| 单词 | popular |
| 例句 | Here was an example of insane optimism coupled with the naive popular belief that a few hours of therapy can cure everything from chronic obesity to a lifetime of poverty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Like she was trying to be pretty and popular. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But, even though the movie was popular, the Osage case was fading from memory, eclipsed by more recent celebrated cases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Yolanda was one of the more popular instructors at the college where he chaired the Comp Lit Department. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Images of his work are all over social media, and he has an online shop full of prints that appear to be incredibly popular. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They immediately seized upon a copy of a popular new book that was on prominent display. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The cases also contained a variety of popular chess books and some incunabula printed in German. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s probably supernaturally popular at that boarding school. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The computer room is the most popular space in the building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The carhops had a strong economic incentive to be friendly to their customers, and drive-in restaurants quickly became popular hangouts for teenage boys. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z She had grown up singing the old slave songs called spirituals, the hymns she had learned in church, and songs by popular American composers, such as Stephen Foster. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Sizwe was always popular, but his reputation really took off when he beat up one of the more infamous bullies in the school. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The blue stone signified House of Stars, one of the most popular covens. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s mother was a gnarled shrimp of a woman, thorny and worrying, who had always dreamed of somehow just once being popular, like the Countess was said to be. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he said, “but he wasn’t the only one. As I say, it was very popular... You know how these spells come and go...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He warns me that money is not the most important thing, contrary to the popular view on campus. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were kids the play Zoot Suit was very popular, and the characters in it kept calling one another vato. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Northern blacks took pride in dressing in the formal suits and dresses popular in the early 1900s. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Certainly, for popular music, recording was an unqualified blessing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z While speakeasies became enormously popular everywhere, nowhere did they spread in more profusion than in New York City. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “She wasn’t popular in her old school,” I mutter numbly. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He was the embodiment of the myth that had made Permian so enormously popular—small, overachieving, white, fearless. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, through his network of well-connected friends sharing his fear of Communist world domination, Strauss placed articles attacking Oppenheimer in Henry Luce’s Time, Life, and Fortune, and other popular magazines. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Cho was a year older than he was; she was very pretty; she was a very good Quidditch player, and she was also very popular. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The radio was no good tonight—somebody sang popular songs that all ended in the same way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then she'd give me lots of advice on what I needed to do to be popular and hip. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She had first heard the tale of Lysara when she was very young, for it was a popular one, but she hadn’t given it a thought in years. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But the famous punk-protector system of popular lore seems to be outdated or exaggerated. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Periodicals devoted to the subject appeared, and references to its doctrines pervaded popular literature. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is one of our most popular episodes ever. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ever since we heard that Amos had a crush on her, it was like she’d gotten a free pass into the popular group. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Its biggest tune, ‘Nessun dorma’, was incredibly popular, not just with a few diehard fans but rather with just about everyone who heard it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In 1936 Hubble produced a popular book called The Realm of the Nebulae, which explained in flattering style his own considerable achievements. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The upstart popular musicians, invited to bow at the altar of High Art, were at first dismissed by critics despite having delighted the audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Yeah...but not music about picking up snakes and stuff. That kind of music isn’t that popular.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The paper was so small and easily hidden that this became a popular way of smuggling out messages. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A more popular tool of eugenics was forced sterilization, employed on a raft of lost souls who, through misbehavior or misfortune, fell into the hands of state governments. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Not all the legends were popular, and many of them lived secret lives in a single family or a small community of believers, who whispered among themselves so the stories would not be forgotten. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z African-American traditions are so basic to popular music that they are generally not included in World music, but other North American traditions, such as Native American and Cajun traditions, sometimes are. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Rowan was never particularly popular, nor was he ever the target of derision before, but now he was cornered and beaten on a regular basis. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Unlike folk music, it has usually been written recently and belongs to professional musicians, and new popular tunes quickly replace old ones. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Nasya Boulos. Everyone loved her. She tortured me for four years. No matter what I did, she made certain I knew I would never be as beautiful or as popular as she was.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “The next award goes to the most popular girl in the Miss King Middle pageant. The Miss Congeniality winner was selected by our pageant contestants.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She performed as a soloist with many of the nation’s leading orchestras and became immensely popular with radio audiences, appearing regularly on The Bell Telephone Hour, a classical program broadcast weekly over the NBC network. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It is the most popular way-stop on the Alaska Highway, and McCandless decided to pause there for a soak in the soothing waters. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she soothed him with classical music, sometimes she played popular songs, singing along in her husky melodic voice. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here are some of the most popular mnemonics used. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He needed a PR win—not at home, where the reoccupation of the Rhineland had been immensely popular—but in London and Paris and New York. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You mean because he’s popular and I’m not?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z How common that word was in Lagos, and how popular: event. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Democrats were popular among White southerners because the party had pushed for leniency toward the Confederacy and had supported efforts to deny former slaves the vote. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As the world descended into anxiety, paranoia and financial meltdown, not to mention Fascism and Stalinism, increasingly it was composers embracing popular forms who became the voice of conscience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Their clothing line, Oh La La, Laroux, had become the most popular brand in all of Ravenskill, and they could not keep their signature stupendous Spare ensemble in stock. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding the popular image of ‘man the hunter’, gathering was Sapiens’ main activity, and it provided most of their calories, as well as raw materials such as flint, wood and bamboo. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of reading in the library or attending lectures, I watched TV in my room, working my way through every popular series from the past two decades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z ‘You kidding? So many preservatives in these things, I’ll live forever. But, hey, about this victory goddess being popular and great - Don’t you guys remember what her kids are like at Camp Half-Blood?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I’m going to go out of my way to meet people and I’m going to be the most popular young lady in Ravenel by the time I leave here.’ The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only in accordance with general principles of human nature that the “bloofer lady” should be the popular rôle at these al fresco performances. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And hybrid forms, like the sonata rondo, can become popular with some composers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Here is a popular “Dear Jack” letter that works in much the same fundamentally poindess way: Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is all about. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Before the racial trouble started, hundreds of tourists sunbathed there, and it was especially popular with scuba divers, who could follow an underwater park trail through the coral on the east side. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He was the first man I met of either color who did not confuse the popular image of the thing with the thing itself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Not that some of the other popular kids aren’t nice, but they have different ways of showing it, depending on who’s on the receiving end. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z She was just eighteen, two years older than me, and by far the most popular of all the young girls in Louisville. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Then again, she was now a former popular kid, which was probably the only reason she was talking to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is an almost 200-year-old song that remains compelling and still very popular today. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Let’s face it, I could never have been popular again at home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The popular narrative that emphasizes the deaths of slavery and Jim Crow and celebrates the nation’s “triumph over race” with the election of Barack Obama is dangerously misguided. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z In the stories he told, he and Obinze were the popular rogues who always got into glamorous trouble. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Seems that Betty learned that being popular in ninth grade doesn't mean much to an eleventh grader.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z We head for our usual table in the far right corner, but have to pass the annoying popular kids’ table. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It was a popular spot for duels precisely because of its relative isolation and inaccessibility. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The island was popular with slavers and smugglers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You see, I was already getting popular,” Shay was saying. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Most important, and this is often conveniently glossed over, they were popular throughout the world because they were actually good. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Days like this gave me a glimpse of what it was like to be popular, which usually I wasn’t. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z For that song to be popular you have to know how to do the whip and the nae nae; new music works at parties only if people know how to dance to it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They lean with the prevailing winds and employ every fallacy of logic in order to editorialize harmoniously with popular prejudices. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a popular place to get anything with fake mashed potatoes and gravy. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Boger and a few of the other dudes, the popular guys, decided they were going to drive into Spokane and have pancakes at some twenty-four-hour diner. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z By popular demand, the cinemas throughout Africa and Asia had shown his fight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z What should an elite do to gain popular support while still maintaining a more comfortable lifestyle than commoners? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Odd sterling servers are popular, for spooning out deviled eggs, removing pimentos from olives, cracking quail legs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Tzara’s was a serpent swallowing its tail, which symbolized the cycle of destruction and rebirth and had become popular since the defeat of the gods. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Another popular view that emerged was that the fire had been beneficial. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Once, while trying to relax on a train, she opened a popular magazine, only to see her own unauthorized portrait staring out at her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z An herb stew and one of the most popular Persian dishes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that Adam was such a popular guy. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew he was more popular than ever since he got the bike. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z How can somebody popular have so many people glad to see her crash? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z No one ever assumed the popular girl needed to be given a gift. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On each of these screens, footage plays of the wild cards in action during some of their most popular in-game moves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But he who attains the principality through popular favour finds himself alone, and has around him either no one or very few who are not ready to obey him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But within ANC circles, he was a far from popular figure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I’m a pretty popular kid, but if you ask people around here about Link Rowley, the main answer you get will be “Athlete.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But the vivid descriptions in the popular books by Lowell and his fervor in public lectures convinced millions of people for years to come that Mars was home to intelligent life. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Stacy has a ton of friends, so it was nice feeling popular too.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so popular with the rest of the world, and European nations in particular watched uneasily as Germany suddenly got a lot bigger. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z So why not use the more popular story? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They liked it when she mimicked popular songs from the radio in the schoolyard. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We saw visions of our most popular show ever. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I also noticed that the white and black kids talked about different topics, and read different books: The black girls read popular black teen novels; the white girls read Harry Potter. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Nuah puts his books on the table to pick up one of the popular plastic swords. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Guess which table of A.P. nerds have somehow become the most popular kids in school. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Back in the 1930s, warden Lewis Lawes had upset the inmate population by prohibiting the popular practice of tending rabbits. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I soon discovered that rock ’n’ roll was a type of popular music. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I grew up in a home with very little exposure to popular culture. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Most of my Poe is out here now. He’s popular this time of year,” Hollister said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Instead of that makin’ him popular, we all hate him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I helped to translate it and the Company enjoyed it—bandit stories are always popular with us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished her father had never taken on the Jake Steel franchise, but it had become one of his most popular roles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The most popular is Monopoly pieces, but this will prove to be wrong. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Tell me how to be popular,” she begged one of the spaghetti-strap girls. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I read them aloud, and Brenda says, “So this is what it’s like to be popular.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t those who were born to expect death be the sole subjects of gleaning?” went the popular wisdom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They saw only what everyone saw, because it was all they wanted her to be—the popular girl from a wealthy, influential family. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Shooing inmates away from the cell of my most popular keeplock was a never-ending job. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the material on chinchillas, he also brought from the capital the popular wartime booklets that had been created to propagate the image of the heroic soldier, and sentimental novels he had bought for Blanca. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The term pop music can refer to a specific kind of popular music, as in "bubblegum pop." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The really amazing thing is, they are the most popular people in the school, while everybody thinks I'm a freak for being online and playing computer games. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stuck up for me in front of Lettie and all the popular girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mary Lincoln is looking forward to celebrating recent Union victories by enjoying this popular comedy on a night that features Keene. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday on the playground, Aubrey announced that she was the most popular girl in fourth grade, which might be true but shouldn’t be. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Another popular antisuffrage argument stated that giving women the right to vote would threaten the family structure. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I don’t know why the popular phrase is truth or consequences, when it’s really more like lies and repercussions. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1881, the innovative Buck added a new product to the Duke line: cigarettes, already popular in Europe, but still relatively untried in America. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Worse still, he had failed to pass the minimum mental faculties test, which made him in popular parlance a chickenhead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was popular in classical days, and several writers told it in whole or part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned to America in time to be elected the first vice president of the United States, which most observers, including Adams himself, interpreted as a popular mandate on his historical contribution to independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The life where she was pretty and popular and a beauty queen. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Baba carries big foil containers full of samples of Mama’s most popular dishes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z At a track in Arizona a monkey was a popular mascot until he began turning on all the shed-row faucets and tearing the shingles off the roof. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was some movie about a geeky girl and a popular guy, and the girl changed her look in order to get the guys attention. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Classical music’s infatuation with mining the riches of the distant past only reinforced the popular impression that it was backward- rather than forward-looking. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He is not the most popular boy in our village. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Around the time that ragtime and the Blues were giving way to jazz in mainland America, a form of music called son was becoming popular in Cuba. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The band closed with spirited renditions of two colored songs Cora recognized, which proved the most popular of the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hungry Mother State Park in nearby Virginia was a popular destination for miners and their families, and also the Smoky Mountains farther south in Tennessee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Ali and Reza are both popular Iranian names—maybe even more popular than Sohrab—though both are technically Arabic in origin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the actual name of the song, but it was one of the popular ones that everybody knows. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There were about fifteen kids there: all of them were popular kids from either Savanna’s group or Julian’s group. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Reading the Bible was not exactly a popular activity at our house, right, Charlie?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z After a few weeks a beautiful copy of the popular painting Mao Ze-dong on His Way to Anyuan appeared in our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The most popular theory is that, about four billion years ago, a huge object collided with the earth, and the moon was formed from the resulting debris. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The most popular game for boys was thinti, and like most boys’ games it was a youthful approximation of war. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Savanna is probably the most popular girl in the school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He had read the books in Europe, where he got to go over the summer because his dad’s books were popular there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was the museum’s most popular exhibit, filled with a hundred statues of various Hindu gods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was as popular and beloved as the regent, and the fact that he was the regent’s superior in spiritual matters made a strong impression on me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A fountain warbled near the main entrance, surrounded by low stone benches that were occupied soon after sunup and remained popular well into the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Wes’s athletic physique and laid-back style, combined with the obvious trappings of a kid with disposable income—a new pair of sneakers every day, brand-name clothes—made him very popular with the girls around town. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Ellen had the most popular television show in the country and a massive global audience. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then there’s Josiah—the tech nerd who somehow in a place like this is one of the coolest, most popular guys in the school. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “This used to be a popular stop, from what I’m told. Not anymore.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Sandwiches. Probably the best thing here. But it’s so popular you’ll spend most of the lunch period in line.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z How did I wind up in this position with the most popular—and beautiful and funny and kind and compassionate and socially conscious and, and, and, and, and—girl at my new school? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z In the past decade, science fiction had become popular in radio, comics, and film. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Once this was a popular city, being right on the water. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was the most popular store in the market. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z That one branch of the family tree had begun to own the term ‘popular’ was to many classical music aficionados in itself a revealing and disturbing fact of life. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Confession is popular, not of your flaws but of your sufferings, at the hands of men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The popular girls ask if we can see the movie. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We dined in town at a popular restaurant called Angie’s and afterwards, with the evening warm and congenial, went for a stroll. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The term World Music is often used as a catch-all category referring to almost any music with widespread popularity that clearly does not sound like North American popular music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Opinion polls showed that the Congress was far and away the most popular political organization among Africans even though it had been banned for a quarter of a century. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fizz and coconut taste are instantly popular with my taste buds. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t the only one, but I was the most popular,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They were popular though, and suddenly had whole bunches of friends they’d never noticed before queuing around the block clutching barbecue tongs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The Boston Temple’s outstanding young Minister Louis X, previously a well-known and rising popular singer called ‘ ‘The Charmer, ’ ’ had written our Nation’s popular first song, titled “White Man’s Heaven is Black Man’s Hell.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed our little town was becoming especially popular with the artist crowd. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Luther accordingly had collected numerous popular contemporary folk tunes, given them holy words, and encouraged these hymns, or chorales, to be sung in Lutheran churches. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was about a robot who had bad breath, who became popular after his halitosis was cured. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The blacks had actually helped erect the church building, and Allen was a preacher popular among all members. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Ramsgate was a popular seaside town; Queen Victoria had spent holidays there as a child. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from his friends, the thing that Harry missed most about Hogwarts was Quidditch, the most popular sport in the magical world — highly dangerous, very exciting, and played on broomsticks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Anyway, even though I’m not in the “popular” group, I somehow got invited, which is very cool. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z From the end of the seventeenth century, through sermons and lectures, through popular textbooks and dramatic dialogues, the new science was disseminated to a wider audience than ever before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the years since I’d first started reading Arty’s Missives, it had become one of the most popular blogs on the Internet, now logging several million hits a day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I say, “I am the most popular girl in the world.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “That,” Colin said emphatically, “is a sentence that has only ever been spoken by popular people.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Within the “symphony of voices,” Kepler believed that the speed of each planet corresponds to certain notes in the Latinate musical scale popular in his day—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had made that joke up when lightbulb jokes were popular, but I had never told it to anyone before. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He was a kindly, peace-loving god, popular on earth as in heaven. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z About fifteen minutes into the show, popular ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy finished their comedy skit. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He bought a popular edition of The Lives of the Saints and spent the summer looking for ordinary explanations of the most extraordinary spiritual feats. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I do know which is the least popular. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed the popular girl had a million friends and a family who supported her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The War on Drugs proved popular among key white voters, particularly whites who remained resentful of black progress, civil rights enforcement, and affirmative action. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Or maybe he was secretly charmed by my relentless sass but didn't have the guts to pursue me if the popular crowd didn't approve. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The December 9, 1876, cover of the popular Harper’s Weekly caricatured blacks and Irish as equally buffoonish. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z No wonder T & T was such a popular show. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z This is at least partly because popular tastes do change. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The most popular repertoire they sing is mostly European, written in the 18th and 19th centuries. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But because they are flexible enough to allow plenty of interesting but easy-to-grasp music, the rules are still widely used, particularly in popular music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly, the quizzes proved wildly popular, though not in the spirit the sponsors might have hoped. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long until Christmas, a popular English holiday. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To say that to me—someone who’d never experienced a popular minute, much less a popular day—was beyond cruel. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As one popular toast of the day put it, he was “the man who unites all hearts.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I bet she told Edie about me because she thought if she could just hang out with the popular girls, nobody would make fun of her anymore.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Missing books? Silly dinosaur video games? Money wasted on talking statues and holograms and secret panels in bookcases that could’ve been more wisely spent on extra copies of popular children’s books?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I actually wondered sometimes if Ellie hadn’t gotten into that popular group because of her hair, which was just the right color and length to fit in. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z School was about sports and girls and fun and being popular, because you’re good at sports, hang out with the right girls, and have a lot of fun. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Plus, she’s overly friendly with her plethora of more popular friends. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “According to my readings, they were once quite popular among the upper classes, though I’m sad to say they’ve gone out of fashion in the last century or so.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There were little white boys with complete collections of football cards, and their only want was a popular girlfriend and their only worry was poison oak. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There was a sizable number of well-read inmates, especially the popular debaters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But the popular kids kissed up to him all year. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The popular theory on the message boards was that Halliday had created multiple copies of his hometown so that several avatars could search it at the same time without fighting over a single location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Like Link being popular has anything to do with what we’re making our paper chain out of. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Whenever they could, people used the spices that were so popular, they became an expensive necessity: pepper, ginger, sugar, sometimes saffron. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You try to keep the ones that are highly popular, and Lou’s classes are what kids in this school want to take.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s funny, and a good person; he’s popular, athletic, and so smart. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Poppy had always been the leader, the more popular one, the one adults trusted more, and Seven was always second best. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He was very industrious and was popular among the fellows because he would run out and get fish and chips whenever anyone was hungry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fog was so thick, they were selling it by the slice. Genuine State of Maine Fog. Very popular with the tourists, if you could find one. Many got so lost, they ended up in Pennsylvania.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If his theory became well known, and popular, it could topple British society on its head. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The chemical most popular with the farmers was toxaphene, one of the most destructive to fishes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Contrary to popular wisdom, bullies are rarely cowards. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Because of her castle, she was able to escape the popular uprising and to wait until help arrived from Milan in order to regain her state. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The young cook’s arrest became the immediate and popular cause that triggered the riot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The Shills, The Corporation’s wildly popular program about product placement and the teens who love it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A Meecham gets the best grades, wins the most awards, excels in sports, is the most popular, and is always found near the top no matter what endeavor he undertakes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If mathematics education communicated this playful aspect of the subject, formally at the elementary, secondary, or college level or informally via popular books, I don’t think innumeracy would be as widespread as it is. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the popular afterlife is better than no afterlife, like Lidia believes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The motif had been a popular one in earlier Dutch genre scenes, where bubbles symbolized life’s brevity and, hence, the vanity of all earthly things. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In New Rochelle, except for Rosemary and two other friends, who had all been together since first grade, she was not very popular. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But, you say, it’s hard to stay popular for forty years. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z From behind her hand she said, “Well, I think you're cool, and I want you to think I'm cool, and that's all popular is.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Flips and headbands were suddenly popular, I noticed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A chosen few went with the King to play three feathers, a popular Sparra gambling game of which Bull Sparra was very fond. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was by a rather popular writer named Mr. Dickens, who lived in London and published stories in the magazines. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Hoover made a cameo appearance in the 1959 movie, which further enshrined him in the popular imagination. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Patrick actually used to be popular before Sam bought him some good music. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z After that event, I became popular at the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “True poetry is truth. Truth is not popular, so poetry also is not.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "Don't forget these. They're popular now. The Minister of Health says we all should ingest colorful vegetables and even flowers. It's beneficial, supposedly." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She and a couple of her friends would head out to Thirty-second Street Plaza, a popular nightclub where Mary knew the owner. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The entertainment for the night is a British indie rocker who looks like a root vegetable and is popular with people in Alex’s demographic for reasons he can’t even begin to understand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He conveys his message through jokes or by spinning a lesson out of a popular movie or song. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I tell myself, that’s what you get when you put thirty-one toilets on the most popular girl’s front yard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I am the creator of a popular Web magazine—not the one I did with Eleanor, but a new one. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Like Kohl, she was a highly popular junior, and as such would actively avoid any interaction with sophomore rabble such as Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z On the popular level, Haynes’s scenario made so much intuitive sense that it rapidly leapt from the pages of Science to high school history textbooks, mine among them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because of speeches like these, Marupeng became extremely popular during the Defiance Campaign, but popularity is only one factor in an election. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our space becomes very popular because both children and adults have a fascination with Buttercup. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Even among very popular black names, there is little overlap with whites. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Unlike much else composed in the 1940s, it is still popular and regularly performed both in the theatre and on the concert stage today. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to make “popular price” stuff—wash dresses, silks, and woolens. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z No one thought about whether the popular girl was lonely when she went home. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The living arrangement was very popular with the public. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I read the first twenty-something pages, and right off I knew why it was so popular. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z So why not use the more popular story? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Doesn’t he know popular people are covered in flame retardant? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Farmer was very popular in school, especially among the girls, and he became president of his senior class. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “So you have to be mean to be popular?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Maybe like might be confusing, but popular is even weirder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Helman, the firm’s senior partner, was involved with African causes long before they became popular or fashionable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The master and his unlikely pupil started with simple rhymes and short passages from popular British versifiers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If you want to be popular at Camp Half-Blood, don’t come back from a mission with bad news. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “It tells you all the things that were popular on your birthday, like the top books, the top songs, the biggest movies. It just made me think of you when I saw it, so...” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Kaajal was the potted eyeliner that was hugely popular in Mamma’s youth, a trend which she apparently hadn’t noticed had died away sometime in the ’70s. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The owners of the gallery want him to sell paintings in the traditional style because they re popular and bring in money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was so popular and smart, and seemed to just go from girl to girl without ever taking it the slightest bit seriously. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He might have considered the popular theory that the Milky Way, which glowed so brightly at sea, was the remnant of a path through the sky abandoned by the sun. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z This is a popular joke at school too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z In 1939 the Rialto wasn’t available, and the Howard concert series had to find another and even larger location for its most popular event. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z At the Alcazar he inserted into scripts the names of popular products, bars, and restaurants, including the Cliff House, and for this received another stream of income. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll never be popular but I know the few people who do like me, like the real me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Newspapers reported that even in Bristol, a port city with a harbor filled with slave ships, “the popular sentiment has been very strongly expressed against the continuance of that traffick in human flesh.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The songs presented in this book are folk and popular songs, some of which are not only historically important, but culturally significant as well. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The sheriff's job was not an easy one, and that county which, out of the grab bag of popular elections, pulled a good sheriff was lucky. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody played it; I believe a form of it is still popular at Devon. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A myth of what the frontier had been, the Wild West legend, was taking hold in the popular imagination, and it would not be long before people defined Smith by it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only people I’d have to worry about in that class are the really cool and popular people who think that they’re better than everyone else is. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular national park in America, but Gatlinburg—this is so unbelievable—is more popular than the park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Barack sometimes referred to me as “Joe Public,” asking me to weigh in on campaign slogans and strategies, knowing that I kept myself happily steeped in popular culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The words of their souls were the syllables of popular songs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So mean-tone tuning was very popular in Europe in the 16th through 18th centuries. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Make the masses happy by redistributing much of the tribute received, in popular ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But all day long the romping and playing they carried on behind the boss’s back made her popular right away. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She then explained about all the things you have to go through to prove it, especially in high school when the boy and girl are popular and still in love. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The most popular triad progressions have been used over and over again, century after century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z No prime minister’s ever been more popular than Premier Margaret Thatcher in the entire history of opinion polls. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As much as I hate admitting it, I think it’s important that we have one other popular person on the ballot. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z If a famous person did that, it would probably be really popular and sell for a fortune. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The most popular look I get is the one I like to call the "I'm so cool nothing fazes me, not even your missing arms" look. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And we were uneasy too, my family, because in the South there was always a lot of liquor and drinking, and Jews weren’t popular. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z On the balmy evenings in our little cafe, we would play popular music on the radio, and Alex and I would dance for the customers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In any average white neighbothood bar, you couldn’t imagine a known cat-man thief regularly exposing himself, as one of the most popular people in there. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was 1986, not long after Baby Doc Duvalier had been forced from power by a popular uprising. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z This reliance on popular wisdom and authority has downsides. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Right now the main thing is to broaden the popular base of the war. Then we’ll have another look.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Besides paper-chaining, I don’t have much to do with the popular kids. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z On Saturday nights they played at a dance hall in nearby Blyn, where a farmer had turned, with the addition of some strings of electric lights, his chicken coop into Sequim’s most popular dance venue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Curls—or the hope of them—seemed to be very popular in Richford, Georgia. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The new single volume by Charles Darwin, the humble and articulate guide, was a huge popular success. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ever since I became Susan. She thinks I betrayed myself. She just doesn’t understand how important it is to be popular.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Because you can fight. You’re popular with the crowd. That could still make you desirable allies. But only if you let the others know you’re willing to team up with them,” says Haymitch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She received packs of Newport cigarettes—the commissary’s most popular brand—as payment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On June 18, Dr. McIlroy suddenly “discovered” that he had brought his dice along, and betting with the “rattlers” became a popular game. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Holiday’s performance and the disturbing images of the poetic text mark the moment in the development of popular song when it could no longer be dismissed as mere frivolity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Father tried to interrupt the proceedings by loudly explaining that Jesus is exempt from popular elections. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Rutherford had once been a famous caricaturist, whose brutal cartoons had helped to inflame popular opinion before and during the Revolution. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At festivals, storytellers would recite the epic adventures of the most popular bogatyri, the tsar’s most trusted and magical knights. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Contrary to popular belief, not all traveling performers are of the Ruh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was rich and popular, which insulated him from the effects of most humiliation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It’s like the nerds rose to power, kicked out all the popular kids, and stole their weed and alcohol. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The observation train began to fill up, though this year the open-sided cars were not as popular as the enclosed coaches, which promptly reached capacity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There had been no quarrels with committee members, and he was as popular as ever. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the most popular improvements was a necrology, a list of the names of the dead, which began appearing in the third edition. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When Mom and Jack met with his teacher for their conference, she proudly reported that Connor is a confident and popular boy, with excellent skills in spelling and math. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Everyone liked bream; the tiger fish weren’t as popular. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The quickest way to get out of Sing Sing is to come in as warden” was a popular joke. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, it was the price we were willing to pay to be popular. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But the relationship between opera and the populace could not have been more different in Italy, where opera was a popular art form. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One minute, I’m like, the most popular kid in the fifth grade. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It resembled the popular conception of what a Klondike dance hall girl wore. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “They own a really popular ice cooler company.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The various well temperament tunings that were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries tried to strike a balance between staying close to pure intervals and avoiding wolf intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Lou: tall, lean, relaxed, wearing jeans and that football jersey—popular with the whole school already, even though he's new. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After reading this book, I realized how teens are very gullible; getting tricked into doing things against their will because they want to fit in and be popular. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But I don’t “send” the popular kids either. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Mordred had begun dressing- with this dramatic simplicity since the time when he had become a leader of the popular party. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I became a popular dinner guest, with my stories of hunting and horses, of scrapping and fighting mountain fires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Much of this art, to be sure, is pretty shoddy—art at third- and fourth-hand, worn out by endless repetition, representing the lowest common denominator of popular taste. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost banning the death penalty through a popular referendum in an American state would have been unimaginable just a few years earlier. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So how about comparing today’s most popular names with the top ten from only twenty years earlier? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The guy comes into the room with a cart—carts are very popular here—as light creeps through the blinds. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I just love impressing the most popular boy in our class! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Since my education classes at National University have become so popular, I was able to create a special college forum in the fall. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Plantagenet’s “artistic” work has all been forgotten, but his erotic studies of women and automobiles remain popular. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z What I do know is this: While Colin is one of the popular kids, he is different from most of them. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z We wore the same haircut, a towering box cut made popular by rappers like Big Daddy Kane, whose elegantly chiseled high-top was the gold standard. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then, through Regina’s persistence, Bobby received an invitation to be a possible contestant on the most popular show on television, The $64,000 Question. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They were reminded in a popular song of the times, “If you can’t smile and say yes, please don’t cry and say no.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z This became the popular opinion despite the findings of the inquiry. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The games he created were addictive and wildly popular. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Oakland’s open enrollment process allowed families to apply to any school in the district, and Oakland High was a popular choice. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Or,” I said, “he wants to expand his business into the lot because it’s a popular location?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His father, Kim Jong II, might never have been popular, but he had nearly twenty years to learn how to dominate his elders. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But then again, lately, a lot of my friends were now more interested in boys and being popular than anything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even when she was in elementary and middle school, she always chose computers as her choice of centers while all the other more popular girls seemed to cluster together in art or reading. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, Trent was disproportionately popular among Chapel Hill High School’s sophomore class. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She was the most popular girl in their form, her school bag made of thick monogrammed leather, her san-dais always different from what anybody else had. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In the 1930s, track was hugely popular, and its elite performers were household names. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “The kids at my old school thought it was funny, too. I wasn’t exactly, um, popular there. But I thought maybe now we’re older...” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It slowed finally, after Guitar took him to his first Southside party, and after he found himself effortlessly popular with girls of his own age and in his own neighborhood. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But the telephone proved to be so popular that soon everyone had to have one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Weight lifting was also popular, and when I was new at Sing Sing, it was intimidating to be faced with the huge, muscle-bound inmates who took it seriously. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At lunch I suddenly have the most popular table in the cafeteria. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The Council of Elders languished in prison, and new council members were elected by popular vote. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She was practically the most popular person at school and she hadn’t even been here a full day yet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Miss Parrish, known to friends as Cassie, was a popular athlete and member of the theatre club at Amoskeag High. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z McGhee had not only rescued the situation for the fishermen/bootleggers, he had created what today, with some modification, is one of the most popular of all vessels—the speedboat. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z "But you're judging them at the same time you accuse them of judging you. It's like you've got a prejudice against the popular kids, and you assume they have a bad attitude toward you." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I could call and ask people why a popular store closed, why a show had been canceled, why there were so many churches and so few supermarkets. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In three adjectives, I was pretty and smart and popular. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z For two tributes to have a shot at winning, our "romance" must be so popular with the audience that condemning it would jeopardize the success of the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She was the most popular girl in seventh grade. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Maybe if I weren't an atheist, God wouldn't have punished me by having one of the most popular girls in school walk into Photo Drive-Up at the very moment my picture was being taken. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Um, this is going to sound weird, but on a scale of one to five, how popular were you in fourth grade?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Yes, the president and Mrs. Lincoln would attend this evening’s performance of the popular if silly comedy Our American Cousin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Deer hunting was popular in our area because shooting and dressing a deer provided a lot of winter food for a family, so we had school off for the first day of hunting season. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Eisenstein thesis has never been popular with historians. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I wasn’t the pretty, popular girl here at King Middle, and the fact that I’m being recognized is eating away at their flesh. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps the oldest and most widely popular of these styles are the ones that join European and African musical traditions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He was a tall, good-looking guy and, like his little brother, he was very popular. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z For our taped conversations, we had switched from handheld microphones—because it was too difficult now for Morrie to hold anything that long—to the lavaliere kind popular with TV newspeople. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a well-spoken middle-aged woman who seemed popular with the students. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Not many people travel there these days, but once this was one of the most popular attractions in London–in effect, as Richard Fortey has noted, the world’s first theme park. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Check out these pants,” I said, pointing to a polyester pair that had not been popular for decades. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In this world John, who was, his father said, ugly, who was always the smallest boy in his class, and who had no friends, became immediately beautiful, tall, and popular. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He loves the docks and wharves, which remind him of popular Japanese art prints that he’s begun collecting. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He had only referred to his race in two ways—as African American and black—terms that had become popular after the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a shot, in fighting stance, of a former prizefight champion, a popular fighter who had lost his sight in the ring. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But guys like Jonah who hung out at Rainbow Park didn't associate with the popular crowd. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Really? But it was very popular back when we lived there.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I was very popular for the remainder of the afternoon. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I had a feeling she’d been one of the popular girls, the one all the guys lusted over. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They read some popular psychology—Eric Berne’s Games People Play sticks in my mind, because my father still quotes from it—and bestsellers like Leon Uris’s Topaz. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The grisly murder of a popular local official—the assistant mayor had been beheaded and his body tossed in the Artibonite River—was making life even more complicated for Captain Carroll. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Sitting here, talking about whatever, he’s not intimidating like other popular kids. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She told me this, and she threw up her arms and shouted, “I’m going to be popular!” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “He's probably at home. I don't think he's very popular with your friends right now.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think Jack the Ripper is more popular than I am around here these days.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One guy hand-painted T-shirts with popular logos, like Puma and Nike with the swish. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was a simple game, and where I lived, it was the most popular sport to play and to watch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Clear Lake lies in mountainous country some 90 miles north of San Francisco and has long been popular with anglers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The paper chain may have changed us, but I don’t think I’m ever going to make it into that popular crowd. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was at this popular dance club downtown. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She was queen of the popular crowd and I, well, I had Ivette. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The winning vocalist and instrumentalist would be invited to appear as soloists with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra during its popular summer season at the stadium. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He guesses he could’ve technically, but Cody is one of the most popular guys in school. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Here, the cool kids, the popular kids, whatever that means, are the theater kids, and the football players are the ones trying to be cool.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I had it in my head that if I became popular, every day would feel like my birthday. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I find this logic distinctly un-Addie-like, considering that there are popular girls we could ask, but I do not at that moment possess the crucial nugget of information that will later explain her odd behavior. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And yet it had been glossed over in my education, and in popular culture, representations of the war and its reasons seemed obscured. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The Spice Girls were very popular in Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Dandy was a pretty popular politician at our house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And it was great to be so popular. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wigs were so popular that the South Korean government banned the export of raw hair from its shores. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Never in my life have I ever been considered one of the “popular” girls in anything, but that summer in camp, for whatever reason, I was the girl everybody wanted to hang out with. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In the cafeteria I sit down next to Laura who is very pretty and very popular. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The love of fast driving lasted long after the end of Prohibition—leading to the popular sport of NASCAR, which is beloved in many parts of the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Because of a very popular statue his appearance is more familiar to us than that of any other god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Too handsome, too popular, no sting of unhappiness and ambition. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Alba liked to sit with the cook at siesta time, listening to popular singing on the radio, especially the songs of the man she had met in the Japanese Gardens. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From the foot of the ski run, the imitation log cabin lodge piped its popular songs into the overhang of silence. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I’m not going to list names; I’d have to include some of those most prominent then in popular music, even a number of them around today. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was highly popular, and I found that he took the familiar department of Mr. Jaggers’s business; though something of the state of Mr. Jaggers hung about him too, forbidding approach beyond certain limits. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In honor of the fair Kodak called the folding version of its popular model No. 4 box camera the Columbus. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z School is out, and Magic Waters is a popular place. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Eddington’s painstaking publicity campaign launched the theory of relativity into popular culture and its father, Albert Einstein, into a life of international renown. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Doc Savage to whom he referred was a fictional hero popular among adolescent readers of pulp magazines a generation ago. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the number of people who could grasp relativity had been reduced even further in the popular imagination–and the scientific establishment, it must be said, did little to disturb the myth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As a speaker, he was popular among faculty, students, and townspeople. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Contrary to popular opinion, till isn't a shortening of until. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And for a real kicker, ask them how many geeks are arrested for violent crimes and misdemeanors when compared to popular athletes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m thinking of buying the Parkers old homestead and using the fields for additional corn for the whiskey, since our small distillery has become quite popular. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I guess they’ve all kind of merged into one big supergroup of popular kids, now that some of them have started dating each other. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In Europe it is a popular sport to describe what the Americans are like. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher tickle made Palmer immensely popular, not only with the Beans Boys but throughout the entire school. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The pocho cooks told Salvador that Linda made more money in tips than any of the other waitresses because she was the most popular. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The garden was popular and the garden was wholesome, but I also knew that for some people it wouldn’t feel like enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The girls giggled—but even if they didn’t look at the boys you could tell they only had their minds on whether they were going to be popular or not. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Who knew that her name was so flipping popular? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Being popular isn’t the same as having friends,” Fina says, scowling. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Because he used his giant strength only in the service of good, he was always a very popular man. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “I dunno why the team’s this popular all of a sudden.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Being popular wasn’t going to get me into college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z However, harmony is present in India’s popular music, such as Bollywood’s film music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Jefferson and Madison even managed to persuade themselves that Adams had concocted the entire XYZ Affair to mobilize popular support for a declaration of war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “It was a pretty radical belief for his time. That type of thinking wasn’t popular or well respected by many people back then. Emerson had to be fairly brave to be an abolitionist.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Sure. And Holo-streams, and virtual reality games. Tons of stuff. Traveling to see you live is a very popular vacation excursion.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He looked like one of the popular boys from school. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z These flower prints became so popular that she and her husband decided it might be worth the financial risk to publish them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The Marxists haven’t won by popular vote anywhere in the world,” his confreres replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The words he uses are the idioms of popular songs and poems in the newspaper. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Kids who're really popular get called by their first names, so Nick Yew's always just “Nick.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Pageants were extremely popular in the early 1900s and commonly drew huge audiences. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “It’s the second most popular suicide bridge in the world,” said Brooke. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Organum became very popular across Europe - and, dare I say it, formulaic to the point of tedium. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Modern popular astrology runs directly back to Claudius Ptolemaeus, whom we call Ptolemy, although he was unrelated to the kings of the same name. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We sing these, and other parodies of popular songs, all of which we think are very witty. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s an honorary Mexican because he’s so popular in Mexico.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Or because they were popular and loved so much that the school cafeteria offered them mozzarella sticks and crinkle-cut fries on the house. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Given the relatively low salaries of many mathematicians, both failings might be overcome if multimillionaires supported mathematicians who wrote for a popular audience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps in reaction to doubts about traditional religion, various kinds of spirituality had become popular in England, even among some of Charles and Emma’s intellectual friends and family, including Hensleigh Wedgwood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The explosion in popular songwriting in the second half of the twentieth century is a joyous thing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Rather, the lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than to crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Someone who was admired and popular, a student leader who took an active role in the school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z ‘So-called’ is apologetic; even stranger is his insistence that the term is already in popular use. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Mom, that was like in kindergarten. Julian’s the biggest phony there is. And he’s trying so hard to be popular all the time.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Below the chandeliers spread an indoor city of “gilded domes and glittering minarets, mosques, palaces, kiosks, and brilliant pavilions,” according to the popular Rand, McNally & Co. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z While Hinduism retained its popular rituals and devotion to its pantheon, at its core Hinduism became monotheistic and introspective. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Biblical subjects tilt toward violence: Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes is now popular. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But Effie has shown us some that are popular in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “And you’re in the Fifth Cohort,” he guessed, “which maybe isn’t the most popular?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All I can do is sit and wait, talk to Maya, and hope that Savanna will ask me to join them at the popular table someday. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Dakari is, after all, attractive and popular; he has lots of friends. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But Penelope was so popular, especially for a freshman, and I was popular by association, even as a freshman, too, that Boger invited us to come along. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know. You said you were pretty popular before. The popular kids at my school don't even know I'm alive." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Steve Reich has been described as the single most influential composer of the late-twentieth century, bringing fresh ideas and impetus to both popular and classical music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In middle school, Michael and I would go to the games sometimes even though neither of us were popular enough to go. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He was learning how to plug himself into popular culture in order to understand new fashion trends. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, he described the machine’s capabilities for Karl Darrow, the lab’s eminent physicist and a writer of popular science articles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The material was velvet—which we've already established was quite popular in the nineties. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Achillini’s brilliance and the transgressive character of his thought were summarized in a popular saying: ‘It is either the devil or Achillini.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All of these brands were popular in school—the boys especially liked to wear oversize shirts with Reebok or Nike logos on them. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He turned to say hello to the makeup blogger and she saw, from his name tag, that he wrote a blog about the “intersection of academia and popular culture.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I have never been, nor wanted to be, popular. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But he’s also popular because he’s rich, and some girls think he’s good-looking, which I personally don’t get. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Although Roosevelt was one of the most popular presidents to ever hold office, the Republican Party gave their support to Taft, the current president. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be a popular decision, but I saw now that this was the only way. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It's a popular shortcut, the Inner Circle of Regent's Park. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The beginning of our relationship would play out like the end of every good teen movie where the popular guy falls for the nerdy girl. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She was more popular with the sisters than either Jesus or Joseph. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, they were opposed by orthodox clergy, but were very popular among the laity. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He proposes that a declaration of war should be a kind of popular festival with entrance-tickets and bands, like a bull fight. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I always said so,’ was probably the most popular comment. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Of course, not everyone has welcomed the meltdown between classical music and the diverse forms of popular music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At my new school, I see only popular kids hang in twos and threes, or in groups. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I’m not sure I’ve ever really thought about Mom being my age, but if I had, I would definitely have imagined her as the most popular girl in school. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The appearance of the yearbook clears up another high school mystery—why all the popular girls put up with the disgusting habits of Todd Ryder. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z For example, most operas were written to be popular, middle-class entertainments, and artists such as Liszt and Paganini enjoyed rock-star-like fame and popularity in their day. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z We showered, put on such clean clothes as we could muster, and eagerly repaired to a popular nearby bistro called the Georgia Mountain Restaurant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Despite the popular story, however, ‘Greensleeves’ was definitely not written by Henry, serial wife-dispatcher and part-time musician; indeed, it is likely to have become well known in England long after his death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He worked in the Japanese embassy and lived in an apartment building popular among congressmen. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She was popular, an only child, and by all accounts without blemish. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was a popular way girls in my school passed notes; Elsbeth learned first and then taught the rest of us. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z J. N. Singh was a popular, handsome fellow, who was at ease with all colors and also a member of the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Setting that popular idea aside, the stewards fired the leg-weary Greenberg back to the barn again, bearing yet another message. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As if that were not enough, the Nationalists increased their popular vote in the election by more than 10 percent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As a child my mother had shown a tendency for drawing and mud sculpture and could still amuse us with her speedy recreations of a popular cartoon woodpecker. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was very popular to have an eight-by-ten black-and-white copy of Hulk Hogan—he was considered a god in Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Tina had asked Park to go with her, and Park had said yes—because everybody knew that Tina was the most popular girl in class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A more cynical approach was taken by Tyra Banks, the popular talk show host, who devoted a show in May 2008 to the recurring question, “Where Have All the Good Black Men Gone?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The question, of course, was: Why were these statuettes so popular with the local folk? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the noise faded, Judy Treankler, one of the most popular girls in our class, stepped forward and introduced her skit. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Finding asteroids became a popular activity in the 1800s, and by the end of the century about a thousand were known. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Despite Wallace’s critique, despite the fact that other astronomers with telescopes and observing sites as good as Lowell’s could find no sign of the fabled canals, Lowell’s vision of Mars gained popular acceptance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t figure that was because we were the most popular. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Most popular in Japan is the view that the Japanese gradually evolved from ancient Ice Age people who occupied Japan long before 20,000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I had acquaintances, but just a few. There were lots of colored kids at my old school but I just wasn’t one of the popular ones. Not many people liked me.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I learned, for example, that in the late 1500s my little neighborhood square was a popular spot for burning people alive. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z After being hazed into the most popular sorority at our school, these innocent girls didn’t stay innocent for long. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At school, there were the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the popular kids—and then there were the nobodies like me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Statistics isn’t a popular course at the academy. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But here, at MoMo's house, one of the most popular parties in Brooklyn, silence. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There was a popular saying to the effect that England is a paradise for women, a prison for servants, and a hell for horses. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Logic and Pseudoscience Since numbers and logic are inextricably intertwined both theoretically and in the popular mind, it’s perhaps not stretching matters too far to describe faulty logic as a kind of innumeracy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks in part to that wrong attribution, Ad Herennium was the most popular handbook right through to the Renaissance. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Maybe that was all Mr. Griswold’s Poe choice came down to: a popular author for Halloween season. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Son, Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t think popular girls had clammy hands. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I was astonished to see how popular she is, how much of a woman she’s become. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular name in those days and several women in the Morte d’Arthur had it, particularly as some of its manuscript sources have got mixed up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It might not be the most popular parenting style, but they really believed if they trusted our judgment, then we wouldn't have the urge to rebel. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The PAC feared democratic elections because they knew such a vote would expose their meager popular support. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ludus had become the most popular destination in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Laurencin agreed with her but warned her that that would not be a very popular reason. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z In Nsukka, he had been the most popular student on campus; his beat-up Volkswagen Beetle parked outside a beer parlor lent the drinkers there an immediate cachet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had never in her life been popular before. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “And animals. And people. Anything for the garden. Custom orders. Statuary is very popular, you know.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I mean, in all the movies and TV shows, the popular kid who ascends from the depths of dorkdom has their day in the sun, and then it’s smooth sailing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Not even the popular kids are immune to today’s swastika gossip. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Always, as long as I can remember, she was pretty and popular—a person, even when she was a little kid. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Richest Person in the World seems really popular and so does Most Beautiful Person in the World. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She often sat on her family’s stoop next to another, more popular girl named Deneen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was a popular love song, but they had changed the lyrics. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Some kids look like popular presidents or famous movie people. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “A’s are one of our most popular letters. All of them aren’t that good,” he confided in a low voice. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "I know I'm not very popular. I don't give big parties. I suppose you've got to make your house into a pigsty in order to have any friends--in the modern world." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The instrument commonly called the "piano" by the way, was originally called a "pianoforte" because it could play dynamics, unlike earlier popular keyboard instruments like the harpsichord and spinet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I’m not used to popular boys talking to me in any school, much less this one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z By December first, Stargirl Caraway had become the most popular person in school. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The popular age, as it rapidly became known, brought undreamed-of musical benefits and rewards to humankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The priory, situated as it was where the road crossed the river, was popular with travelers of all kinds, and the nuns often had visitors to stay. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Why was I this color instead of what was popular, adored, and considered okay? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The new job in London is not in a gallery; it’s a stockroom that supplies stores with wholesale reproductions of popular and famous paintings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Develop a list of characteristics that make children’s songs so popular, unforgettable, and able to survive for generations. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z A simple cricket, no longer than half my little finger—which is rather long because I play the piano—but a cricket that is able to chirp operatic, symphonic, and popular music. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The evil goddess of Discord, Eris, was naturally not popular in Olympus, and when the gods gave a banquet they were apt to leave her out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not even the point. The point is he’s really popular. And, you know, my mom heard that his mom is actually pushing the school to review Auggie’s application to Beecher.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was nice to have the most popular girl in the neighborhood offering herself to him every now and then. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Most of my Poe is out here now. He’s popular this time of year,” Hollister said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z This was a very popular topic of conversation. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The next summer we went to France for six weeks, and I added another 420 words, most of them found in the popular gossip magazine Voici. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Falconry, or hawking, was one of the most popular sports of the Middle Ages. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z She is not as pretty and not as popular as Laura but she could still be a good friend. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I bite my lip and glance around to see if Carver Jamison or anyone else from the popular group is hiding out, in case they’re playing some sort of mean joke. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “They expected it to be a popular attraction, but...” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That changed things—I had really hoped Celia’s involvement in all this was just some byproduct of her need to be popular. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She didn’t agree with the popular arguments for slavery but saw it as a necessary evil given the obvious intellectual deficiencies of the African tribe. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But with all the power coming from the capital, the mines could be lit up by Mobutu’s own hand, and shut down at the first sign of popular rebellion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar image appeared to work well for another product: a popular brand of mustard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z On the first Monday in May 1903, black waiters arrived to begin work at a popular lunch counter only to be told to go home, as the manager had abruptly declared them “incompetent.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Babez Dolls, the most popular toy for girls ages 4—10. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You don’t need thumbscrews or knives to torture someone if you can perform the Cruciatus Curse. That one was very popular once too. “Right. . . anyone know any others?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If she went to my school, she’d be the most popular girl in the whole building. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I remained an outsider, with just a small handful of friends, never invited to join the popular party kids in their very exclusive groups. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’s popular, perhaps, but closed off—she has no close confidante to help her assess reality. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z ‘The verses of your son who was the poet were very popular in Rome,’ the angel said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Luck potions are my most popular,” Doc said. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “This is very popular in America,” I explained. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The more popular you became, the more haters you acquired. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One popular way of locating individuals was through the newspapers. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z After all, if you are not popular in a popular age, what are you for? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And when Billy Martin—one of the most popular figures in the game—became manager of the A’s, he made it clear there would never be someone like Glenn Burke on his team. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z There were exhibits devoted to all of GSS’s most popular games, including several arcade ports of titles they’d originally released for home computers and consoles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had written a science fiction novel called The Lazarus Door, which was wildly popular. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to be like you—popular and likable and well known. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her attempt to become popular, to be more like them, had been a total failure. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Yet here, wherever here was, she was suddenly the most popular girl on the block. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been a brilliant mathematics student, and very popular. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Listen, I don’t know who she likes or doesn’t. It was just a guess...isn’t Justin really popular? A lot of girls like him,” I say with growing desperation. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I think about making good grades or being cool or popular, even though I’m not. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Speed-dating has become enormously popular around the world over the last few years, and it’s not hard to understand why. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I’d spent years in Harlem and on the road around the most popular musicians, the “names,” even, who really were making big money for musicians—and they had nothing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was getting good grades in the third marking period, I was still improving rapidly on drums, I continued to be oddly popular at school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They had many fine sons, and she was very popular with Chief Mmeke himself, who was pleased that he had been kind to this girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “She was so tremendously popular, you know. Such a personality.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This means that even the most popular names today are less popular than they used to be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He said that Boss Fix, Steady Work, and Fast Luck oils were the most popular ones this time of year—he almost couldn’t keep them stocked. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It is the same rhythmic pattern that drives the only popular nonreligious song of the early thirteenth century still known today: ‘Sumer is icumen in’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was a union that was popular with both Germans and Austrians. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They’re so popular now, every kid in school wishes they were in Mr. Ward’s class. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I think she was bored of being the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in the world. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Poppy had always been the more popular of the two of them: cheerful and optimistic to Seven’s anxious determination. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Tchaikovsky’s ballet scores are still among the most popular pieces in the classical repertoire. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The less he says to our classmates, the more popular he seems to become. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So I get my lunch and sit down at a secluded cafeteria table with the most popular boy in the seventh grade. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I won’t. I will keep up your disguise as a big dork, when in fact you’d be like the most popular girl in school.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Another thing to come out of it was that Amos became super popular and Julian, because he missed the whole thing, was really out of the loop. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The popular, pretty girls would hang out over here, and computer geeks would hang out over there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Finally: Access to popular culture and to the Internet isn’t a privilege. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She is cheerleader popular— one of those girls you would never think of running into on a ledge six stories above the ground. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He whistled a popular tune of the moment with easy confidence, and I thought how to-night perhaps the band would play the same tune in the minstrels’ gallery above the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Another one, popular with inhabitants of northern Europe, invokes the supposed stimulatory effects of their homeland’s cold climate and the inhibitory effects of hot, humid, tropical climates on human creativity and energy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Chestnut was especially popular—not the imported European chestnut roasted on Manhattan street corners in the fall, but the smaller, soft-shelled, deeply sweet native American chestnut, now almost extinguished by chestnut blight. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She did a search for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone to compare against a typically popular book for hiding. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I always knew that we could get more people excited about student government if the popular kids were more into it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They became quite popular, which could perhaps be attributed to their down-home personalities, or to the fact they had one of the few working indoor toilets on the street. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s no surprise that Luce’s theory of gender identity was popular in the early seventies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But suddenly I'm popular enough for Gary Drake to give an “All right?” to? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Open the cabinet in the master bathroom, and to this day, you will find expired six-packs of Sego, a chalky dietary milk shake popular in the late sixties. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "He's one of the most popular boys at Pencey. Did you know that?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t have been on at the Bell Street Cinema, but I’m sure it got a run at one of those obscure yet popular theaters in the city. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Curtis was the biggest, strongest, and most popular kid in the class. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the late 1940s, margarine was not very popular. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He made me the other teams captain, but it didn’t matter who I picked, because all the jocks and the popular kids moved over to Sloan’s side. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the dead men was a popular fellow known as P. G. Unlike the quiet Mr. Yu. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An import from the United Kingdom, The Weakest Link for a short time became wildly popular in the United States. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z And unless Harry’s ears were deceiving him, the old radio next to the sink had just announced that coming up was “Witching Hour, with the popular singing sorceress, Celestina Warbeck.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He’s popular in his own department, constantly cornered at the Keurig for second opinions on people’s drafts and invited to after-work drinks he never has time for. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She sits with the second-tier popular kids at lunch, she seems nice, but does she blast indie rock in her spare time? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Everywhere there were groups of the sort of people who probably weren’t popular in high school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I heard exclaimed many times by people in die Holy World who had read the popular book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z During the late 1930s she was heard in living rooms across America as a popular radio performer, appearing on such widely listened-to programs as The General Motors Hour and The Ford Hour. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z We head to a diner where the average age of the customers is ninety-four, and applesauce seems to be the most popular item on the menu. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The lyrics of “Song of the Winter Solstice,” which recent defectors say is the theme song of a popular program on North Korean state television, are about traveling companions who endure hardship and pain. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe it. It’s pretty new, but it’s really popular. Really popular.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The punishment was popular among prison officials because inmates so feared it and because it left no disfiguring marks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, normally I am very shy, but Nothing seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Who knew that acting like a total freak would make you popular? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was a very popular girl when I was young, Julian,” said Grandmère. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It’s almost unbelievable, especially if you don’t know how popular basketball is in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The very fact that slave-made sugar was so popular made it harder for the English to ignore the reality of slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Like winning the lottery, finding Halliday’s Easter egg became a popular fantasy among adults and children alike. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For eighty years, this false story has been repeated in textbooks, popular books, articles, and movies. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Smoking crack remains much more popular today than most people realize. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Here are the most popular names given to baby girls in the 1990s among low- income families and among families of middle income or higher. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Free sheet music is available for the different instruments, as well as music from different popular movies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z After I returned from San Francisco and started living as a male, my family found that, contrary to popular opinion, gender was not all that important. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t understand why these freshmen were putting themselves through this torture just to be “popular.