| 单词 | possibility |
| 例句 | Stars and Stripes had a story about the Pueblo, and some guys were talking about the possibility of the U.S. getting involved with Korea again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Or—a possibility that made her anxious to even consider—someone knew about the game and was trying to get the book for that reason. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He sensed the possibility of an opening - room to negotiate. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside I always knew that this was a possibility, that this was where we were headed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The robin sings flexible songs, containing a variety of motifs that he rearranges to his liking; the notes in each motif constitute the syntax, and the possibilities for variation produce a considerable repertoire. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He could think of only one other possibility. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z However, in the first case, the scene comes to a premature end, and in the second case, the scene is full of possibility. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z This discovery presented fundamental difficulties for any account of how the compass worked, but it also raised the exciting possibility that variation might be sufficiently regular for it to be used to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I don’t recall her ever hitting me, but even the possibility seems to shake her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was no secret in Coalwood that injury and death was always a possibility for every man every day in the mine, no matter how hard Dad and his foremen worked to keep things safe. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Voldemort did not speak, but prowled in a circle, and Harry knew that he kept him temporarily mesmerized and at bay, held back by the faintest possibility that Harry might indeed know a final secret.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Particularly pleasing was the possibility that Joshua might be so stuck on his classical way of thinking that I would accomplish the unbelievable feat of beating him to the correct interpretation of his own experiments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I had thought of all these possibilities and more, but never that of Rosa’s death, despite my proverbial pessimism, which always leads me to expect the worst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Without confidence in the possibility of moving up, there would almost certainly be fewer success stories. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z James had wanted her to stop playing the game, and Emily couldn’t bear the possibility of someone telling her that being forced to stop was for the best. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As Muller thought about the future of eugenics and the possibility of altering human genomes, he wondered whether Galton and his collaborators had made a fundamental conceptual error. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There were a couple of possibilities: one, the helmet was malfunctioning; two, this troll was deaf as the proverbial post. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Thus one might think that the possibility of spontaneous proton decay could not be tested experimentally. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Your mother never felt quite at home, and this made the possibility of some other place essential to her, propelling her to The Mecca, propelling her to New York and then beyond. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was plain that he had never before considered the possibility that his bride-to-be might refuse him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This opens up a whole new world of possibilities for the plant and its breeders. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The traditional senior events had been canceled because of the possibility of trouble as a result of integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought about different possibilities a lot in his head, but they rarely mentioned his dad at home. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was feeling optimistic about the possibility of the war being quashed by a global voice, and wouldn’t that be something! Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Vic never would have noticed Dawn, never would have thought it was a possibility, if Dawn hadn’t noticed him first. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Once he and Mother had discarded filling stations as a possibility, the only alternative was the woods. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind swirled with horrible possibilities, with the fear that this would be it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But those possibilities did not occur to me when I needed them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It has opened up in my heart a sickening world of doubts and possibilities, where before I had only faith in my father and love for the Lord. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Working for another Ph.D. was nonsense, but only by using this dodge would I have the possibility of college rooms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The fourth believed that this was true in nine out of ten cases, but granted the possibility of the exceptional black individual. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Jupiter was sitting on the bed when I returned, so if she glanced to her left at any point, there’s a strong possibility she saw said message. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I never ruled out the possibility of even senior ANC men breaking down under police torture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That conversation, the biting rancor that he felt against his father, and the imminent possibility of wild love inspired a serene courage in him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In their unquestioning acceptance of their own superiority, whites were unable to entertain the possibility that many blacks considered living next door to whites as the cost of obtaining adequate housing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And where there was a Walkman, there was the possibility of music. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z His mind kept turning to all the terrible possibilities, and he had to think of other things, quickly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In the wilderness, stealing food from other people is a major offense, especially when provisions are already scarce and the threat of dying from starvation is a real possibility. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “It’s a possibility. We have to consider every angle.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to do the same thing, reach out and touch all that possibility waiting to be unrolled and made into something. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z After combing through all of the possibilities, my head would ache and I was back to where I started. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “My name is Jane McKeene. I'm begging your pardon for disturbing your afternoon repose, ma'am, but I was directed to see you about lodgings, a bath, and the possibility of some sustenance.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As Matt considered the possibilities, he realized that no Illegal could have hauled a metal chest through the dry hills and canyons Celia had described. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You see how the stories in each card go together; it’s not really that hard. But with those you have all different possibilities and things, different paths to take. Poppet sees things that actually happen.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When he was satisfied he stepped out into the morning’s dark, his head churning with unpleasant possibilities, and he returned to the graveyard, to the chapel spire where he slept and waited out the days. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Of the two possibilities I think humiliation would be more likely than the achievement of our objectives—even after we had paid terrible costs.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Most intriguing was the possibility of a chain reaction: if neutrons emitted in fission struck neighboring nuclei and caused them to split, they might in turn emit even more neutrons, producing more fissions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To review the possibility of stealing a skiff, of sailing the coast instead, or of walking the jungle and swamp route...but they had no supplies to make that run. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Virgin Birth, the Resurrection, and the countless miracles—my heart expanded to encompass all the wonders and possibilities of the universe. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I tried to get the possibilities straight in my mind. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z How he managed to reach his weather instruments and take readings is not known, nor are his words when he finally tumbled back in, though “Jeeeeeeeesus!” would seem an apt possibility. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She shivered, deciding not to think about that possibility again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Almost no one seems to discuss the possibility of going back to their own homes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Perhaps that's my greatest social crime, I've overstayed my hibernation, since there's a possibility that even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a lot of stress thinking about the possibility of not making it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Weyand admitted the situation in Vietnam looked dire, but held out a thin thread of possibility: maybe the South Vietnamese government could be propped up with more financial help. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She was calm, staring straight ahead, avoiding any possibility of eye contact. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z A store of that type always offered an interesting possibility for exploring, but April was really looking for something else at the moment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z More importantly, breaching that physical barrier opened researchers’ minds to the wider spectrum of powered flight’s possibilities, and its challenges. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With the infinite possibilities of dreaming, it wasn’t easy to narrow it down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It ‘There are literary-critical and theological questions over whether it occurs to Satan that there’s the possibility of repentance, but we’ll skate over those here. “ Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Watching, I am simply emptied, and in the dream I want to cry out, because she is something I can never be, some possibility in my life that can never be fulfilled. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The perhaps surprising answer is 2A, since there are three equally likely possibilities— older boy, younger girl; older girl, younger boy; older girl, younger girl—and in two of them the family has a son. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was the possibility that if I were ever caught I would never reach jail. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z However, there are many other possibilities, ranging from large plants and animals to microorganisms, to extinct forms, to a planet that is now and was always lifeless. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The latter possibility was papered over, naturally, by the boss’s vibrant optimism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now he zoomed around the back of the Horntail, and a possibility occurred to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As I fell asleep, I could see him sitting on his mat, weighing the possibilities of what I had said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We had always known that the regent had the right to arrange marriages for us, but now it was no longer an abstract possibility. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a real possibility that tens of thousands faced starvation and disease. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The world seemed open to new ideas and new possibilities for women, and Elizabeth was trying to figure out where she fit in. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Down the walkway, I run through conversation possibilities in my head, but that one rule should be enough. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel all the news roiling inside him, the possibilities. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I hope you will publicize the fact that you made this plea . . . mainly because of the possibility of public opinion harmful to science,” he wrote Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Yes, I was also grappling with feelings for Courtney, but it wasn't until after you shut me down that I even considered him a possibility. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I’d always known there was a good possibility we wouldn’t find it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Finally, this being America, there is the constant possibility of murder. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Although this position would result in a draw in most cases, the two young American colleagues searched for hours for any possibility that Bobby could squeeze out a win when play resumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And sitting there trembling I caught a brief glimpse of the possibilities posed by Rinehart's multiple personalities and turned away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If his productions are merely almost transcendent, when the possibility of true transcendence exists somewhere nearby, waiting to be attained, then there is something else that must be done. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I think of him as walking into marriage as into a park, in a foreign country, at night, unaware of the possibilities for damage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He did not want to even consider the possibility that Shae wouldn’t survive her wounds. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to contradict a goddess—it seemed like an exceptionally bad idea at every angle—but in this, he couldn’t think of another possibility. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This lack of romantic possibility had created a vicious cycle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I never observe anyone stealing, but the possibility is a persistent subtext of The Maids’ discipline and lore. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Speaking for the grotesques," he said, "I beg to differ. Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There had been one possibility that had allowed me some hope: that I might become a shaman priestess. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Without the possibility of action, all knowledge comes to one labeled "file and forget," and I can neither file nor forget. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a way of knowing people at a glance, adding up the possibilities for exchange, and it’s as necessary as breathing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My romance with Martin Larsen suddenly has all kinds of possibilities. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And this somehow balanced the dark possibility that he might. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect suggests that we have to be careful: Even a one- or two-degree rise in the global temperature can have catastrophic consequences. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman threw her body at him, oblivious to the possibility of hurting herself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z No. The way I saw it, there were really only two possibilities: Either they were bluffing or they were going to kill me, whether I helped them or not. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She thought through the possibilities—who she knew and what they could do to help. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z To her list of runaway father and runaway daughter she now added a further possibility: runaway husband. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The imagination is important, as it allows us to conceive of all kinds of possibilities in the future and to understand the past in a way that has real survival value. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood side by side and looked out at the vastness, the possibility of everything out there. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I realized suddenly that the slaves in the cookhouse had not been speculating idly about the possibility of being sold. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The topic of the discussion is how we struggle to reconcile the indubitable fact of death with our incomprehension of the possibility that a person can no longer exist. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Well, tell me then, Bernie. Do you think there’s any possibility an apparently random action like this could have serious consequences?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless you counted the possibility of my band plan completely falling apart. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My ranking hovered between the number two and three spot on the national rankings, and the Olympic team now felt more like a possibility and less like a dream. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I follow my mother, mesmerized by the many possibilities of her journey. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She tapped one finger on her lip, brainstorming possibilities. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Was it unfair to dismiss the possibility of a father figure in Zachary’s life? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” I say, the possibilities firing in my head, though most of them involve Dennis, and now even Jack, the two of them watching the blaze from the periphery. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Repeated exposure of an animal to the same odorant, in small doses, leads to great enhancement of acuity, suggesting the possibility that new receptor sites are added to the cells. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s fold out one of those maps and consider the possibilities,” Nan said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Now it was unfolding, like a flower coming into bloom, radiant with possibility. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And there was also the possibility that the Indians were still nearby, hiding and watching every move the men made. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The Bible told of the creation from the void, while the Greek doctrine rejected the possibility. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I ignore it, because I’m not eager to talk about the possibility of a still-existent girlfriend whom Phil has most likely recently kissed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting, he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried his pace. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Many natives, seeking to categorize the newcomers, were open to the possibility that they might belong to the realm of the supernatural. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Just one more state was needed for ratification, but the suffragists were running out of possibilities. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Tell the truth, that possibility was uppermost in my own mind, even though I couldn’t believe it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I could stop pretending the possibility existed that we might have a fixture. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The only remaining possibility was that he had walked past the turnoff while I was down at the pond filtering water, but this seemed manifestly improbable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Before we discuss the possibility that you’ve addled your wits with that crack to the head, tell me, how is the road to Tinue?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Of course, the possibility existed that he was keeping something back. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Roy didn’t think the truancy police would have an easy time tracking Mullet Fingers through the woods and mangroves, but the possibility made him anxious, anyway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother railed against the possibility that the jurors would be driven by hatred and prejudice; she hoped that in such an eventuality Ishmael would write an editorial. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z All the time Bobby weighed possibilities, suggested alternatives, selected the best lines, discriminated, decided. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ma wants me to have a career, but there are only two possibilities on her list. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But thus far they had been detected only in cosmic rays; the possibility of a laboratory demonstration of their existence might well justify construction of the cyclotron that could achieve it. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Considered the possibilities of turning it into a talisman, a decoration to hang around his neck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s just...a possibility, like it’s a possibility that I could turn to dust in the next instant and be disseminated throughout the universe as an omniscient consciousness. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I stay quiet even though I want to ask if there is a possibility of unjoining the team. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But it bristled with Lawrence’s self-confidence and his manner of intuitively grasping possibilities well ahead of realities—in this case, the production of sustained resonant proton beams with a million volts of kinetic energy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If I can combine the powers I am developing under the guidance of the Sorrows with the shadowshaping magic...the possibilities are almost unimaginable. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Back at the Academy, Sergeant Bloom had recommended that we all discuss with our families the possibility of being taken hostage. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t recall exactly when it was that he first raised the possibility of running for a seat in the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Security was tight at this new hospital because of the possibility of another Taliban attack. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Before Maurice’s talk, I had worried about the possibility that the gene might be fantastically irregular,” Watson would later write. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He's facing the possibility of spending his entire youth behind bars! Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z To practical men of industry the possibilities seem real enough so that at least one major electronic corporation is preparing to set up a laboratory to test them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All that day, Ash felt an underlying sense of surprise: She had never imagined the possibility that she might leave Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of telling her about that day in Wentnor when he hid from Molly and felt, for the first time, the possibility of shaping his own destiny. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He gave serious consideration to the possibility that Lydia had hired them as plants. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There were as many good possibilities as bad ones, but Alex knew the good ones were more dangerous. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Annabeth tried to hide it, but I could almost see her mind working on the possibilities, maybe starting to hope. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And I think this possibility grew bigger and bigger in her head, until it killed her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he felt it too, a connection, the possibility of deep friendship rooted in common experience: being afraid of the next attack, not knowing when it's coming. