I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—to wit, the white man’s power to enslave the black man. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The decaying human form cannot sustain the power of spirit for long. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Turning very serious, Farmer answered with a long speech about democracy and socialism, the rich and poor, power and privilege. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“What happens when the Sender boosts the power?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This is how the white man thrust himself into the position of leadership of the worid—through the use of naked physical power. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The momentary sense of exultant power wine-drinking can give was only a sign to show men that they had within them more than they knew; “they could themselves become divine.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Egypt, a towering colossus, immobile, beyond the power of the imagination to endow with movement, as fixed in the stone as the tremendous temple columns, a representation of the human shape deliberately made unhuman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

That life would have had to do with ideas and people who took those ideas and shaped them into a kind of power. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Apparently they were trying to find Voldemort and return him to power.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She must continue singing until she reached the difficult trill at the end of the aria, in order to show off the range and power of her voice. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

There were power and energy in men, women and children that I had never seen before. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood that there was power in showing children my regard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As the artifact’s seller made sure to point out in his auction listing, if you used the tablet’s power in conjunction with the Scoreboard, it arguably became the most valuable artifact in the entire OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“His conversational powers were extraordinary,” a friend said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It would awaken the nation to the power of architecture to conjure beauty from stone and steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Jud and Frank were building some enormous, ramshackle, modernistic structure out on Commons lawn, and the hammers and the power drills had started early in the morning. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We need to remember the power of every vote. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Yet this view fails to reckon with the persuasive powers of Ernest Lawrence and Edward Teller, which played the crucial role in creating momentum for the H-bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In violent details we hear of the soldiers’ mighty strength and supernatural powers to kill the Youns. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tugs pushed the bow of the Manhattan until she pointed down the river, and the ship began to power majestically down the west side of Manhattan. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mutual Welfare League-style reforms threatened the entrenched power of certain inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet despite the deep mystery of the infinite zeros, Galileo sensed their power. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And, oh, she was beautiful when she made a strike—all power and beauty. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Covey’s forte consisted in his power to deceive. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had the same aura of quiet power, plus a kind of sadness, like they’d seen their destiny and knew it was only a matter of time before they met a monster they couldn’t beat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Running the tunnels during the war presented yet another logistical challenge, as the local power company rationed electricity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I have an announcement to make. We have just dropped a new bomb on Japan which has more power than twenty thousand tons of TNT. It has been an overwhelming success!” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the war ended, the four Allied powers could not agree on how to treat Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stood, looking at the active power lines, looking at the earth, looking at Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You are meant to feel disorientated and in the grip of mysterious powers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Rome rose to power in the second century BC and swallowed up Greece, but Rome's power did not extend as far east as Alexander’s had. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I never thought I’d see you again. That is, really see you. Not after you gained the power to be invisible.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Romans would have found Cleopatra’s thirst for power improper. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Had not they locked arms together as “Publius” to justify the need for a national government with sovereign power over the states? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She powered up her engine and the boat pulled away. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The power balance was tilted in his favor, had been tilted in his favor since she walked into his house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Army have removed themselves—one hundred and seventy ships fleeing from the harbor—and the King's power there is no more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I think they can feel us kind of like I feel them—but it’s much easier for them when we use our powers. It’s like setting off an alarm.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The problem these fifty-nine years has been this: how can a novelist achieve atonement when, with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also God? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The most important boy in Faerie and my enemy, finally in my power. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And, yet, out of it all, over and above all that had happened, impalpable but real, there remained to him a queer sense of power. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and the 332nd Fighter Group took the war to the Axis powers from thirty thousand feet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He could think of no white person of power in all the town who was both brave and just. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Remember when the power went out sophomore year?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Like, if God shows up and says, ‘Hey I’m real, check out my cool powers that prove I’m God,’ then I’ll believe. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As the play’s protagonist concedes, the pupils of Unjust Discourse are the occupants of all the positions of power and eminence in the city. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

And brooding over all were the warlocks, with their blue lips and dread powers, seldom seen but much feared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It once did rule the Earth, and there is nothing so eternally adhesive as the memory of power. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There is another insidious way in which the power of our devices to capture attention could be impacting daily life. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then it occurred to me that there might come a time when the Paqo would use his power to heal my scarred face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

These archaic humans loved, played, formed close friendships and competed for status and power—but so did chimpanzees, baboons and elephants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karhides go afoot, mostly; they have no beasts of burden, no flying vehicles, the weather makes slow going for powered traffic most of the year, and they are not a people who hurry. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The connection between Holland as an exploratory power and Holland as an intellectual and cultural center was very strong. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the whole process is powered by the sun. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Dark Tower was broken, but its foundations were not removed; for they were made with the power of the Ring, and while it remains they will endure. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The power breakfast is getting soggy, but I can handle it, when possibilities exist. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Few people could tolerate the gray zone for long, but this was the place where George Blake found his true calling—and his real powers as a spy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The power of my craving is like an electrical surge. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, Demetrius’s faith in the power of the written word seems to have been absolute. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The moral weirdness of prison was never discussed—the racial inequality and the power inequality; the them and us; the constant saying no. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy lifted the conch as though to add power to his next words. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The sun warmed us with its life-giving power, and up in the sky a white moon smiled on us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped and whirled round, with a lithe athletic power, and struck two massive blows, one to each side, at the guards closest to him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

To earn the words of power he did all the witch asked of him and learned of her all she taught, though not all of it was pleasant to do or know. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore had at least taught Harry something about certain kinds of magic, of the incalculable power of certain acts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The urgency of that need, like much of everything else, was determined by some calculus of power and money. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, the power of my gaze drew his eyes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

These grand homes, with their high, cool rooms, their polished mahogany furniture, their servants flitting between the main house and the separate cooking building, were meant to command attention, to show power and wealth. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

His stereo sat near her on the floor, and she kicked her toe at the power button, turning it off. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Now I see what it means that power is like weights in a balance, and when someone gains power someone else loses power. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Let the Capitol and the districts run one another into the ground and then sauntered in to take power. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He astutely—and bravely—borrowed money to buy his own power saw, tractor, and pulpwood truck. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s really very handsome most of the time, wonderful red and gold plumage. Fascinating creatures, phoenixes. They can carry immensely heavy loads, their tears have healing powers, and they make highly faithful pets.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He began by saying that he was an MK saboteur who had blown up a municipal office, a power pylon, and an electricity line. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his right, also on the wing, was an engine which powered the two propellers by a gear-and-sprocket system like the one on a bicycle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officially, four occupying powers divided the city into Soviet, American, British, and French sectors. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Political complexity was greatest on Tonga and Hawaii, where the powers of hereditary chiefs approximated those of kings elsewhere in the world, and where land was controlled by the chiefs, not by the commoners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She threw it back in and muttered, “God take power from the devil.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I open gardien journals, scanning the text for any mention of the arcana and their healing powers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a thin orange glow in front of the food dish, the last trace of my “magic” powers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The transfiguring power of the Holy Ghost ended when the service ended, and salvation stopped at the church door. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Come to the crossroads, to the crossroads come / Where the powers converge and become one. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Not playing another sport, I can see, feel the foil’s power. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He feared that the power of the ejection might shear off his legs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

How did he dare speak to these creatures as if he had the power to give them rights? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There are some things that are beyond our power to control. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Athena stepped close to me, and I could feel her aura of power making my skin itch. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The king had claimed that magic was an affront to the Goddess and her gods—that to wield it was to impertinently imitate their power. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A few students started turning back, but the majority stood and waited, chanting defiantly with fists raised in the black power salute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize the power and the potential of that. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two. Five-tool talents hit for power and can blast the ball out of any park.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He had felt compelled to stay by a power beyond his own reckoning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

No one in the world had the power to remove the dead man’s disorganized effects from Yossarian’s tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Nuremberg Rally of 1934 was itself an anthem to power and a carefully designed tool for further concentrating and advancing it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was very right when he said I was too smart to believe magic powers lived behind a couch. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to get round the problem that Papin’s steam-pressure engine could not be made to work to power a boat unless it was implemented on a large scale. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jacobi was practicing windmills, a classic power move he’d long ago perfected; he was trying now to turn his windmills into flares in the same routine. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She will add nothing unless powered by Necessity, a riverbank that guides her life. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still felt as a wanderer on the face of the earth; but I experienced firmer trust in myself and my own powers, and less withering dread of oppression. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

His voice was stark, bereft of the power of dissembling which full consciousness brings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are wars, but they have as much to do with power and money and resources as with religion,” I said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The rolling voice of his people growing always in strength and in power. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Now, power doesn’t always mean size. Look at you! You’re very small, and you were still powerful enough to stand up to Sigurd!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Out of revenge Cal extracted a fluid of power, and out of power, joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was greatly solicitous of my welfare following the battle, and asked me many sharp questions regarding it; which queries it was not in my power at first to answer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But if I have the power to push, then surely I also have the power to lift? Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

With April, a walk to the library could become an exploration of a forbidden land, or a shiny pebble on the sidewalk could be a magic token from an invisible power. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the reputation of her six mean children and the fact that she was a precinct captain compounded her power and gave her the leverage to deal with even the lowest crook without fear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The infinite and the void had powers that frightened the Greeks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It still echoed with the remnants of the power that had once given these trees such unnatural beauty. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Any crime they committed was not investigated, giving them the power to arrest, harm, imprison, and kill without consequence. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And maybe now that I know what it is, and what it feels like, perhaps I can start to control its power. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Then take these for good luck. Pretend they're power pills," he said, which I thought was funny because for me, they kinda were. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Thus do the Augurs' visions bear fruit. The Emperor is dead, and a new power must rise, lest the Empire be destroyed. “ An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Burger reminded him that they hadn't done anything against the United States, and by going to the FBI, they were doing everything in their power to prevent the men from committing any acts of sabotage. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Piper’s power of persuasion had, for once, done absolutely no good. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The word itself had lost little of its power to startle and had, due to my ignorance of the physical place it occupied on the globe, assumed a peculiar life of its own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stripped of that, as she is now, there’s only a slight young woman, her wide-set eyes fighting to stay awake against the power of the drugs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She said it was different, because the balance of power was equal between women so sex was an even-steven transaction. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has the power of invisibility, making it difficult to evade or catch, and is very dangerous. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me?! You’re the one who suggested we hole up in the freaking power station.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And so he stared at the price above the ticket-seller’s window and, showing her his coins, received the piece of paper that was charged with the power to open doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Most of us reckon he’s still out there somewhere but lost his powers. Too weak to carry on. ’Cause somethin’ about you finished him, Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The French cuffs were held together with onyx cuff links, and his collar was tied with a red-striped power necktie. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

A military junta had filled the vacuum of power, and the corruption and cruelty were as bad as ever. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

All of this was territory that the Ptolemies had controlled when they first came to power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

That winter the electricity is out more than it is on; Etienne links a pair of marine batteries to the transmitter so that he can broadcast when the power is off. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Heat rays have destroyed power lines, blacking out communication with parts of New Jersey, the announcer adds. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The authorities were given additional power over black people, as if they didn’t already have absolute power over our lives from birth to death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does that mean I get to do magical things, too? Do I get powers? Or a cape?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For others perhaps it is compensation for not being allowed to have children: “Be my son or my daughter for a year, and I will give you power over life and death.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Most of them, like the idea of a rotating presidency, sought to preserve their power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of power you seek depends on your worldview—what is necessary to survive, and what is most important. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Persistence was Wolf's strength; patience, the source of his power. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In terms of power, though, beauty is like glass, isn’t it? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mark heard the distinct power surge and zing of Alec’s Transvice going off, heard the shocked gasps coming from above as people saw one of their comrades disappear in a flash of gray mist. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Experience has shown that the power of both the Church and of Spain in Italy has been caused by France, and that her downfall has been brought about by the Church and by Spain. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

They have lots of advantages over solar power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Parker didn’t forget everything about his true identity as his wealth and power grew. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I—I heard that he got his powers in a bad way,” stammered Tazviona. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thirty years had been a long time in power, and the people were tired. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The emperor is not known for his humility,” Amah said, “and great deeds carved in stone do have much power.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Under her faded sari her breasts hung loose; gone was the tense suppleness that had been her pride and her power. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind, it acquired a kind of mystical power. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There’s no doubt about who holds the real power. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never before had he really wanted the true and holy power—only the power to make others believe he had it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

No power on earth would save the murderous fox if Constance caught him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Starfish squat over mussels and limpets, attach their million little suckers and then slowly lift with incredible power until the prey is broken from the rock. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because she held Shan responsible, at some level, for the fight with Blaine, for not wielding her power over Blaine to let him know he was overreacting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was greed and power that excited him in a perverse way. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t bulked up like Ares, but he radiated power. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I will. I been doing a super power prayer for you all day.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She moved with a feline, predatory grace, and I understood why the lion was her sacred animal: It was all about languid power. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about it on the way home, and that’s the thing I like most about it, having power over someone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Madu told me today that the army has nothing, absolutely nothing. They thought Ojukwu had arms piled up somewhere, given the way he’s been talking, ‘No power in Black Africa can defeat us!’ Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Apollo had loved her and given her the power to foretell the future. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After listening to their presentation, I advised them to throw their support to Sabata against Matanzima, who was illegally and shamefully usurping power from the king. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haitians had been hopeful after Baby Doc Duvalier and his secret police had been chased from power, yet the military leaders of the new junta were even more brutal. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I will prove my power is greater than Mithras. With a single strike, I will bring down this chamber.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Only the toughest men could manage this ever-growing power, or else quickly self-destruct. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Arm replied, “We all come from the village of Hwange, near the nuclear power plant.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was strong and it rang through the church with a power that brought every head erect. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice seemed to come from her knees, from the dingy floor of their cafeteria, gaining more and more power until finally exploding from her mouth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then I fetch his laptop, power it up and start trying to guess the password. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy wrapped her scarf around her face to blunt its power. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But his power still lay around him like a dark mantle, hiding his face in shadow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grisha power had been used to create this glass, she felt sure of it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mary didn’t have the power to remove the limits that society imposed on her girls, but it was her duty, she felt, to help pry off the restrictions they might place on themselves. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

A mixture of sand and fine brown adobe clays and gray caliche, it had the texture, viscosity, and crippling powers of a tar pit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When delegates arrived from Alexandria to argue against restoring his power, Ptolemy had them murdered. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The power and truth of that moment stays with me to this day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Societies with effective conflict resolution, sound decision making, and harmonious economic redistribution can develop better technology, concentrate their military power, seize larger and more productive territories, and crush autonomous smaller societies one by one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When it's made into a great power and they're taught to worship all types of power? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earning XPs was how you increased your avatar’s power level, strength, and abilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Axel, this is a freebie day. No school with the power out. A late night with the rescue. This calls for chocolate chip cookie pizza on the stove top!” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Then why do men lower their voices when they speak of the warlocks of Qarth? All across the east, their power and wisdom are revered." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The more he played along, the more power they had, so he cut through the small talk before they could see him crack. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Anyone apprehensive about the encroaching powers of the federal government must have felt a palpable sense of reassurance that the seat of power was virtually invisible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There could be thousands of other Earths, each teeming with creatures; it was certainly within God’s power, whether Aristotle agrees or not. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The creatures returned to the attack: botched beasts, belonging to ages before bird or dragon or man, long since forgotten by the daylight but recalled by the ancient, malign, unforgetful power of the Stone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But successful negotiations required a French government sufficiently stable and adequately impressed with American power to bargain seriously. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

If she could be this wealthy and have power over so many people but couldn’t grow her own garden, what kind of freedom was that? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Different groups vying for power would come after my people to get them to fight for one side or another, and chaos reigned. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They talk about honor, but what they really care about is power. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She knew every lever of power; she could manipulate them all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She raised her hands but she was shaking too badly to use her power to end the creature’s suffering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Why, the whole world shook with the power of that storm!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I was no different: I sincerely hoped Doug got to the top, for instance, yet I would do everything in my power to keep pushing on if he turned around. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When you believe in your own ability to do something, even something scary, it gives you an almost magic power. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His power was greater because he belonged to God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In practice, the engine was used to power ornamental fountains, but not to pump water out of mines, because Savery could not build boilers and cylinders which would sustain a sufficiently high pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At first, political power was like a new toy to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss that kid. He was smart. Knew how to use his powers—better than your pet, at least. Might as well send her back for all the good she’s going to do for you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The first time the power went off after he arrived, the buzzing, whirring, piping sounds of her UPS startled him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There are power lines on the car,” Dad said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But it should also be remembered that the balance among the relatively small powers around the Aegean could not last forever; history has a way of alternating periods of political fission and accretion. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

