that white men had a point: Talk of salvation could give an African ideas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In the sudden absence of our shouts it’s easy to hear their growls, muted to the point that they’re less a moan and more a whisper of sound. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After I scored the first point of the match, I think she was out for blood. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My maa had pointed out to me just such a sari when we visited the shop where she took her work. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew there was no point trying to get you to leave the puppy behind. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Look!” he said, pointing to his feet, encased in mud that was already drying into a crust. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He butchers my last name, but there’s no point correcting him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Boy,” she said, “your thinking has its points, but it is not the sort of thing I thought you might think. Did you think of this yourself?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Schneider points up at the stage and Michael looks there too. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow her pointing hand to someone in the distance. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“He ... I was trying to wash him,” Granny whimpered, “here,” she continued, pointing, “and . . . that black little Devil. . .” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved all the way to the end of the row, pointing at the empty sphere with the motionless white flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She did not know if he was alive or dead, and every indication would point to the latter. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Teddy was just six months old at that point, but it was already clear that he had more personality, more verve, than I ever would. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound sharpens my fear into a hard point stabbing at my center. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was always an impossible task, and that was precisely the point. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pointed under the couch where I was sitting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I remembered the man I’d seen in my dreams, with the golden crown, the pointed beard, and the cruel eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ninety-nine point eight,” I say, handing the thermometer back to her. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the one where Mom was speaking to the students in Vern’s class. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Indeed, as Hazel turned the point and stopped to look about him, he could see the place where Cowslip must have come out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, the disgusting old Grand High Witch began to do a sort of witch's dance up and down the platform, stamping her feet and clapping her hands. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He tries to act like he’s not even interested in school, like there’s no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’d be helpful if there was only one point on the map,” Radar said sullenly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some editorial writers pointed out that gullible Americans were susceptible to propaganda such as the kind used in Germany. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

So I pointed to the banana because the best three were round and red, and the banana was not. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He turned and pointed to the city dump east of the Ceremonial grounds and rodeo chutes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not that you are as bad as Leeroy! My point is that you never know. I mean—well, you know what I mean.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I point to a circle on the underside. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

To Bach, the point of music was to glorify God, to reflect upon, interpret and celebrate the meaning and mystery of the scriptures. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Or, more to the point, why had it worked? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Men with long beards and crisp turbans hung off the sides, pointing in their direction. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She lowered her knife to Percy’s necklace until the point rested on the silver ring. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She hopped off Nathan’s backpack and made a secure point on a crystal edge. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t there to argue his points. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do want someone to actually find it, since I’ll get a point when they do, and it’s no fun tracking a book that never moves.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Marmalade pointed to a nearby booth, where an ordinary man with wispy blond hair and a gap in his front teeth was regaling his tablemates with the story of Lady Delune. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You can call for medication,” she pointed out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At one point the heat became too intense, so he ducked into an abandoned store where he found a large blanket on the floor. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He unlocked the car, and pointed Shadow to the passenger seat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Then they all dropped to their knees and he was surprised to hear them begin another song at this point, one he had heard off and on all his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man pointed a gun to my head. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I think they’re talking an entirely different kind of survival. Tell me that isn’t frightening,” he said, pointing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t have done, could I? That was the whole point, he was refusing to tell Snape.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He points to a cluster of ruins on the flank of the hill rising from the road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And it was pointed right at Jack Franklin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dad gave me a sharp look, and I knew I needed to make my point quickly or risk overstepping. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t say more because there’s no point in asking before I get permission from Ollie Mae, but I sure hope he doesn’t find someone else before I get the chance. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Percy touched the point of his sword, and Riptide shrank back into a pen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I point a drippy wooden spoon at a pan. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“And there are fewer sages made every year,” Kaede pointed out. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The match stopped, but the referee didn’t call a point for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Because there’s no point in arguing with Mom about why she’s so unbelievably wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was a bearded man in a pointed cap seated at a table. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stout woman slid her eyes down the nurse’s finger and looked at the child she was pointing to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you reach the point...when you reach Bald Head…” “When I reach Bald Head,” Turner repeated. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I asked, pointing to all my baking stuff. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You brought three men,” Ser Gerris pointed out, with an edge in his voice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was on the point of refusing when a shout from one of the mates spared him the necessity. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their relationship, he knew, had been at the point of fracturing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selitos stooped to pick up a jagged shard of mountain glass, pointed at one end. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Ashoke points out that even his chairman shops at yard sales, that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It dropped to its center point but didn’t start swinging again. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even when he didn’t need to, even when there was no point. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The list could go on, of course, but the point has been made. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I watched him ask people what time it was, although each person just pointed at the big yellow clock on the wall. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Illyrio pointed out the smooth stone plinth on which the second sphinx once stood, now grown over with moss and flowering vines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Jim Clark points a billy club and, beneath the club, an electric cattle prod at a voting rights demonstrator on the steps of the Dallas County Courthouse. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are, all four of us, blood relatives, and we speak a kind of esoteric, family language, a sort of semantic geometry in which the shortest distance between any two points is a fullish circle. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I immediately regretted that last point because I have discovered that in discussions it never helps to take a morally superior tone to one’s opponent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t remember about the enrabbiting of Glerk or the flowers in her footsteps or the power that was, even now, clicking through its gears, pulsing, pulsing, pulsing inexorably toward its end point. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