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Finally, we were approaching the village where seeing our families was actually a possibility. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Very well, Miss Larsen. I will look into other possibilities, and leave you in charge of Dorothy for a few days. Young lady, I trust that you will be appropriately polite and well behaved.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z What worried her was the possibility that if she became ill, she would not be allowed to travel abroad. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By March 1997, about four months after his release from the underground prison, starvation had become a real possibility for Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Mack and Hughie exhausted every possibility of haulage for ten days and only when they realized that no one was going to take this stove home for them did they begin to carry it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “There isn’t any possibility there was no attack, is there?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Stepping out with Mabel, I realize it's the kind of place the governess in The Turn of the Screw would find rife with ghostly possibilities. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Well, that gives us two possibilities, Victor thought before reheating yesterday's risotto; Then he took the sniveling tortoise to the vet again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There were a couple of definite possibilities out there. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “That is immaterial! Wizards refuse to share the secrets of wandlore with other magical beings, they deny us the possibility of extending our powers!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She thought of buying a wig, but wigs brought anxiety, the always-present possibility of flying off your head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The rate of incarceration in 1972 was at a level so low that it no longer seems in the realm of possibility, but for moratorium supporters, that magnitude of imprisonment was egregiously high. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I hurl the pit at the water, watching ripples destroy the possibility of any reflections. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He seems indifferent to most of what I have to say, alive only to the possibilities of my body, though he watches me while I’m speaking. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A more practical possibility is that such low-mass black holes might have been formed in the high temperatures and pressures of the very early universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Another possibility was that he’d dropped it when he stepped in that darn owl hole. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I see the Alexander that the world reflects back at him, the more of a possibility he seems. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I guess maybe I’ve thought about the possibility for so long that it feels true now. Except it’s more than that.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z One other possibility was that Father had hidden my book somewhere in the house. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, sir,” I said, smiling as though there existed the possibility of my falling accidentally into Lake Michigan. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of these changes stood Ethyne—all reason and possibility, and a hot cup of tea, with a baby strapped to her chest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z If he attends the theater with Lincoln, which is a very real possibility, Booth can kill the two most important causes of the South’s fall within seconds. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She shrugs and twists her face like this is a genuine possibility. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Reich was fascinated by the creative possibilities of splicing up tape recordings and putting them back together again in collage or repetitive sequence, inspiring, among others, The Beatles to do likewise. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Even as that possibility became remote, she never resigned herself to the fact that Johannesburg would be our home, or let go of the idea that we might move back to Umtata. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It can either mean endless possibilities or dark, empty hope. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There it is, a hazy little outline: a suggestion, a possibility, a blob, a clump of cells. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In the course of a 250-year period, all the possibilities were fully explored. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I only have a short time to figure out what to do with Alexander’s possibilities. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z As Ellsberg turned toward the policemen waiting for him at the top of the courthouse steps, a reporter shouted: “Do you have any concern about the possibility of going to prison for this?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The possibility of social irrationality resting on a base of individual rationality is suggested by a slight variant of Condorcet’s original example. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As far back as 1942, a Northwestern University astrophysicist named Ralph B. Baldwin had suggested such a possibility in an article in Popular Astronomy magazine. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Neither of these possibilities agrees with what we observe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And I have searched myself for this possibility with a kind of horror. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There was always the possibility that mail with a Northern postmark might contain Abolitionist propaganda, and when it was addressed to a free Negro, it was almost certain to contain objectionable material. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For loneliness assumed the absence of other people, and die solitude she found in that desperate terrain had never admitted the possibility of other people. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Milo was even more upset by the possibility that someone had poisoned his squadron again, and he came bustling fretfully to Yossarian for assistance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then the possibility of being compared with him occurred to me, and I didn’t want anyone to see him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days, you were unlucky if you had exhausted your own possibilities. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to wrap my mind around this new possibility. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Well...there is the possibility it was an empty threat.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As for the women, Bernard had only to hint at the possibility' of an invitation, and he could have whichever of them he liked. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Or, like Despereaux, have you, too, begun to question the possibility of happy endings? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They ran the rest of practice, until nearly everybody in the room had either puked or seriously considered the possibility. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z For the first time, I allow myself to truly think about the possibility that I might make it home. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Each day went by very slowly as I busied myself thinking about what other possibilities lay ahead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Because Charles valued Gray’s friendship and needed his help in promoting natural selection, he did not rule out the possibility. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was agonised with the idea of the possibility that the reverse of this might happen. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z It matters because it has opened up a world of possibility for a group that had been locked out of opportunity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The possibilities of chess somehow made his essential loneliness and insecurity less painful. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Before Maurice’s talk I had worried about the possibility that the gene might be fantastically irregular. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z There was a strength derived from living with the possibility of disaster and it was a source of energy that could be used when it had to be. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The lake, surely impossible...though was there a slight possibility that Dumbledore might have known some of his past misdeeds, through the orphanage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Nothing at all,” he answered, “but it’s an interesting possibility, don’t you think?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This last possibility is one that has given me some concern over these months, and is something about which I still feel undecided. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They are deeply attached to their mother, who did most of their rearing, but they are also attracted to the Woolner world and its possibilities. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She had left this possibility behind long ago. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He saw before him the possibility of reaping the highest profits ever. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The letter mentioned the possibility of “extremely powerful bombs of a new type.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Infinite possibilities and enormous responsibilities stretched out before him, but he was not prepared to take advantage of the former, or accept the burden of the latter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans and Russians now lived with the real possibility that nuclear war might happen at any time, and with almost no warning. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The possibility of being attacked is extremely low. So is getting struck by lightning. But when lightning strikes, don’t run around your backyard and stand next to the flagpole.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z There are possibilities of using less toxic sprays or, better still, of introducing microorganisms that will cause disease among the budworms without affecting the whole web of forest life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even if times got bad, he would never again deny himself thé possibility that the future might be happy even if the present was painful. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, we must examine the possibility that it was an angel. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had interviewed three people, two of whom seemed possibilities. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I contend it is a possibility, at the very least.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cards have been telling her as much for years but she refused to listen, choosing to see only the other possibilities, the alternate paths to be taken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sentence was indeed life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The possibility of a summer intensive on the East Coast. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They did not discuss the possibility of getting married. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “So I will arrange a meeting with Jeanine Matthews to discuss that possibility as soon as possible.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nasser knew that he would be safe at the campus, with little possibility of flooding or crime, but still he went with Zeitoun. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He was struck by the possibility that those who had killed the dogs might not have been law-enforcement officers at all. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But my world has become one of infinite possibilities. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Faced with the possibility of disrupting their favored position as middlemen, the Narragansett might think twice before staging an incursion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Helmuth remembers the feeling of hope and possibility he felt on the rooftop. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And there are no phenomena in our experience—like the crack of the bullwhip or the clap of thunder for sound—to suggest the possibility of traveling in a vacuum faster than light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The world’s most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, said that once you have eliminated all the possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She has all kinds of choices and possibilities, and the only thing that’s keeping her away from them is lack of willpower. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of their father’s return slipped into a back corner of her mind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In outlining the situation, Dewey emphasized his reasons for considering secrecy of the first importance: “Remember, there’s a possibility these men are innocent.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Guess it's a good thing I didn't even know that was a possibility. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The possibility wasn’t so far-fetched, him being the supervising engineer of the project—the top guy in charge. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a possibility Sir Fig Newton has an allergy to one of these common ingredients,” Dr. Spires said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lawrence had mentioned the possibility that he might look to the army for the funding necessary to complete the cyclotron, even if a government grant would mean devoting the machine chiefly to military research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z More, he might actually set the house on fire...Yes, that would be a possibility. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z As if because something terrible had happened to her once, there was more of a possibility that something terrible would happen to her again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z One thing I’d learned from Arletta was that a true crafter didn’t just see what was in front of them; they saw possibilities. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The possibility of his death being connected to a discovery about Vermeer changed everything. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It seems monstrous even to suggest the possibility. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Must you distract me at every level. I am working on something with wonderful movie possibilities. Highly commercial.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only gesture he had made to the possibility of a journey was to shut his snowy owl, Hedwig, safely in her cage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “There’s still a possibility this is all a very bad dream.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z If I straightened myself out and sobered up, there’s a possibility that I could adopt. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z An extended possibility is to create a story, miming movements that reflect a steady beat while telling a simple narrative. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He described the conditions there as “so severe that I could not even think of the possibility” of flight. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It was something I’d only wondered before, but now the possibility of this truth sears through me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But it did not, and there was not much sense calling it a theoretical possibility when we were in it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There’s a very real possibility the most perfect Muslim girl on the planet may become my future sister-in-law. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Digger—and J.T., too—could have been so blind to the awful possibilities. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The possibility that human beings are involved in this sort of thing has not attracted much attention until recently. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been complaining about being dehydrated for at least an hour and human life meant the possibility of water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was easier to imagine a world of possibilities, a world where literally anyone could be related to her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then came the possibility of Ralph’s finishing his Ph.D. after all. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were tormented by the same question: What had German scientists told Hitler about the possibility of building atomic bombs? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of all the possibilities in the world—the millions of them—only events occurred that lead to the Salinas jail. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the earliest identified crops were two drought-resistant species of millet in North China, but rice in South China, suggesting the possibility of separate northern and southern centers of plant domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It would be better to wait until he had visited the factory and seen what possibilities for social action there were there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I would ponder each possibility, and then when I was about to move, I would call out, “Qhipu!”—which means “I strike!” — and then move the piece. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal purine and pyrimidine models, needed for systematically checking all the conceivable hydrogen-bonding possibilities, had not been finished on time. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was also becoming apparent that the possibility of supplementing their food rations with game, such as the tapir, looked bleak. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “It’s impossible to be certain without seeing the eyes,” she said, “but the possibility that you were followed to the island concerns me very much.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But it seems to be full of possibilities. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Ah, think of the possibilities,” said Ron dreamily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One day’s work is all I can permit myself to contemplate and I eliminate the possibility of ever finishing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z According to proponents, when the technology is perfected and extended it will surely lead to new possibilities for therapy. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom wanted us to know that he thought talking to our families, and soon, about the possibility of being taken hostage was a good idea. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved looking at patterns; each one with alteration ideas was a solid set of instructions packed with possibilities. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z For some reason, he’d never really considered the possibility that the girl might wake up and be okay. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In the midst of all this controversy, Walter White and Sol Hurok began to discuss the possibility of a free outdoor concert by Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It was so fun to imagine the possibilities—West Coast or East Coast? Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the children of San Piedro Island had been numbered and registered in their school classrooms against the possibility of separation from their families. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But Jethro had forgotten Eb for the moment; the possibility of Bill’s return was always a hope far back in his mind. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you considered the possibility that he might not now want any longer to marry you?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Some would argue for the third possibility on the grounds that if there were a complete set of laws, that would infringe God’s freedom to change his mind and intervene in the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew Paul was aware of the possibility of complete disaster, but she also knew he wasn’t about to shut down the clinic. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z If you were a thing—a cart or a horse or a slave—your value determined your possibilities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The artifact was based on the possibility of reviewing every morning, from beginning to end, the totality of knowledge acquired during one's life. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The culture of possibility that Daisy Ford embraced and put to use so brilliantly on behalf of her daughters was passed on to her by the peculiarities of the West Indian social structure. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Though for over a year Francis and I had dismissed the possibility that bases formed regular hydrogen bonds, it was now obvious to me that we had done so incorrectly. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Until some gang succeeds in putting the world in a strait jacket, its definition is possibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Little by little, studying the infinite possibilities of a loss of memory, he realized that the day might come when things would be recognized by their inscriptions but that no one would remember their use. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He waited a long second for the grim possibilities of his statement to sink in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I bump her arm and I flash my eyes over to our right, just about the only possibility we have for an escape. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the possibility that the team might break up into cliques based on country or tribe or language was always there. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But the possibilities for a huge break of Ebola around Washington were impressive when you thought about it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sparked with excitement—not only at her touch, but at the thought of the day that lay ahead, full of endless possibility. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But then the possibility occurred to me, once I had retired, that I might actually have given these people offence. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The fourth possibility—older boy, younger boy—is ruled out by the fact that a girl answered the door. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was pacing in my small office, nervously running through the possibilities of what the Court might be debating so close to the execution hour. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They were probably already working from a prioritized list of possibilities, entering them as fast as Sorrento could type. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was no possibility of catching a cab, and the pegasi had flown away. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Freshman year is so close to middle school; there’s a huge possibility I said or did something extremely stupid. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z What I have on him is the possibility of my own death. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, in many cases a quantifier naturally floats leftward away from the verb, unsplitting the infinitive, as in the examples on the right: It seems monstrous to even suggest the possibility. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Now, for the first time, I consider the possibility that he just doesn’t much like sword fighting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Shan glanced at Ifemelu and smiled and in that smile was the possibility of great cruelty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The first possibility is that he worked in complete isolation, without knowledge of anything that had gone before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Engagement in the possibilities of the people around him. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He already had several academic and athletic scholarships lined up as possibilities. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The stagehand appears at the back door, visibly distressed about the possibility of missing an all- important stage cue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “I saw possibilities in him,” she said coolly, showing off her loving cup to the crowds. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There are at least two possibilities: • “Who do you think I saw the other day?” the Dalai Lama said. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had not even known Baachan’s fate was a possibility for herself; she had not really thought that she would end up that way. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was precisely because they were heading into the center of a racial storm, he said, that the possibility for positive change was tremendous. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was frightening and as I sat there I sensed another frightening world of possibilities. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Song possibilities ran rapid-fire through his mind as he slowly made his way to the middle of the stage and stood behind the mike. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Exposure to these artistic forms develops the inner core of a child, introduces new dimensions of possibilities, and shows the brain a new way of functioning and understanding. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They’ll definitely have to keep it up at least until the election is over, and even then, there’s the always looming possibility of the queen outright forbidding it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then again, his father would have borrowed money from someone, if it had been a possibility, and returned to Pakistan to look for Mariam. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z During her whole existence as a Marine wife she had prepared her psyche for the possibility of a crash. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And as was not uncommon when he was thus afflicted, he dwelt upon a possibility that had for him “tremendous fascination”: suicide. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Other possibilities lie within the field of forest genetics, where experiments offer hope of developing a hybrid elm resistant to Dutch elm disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But the more I thought about it, the more I thought there were plenty of possibilities right here in Hope Springs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z That anything wonderful could rise on that ground seemed beyond possibility, although Ned, like most new visitors to Chicago, was willing to concede that the city was a place unlike any he had encountered. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The possibility of meeting a white adult here frightened me, more than the possibility of street violence ever had at home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But for our girls, we’d fight to keep that possibility alive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Also, the more we thought about DNA chemistry, the more unlikely seemed the possibility that even Linus could pick off the structure in total ignorance of the work at King’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They all talked at once, their voices insistent and contradictory and impatient, making of unreality a possibility, then a probability, then an incontrovertible fact, as people will when their desires become words. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The unwritten rule that governed this process was simple: black submission to white rule in exchange for freedom—or at least the possibility of freedom—someday. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Earnest and exuberant, like the world is full of possibilities. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z At these words a black cloud of possibility bloomed in the children’s minds, a darkness in which scary thoughts flickered like bolts of lightning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nice how in Europe, white men look at you like a woman, not a black woman. Now I don’t want to date them, hell no, I just want to know the possibility is there.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Nourishing a grievance against the Arch- Community-Songster was useless; there was no possibility of being revenged on the Chief Bottler or the Assistant Predestinator. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events, and that sometimes these changes can happen very quickly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In turn that posed the possibility that it would decay rapidly into the next element up the line, element 94, which was likely to be especially vulnerable to fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My imagination lit up like a Christmas tree, glowing with all the possibilities. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Happy possibilities were still racing each other through Ranofer’s mind when he heard the gate crash open and Gebu’s heavy footsteps start across the courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As Max piloted the Vonnegut down to the surface, I prepared for the possibility of combat by charging up my armor and buffing my avatar with several potions and nano packs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She had never felt that possibility stretch out in front of her until this morning. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Having just returned from America, I thought, he might help me contact universities over there about the possibility of a tennis scholarship. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about it all the time, but now that it’s a real possibility, the idea of it scares me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As a result, cosmetic diversity, which focuses on providing opportunities to individual members of under-represented groups, both diminishes the possibility that unfair rules will be challenged and legitimates the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With each step, it becomes less likely, until it isn’t a possibility at all, until the only word I can think is run. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Impressed finally by the massive support of his former comrades in arms, Colonel Aureliano Buendía did not put aside the possibility of pleasing them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I tried to run through the possibilities in my brain, but nothing came to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z There are two possibilities, although the details associated with them may vary. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z To me there were two possibilities: winning and nonexistence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Maybe a great number secretly want it; maybe that's why they scream when it's farthest from possibility — "That's it," she said tightly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One can also consider the possibility that there might be black holes with masses much less than that of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always felt that the possibility was there, but always I was not quite sure of the motives of the people with whom I worked and they never seemed quite sure of mine. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I didn’t have a Plan B. I’d been so sure she’d gone to spy on the Coral Queen that I hadn’t even considered any other possibilities. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A substantial human presence on Jupiter itself is much more difficult to imagine—although I suppose great balloon cities permanently floating in its atmosphere are a technological possibility for the remote future. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her chin quivers and the possibility of her crying at this exact moment fills me with rage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Phoebe whispered, “I am not too optimistic about the possibilities of this meal.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z This makes me ache for the same possibility. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We were always excited at the possibility of more of us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They wore blouses with buttons down the front that suggested the possibilities of the word undone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In human populations exposed to urethane or related chemicals there is a possibility that tumors will develop in infants through prenatal exposure, as Dr. Hueper has warned. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We race back to the car, loaded up with fresh colors and possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Among the possibilities mentioned were jail fever, camp fever, eruptive military fever, and autumnal fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay. I need to tweak the formula. Maybe lose the Dr Pepper flavoring. That might’ve thrown things off. Or not. It’s a possibility. Sort of. I should’ve written the formula down somewhere....” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My whiteness could bar him outright from many possibilities, maybe even survival, in the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the world of the Tipping Point is a place where the unexpected becomes expected, where radical change is more than possibility. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the incarnation of Christ restores to human beings the possibility of salvation, reopening the gates of Eden, which had been closed against Adam and Eve, and opening to believers the gates of paradise. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Women who had lost their children drifted over little by little, to mortify themselves with possibilities and never-would-bes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At first, there was at least the possibility for advancement in the mill, but over time Southern businessmen began sending their sons to Northern colleges where they learned all the latest management techniques. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And the only way to avoid the possibility would be to throw the competition; to perform so poorly between now and the final conclave that they had no choice but to grant scythehood to Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Most public universities had opened admission to women or were considering the possibility. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was years before we realized that his unwieldy rules were designed to protect us from the evil possibilities of the mean-spirited world around us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t help but think about the possibilities of him being right. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The possibility of not being able to eat my favorite fast food, dealing with random crazies who come in and talk trash, and mopping up throw-up really, really sucks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Losing to the cross-town rival from the west was one of those situations, a possibility even more horrid to Permian fans than that of Michael Dukakis becoming president. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time he considered the possibility of Madu’s death. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The reformation of scales and harmonies that he introduced offered a daringly new palette of aural possibilities. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Carl Sagan in Cosmos raised the possibility that if you traveled downward into an electron, you might find that it contained a universe of its own, recalling all those science fiction stories of the fifties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Plus, there was the slim possibility it would make me a better writer. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He spoke, too, of the possibilities for progress. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “And you procured a small annoying boy to replace her. So I see no point risking further half- bloods on a ridiculous rescue. The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He wished his mother were well enough to homeschool him, like she used to—but that was not a possibility. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The dank, dirty, brown room suddenly vibrated with sound and possibility and the sweet scent of Faith. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z No, all the possibilities seep into me slowly. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Because she did not see the possibility of starting a relationship with him, Elizabeth felt at ease around Henry. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The possibility that Gregor might fail made the whole prophecy more plausible. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t risk the possibility of Ms. Lee opening the door again instead of James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If I had not read Jonathan’s journal first, I should never have accepted even a possibility. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Television Tara, naïve with a hint of a tough core, is a better possibility than Television Erica. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As a white woman in Kinshasa I present possibilities, but even a black woman with my same purse and leather shoes would be approached on the street. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Each one a state of possibility, with its own customs and way of doing things. Moving through them, you’ll see the breadth of the country before you reach your final stop.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, I’d have focused solely on the academics and culture of each place, but we were far past the possibility of normal now. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had no idea a channel exists that features nothing but weddings and bridal gowns and honeymoon possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z By the time they walked through the village and arrived at the gap in the wall, Tristran had imagined every possibility, except the one which occurred. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Wearing his blue Protestant suit, Lefty visited the local universities and colleges in person to inquire about the possibility of becoming a Greek instructor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Just fun, but with the possibility of becoming more fun,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She began playing around with different possibilities for how to solve the puzzle—she rearranged their order; she drew them combined with one another like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z One possibility is that the Reston strain originated in Africa and flew to the Philippines on an airplane not long ago. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew Mr. Remora lived close enough to complain about the Fillmore, and 1717 was the closest possibility. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the idea of Dumbledore’s corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore’s intentions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A subsequent investigation revealed that the primary motivation for the raid was the possibility of forfeiting Scott’s property. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I’m typical of many of the young men you see in this suburban outpost of the city—not a whole lot of prospects or possibility. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was as though for the first time she was completely alone—where she had always wanted to be—free of the possibility of distraction. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Tell me, Stevens, aren't you struck by even the remote possibility that I am correct? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Here’s to possibilities of friendship and connection and understanding. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I hoped it wasn’t the last possibility and went on down the gallery, passing up forty-three cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But he is having doubts: there are other theoretical possibilities, two of which he has outlined in his paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I think it wrong that I write to you with hope and optimism for our future; I think I must prepare you for the possibility—no, the probability—of heartbreak. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Staying calm is becoming less and less of a possibility. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I asked, "So you have no interest in investigating what Darnell Houston is saying about the possibility that the State's main witness may be lying?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He imagines patients might be less likely to donate now: “They probably want to maximize their commercial possibilities just like everyone else.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She cannot read the tarot well herself, there are always too many possibilities, too many meanings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Based on his recent symptoms and—wow—a twenty-two percent drop in his weight since last time, there is indeed a strong possibility that Sir Fig Newton has diabetes.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The neurons of Bobby’s brain seemed to absorb the limitations and possibilities of each piece in any given position, storing them for future reference. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There is a possibility, eventually, of becoming an associate, of the firm incorporating his name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I gave a slight nod as if I agreed, but my imagination sparked with the possibility. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Where could Western music go once - as it seemed at the end of the nineteenth century - all possibilities of the existing system of twelve notes and key-families had reached saturation point? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But if you won’t press charges and you won’t confront him, you need to consider the possibility of moving beyond this. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Finally, we find something called a Medi-Talker that looks like a possibility. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z North of the Rio Grande the picture is different: as a rule, the possibility of such influences is ignored when not denied. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because everyone in that room had not one mind but two, and all the while their conscious mind was blocked, their unconscious was scanning the room, sifting through possibilities, processing every conceivable clue. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Distraught at the possibility that he might lose the race, Galileo frantically set about building one of his own, knowing nothing more than that the instrument involved two lenses in a tube. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I began to see these possibilities lurking in my mind’s eye. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He denied the very possibility of an empty space, a vacuum. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a fair question, and I considered the possibilities. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Hollin Havilliard, upon finding his porridge burnt, had beaten one of his servants so badly that there was no possibility of it being concealed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yet here it was, in black and white, the possibility that I might have failed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Jethro did not actually visualize the grim possibilities that faced him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In Lydia’s imagination, a visit to Brighton comprised every possibility of earthly happiness. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I think there are like a hundred stories in the whole fandom. Abby and I were able to narrow it down to fifteen possibilities.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Usually I loved greeting and meeting with all the furry creatures, but my mind was stuck on Fig and the grim possibilities my research had revealed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Einstein urged the government to start working closely with physicists to explore the possibilities of building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you considered all the possibilities for your project or just the first one? Have you let your ideas bubble and froth properly?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The science of range management has largely ignored this possibility, although these insects are perhaps the most selective of all grazers and their highly restricted diets could easily be turned to man’s advantage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, in the fifty-four hours and two minutes of thinking time, another possibility occurred to me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t risk the possibility of Ms. Lee opening the door again instead of James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And then he saw it: Using a deeper insight, he realized that there was an extraordinary possibility that would change the composition of the position and give a whole new meaning to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll think about it,” I say, lighting up with this possibility of getting Dylan, Harriett, and Hudson in the same room again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “What possibilities!” he crowed, as if he hadn’t even heard me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the back of my mind, I was thinking about DePaul as a possibility for him. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of being distinguished by her notice did not enter John’s mind, and so he simply stared at her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Those who wanted to stay and live with the possibility of having their houses fall into the earth were allowed to remain, and a few had evidently so chosen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You have a life stretching out in front of you with a million possibilities,” Gat says. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I sat thinking of the dread possibility of having to leave all this, of being expelled; imagining the return home and the rebukes of my parents. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He let his eyes examine each of the remaining starting-point possibilities—top left, bottom left, and bottom right—and then, in a form of backward reasoning, tracked the path from the princess to the knight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She could not fathom that Henry had been unaware of this possibility, but there was no way of knowing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes the look spread to include their whole bodies as they leaned away to minimize the possibility of physical contact between the two and their own selves. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The charges are in the general nature of treason, which is to say anti-Mobutism, and the most likely sentence will be life imprisonment, though there are other possibilities. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he thought that one apartment had “possibilities,” but his two friends quickly tried to talk him out of buying it because it was right above a tawdry sex shop. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z College was never mentioned as a real possibility for me, and there was definitely no money to pay for it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “On the contrary, I shall get as many and good offers as possible and allow the decision for next year to be made by the individual concerned in the light of the possibilities.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was not only because secession was just, considering all that the Igbo had endured, but because of the possibility Biafra held for him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Senate made it clear that if he did not move boldly against the Red menace, he faced the possibility of being removed from office. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Denying his help, any possibility of making amends, was his punishment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We don't know each other very well, so these would all be possibilities. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He felt that if he could only persuade his Guenever to make a dean break with the King, so that everything was in the open, there might still be a possibility of honour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She certainly hadn’t expected to feel it for Taisin, who was usually so distant and self-contained that any possibility of a deeper connection had seemed impossible from the beginning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z This time, for the first time, I saw the possibilities in giving up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But when Pocock finally followed his own heart and began to experiment with the wood in 1927, he was astonished by the possibilities it opened up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Indeed, doesn’t it seem obvious that the possibility of a language-game is conditioned by certain facts? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There were moments when he wished bitterly that he had not felt those possibilities, when he wished that he could go again behind his curtain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Grandmasters were often guests on the show, evaluating the audience’s suggestions and discussing the win-loss possibilities of the contestants. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes, the Armada had begun to split, with only the Prince’s giant ship sailing alone closest to the coastline, looking for a landing possibility. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His world was possibility and he knew it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Merely tasting the possibility reminded him how much had narrowed and died. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I thought the second possibility was much more likely. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As earnestly as Mother had taken up seed catalogs, I took up the catalog of Emory University and studied my possibilities. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The campus she came back to was alive, breathless even, with the possibility of significant and permanent social change. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The possibility of that tantalized everyone, whether they liked football or not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to live with the possibility of what could be. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The possibility of being the favorite shrivels like a dying flower. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “We certainly will not be unmindful of the possibilities of discoveries of military value in the energy range above one hundred million volts.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I leaned forward, too, right up against his chest, where it was warm and smelled of pine and old books and thousands of possibilities I had never known. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I turn to each of the corners—the four directions—as if to bow to every single possibility around me: north, south, east, west. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was still struggling at the women's prison but was excited about the possibility of our doing something to change her sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well then,” he said, feeling a scope of possibility as immense as oceans. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now, she was an astronaut clipped from her vessel, floating endlessly in endlessness, with no possibility of ever returning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My brain almost froze at the possibility of talking to Arletta. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “That’s a possibility,” he says, running his hand along my headboard. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z And I disliked the possibility that Alaska would give someone else peace but not me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Never did I seriously consider the possibility that a new racial caste system was operating in this country. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When it comes to putting the units into a left-to-right order, the rules of English syntax leave writers with only a few possibilities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a twenty-seven, but it opened up possibilities. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His best friend, Danny, knew about the possibility—and he also knew that there was a certain secrecy about The Vigils that had to be maintained. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was fairly certain he would never use it, but having it in the garage, she knew, would mean something to him—a connection to the past, the possibility of adventure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She stepped out of the black crepe dress where it fell to the floor, and stood in her heels and underwear, surveying the possibilities on the wardrobe racks, mindful of the passing minutes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had noticed this alley before, when coming along the river towards the university—a quick glance, an almost automatic registering of possibility—and he’d seen that it was open at the other end. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Was converting to another religion a possibility for her, too? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Or a third possibility: maybe he was trying to put something over on the Klansman. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Branch led now, happy to be retreating and enthusiastic about the possibility of more food back where breakfast had been. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas most people saw garbage in those cartons, we saw treasure and possibility. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z For all I may be forsaking, he’s giving up a good deal more: the possibility of having more wives than one, for instance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, he did not change into a toad or anything; and he did not throw up—I had been expecting either possibility. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His life was now a constellation of possibilities. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Differentiating between the most likely possibilities meant examining the specimen’s spread wings, but there wasn’t room enough in the jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Whenever they ventured outdoors they faced the possibility of being captured by the Gestapo. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z One of the firefighters took pity on her and answered, “Well, that or an earthquake. Plain old sinkhole’s another possibility—right now nobody’s getting the story straight.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Here is something I love about Gat: he is so enthusiastic, so relentlessly interested in the world, that he has trouble imagining the possibility that other people will be bored by what he’s saying. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The possibility that I would not see him again filled me with sorrow and confusion. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The moment she got breasts they were bound and resented, a resentment that increased to outright hatred of her pregnant possibilities and never stopped until she married Louis Manfred, when suddenly it was the opposite. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Lord of the Dead is the only possibility” A scrap of aluminum dribbled out of Grovers mouth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, but I think you do. That surge of power and delight, of confidence, of control. That sudden sense of the richness of the world. Its infinite possibility.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It had taken her all that time sitting there to think of the possibilities of a boatyard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of being eaten by a wild animal was a primal fear. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Immigrants, like my mom, came to this land looking for endless possibilities, but now those possibilities seem limited. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The cabin was high on my list of possibilities, but it doesn’t look anything like the cabin I’d holed myself up in. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But for people who were unaware of that view, the reports about the mysterious planet kept alive the possibility that Martians existed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Thomas had a hard time wrapping his mind around the possibility. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Their hope was radiating, exploding into possibility: Obama could actually win this thing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The consequences of their conversations seemed scant but they both seemed pleased with the possibilities, which, in turn, pleased Angela. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But I think it was a mistake even to consider the possibility. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Or—a possibility that made her anxious to even consider—someone knew about the game and was trying to get the book for that reason. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The risk and the energy and the danger and the possibility of death, even when what we're doing is a kind of death all in itself. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By the minute, my eight-year-old heart grew more and more terror-stricken over the growing possibility that my future husband was fated to be this mean boy Arnold. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with everyone else except a few professional gulls such as Leper, I rejected anything which had the smallest possibility of doubt about it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider the possibilities of grafting the woody stems from one plant to another. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He was low on sleep and exhausted after the excitement of the prison break, and now his thoughts were buzzing and jumping at the possibility of thirty million kruge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And there’s one further possibility: he might have been faking the whole thing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yes. That is, flat enough. They—” “Might he have hit his head on these? Is that at least a possibility?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her face darkened as she contemplated the possibilities. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We were never burned, although once I might have been when I was so terrified I tried to jump onto the stove to remove the possibility of its remaining a threat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Long enough to make it clear that staying was a distinct possibility. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That skill got her jobs typing envelopes in letter shops, and it encouraged in her an optimism about the possibility of advancement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I was equally anxious to build the complete model, I thought more about Linus and the possibility that he might stumble upon the base pairs before we told him the answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She craned her neck to investigate the possibilities of a clump of bushes to the right and then withdrew farther to obtain a better angle for viewing its dark recesses. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Calm down,” I told them, although I was thrilled at the possibility of talking my cousin into treating me to a magazine. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I leave the saloon through the side entrance my patrol used every morning, brain working through the possibilities. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The assembly looked with him, considered the vast stretches of water, the high sea beyond, unknown indigo of infinite possibility, heard silently the sough and whisper from the reef. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Griphook was unexpectedly bloodthirsty, laughed at the idea of pain in lesser creatures, and seemed to relish the possibility that they might have to hurt other wizards to reach the Lestranges’ vault. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jackson looked the children over and shook his head, as if he rather doubted that possibility. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Another possibility was taking a boat or a tramp steamer, but that might be too prolonged. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a strong possibility that if Howard secured the match race on these terms, his horse would be too compromised to win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z James had wanted her to stop playing the game, and Emily couldn’t bear the possibility of someone telling her that being forced to stop was for the best. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z By kicking me into the dark they'd made me see the possibility of achieving something greater and more important than I'd ever dreamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He does like the city more than Caroline, and it seems to him to be the option that holds the most mystery, the most possibility. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Meteorologists were predicting furious winds, ten-foot storm surges, possibilities of levee breaches, flooding everywhere along the coast. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was no explanation, beyond the rumored, unproved possibility of cold drafts in the gallery over the weekend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They would give themselves over to the worship of their bodies, discovering that the rest periods of love had unexplored possibilities, much richer than those of desire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I have a smaller brain, right? So less room for possibilities.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z That certainly seems within the realm of possibility.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was surprised Minho was wasting time sulking, especially with the code possibilities. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Kosi expected him to cheat, and her concern was to minimize the possibilities he might have. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost as an aside, he pointed out one possibility that other researchers hadn’t considered: all transformed cells seemed to behave identically to HeLa, he wrote, which could mean that HeLa was the contaminant. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I was stunned that this possibility hadn’t occurred to me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Truthfully, the possibility of getting hit over the head with a shovel didn't seem that alarming. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I have thought through every aspect of this plan except for the possibility that he won’t allow it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So many possibilities, but which would prove, scientifically, most interesting? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z All my life I have wondered about the possibility of life else- where. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From this profoundly instructive trauma, I learned to assume the permanent possibility that, however solid the middle-class reinforcements, race could trump class in my life experience. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There was always the possibility that something would go wrong. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "Tell them that you have been in Berlin to investigate...possibilities of getting into the Flying Service," Dasch told him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z For the first time since ReelTok outed me, I begin to toy with the possibility that I’m not the worst person in the history of the planet. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I nod, and hurry down the hall, my brain turning over the possibilities of a shambler being in Mayor Carr’s house. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If he’d been listening to the radio more regularly, he would have realized Friday was a national holiday and prepared for the possibility of no food line. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It was the morning of Mardi Gras, and the world seemed full of possibilities. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The other possibility is that Mother didn’t ask Dad. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After all, he knows his name has been in the papers—he must be alert to the possibility of people trying to get stories on him or information from him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I had to face the possibility that we really could lose her, and my heart felt like a soft, damaged place in my chest, like a bruise on a peach. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He ached for her to come on this exciting night of the coup that had changed the order of things and throbbed with possibility, with newness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We watch the choppy gray waters, waiting for another glimpse, for the possibility of an entire pod. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I like to hear about the possibilities of others. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She ran the possibilities through her mind again. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The preparations, the explanations, the very real possibility of shock, horror, withdrawal, rebuff. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Exploring the possibility of a link between the World Series and voter turnout in presidential elections,” Jay D. said proudly. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Pashayan also explored the possibility of moving the match to Hungary. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The mere rereading of what I’d written made me think of the possibility of developing themes which had been only hinted at in the first draft. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the tactical possibilities that made him consume time, but the long, drawn-out endgame position, rife with complications. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “The capture of this material,” Groves reported, “would seem to remove definitely any possibility of the Germans making any use of an atomic bomb in this war.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She never even considered the possibility that he wanted her to be bored. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat back down and continued to think about the possibilities. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘There are only two possibilities, Ted. There are only two theories. He either vanished of his own accord - or of somebody else’s.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Now she had seen him walk across the room, the other possibility, that he could have been killed, seemed outlandish, against all the odds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I had to do very well in these exams, for there was a possibility I could win a scholarship to help me on to secondary school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a good possibility,” said Habib, holding up his hand, “but let’s not get our hopes up too much.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They believed that he signaled the possibility of a chess boom in America. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The thought ended his brief moment of calm, stirring in his mind a million possibilities of what might live in the maze outside, all of them terrifying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dalgard was extremely dismayed and couldn’t rule out the possibility that the man was breaking with Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra was too exhausted and emotional to bother with all the terrible possibilities. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And now as I struggled through the lines of people a new world of possibility suggested itself to me faintly, like a small voice that was barely audible in the roar of city sounds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They won’t get homemade popcorn balls any more, though, or apples: rumors of razor blades abound, and the possibility of poison. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He warmed to the spirit of the thing, saw no end to the possibilities of his going ahead, solving the problems as he came to them, no limit to what he might do. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z So it’s the imminent possibility of death that drives the fear—which means that the most sensible way to calculate fear of death would be to think about it on a per-hour basis. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But now I’m afraid of running out of possibilities, with so many years left to go. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what will it be? Safety, or a future of pain and possibility?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But even though she never said so, I knew Mama dreaded that possibility. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z You feel it first in your heart, the possibility that winter might have passed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I thought through the possibilities and decided that it was a fire on Penikese. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The possibility no longer bothered me as it once had. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero all give you nonnegative squares, and those three possibilities cover the whole number line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “They’re holding out for it, like it is an actual, actual! possibility.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In Gogol’s opinion, eight months in Calcutta is practically like moving there, a possibility that, until now, has never even remotely crossed his mind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I gave him a reproachful look and walked off without responding, but already, I suppose, I’d begun to entertain the possibility that he wasn’t, after all, making it up about Miss Lucy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z American soldiers rarely found able-bodied men in the villages, as they would flee or hide to avoid the possibility they would be interrogated. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But now that there is evidence to indicate that the Terran Colony was an experiment, the planting of one Hainish Normal group on a world with its own proto-hominid autochthones, the possibility cannot be ignored. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At least I have the illusion of change, of possibility. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z These figures are merely for illustration, but accurate estimates may be made for a wide range of dire possibilities. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Mother had discussed it, and the possibility that she would be left a widow with all the children. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, he must have known what he was talking about, because he was much too eager for it to be true to let it go if there were any possibility it could have taken place. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They dealt in transformations; they suggested an endless series of possibilities, extending like the reflections in two mirrors set facing one another, stretching on, replica after replica, to the vanishing point. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the possibility opened up that her way of life could be changed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Back in Darling, people were always talking about trying to find work, maybe heading up to Atlanta to see what the possibilities were. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I determined to waste no more time pursuing vain paths of possibility. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Jesper felt the mood shift in the room as possibility took hold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After the riot, the city braced itself for the possibility of more violence. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It is hard to imagine now how little known, how full of possibility, the world beyond the eastern seaboard once was. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She and the passengers are suspended in midair with nothing to hold them except possibility. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My mind is spinning with new information about the uprising in District 8 and the unlikely but tantalizing possibility of District 13. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z No doubt I'm miles beneath the Training Center or in some Capitol stronghold, and the possibility of my escape is nonexistent. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “In fact, I was horrified. It seemed as if the whole endeavor was founded on possibilities rather than probabilities. Of theory there was a great deal, of proven knowledge not much.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the possibility of slowing the virus enough to give him many more years of life, he told the patient. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He tastes like nothing I’ve ever experienced, like hope and possibility and the future. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His possibility is grounded in the things that mean the most to me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z One such possibility is what are called chaotic boundary conditions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If you happen to choose this path, there are two possibilities. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Sharp said, “I would say that there is a slight possibility.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I think about the possibility of Boy21 actually playing, and then add, “Especially this year.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Death from starvation suddenly became a distinct possibility. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I was only too aware of the possibility that if any guest were to find his stay at Darlington Hall less than comfortable, this might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I run to my room, wondering how, merely a moment ago, I was this close to considering the possibility of maybe, perhaps, loaning him my room for a brief period of time. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z How real a possibility that seemed then; the space seemed like a threat, a challenge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, there is simply no possibility of a real change in the Negro’s situation without the most radical and far-reaching changes in the American political and social structure. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Merely floating the possibility of the role to Lola might provoke a crisis, and could Briony really hold hands with her before the altar, while Jackson intoned from the Book of Common Prayer? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Briony resisted because she wanted to chase in solitude the faint thrill of possibility she had felt before, the elusive excitement at a prospect she was coming close to defining, at least emotionally. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My mind coursed through the possibilities: He was busy, assigned more tasks. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I told her that the Global Alliance had issued more warnings about the possibility of total war if their demands were not met. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In a way I had never quite comprehended before, I realized the role I could play in court and the possibilities before me as a defendant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with his too-small glasses and my knowledge of his little fancy lady kit under the front seat, I reminded myself there was a distinct possibility he was capable of killing me with his brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the possibility of escaping public words, the possibility that awaits me in meeting the intimate. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The realization of being far gone, the fear, the unknowable possibilities, all of it—the horror, the wonder, the joy—fused into an erotic thrill. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In that day the possibility that a man had killed three young children was still considered a horror well beyond the norm. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Weekends and other days of the week are possibilities but Thursday is a day to be counted on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rader and Bobby exchanged a flicker of a glance, and the lawyer responded: “That is a possibility.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There are any number of possibilities, from brazen to subtle. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z To imagine that there were possibilities after Izio and this war, even if they were possibilities I wouldn’t really want. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a possibility, I thought, because Grandma told me that former President Truman had put African-American and white soldiers together in the armed forces during his term. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He minds her death, is so sorry about it, but minded more the possibility of his memory failing to conjure up the dearness. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He would spend hours on end in his room, calculating the strategic possibilities of his novel weapon until he succeeded in putting together a manual of startling instructional clarity and an irresistible power of conviction. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His heart said that one time it had hidden the rifle the boy had taken from his father, because of the possibility that the boy might wound himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z How could I put my own needs, and even those of our girls, in front of the possibility that Barack could be the kind of president who helped make life better for millions of people? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences in parenting styles that we talked about in the Chris Langan chapter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was definitely in the realm of possibility. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Every nation seems to have its set of forbidden possibilities, which its citizenry and adherents must not at any cost be permitted to think seriously about. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The letters crackled with a sense of possibility. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Crime became real, for example—for the first time—not as a possibility but as the possibility. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I stare into my lap and nod along like Arthur’s possibilities for the future are no different from mine. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z There was always the possibility, of course, that his suggestion of a fortnight ago may have been a whim of the moment, and he would no longer be approving of the idea. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z And so, when he noticed something odd, he considered all possibilities, including the ones that oughtn’t to have been possible at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yes. She said that I should be open to the possibility that I could love a man. That I was being too narrow-minded.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z All these years, I never considered the possibility that my father—my well-meaning but occasionally whacked-out father—might be walking around with a broken heart, carrying a pain too awful to talk about. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He found several hidden possibilities I had not seen. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The boys were greatly awed by Tendai’s storytelling ability as well as the possibility that he might be a spirit medium someday. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “So you and I can talk about the limitless possibilities of people and the winds.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe, even in my fiercest moments, I had considered this possibility. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One of the amazing things about America is the way it can both undermine you and keep you believing in your own possibilities, pumping you with hope. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrived in the forest first and waited in the dark shadows, my mind racing with all the possibilities. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Food had become so scarce that each prisoner was issued a monthly meal ticket, which was punched when he went through the food line to prevent the possibility of someone going through the line twice. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Less than a day ago, I was prepared to head into the wilderness with my loved ones in midwinter, with the very real possibility of the Capitol pursuing us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the years since the first grant was made, he explained, the cyclotron’s original design had been outrun by new technological possibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One possibility is that Homo sapiens drove them to extinction. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't want to think about the possibility of losing Eden. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His well- intentioned remarks never came off, and even now, when the possibility of humiliation hung over them, Rosy was as indifferent as ever to his presence and directed all her attention to Gosling. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A third possibility, then: dismayed by the failure of our Jesus to protect us, they opted to steer clear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he got up and started pacing, thinking about what little he knew about fission and the possibility of building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Peace, Your Highness—peace in our time is a possibility. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His music, joyfully and abundantly at ease with the new major and minor key palette, was a gateway to the extraordinary creative possibilities opening up with the new system. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The very air felt alive with possibility, charged with souls and magic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z None of them ever flew, but their theoretical possibilities were very far advanced. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I never considered death or the possibility of a life hereafter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the possibility of my not being paid in the forthcoming year for working on DNA was only annoying and not fatal. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He accepted it because it made him free, gave him the possibility of choice, of action, the opportunity to act and to feel that his actions carried weight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z What is concerning is the real possibility that we, as a society, will choose not to care. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It is critical to note that Washington's crusade took place against a backdrop of terror and intimidation in which the genocide of black people in America appeared a very real possibility. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Except instead of corn it’s any bit of detail or rumor or possibility of what might have happened yesterday afternoon in the parking lot. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But with abundant organic matter, sunlight and perhaps volcanic hot spots, the possibility of life on Titan' cannot be readily dismissed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you are the one I remember best. For the Augurs dream the future: all outcomes, all possibilities. And you are woven through every dream. A thread of silver in a tapestry of night.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As Wash talked, the plan began to take shape, offering the possibility of a kind of satisfaction he hadn’t felt in weeks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But hours of watching Doctor Who has prepared me for the possibility of other dimensions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If she was—he squeezed his fists against the possibility—she was beyond his help. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They drank white wine from crystal goblets that Alba took from the dining room, and made a detailed inventory of each other’s bodies and the multiple possibilities of pleasure. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, that's a possibility,” she said—and stopped stock-still in the doorway. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "We need to face the possibility that he won't make it to Schiaparelli," Lewis said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if she was on some sort of drug, which was beginning to be a possibility, then. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In a short time all sorts of possibilities were suggested and explored. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At certain moments he sees himself as an emblem of possibility to which all eyes have turned. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The first is about when Jackie Robinson went to the MLB and the world of possibility it opened, but as they progress, Great-Grampy JonJon details occurrences that match Uncle Jack’s story. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z It seemed unlikely, but the possibility hung there, a persistent and troubling cloud. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I tried not to even consider the possibility that Barack might lose the election, but it was there—a kernel of fear he and I carried privately, neither of us daring to give it voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Yet, as Fiedel conceded to me, the collapse of the Clovis consensus means that archaeologists must consider unorthodox possibilities, including that some other people preceded the ancestors of today’s Indians into the Americas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But Turner, feeling a familiar unreality taking hold, could not discount the possibility that the woman was possessed of certain powers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It reminds me that the universe is full of possibility. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile at how she laughed when we danced, with a freedom of spirit I found exhilarating in its possibility. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I stare at the list, turning all of the possibilities around in my head. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z There was no possibility of paddling against it and making their way back home. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But there was a real possibility that he might not be aware of this bad-looking mole, because it was on the back of his neck and he couldn't see there very easily. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z If the virus killed nine out of ten people it infected and there was no vaccine or cure for it, you could see the possibilities. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of the young man’s coming to Mrs. Goddard’s that morning, and meeting with Harriet and pleading his own cause, gave alarming ideas. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I think maybe I will flirt with someone, someone inappropriate, just to see what could happen; but there aren’t many possibilities, because there aren’t many men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Eyes were turned toward making good in the northern way that offered so much more possibility than the South. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You’re lying. You couldn’t have-. . .” His free reddened as a horrible possibility occurred to him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She turned the possibility of it over and around in her head and finally decided there was no other way to say it than to just ask. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There was still a possibility that the body might materialize with the spring thaw. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But the possibility that it will end in death is there. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He had certainly never intended to marry her; such an idea was no more in his mind, he would have said, than the possibility of flying to the moon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He wrote to friends and colleagues saying, “Someone should coin a contemporary phrase and say, at least for the moment, ‘The world has gone nuts over tissue culture and its possibilities.’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I look at the disbelief on her face, searching for one small possibility of belief. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z This might just be the right moment to take “a somewhat more leisurely examination of all possibilities.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The possibility of danger serves merely to sharpen his awareness and control. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d always been fine with my mom dating this guy, but I’d never considered the possibility of him becoming a permanent addition to our family. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The possibility of it stung more than she would have liked. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Princesse sat on the cooling sand on the beach staring at the spots on her otherwise immaculate undershirt, seeing in the blank space all kinds of possibilities. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “It is in the sterilization of failure, and not in the selection of successes for breeding, that the possibility of an improvement of the human stock lies.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Chakrabarty’s victory opened up the possibility of patenting other living things, including genetically modified animals and cell lines, which didn’t occur naturally outside the body. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The only possibility, then, was to make the break-out during the day: to wait until Chervil was asleep and then order a sentry to leave his post at the mouth of one of the holes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At least one had to concede the possibility of such a thing. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thing was done and there was no possibility of turning back. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was always a cloud looming over our school days—the possibility of war. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Sierra felt an invisible thread of possibility hanging in the air between them, but she didn’t know what was supposed to happen next. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her wish for a harmonious, organized world denied her the reckless possibilities of wrongdoing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We cannot ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else, or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Every stroke he took thus offered each boy the possibility of a wet, cold, and spectacularly public form of humiliation. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was left to him only the possibility of saving face and Mack was likely to be very generous about that. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At present only music was coming out of it, but there was a possibility that at any moment there might be a special bulletin from the Ministry of Peace. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At one point she came running to find me and asked, “How do you feel about the possibility of reality TV? Camera crews will follow you around and you’ll be a prime-time series.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she actually seems to be pondering the name as if it’s a possibility. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Something outside the possibility of rational justification was taking place in front of my incredulous eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Most blacks looking to leave the South were encouraged by the possibility of a better life up north. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I saw no possibility of organizing a splinter movement, for what would be the next step? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweet earth opened out its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked, and it shimmered with light and possibility till she was dizzy with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere possibility of a death sentence changes everything. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I who love words and the endless possibility of words am saddened by this inevitability. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At night we overheard strange, tearful arguments, in which Mother spoke in a quiet, slurred, slow-motion voice, like a phonograph record on the wrong speed, outlining the possibilities for our family’s demise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I read about the world of tennis, and Arthur Ashe’s role in it, the more I began to dream of its possibilities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to ignore the possibility that Diego might be there, but when I realized I’d spent an hour obsessing over what to wear, I knew I was hoping to see him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly the whole class was very worried about the possibility of someone without papers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Given our success in other death penalty cases, he must have feared the very real possibility of the appellate court's overturning Walter's conviction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Haupt didn't consider the possibility that the loophole would be incriminating, not only to him but also to his father. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He minded, despised the possibility that I might be the head of the school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that she thought about it much, but any trip to the grocery store or the mall presented the possibility that she would encounter some kind of ugliness. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z If only he knew that his prejudice had filled her with possibility. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Pretending indifference to Obie’s report but his thoughts racing, pondering the possibilities. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we would play half the night, coming up with endless possibilities for questions and answers, only repeating the key word in every sentence. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He had seen very early on that there was no possibility of a truce between them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lawrence tried to communicate his excitement about Seaborg’s discovery in writing, via a memo to Jewett’s committee declaring that “an extremely important new possibility has been opened for the exploitation of the chain reaction.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Although he had never really contemplated the possibility before, Captain Black understood at once that he was the logical man to succeed Major Duluth as squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We had separate blankets, and there were never fewer than three layers between us, but the possibilities kept me up half the night. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She grew up with him, found out how her eye could quickly level on a scene, instantly figure the possibilities, aggressively fight and broker the way they’d want to shoot him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The knowledge that for the game to end, one of them will have to die, or the possibility that she means nothing to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now he faced the possibility that Linus’ solution would be no better and yet he would get all the credit for the coiled coils. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Professor Croaker’s law—the furthest someone can go back in time without the possibility of serious harm to the traveler or time itself is five hours. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I was hesitant to trust the food in the box, as there was the distinct possibility that the fellow living here had been some manner of crazy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Having possessed Esther, the carnal man awoke, seeing the possibility of conquest everywhere. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Since only two teams went to the playoffs, there was now the distinct possibility of Permian’s not making it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t wrap my head and my heart around this strange new possibility. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Yet during the morning, Lawrence had alluded approvingly to the possibility of a nonmilitary demonstration. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There are books stacked high around them—the way opportunity and possibility are stacked around them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In theory—that is, as a simple physical possibility—an animal could pick up and go, flaunting all the social conventions and boundaries proper to its species. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The possibilities were endless, and the variety of stuff available seemed to grow more twisted every day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I turn the possibility over in my mind. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He slipped the pages into his backpack, his mind churning with hundreds of possibilities of what to shoot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z With those stats, qualifying for an Olympic team was now a real possibility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the role of Antigone herself—the only real possibility from even a physical standpoint—was the Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Trotter recognized this appalling possibility, but maintained that there was some moral obligation to inform next of kin when one took to one’s bed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I had to recognize that this had happened to me, but that feeling I’d once had of possibility, of endless possibility stretching out in front of me was gone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Given the climate of the times, Bram said, this result was a very real possibility. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I eventually came to understand that it’s about embracing the flexibility and possibility of the unknown. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The men existed all alone out there in the void of space, connected so tenuously to Earth, with the real possibility that something could go wrong. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It’s not entirely beyond the realm of possibility that mountain lions could have survived undetected in New England. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Flora felt a shiver of belief, of possibility, pass through her. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The second possibility, that there is an infinite sequence of more and more refined theories, is in agreement with all our experience so far. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All boundaries down, freedom was not only the recognition of necessity, it was the recognition of possibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nice—in the dark and the quiet, with no possibility of me saying anything to screw it up, and her eyes looking back, like there was something in me worth seeing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z This would lead to all sorts of science-fiction-like possibilities for people who survived from the expanding to the contracting phase. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole’s tortured thoughts slowly gave way to an even worse possibility. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “We’ve also gotten a call from an entrepreneur in Texas who wants to talk to you about the possibility of opening nationwide franchises.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z By that point I was used to having dead-end relationships with easy women, since there was no possibility of any other kind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The other possibility was that the hug had happened, but it was just a meaningless blip in their day, and they’d already forgotten about it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What if German scientists succeed in making a nuclear bomb before we even investigate possibilities?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Though this kind of possibility presented itself every August and didn’t raise eyebrows for most, Kathy and Zeitoun’s more cautious clients and friends often made preparations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A couple of articles talk about Darren and his superstar high school career—his college possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “If we can double it, and speed up the learning process at the same time, the possibilities are enormous.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Near the beginning of World War I, the Williamses discovered, from returning neighbors and kin, the possibility of living better in another place. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She had thinking to do; the possibility of someone helping Wick still danced just out of sight. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Several of the more attractive possibilities are now being tested. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I need her here with me on this journey of fear and excitement and possibility. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As soon as the possibility arose that much more water was involved, the number of potential DNA models alarmingly increased. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z If Burr’s intention was to threaten him with the possibility of a duel, Hamilton was not disposed to submit passively to such threats. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh. And how long will they stay 'mental'? The term of your natural life? Twenty years? No possibility of parole?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There are only cultural choices, from among a bewildering palette of possibilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The standards upheld by the women of West Computing set a floor for the possibilities of a new generation of girls with a passion for math and hopes for a career beyond teaching. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Taken together, these discoveries forced Dewey to consider again the possibility of “plain robbery” as a motive. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson himself thought in this French fashion, Adams claimed, confusing the seductive prospects envisioned in his imagination with the more limited possibilities history permitted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “We were prepared for the possibility of death.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He also could not seem to rule out the possibility for himself Over the course of many letters back and forth across the ocean, the two friends discussed God and design. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well within the realm of possibility because the climb was not as high. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I told her I was going fishing again, which was a possibility. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z So when he said, “Kill the man in black,” all other possibilities ceased to exist. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was tired and sick, but her mind went skipping among possibilities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I am not so sure about the handkerchief. You remember, I always told you that there were two possibilities as to the ownership of the handkerchief.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z H. G. Wells in The Time Machine explored these possibilities as have countless other writers of science fiction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We may raise the possibility that Mr. X mislaid his picnic basket and chose to report it stolen in the hopes of making a claim on his insurance, and so on. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z His regard for her was quite imaginary; and the possibility of her deserving her mother’s reproach prevented his feeling any regret. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And Joe was very slowly and quietly exploring the possibility of taking over entirely. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But with the real possibility of nuclear conflict with the USSR—and the failure of the CIA to send its own agents behind the Iron Curtain—the time had come to make it happen. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If the tiling had commercial possibilities, it should be done with a certain finesse and quality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility that you could feel the same way gives me an unending hope. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Which, in turn, would leave her state senate seat vacant, opening up the possibility that Barack could run for it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A rival possibility is that such knowledge may simply be beyond us. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Now life itself was filled with fears and anxiety as to the possibilities of the future.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was wondering with half his mind which of Kay’s questions the magician would choose to answer, but the other half was still upon the martial possibilities of the landscape. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Our hope, of course, is to find evidence to support the first of these three possibilities. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to avoid injury—there was no possibility of that—but that the injury would be like Luke’s, a wedge of flesh, so I could go to the house, too. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Another possibility is that the rocks there contain fossils of extinct animals and plants. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She wished she could stay there forever, the space between them freighted with possibility. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Knowing that I really had no choice but to consider it, I finally opened the door and allowed the possibility of this thing inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For every womanly fact of life she doesn’t get told, a star of possibility still winks for her on the horizon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I still had hope in the possibility of starting a life somewhere else. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The station master Lumbly had said that each state was a state of possibility, with its own customs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z What really counted was the possibility of escape, a leap to freedom, out of the implacable ritual, a wild run for it that would give whatever chance for hope there was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I had hung between possibilities before, between the cold truths I knew and the heart-sucking conjuring tricks of the Shaper; now that was passed: I was Grendel, Ruiner of Meadhalls, Wrecker of Kings! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Burns was the first American to see the immense possibilities of the instrument in detective work,” the Literary Digest reported in 1912. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There isn’t ever any relief, never the possibility of an All Clear siren. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the quantum theory ol gravity, on the other hand, a third possibility arises. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Aside from the possibility of being arrested for indecent exposure every time they crossed their legs or stood in a breeze,” Dad muttered, "I’d think they’d die of pneumonia.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Geeks who are harassed and humiliated should report the assaults and, perhaps using the possibilities of the Net, take their complaints farther if they are ignored or further victimized. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the possibility of time travel remains open. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, decisions about crescendos and decrescendos, tempo, and score reading have to be made, but there are endless possibilities for vocalizing and playing these child-centered compositions. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z With the power out, the latter, he supposed, was suddenly a possibility. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Even when she looked serious—as she did now—her face held the possibility of joy and laughter. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The other possibility is, if anything, more grim. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The possibility that Mendel had deduced a fundamental natural rule—a dangerous law—by tabulating pea hybrids seemed absurd and far-fetched to Nägeli. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For a few minutes the two girls contemplated the possibility in mournful silence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What could I dream of that had the barest possibility of coming true? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother goes outside; I know he’s climbing up the mountain of dirt next door, or assessing the possibilities of the large hole in the ground, but I don’t have the heart to join him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Old Me would have obsessed about the possibility of a contagious medical condition being passed on from someone else's footwear. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z From the top of the hill, Annabeth could see the camp in the valley below—the warm lights of the cabins, the possibility of sanctuary. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A slow push was under way to reemphasize the rehabilitative possibilities of prison in New York State when, on September 9, 1971, the Attica prison uprising began. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the length of our services, I saw no other possibility. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was reading the Bible that had set my mind in such an open frame, ready to believe in any bizarre possibility. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So I left before there was any possibility of that happening. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There are possibilities, too, that insects of medical importance might be controlled by sterilization. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He felt himself surrounded by dense, overwhelming fogs of possibilities in which he could perceive no glimmer of light. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She hadn’t thought of the possibility of catching him at his job. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Such findings raise the possibility that scientists might be able to create a “package” of charcoal, nutrients, and microfauna that could be used to transform bad tropical soil into terra preta. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But three subsequent United States Supreme Court decisions had put strict limits on the sentences that juveniles can receive, eliminating death sentences and many sentences of life without the possibility of parole, sometimes called LWOP. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I had never considered the possibility that Papa would die, that Papa could die. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z So much for the air smelling like possibility. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The bad thing, of course, is that there is always the possibility of actual expulsion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Reynie had never known his parents, who died when he was an infant, and it pleased him to read a notice that seemed to take this possibility into account. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It is only after four days pass that I begin to imagine other possibilities. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “If, in spite of all your efforts,” the cable to the ambassador read, “Diem remains obdurate and refuses, then we must face the possibility that Diem himself cannot be preserved.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There’s this exciting hope of possibility filling me up, like when Hudson and I started texting for the first time, like when Arthur said hi and we flirted and talked about the universe. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Many French intellectuals were already discussing the possibility of a political revolution in the years preceding 1789, and after 1776 the American Revolution presented them with a model. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had no parents, and no possibilities were in sight. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After all, in the very casualness of Gatsby's party there were romantic possibilities totally absent from her world. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Matt,” JoJo said, “I don’t know if you should tell me what I want to hear or what I need to hear. Or is there any possibility they can be the same thing?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Number of people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes committed as juveniles: 2,570. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The possibility of Pa getting hurt had us all as nervous as cooped up chicks, rushing around, trying to keep busy, snapping at anybody who made a sound. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “So in other words Mr. Miyamoto left your residence on the ninth having heard from your husband there was at least a possibility your husband would sell the seven acres to him.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She swallowed hard and tried not to even think about that possibility. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This possibility of sudden change is at the center of the idea of the Tipping Point and might well be the hardest of all to accept. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat next to her at the kitchen table, twice a day, for sixteen years, and never once did I consider the possibility that she could have been anything but Abnegation-born. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s any difference,” I said cau-tiously, not wanting to test the possibility of his wrath at having a Negro disagree with him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He considered all possibilities as if he were analyzing a chess problem, and decided that he didn’t want to be confined in Hungary. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew not to be encouraged about the so-called “other possibilities.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun and Nasser did not discuss the possibility that they would not be released from this prison for many months, or even years. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And yet even at those moments, moments like these remained a possibility. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s an understatement. I’m dying. When organs start shutting down, it doesn’t take long. I always knew it was a possibility. My parents were in denial.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Just about the time of the April hearing, the county attorney, George Daines, reached out to Bunderson to talk about the possibility of a plea bargain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I found out the most / could have was hope, and with that I was not denying any possibility, good or bad. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z John Milton threw open whole new vistas filled with charming, inexhaustible possibilities that promised to ward off monotony forever. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Up or down the wet or dusty streets, indoors or out, the days and nights began to spell out magic possibilities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam wasn’t sure what to do about it, but it was clear she couldn’t afford to throw the possibilities away without even trying. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Traditional notions of the king in society, after all, brooked no possibility of “exploitation” in the modern sense. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Then there was the additional frightening possibility that this virus near Washington was not Ebola Zaire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, lying there in the dark, I could glimpse the possibility of being more than a member of a race. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One possibility was that the universe would collapse under its own gravity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Stress of weather combined with structural fatigue a possibility, but conjecture. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Pennsylvania sentencing law was inflexible: For those convicted of second-degree murder, mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was the only sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I tried to work the line of thought through, but I kept getting caught on the possibility. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She still didn’t dare to face the possibility of who might have betrayed her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He needed someone to talk to so as to avoid thinking about the possibility of war. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In her mind was the possibility that if she tried really hard, she might reach Zimbabwe by dark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Because wouldn't it be better," I say, "if the handholding really just meant they were connected, and you didn't have to think about the other possibilities?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And at once this possibility became an established certainty: John had refused to come because he didn’t like her. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I feigned shock that he even considered it a possibility. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They also discovered, among the piles of stones at the base of a cliff, some stones whose shapes suggested the possibility of their being crude tools. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They’d arrived in Pittsburgh empty-handed and they didn’t buy much beyond the necessities in their time in the city, all their money going toward the possibility of having their own place. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As I stare at them, a possibility comes to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The dangerous possibilities, the fumes from the bad muffler, the bumpiness of the road—I felt a queasiness in my stomach. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a place of the most wondrous and gratifying possibility, and beautiful, too. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There’s a thousand possibilities, no one of them any more likely than the other. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Since longitude was the missing piece of knowledge for oceanic navigators, all the early modern studies of the magnet were alert to the possibility that they might be able to fill this gap. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But many others found it a deeply attractive vision of human possibility. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z You must plan experiments on the basis of probability, even bare possibility, rather than certainty. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always known that arrest was a possibility, but even freedom fighters practice denial, and in my cell that night I realized I was not prepared for the reality of capture and confinement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The situation therefore, as will be seen, is full of horrifying possibilities,” the Tribune said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The more I thought of it the more I fell into a kind of morbid fascination with the possibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I told myself that the Olympics were a real possibility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He dreaded the possibility of a lost letter, the photograph never reaching him, hovering somewhere in Orissa, close but ultimately unattainable. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He’d need a very specialized team, a desperate team that wouldn’t balk at the real possibility that they’d never come back from this job. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The thing, I thought to myself ... it had possibilities — as a nickname, at the very least. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In her mind, she had narrowed down the possibilities of her secret admirer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And so a strange new possibility is arising. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Everybody was talking about the possibility of a truce before the holidays were over. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of disappointing them hangs over me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But with the summer drawing to an end, with Tommy getting stronger, and the possibility of notice for his fourth donation growing ever more distinct, we knew we couldn’t keep putting things off indefinitely. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t share with her the two possibilities. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As is true of most incipient bad things in life, I had not really prepared myself for this possibility. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My hands would shake and my heart would thump in my chest as I thought of the possibilities of what they could do to us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the summer of 2006, poll respondents filling out open-ended questionnaires were naming him as a presidential possibility, though Hillary Clinton was decidedly the number one pick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Galton considered the obvious possibility that eminent men might produce eminent sons because the son “will be placed in a more favorable position for advancement.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She was the only one who was not so concerned about the possibility of moving. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He asked the jurors, “Is there any possibility of an agreement on a verdict?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I have decided to speak, so there is the possibility of telling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful day! A perfect day! A day of possibility!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It took me a month to get over the shock of having life possibilities. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This possibility—which now seems so self-evident—didn’t occur to either Mike or me at the time, however. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z My brother fell for Saint Sarah without me knowing, and my mother is helping to arrange the possibility of them getting together. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Believe it or not, this possibility didn't occur to medieval musicians for centuries. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z You can see things that we cannot, you can see connections and possibilities and alternatives that are invisible to us, just as sraf was invisible to you. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Clayton didn’t know for sure, but sitting in the train with one woman across from him and another at the other end of the car, he didn’t rule out the possibility. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She and her generation were the first in the history of the world to come of age with the possibility of human extinction as a by-product of human ingenuity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But the possibility that she might not tell me to change was crushing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One route open to the advance guard was to play with the musical possibilities of the surreal and the absurd. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The engineers, Burnham charged, “had contributed little or nothing either in the way of originating novel features or of showing the possibilities of modern engineering practice in America.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My head swam with the possibilities and the choices I needed to make. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The answer was too heavy, the possibility crushing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Rather than pressing down on Marajo, she said, the river and forest opened up possibilities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A second possibility was that some of the chemical called lithium hydroxide had gotten into our eyes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They discussed the possibility of giving it a proper burial, but it would have required interminable paperwork to have the tomb unsealed in order to include the missing part. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Each year brought a new group of students and possibilities, a new play and a new musical to produce. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m sure there’s plenty of possibilities,” Izzy said as the doors slammed shut and the train started back up again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Though the men knew that danger and death were real possibilities on the expedition, the pain from the loss of Simplicio was felt by everyone. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I guess I threw a wet rag on the possibility by giving my actual name. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Your husband reported to you that he had encouraged Mr. Miyamoto to believe in such a possibility?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The power breakfast is getting soggy, but I can handle it, when possibilities exist. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z For Bobby, Moscow was the Elysium of chess, and his head was spinning with the possibilities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Andrew was not a member of the High Organ and had not been in the forefront of the island leadership, although we considered the possibility that the authorities did not know this. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A hotter surface would vaporize still more carbonates into CO,, and there would be the possibility of a runaway greenhouse effect to very high temperatures. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a possibility too valid to dismiss. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was even the possibility she wasn’t telling the truth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea opened up a new field of possibilities, Frank Crawley being so shy, so dull. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Even so, I believed that the possibilities of sabotage were far from exhausted and should be pursued with vigor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We decided, therefore, in our preparations for the future, to make provision for the possibility of guerrilla warfare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was fragrant with hope and possibility. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At first young Aureliano understood only the risk, the immense possibility of danger that his brother’s adventures implied, and he could not understand the fascination of the object. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had given me the possibility of a different kind of life. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They would certainly be subject to arrest, and for black men and women in the South this carried with it the possibility of a savage jailhouse beating. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew the lunchroom wasn’t a possibility; Hunter Schultz and some of his friends hung out there in the mornings, playing Magic cards until homeroom. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It is my fault, of course, that that was never a possibility, because I chose another faction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Ivy had considered the possibility that it might be Taryn, but she didn’t think Taryn would have been able to wait for Ivy to talk about the drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But now that the actual possibility seemed to be right in front of me, it seemed so far-fetched, crazy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Does a man ever believe in his own imminent death or in the possibility of accident? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ail sorts of possibilities suggested themselves to his suspicious brain. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, one has to accept the distinct possibility that one may have previously - perhaps through wishful thinking of a professional kind - exaggerated what evidence there was regarding such a desire on her part. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As Roy rode away on his bike, he pondered the possibility that Mullet Fingers was better off roaming the woods than living at home with a witch for a mother. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here she was, offering a possibility of absolution. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A man who travels a lot was concerned about the possibility of a bomb on board his plane. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to Ishmael proud and defiant and detached from the possibility of his own death by hanging. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Whenever Jerrod talked about the possibilities of life he dwelled not on what he saw, but on what he didn’t. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was always the possibility that the collegians would win, but statistically their chances would be much lower than a thousand to one. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Guerrilla warfare was a possibility, but since the ANC had been reluctant to embrace violence at all, it made sense to start with the form of violence that inflicted the least harm against individuals: sabotage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell by her abrupt manner, and the way she tapped her lorgnette against her teeth, that she was questing possibilities. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Are you so severe upon your own sex as to doubt the possibility of all this?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Getting revenge with a nearly unlimited budget opened up the possibilities. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She began playing around with different possibilities for how to solve the puzzle—she rearranged their order; she drew them combined with one another like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Unlike her husband, she welcomes her adopted language, its possibilities for reinvention. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But suddenly they had to live with the possibility that they might not ever be able to have children. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I hadn't seriously considered that possibility until our run that night. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On this visit Charles told Uncle Jos, Aunt Bessy, and his cousins about the possibility of the voyage and about his fathers objections. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tom, I’m telling you this because . . . well, because there’s a possibility that the child could be yours.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By denying the very possibility of such practices, these researchers say, environmentalists may hasten, rather than halt, the demise of the forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m being faced with the heaviest of chances today: I may have to watch him die, unless it’s the other way around, and both possibilities make me want to throw up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The excitement and possibility came off him like day-old booze. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They said, instead, “I’m not sure,” which did not give any information but still suggested the possibility of knowledge. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After all, there were only two logical possibilities for the nature of the void, and both implied that the infinite exists. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Very good, Donovan. That was indeed the next question. Evidently my creator must be more powerful than myself and so there was only one possibility.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The possibility of finding a match now seemed as distant as the sky above us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The second kind is called a remote conditional, from the expression “a remote possibility.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “The possibility of lightning striking the tower was very much on my mind.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His good looks and popularity had made him so inordinately conceited that they blinded him to that possibility. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed conflict between communism and democracy was no longer a frightening possibility but a terrifying reality. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wanted the children to have what their mothers would have wanted for them, the possibility of happiness. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at it as though it contained boundless possibilities. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “It was always a possibility, but they were hoping not to have to use it at all.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “You could. That’s a possibility. But he’s fairly decent at fighting. I think he could have stopped you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Each day I woke and asked myself what I should do to avoid the possibility of going to prison. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Arguments raged over Palestine and Israel and the possibility that Eisenhower might run for president. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My father would not have believed in the possibility of sub-rosa vocations. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Already Lavender's scheming mind was going over the possibilities that this water-jug job had opened up for her. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Jack wouldn't dream of such a possibility, nor Tobitt, who thinks he's so close. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Motherhood was old age, and other remote possibilities. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Each society and each individual usually explore only a tiny fraction of their horizon of possibilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing here from this exact vantage point, my entire house feels new with possibilities. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So the next morning, after breakfast, we spread our maps across my motel room bed and studied the possibilities that were suddenly opened to us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Every day after school this week, Anastasia and I have gone out to investigate “possibilities,” as she calls them. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Not rely on absolutely, that was obliterated as a possibility, just rely on a little, some solace, something surviving in the ruins. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “It can be done? To discuss merely possibilities.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Even now, alerted to the possibility, he didn’t seem to want to know. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s a lot of possibilities to juggle—especially for someone as busy as I am. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.’ The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Though not primarily a reformer, Lawes had strong opinions about the possibilities of prisons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But for countless poor people—particularly racial minorities who disproportionately rely on public assistance—that possibility looms large. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Why worry when the day held so many possibilities? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z We have previously mentioned the possibility of wormholes to get from one place in the universe to another without covering the intervening distance—through a black hole. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not want to contemplate the possibility that the man had needed help and had not gotten it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I avoided any possibility of seeing my cousin Peach as we traveled home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Another possibility came to her, and the idea that the Council might have stripped Mona of her marking made her look at the greenwitch uneasily. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Every afternoon I would stand on the school’s front lawn and watch with envy as these ships filled the sky, zooming off to explore the simulation’s endless possibilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Clearly the possibility of failure at the exposition had occurred to Olmsted and troubled him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He set his CD on the kitchen table and considered the possibilities for dinner. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was a possibility for change because I saw change on the pages of the history books that I was reading. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The possibilities lay before these pilgrims like a banquet, and they’d been so hungry their whole lives. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Though, there was the possibility that after Pond was healed, they would no longer be friends. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At least not individually, as a single human possibility. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, however, a wonderful possibility occurred to him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I never seriously considered the possibility that I would not emerge from prison one day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our conversation centered on the possibility that at Pasadena I might continue X-ray work with viruses. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Here, there’s not even the subterfuge of such a possibility. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There’s an exception to this rule of possibility, which is why I’m grateful for search keys. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In a packed courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, the judge sentenced Ames to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z To their credit, no one even mentioned the possibility of staying out of it, not even old Bullet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Review in the Supreme Court is rare enough, but the possibility that the Court might create constitutional relief for children sentenced to die in prison made this opportunity even more thrilling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I guess what’s funny is that until he mentioned it, the thought—the possibility—of us together hadn’t even crossed my mind. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion on all subjects, now existed for the first time. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her head was tilted to the side, as if in her mind she was running through the possibilities of who this guy in front of her could be. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It also, incidentally, eliminates the possibility of robots, in complete adjustment, wandering off while still on Earth and thus bringing U. S. Robots face to face with the strict laws against robots on Earth. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Kat condemns it, because, he says, a man has to reckon with the possibility of an abdominal wound, and that is more dangerous on a full stomach than on an empty one. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And the possibility of mass insurrection was heightened in everyone’s mind by the riots already spreading across the country. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Again, the United States faced the possibility of a communist Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And in the intricate traffic pattern, as you try to find your way through, there’s no possibility of seeing anything. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicholas, the world is an infinite sea of endless possibility. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Last night, she assigned me a task—come up with at least 20 possibilities. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The trial court sentenced Mrs. Colbey to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and a short while later she found herself shackled in a prison van heading to the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A bunch of ordinary ones, like “mischief” and “possibility,” but he threw two cool ones in there: “collywobbles” and “gardyloo.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The samples were packaged and shipped to a forensics laboratory in Germany for testing; the Icelandic DNA laboratory was ruled out to avoid any possibility of compromise or conflict. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The possibility that he might die first and then Julie killing herself filled him with terror. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Again, I find myself wishing for the mundane possibility of calling Rhiannon on the phone, for filling the next empty hour with the sound of her voice. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Women in Kansas already had the right to vote in school elections, and many women’s rights leaders thought that there was a real possibility that full suffrage could be won there. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z There might still be as many as four Horcruxes out there somewhere, and each would need to be found and eliminated before there was even a possibility that Voldemort could be killed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In fourteenth-century Oxford, mathematically inclined philosophers had hypothesized that falling bodies accelerate continuously; but they had made no effort to confirm this theoretical possibility through experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Once the possibility had occurred to him at the oasis, the longing returned until it became a constant ache. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She went on to explain her belief that “women were the peace-loving half of the world and that by giving power to women we would diminish the possibilities of war.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Though they aimed never to show it, they were surely unsettled by the possibility that Barack could be forced out of office in a matter of months. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Over the past 10,000 years, Homo sapiens has grown so accustomed to being the only human species that it’s hard for us to conceive of any other possibility. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Every possibility of excess was curtailed with it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Each baby born, a world created, a possibility. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If I don’t change the subject, Violet’s enthusiasm will feed my tiny hopes, and I will implode from possibilities. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We have definitely confirmed that. However, there is also the possibility of a second agent in at least some of the animals.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Regaining my breath, I screamed, “NO!” as I shook with the terror at the possibility that I might have eaten voodooed food: I had eaten something from the two old women just the day before. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it was a rumor, several newspapers and agencies—including the eminent gray lady, The New York Times—published it as at least a possibility. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I waited for Rosaleen to say how ridiculous that was, but she squinted straight ahead as if weighing the possibility. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By making careful preparations, by foreseeing possibilities, Doc hoped to make this party as non-lethal as possible without making it dull. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She counted the three possibilities on her fingers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The discovery that the Earth is turning rather than the sky moving had important implications for the uniqueness of the Earth and the possibility of life elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only a likely possibility, given that he wrote about the problem, and that a solution promptly followed his arrival in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Pease looked up and spoke slowly, so there would be no possibility of my not understanding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she looks like someone I don’t know, a stranger, shining with unknown, good possibilities. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Trenches, hospitals, the common grave—there are no other possibilities. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing is said about the possibility of transporting bacteria, by rag or by hand, from bathroom to kitchen or even from one house to the next. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, none of my teachers had ever considered the possibility that I might do postdoctoral research with an X-ray crystallographer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Greater encouragement came from Rowan Gaither, whose businessman’s soul was stirred by a device he thought might have great commercial possibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “With these things as collateral, and the possibility of access to the Archives, I can loan you a dozen talents.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell him about the baby and then say that there was a possibility it wasn’t his. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Miranda was proclaiming the possibility of loveliness, the possibility of transforming even the nightmare into something fine and noble. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained that one reason a person in his position kept his money in cash was for the possibility, however remote, that he would be stopped, questioned, detained—or deported. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It’s a risk for countless reasons, the worst being that there’s always a possibility that it Julie has been caught, she may have already compromised the name. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Then she left him to ponder the pain and the possibility. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His broken leg notwithstanding, these three days in Virginia, with its pro-Confederate citizens and custom of hospitality, have made him think that escape is a possibility. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The chess fraternity, at least in New York, was all aquiver over the possibility. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Billingsley’s eyes were red also, but as girl after girl came up to him to give him a long hug, he realized there were possibilities in the situation he had not yet considered. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sense of possibility so necessary for success comes not just from inside us or from our parents. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You and I could have been such friends. Perhaps even more than friends. How close we nearly came, you and I! We really shouldn’t let such a little thing spoil a beautiful possibility.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You contract that and you can kiss the possibility of new lungs good-bye,” she adds, eyeing me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My mind ticked, twisting itself into knots with all the possibilities. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And I was thinking we should maybe start considering the possibility that there is a murderer at Stagecoach Pass.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She suddenly feels rather stupid for not once considering the possibility that this could be her opponent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ten or fifteen feet of water would be a possibility. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I think the first possibility is most likely, and four is a strong contender, too, because Megan is an independent, wilful woman, I’m sure of it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nineteen forty-one," says Helmuth, rolling over the feel of the numbers in his mouth, and for a moment the new year hangs there, ripe with hope and possibility. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z But Harry had no possibility of extracting the wand concealed under his robes without being noticed by the Death Eaters, who marched on either side of them through the slowly lightening darkness.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He did not mention the possibility that the judgment might render her incapable of returning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And when that short-lived light went supernova, it would leave a blueprint of achievement and desire for anyone in the neighborhood searching for new possibilities. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And of all possibilities—to find the critter most sacred to Mercer. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In light of recent developments the possibility exists that. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure which possibility bothered him more. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I bet you guys get life without the possibility of parole. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she snapped her fingers and we were standing on Europa, discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life beneath the moon’s icy crust. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And if his father’s leg got injured again, his death was a real possibility. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Thus in the immediate postwar years he was especially keen about the possibility of solving the structures of proteins, the most complicated of all molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “A 481. Awareness of the manifold possibilities open to me in the future; new hope that—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Talk turns to the possibilities that she has been apprehended and arrested, turned us in voluntarily, or simply been injured in the wave of refugees. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There seem to be many people who simply wish to be told an answer, any answer, and thereby avoid the burden of keeping two mutually exclusive possibilities in their heads at the same time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I have, I should make clear, reread Miss Kenton's recent letter several times, and there is no possibility I am merely imagining the presence of these hints on her part. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "You mean he admits the possibility of being incorrect?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It allows you to think, to wonder if you’ve missed out on other possibilities by becoming a wife to this man in this house with these children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I brought up some career possibilities, she told me that the only thing she wanted to do was help fight the Mormon cults that had kidnapped thousands of people in Utah. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They were future and past, possibility and memory. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Why, out of all the zillions of possibilities, have I ended up a servant? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For most Navajos, though, the possibility of a war was very far away. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other possibility was through the sheep. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a possibility that if I did get a scholarship to an American university I would be refused a passport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point Hunt concluded that he needed to be evacuated, but by now the sky had turned cloudy, ruling out the possibility of a helicopter flight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the energy for romantic rebellion—the possibility of losing all control of my life was like a depthless black chasm that had suddenly opened up in front of me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Until this moment, I had never had to face the possibility of actual physical contact with a real, live rabbit. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z To my mom, powdered iced tea is almost as bad as the possibility of being left behind in the wake of the rapture. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You have to prepare yourself for that possibility, baby.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She hadn’t realized that was a possibility until right then. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Walking by the houses on my way to the party, it felt like life held so many possibilities. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He was so tired, and there was not the slightest possibility of sleep in this world. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was blinded by the swell of hope and the promise of possibility. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z For the first time, we consider the possibility that we just might win. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I ask, both chilled and somewhat elated by the possibility. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the pro-Independence rallies at university; mass movements always made her feel empowered, the thought that for a thin slice of time all these people were united by a single possibility. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was no possibility of an opiate just at present, and no need of one; and so, without a moment’s delay, we began the operation. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Both of us know this is a possibility. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Not just of our kiss, but the possibility of inevitably taking things a step further. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z That I was no glory seeker was obvious to her, and that I had to exhaust every possibility before giving in was also clear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s nice being out early, before the school run, before the commute gets going; the streets are empty and clean, the day full of possibility. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z True, my husband did not own the land he tilled, as my father had done; yet the possibility was there that he might one day do so. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst possibilities had already run through his head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They wanted no possibility that we could register for the next school term. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But by then her acceptance of her fate was so deep that she was not even upset by the certainty that all possibilities of rectification were closed to her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But she did not dial; she felt too listless and ill to want anything: a burden which closed off the future and any possibilities which it might once have contained. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Transformations were difficult, and she had to contend with the possibility that she might not have the strength to undo this one. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Blood rushed to my brain; I felt an animating surge of adrenaline, of possibility, of a frontier being pushed outward. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looks at me, a nonbeliever confronted with, if not evidence, then at least the possibility of God. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Paradise became a magnetic field for the possibility of violence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As Annabelle heads for Tenth Street, she scrolls through some possibilities. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z No, of course, peace would not be a perfect pearl, not with young Tom never to return, not with the possibility of Bill’s return only the most shadowy and remote of chances. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, the possibility of germs did not worry me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched Sam Gardiner bring out a can of coal oil for another customer and guard against the possibility of the oil’s splashing out by fixing a lump of gumdrop candy over the spout. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet all too suddenly Rosy popped back into the conversation, and the possibility of really mobilizing his lab’s efforts slowly receded as we paid the bill and went out into the night. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In a third, he punched the air in exultation as the final curtain fell, although there was no curtain, there was no possibility of a curtain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Here again, we are coming up against one of the conditions of possibility of the new science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The form you choose depends on the degree of possibility and can radically change your meaning. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the week is out, he will be facing the possibility of life imprisonment. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The possibilities of the answers were too grim. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, Shirley had considered that possibility, then dismissed it with a smile. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z If the final chord is not the tonic of either the major or the minor key for that key signature, there are two possibilities. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Emma wondered if he was keeping himself open to the possibility of God. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no possibility of forcing your body all the way back up to the surface. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He talked to me about the possibility of playing ball in college, and I was encouraged. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z "I wish I could. What a delight it must be to dream away the hours and wake up to a new day full of fresh possibilities." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Still, it appears to me that you’re not considering all the possibilities. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “He did always sound very fond of her in his writing,” Lorena says, as though she is considering the possibility. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And both were working for big companies with lots of benefits and possibilities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So far as he could see there were two possibilities. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, I was happy to have made it out of Freetown, to have escaped the possibility of becoming a soldier again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z St Mark’s basilica revealed to Monteverdi a new world of possibility; as far as I know, this is the only example in Western music of a building changing the course of history. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They charitably consider many alternatives, including the surprising possibility that the source lies within the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “In other words, he encouraged Mr. Miyamoto to believe that at the very least a possibility existed.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Only at daybreak and at the first signs of activity outside his town house, did he doze off and had a few moments of semi-oblivion, a possibility of sleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick glance up the sheer ravine sides ruled out any possibility of his getting Buttercup past the climb. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Another possibility is that competition for resources flared up into violence and genocide. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His feelings immediately swerved, for that possibility had not occurred to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You had accepted, even embraced, the possibility of death, something Lord Voldemort has never been able to do. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z America’s botanical possibilities excited Europeans inordinately, and there was both glory and money to be made out in the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was also considering the possibility of settling in Switzerland permanently, so he looked for any excuse to visit that beautiful country. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z These stories generally relied on news sources associated with the drug treatment industry, such as rehabilitation clinics, and emphasized the possibility of recovery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Deep breaths, and try not to think about the possibility that you have misjudged this situation and are about to be shot dead. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Lily stood there in disbelief—that he could leave her that way, that there was a possibility he could just leave her forever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If you haven’t been charged with a crime, are you willing to risk the possibility that fighting the forfeiture might prompt the government to file criminal charges against you? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One clings then to chimeras, by which one can only be betrayed, and the entire hope—the entire possibility—of freedom disappears. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z What do you call a place with friends and teachers and libraries and book club and math club and debate club and any other kind of club and after-school activities and endless possibilities? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The doctor replied, “Well, I’m going to try to give you one small chance to be free. It’s up to you and to the spirits of hope and possibility.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But no matter how I try to convince myself, I cannot stop thinking about the possibility, of the horror, of Nicasia’s mother having had a hand in Locke’s mother’s death. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The only possibility she could think of was returning to the house and trying to find a weapon in the attic. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had tried to prepare him for the possibility that it could take years to get his conviction overturned, but he had gotten his hopes up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We hastened down the trail to it as we had an inkling that there was a visitors’ center there, which meant the possibility of a cafeteria and other gratifying contacts with the developed world. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She had been back from London a day, and already the glow of possibility that came after she saw the Kensington gynecologist was dulled. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Alex Haley and I had discussed the possibility of my writing his autobiography to acknowledge our literary circle, our family of writers—my father to him and him to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Donne would have learnt from Hill about the possibility of life on other planets, and of planets circling other stars; he would also have learnt that these strange ideas derived from Giordano Bruno. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Wes’s brother, Tony, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted as the trigger man in the death of Sergeant Prothero. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z So these classical laws would have ruled out any possibility of time travel. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t thought about the possibility of Zero grabbing info of me from the object—and the idea sends a shiver through me, even as I warm at Hideo’s obvious concern. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had never considered the possibility of involving Isobel in his life outside the bounds of the flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like Gran had said, faith allows for possibilities. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Somehow that thought was almost more scary than the possibility of the Professor’s actually entering the yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t seem to be a pessimist long enough to overlook the possibility of things being overwhelmingly good. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z There was a distinct possibility, I thought, that he was going to hit me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They knew death was a possibility, but the mention of it still felt better left unsaid, even when it was left unsaid. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The word “reconversion” itself implied the possibility of returning to an earlier time, of a reversal even, in the changes large and small that had transformed American life. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Though each comer in the corridor, each flight of steps, brought with it the possibility of new dangers, the children carried on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The future had been full of infinite possibilities. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “They didn’t even consider the possibility. That’s why regulation is key.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I’m content to simply sit next to him in silence, the air between us still crackling with possibility, but Phil is going to ask, and I know I have to answer. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Nothing but a heavy stone in my chest that used to be a heart filled with dreams and possibilities. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Conor’s mum was still too tired to cook herself, and though Conor could have made something, it didn’t seem to occur to his grandma that this was even a possibility. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Edinburgh at that time was a center of intellectual vigor, and Hutton luxuriated in its enriching possibilities. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But there was another, wilder possibility that kept raising its head, though he tried vainly to suppress it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t anything important He just wanted to discuss the possibility of saying prayers in the briefing room before each mission.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had represented the limitless possibilities in us all by living his life, striving for those dreams that seemed to elude the neighborhood year after year. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Especially during the summer, the streets so dog mad with heat, untempered, literally steaming with possibilities, none of them good. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is the possibility that he would have to pay twice for the same lute. There is no justice in that. It would be punishing him twice for the same thing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A possibility, of course. But I’m inclined to believe that the thief took it for a different reason.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But as Bunderson thought through the possibilities, he figured there were some very good ways around that ever happening. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The possibility of letters en route made for endless conversation. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I suppose, being you, it could have been much worse — and that possibility tormented me the entire time I was away. It was a very long three days. I really got on Emmett’s nerves.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When I talked to Grandma, she said, “These are possibilities. Slow down! Wait on the Lord. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Be grateful.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Police won’t comment while the investigation is ongoing, but rumors are circulating that authorities aren’t ruling out the possibility of a kidnapping. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Since we’d come to Brooklyn, her world had become full of new possibilities, and I tried very hard to share her excitement about the good life we were to have somewhere down the road. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was bizarre, but not out of the realm of possibility. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Because he would be entering a controversial war zone, there was a possibility he might not soon be coming back to California. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It filled him with possibility, this chance meeting with a stranger, and the thought of the paths on which it might lead him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This never occurred to me at the time, but I see now it’s a possibility, and an explanation for what happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Another Louisiana man, Johnny Lee Ball, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after meeting with a public defender for just eleven minutes before trial. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Lee’s mind leaped ahead at the possibilities—no, they were probabilities, and his finger tapping slowed still further. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least this time you’ve got the possibility of being paid for it.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z |
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