And Burnham had gained almost limitless power over the construction and operation of the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"The wire must reach a high temperature. If you short power through it, that will be sufficient." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called it a waste of woman power. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then the landing gear sank into the soil, the engines powered down, and all was quiet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe figure out your powers a little more?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The power and influence of chieftaincy pervaded every aspect of our lives in Mqhekezweni and was the preeminent means through which one could achieve influence and status. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And though I will speak truth to the powerful, I seek no power myself. There are noblemen here in France, however, who may aid the cause of Denmark.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I believe in the power of the individual.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They have a certain gaiety to them, a power of invention, they don’t care what people think. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was tall, quick, and thickly built—the perfect power forward. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The power in it slammed the impostor back into the sand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was talking about his idea of me: the radical Jew, the conniving Jew, the greedy and ambitious Jew who would kill a king for a taste of power. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody wants to believe in a higher power. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like to think of them as powers—that seemed to imply they were something to celebrate. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They had to keep Gaia away from her source of power - the earth - and weaken her until she could be defeated. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The chief elder stood, and so did the rest of the ancestors, the Amagqirha’s humming chant still powering their ghostly presence. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

John Henry may have been powerful, but High John was power personified. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Its fearful power is illustrated in a fatal accident recently reported by the California Department of Health. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They were powers that lived in your body. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He must have gotten out of his personal enclosure, during the attack or once the power went out, and hid out in the surrounding jungle until he saw us leave. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then we all scurried around to the power company and the water authority and the landlord, paying off our bills with tens and twenties. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He simply clawed at the earth, feeling the power in his hands enter, pulsating, into the ruined world. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“He’s got a power takeoff back there,” Abel Martinson pointed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“For the miter saw. I brought a generator, too, so we can get power to these tools. Given any thought yet to electricity for your house?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

We were transfixed as we listened to newsmen describe the power of that very special military unit. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odd thing was that in the classroom teachers reminded me of both my public identity and power as a student of literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her entire body thrilled with the power running through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He fingered his amulet nervously, hoping it had protected him, but he knew it had no power over the Evil Eye. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He had a considerable power base from strong religious and ethnic loyalties, and he was harboring and sponsoring four different terrorist organizations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Protect your women: in a civilization that emasculates the male and abuses the female, and in which, moreover, the male is forced to depend on the female’s bread-winning power. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

It would make me feel that I have power. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in both instances, the dissemination of the information diluted its power. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The little girl held the thread of Sarai’s soul, and so she as good as held the thread to his—and to his power, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I have no control over what he does. To tell you the truth, I have very little power over anything around here,” she said morosely. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumors of Meggie's supposed powers of witchcraft had obviously reached this girl's ears, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Without warning he had found himself on the ground, struck down and weakened by a mysterious power summoned by the man. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s like the nerds rose to power, kicked out all the popular kids, and stole their weed and alcohol. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But reports of its devastating power shocked him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are sustained by the ancient institutions of religion, which are so powerful and of such a quality that they keep their princes in power no matter how they act and live their lives. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But it was a criminal power, to be feared but not respected, and to be outwitted in any way whatever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Your magic doesn’t work! You promised me power, but I was beaten in Dowa!” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I refused to believe that they had the power to prevent the world’s end but had chosen to leave the decision up to a sixteen-year-old nobody. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I tried to convince them, using every argument I could think of along with gifts and pressure, even bringing my political power to bear, but it was all in vain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Estraven, for instance, one feels the man’s power as an augmentation of his character; he cannot make an empty gesture or say a word that is not listened to. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs Ray by the collar so that Ray has no escape, no way to race to the eaglet, no power to check on the fallen baby bird. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This makes me think I have power, of a sort. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Using Bobby’s name, they thought, would have more promotional power. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Strange scenes swirled in my ocean of pesadilla, and each one seemed to drown me with its awful power. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton held firm and pointed out that “the power to choose rulers and make laws, was the right by which all others could be secured.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

If we broke the cells or rendered them useless, the Hab wouldn't be able to make power, and the mission would end. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the things she loved most about her power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not that St. John harboured a spirit of unchristian vindictiveness—not that he would have injured a hair of my head, if it had been fully in his power to do so. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The only thing white people have that black people need, or should want, is power—and no one holds power forever. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He is frozen in his seat and I feel as if I’ve just inhaled his power. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What power, what riches, the children wondered, could cover the entire earth with finely hewed stone? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The female peregrine was the power of spring. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Hazel wished he’d come back and protect her from her mother, maybe use his powers to get rid of that awful Voice. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was taught in school: how the monsters had maintained power for such a long time; how the angels had removed them, making Lucille what it is today. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“His father, Frank, was an Auror just like Professor Moody. He and his wife were tortured for information about Voldemort’s whereabouts after he lost his powers, as you heard.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

During the twenty-seven years that I was in prison, it was Oliver who saved the ANC, and then built it into an international organization with power and influence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing to be gained from their acquaintance, and I fear for the Negro should these men ever come to any real power. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The plant provide* power to the entire city, using a combination of wind, water, and solar energy. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I let the roar of the crowd fill me like rocket fuel, powering me past my teammates. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Because we are often careless with our powers of rapid cognition. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

So they put it on the altar, too, and called it the Crocodile Stone, and from then on it became the mysterious and powerful source of much of Set’s power. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her power was more ancient than that of Hephaestus, or Athena, or even Zeus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The accounts differed in the details, but on one thing they all agreed: only a few could access its power. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t either, I thought, but he had enough mental power left to give me one last lesson in tragedy. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sun Ra preaching about the “alter destiny” and “the living myth” and powering his spaceship with music—all over strange noises that sound more like a computer malfunctioning than jazz. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my dogs, I had not only the power, but the brains along with it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for a city that had been so poor before Hitler's rise to power, the sound of work, of hammers ringing along the docks, building ships and U-boats, is beautiful, too. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And your camels will bring you wealth and power. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look over to see Will holding on to a treadmill for dear life, gasping for breath as he power walks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There really was something to El Patron’s methods of gaining power. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was only a witch’s charm, and the power that held this doorway was not moved at all. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

An incentive is a bullet, a lever, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was a working lamp that was powered by a potato. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It continued past long storage racks that held a wide array of weaponry: magic swords, shields, powered armor suits, plasma rifles, railguns, and countless other weapons. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“With great power comes great responsibility,” he reminded them. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

From there the power was spreading far and wide, and away far east and south there were wars and growing fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hearing them, I’d grow nervous, my clutching trust in their protection and power weakened. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard said, “It was more about honor and power and politics.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hence writing brings power to modern societies, by making it possible to transmit knowledge with far greater accuracy and in far greater quantity and detail, from more distant lands and more remote times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, we have been given power and yes, that power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They literally stole Athena, so she could no longer be the symbol of Greek military power. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was also very wrong about there not being anything like magic powers or genies or angels. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The airlock itself has electronics, but it ran on Hab power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Cleopatra was hatching a plan to get the power of Rome behind her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In so far as the war has a direct economic purpose, it is a war for labor power. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Their long-term existence has not damaged the forest, Meggers told me, a testament to slash-and-burn’s power to keep human groups sustainably within the rigid ecological limits of the tropics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curtain must be focusing all the power on her,” Reynie said in a wondering tone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“One million candy power! Oh, look,” he cried, pointing down, “there go the other children! They’re returning home!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The stupid snack tray did not have power steering. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I sang against him my most perfect backward-forward hymns, because I have no other powers of my own. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His foot powered into the man’s abdomen with such force that the man didn’t even have time to cry out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The power was not yet on along South Beach, and as Ishmael Chambers drove through the snow he glanced into the candlelit windows of the homes he’d known since childhood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the gaze of a seer, of a holy oracle whose power and authority were drawn from the very universe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But now—now—African kings and heroes have come into the world, out of the past, the past that can now be put to the uses of power. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have Leo’s power to make gears turn or circuits spark. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I have no magic power to help you, I cried back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve barely spoken Oak’s name. He is just a means to an end, and that end is power. Power for you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Kepler’s God was the creative power of the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Later that day, I took Barack to lunch at the fancy restaurant on the first floor of our office building, a place packed with well-groomed bankers and lawyers power lunching over meals priced like dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was rough and dank as the rest, a heavy unshapen paving-stone: yet he felt the power of it as if it spoke to him aloud. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

"My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They sensed somehow that she lived in the penumbral shadows between two worlds, just beyond the grasp of their power. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem with power, though, is that having it doesn’t always make you a good person. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my lord. It’s just—” You wanted power. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dedication and faithfulness were due to his own personal loyalty to my parents and his passion for displaying onscreen the integrity and power of my father’s message. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you knew the world was going to end, and you alone had the power to prevent it, would you?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was an object of hatred more constant than either Eurasia or Eastasia, since when Oceania was at war with one of these powers it was generally at peace with the other. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Within weeks of coming to power, the Nationalist government pardoned Robey Leibbrandt, the wartime traitor who had organized uprisings in support of Nazi Germany. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Who is this creature no one can see? How can he have more power than me?’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martials believe that supernatural power comes from spirits of the dead and that only the Augurs are possessed by such spirits. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Electric power and telephones went out with the first blast, as we knew they must. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had drained her worse than the last time she’d used her power, to sustain her pegasus Scipio during their journey across the Atlantic. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Yet inside they were men, aware of their vile state, but completely in her power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that moment in the Gulf, Red Team’s powers of rapid cognition were intact—and Blue Team’s were not. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

That means turning to wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems for power instead of coal, oil, and natural gas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

We can't be found, not in the middle of a roundup, when soldiers are already dangerously engorged with power. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It gives me a backward kind of power. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s never even uttered the word, but she’s covered all the bases regarding ablution, hair removal, and the power of kajal—the sooty black eyeliner favored by generations of South Asian women. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“But I haven’t got uncommon skill and power,” said Harry, before he could stop himself. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Up close the city constitutes an oppressive series of staircases, but from a distance it inspires fantasies of wealth and power so profound that even our communists are temporarily rendered speechless. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

By appropriating the language of genes and inheritance, entire systems of power and statehood were justified and reinforced. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The power is not divinity but a deep knowledge of how fragile everything—even the Dream, especially the Dream—really is. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The growing economic power of the South has helped lift evangelical Christians into the middle and upper middle classes, just as earlier generations of Roman Catholics moved up in the mid-twentieth century. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I leapt onto my horse’s back and marveled at the power and height it gave to me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your powers drain you too much,” I noted. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the only measure that he knows is desire, desire for power; and so he judges all hearts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A tree had fallen on Piersall Road and knocked the power wires down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pressing the cold iron between their legs, they felt the massive surge of power as Iorek began to move. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Were going to teach you how to do the crab walk. That will be your signature power move.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A thought came to Seven’s mind, of her mother holding her coven necklace for power. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For an instant, with her power of flight still working, we tumble in place as she tries to shake me off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see the Fleece yet, but I could feel its power. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rabbits move from place to place, while most bells can only go back and forth—and they can't even do that on their own power. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The power light being off meant there was probably something wrong with the line. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a house where there was little money and little food, your power was derived from who you could order around. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony then gave the two of them power over Egypt, the western and southern portion of Syria, and Cyprus. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ho Chi Minh seized the opportunity to fill the power vacuum left by the Japanese defeat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Nok suddenly remembered what her father had told her years ago: when the Governor rose to power, the first thing he had built wasn't a temple, but a jail. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I thought he might be casting another spell, but no power stopped me, so I called to Tonantzin. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Many academic articles contain bewildering non sequiturs and digressions that the authors stuck in at the insistence of an anonymous reviewer who had the power to reject it from the journal if they didn’t comply. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have much muscle,” he says, “which means you’re better off using your knees and elbows. You can put more power behind them.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

So I focused all my persuasive powers on my mom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Power traveled from the drill line's positive lead, through the workbench, through the Mylar, through Pathfinder's hull, through a bunch of extremely sensitive and irreplaceable electronics, and out the negative lead of Pathfinder's power line. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, I've tested power generation, life support, the trailer bubble, and the bedroom. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Must be nice to have that kind of power. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The magnificence of her presence left no doubts about her power or her strength as Egypt’s ruler. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Matter falling into such a supermassive black hole would provide the only source of power great enough to explain the enormous amounts of energy that these objects are emitting. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can such a beastly man possess this sort of power over the world? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So much power in this room it was a miracle the whole palace didn’t blow apart. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Other people think we have magic powers, which is what's important," Rani says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“He likes power tools,” I said as I stepped between them. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like the long finger of blinding power that plays between two terminals, except that this was a thousand miles high and ten thousand miles long: dipping, soaring, undulating, glowing, a cataract of glory. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Another witch, an ancient witch, filled her to bursting with more power than she knew what to do with. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For he hungered to learn, to gain power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A young person has the power to do many great things. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I felt the connection of all the worlds and the endless power of the spiral. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He demonstrated the courage and resourcefulness of the underdog, and the power of a less sophisticated but patriotic army against a tested war machine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then surely the High King would relent and put the crown on the head of the prince with the most power, the one with the military on his side. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Soon it was evident to Bull that he couldn’t match the fire power of his family’s combined voices, so he quit singing and concentrated sullenly on his driving and his cigar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the level of persecution in Germany changed dramatically in 1933 after Hitler had come to power. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Despite this apparent evidence of their power, Cahokia's rulers were setting themselves up for future trouble. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I will gladly do all in my power to aid you,” Stanton responded. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I pull my phone out of my pocket and I’m relieved when it powers on. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After this, most committee members simply went back to their old occupations, happy to give up the positions of power they had held during the terrible time of death and sickness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

They depended on him and relied on his powers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Just know that it concerns an item of immense destructive power. An item that would put many, many innocent lives at risk were it placed in the wrong hands.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s difficult for me to believe I have power over him, of any sort, but I do; although it’s of an equivocal kind. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was starting to ex- plain its destructive power when Kurnakov cut him off. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear that whatever power had used me to protect Rufus had not provided for my own protection. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It shows you’re connected. It shows prestige. Do you know how powerful governors in this country are? Executive power is not a small thing,” Priye said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

—Plutarch Prepared to put up a fight to prevent Cleopatra’s return to power, thirteen-year-old Ptolemy assembled the royal army near Pelusium—a fortress city on the eastern bank of the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

American civilizations resting on animal power might have been sending their own conquistadores to ravage Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, a small group of friends and associates, people of power and influence who believed in equal rights, was planning a campaign to marshal public opinion. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It would inflate the balloon with a huge burst of power, smoothing out the lumpiness of the universe in the same way a breath of air smooths out the wrinkles of a balloon. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was comforting to believe that the fate of my body and the bodies of my family were under my powers. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"He wants to make the rover do long trips. It uses a lot of energy keeping warm. The RTG can heat up the interior without soaking battery power. It's a good idea, really." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jermaine had got tired of trying to read his papers by candlelight for the past week after all the power in our apartment went out. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

So you all remember: just because you’re small, doesn’t mean you got no power.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The lake was beautiful and always changing in hue and texture, but it was also, Olmsted argued, a novelty capable of amplifying the drawing power of the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Christians, cowed by the power of Greek philosophy, chose Aristotle over their Bible. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The power to choose was real power, not the fake power of making others afraid. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Aslan threw up his shaggy head, opened his mouth, and uttered a long, single note; not very loud, but full of power. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Above their bent heads, huge spindles pound steam- powered fists. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No one in power would listen to their complaints. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He assumed the position but refused the promotion and took the stand that he would never accept it as long as the Conservative regime was in power. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This served as an introduction to your power move—which was your acrobatic move—the kind of thing that looked, sometimes, like what you saw gymnasts do on a pommel horse, except way cooler. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Their powers tended to make electronic gadgets go haywire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Abnegation stood in the way of her desire for power, so she found a way to eliminate it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

While the giant engines at the Waterworks were being taken apart piece by piece and examined for damage, temporary sources of power were sought. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

His strength and power could not help him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the words of power were never forgotten. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Once, the cap had had the power to turn its wearer invisible. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Most had come from war-ravaged regions where the police and other authority figures not only were untrustworthy but had the power to destroy lives. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you sillies, it’s just that the power is out. Your eyes still work fine.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Thus the human-made tunnels into the temple were part of what made it embody the power of a mountain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be rolling back the unlimited power of the army. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And Archie realized that Leon was still in command, still in the position of power. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she drew power from her personal experiences; she’d hidden and run from her home life. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Trees are what give language its power to communicate the links between ideas rather than just dumping the ideas in the reader’s lap. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And I’ve never lit one. It’s a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The baby, full to bursting with magic, was a bit like a sleeping volcano—internal energy and heat and power can build over time, and erupt without warning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Early states had a hereditary leader with a title equivalent to king, like a super paramount chief and exercising an even greater monopoly of information, decision making, and power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit took several blows to the head, but Moses’s punches only got weaker, while his own seemed to gain power. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