One morning, she pointed to a patch of soil behind the toolshed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He pointed toward the horizon, except there wasn’t a horizon anymore. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He pointed his gun at you. That was more than enough.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The claymores sent fragments of steel in whatever direction you pointed them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hall had become the school’s focal point. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed down the beach, to just below the sheep meadow, where a small boat had been run aground ... the other lifeboat from the CSS Birmingham. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The thing turned its head until both its black button eyes were pointed straight at her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

At that point Milton started hammering on his horn. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Flora watched Ulysses fly over her, his tail extended at full length and his front paws delicately pointed. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mark jumps to his feet as the man brings his weapon up and points it directly at the old man’s face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed to one of the big buildings. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The thing has a pointed equine face with flaring nostrils and angry red eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At some point we asked him some direct questions about where he was on the day of the murder, which must have alarmed him because we heard from him less often after that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They quickly repeated the process in front of alternative entry and escape points—low windows and the door in the back. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There is egocentrism, the inability of children to imagine a simple scene, such as three toy mountains on a tabletop, from another person’s vantage point. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I needed her to point out when I was wrong and teach me new things, and I was pretty sure that she needed me too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed a finger in the air, which is the universal sign for hold on, and then I called down to Mr. Black from the stairwell, “I don’t think she speaks English!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I've been waiting for you in that town there," he says, pointing back at the few poor buildings. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the papers in front of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t sound like you were having much fun,” Magdalys pointed out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “Listen, Kyril honey, I don’t mean to pry, but what’s the point of trying to put the fear of God into this town—we don’t have enough trouble already?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Simitian pointed out that the California Highway Patrol had been collecting data since 2001 and found that cell phone use was the number one cause each year in distractions leading to car accidents. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tats points at the window, and I move, a fraction too late, as I catch Lauren’s gaze again before shielding myself behind the drapes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Big Ma wouldn’t have seen the point in an outing like this. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Philip scored the first two points on a layup that breathed softly through the net. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the block were the words Tear here to open and a black arrow pointing to the edge of the plastic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I want to point out, for the record, that it was members of the school board who were up on Mrs. Baker’s desk first. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Everything had been readied—new shoes that did not pinch, spiral notepads that rustled like dollars from the bank, and yellow pencils sharpened to a decimal point, without a tooth mark to be found. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The team with the most points, or who reached Maestro Island first, won. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Ms. Albright is sitting next to Taylor on one of the platforms, pointing at something in Taylor’s script. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I watched for a bit, and at one point she looked up, right at me, and held a single finger to her lips. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I looked to where she was pointing and saw another bundle on the right-hand side of the stable. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