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Everyone’s way too hung up on being in the popular group, and he’s just as far from the popular group as you can get. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She put down a bottle of fire-engine red and picked up peacock blue, a new shade that was very popular but carried no good fortune. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I invited her over to play piano after school, and we learned a couple of popular duets at our mothers’ request. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He trotted up to the press box and made the wildly popular announcement that if his horse won, he’d send up a barrel of champagne for the reporters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Reeves was a popular senior, widely admired as a talented drummer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I wasn’t the most popular kid in school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And not for the last time in musical history, ‘art music’, the music of the wealthy, educated and privileged, was to be saved from itself by popular, or folk song, traditions. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Sidewalk radio was the popular phrase for the word on the street. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was writing about Commando Special Forces, how popular and revered they were by civilians, but his dislike of their commander, a German mercenary, made his words stiff. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had been starting to quite like Cedric — prepared to overlook the fact that he had once beaten him at Quidditch, and was handsome, and popular, and nearly everyone’s favorite champion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I thought that she’d start paying more attention to me and that everybody else would notice and then I’d become the most popular dude in the place. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z "I swore them to secrecy. I could be the future king, and they think all kings need mistresses. It's made me more popular." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “A photograph. I will use it to model a new statue set. Children are so popular, you see. Everyone loves children.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Children and even adults are exposed to and learn many, many of these popular film songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Brand X was a popular brand of sneakers. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Despite his attempts to alter his destiny - joining the worst cohort, trying to change the camp traditions, taking the least glamorous missions and befriending the least popular kids - he had been made praetor anyway. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The more reckless I get, the more popular I am with the Dauntless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a popular story in its day and brought attention to cryptograms and secret writing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Gary was in the popular group but kind of shy and Zaheera was in the popular group but kind of shy, so his friends and her friends set them up together, like an arranged marriage. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The management, sensing a good moment, gave her a spotlight, and the guitarist came forward, strumming a popular American tune with a Spanish flair. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z These days it was popular only with the geriatric crowd, but this didn’t bother me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Our guide at the Fun in the Sun desk says the beach is popular with cliff divers, too. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z However the applause that greeted him seemed to imply that he was as popular as any of the talented musicians who had played before him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z These forms came to have enormous influence on twentieth-century music, first in the Americas and then in time around the world, through popular music of countless genres. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Oh my. Yes, I’m the coolest. Now, most popular? Let’s just say that being Internet famous carries little cachet among my classmates.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Talking about sports, TV popular culture, or anything else the client wants to discuss is absolutely appropriate to building a relationship that makes effective work possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Although formerly popular, this type of explanation, too, fails to survive scrutiny. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Two recent popular books on the history of the dating of Earth actually manage to misspell his name. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Mount Washington is the most popular summit in the White Mountains, and the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, our chosen route, is the most popular trail up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I’m so popular I could probably be school president. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “So basically,” Scrap says, “you won the popular vote ’cause everybody loved you in the Ring, but you still lost the election since he the one getting fame?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was popular and successful, and plate spinner that he was, he was also starting to think about bigger things—namely, running for the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Many popular accounts note the coincidence that ‘the’ Isaac Newton was born in the same year, 1642, that Galileo died. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I presumed she must have been given specific instructions because while we sizzled, she kneeled in front of David O’Neal, a popular junior boy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Like a public library, like a museum, it is at the service of popular education and science. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Such scenarios resonate with contemporary ecological fears, helping to make them popular outside the academy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They doubted that a new chancellor—even one as popular as Hitler—would improve their lives. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z From being one of the most popular and admired people at the school, Harry was suddenly the most hated. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She was a popular girl and, at one time or another, had spent a night with almost all of them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The Defender proclaimed it “the popular promenade for the masses and classes.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The stereo at the far end of the counter blared popular tunes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was no ordinary scholar, this man, but the apotheosis of scholars: the most famous personage in Zosma, save the queen and the hierarch, and the most popular, bar none. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I had always wanted to go to Kiddieland, the city’s popular amusement park, but I had never had the opportunity to go. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Other officers now spurned their black oxfords for more casual boots, especially the lightweight Bates and Hi-Tec brands, which were popular among police. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, well, it looks as if we’ll be fairly popular here.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s, like, popular,” she tells me one night. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The author posed the popular question but never answered it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The most popular explanation I hear is the one captured in this cartoon: Good start. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Toward the end of high school, I landed a barista gig at a popular local cafe, and Kia came to work with me almost daily. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z High school is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship—nor, contrary to popular belief, an anarchic state. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The café in the Transportation Building, on a terrace over the Golden Door, was always popular and offered a spectacular view of the lagoon district. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There was a bullet hole in the doorframe and broken glasses of Star beer, a popular brand in the country, and empty cigarette packets on the verandah floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Tigers really want to win this one because this is their first home game since that devastating loss of their popular and capable center, Robbie Washington. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy was popular in Chicago, as you know. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Had I seen one popular student leaving the office, I could have believed my mother and viewed my lisp as the sort of thing that might happen to anyone. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He could make a piano talk—so people said—and he was very popular. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dried Billywig stings are used in several potions and are believed to be a component in the popular sweet Fizzing Whizzbees. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned how a popular novelist like Dickens, writing for a middle-class audience, makes his readers aware of their ability to effect social reform. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You could also buy beef and live chickens there, as well as roasted mice, a popular snack in Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “We were invited. By your tutee, the most popular girl in our grade, no less.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And the dramatic advances in technology in the twentieth century affected popular and classical music in very different ways. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This one couple, whom I was told later were very popular and in love, stumbled into my room and asked if I minded them using it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But the version he learned did not have a zero—and the system would have been even less popular if it had. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Do not judge me too harshly, half- blood. Wise counsel is not always popular, but I spoke the truth. You are dangerous.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The Ferris Wheel quickly became the most popular attraction of the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In fact, all of Washington’s conservative message was immensely popular with whites, and not by coincidence, for his every public utterance was carefully crafted to appeal to two audiences. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Much folk, popular, and modern music, gives instructions in English or in the composer's language. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I could tell the difference between popular tunes and the blues. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z All the time he goaded me and taunted me and there was nothing I could do because he was popular and I was a foreigner. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Dead, tormented bulls produced a very popular meat. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “What are you four nerds so excited about?” said Haley Daley as she waltzed past with the gaggle of popular girls in her royal court. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z But it’s the most popular toy in the neighborhood, and when she isn’t nearby, I roll around in it proudly as the other children watch in awe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, listening to radio broadcasts ranked as Americans’ favorite recreation—more popular than movies, books, or sports events. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The place was packed because a popular konpa band had a ten o’clock show scheduled at the reception hall next door and some older couples in sequined dresses and tuxedos stopped in for dinner first. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Teachers and administrators have an obligation to make dignity for everybody—not just the popular and the conventional—an urgent educational concern, in the same way they’ve taken on racism and other forms of bigotry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Inej learned that the coast was a popular location for slavers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “That’s why Facebook is so popular. It’s the fact that it’s dynamic, and novel, and constantly changing.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s a great dancer and extremely popular with the ladies. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z That is why they are so popular in zoos. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ravi was already there, and like all younger brothers, I would suffer from following in the footsteps of a popular older sibling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Can this popular girl most of them have known since kindergarten be the dreaded swastika guy? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They didn’t dance, drink, or read popular novels. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But the strangest thing of all to Ben was the singular realization that Ogden Loring was the most popular teacher in Calhoun High School. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My homepage was set to the Hatchery, one of the more popular gunter message forums. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Because I’ve heard so many stories that I don’t know which one is the most popular. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Almost all popular music is heavily influenced by both African and European traditions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The Pirate’s Den is one of the more popular hangouts down here. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jefferson’s version led directly to the doctrine of “popular sovereignty” embraced by Stephen Douglas, to the states’ rights position of John C. Calhoun and then the Confederacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z An old history teacher of mine used to accompany that piece of our past with a popular saying: “God made the world, but the Dutch made the Netherlands.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Anderson has worked on many of the most popular children’s shows, and is far less critical of television than some researchers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She nodded and frowned, a popular combination with her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He only went to school part-time now because Shooting Star was starting to get popular. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A teen hunter has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a hiker he had mistaken for a bear on a popular Washington state trail. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he was the popular one, and I was the outsider. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But I guess he’s kind of a genius for that, because I’ve never met a nerd so beloved by the popular kids. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The cartons discarded by the drunkards at Ofesi once held Chibuku Shake Shake, a kind of beer made from fermented maize that is popular in Malawi. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was the butt of cartoonists, thanks to whose constant mockery he became a popular figure and delivered a landslide vote for the conservatives in every election. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Cap Anderson becomes the most popular, happening kid at C Average Middle School, that's the end of the world. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She was only in second grade, with an even more Persian name than mine, and yet she was way more popular than I was. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He was talented and popular—exactly what Cas’s father wished she could be. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In this respect the 2 + 1 triplet has become as habitual to post-jazz popular song as the unwritten notes inegales were to the dance music of Lully and Rameau. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was a popular coast for invasions, therefore heavily guarded. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t popular, but I wasn’t an outcast. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Why do the popular people always get even more popular? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I’m answering your question. The answer is yes. I’m giving up on trying to be popular and normal.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He had made money and he was popular among the townspeople. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that was all Mr. Griswold’s Poe choice came down to: a popular author for Halloween season. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A popular song across the country in the late 1950’s was Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” where he sang about a miner owing his soul to the company store. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Times were changing and the ready-made dress was becoming popular. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She evidently preferred to take the longish walk down the hall to her parents’ bedroom, where the more popular phone in the apartment was located. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z A gang of sophomore girls, the popular ones. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Cartoon characters were popular—Garfield was in a lot of gardens with his arms whirling like crazy in the breeze. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Sheet music, surely also the ill-gotten spoils of the Château des Bourreaux—a lot of popular songs from the last decade and some pieces by French composers, scored for flute and piano. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The thing about the popular girls, though, is that they don’t read, and Leticia loves to read. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Fela had set up an altar with pictures of the girls cut out from the popular posters that appeared each November. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of this, most traditional and popular Western music uses major or minor scales rather than the chromatic or whole tone scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “It’s possible that he did. He was already pretty sure you could read and write. That’s one reason he seemed so suspicious and mistrustful. Educated slaves aren’t popular around here.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t one of Halliday’s more popular theories, but I liked it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "New York," she said dreamily and began to sing the refrain from the popular New York merengue that was on the radio night and day. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They made it clear that their race, economic state, and the classes they were taking made them popular and better then anyone else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z For a time it was quite popular and quite effective. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got my own,” he says, and holds up a popular worldwide brand of coffee. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Essential oils were popular, and Mother had the best on the market. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was such a simple name, and also a pretty popular one. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Here she is, our star. One of our most popular models.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The production was so popular that national and international tours were organized to provide an authentic presentation of the fictional story to audiences everywhere. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Inside, it was busy, a popular place, the only table open a small one near the bar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I am not now speaking of the popular idea of regimenting people’s thought; I’m speaking of the implicit, almost unconscious, or pre-conscious, assumptions and ideals upon which whole nations and races act and live. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s the vice president of somethin’ or other—some office they created when affirmative action was real popular. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d changed his tune now to one that had just become popular this year. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had written many popular German plays and poems in his time, and had married a famous German actress named Resi North. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s new at our chaplaincy, but he is so popular with everybody on campus already. He has invitations to eat in everybody’s house.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z This intense-repetition type of cyclic form is very common in folk musics around the world and often finds its way into classical and popular musics, too. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z 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 In order to be wildly popular you had to make people believe that you were fun and interesting. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Yes! I think her involvement will really get some of the more popular students to participate. By ‘popular,’ I mean those students that fit a construct of what high school-aged peers deem to be cool. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Who can resist the chance to be on one of the most popular channels on YouTube? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The most popular attraction after the Eiffel Tower, sad to say, was a human zoo of four hundred Africans. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I mean it’s supposed to look like a six-hundred-series instant camera, from Polaroid’s most popular line. From a distance, yeah, it would pass, but up close it’s obviously a bad facsimile.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If I wanted to be in the popular group, I could totally be in the popular group. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Home-grown fascist movements were even more popular, especially in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The highlight of her stay was her appearance, arranged by friends, at London’s popular summer concert series the Proms. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She wasn’t popular and so far no one had been in to say good-bye. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The $64,000 Question was so popular that even President Eisenhower watched it every week, telling his staff not to disturb him during its time slot. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This was all the more remarkable, since mulberries only became popular in the days of Cromwell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The most popular girls in my class elbowed each other in line to stand next to me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When they were both juniors, Patrick and Brad were at a party together with the rest of the popular kids. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “My toga is also not a popular garment,” I say, “but it’s very comfortable.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z With hours left in the school year, I have suddenly become popular. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Musa had grown popular among the boys and would always end the night with a different story. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The last were the most popular—the boys pranced round shrieking with laughter and throwing the crackers about everywhere, yet they were nimble enough to skip out of harm’s way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of our most popular American children’s songs hail from centuries of ballads, hymns, popular and folk music of early New Englanders, Scottish, and English settlers inhabiting Appalachia, and African and European descendants. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The overwhelming popular consensus was that Burr had murdered Hamilton in cold blood. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Somewhere between super popular and well'liked: not brainy, not jocks, not rich, not druggies, not mean, not goody-goody, not huge, not flat. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Most agreed that was a pretty high number, but mention of gun control was as popular as a suggestion to change the Ten Commandments. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a big party at Patrick and Sam’s house with the less than popular crowd. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In the 1920s and 1930s, collegiate crew was wildly popular, often ranking right up there with baseball and collegiate football in the amount of press it received and the crowds it drew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s only been since we started middle school—ever since she got popular—that Savanna’s become less nice than she used to be. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He and his brother Charlie were inseparable, and I guess Harlem didn’t have two more popular and respected people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An artichoke is a very tasty vegetable that is popular everywhere. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I used to think he was just one of those popular kids who lets it go to his head. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z J. P. Marquand pored over much the same territory and, like O’Hara, became both a popular and a critical success. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z If life were fair, the smartest among us would be the wealthiest and most popular. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “We have the food and I’m about to orchestrate an entertainment propo that’s sure to be popular. After all, everybody loves a wedding.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She said that before coffee shops were popular, there was nowhere for kids like her to go, except the Big Boy, and that was old until this year. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z All the distractions that came along with being popular and adored. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The township encompassed the Union Stock Yards and two large parks: Washington Park, with lawns, gardens, and a popular racetrack, and Jackson Park, a desolate, undeveloped waste on the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This “rule” was popular for half a century, until leading grammarians debunked it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Marrel specialized in painting ornamental flowers—wildly popular in Europe at the time, especially tulips, which had hundreds of varieties. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I stopped my social crusade to fit in among the popular students in my class. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It featured the lush tulips, roses, and lilies that had filled her childhood home and were still so popular in European society. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Once or twice a week in the late afternoon Bobby went to the movies and saw mostly popular American films. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The instructor, Mrs. King, had just plowed her way through a popular picture book. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It quickly became the most popular thing in school. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It’s a popular game, wondering which will come first. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By ‘popular’ I don’t mean some people quite liked it; I mean almost all city dwellers would have known the songs from the latest operas. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Despite the wheel’s inherent romantic potential, however, rides at night never became popular. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But classical music’s DNA is also embedded everywhere in the popular mainstream, whether in the stage musical, the cinema or in the albums of, say, The Beades, Paul Simon, The Verve or Alicia Keys. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We happen to be walking by the popular table, and I catch Stu’s eye. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There were no political parties, no popular organs of government, no separation of powers; only the emperor, who was supreme. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in this setting that the evening’s entertainment would take place, a musical version of Cinderella, the most popular story ever told. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened to the music, detecting two popular songs which he particularly disliked, and scrutinized the credits closely to find any names of performers who normally nauseated him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I can’t blame Chokecherry for that—this isn’t the only town to give some juvenile delinquent a free pass because he happens to be popular and good at sports. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “People swallowed that one for years,” commented the Spelling Bee, “but it’s not very popular these days—d-a-y-s.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The deadly chilies my dad put in it were part of the reason our deli was so popular. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hayward lived on a farm, always wore black rubber boots to class, often smelled of manure and probably wasn’t the most popular teacher in the staff room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Brad showed up, which caused quite a stir because he was popular, but Patrick kept a secret as to why Brad came to the party. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z His most popular book was about sex and strenuous athletics for men over sixty-five. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The expression first came into popular use in the 1970s to describe the flight to the suburbs of whites living in the older cities of the American Northeast. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And now, over to Romulus for our popular feature ‘Pals of Potter.’” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “It’s extremely popular. And it was a great deal of work; that should count for something, Papa.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But in 465 BC the last of these tyrants—one Thrasybulus—was overthrown in what appears to have been some sort of popular uprising. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z A popular Polish Catholic priest urged calm, calling the riots a “black pogrom” and hinting that the Irish were the culprits, trying to draw the Lithuanians into the battle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Later, Celia would learn with sadness that the girl had defected while on tour in Oaxaca and was playing a psychotic housewife on a popular Mexican novela. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it because Shooting Star was getting popular and I was jealous? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad liked to believe I was as popular and adventuresome as he was at my age—a myth it had always seemed easiest to perpetuate. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Four conflicting theories, each of them popular in some countries and unpopular in others, have been proposed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I told them,” Vanderbilt continued, “‘You’re not running for the money, you’re running in the most popular race you could have now.’” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps they also recall the stereotype from popular culture in which unskilled readers move their lips when they read. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even the types of music that are considered popular can change quickly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I could be happy and normal and popular, as popular as Anise Fowler. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t need to be popular or anything. I just want us to have fun. I don’t want to be exactly how we were in elementary school, though. I want to do teenager things!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “The original jibarito sandwich was created in Chicago by a Puerto Rican named Juan Figueroa. It wasn’t a traditional Puerto Rican sandwich, but he made something new and original with it. Now it’s very popular.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It met in a classroom at the nearby high school, and it was so popular that although I arrived ten minutes early, a new student had already taken my place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then, brimming with confidence, he overreached by taking on both the US Army and the most popular television news anchorman in the country, Edward R. Murrow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Much of the music that is popular today cannot really be classified as completely Western or Non-Western. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Today Meteor Crater is the most famous impact site on Earth and a popular tourist attraction. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This happened about once a month, and was a popular spectacle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Someone started a popular anti-war song and the rest took it up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When ingested by a foraging beetle grub they multiply prodigiously in its blood, causing it to turn an abnormally white color, hence the popular name, “milky disease.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This syncopation is now so common in all popular music that it has quite forgotten its Cuban roots. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z |
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