All three detonated deep within the ship, knocking out the power systems. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Not so,” he said; “I will die before I give you power over me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This narrow approach to social change is reflected in the justifications offered for affirmative action, most notably the claim that “previous outsiders, once given a chance, will exercise power differently.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then I'll know how fast the storm is moving, at least in terms of percent power loss. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gran had done everything in her power while she was alive to protect our family and keep me and Jay from knowing how much danger we were in every day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Praise the Lord, we got us some power now,” Grandma shouted. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave themselves more power than any single being has a right to possess. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hitler immediately turned around and made a treaty with Japan and Italy, creating his own group of allies known as the “Axis” powers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my laptop and powered it on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Once you have the power to exclude, you have what people have been seeking in old money.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Others had painted him as Christ, with a halo and glowing with the Holy Spirit, sharing his divine power and good deeds all over the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

People of color, because of the history of racial subjugation and exclusion, often experience success and failure vicariously through the few who achieve positions of power, fame, and fortune. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With a brisk cheery manner she scooped up a handful of soil, rubbing it into her paws to give some extra gripping power. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

His copper-plated armor molds to his muscles, emphasizing the power in his body. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the engine didn't have the power to get the cars up the incline to the cottage. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Why not just run them off house power? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The Cyclopes, too, were gigantic, towering up like mighty mountain crags and devastating in their power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After surveying the ground, Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Critics called these women “suffragettes,” a word intended to be disparaging, but the women embraced the term as one of power and rebellion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

During her time in England, Alice Paul had learned the British suffragists’ political approach to their cause, which involved holding the party in power responsible for not passing the suffrage amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

According to the auction description, the tablet was a flat circle of polished black stone, and it had one very simple power. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She became a complete hippie before our astonished eyes, dressing in beads and berets and wearing sweet-smelling oils that, she said, gave you certain powers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from the edge of the valley, Annabeth could feel its power tugging at her soul. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The spacecraft has its own self-contained radioactive power source. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finally got power back at our house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The power of easterly Rock was far away, and there were no friends of the Lannisters in the Vale of Arryn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now that the number of soldiers has multiplied, they wield more power and the chief’s role has been reduced to that of a manager. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those kids had been so proud of their powers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The sorceress’s power radiated from her like heat from a furnace. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Laurie, who went by Ran, was perhaps the best British stroke of his generation—188 pounds of power, grace, and keen intelligence. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“No, chile, them folks just stood there and laughed at him—right in his face. He had no power here, so he had to leave.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a vicious, undead killing force, barely controlled by the power of Mars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A power they will exchange for the right to be overcome, penetrated. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That all I had to do was touch this relic and, by the power of the Almighty, all would be put right. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In practice no one power ever controls the whole of the disputed area. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Leonid Brezhnev, who succeeded Khrushchev as Soviet leader in 1964, had given the KGB nearly unlimited power over Soviet society. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

What I could be, what I could have, what I'd do with all the money and power in the world if it was handed to me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As he sank to his knees, still he shook his head, denying her, denying bey power, denying her magic, de-nying her god. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

What power they have over me is held through the eyes, and when I’m tired of them it’s an exhaustion partly physical, but also partly visual. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no power over me. I am the lord of spirits! The ghost king!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Kaede had planned to tell her that she should not give up her lifelong dream for her; that she had proven herself too gifted in her power to not continue her training at the Academy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But there was something else now, as Betonie said: it was everything they had seen—the cities, the tall buildings, the noise and the lights, the power of their weapons and machines. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The beast is a temptation to great power. Even if we spare the boy—” “No.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And when they shut off the water first and then the power next, it stunk and the rats came, braver than the bugs, more invasive than the men. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

For a split second, two strands of conductor filament connected, sending power flooding to one of the tunnel beams. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"Good. Because the principal gives you a lot of power at that school, Grandma Rose." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Granted, a motor that looked the right size to run a home aquarium, but a power source nonetheless. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They beat him right there in the street till he fainted. No use trying to interfere—they got all the power they need.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As to the first, they were men and women driven by ideas and powered by intelligence and rare skills. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Would the magic of Ultima be stronger than all the powers of the saints and the Holy Mother Church? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music is powerful, and music has the power to change people emotionally or alter the mood of room with just a few simple notes or beats. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I didn’t really believe in any sort of higher power, The Picard notwithstanding. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s in me, I tremble with it—both the knowledge of what’s to come and the power of being so close, so close. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When he talks, he speaks about power and peace, and he gets the church all excited. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mom’s eyes moved over my clothes with their superscanning powers, looking for holes, stains, and other un-señorita-like offenses to point out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He was one of the first to see–possibly the very first–that the power inherent in the atom could, if harnessed, make bombs powerful enough to "make this old world vanish in smoke." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

If someone would attempt to create a vacuum, nature would do anything in its power to prevent it from happening. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mom wasn’t fooled, but she got to laughing too hard to swat me at full power. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But alive, he was invaluable to their mission, trained to use his amplifier gifts to sense Grisha power through touch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The sails themselves were not canvas at all, but solar sheets, designed to feed electricity into the system and add to the power available already from roof skin solar cells. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Julius Caesar and Pompey, two of the three generals who shared the ruling power in Rome, agreed to provide Ptolemy with the support he needed, but it came at a very high price. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I did not think I should tremble in this way when I saw him, or lose my voice or the power of motion in his presence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The orbs lit the night; they powered magnificent machines; they had made Chattana prosperous again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The moment an inmate gets anything on you, he’ll have power over you and is certain, eventually, to sell you out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This form is only a small manifestation of my power, said the god. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Our understanding of genes has allowed us to manipulate organisms with unparalleled dexterity and power. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He succeeded in all these undertakings, and he is worthy of even more praise, since he did everything in order to increase the power of the Church, and not for any private individual. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her stockpiling of power had wreaked havoc on nature. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My mother always says that knowledge is power. I’m just trying to make us more powerful.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s an enormous power line stretching across eleven hundred miles of jungle, connecting hydroelectric dams below Léopoldville to the distant southern mining region of Shaba. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were called Boazers, and they had the power of life and death over us junior boys. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want the power that comes with being Her Majesty's favorite. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

To undermine the status of these women, some people with influence began depicting women’s power as backward or evil. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You think they have gerbils on exercise wheels powering this thing?” joked Kojo. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the Dutch ambassador tried to humiliate her by refusing her a seat, Nzinga had shown her power by ordering one of her advisers to all fours to make a human chair of her body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mostly, the power was with Leon, whose look was mock-solemn, and consisted of drawing the corners of his mouth downward while rolling his eyes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Senator Trueba fought off his political enemies, who were making daily gains in the quest for power. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I knew, it'd be too risky to hook them directly to power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood being a man as having some kind of power. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Max had already powered up the Vonnegut’s engines, so I shouted for him to lift off as soon as I was aboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It has the power to heal the psychic harm and injuries that lead to aggression and violence, abuse of power, mass incarceration. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As a power move, it is so lame—rejecting his rejection. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I have a kind of power I never knew I possessed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

So I listened to his ideas about choreography, the songs he wanted to mix for the music, which beats were best for which power moves. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The seriousness of what had happened was that if word of their daughter’s powers reached beyond the walls of the house and the priest began his own investigation, all their neighbors would find out. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daydreams had lost some of their old power; these days reality kept creeping in and ruining them with stony facts. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It had gotten her a full place in the legion, but it had also started rumors about her strange powers—rumors that reminded her of the bad old days. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He could go, visit, maybe learn to use his power better, leave the gambling dens of Ketterdam behind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

No power could hold this army back, no water disperse them, no fire consume them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One of the variations of Dad’s power breakfasts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The crews walked the blocks of their neighborhood, loud and rude, because it was only through their loud rudeness that they might feel any sense of security and power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Without hesitation, he dropped the lantern and seized her wrists, slamming her hands together, making it impossible for her to use her power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The power it might have to manipulate the crowd? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Victoria’s mother concluded that Victoria must have been endowed with mystical powers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Of course, Joe understood immediately that this dynamite had not just fallen from heaven in order to increase the personal wealth and power of Joe Mondragon, all-around handyman and bean farmer par extraordinaire. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It refers, I think, to the unified powers within the spirit of Lucera herself. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

And when the same provocations are applied to nation states, they too sometimes fly into murderous rages, egged on often enough by those seeking personal power or profit. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree’s magic still protected the borders of camp, but it no longer used Thalia’s spirit for power. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I knew this was some made-up garbage, I knew the magic powers had decided not to keep the animal alive and Dad had got rid of the body before we woke up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deciphering the laws of heredity, he wrote, would transform “man’s outlook on the world, and his power over nature” more “than any other advance in natural knowledge that can be foreseen.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

As messages continued to pour in, she honed her powers still further. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

While students and teachers hoped their desks and basements would stand up to the power of a nuclear blast, the country’s leaders also prepared for a possible attack—in high style. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This, presumably, is the engine which powered the little steam carriage which ran around Papin’s parlour. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And soon it would explode with the power of ten million tons of dynamite. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she answered politely, smiling with her dimple on full power now. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Shakespeare is all about the power of goodness and honesty and faithfulness,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Jesper had started to show his power, his father had been heartbroken. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow morning, I'll leave one power logger behind and head south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she now was suddenly aware of him: tall heir of kings, wise with many winters, greycloaked, hiding a power that yet she felt. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We knew that the next thing after the silence would be the strap, so the silence had some kind of power in it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s especially so when, like President Reagan, they have immense power to act on these beliefs. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he says, taking a power drill off the table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The water in my fountain began to tremble, humming with power. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Drawn to the spot by the mysterious power that seemed to connect him with his foul cat, Argus Filch burst suddenly through a tapestry to Harry’s right, wheezing and looking wildly about for the rule-breaker. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

How you can see in someone’s face that he feels completely safe, and full of power and love, and suddenly things between you become so easy. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ann was soon a power to be reckoned with at City Hall, at the DSS offices a few blocks away, at the public housing projects, and wherever poor black people protested unfair treatment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

All that remained for her to do was plant it somewhere else, and her powers would come rushing back. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After a period of time, usually less than thirty seconds, Squire would order the power turned off while he checked for a pulse. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Take his powers, Sierra told them, but they were already on it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s great power in tears born of anger.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Fezzik leaped from hiding and threw the rock with incredible power and perfect accuracy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He observed the fragility of confidence and the redemptive power of trust. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So while she powers down the porch ramp in her motorized wheelchair, I remove the sacks of flour and the sandbag from the running wheelchair. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Francois Duvalier, known as “Papa Doc,” died of a heart attack in 1971, his nineteen-year-old son, Jean-Claude Duvalier, took over the reins of power and became known as “Baby Doc.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He’d laid the same one on his old man countless times, despite knowing it would mean the belt or the replacement power cord for the dryer that hung purposefully in their trailer’s kitchen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They had the power and could sense what was what. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought only in divisions and man power. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This officer, given maximum power, bore minimum responsibility. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The ship’s power came from the engine room on the second and lowest deck, which also housed sickbay, storage, and the stables. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You destroyed the power of our mistress,” she said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

With a power of perception that far outpaced his era, Burnham recognized that the tiniest details would shape the way people judged the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And the whole of this wealth and power, Cortes subsequently explained to the Spanish king, flowed into the hands of Motecuhzoma. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A quiet strength and subterranean power exuded from his body with understated insistence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the power went out, he cursed and fussed and left the apartment in a fury, heading for a bar where he could sit in cool air, sipping cold drinks. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy felt a rush of power coursing through the standard’s staff. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I'll run out of oxygen even if I dedicate all available power to producing it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I read how when the slave market was glutted, the cannibalistic white powers of Europe next carved up, as their colonies, the richest areas of the black continent. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did the duke know the power his Champion wielded? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"If I had magic powers, why would I hunt crows for breakfast?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Church supported these cities to increase its temporal power; in many other cities, citizens became princes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Chocolate City—and thus in proximity to both federal power and black power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A longer life is all I’ve ever wanted, and I have the power to not shoot that dream in the foot by walking out that front door, especially this late at night. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed a preposterous way to confront the colossal power of the United States government. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But before he could get a word out, Tía Mari said, I’ll tell you when you’re using your full brain power—when you’re smart enough to eat your supper before it gets cold. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Here she is, following the rules for years, working toward nothing more than being some lady’s Attendant, and the powers that be decide she’s too pretty for such drudgery and ship her out west. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That meant there was a great deal of raw potential for power in the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Some people wonder: Could another despot like Hitler rise to power on the shoulders of young people? Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

From 150 million kilometers away, we recognize its power. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He restricts my powers. This storm above? I haven’t had this much fun in ages, yet it is only a small taste of what I can do!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The silence in the church ended when Brother Elisha, kneeling near the piano, cried out and fell backward under the power of the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Many assumed that Mark Antony would claim Caesar’s power for himself because Octavian lacked experience. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The point is, all these gymnasts possessed both power and grace, and it had nothing to do with their race. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In later poems she is usually shown as treacherous and malicious, exerting a deadly and destructive power over men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impossible if the water-wheel driven by the engine is also going to function as the paddle which powers the boat through the water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His strict and humble lifestyle made that story believable—after all, someone so powerful could easily have used that power to make himself extravagantly wealthy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A child cannot, thank Heaven, know how vast and how merciless is the nature of power, with what unbelievable cruelty people treat each other. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The night is dark and cold and full of terrors, but yours is the power and glory and the light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She’d figure it out one day, but for now she could go on believing that some higher power sent me where it thought I needed to be. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They have immense power not merely to poison Tut to enter into the most vital processes of the body and change them in sinister and often deadly ways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In his final piece, Parsifal, of 1882, Wagner turned the theatre into a temple, the plot into a sacramental ritual and the leitmotifs he bestowed with sacred power. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He’d never had much luck with that power, probably because it freaked him out too much. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Town Grans got their powers from the Stars, while Town Uncles got their powers from nature, and could even speak to animals. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its power to hurt you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We are, almost all of us, solar- powered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going to alternate between the lantern and the flashlight to conserve power. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Nor could the power of Antiochus force their consent to his having any dominion whatsoever in that region. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer climbed back in the car, and we continued on to the hacienda, once owned by a wealthy family that had fled the country when Castro came to power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“The power is in your hands,” Balekin tells him in a clipped way that leaves the “for now” heavily implied. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And the stars overhead were alive with the promise of Hrothgar’s vast power, his universal peace. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a decade, over half a million black voters in Chicago went to the polls, proving that they had the collective power to shape political outcomes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Here was this woman in a position of power who looks like me, a woman of such grace. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sing Sing’s Mutual Welfare League had quickly become the domain of gangs and cliques, Lawes said—an officially sanctioned Darwinian power structure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t love him, she couldn’t trust him, but she had to admire him, and the extravagant luxury he’d assembled in this desolate wasteland, and the power of his ambition. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He talked about the power of love to change the world. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

After all, what is this Quarter Quell but...what was it President Snow read from the card? “...a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol...” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But despite knowing for many years that this day would eventually come, and having done everything within her power to bring it about, the victory she savored as the memo circulated was tempered with disappointment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Or choose from the power of the golden carp or the magic of your Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of it, it seemed to him that the power and light came that held all the land in sway. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He claimed it was a waste of power to use the electric lamps just for him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

On the threshing-floor, in the center of the crying, singing saints, John lay astonished beneath the power of the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The fact that the rumor couldn’t be confirmed did nothing to dampen its power. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Lucky Strike had been collecting real power ever since his first bit of luck freed him from heavy crew. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

These people were afraid of my powers as the yachachisqa, the student of the mighty shaman, or perhaps they were scared of Sumac and his big beak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They were taller and darker than the Men of Bree and were believed to have strange powers of sight and hearing, and to understand the languages of beasts and birds. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But how can a name do something like that? ‘Kvothe’ and ‘Elodin’ are just sounds we make, they don’t have any power by themselves.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lodged in the heart of this moment is the question of power which time will unfold! “ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race, and has the greater power.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This is about power. The color green has power. Yes, Church. Money has power. The Bible says, ‘Where your heart is, there will your treasure be.’ Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It satisfied his profound need for attention and gave him a sense of power over the detective. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The aptly named Savage proceeded single-handedly to upset Fiji’s balance of power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The last sentence now read, “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got three thousand attack power and plus five to saving throws!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"It certainly shows you the power of the Catholic Church. It's a pity you boys ain't Catholics. You could get a meal, then, all right." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