At this point, some whistle must blow outside, because within thirty seconds, girls from softball are streaming into the gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She pointed down the beach at Ess but then noticed the little girl had abandoned her letters, and was now seated and burying her feet in the sand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no, man. It’s an ore!” laughed Eddie, pointing the flashlight in my face again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It reached the point where she had to hide it whenever she wasn’t reading it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my hand to knock, but Sala points at a button. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to dress up as girls and model,” he said, pointing behind him to a large group of guys who wore football jerseys. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the application that I had literally only filled out my name on, so far. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even famous people had been children at some point. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As they reached the door, Briony squealed and pointed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the back wall, where the legion’s standards were on display. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For reasons he rarely revealed, he was separated at some point from his parents and taken in by his uncle, a stern and demanding man named Barlea, and a great-aunt, whom he simply called Grandma. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In early perspective paintings the vanishing point is often hidden by a seemingly casually placed foot or a bit of drapery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Everything Terryl said seemed to have an exclamation point on the end. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As your approximations of the tangent lines get better and better, the points on the curve you use to create the approximations get closer together. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

They straddled the river and tucked into the foothills on both sides, for at this point the valley narrows and then opens out again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse snapped his fingers and pointed back the way we came. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At this point in the interview, an enormous smile breaks across the man’s face. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she pointed over at the group of men. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had pointed out the house to her the last time she was in the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at this point, they weren’t showing the telecast of the real Apollo 11 spacecraft, only a simulation of it racing toward the moon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the toy I’d pulled out of the box. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Preacher, I’ll get right to the point of it, us coming out here and all. These shanties”—he waved his hand across the island—“these shanties have all got to come down.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

No one says much as Ms. Rochambeau points to a list of websites up on the board. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I fought off the urge to point out angrily that I’d asked her to tell me if she felt anything wrong with her breathing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Emo was laughing loudly, pointing at the body hanging stiffly, swaying a little in the gusts of wind, then pointing at Leroy kneeling on Pinkie’s throat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stabbed the Transvice in the air to emphasize his point. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Your father,” he points to Sammy, “and yours and mine, too,” he adds, pointing to me and then to himself. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

By 1927 the Cal program had improved to the point that Berkeley could reasonably contend with Washington for West Coast supremacy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He hands me a basket, pointing me toward the produce section. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They had almost finished when there came another distraction, though, and from Lyra’s point of view, it was the worst possible. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of us points out that we were walking toward our house. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It reminded her in a way of those cats who followed the laser point on the ground, trying forever to trap it between their paws, but she didn’t tell Joaquin that. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And he knew that Joe was on the point of making an excuse and getting out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crosses the room and slams the point of a knife so hard into the table that it sticks there, handle toward the ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But Mother pointed him out like I’d never seen him before. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his head whips back, I stand and draw my scim, resting the point on his rib cage between the plates of his armor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He points at me, himself, and me again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“You’re both missing the point. You don’t call attention to one little hiccup. You wait for it to blow over. Turning it into a big deal makes the whole town look bad!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It came to a point three feet from the floor and ran fifteen feet in length. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“So what do you think that first word is?” he asked, pointing at the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I don’t follow the third point.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the point, Terrance’s brother had never received his human portion of sentimentality. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

At this point in the presentation, the terms mean nothing to the reader, and the list is too long and arbitrary to stay in memory for long. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It’s not until I get home that I realize I cut mv hand when I fell, and at some point I must have rubbed my hand across my mouth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was huge for me because it was a turning point, the moment I stopped acting like an idiot around Ximena. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Were fifty points up,” said Wood, “but unless we get the Snitch soon, we’ll be playing into the night.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’m hitting every target on point, and I try to tell myself it’s a good omen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it would still have been a very risky proposition, and at that point McCandless had no reason to take such a risk. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The referee blew his whistle, pointed to her. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

"The rover's on its side," Mindy said, pointing to the screen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t learned more than fifteen or twenty names at that point. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Another nod and another pointed stare at her husband. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion turned, taking the sword point in his side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

All the kids laughing at me and pointing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

At that point, Sophie guessed what was going to happen next. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, I stopped feeling my toes, even after someone passed me a blanket to wrap around my legs and feet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Beatrice made a chimpanzee face and pointed at a sharp stump where one of her incisor teeth used to be. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no movement to be seen, but the hobbits crept by cautiously, keeping as much as they could to the thorn-brakes that grew thickly at this point along both sides of the old water-course. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Not rain, but running water, somewhere away on his right, beyond the point where the ground began to slope. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