No beast can match its range and power. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was about storm and fire . . . and a third power, Piper’s charmspeak, which would hold them together. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Men were not the only ones to recognize the power of the ballot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“What on earth for?” she wondered, astonished, but at the same time touched by this strange tribute to her power. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In separate statements, the Retrenchment Committee urged the directors to make the committee permanent and invest it with the power to approve or deny every expenditure at the exposition, no matter how small. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Tell me of its powers,” he said at last. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down and located the power switch for the computer and the TV. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The speed and power and grace of the adults was startling by contrast, and Mary saw how much a growing youngster must long for the day when the wheels would fit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the gander opened his strong wings and beat the air with them to show his power. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

It’s almost nine thirty, a half hour away from the audition sign-up, and I press call to connect to Libby, but immediately my phone powers down. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The source of a lot of the goblins’ magical power. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The power of the moving water makes it seem like he’s walking in place for a few seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s comforting to think the defect is mine, because that means it is under my power. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Angkar wants to rid Democratic Kampuchea of other races, deemed the source of evil, corruption, and poison, so that people of the true Khmer heritage can rise to power again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their contempt for Miig and his power over the group seeped to the surface. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But the potential for power dangles before me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards away was a concrete buttress dam, which supplied hydroelectric power to Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“That we are made for more than power,” she said softly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

In cross-class marriages, one partner will usually have more money, more options, and, almost inevitably, more power in the relationship. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

These things continued, our worries and anxieties had no power to alter them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His efforts put Garfield and Arthur in power, and that meant that Guiteau soon would have an important position in the new administration. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She did not know that she had never had any power over Cathy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the power of the Dark Lord was in motion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He cast the stone at Lanre’s feet and said, “By the power of my own blood I bind you. By your own name let you be accursed.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her brain was too tired to handle this, and the board was short on power, anyway. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid would add her will power to the forces that keep an airplane up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one could have that much power, she thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I haven’t missed a Saturday night math chat since February, and that was because we had an ice storm and didn’t have power for 106 hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I cannot. It is neither within my power nor my province to do so.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Especially if there’s a size or power difference with your attacker. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

No one in her family, however, noticed the transformation in her, and she was not able to resist the power of their habitual expectations. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The summit of the mountain seemed closer now, swirling with storm clouds and raw power. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If Winterfell needed to brace for war, how much more so Riverrun, so much closer to King's Landing, with the power of easterly Rock looming to the west like a shadow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The teacher sat meekly behind his desk, a spectator stripped of the desire or power to make them behave. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowds adored him, shouting “Ride ’em, cowboy!” as he powered down the stretch on his good-luck piece, a battered kangaroo leather saddle once carried by Phar Lap, the greatest racehorse in Australian history. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, like all dreamers, I was possessed of a sudden with supernatural powers and passed like a spirit through the barrier before me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he seemed even to have been deprived of the power of speech. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In the following chapters we will see time and again how a dramatic increase in the collective power and ostensible success of our species went hand in hand with much individual suffering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had never lived in such an enthusiastically literary and reform latitude before,” she later wrote, “and my mental powers were kept at the highest tension.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I would do everything in my power to sense them from a distance and avoid contact altogether. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yet, even before the Nationalists came to power, the disparities in funding tell a story of racist education. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain from the stone began to dissipate, but Ku-Ang could still feel its power pulsating; his whole body felt as if it were bursting. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He ridiculed them for accepting the wages they did, when their own government, the People’s Government, was in power. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She applied her power brakes, and a Mercedes slammed into her from behind. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt great power surging up my spine like electricity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it wasn’t the fuse box—it was the power company who cut us off. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I loved having the power to say yes or no, and refusing anything was a special pleasure. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted the power to make miracles happen. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bobby adds, “I think that scene loses all its power if you move it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

That he happened to have found a way to make disposal both efficient and profitable was simply a testament to his power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She took my hand, and the silent, magic powers she possessed made beauty from the raw, sun baked llano, the green river valley, and the blue bowl which was the white sun’s home. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We want power to determine the destiny of our Black Community. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Archaic relics,” the Gran had explained, with the power to absorb magic from other witches and control them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For a prince should have two fears: one internal, concerning his subjects; the other external, concerning foreign powers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that African people used to have the power”—she paused—“to fly?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The power they absorbed from the Uncles was stored in them, and with it they were able to control the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The power of her words was that strong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Engines revved all around them and the Berg jerked into motion, blasting forward in a rush of power. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A vicious thunderstorm hit in the late afternoon and knocked out our power for about ten seconds. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compare that with Thresh, his silent, deadly power, and I'm forgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was very proud of her power and of the reverence the people of earth paid her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And there’s a part of me that’s worried, too, because I’m not sure it’s just a coincidence, the power coming on the very day I return to the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could respond, she raised the power windows and shut me out. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to find out if the Anacortes ferry was running and if the power company would project a time for getting the wires up again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“To the Abnegation, power should only be given to people who don’t want it.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

For it purported to create a consolidated federal government with powers sufficient to coerce obedience to national laws—in effect, to discipline a truly continental union—while remaining true to the republican principles of 1776. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But the fear of his legendary powers was too strong! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The mountain had swallowed power, and the power wanted out. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Even if Sela was playing a double game, he needed the fox’s healing powers to regain his health and strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Once quantum mechanics was accepted, so, too, would the mysterious powers of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But they also were aware that deploying a weapon of such enormous power would not be a military action; the Super’s value would be strictly “psychological,” General Bradley declared. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My new powers lasted until I went to sleep, and that was really late because I was up watching my family’s clouds interact with one another. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The air felt like it did before a severe thunderstorm: alive with unimaginable power. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lights were often cut off because they hadn’t paid the power bill. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our power and our fear of change help bind these people to their misery and bewilderment, and insofar as they find this state intolerable we are intolerably menaced. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“A man who turns down power?” she said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The power of Lowell’s idea may, just possibly, make it a kind of premonition. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Chief Taylor,” he said, “is a power tool.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She exhaled and sent a ray of power out from her center felt it blitz along beneath her skin and then enter her mom on one side; Robbie on the other. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

While the official center of the government remained in the executive and congressional offices at Philadelphia, the truly effective centers of power were located in two political partnerships based on personal trust. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I remembered her as a young midwife, so cautious, so meek about the lives over which she had such power. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I swear, Metatron, her dæmon is in my power. Please, great Regent, hide yourself a little—my eyes are dazzled...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But he was, under his own power, walking. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mixed with sweat, they had the power to turn me white! The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was ridiculous to think he could perform sorcery, Farmer said, but almost every Haitian believed in its powers because their culture had evolved in the absence of effective medicine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to pick out where the wealthy sectors border the poorest ones—where the steady light from electricity gives way to flickering lanterns, bonfires, and steam power plants. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled back on his speed, wishing this flying pterodactyl game came with power pellets of some kind. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the second week of January, Felicia visits a santero known for his grace and power in reading the divining shells. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the windows he could see the streets were covered with downed power lines and fallen trees and about a foot of water. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Now Lieutenant Scheisskopf had confidence enough in his powers to spring his big surprise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It marked the end of the power struggles that caused so much civil unrest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But I still could feel the power and rectitude that propelled her out of the projects and into homeownership. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps even more marvelous, however, was the prospect that the Jupiter bird may have had the power of flight, making it by far the largest creature ever to soar in the skies.’” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But they both have the power to spark word-of-mouth epidemics. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is showing us that the crowning ceremony angered him, and that his power is not diminished by it. We will see what else he plans to do.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Voldemort had then turned his wand on Harry; he had performed the curse that had disposed of many full-grown witches and wizards in his steady rise to power — and, incredibly, it had not worked. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He played an athletic, artful form of basketball, his lanky body moving quickly, showing power I hadn’t before noticed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Except now the power’s been cut and he’s pressing his forehead into the belly of the sculpture. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The Specters seemed to be earthbound, without the power of flight, luckily for the witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that he had withheld mention of this strangest power until that moment, determined to impress. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see this determination and will power that Grandpa was talking about very clearly. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went to Irvington on Tuesday morning, August 27, 1895, aboard an electric trolley, a new kind of streetcar that drew its power through a wheeled conducting apparatus on the roof called a troller. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Her half of the floor still had power. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Sputnik was proof, American policymakers assumed, that the Soviet Union had intercontinental ballistic missiles—many of them, hundreds perhaps, with the power to hurl an atomic weapon at US cities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This combination of sexual fears and political power was an enormously potent and dangerous mix. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“When power is discovered, man always turns to it,” Bateson wrote darkly. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Lance and the anchorman got all revved up speculating how the sting must have netted a couple big local players—guys with enough power to keep the names locked down tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She would never stir his cauldron of worries, never wave her power in his face. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Burger, who was better versed in the political intricacies of the Nazi regime than the others, explained the infighting among the organizations for power and dominance. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe Apollo would claim him today and explain his powers and gifts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They had an old blue power washer for the outside that was supposed to heat up the water, but it didn’t. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I grew up with my teeth clamped on a faith in the big white man in power—God, the President, I don’t care who he is, he’d serve justice! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, she believes they have it within their power to build a bigger, better and more beautiful world, but that they occupy themselves with superficial things, without giving a thought to true beauty. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It must not be sacrificed on the altar of greed and power merely to obtain a few crumbs for the few. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then as a flash from some other point of power there came to his mind another thought: Take it off! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Had his parents realized the power of their reminiscences on the boy, they might have been more reserved in their stories of their native city. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Musically, Parsifal derives much of its seductive power from Wagner’s frequent disruption of the listener’s expectations. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The answer is, of course: to ensure that future generations of witches and wizards enjoy their strange beauty and powers as we have been privileged to do. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suffered the spasms of pain my uncle suffered, and these alternated with feelings of elation and power. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She owns a successful business and has a massive collection of power tools. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

These mummies held strong powers and required constant attention from designated Sun Maidens. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Percy, the monster’s power is considerable. If the Titans were to steal it, or—” “You can’t,” I insisted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was frightened of Ucho, and to fear someone is to give him power over you, the power to silence your voice and cause you to hide your face from the world. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer’s point was more nuanced than it might have seemed on the surface; he was calling for introspection among scientists that had been lacking—and perhaps unnecessary—before the power of fission was unleashed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Daddy should’ve written “Isaiah Dunn and the Never-Ending Tale,” where the notebook has magic powers to keep the story going forever. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Alkinoos, calm in power, heard him out, then took the great adventurer by the hand and led him from the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s me, the presence among them of someone they think is an adult, and has power. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Sorry about last night, by the way. Temporary insanity. I blame the load-shedding. The power must have turned off in my head, too." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He did everything in his power to keep them buried. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The sight of it filled Taran with dread, for he knew the strange symbol must be a mark of Arawn’s power. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In days long past they were built by the Men of Gondor in their pride and power, after the overthrow of Sauron and his flight, lest he should seek to return to his old realm. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Warmth crept through his body and a feeling of power, as if nothing could be too difficult for him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

This Sir Thomas Gates, our new governor, has gained power even though he is still somewhere out at sea. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As early societies developed, those acquiring centralized power gradually established themselves as an elite, perhaps originating as one of several formerly equal-ranked village clans that became “more equal” than the others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It emboldened the power surging inside her, directing the swells of magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I see the power of his approval most clearly on Pauline’s last day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you have the power of the church, you are the boy-priest! they cried. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There never had been any Catholics on Rass, and the end of all things was, after all, almost unimaginable, and therefore had far less power to shake one’s core. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d held him on the ground so he couldn’t escape and, with his powers weakened from being so far from his home territory, they’d been able to cut him apart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Still, it cannot be called virtue to kill one’s fellow citizens, to betray allies, to be without faith, without pity, without religion; by these means one can acquire power, but not glory. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

In days gone by, these men held Hypereia, a country of wide dancing grounds, but near them were overbearing Kyklopes, whose power could not be turned from pillage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's not like I'm some mad scientist who planned and studied and dreamed about becoming invisible all his life, and now it's happened, so now I can use my powers to take over the world. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sets her jaw and says, “By taking away some of the Bureau’s power.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The other was in the West, where Albinus was, who also aspired to imperial power. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The world beyond ours is full of roads and dark buildings and collapsing power lines. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Audrey told Dad that she had accepted the power of the Atonement long ago, and had forgiven her brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“He insisted on turning the power on,” Lua tells me, and when I look at him, Jessie’s smile is the biggest and the best. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The power of the organic phosphates, those poisoners of the nerve-protective enzyme cholinesterase, may become greater if the body has first been exposed to a chlorinated hydrocarbon which injures the liver. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As he cursed his father, as he loved Elisha, he had, even then, been weeping; he had already passed his moment, was already under the power, had been struck, and was going down. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She started to explain some stuff, though—how Lily Sherman was Grand Master, which meant she had a power called “morph.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For it would seem that a certain category of exceptions never failed to make the world worse—that category, precisely, for whom power is more real than love. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“But I will make you a bargain. I’ll give you my name in exchange. Then I will be in your power as well.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He ruled over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my soft power, I was finding I could be strong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Cicero thought cartography was a branch of geometry, but the Renaissance developed a whole range of new mathematical disciplines and demonstrated their power to make sense of the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

You'll probably either drown while working the water turbines or get steamed to death in the power plants. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

His Warcross position is a Fighter, for sheer brawn and power, with the goal of taking others down instead of hunting for the Artifact. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think it would make her happy to know that here in the New World, the gentlemen don’t hold all of the power. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And besides, the last time I’d unleashed my power at the stables, there’d been that scary moment when it had almost gotten away from me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

That way, the oxygenator's power consumption doesn't eat up my driving juice. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one dared to challenge Reb Saunders’ tacit transference of power to his younger son. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The mission: Start with fully charged batteries and solar cells on the roof, drive until I run out of power, and see how far I get. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her very presence was like a power source, to be plugged into for love, or security, or a good fried-chicken dinner. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh has an inherent flair for the unusual and curious; he understands the power of atmosphere. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ah! and the marvelous plant supplying power to an area larger than many towns—all operated by black hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of the lamassus and the power of the chariot passed through the reins into me, making us an unstoppable juggernaut. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Arm felt a deep pity for this man who had so much power and yet was utterly helpless to get back the one thing that had meaning for him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these missiles carried a warhead equal in destructive power to forty Little Boys—or forty times the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually it's using more power to keep warm than it's getting from the meager daylight that makes it through the dust. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben just walked and with all his powers of concentration rising to the surface of consciousness, of being alive, and of being son, Ben tried not to cry. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What do we know about harnessing power from the sky? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It occurs to him that the moment he said he was cool with the whole thing, he cut the brake lines and completely surrendered his power to stop it. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know what power this cat’s eye has, to protect me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The hair gave Cole a sense of power. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Tammany owed much of its power to the fact that it got the children young and educated them in the party ways. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But while ladies desired to satisfy themselves in love, it was the lure of power that most tempted men. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She felt different, like she was in a different world, in a different time, like this kimono had the power to transport her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Many of Percy’s powers had gotten stronger over the years, but now, too late, Percy realized that swordplay wasn’t one of them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Everything in my research points to this spot as the Sorrows’ nesting ground and center of power.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But the men in power ignored the declaration. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The whole time Lee Lee is talking, I am thinking about York and Sacagawea, wondering how they must have felt having a form of freedom but no real power. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t he understood the power of that, the beauty? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? So are you goin’ to tell me how Bodega got all this power or,, like, you going to have an advantage?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But they did not gain their power without my hand to close the circuit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to a fortunate few. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Only one religion—Islam—had the power to stand and fight the white man’s Christianity for a thousand years'. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We all know that Erudite’s power lies not in its people but in its information,” says Evelyn. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the centrally administered military power that term conjures. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson said, “An editorial writer has only got a little bit of space, so every word has to be chosen for power.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Most Haitians, who trace their ancestry to West Africa, have been exploited for 250 years, no matter what government was in power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

How could they have viewed it as anything except a manifestation of a deity’s power? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad to walk the last half-mile under my own power as it helped me work the stiffness from my legs and back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had applied an overdose of English Leather and Ben rolled down the window to cut the power of the scent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What kind of power do bedtime stories have over him that he’d risk our safety like this? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just as the power died and every kid in the bumper rink went Not Already! a Wonder Woman dodgem bashed into me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It has the worrying power of effigies, a lifeless life that fills me with creeping horror. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor spoke with a power that was entirely new to him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just before heading out of the house, I flip on a light switch to check the power again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’d once wished I had the power of the clouds, craving their freedom and power to change and move. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel, for the first time, as though I have a power of my own, a power Madoc cannot take from me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It seems Pol Pot has replaced the Angkar as the source of power. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His visitor looked at the sheriff, and Quinn knew that there was no power on earth that could keep this man from hating him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In what had been organized labor’s first test of how much power it would yield in the wake of World War I, it had come up woefully short. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

What made it worse was that Edward simply glided through the hospital doors under his own power. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As of 1492, all of those operations to which animal, water, and wind power were being applied in Eurasia were still being carried out by human muscle power in the Americas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most of all, they all had connections that fed into a huge web of people with power. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Everything that went on in your life was thought to be due to some positive or negative power emanating from inside your head. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were determined to find, if we could, some effective way of demonstrating the power of an atomic bomb without loss of life that would impress Japans warlords. If only this could be done!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And so she hadn’t known the fullness of her power. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Seize that chance and let no power on earth deter you. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That the threat had been negotiated neatly downward did not appear to diminish its power. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hit the power button with my toes and waited for it to start up. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. His advice was always, don’t annoy the bees, don’t annoy the bees. It’s men like him and Jaimito and other scared Julanitos who have kept the devil in power all these years.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe in Martin's power, though the King is gone. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They needed to solve an insight problem, but their powers of insight had been extinguished. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Defenders of the Constitution, then and now, have saluted it as a sensible accommodation of liberty to power and a realistic compromise with the requirements of a national domain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was finding it almost impossible to do either, so scrambled were his powers of performance by the compulsive need for haste that invariably possessed him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In its more extreme forms it is a recipe for anarchy, and its attitude toward any energetic expression of centralized political power can assume paranoid proportions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Langley’s “Skychicks” competed against a team fielded by the power company, the Kilowatt Cuties; over time, the black employees joined teams as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Soon everyone knew the story of how Lanre had died, and how his love and Lyra’s power had drawn him back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Robert Horton had marveled, even before the migration, at the power of blacks living in Chicago to elect their own. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A Fairfax newspaper published an editorial arguing that the bombing was beyond comprehension—“beyond our power to realize that humans would stoop so low.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“The story goes that over the years, as we multiplied, our power diluted. As we became less powerful, we got smaller, too.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I have been ill, seriously ill, and the only thing to do is to power through the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And Montgomery’s city ordinance gave them police powers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The government’s policy was to try to put Africans into ethnic enclaves because they feared the power of Af-rican unity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood by the churchyard fence, intent on trying out the whipping powers of his fearsome tail upon a few rats that he had dubbed “the awkward squad.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“The power’s out, and the backup generator’s not working. If the incubators cool off for too long, they may lose part of the hatch.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like the rest of us, over the years she had developed extremely keen powers of observation and recollection. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t possibly be true, yet Adah has always had the power to know things I don’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I, on the other hand, power walked even during my leisure hours and had a hard time decelerating. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Only this one actually had the power to end a human life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Anything that would steal power surely was evil. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a weeknight, and I have three math worksheets to power through. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The toxic river water was still possessed of its death-dealing power after passing more than 200 miles downstream. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir. I’ll do everything in my power to be a good mess officer.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He wished he had the power that Jonas had used: the gift of seeing beyond. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Did I actually believe an aristocratic-sounding name would impress somebody who lived in a neighborhood where the power lines were underground? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Those borders began to shrink, and thus the power of Rome to crumble. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For it is only by reconciling contradictions that power can be retained indefinitely. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I thought black power would be the end of my mother. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feared she would wander in the dark Wood forever, until she was only a skeleton powered by sheer will. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d painted the kitchen walls the same dark olive green as the outside, and lined them with power strips and fly swatters. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

These spies saw us as a threat not to the white power structure but to black interests, for whites would mistreat all blacks based on the conduct of a few agitators. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have my whole life ahead of me—there isn't room in it for anger about things I don’t have the power to change. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Before meeting Styx, our best story was about the time Bo Hopkins, the Pacers’ power forward, rode through town on his way to some charity event. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

If those insects are fading and the first bolt is about to strike the tree, then all its power will come surging down that wire and anyone in contact with it will die. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Warden had never quite figured out the vehicle’s wiring, and whoever plugged the bus into a power source at a new campground often got a nasty electrical shock. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the man on the last radio station had said he was going to have to go off; there wasn’t any more power. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The real power in Japan during World War Two was held by the Supreme Military Council, who assured the emperor that their decisions were best for their nation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet there was power in his stare, an iron ferocity that told Asha this man would never, ever turn back from his course. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kendra pressed her hands over her ears, trying to augment the dampening power of the earplugs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Annabeth’s drachma had no magical powers—at least nothing useful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At this time and place, she become all on fire with zeal; some new guiding power be in her manifested, for she point to a road and say:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed that he'd lost all his powers—at least, some people reported seeing him trying to charge up orbs without any success. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And their arguments reinforced the discordant tradition I’d found in Moorland, and I began to see discord, argument, chaos, perhaps even fear, as a kind of power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

These powers resided in his body in the form of electrical energy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The various communist regimes that had held power since the night Laila was born were all defeated. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The white teachers had most of the power because they had seniority. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on the water and felt its power surging through me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pulled the game cabinet out from the wall and saw that the power cord was unplugged. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"The total sunlight reaching the surface is very low in the area of the storm. Right now, it's twenty percent of normal. And Watney's rover is powered by solar panels." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t armed, but on the other hand they were flying easily within their power, and might even outstrip her if it came to a chase. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The physical remains of a saint — even a fingernail or a lock of hair—were believed to be charged with miraculous powers. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison—and about to run out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Belt shone as a symbol of the power of the ballot all across black America. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The weather, in fact, had been still all day, as though it were waiting, testing out the new balance of power in the world. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And the Master has to tread warily between all these powers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then at lunch recess—during which we all sharpened our three Number 2 pencils again—the power came on. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Eh! You have crawled out of your pile of dung! You have come to witness the superior power of Jesus!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Crochan is destroyed, and with it Arawn’s power to add to the number of his Cauldron-Born. It is one of the gravest defeats Arawn has ever suffered. But I know the price you paid.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The West has always helped to keep the Christian government in power. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet by a sense other than sight Pippin perceived that Gandalf had the greater power and the deeper wisdom, and a majesty that was veiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It had occurred to him to wonder what would happen to her when Mr. Curtain boosted the signal power all the way. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many parents seem to believe that a child cannot prosper unless it is hitched to the right name; names are seen to carry great aesthetic or even predictive powers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mommy was the wrong color for black pride and black power, which nearly rent my house in two. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Egypt’s rising industrialization was one of the reasons why the Western powers were so anti-Egypt, it was showing other African countries what they should do, the scientist said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some cases Muggle-repelling charms will not work, as the beast’s own powers will cancel them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not know how to use the power of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And then finally to a power with no name. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I took my hands away, and there was Kunthi waiting by my side with the patience of one who knows what power she wields, patient, like a vulture. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, however, for all his mysterious powers Helenus was not aware that Sicily, at least the southern part, was now occupied by the Cyclopes, for he did not warn the Trojans against landing there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beta, we will do everything in our power to protect you,” my dad says, gently taking my mom’s hand in his. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I ripped the white curtain back, joining the two halves of the room while Chubs fussed with the TV, clicking the power button on and off. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Murdered, at the hands of the Dauntless, at the urging of Jeanine, with the power of the Bureau to back her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Or is it our personally best soul—say, the one that indwells in us at the height of our cognitive powers and moral aspirations? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned off his phone to conserve what power it had left. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Each one is intricately formed to the smallest detail and, even weathered as they are, the black pearl eyes still flash with a mysterious power. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Nations watched warily as Germany’s power grew again. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He told Gerd of the beauty of Frey, and of his power. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The largest contingent consisted of gym porters, and because many were longtime inmates and there was power in numbers, they were especially demanding. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I could light the hurricane lamp me and Jay used when we lost power because of a storm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

To steady the boys, Moch began to chant their newest rowing mantra in time with the stroke—“Save, Save, Save”—reminding them that this was all about conserving power. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We arrived in Long Island just after Clarisse, thanks to the centaurs’ travel powers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were to blow up the steel towers carrying high-tension wires to the plant to cut off the power supply. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Mudd had the power to end the manhunt for Lincoln’s killer that afternoon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I removed the battery and attached a power line where it used to be. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made them for precisely the opposite reason: to ensure power for the Afrikaner in a new dispen-sation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yards embodied everything Anna had heard about Chicago and its irresistible, even savage drive toward wealth and power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Words about the night from one of her favorite books slipped into Meggie’s mind: “This is the hour of pride and power, talon and claw.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We talked about race and power, the things we saw that were funny, and the things we saw that were sad. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She also believed in action movies, weight training, the power of makeup, memorization, equal rights, and the idea that YouTube videos can teach you a million things you won’t learn in college. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At first all his pleasure in the art-magic was, childlike, the power it gave him over bird and beast, and the knowledge of these. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Unions gave workers the power to bargain with employers and improve their lives. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I again felt rather like an individual of but average gastronomical powers sitting down to feast alone at a table spread with provisions for a hundred. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She says “Awesome” with a smile so dazzling, it could power the entire school during a blackout. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A couple of days later, Tom Testo, the director of the Department’s Bureau of Labor Relations, warned us against abusing these powers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wants to show me the power of distraction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But you will not distract me so easily. I have paid, and now am in your power. Would you give me your name, that I might call you by it?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Colonel Korn felt himself at the full height of his powers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When working well, the entire boat operates like a well-lubricated machine, with every rower serving as a vital link in a chain that powers that machine forward, somewhat like a bicycle chain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

How can you give a strange middle-aged British man that much power over our lives? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This is why the simplest and clearest writing has the greatest power to delight, surprise, inform, and move the reader. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cucos were after Beefy for his power, and the only thing standing in their way was Seven and her coven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And there was a power there which Bull Connor couldn’t adjust to; and so we ended up transforming Bull into a steer, and we won our struggle in Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand the full meaning of my grandfather’s statement about the power of names until I grew up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As they talked there came to them one of the King’s grandsons whose life Jason once had saved, and he told them of Medea’s magic power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

That, or the Drowned God has no power here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a chain that’s powered by oil and gasoline and controlled by giant corporations. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

As though it had heard its own name, she felt that extra power twinge within her and winced. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He has the power of God, the Virgin, and all the saints of the Holy Mother Church behind him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, he could walk the streets and fear nothing, because there were millions like him, coming soon, now, to power. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

By the early 1970s, Michigan had enough computing power that a hundred people could be programming simultaneously in the Computer Center. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

‘With that power I should have power too great and terrible. And over me the Ring would gain a power still greater and more deadly.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A time will come when they have grown so wicked that they will worship power, might will be right to them, and reverence for the good will cease to be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time she had another maid with her, a stocky woman with a red face and red hands who was obviously not afraid of Meggie’s powers of witchcraft. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fay and I weren’t coming close to making the inmates do what they were supposed to do, and I was uncertain about whether I should use my power to compel them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For one thing, I’m going to use it to fuel our lessons and power our learning.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He powered through the Lightning defenders and worked the ball back toward the middle of the field before blasting a shot that hit the right post and bounced in: 1-1. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We together on a huge hall’s speaking platform, and that vast audience before us, miraculously manifested, as far as I was concerned, the incomprehensible power of Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya had never realized how much power there was in loving someone. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

This time, the political unrest wasn't orchestrated by foreign powers. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You killed my family for—for what? For magic powers? That’s ridiculous.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She pushed harder still, willing her eyes to shoot out more power. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then again the gold and red and purple, the gloat and glamor of the secret orders, each with its insinuations of power and glory undreamed of by the uninitiated. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If Dain isn’t going to give me power, then I am going to take it for myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every schoolchild knew of the information abuses that nearly brought down civilization before the Thunderhead condensed into power. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Felicia believes in the gods’ benevolent powers, she just can’t stand the blood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly and with overconfidence. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cut the power to her engine as she approached her target, to give her the advantage of silence. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

His sad and disappointed big brother, with his stupid faith in the power of Pine-Sol. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Surely don’t care about giving power to the people.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The storm rolled onto the coast with all the implacable power of an old-world tank. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to give Ucho such power over me any longer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Onshore some of the people set about clearing up, but several more came crowding to see Will, curious about this boy and the power he had to command the bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A power plant based on element 94 would require perhaps a hundred pounds of the material, rather than the hundred tons thought to be necessary for uranium reactors. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Not, of course, in the present regime, whose single goal is to keep itself in power. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wasted a few moments and some muscular power in an effort to move the blocking barrier. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They cite the great penetrating power of radiation, but doubt that chemicals could reach the germ cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Schindler was a Nazi, after all, and he had enormous power. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Under the influence of this appreciation of his narrative powers, Mr. Struthers expanded genially and became ever more communicative, if possible. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But unlike us, their new name has no real meaning divorced from the machinery of criminal power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

No prose paraphrase can give any idea of Pindar, except, perhaps, something of his singular power for vivid and minutely detailed description. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are other fantasies involving magic powers, impossible wealth, and the ability to sing and dance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Get Number Two going if Number Three goes down!” he shouted, and I knew he was worrying about the ventilation fans losing power during the snowfall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe these cards aren’t such a great idea. Can you imagine if everyone had the power to mess with everyone else’s lives? Chaos.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

His hostage was loose in the house, her fairy powers restored to her. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

‘They say in my land that he can govern the storms in the Mountains of Shadow that stand upon the borders of Mordor. He has strange powers and many allies.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was like being on Buck’s Peak, to feel such power in the earth and sky. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The country was run by the Duvaliers, a tyrannical family in power since 1957. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Since neither pigs nor chickens can be harnessed to pull carts, highlanders remained without sources of power other than human muscle power, and also failed to evolve epidemic diseases to repel the eventual European invaders. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That’s shows how much power and influence my father has over my mother. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I have called you here because she must be stopped before she does more harm to this world. She has been playing with terrible powers, and soon she will destroy more than can be saved.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Its claims of public-spiritedness and moral rectitude obscured its essential nature as a terrorist organization seeking economic, social, and political power. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to find out if that power worked on demigods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He did not know how far his power went and he did not want to promise this beloved girl something impossible. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Shouldn’t we trust him, now that he is holding the reins of power, to do the right thing? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The implacable black Cadillac powered along, bearing my father, brother, and me out of the war-torn city. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In Solomon’s store he found Omar and Solomon shaking sacks of okra into peck baskets and he still felt the sense of lightness and power that flying had given him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heart was thrilled, the mind astonished, by the power of the preacher: neither were softened. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Instinctively Hazel knew that their final act would reject Gaea’s power. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