X-Ray asked, pointing to the big gash in the driver-side door. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

There’s no time to show them anything but how to point and pull the trigger, but in close quarters, that might be enough. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He pointed up to their left, where the towers of Kiev’s walls were just visible past the trees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Several points seem to make what the American interviewer calls “a story,” if one could only get them in proper order. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t happen often, but—and here is the absolutely salient point—once would be enough. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

This birthday felt like a turning point for me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I swept my hand downward along my body and pointed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It came from—” I point through the window at the parrots’ nest. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure I was suffocating by that point. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He points to the bushes and motions for me to follow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no quitting at this point,” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Pieces that Chandresh became bored with at one point or another and were adopted into this purgatory instead of being discarded entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I rap on the box and point to the giant ÁguaViva logo on the side. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Curiously, later in the tournament that “free” point almost led to his downfall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barris admits that he has been attempting to track him down for some time after admiring several Thiessen-crafted cuckoo clocks, and was pointed in the right direction by a local shopkeeper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

June pointed to the backpack hanging off Ivy’s shoulders. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The average ancient forager could turn a flint stone into a spear point within minutes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great. Now, what I was going to say before we got sidetracked”—Isa gave Oliver a pointed look—“is that we need to give the Beiderman a more personal look into who we are.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If I were a different person, I would have pointed out how absurd that last part was. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He pointed at her book, where she'd written How Soon Is Now? in tall green letters. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my mind pointed ahead, pointed toward Viola and finding her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at the trees, and as the witches looked down, they saw a stream of those spectral forms pouring across the grass, seeming to flow with no effort toward the people, their prey. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laila rolled to her side on the couch now and tried to remember something: At one point, when they were on the floor, Tariq had lowered his forehead on hers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

At one brief point where the road was slick from a local cloudburst he could smell a combination of fruit trees and heavy sage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smelling the inside of the shark was another story.Robin pointed to areas of the gills while explaining to the crowd that water flows off the gills one way and blood flows the other way. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the blue velvet covering the pedestal. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beam hits a woman wearing a factionless armband, with a gun pointed at my head. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But I knew I had another point and I had to make it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Each rod had a threaded end that narrowed to a point, and the other end was shaped to fit into a carpenter’s brace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A pair of worn shoes poked from one end, pointing at the sky. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He didn't want to say it, he didn't want to point to it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She explained that it was nice to own something for a change, and she saw no point in selling it just because we were moving. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Where would you find a beaver that big?” grumbled the Humbug as his pencil point snapped. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man made no answer and kept his eyes dosed, but he lifted his hand again and pointed onward with his thumb. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, that sounded pretty good to him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And the truth is that our unconscious is really good at this, to the point where thin-slicing often delivers a better answer than more deliberate and exhaustive ways of thinking. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At this point, Leanne was so overcome, there was no getting another word out of her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hadn't known then how to argue his point. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A thin, long arrow with the point in the water and the bow pulled back so that all he had to do was release die arrow ... yes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man led me to the stocks, then untied my hands and pointed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a certain point, we all broke through to a deep-down understanding that we were a family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Papa stood by the hibiscuses, giving directions, one hand sunk in the pocket of his white tunic while the other pointed from item to car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I guess the point of all this is to say I don’t like the cream puffs here in Oklahoma, which they call Twinkies. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Good point. I’d prefer not to be bitten, personally. Look at this old musket! Ashton’s got quite a collection here.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his right arm, and out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed up at the sky and repeated, “Pretty hot.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you see that movie?” as she points to the cover. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I did not dare to argue with Laertes further, lest he trap me into admitting my love for Hamlet But I would not grant his point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank goodness,” said Hermione weakly, pointing her wand at Mrs. Black instead; with a bang, the curtains swished shut again and silence fell. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I looked up to see the editor pointing at me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, standing there outside the visitors entrance, I see the sign pointing to the emergency room. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up to now he had merely been an interested spectator, taking a keen interest from a professional point of view, for a good fight is meat and drink to a bull terrier. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Earth was still regarded as the central object in the Universe, but everything else revolved around the equant points, not around the Earth itself. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I should’ve brought the point of Riptide down with all my strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a point to this, and he wants me to get to it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only point that everyone understood and agreed upon was that it was too risky to go back to the beach for the explosives. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