To his way of thinking, the Big Bang occurred after a single ambitious person seized power, perhaps in a coup. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It shall turn to his good, if it is in my power. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to have these powers I haven’t figured out how to use,” Frank said bitterly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The two of us would just pick a comfortable tree to hang out in until the power shut off, which it always did eventually. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the power of calculus, the key problem remained. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Even at that age, I knew black children had no power to fight white adults or even to protect themselves from them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As befits a dialogue framed around reports from the subconscious regions, the Adams-Rush correspondence tended to emphasize the power of the irrational. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can think of it as "percent power loss." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One reason was the increasing power and efficiency of the Berkeley cyclotron, which then outstripped those of every other cyclotron in existence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was never wise for a ruler to eschew the trappings of power, for power itself flows in no small measure from such trappings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What is more remarkable is that all three powers already possess, in the atomic bomb, a weapon far more powerful than any that their present researches are likely to discover. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“The might of the gods is tied to their seats of power. You saw what happened to Poseidon once his undersea palace was attacked.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He smiled nervously as he explained to the reporter that this was how he planned to keep the girl’s insulin cold if and when the power went out in Baghdad. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Light played around them like sparks and beams of intense anbaric power. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Europe might contain all the cultural capitals and current world powers, but in terms of America's national interest, it was a mere sideshow and distraction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Before I could even react, the power went out. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That is how he is going to power himself through life, almost certainly with great success. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“A man of ordinary power, who nevertheless does not shirk things merely because they are disagreeable or irksome, soon earns his place,” Roosevelt once stated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their jailers, black Union soldiers, had complete power over their daily movements. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his terror, in the face of the Whisperer’s irresistible power, Sticky had resisted with all his might. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those engaged in the development and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction are given salaries, perquisites of power and, where possible, public honors at the highest levels available in their respective societies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Livermore’s organizational chart, Teller would be designated as one of several members of the Scientific Steering Committee, but in recognition of his “obvious special status,” he was awarded veto power over the committee’s decisions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If one of your friends had magical powers,” Boy21 says, “would you want to know about it?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such examples of the power of guns against native peoples lacking guns could be multiplied indefinitely. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The power of my words was that strong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our intelligence and our technology have given us the power to affect the climate. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just as Lyra’s love had drawn him back from past the final door before, so this time Lanre’s power forced him to return from sweet oblivion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why had the power of God failed to cure my uncle? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the power finally ran out for good, all his light bulbs would be useless. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been so long since I’ve been anywhere with live electricity, with light and power after dark, I hardly remember what it’s like to turn on a light switch. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The controlled release of atomic power has been demonstrated for the first time in history,” Fermi said of his experiment. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give your life rights away for free! The day has to be mundane, Valmiki. And day is a mortal’s twenty-four hours. Comply, or else you’ll face the gods’ powers.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When they needed more computing power, engineers trusted Dorothy to staff the right person for the job, often hoping that she was at the top of her own list. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She pushed the control column forward to lower the nose of her aircraft, and applied power to gain speed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I think she knew it was important to him that he walk home under his own power. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So much for what Marx termed the “reproduction of labor power,” meaning the things a worker has to do just so she’ll be ready to labor again. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As African Americans obtained political power and began the long march toward greater social and economic equality, whites reacted with panic and outrage. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Over the next few hours, I put them back where they belonged, wiring them into the Hab's power grid. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at me, all I remember were his eyes, they seemed far away and filled with a terrible power, dispassionate and cold. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there has been, at some point in history, some great power whose elevation was exempt from the violent exploitation of other human bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As an army of workers cleared the stage, unhooking power cords, removing instruments and equipment, Armpit and Ginny were unsure of what they were supposed to do or where they were supposed to go. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“These become sticky when I turn the power on. When I turn them off, whatever’s trapped is free,” Petey explained. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He did not tell Clarkson how he was to do any of this and did not grant him any special emergency powers or funds. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I watch the darkness of a family lit up by the power and the glory, let my mother unleash the truth and love and disappointment of her life, and sit in a lonely man’s cinema. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I need power to move or I'll be stranded until the storm passes or dissipates. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever they meet first, be it bug, insect, animal, or tree, that will be the one who gets the full power of their magic! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nor could any authority with powers short of Mao Zedong have stopped them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But she powered through and finished the job, and was soon beginning work on a fourth lodge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she found that he knew nothing, and yet had spellbound the goats to come to him and follow him, then she saw that he must have in him the makings of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before the power of his sight, these things hung like dark tapestries in the air about Lanre’s shaking form. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He thinks only of returning to King's Landing in the fullness of his power, to tear down his enemies and claim what is rightfully his. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Though my parents differed on many things, including the usefulness of Christianity to black people, they agreed on one thing: the power of witchcraft. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet power is real, and many things, including, very often, love, cannot be achieved without it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Reflecting Lawrence’s lack of conceit when it came to engineering, the machine incorporated the latest innovations of cyclotroneers across the country in designs for transformers, power transmission, the oscillator, and the ion source. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not pretend that means nothing. Can you imagine how difficult it’s going to be to explain to Merlin how we let a trainee destroy a priceless artifact of unending power?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Estraven when in power had never done so, and it was not in the Karhidish vein: their government was not a public performance, normally; it was covert and indirect. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yet where a Republican narration—they then being the party in power—would likely focus on unity, leadership, and determination in tough times, Obama’s emphasis is on crisis, instability, and uncertainty. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was trying to hold on to power, after all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re right-handed, man. Your right hand is the strongest. I’m giving you equal power, so your punches will be deadly from both sides.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then Alexander VI came to power, and he, more than any of the popes who ever reigned, demonstrated how well a pope could succeed with money and his own troops. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

We hear one awful piece of news after another, with no power to act. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before him stooped the old figure, white, shining now as if with some light kindled within, bent, laden with years, but holding a power beyond the strength of kings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Trust when we say that for a time there, it seemed like there was a real ugly force in this city that was prepared to do anything to stay in power.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They could not understand why the owl had attacked Tenorio; they could not understand the power of Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was scared, Dèja. The building kept moaning, chattering its pain. Then electrical power went. Battery-powered lights switched on. Folks were scared but still trying to be nice, helping others. “ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Captains bowed their heads; and when they looked up again, behold! their enemies were flying and the power of Mordor was scattering like dust in the wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Octavian used prophecies to keep his power at camp. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was curious that he seemed not merely to have lost the power of expressing himself, but even to have forgotten what it was that he had originally intended to say. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It needed great powers of reasoning and improvisation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You know, Emerson had a strong belief in the power of the individual. He believed all people were important. No matter their race.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The snow covered the houses here, too—but where in Hazel’s neighborhood it let the ordinary borrow magic from it, these houses seemed to be lending their power to the snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

With his own military power and their support, he can very easily put down those who are powerful, and remain complete arbiter of that region. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Lawrence’s attention was still devoted more to perfecting the machine than to exploit its powers, both its performance and its results already were being noticed around the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And their muskets had extra killing power—a sharp sword attached to the end—a bayonet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Where he first met and how he wooed the maiden he loved, Eurydice, we are not told, but it is clear that no maiden he wanted could have resisted the power of his song. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s Boy21 everywhere I go now. The time to leave Earth is soon. No point in lying about everything now. They’ve all seen my extraterrestrial powers anyway.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had more power, and she had done that. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even as she was eager to finally learn about this strange power she had, the milk was by far the best part of her day, and Ophie was going to enjoy it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What nature does blindly, slowly and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it becomes his duty to work in that direction,” Galton wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I threw it away. It was tied in such a complicated manner that I couldn’t remove it quickly. An invisible must always be able to dis robe in an instant, or his power is useless!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I have set her aside—gently, picking her up by the armpits as I would a child—and so have proved that she has no power but the little I give her by momentary whim. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its value was created by those in power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Met Bong’s voice rises as she speaks his name, as if uttering “Pol Pot” brings her closer to his power. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All strength is born of association,” wrote Beaumont, “and 30 individuals united through perpetual communication, by ideas, by plans in common, by concerted schemes, have more real power than 900 whose isolation makes them weak.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got arrested five times for protesting against nuclear power. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then Nadya powered her engine to climb away from the explosions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The power cable has been severed and the lead to the aboveground antenna is lost and Werner would not be surprised if the selector panel is broken. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Experiencing Elowen’s power in her visions had awakened a disturbing hunger to have that power herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looked down at me and that clear, bright power in her eyes held me spellbound. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an almost pleasant sense of power in knowing, and he could evaluate actions and expressions, could interpret vague references, could even dip up and reorganize the past. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The van’s rear doors had no windows, so I was hunched over in total darkness for a second, until my fingers found the old power strip I’d duct-taped to the ceiling. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The giant swung his sword and took out a row of power lines, which exploded in sparks and scattered across Thalia’s path. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Grandpa pushed a lever to one side, shutting off the power. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear laughter in the crowd and knew he must look stupid, walking into the lake without showing any sign of magical power. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There it sat, occupying important intellectual ground, at just the time when entomology was emerging as an experimental science of considerable power, capable of solving matters of intricate detail, a paradigm of the new reductionism. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like running in quicksand, trying to extricate herself from Elowen’s power. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Restored to power, Ptolemy took steps to make sure that his position would be secure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The struggle, therefore, that now begins in the world is extremely complex, involving the historical role of Christianity in the realm of power—that is, politics—and in the realm of morals. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Then for himself—with a kind of confident, enabling, serene power that flicks like a razor and then hides. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the lane nearest to him, California had powered back out in front, rowing beautifully. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even Durham’s nervous black elites, loath to push the white power structure too far, were willing to expend considerable political capital over education. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They said there was some strange power in her so that no one could die when she was with them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would hold sway as far as the eye could see; power; an end to his rovings; a dream come true; King Cluny! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Even when the power went off, Monique sat in front of the TV. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The power might fizzle when the wind blew hard and leave them all in darkness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of entering the White House—a place of power—Paul wanted the suffragists to stand outside, showing that they had been unjustly shut out of the political process. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

One of you was electrified by the power you wielded for the ninety seconds it took to say the words, the power to make Vinny truly happy. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had a kind of power—money, enthusiasm, independence—that glowed around her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The only sound was the power hum of electric lines and dynamos, still alive, all by themselves. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had spent her life watching other demigods gain amazing powers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But let us come to Commodus, who held imperial power with great ease, having inherited it by birth, being the son of Marcus. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he was confident that, this time, he had done everything in his power to prepare for the task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Problem is, they soak up a lot of power, and they have to run all day long. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store’s power had been shut off some time ago, and it was clear it had been open to the wild for too long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was a proud, big-shot type, always reminding everyone that he was a 33rd-degree Mason, and what powers Masons had—that only Masons ever had been U.S. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, we are paying too little attention, and respect, to the built-in durability and sheer power of the human organism. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their power, building and building, comes from grief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I thought Jeanine attacked the Abnegation to seize power, but she attacked them to steal information—information only they knew. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even the air seemed to flow with power. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

To catch the goose, however, proved beyond their powers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeble man can do much by his powers of artificial selection.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And based on my decisions, a film will evolve—one that has the power to start conversations and get people talking about things like feminism and art. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Tonight we’ll see if you really have magical power,” they told him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Dr. Carey nor Stuart could see the little automobile, yet it was rushing all over the room under its own power, bumping into things. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He pushed the power button and was met with a screen full of white and black squiggly lines. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But it still has power; like a mirror that shows you only the ruined half of your face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was exaggerated; I certainly hadn’t been censored out of the Karhidish news, at least so long as Estraven was in power. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reminded Harry in every letter that whatever might be going on outside the walls of Hogwarts was not Harry’s responsibility, nor was it within his power to influence it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wished I had the power of the rock, the power to heal them all. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Scythe Faraday had told them enough about the power structure of the Scythedom for Rowan to know that much. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I decided that I wouldn’t let this word have any power over me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our freedom.. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How delightful it is to be able to help others, isn’t it? That was always one of my dreams, to have the power of giving freely, and thanks to you, the dream has come true.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yacht, a sleek luxury model favored by rappers, movie stars, and moguls, powered toward the small island. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Train claimed the real reason he was invited to the exposition was to save it by using his psychic powers to increase attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We do not survive disaster merely by appealing to invisible powers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Aye, that keeps off evil powers from the Isle of the Wise, but what has that to do with you, a Dragontamer?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or target the electric grids of Batalla or the airfield bases, cut their power and shut them down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The power is both my mom and dad running through it, through me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But he was not interested in power, wealth, or prestige. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A miracle. God spared my life and extended to me a great calling. To testify of His power. To show people there’s another way besides the Medical Establishment.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He did not look at the power of his unconscious as a magical force. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As a result, he ruled his area with absolute power, roaring his orders so constantly the villagers called him Magistrate Tiger. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the eleventh century CE, Christianity in the form of Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe, and church leaders held a great deal of political power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was happening slowly, but there could be no doubt—the Fleece’s magic was seeping into the tree, filling it with new power and expelling the poison. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Here I had the diverse citizens of an entire city singing my praises, congratulating me on my achievements, and that made me really think about the power of my story. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For the most part, he continued to use those same tools even as more modern, laborsaving power tools came to market in the 1930s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The opiate of Zeus’s daughter bore this canny power. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he craved was possession and the power it gave him; what he adored was anticipation—the slow acquisition of love, then life, and finally the secrets within. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Electronic data processing machines brought otherwise unattainable power and efficiency to the research process. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She did earn several that year, and began to feel herself a power in the house, for by the magic of a pen, her ‘rubbish’ turned into comforts for them all. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

His signature was not the smoking six-shooter; instead, like Sherlock Holmes, he relied upon the startling powers of reason and deduction, the ability to observe what the Watsons of the world merely saw. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Conservatives, on the other hand, who had received their power directly from God, proposed the establishment of public order and family morality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I looked at the bow, looked at my hands, looked at Adam’s face, and felt this surge of love, lust, and an unfamiliar feeling of power. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you have such power,” Gabe whispered, still trying not to move, “why kill someone as unimportant as me?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What empty words these were coming from my father, a man so used to fitting his form to the mold of power that he had no true shape of his own! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then we would use the Agena’s fuel and rocket power to boost us into a higher orbit, where we would find the second Agena, which had been in orbit for four months. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were filled with bitter, furious hatred for her father, who had unlimited power to do good or harm, and chose harm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was really relieved and grateful that President Eisenhower had sent those soldiers to protect us, because how much trouble must we be in, if we needed that much military power? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I swallowed the lump in my throat, not surprised that Maddie still had so much power over me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But the bear’s attention was not human, and he could see what was happening, and he knew it was yet another extraordinary power at Will’s command. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The powers of darkness would requite it, too, my mother’s parting curse would call hell’s furies to punish me, along with the scorn of men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmother said that perfectly good ngangas were sometimes tempted to use their power for evil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a warlord or a don, he had no real power over any of them save their trust in his wisdom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I checked yesterday's power generation, and it was 97 percent of optimal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The power to destroy the gods . . . how? I mean, what would happen?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Is there anything else I can do for you?” my dad asks, clearly enjoying the power position. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had to call me on my mother’s phone because, even though we had a computer, there were frequent power cuts and few places in Mingora with Internet access. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One theory is that our brains evolved because our primate ancestors began to engage in more sophisticated food gathering: instead of just eating grasses and leaves they began eating fruit, which takes more thinking power. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chant for justice and hold signs, fists high in the air for black power. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The top level or “roof” of the stacks was blanketed with a patchwork array of old solar panels that provided supplemental power to the units below. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And there was utmost irony and outrage in lying under someone, in a position of surrender, feeling her own abiding strength and limitless power. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t underestimate him. Reyna’s not so bad by herself, but if Octavian shares her power...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Let some civil rights “leader” make some statement, displeasing to the white public power structure, and the reporters, in an effort to whip him back into line, would try to use me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not for me to say,” was Amy’s grim reply, but her lips would smile, and there was a traitorous sparkle of the eye which betrayed that she knew her power and enjoyed the knowledge. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My genius powers are recharging," Max declares as she brushes the crumbs from her lap. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I reached inside myself and remembered the waves and the currents, the endless power of the ocean. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The satellite array that powered the onboard Internet and TV was blown to bits, which had really made Coach Hedge mad. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sun was fully up now and the heat of the August day was beginning to assert itself with a blood-thickening power. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shelling knocked down power lines, pulverized entire blocks of shops and homes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Like one match had any power against all this cold. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

One such black hole could run ten large power stations, if only we could harness its power. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, given Roosevelt’s power in Washington, the politicians of the fair’s National Commission strongly endorsed his plan. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They resented the level of individual power he had achieved, and they could no longer tolerate his reckless behavior with the Egyptian queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Harry’s parents had died in Voldemort’s attack, but Harry had escaped with his lightning scar, and somehow — nobody. understood why — Voldemort’s powers had been destroyed the instant he had failed to kill Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He set his hand on the knife at his belt and looked her in the eyes, though his head was ringing and the sheer power of her scream had made him dizzy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the power struggle between Ptolemy and Cleopatra, resources and supplies were already running low. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I know the answer, of course I do: I need to deny them the power to control me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Klan was a perfect target, and Superman turned his powers against them. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But sitting at this picnic table, thousands of miles away, beyond the power of Olympus, he’d never been so alone—except for Hazel and Frank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even 20th-century plant breeders, armed with all the power of modern science, have had little success in exploiting North American wild plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly the Ring had grown greatly in power as it approached the places of its forging; but one thing it did not confer, and that was courage. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The same thing happened to those emperors who came to power from being private citizens by corrupting the soldiers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But we must have power, power to order all things as we will, for that good which only the Wise can see. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colonial powers carved up Africa, put the black man to work, and did not properly educate him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That Peeta’s tongue would have far greater power against the Capitol than any physical strength the rest of us could claim? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But General MacArthur must be at a whole different level of power. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was a shadowshaper, one who had the power to transfer spirit into form. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It will then be time to sign a pact of friendship with the remaining world power, in preparation for another attack. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and turned the motor on at half power. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But they are my powers now, part of me. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

With no power, we drift in its wake until onshore waves catch us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were dark gray, and if she turned them on full power, they could make you feel like a speck of dust. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Has your master magician, your uncle, power like mine;?” asked the Queen, firmly seizing Digory’s hand again. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was what we all wanted to be like, the Latin professional whom the Anglos feared because he was just as treacherous, just as devious, and he understood power. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The power plant that electrified the fence was left unguarded. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he mean say "yes" because he knew that the principle was greater than the men, greater than the numbers and the vicious power and all the methods used to corrupt its name? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