At this point, my grandmother's patience came to an end. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

There was good wind, fresh enough so he could point the Frog up a bit and run slightly north of east and still hold good speed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to her glove and said, “HOLE.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed no point at all in trying to talk to her, no way that he could make her understand the truth of things, or what was going on in his mind. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She grinned and I saw why she made a point of not laughing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“But there’s no point in going backward, either, I guess.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Nick could hit and hurt and intimidate, but Mo pointed him at the people who needed to be intimidated. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The sun was getting low by the time he reached the ruins of what had been the county’s first schoolhouse, a landmark known as the eight-mile point north of Newton. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I guarded him, he was going to score seventy points. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother pointed at an empty Cheese-o-mania bag on the counter. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

They were gready curious about English customs, and Rita pointed out that they could get Scout badges in anthropology if they took notes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, my parents were more desperate than they'd ever been. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

These two stories of the creation,—the story of the five ages, and the story of Prometheus and Epimetheus,—different as they are, agree in one point. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of my friends pointed at me, laughing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew her father loved her, but that was not the point. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m giving you bonus points for a Space Jam reference, but no, that’s too weird.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was something about his manner so suspicious that I asked him point blank if he had been asleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mamá continued pointing out other cactuses to Papá until he got tired and refused to respond. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe the pencil marks couldn’t be erased, but at some point, you could decide to turn to a new page. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Rests don't necessarily mean that there is silence in the music at that point; only that that part is silent. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But nobody tries to take anything anymore so I guess he proved his point. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can still use them at the Book Scavenger and Bayside Press stores. And some people are just competitive and want to see how high they can get their point total.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Reilly pointed out, “You can see the ocean from here.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She grins and blows one back, which probably looks impertinent from Lubek’s point of view, and runs out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I have to admit that by that point I had already become obsessed with solving my parents’ murders. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I was never going to live at home forever,” I point out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She actually said the letters B-T-W, which I wanted to point out required more syllables than just saying “by the way,” but she was clearly locked into something. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She pointed into the mirror behind the bar, and Harry saw Ludo Bagman reflected there, sitting in a shadowy corner with a bunch of goblins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Eight of the hands were currently pointing to the “home” position, but Mr. Weasley’s, which was the longest, was still pointing to “work.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I like debates where you argue about different points of view. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

—You know, at this point, I’m supposed to say, “Now Andy, let’s not exaggerate here.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was the point of being holed up with someone who didn’t believe in me when I had people out there who did? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At this point my eyesight was as good as a blind man’s. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio pointed at Victor's sign, which looked like it heeded a good clean. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s no point, because I already know her answer: “That’s different.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me,” he said, pointing at it and winking as well. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s the main point. Good. The rest is a matter of detail. No one can remember all the meanings of the alethiometer pictures, so we need the books to be able to read it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She could not believe he had brought Arize up like that, cheapened Arize’s memory in order to make a point in a spurious argument. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jody sobbed once as the bright knife point disappeared into the throat. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can go if you want to, but I suggest that you stay in bed tonight,” she said, pointing her finger at me, the way a mother would talk to a stubborn child. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We end our walk in a burst of black and bright: black stage, black furniture, black fixings lit up by lights from all directions and vantage points. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Irela wriggled momentarily, then pointed to the boy in the picture and said, “Pay attention. His shirt is white.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The questions now were coming from Rindlisbacher who, curiously enough, had taken on a bit of the good-cop routine, with Singleton asking the more pointed questions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There are always points or prices to calculate. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

People pointed and shouted, “See, there, on the tree, that’s Our Lady!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed in the direction I had come from. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The first team to reach forty-five total points wins. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