By uniting the small power of small sums, by skillfully manipulating it, they could achieve a consolidated financial power. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could the muvuki really have killed his own son to get power? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost worked, thanks to the undeniably holy powers of a hot guy with a skateboard. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After lengthy discussions about how to redistribute power and land, Octavian and Mark Antony reached a compromise. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"You got your small fire all right" Startled, Ralph realized that the boys were falling still and silent, feeling the beginnings of awe at the power set free below them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Discoveries large and small contributed to the speed, maneuverability, and safety of the machine that symbolized the power and potential of an America that was ascending to a position of unparalleled global dominance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, she knew her power: indeed, he did not, because he could not, conceal it from her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That an eight- or nine-year-old boy had the power of concentration to get through them was highly unusual. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had judiciary powers, and could act as judges in both the religious and secular courts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was big enough to provide the leverage and power that a great crew needs in the middle of the boat, and he never seemed to believe he was beaten, even if he was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It not only mocks in most instances the power of medicine, but it has spread thro’ several parts of the city remote from the spot where it originated.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Some folks is whispering, murmuring to God, and a quiet power fill up the room, like bees buzzing on a comb. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As I aim and shoot, I feel the same rush of power I felt the first time I held a gun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"The power's out for you, too, though. Isn't it?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had a considerable power base from strong religious and ethnic loyalties and was thought to be harboring terrorist organizations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jimmy, in fact, had graduated at the top of his class—an honor he owed entirely to his own will power. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fecundity of many forms of life is almost beyond our power to imagine, though now and then we have suggestive glimpses. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Using the power of his sight he kept watch over the mountain passes leading to his beloved city. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Apart from their feelings about Alexandria, the Romans thought that women should know their place, and their place was not in the halls of power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘It cannot be done alone. We must have power from everywhere. Even the power we can get from the whites.’ Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I also know that when I become powerful, I will break the cycle of abuse my father started by doing everything in my power to help, not hurt others. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their leaps hold the promise of our powers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I must have wanted Ashe to win so badly that I felt all powers known to man had to be on his side. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the brutal powers of earth, and in the inevitable contest between them and the divine powers of heaven, brute force would conquer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no thought of money, or class, or fame, or power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite herself, Dede had to admit she liked what she sensed, that the power was shifting in their marriage. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For while Lanre had the strength of his arm and the command of loyal men, Lyra knew the names of things, and the power of her voice could kill a man or still a thunderstorm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

According to the equations of quantum mechanics, more power than is stored in all the coal mines, oil fields, and nuclear weapons in the world is sitting in the space inside your toaster. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The only trouble was that the magic powers seemed to be taking a real long time to decide what was going to happen to me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

What they realized was that although no official restrictions denied blacks access to northern institutions of advancement and power, for most blacks this freedom was only theoretical. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For just a few seconds, Barry the believer imagined that he had a power star of his own somewhere. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The intoxication of power began to break apart under waves of discomfort. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

What tremendous, insidious power that took, and here was the god himself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“May Deanna, the Huntress and Protector of the Young, bless and keep you this year. I bestow upon you this golden arrow as a symbol of her power and good graces.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Arthur, whose whole philosophy of royalty hinged on justice instead of power, could do nothing to save his wife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He estimated the power demand of the full-sized accelerator at 150,000 kilowatts, enough to light a city of three hundred thousand residents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We know that Earth’s magnetic field changes in power from time to time: during the age of the dinosaurs, it was up to three times as strong as now. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I know poetry is not dead, nor genius lost; nor has Mammon gained power over either, to bind or slay: they will both assert their existence, their presence, their liberty and strength again one day. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Philip of Macedon—not the father of Alexander, but the man defeated by Titus Quinctius—did not have much of a state compared to the great power of the Romans and Greeks who attacked him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

That the Conservative government, he would say, with the backing of the Liberals, was reforming the calendar so that every president could remain in power for a hundred years. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even now, since the King had begun to encourage Justice so as to bind the power of Fort Mayne once for all, there were three kinds of law to be wrestled with. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could challenge Caesar’s power and even launch a campaign to take over the entire Roman Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And black power births a kind of understanding that illuminates all the galaxies in their truest colors. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Although the master spy Sargo remained elusive, his networks were quickly destroyed, and so were his radio stations and power bases. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

—Julius Caesar Ptolemy’s advisers knew that if Cleopatra allied with Caesar, they stood to lose all their power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was too much power and he just got lost in it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drove a one-meter bit half a meter into a rock, unplugged the power line, and tied it around the base of the bit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The choice was his, a measure of his power. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

‘We reached the forest-eaves before them, and if after that any living thing broke through our ring, then it was no Orc and had some elvish power.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He did believe that he had such power. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Black fists in black gloves delivering black power two jabs at a time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At dinner one night, when her son Isaac said baldly, “I always think of my mom as having the power in the relationship,” Croteau did not flinch. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

We had made our own very limited efforts to employ the power of print. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hab has emergency flashlights in many locations in case of critical power failure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes such a very little flow to build up enough weight to turn a big wheel and generate enormous power. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are obeying strict laws, rather like the laws of gravity or of planets in orbit, whereby some chords exert more power than others. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Once again, and hopefully for the last time that day, I dried myself off and put on some clean clothes, amazed by the power of such a small accomplishment to restore my good mood. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They said he had procured a wand of immense power. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is a power, perhaps the greatest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, what she wanted was something Trotter had no power over. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But in those circles, its power was becoming apparent. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then Gandalf revealed the strength that lay hid in him, even as the light of his power was hidden under his grey mantle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He sat drooping for a moment, collecting the powers of duty and dignity, then spoke from the shade of his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope you will write, by the thousands, to museum officials, to newspapers, to those in power. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was astonished to see how our leaders treated him only as a threat to their power, inciting mistrust by playing on backward, anti-intellectual ideas about race and class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight came to power, the people had no love for their new ruler. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Darkness brings home the fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I will be the one I can depend on, the one who has the power to make my life better or worse. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The wordless song had the power of an operatic aria mingled with the sweetness of a lullaby. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Because Mai, as her mother reminded people, was born in the year of the dragon; and that meant nobility and power and strength. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

If I had such power, I would use it right now to soar up to beautiful Inti and never come back. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of raising fear, the small brand gives me power. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

After one especially robust night of drinking with Will, I stumbled home, crawled up the sidewalk, stabbed my key in the front door, let myself in, and power barfed all over the living room. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“When I’m finished grounding these ridiculous contraptions, I’ll be heading upstairs with my wire cutters. Mummy wants me to snip the power cables to all those senseless video games.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The front door stood half open and a power tool was being used inside. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Since the power was still off at the school, I wore thermal underwear—top and bottom—plus an extra T-shirt, a sweatshirt, and two pairs of heavy socks. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I can feel the power as it swims by, making the boat rock with the whoosh-whoosh-whoosh of its giant tail shoving it through the water easy as can be. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t understand all of it, but he got son of a gorgon, power- hungry snake, and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The high and the power could never be replicated. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The only thing I had from being at the People’s Center with Sister Mukumbu and Sister Pat was the word for the opposite of power: Oppression. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I can remember drawing such mustaches myself, and the spite that went into them, the desire to ridicule, to deflate, and the feeling of power. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she reads the documents, she pieces together lives of heroism, power, and secret identities. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Beneath that, she felt the heady rush of the woman’s power, as if her veins ran with fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He asked Leo to drill a few extra holes in the bottom of the hull with his power tools, and Leo was happy to oblige. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Their increased purchasing power afforded them summer vacations to the beach or the mountains. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The victory made England the preeminent power in the world, but it came at a great cost. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

That he is a man who understands the power of the German soil, who feels its dark prehistoric vigor thudding in his very cells. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In an effort to prevent Nazis from ever coming to power again, the Allies ordered German civilian courts to hold “de-Nazification” trials to identify ardent Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were delightful whatever they meant, and all done by the power of photons, said the Librarian as they walked home to Jordan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After plugging in my phone so I could get enough juice for it to power back on, I stuffed my schoolbooks back into my bag. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Eyes full of anger and power, almost to madness....Where had she seen eyes like that before? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Boy Who Lived’ remains a symbol of everything for which we are fighting: the triumph of good, the power of innocence, the need to keep resisting.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You have very limited powers of spontaneous thought. I knew you’d thought that up a long time ago. I maul you when it’s just my mind against your mind.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Mormonism, the priesthood is God’s power to act on earth—to advise, to counsel, to heal the sick, and to cast out demons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Clancy had so much control over his powers that I didn’t even have time to feel the usual disorienting rush of thoughts and memories. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sleep’s abode with its charming details shows Ovid’s power of description. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I said when I regained the power of speech. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“No sense letting meat waste if the power goes out.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

All the time and money wasted on political posturing, the lives lost in wars, the populations abused by despots—all gone the moment the Thunderhead was handed power. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I know I have been a victim of many things beyond my control—but in this moment, in this place, here is something I have the power to choose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was a huaca, a special stone that contained spirit powers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Art has the power to penetrate to the core of our being, which recognizes itself in the creative act. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shudder to think what that means. But perhaps it will limit Kronos’s power. For a time, at least, he is confined to a human form. It binds him together. Hopefully it also restricts him.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was running around the room so fast he banged into a table and lost his power of concentration. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But on the seventh day, Tehlu drew near before Encanis could bring his power to bear and the seventh city was saved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With full power roaring, it was Nadya’s turn to caper around in the searchlights while Marina climbed out of view, then idled her own engine to glide silently back to the target. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Using your powers to manipulate fabric and plants pushes the arcana outside of its intended use. It weakens it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her efforts to support Mark Antony became more and more critical as Octavian’s power grew in the west. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

When Iofur looked at her, she seemed to see a man looking out of his eyes, the sort of man she had met at Mrs. Coulter’s, a subtle politician used to power. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I dismantle the original lights, bending back the nails that hold the power cord. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And she fluttered up from her chair and pushed them out the door with sur-prising power. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra, now twenty-two, once again had the complete power she craved. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Once it had had the power to evoke fear. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because it grew and flourished it got the power that money brings, so that to attempt to withstand it was like trying to stop the onward rush of the great juggernaut. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press the power button and the screen lights up, and there he is, the sweaty weatherman. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

All of Poseidon’s sons had the same power: they could run dry-shod on the sea as on the land, so the two followed her with no trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, if this is so, one has no choice but to do all in one’s power to change that fate, and at no matter what risk—eviction, imprisonment, torture, death. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

At the height of Ottoman power, one thousand women were kept in the Harem is what I’m reading when Farooq comes in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, too, the mysterious power, Fate, is spoken of as stronger than he. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at this critical moment, he was too emotional to command his powers of persuasion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raizel believed that society as a whole was corrupt, and that true freedom and liberty would only be achieved once the power structure was dismantled completely and capitalism abolished. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The government promoted the power of traditional leaders as a counterpoint to the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As testimony to the power of redemption and the force of human personality, the autobiography of Malcolm X is a revelation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The White House, one learns, operates with the express purpose of optimizing the well-being, efficiency, and overall power of one person—and that’s the president. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They came up from the water, visibly under the power of the Lord, and on the shore the saints awaited them, beating their tambourines. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It is worthy of note, however, that the exclusion of black voters from polling booths is not the only way in which black political power has been suppressed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

White would run the machine for the permitted hour starting at one in the afternoon, and then power down, returning for another hourlong run at three in the morning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The spiritual power inside of her burned so intensely, she felt that if she simply burst forward, she could plow through the haint and obliterate Wick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Just as I’d hoped, the added power of sour caused a buzz. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“But we’re not talking about taking refuge. We’re liberating the one thing in the world that gives us a fighting chance. The power in that Story Box...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Its mission takes it so far from the sun that it cannot be powered by solar energy, as other spacecraft are. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the goats and whispered a word of power to each of them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Was the power of good and evil the same? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the boy was trying to fight off the dementors, even though Harry could see their cold, draining power starting to affect him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Billy could have continued fighting on the inside while he had the advantage but elected instead to back away for more power. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would mean wealth and power such as House Greyjoy had never known. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was witnessing a moment of true power and communication with Beyond. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The mining companies preferred such segregation because it prevented different ethnic groups from uniting around a common grievance and reinforced the power of the chiefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was power over death, and it was every bit as grim a gift as the ones the Mesarthim had had. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With the help of its power I retreat back into my eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were all grateful that tradition called for the ruler to mount the cliff alone, for the mountain can only use its powers for one person at a time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Work, play—at sixty our powers and tastes are what they were at seventeen. Old men in the bad old days used to renounce, retire, take to religion, spend their time reading, thinking—thinking!” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in full Malik X mode, with a wooden black power fist hanging from a necklace. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With the flight of the Loyalists onto ships, royal power in this execrable Colony is restricted into still more minute compass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Likewise opera, or dramma per musica as it was known in its first, Italian century, spread from its power base in Venice to Naples and Rome, and thence north into Germany. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The immediate explanation is that Atahuallpa had very little information about the Spaniards, their military power, and their intent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although such interior exhibits were compelling, the earliest visitors to Jackson Park saw immediately that the fair’s greatest power lay in the strange gravity of the buildings themselves. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Its gardens were overgrown, but Bertha swore the candle trees had power. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rain always said that nothing was more responsible than doing what was in your power to make another human being happy. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He also needed it to power his home generators. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She gave it up willingly and imagined all of her power flooding out of her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now when the rest said ‘Aye’ to this, I saw the power of destiny devising ill. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Struggling, bursting with adrenaline, he finally found an open spot to get his feet under him and ran with all his power. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My father knows what Evelyn knew: that the power to make people fear you is the only power you need. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“This is also a good example of the power that a clever sympathist commands. Imagine what would happen if I were to throw this doll into the fire itself?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I knew why First Wife’s power had been drained away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess. Until the jelly beans wear off, anyway. But until they do, I think you need to use your Spidey powers to do whatever smart stuff needs doing.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The upper class, however, in whose hands were concentrated all the power and wealth, was unaware of the danger that threatened the fragile equilibrium of their position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trees are great and beautiful machines, powered by sunlight, taking in water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the air, converting these materials into food for their use and ours. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one thing to acknowledge the enormous power of snap judgments and thin slices but quite another to place our trust in something so seemingly mysterious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Finally there was only one who hadn’t shown off charms or powers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Beyond your power is what I am. Now leave.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The power of musical play: The value of play-based, child-centered curriculum in early childhood music education. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Taking rapid cognition seriously—acknowledging the incredible power, for good and ill, that first impressions play in our lives—requires that we take active steps to manage and control those impressions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Haitian army had overthrown Aristide’s new government after only a few months in power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But about a year after Hitler came into power, on June 30,1934, he decided to murder the storm troopers' leadership, including his friend Röhm. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed looking at the countryside, all colored for me by contrast with Haiti’s—the electric power wires, the irrigated fields. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And he watched Elisha, who was a young man in the Lord; who, a priest after the order of Melchizedek, had been given power over death and Hell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There is a great deal of power in writing things down. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine the day my brothers would do such a thing, thanks to my parents, who never gave the boys even the slightest hint that they had any power over the girls. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Information is power,” she told me as if we were having a lesson. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people are born to wield power and to exercise authority. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal had not sent a J V boat to Poughkeepsie this year, but the eastern schools offered plenty of power and talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The Court of Moths is sprawling and very traditionally Unseelie. She’s practical-minded and direct, and she values raw power over other things. I also heard she eats her lovers when she tires of them.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Blink is not just a celebration of the power of the glance, however. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Yet she could not deny that the godswood had a certain power too. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Within a few months of assuming power, however, he and his image makers had fashioned a new dictatorial narrative. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“The power of God on earth,” he shouted into the mouthpiece. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She put the casket away; and no longer wavering she determined to use her power for the man she loved. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his wealth and power grew, politicians courted his support, knowing that they couldn’t win without his blessing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They are the tools that gave individuals the power to author, shape, and disseminate information at their fingertips. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They have taken away my power here,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But into Mordor, to the Mountain of Fire and to Barad-dûr, since the Dark Lord rose in power again, had he ever journeyed there? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Got ’em, too — some were afraid, some just wanted a bit o’ his power, ’cause he was gettin’ himself power, all right. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Because of the universal respect the regent enjoyed — from both black and white — and the seemingly untempered power that he wielded, I saw chieftaincy as being the very center around which life revolved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mesmer is the lowest form of magic and requires only a trickle of power. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Since the Germans had a shortage of powered aircraft, the boys built and piloted gliders. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The lightning had found him there, and though the farmer had survived, he had lost all his memory but for the sensation of raw power that had entered him that afternoon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The child’s mental powers bothered no one and produced no great disorder; they almost always surfaced in matters of minor importance and within the strict confines of their home. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need a light,” I whispered to Emma, who was in such shock that she seemed to have forgotten her own power. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We human beings now have the power to exterminate ourselves; this seems to be the entire sum of our achievement. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The priest at El Puerto did not want the people to place much faith in the powers of la curandera. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had read extensively into law and politics and understood that political machines operated on a first principle of power: If you worked to advance the interests of the machine, the machine paid you back. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Lord Frey cannot hope to fight the Lannisters by himself. Surely he means to join his power to ours." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But in the eight months since he had come to power in January, Hitler had begun to change his mind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He paused for only a moment and mopped his brow, the heart within him great with fear and trembling, and with power. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I cringed a little at the position of power I’d been granted, and all because I had won at the genetic lottery that had determined my sex. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