From the Inquisition’s point of view, the problem was that to bring a false charge of heresy was as serious a crime as heresy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We are four points in a rectangle and three of those points have these wild panicked eyes on me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was talk that dulled the diamond-headed points of lust that cut into Ben his every waking moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Regiomontanus grasped that an astronomer does not have to travel in order to get two observation points that are, in effect, far apart. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dale had made a special point of warning her not to drink the milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Whaleback to starboard now...and a good berth to the northwest point of Baker’s Island... Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘There!’ he said, pointing with his staff to the middle of the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

You scored points by having your bowl end up closer to the jack than your opponents’ bowls after they’d all been rolled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was at some point in mid-July that my father began asking me about college. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Working methodically—and filming everything with movie cameras—the Soviets and East Germans finally reached the halfway point of the tunnel, where Harvey had set up a barrier of barbed wire and sandbags. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jake points across the Midway to a red metal toolshed at the back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The captain pointed to Aaron Molete, the youngest of the four of us and a very mild and gentle person, and said, “Why is your hair so long?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether a stem points up or down does not affect the note length at all. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There were so many sharp needle points sticking out at unexpected angles that it was like juggling a porcupine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“The Potter’s Field is ahead,” Mrs. Bowles said as she pointed to the front of the line. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suma, eyes pointed upward in an eternal roll, the other side of her face in an annoyed scrunch as her mom kisses her cheek. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As the guard turned to point to the outside pump, Jack slipped a pound of wrapped butter into his bucket. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bono took my arm and pointed back at some casks, where I saw dim movement. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I don't care about Andras. And I never wish to wed. You didn't,” she pointed out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Three worlds dwell within the night sky,” the Paqo said as he pointed toward the stars flickering their small, icy fires. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

One day when I took my legs off, Evelyn pointed at them. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The man pointed to the small animal on the ground. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Up until this point, the most the quiet young man had said about the accident and his feelings was to the probation officer, Kaylene Yonk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

On those nights that she was, she made a point of taking a plate to her room before Babi even came home. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles pointed at the river in the valley below them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“He does look glum,” said the Assistant Predestinator, pointing at Bernard Marx. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had gotten to the point where I was walking on my own coffin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, she wailed, “Oh! That my little Taddy might see his father before he died!” then fainted, falling to the floor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Scrabble box got stepped on at some point, and the letter tiles went everywhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At one point, one of the social workers interjected, saying to the group, “Eighty degrees and sunny!” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before long, they had big patches of metallic sheets—the “flypaper”—unspooled and placed at various points throughout the yard. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pointed to my tree and waited while Mom inspected it and read my essay. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the cow, then to the shed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I made a point to show it to her and everything. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Arthur bent and kissed her, and then we sent him and Quincey out of the tomb; the Professor and I sawed the top off the stake, leaving the point of it in the body. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

At one point, a group of three girls walked up to me as I took a bite of my string cheese, carefully held between two toes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment they seemed almost on the point of blows. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, your point of view automatically shifts to a third-person perspective, treating you to a brief out-of-body replay of your avatar’s final fate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Guys on the sideline were going crazy too, yelling and pointing at each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He rowed until he realized he had missed the point and they were well out into the bay. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Cope was caught at one point jimmying open crates that belonged to Marsh. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was pointing now to a page, to its densely written text. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d won the all-around by almost four points, yet I knew it hadn’t been my greatest performance. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My chance of winning was so small there was no point in arguing over who wrote the better poem. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The landlord, little inclined to believe our tale of distress, pointed out that he had seen our money the night before, and that we should make good on our promises now. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

From that point on the path led through a wood and downward toward the valley of a stream which joined the one surrounding the castle. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a vat of syrup boiling on the stove and fanned his face and squinted his eyes to show how hot it was. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Holding the cigarette between his first two fingers, he pointed with it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"People always gonna need food, Alfred," said Wilson, pointing his pipe stem. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tells me these dreams, he doesn’t look at me exactly; it’s as if he’s looking at a point several inches inside my head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though growing up as a twin has had its good points and bad points, at least I always have someone to talk to, share clothes with, and experiment with. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Birds flew onto dancing treetops below me, and many distant towns flickered on the bright horizon, each with a minaret that pointed to the sky like a pencil pointing to a page. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“In!” he said, opening a door halfway down the cold passageway and pointing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, there’s no point in trying to find out what’s over the edge of this hill, because the answer is nothing.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Regardless. It looks like Miss Hennepin came around to our point of view. Starting tomorrow morning, you’re back on the bus.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The very essence of the tomb, as Theodora points out. The cold spot in Borley Rectory only dropped eleven degrees,” he went on complacently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The young man patted his forehead and pointed up the street, saying, “Go home, Serberús!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Diagrams of chakras and pressure points appeared around the house, and she began charging clients for something called “energy work.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He pointed down the eastern slope of the battle ridge. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