These girls don't know anything yet about the power of Anna Sen. Whirling, I give them my signature stare from head to toe. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Such was the power of an ymbryne over peculiar children: the very presence of one—even one we’d only just met—had an immediate pacifying effect on us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was like a rock, a dead man’s body, a dying bird, fallen from an awful height; something that had no power of itself, any more, to turn. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

With no power, we drift with the mood of the breeze and the pull of the tide. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to know what kind of power efficiency the rover/trailer will get. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever power was making that needle swing and stop, it knew things like an intelligent being. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I refuse to believe that a little fourth-rate power like North Vietnam does not have a breaking point,” Kissinger told his staff. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But with the positive lead being unaffected, the power must have come from somewhere else. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don't make my mistake and give all the money-making power to your husband, she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After that, she’d sworn never to trust girls again, especially girls with agendas and power of their own. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The air smelled of power; here everyone sized everyone else up, wondering how much of a “somebody” each was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She could not forget the way that Elowen had engulfed her, all power and might, and she had no idea how they could possibly kill her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In 1933, Germany had forty different political parties, each one making promises as it struggled for power. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ben pushed the power button on the stereo, and we all got very quiet as Ben pulled into a parking lot long since reclaimed by the gray sandy dirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Why not listen? I’m saying that whatever powers this ship is enclosed, and evidently not meant to be handled. The ship is running by remote control.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Having wiped out these leaders, and having reduced their partisans to his allies, the Duke had laid very good foundations for his power, possessing all of the Romagna along with the Duchy of Urbino. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The camera and the power meter only need a tiny fraction of what a solar cell can make. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The babalawos consulted the oracles with all their powers of divination. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such was the power of the Shaper’s harp! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the miller’s daughter—the one who sat at night in a straw-filled room, thrilled with the secret power Rumpelstiltskin had given her: to see golden thread stream from her very own shuttle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was I so blind, or did I close my eyes willfully, so I would not have to see the price of power? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The trick would be to find which few of them had the potential for raw power, the nearly superhuman stamina, the indomitable willpower, and the intellectual capacity necessary to master the details of technique. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Since the war, the party's power in the South had gradually increased. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had so much anger turned inward, I could have powered a warp core. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Will that wire really be able to conduct that much power, Beetee? It looks so fragile, like it would just burn up.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

According to Octavian, this was ongoing proof of Cleopatra’s evil power over Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a single heartbeat that calls the storm. It’s the power of our voices joined together, demanding justice. It’s the thunder of our collective feet marching for our freedom.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Scheme all you like, Massey. She’ll still be for the fire, her and her king’s blood. There’s power in king’s blood, the red woman used to say. Power to please our lord.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We didn’t just think we were part of the middle class, the great engine of America powering us forward; we were part of it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You won’t be mad at me if I use my extraterrestrial powers?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt not a quiver of fear, not a doubt of his own powers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Power over the boy was sure to be power over Trotter in the long run. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

How could he stand up to a power that could take his life, or the lives of everyone around him? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Our goal was to do what George and Laura Bush had done for us, making the transition of power as smooth as possible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Let us be dissatisfied until that day when nobody will shout, “White Power!" when nobody will shout, “Black Power!" but everybody will talk about God’s power and human power. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They chose the men who would represent their clans in the governing councils, and they held the power to recall unsatisfactory representatives. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

You may take this as another example of hyperbole, for in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day servants did not actually have the power to become invisible, although it certainly would be interesting if they had. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Hale had begun spreading even more patronage to solidify his power. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The slavers had always been able to count on the support of English nobles, who resisted any change that might diminish their power. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“So, when the prophecy says that I’ll have ‘power the Dark Lord knows not,’ it just means — love?” asked Harry, feeling a little let down. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As the other trainees come in, they do everything in their power not to sit next to me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But by the mile-and- a-half mark, California had answered the move and powered back past Columbia and Penn into second again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“He cut his hand making room for Kabuo’s battery. Then he got his power back up. Then he climbed up there to take his lantern down because he didn’t need it anymore.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Chief Luthuli said, “When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grammer had set up his own private power plant so that his gangs could work all day and all night—the furtive light of the moon no longer needed to manufacture moonshine. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: “The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The last czar, Nicholas II, resigned his power in March 1917. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“In low-power distance index countries,” Hofstede wrote in his classic text Culture’s Consequences: power is something of which power holders are almost ashamed and they will try to underplay. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

A power that Violet had not lost because she gave the usher boys, and the grown men too, a serious time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just am. I’ve got a good instinct for what people can do—demigods, anyway. Hecate wouldn’t have picked you if she didn’t believe you had power.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tim gives me the black power fist on his way out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And he has been considering the example of his future father-in-law, Daniel Chalmers, a Baptist missionary to the Philippines who ended up building power plants there and making a small fortune. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They tirelessly taught us to harness what they called our “superhuman powers”: our physical strengths, our emotions, and our remarkable IQs. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He felt a kind of power surging through him when he thought of how much he hated them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Pa said it is a power and though I did not fear it then, I fear it now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he had had some motive to use me, he knew that I was separated from Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, my “power base,” according to the press in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

About thirty feet into the race, I was already way behind the others, but I just kept powering on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Hair spray? That’s your secret weapon? See, this is why women will never end up really having power.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And though he had no staff, and stood on alien ground and evil ground, the domain of a dark power, yet his will prevailed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The bonfire is one of the things that powers it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He knew in advance what O’Brien would say: that the Party did not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have a power source,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He angles his head against the window and watches the autumnal landscape pass: the spewing pink and purple waters of a dye mill, electrical power stations, a big ball-shaped water tank covered with rust. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“At least the king doesn’t know about any of this; I can’t imagine what he’d do if he had access to that kind of power.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t know any power moves,” I said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was no longer in Emma’s power to superintend his happiness or quicken his measures. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

There are seven ways for a foot to touch the ground, each with its own particular power. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reports that label my family as corrupt, power- hungry, moralizing dictators? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A favoring wind blew from the power of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But the Tate Modem’s different. It’s an old power station. With a vast chimney. And Tall with a capital T.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh well. Your turn for a plan. You have any strange and wonderful magics from the University? Any dark powers better left alone?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the explosive power of that projectile had helped destroy Gaia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“All that power she has didn’t do any good at all, then,” said Enoch. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Worse, pieces of timber were swirling around them; none of my power with water would help if I got whacked on the head by a beam. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the sea there rise storms and monsters, but no evil powers: evil is of earth. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The wave must have been enormous, with tremendous power behind it, as it’s affected several blocks that lie ahead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

‘But there is no knowing what he can do, or may choose to try. A wild beast cornered is not safe to approach. And Saruman has powers you do not guess. Beware of his voice!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I never even suspected that the Commission had such power. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He who throws away his power is filled sometimes with a far greater power,” she said, smiling, as if his fears and scruples were childish ones. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They tormented the old creatures, seeking the source of their power. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They had some of their military resources situated on the outskirts of the Capitol itself—nuclear missiles, aircraft, troops — but a significant chunk of their power was now under an enemy’s control. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Just then, he let out a low moan and rolled the rest of the way onto his back under his own power. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As a commander he knew the power of fright, but once they had gained the upper hand in the initial skirmish the mice lost their fear and became bolder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The soldiers had stayed on in Alexandria after restoring Ptolemy XII to power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Aside from the pumpkins and plants, the glass structure contained a generator to power the lights and the climate control. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul recognized the power of the simple phrase, and she often used it in her lobbying campaigns. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That little witch, they called her, that little madam the enchantress, and not all of them seemed to be convinced of her powers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At eight o’clock the power came on again, and he flipped the furnace switch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

With just the power of his mind, he lifted the other fighter right off the ground. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Hitler Youth enjoyed the power they had over teachers and other authority figures. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lanre had no gift for names—his power lay in the strength of his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Windmills power pumps that drain the water so the land is not swallowed up. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Could Cleopatra still depend on Rome's aid and protection to help her maintain her own power and authority? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There is something powerful in the whispering of obscenities, about those in power. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly with spaceships: no matter how much rocket power they have, they can’t accelerate beyond the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

During those times when Italy enjoyed a balance of power to a certain extent, this advice may have been a good policy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You will be able to see her in it as in a mirror, and so avoid her deadly power.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her divine powers surge as she leaps up to the roof of the old café. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Had a god done this or was there some strange power in the grass? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I do, I'll reestablish power and get Pathfinder back online. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we unite the kingdoms under one rule, we’ll make sure that never happens. We’ll make sure no one is ever again corrupted by the power of the Book.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Plus, God isn’t the one we need to be talking to. We need to talk to the chief of police, the mayor, and the governor. They’re the ones with the power to make change.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Phoenix tears..said Riddle quietly, staring at Harry’s arm. “Of course . . . healing powers ... Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was becoming clear that when the war ended the United States and the Soviet Union would be the only world powers left standing—and that they’d be rivals. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“That is a direction no Court has power to make in a criminal case,” he said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

So far the calutron’s production was minuscule and its reliability imperfect, but he was already planning to replace its 10-milliampere ion source with one offering yet another tenfold increase in power. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“They see how the people in power treat them, and they don’t want to be treated like that.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Matty had felt this sensation—the one of pulsating power, as if he had the power of lightning within his own self—in the clearing, on a sunny day with no storm brewing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I could make you beautiful. I could make your face so lovely that every man would be your slave. I could do that! I have that power!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then the seven outlined heads in the front pews drooped and the vicar removed his tortoiseshell glasses, lifted his chin and with eyes closed addressed the heavenly powers in his weary, sorrowful singsong. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I too might wield the same old power that animated the ancestors, that lived in Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Nanny, Cudjoe, Malcolm X, and speak—no, act—as though my body were my own. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Write and define adjectives denoting that may be, or having the power, from the following verbs:— New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I explained everything to John Henry and Miss Rose and Miss Sarah, they could somehow take the Anansesem power away and I’d be free to go. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the response of the audience, that is where the power of performance lives. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was the most incredible display of power by an avatar I’d ever seen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But before we sent it, our crack team of wizards imbued it with the power, when activated, to open a hole in the world and destroy everything for a mile around it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Tally stepped back, lifting her goggles, the saw powering down in her hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

In the endless time when Cordelia had such power over me, I peeled the skin off my feet. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or does the whole colony have, by virtue of the interconnections of so many small brains, the collective intellectual power of a huge contractor? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the most encouraging developments has come out of Australia, where renewable energy now generates enough power to run 70 percent of Australian homes. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Even with the light off, the heads assume strange power in the dark: pure white, not quite visible but not entirely invisible, embedded into Werner’s retinas, almost glowing in the blackness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

One day the power failed at the central electric plant in Buna. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the change in the sounds around them, too; the howl of the wind, the engines turning over steadily to generate power for the lights, voices from somewhere nearby giving orders. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In other lands they would have greeted him with kind words; but now they stood silent, each feeling a strange expectancy: something was approaching that held a hidden power — or menace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Mass purchasing power makes the big difference. For example, breaded veal cutlets.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Up to that point, there was a general belief that the brain was “infinite” in its power to take in and process the world. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It calls on that very minor power we can have over each other, that exercise of influence and duty which we know from our families, our fathers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were completely off the grid, which worked out perfectly since the power to remote areas had been cut long ago. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t remember about the enrabbiting of Glerk or the flowers in her footsteps or the power that was, even now, clicking through its gears, pulsing, pulsing, pulsing inexorably toward its end point. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He had defined me to myself, and there’s no greater power than that. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But what is the optimum way, given severe constraints on size, cost and power requirements, to search for microbes on Mars? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, they’ll all get out once they turn. Once Cable gets over her stupid power trip.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

According to the New York Times, "it's been estimated by some intelligence experts that Mr. Walker provided enough code-data information to alter significantly the balance of power between Russia and the United States." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a school that was divided by two powers, the white teachers and the Hispanic teachers. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Castro oversaw the defense of the Bay of Pigs personally, and, far from threatening his hold on Cuba, the botched invasion helped consolidate his power. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, everybody, let’s open our books, because science confers power on anyone who takes the trouble to learn it.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel didn’t think it was so impressive compared to the powers of a guy who could reanimate skeletons and bring people back from the dead, but it felt good to surprise him for a change. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

You stage a power play by conning the older guy out of some fake winnings, then mouth around that you one-upped the boss. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

He banged Billy against a tree, then pulled him away from it, flung him in the direction he was supposed to take under his own power. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The awesome power of the neutron star is lurking in the nucleus of every atom, hidden in every teacup and dormouse, every breath of air, every apple pie. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the presence of great power, she asked the spirit of the white crane if it would teach her to fight. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is power here, a power that can fill a man with satisfaction,” my father said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But right now the American black man has the political strength and power to change his destiny overnight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What can I do, man? It’s not like we have the power to change anything. We live in Oakland, this is how it is. It’s nothing new. No one trusts us.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They observe that, “surprisingly, strategists on both the left and right, despite their differences, converge on the individual as the unit of power.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hang in there today with the quizzes, though, and just power through. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

If the blade entered the water at any angle other than ninety degrees, the amount of power generated by the subsequent stroke would be compromised and the efficiency of the whole boat reduced. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The power blows out in about three seconds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

During the past quarter century this power has not only increased to one of disturbing magnitude but it has changed in character. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In his opening remarks, Tho referred to the Saigon government as an American “puppet,” one that could never stand without a foreign power holding its strings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe there were magic powers hiding in the way your older brother made all the worst thugs in the neighborhood play basketball with you even though you double-dribbled every time they threw you the ball. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The power unleashed by the jailing destroyed the Star—and the Coven. But the Scholars rejoiced, for the jinn were defeated. All but the greatest of them.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then May arrived with its warm weather and blew away what little power he had left. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Aztecs extended their influence in the valley and eventually consolidated their power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

If I can be good at this, then Dain will give me power when he ascends the throne. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Bull ruled the men under his command by his physical size and the power of his voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was discovering a new power in himself: he was able to stop thinking things he didn’t want to think. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At this moment the moon came out “Merciful powers!” cried Sir Palomides, in a high squealing voice, as he peered out of his mouth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But other potencies there are in Middle-earth, powers of night, and they are old and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

McCarthy was an egotistical man who regarded the fear of Communism that arose in the late 1940s and 1950s as the opportunity to gain what he most desperately wanted: power and publicity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“The power of goodness and honesty and faithfulness,” said Mrs. Baker. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

If the Augurs made my armor to accentuate my body's power, they made Hel's to accentuate her beauty. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She took my hand, and I felt the power of a whirlwind sweep around me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha has taken control as the Most Valuable Player of apartment power spraying. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He set it for one minute, full power. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Such was the wondrous power of this disdainful young man. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gonna have us a power lunch and do us a deal. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The power is great, the attention fun, but the people—the people are everything. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curtain’s boosting the power,” Reynie said gravely, and when Kate and Sticky looked at him, still not comprehending, he said, “It’s the hidden messages. Our minds are reacting to them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In India, Gandhi had been dealing with a foreign power that ultimately was more realistic and farsighted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joel’s cows were harvesting their own feed: grasses that had grown right there, powered by little more than sunlight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was about power and sports and anger and death. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Belew asked Gaines what kind of coin he was going to use, if he had some special one imbued with magical powers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she concentrated very hard, she could feel the gravitational pull of that dense nugget of power, smooth and hard and sealed off like a nut. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The power of Copernicus’s idea was in its simplicity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With Nazario leading the fight for political, social, and economic power, anything was possible. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped sounding so mean and said, “And there ain’t no such things as magic powers, neither.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And “That’s alright,” her mom replied loudly, “if he wants to write his name on the wall, more power to him. You only live once.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At church he has the power to forgive sins and consecrate the host. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"No. The King's under the law, for it's the law makes him a king. Hast no more power to start away from thy crown than any sentry from his post." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Outside a generator powered the lighthouse, so that each thirty seconds the beacon flashed against the glass of the office window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try to research what this item of immense destructive power might be. I just wish we had more to go on besides that it was taken from Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of power you can use only once. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z