As long as they had them—that was the point. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Coach held two fingers out and pointed them at me and Curron. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In prison, there was no point in making the distinction between the ANC and the party that existed on the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point the priest left and I told the story about the travelling salesman who arrived at five o’clock in the morning at Marseilles when the mistral was blowing. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Both children shook their heads and before Minli could ask more questions the boy pointed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like the tiniest castle ever built, with round stone walls and a pointed red-tiled roof. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mom worked with my dad on the letters—she’s a legal secretary, and she gets straight to the point. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At this point, Harry found he could not continue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black trees tilted, stunted black arms pointing as if to a distant place untouched by flame. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Until that point, this whole thing about Madame had been, if not a joke exactly, very much a private thing we’d wanted to settle among ourselves. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every single one of us is in tears at this point. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t that the whole point of them, to be good and innocent and righteous? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At one point, we went over a section of the road that had just been repaved. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You know how I get at this point in the treatments, Conor—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is desired that the investigation of subject be most searching and pointed towards ascertaining the nature of her present activity and the identity of her associate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“True. But I’m a minor,” I point out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When “parallel” lines converge at the vanishing point in a painting, observers are tricked into believing that the lines never meet. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His face was obscured almost entirely by a huge beard and mustache, and a domed helmet with a point on top came down to his eyebrows. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Was that boy in an accident?” the child says, pointing at Jason. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed down to the ground and winked. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the infection was minor and, since Otto was eating well by that point, we got through it by Monday. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you been practicing?” she would ask at some point, and look over her glasses, ready to catch me in a lie. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

What was the point in even trying to get to the Kingdom of Death without Boo? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I check the cross street and point to the hot-pink sign that blinks the hideaway. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At that point she grabbed his earlobes and pulled him closer still. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Daddy had an Afro once!” she squealed at one point toward the end, and we all started to laugh. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The second point was for all Latin countries to have self- determination. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At that point I, too, didn’t feel like seeing any human males for as long as I lived. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tugs pushed the bow of the Manhattan until she pointed down the river, and the ship began to power majestically down the west side of Manhattan. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The poet looked at the point of his spear and then the curtain wire and, deep in thought, walked back and forth across the stage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is enough,” I tell Mama, pointing to the pile of items we have. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Even then he was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin, the high wild bush the bed pillows made of her hair, her bitten nails, the heartbreaking way she stood, toes pointed in. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom points his chin in my direction and mutters to Phil, who turns his head and waves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

At one point he turned toward me and lifted his eyebrows. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A snare. Grab his wrist at any point during the game. It will cut through his security and expose his data for you.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

From the point of view of a mayfly, human beings are stolid, boring, almost entirely immovable, offering hardly a hint that they ever do anything. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the tag on the girl’s blouse. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Filth!” he shouted, his jowls aquiver, his eyes popping alarmingly as he pointed at the muddy puddle that had dripped from Harry’s Quidditch robes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I bawled in terror as I pointed a trembling finger at the white man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we make that drive, I always make it a point to take Massachusetts Avenue, in spite of the traffic. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Mother pointed out, “I had your name engraved.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look!” said Michael, pointing downwards as Mary Poppins came to the window. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face with both hands, pushing through the fright, then pointed to the escape route he’d come up with. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I point to a wider crossing with fewer whitecaps a short walk away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Doc sat next to her, and he made a point to keep his eyes elsewhere while she slid her gaze away from us kids and over to the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The god of the pit pointed at the Doors of Death and yelled: Monsters, stop them! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z