| 单词 | practiced |
| 例句 | He practiced yoga long before it was fashionable, and was probably in the best shape of us all. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If you’re not careful, the viola can make the most awful screech, even in the hands of practiced musicians. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had practiced the words a hundred times. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That he had practiced with Lizzie, dug for dams, and eaten them later in a chowder so good that he might have given up Eden for it? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “It would help if you had practiced your Morse code at all!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She was in all the accelerated classes at school, got almost perfect grades, kept her room tidy, and always practiced for her piano lessons. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I’d practiced so that there wouldn’t be a trace of a Cuban accent. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z My sister and I practiced our howling and barking so we would be able to talk to our dogs if our mother ever let us get any. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, I practiced walking him with the rope tied to his collar. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She had practiced not just the words but the tone, the pitch of her voice. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Matthew’s guitar screeched wrong chord after wrong chord as he practiced along with the music. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Black-skinned tribes who were either Christian or practiced traditional religions and who spoke dozens of languages dominated the southern half. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He grasped the blade be-tween thumb and forefinger, drew it back over his shoul-der, and threw it across the room with a practiced flick of his wrist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We practiced bowing, and then we were all sitting down Native American style, and then Sensei Mark asked me to go over to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I took my ball into the hallway outside our apartment and practiced kicking it against the wall until mean old Mrs. Immerglick across the hall came out and yelled at me to stop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I buttoned my jacket against the wind and concentrated on Captain Billy’s sons Edgar and Richard who had jumped ashore and were helping Otis tie up the ferry with graceful, practiced steps. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We made an agreement: he would speak to me in English and I would answer in Afrikaans, and in that way we both practiced the language at which we were weakest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a full minute, the class practiced rising and sitting in unison as she pressed the lever of her cricket and appraised the harmony of ebb and augmentation of her new charges. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Local people came to these places at night and either dug for treasure or practiced witchcraft, Haas said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a vice he practiced in secret, but at the same time he had felt no compunction about quite openly carrying away objects of greater value which he found unattended. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Robert he had known would not have, but the Robert he had known had never been so practiced at shutting his eyes to things he did not wish to see. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z How practiced these children were, right down to the curtain call. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I could read a sister’s heart even if it was hidden behind a practiced smile. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was a practiced quality to his expression now, an intense concentration to keep his face blank. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I swear by Saint Pintle that I practiced those lines a thousand times at the very least. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He had begun his career as a night fighter and still practiced the skills of that subphylum of aviator. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They all swear at him—a bizarre greeting practiced by athletic boys with zits. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dorn had practiced ballet for most of her life and still moved as if dancing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Arts, and practiced as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Mr. Oliver Tambo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They played Exploding Snap, set off the very last of Fred and George’s Filibuster fireworks, and practiced Disarming each other by magic. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He was dressed normally, but the practiced eyes of the crystal merchant could see that the boy had no money to spend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home that night I practiced saying, "I almost saw this girl get killed." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Kind of,” I usually said, trying to remember when I’d practiced last. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have to worry about neighbors if we practiced a little more compassion,” his wife comes back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Breuer bent down and wrapped the handkerchief around the boy’s knee, knotting it gently with firm, practiced hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s different for us. Emmett . . . these were strangers he happened across. It was a long time ago, and he wasn’t as . . . practiced, as careful, as he is now.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “They practiced agriculture here for centuries,” Glaser told me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There is no one to say any of my practiced lines to. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Here she practiced, holding on to a jutting rock and letting her body float out straight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practiced a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they did not roll from his tongue like they had been practiced, I believed Hamlet’s words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We boys practiced throwing our little stick spears. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way to Julia Bishop’s house, I practiced what I would say to her. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Their own efforts were so childish compared to the practiced skill of these hired men. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In fact, improvisation is an advanced and highly sophisticated skill in which the musician must draw upon all of their previously practiced knowledge and techniques in order to compose “in the moment.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z What did the Dursleys care if Harry lost his place on the House Quidditch team because he hadn’t practiced all summer? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I tune out some of what Maxine is saying because now it’s starting to sound like something she practiced, something Sabrina told her to say. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Being a practiced liar doesn’t mean you have a powerful imagination. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z While the other girls gossiped and said good night one by one, Cora practiced her letters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Dobrynya fought with practiced movements and the ease of a man who spent years learning his art. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Michael Dukakis never heard that sound, and even if he had he probably would have dismissed it as some silly tribal rite practiced in the American boondocks by people who made no difference. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar phenomenon seems to have taken place in North America, where Indians were widely said to have practiced slash-and-burn as part of their habit of living lightly on the land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The ones who practiced the shy, downward glance, who pretended giggly outrage when a boy made a suggestive remark, who waited to be seen and never made the first move. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Grace realized with horror that maybe she should have practiced this. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Melisandre had practiced her art for years beyond count, and she had paid the price. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I practiced the night before how to write the candidate’s name in Farsi. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She would sit at the feet of great musicians and opera singers as they practiced. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But she practiced her writing at night—she didn’t want her family to know how she messed up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And there was something in the way these children spoke; as a practiced liar, she knew liars when she met them, and they were lying about something. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From the precursors of food production already practiced by hunter-gatherers, it developed stepwise. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We’d practiced and practiced for weeks, and now we wanted to get out there and show everyone what we could do. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We should have had a hiding place and practiced to be ready for just such a situation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They practiced the Offenbach and the Barber and Mozart’s Twenty-fifth with blank faces. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And secretly, behind his desk, his right hand practiced with the coin. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter that no one had ever taught me, or that I had never practiced. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You ruin everything! I practiced that opening for a whole year!” grumbled the first voice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Raised in Kingston, New York, a hundred miles up the Hudson River from Manhattan, he practiced law for several years in a New York City suburb. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Not clumsy, not feigning false incompetence, but with perfect, practiced skill. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We practiced the slump of the shoulders born of defeat, the shuffling gait of those who knew that there was no pleasant or agreeable end to their pilgrimage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The others were more practiced at this particular dissimulation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There were so many we lost, the ones who were taken, cut down, for the color of their skin, or the religion they practiced, or the person they loved. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As one source of the signs themselves, Sequoyah practiced copying the letters from an English spelling book given to him by a schoolteacher. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now I wander among the guests, lost and aimless, responding to the sympathetic words of those around me with appropriate, practiced replies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then, while she waited for the water to boil for tea, she practiced the lifting of her legs, and the raising of her upper body as she lay flat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Probably because it was the first generally practiced method of biological control, this setting of one insect against another is widely but erroneously thought to be the only alternative to chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Just the way the two of them had practiced this summer. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I practiced with the gun a lot, and found that it did work, but it was very difficult to use. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did we play our parts in “Pirate Medley,” but we also practiced overhead blocks, forward punches, and side kicks. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "This is rhythm, connection, and timing. Just like we practiced," she reminded us. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She practiced until dark, by which time she was exhausted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In Egypt, April got ready to be the high priestess again because she had practiced just what she was going to say. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s holding the knife well enough, but I can tell he’s not particularly practiced with it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was where Richard Nixon practiced in the years before he won the presidency in 1968. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z We get back to the work at hand, all of us practiced in our assigned tasks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He was therefore well practiced in subordinating his own inclinations and style to Washington’s larger purposes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Instead I practiced in front of the mirror alone in my room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It had been a while since I had practiced in my cutoff shoes, and I think the silver bullets had me spoiled. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I practiced spelling long words and matching facts and dates. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I practiced for hours and fell asleep practicing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She snapped it out and pulled it down over her head with one smooth practiced motion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He gave us the word and we all practiced it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I smacked her again and practiced a curse word I’d heard on the train. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For weeks after that Jethro had practiced secretly at punching an old horsecollar, a sack of oats, anything, even the thin air. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to summon the will to speak, to recall the words she had practiced so assiduously. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Telkhines, that’s your cue! I wave my hands, and you leap energetically in your tank, do a synchronized double spin, and land in pyramid formation. We practiced this!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Imre’s population griped about unnatural arts being practiced two miles away, but when an aqueduct collapsed or someone fell suddenly sick, they were quick to call on engineers and doctors trained at the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mindy Park zoomed in on the latest satellite photo with practiced ease. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached for the laces of her bodice and began to undo them, his fingers deft and practiced. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she decided she could not remain a member of an organization that practiced a racially restrictive policy, and she resigned in protest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She practiced Park's number, her finger sliding across the dial. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I practiced with it and also with the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I have practiced the story all the way to school. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Her father shrugged and gave her his own practiced smile. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could see some people walking around the campus below, but most kids at that time of day were either back in their dorms or finishing up whatever team sports were being practiced in September. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t know the man yet, but his practiced eye would recognize him when he appeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I got inside it with Neil and Buzz and we practiced things like launches and reentries, where all three of us would be together. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's been a long time since we practiced," she said, crawling toward me until our noses touched. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I practiced dancing until my feet bled and my knees felt like water balloons. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Shadow practiced appearing to push coins through the table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In the space between the last digit and the first ring, I practiced my line. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, that guy, Saddam, practiced his bombing skills on the Kurds. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We practiced our looks on house servants, perfecting them in solitary chambers under the scrutiny of Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He’d practiced that in the bathroom mirror, squinting his eyes to get a fierce look. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z They crept into the night with practiced silence. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We had witnessed a pitiful one-man attempt to make up for some of the abuses the man had seen practiced against the Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It stood to one side of the green where the men practiced for militia duty, an exercise that Jonathan dearly loved to watch. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d practiced fast getaways, fantasized he was revving a powerful engine that left a skid mark and dust behind. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I had practiced in the park with Sean, but it wasn’t something I could do on command. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I concentrated on looking innocent, which is harder than you’d think, and I wished I’d practiced that in the mirror too. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, after what felt like a practiced pause, he added, “But I saved mine.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z In those first few years, everyone practiced roughly the same amount, about two or three hours a week. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Prohibition, gambling and their related vocations were so obviously practiced that it was hard for me to believe that they were against the law. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Panic flashed across his face and then it settled into a look of soft, practiced pleading. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z While he was being carried on Wind Being’s back to meet with Pond and Darkness, Nathan had practiced many different ways of saying that he wasn’t going to the Third World. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There were at least two dozen figures in black; they moved in unison, with practiced ease. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Why not? You practiced with Kelly for hours on Sunday.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z On signal, they performed military-style parade maneuvers, which they had practiced in their home districts as often as four times a week for more than a year. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are angry, glassy, but his movements are practiced restraint. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z We also practiced karate-chopping each other on the sides of the neck and four inches above the knee. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It counts for forty percent of your overall,” Tiara said as she practiced a circle turn in place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I begin to find reason in this, as the priest said when he discovered the dead rat under the altar. How is it your hand is so practiced, friend? Someone has taught you well.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On the train north to the Catskills I unwrapped my flint and steel and practiced hitting them together to make sparks. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Or worse: It doesn’t matter how well you play, or how much you’ve practiced. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She practiced walking around her room in it and kept stepping on the hem and stumbling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Berrange showed that Ngubase had forged certificates for a university degree, had practiced law illegally for several years, and had a further case of fraud pending against him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I practiced upon my violin, I did so in the top of the house, away from his apartments. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A practiced barber, no doubt; her order often cleaned the corpses of the noble slain before returning them to their kin, and trimming beards and cutting hair was part of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His brain actually ached from how often he practiced the songs on his own! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I practiced every afternoon after school with the other varsity runners—me, the only seventh grader—while the sun was yellow and warm, and the sky blue and white. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She practiced being in a room without leaving any clues that she'd been there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Orde-Lees found a bicycle in the hold of the ship and practiced trick riding on the ice around Endurance. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He said the practiced words as though he were addressing millions instead of an audience of two. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I am impressed by the precision of this and am wondering how long he has practiced it, when he says out of the corner of this mouth, “I’m listening.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It helped feelings a lot when, by the next Sunday, Papa and I had practiced enough to take passengers out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She removed the makeshift bandages and the splint, and Yvaine practiced hobbling about the decks from bow to stern, holding on to the rails. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I had practiced this so many times in the zero G airplane that it seemed very natural now. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the Canaan town green, the militia practiced loading and firing their muskets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I’ve practiced martial arts ever since, in those obscure corners of the globe, mostly as a way to keep in shape for basketball. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She practiced wiping Henry out of all the places that she had to see him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I had practiced “Moon River” every day for the last month, but I still managed to hit a wrong note here and there. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They planned routes in and out of the factory and practiced wrapping explosives around the type of equipment they expected to find inside. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby studied and practiced his German and was becoming semi-fluent after three months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We’ve practiced this routine and made rather a fine art of it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The villagers who still practiced the old Slavist rituals would decorate birch trees, string up flowers and branches, and leave extra offerings for the rusalki. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He practiced his saxophone and listened to records. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The beach was not at all like the one we had practiced on at Guadalcanal. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing to do but gesture to the right and gesture to the left, exactly as she had practiced, only faster and faster, until finally the stanza was done. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z This was levels beyond the simple memorization I had practiced for the stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I liked the sound of “A Song of Peace” when I practiced it. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Diana handed Mrs. Kennedy the schedule with a practiced smile, then looked back at the computer screen as Mrs. Kennedy left for the copier. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And she turned and swept out, kicking her train behind her in one practiced motion. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Newspapers and history books were, of course, always colored and biased, but falsification of the kind that is practiced today would have been impossible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This meant parents who were not members of the Nazi Party or who had friends who were Jews or practiced the Jehovah’s Witness faith. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And those virtues preached but not practiced by the white world were merely another means of holding Negroes in subjection. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z We practiced for a while, and it was easy enough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z During the ride the driver said nothing else, but Ignatius practiced his speech loudly in the backseat, rapping his cutlass against the front seat to emphasize certain key points. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But I think we shall have trouble learning how to lie, having for so long practiced the art of going round and round the truth without ever lying about it, or reaching it either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Breathing in that familiar tang of ink and damp paper, she practiced the time-consuming process of copper engraving, which could transform one design into many prints. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When it got close to the time that Marcus would call, I went into Grandma’s living room, grabbed the phone, and practiced pressing the 1 button. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I know what to do; we practiced it in training. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hospital then is far underground, even beneath the gym where the tributes practiced tying knots and throwing spears. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Goble sisters excelled in school and took piano and violin lessons and practiced diligently. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He was not good at lying to begin with, and he hadn’t practiced. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With practiced steps, she twirls the sword through the air in graceful arcs, thrusting and parrying against an invisible foe. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And there were women too, though almost all the women practiced the same profession. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes people would stand outside the house just to listen while she practiced. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The heavy charms on Sydelle Pulaski's bracelet clinked and clunked as she raised a full fork and flourished it in a practiced ritual before aiming it at her open mouth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe practiced tricks in the parking lot after all the buses were gone. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Judging by his preamble of snorts and leg slaps, I figured he must have practiced this joke many times: “I tell my daughter, Hey, why be poor? Marry rich!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z On my way to school on the bus, I took out the black note pad from my shirt pocket, closed my eyes, and practiced saying “in-a-li-en-a-ble” silently to myself. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten years old, Chester’s age, but imbued with the melancholy grace of an elderly house slave, the sum of practiced gestures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Softly he made a sound, one he had practiced; a brief moment later, he heard the sound he had both hoped and dreaded to hear, in response. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Tendai had practiced with one at the police firing range and recognized it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z So the governor, beaming, raised his hands again and stared down at his notes on the podium with a look of practiced, aw-shucks humility on his face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Matt practiced on his guitar, a skill he was developing without Mr. Ortega’s help. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They trained incessantly and practiced landing maneuvers at Hawke Bay, where the tides were bad. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The amateurs never practiced more than about three hours a week over the course of their childhood, and by the age of twenty they had totaled two thousand hours of practice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “My only fault,” he observed with practiced good humor, watching for the effect of his words, “is that I have no faults.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The lady with the cheeks and small glasses looks at you with a gaze of false but practiced kindness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He read obsessively, practiced yoga, became expert at the martial arts. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was good at it and bragged so much Victory practiced every chance he got. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Semyon Borisovitch talked and talked, pressing Will for details of his life, his family, his home, and Will, a practiced dissembler, answered him fully enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s my belief that what mostly influenced her was that they had even more diet restrictions than she always had taught and practiced with us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The social worker gives a practiced sympathetic nod. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I practiced it in my head at lunch. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d practiced diligently for my karaoke session for weeks, memorizing every beat to every song. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Following a procedure they had practiced hundreds of times, they efficiently assembled the pieces. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaime practiced his profession with the vocation of a true apostle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha had already long taken part in the learned men’s conversations, had engaged in debate with Govinda and had practiced the art of contemplation and meditation with him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen them before, but they were not part of my mental practice; I hadn’t practiced them in my mind’s eye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She practiced a couple of times—pushing it in, pulling it out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z So I practiced in my bedroom, thinking of my sister. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Bands of Redwall mice practiced at thrust and parry with staves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He ran the X’s through the offensive patterns the team had practiced repetitiously for two weeks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the practiced habit of jabbing out one’s eyes and forgetting the work of one’s hands. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z While I scraped plates and massaged migraines, she practiced dance steps with our classmate Farah. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My group went home and practiced our letter “A.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hours they spent awake, through the darkest, safest hours of the night, Sefia practiced using her vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We’d had a Ping-Pong table for years, but so far, no matter how much my brother or I practiced, we had never come close to beating Milton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In my mind, I practiced the words I would say to the Sacred Rock if I was given the chance. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z If she was a really practiced reader, she thought, each of those ideas would be surrounded by a phalanx of qualifying detail, but there it was: that was all she had to go on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Twice he went down to the banks of the Potomac River, where no one noticed or cared what he was doing, and practiced firing his new weapon at saplings. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I should have practiced my prepared speech again,” he muttered to Werfel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The most important consequence of the miracle of the garment industry, though, was what happened to the children growing up in those homes where meaningful work was practiced. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Her mouth tasted of honey and cloves, and her fingers were deft and practiced as they found the fastenings of his clothes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Miss Whitlow”! practiced the syllables several times until Father sighed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if they practiced it in the mirror between services. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In class, we talked about dinosaurs and practiced cursive before Mrs. Port dismissed us for lunch with her usual look of relief. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I practiced the words, mouthing them silently, until the driver stopped the bus and fluttered his hand over his shoulder at me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We practiced the splits, and bending backward, the high-stepping strut, and I saw myself a sequined princess leading orchestras across a football field, the idol of cheering fans. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He had practiced desperately until he got so that he could play all the instruments at once. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Under a large tree not far away, he practiced the song which the boy sang. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z To do things involving practiced skills, you need to turn loose the systems of muscles and nerves responsible for each maneuver, place them on their own, and stay out of it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I practiced pushing myself on the wheelchair through the house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I am sorry. I am not practiced in love. When will you forgive me?” he pleaded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Coach had us run drills to get the blood pumping, and then we practiced four or five plays. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hel traces the dust on the ground with a fair, practiced hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She practiced throwing it at a rabbit skin. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face blackened, she practiced expressions of amazement and wonder in front of the mirror so she’d know what to expect when she met her heathens. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He reiterated his insistence that in Chicago “simplicity and reserve will be practiced and petty effects and frippery avoided.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Since each of the three superstates is unconquerable, each is in effect a separate universe within which almost any perversion of thought can be safely practiced. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z What about the blacks who’d practiced slavery for millennia and sold slaves across the Sahara and then across the sea? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He imagined a chicken in his hands, the practiced snap with which it became meat, a routine, a carcass to pluck to goose bumps; but first the blood must be let. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z All the way over I practiced what I wanted to say to her about how sorry I was, and I went over it again just before I knocked on her door. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face softened and she sighed, and Nok could tell that the words that came next weren't the ones her mother had practiced. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This is the stuff my mother practiced back in Haiti. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Every afternoon we practiced for the next year’s show. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He practiced on the sawhorse how he would hold the reins in his left hand and a hat in his right hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s like me; I know that her synapses must be on rapid fire, but my mom’s practiced meditation for years. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In a far corner behind the weight area, at the bottom of a small flight of stairs, a regular group of inmates practiced some kind of martial art. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He practiced a droll self-deprecating expression and a halting delivery in front of the bathroom mirror for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When you arrived, he wasn’t there, so you practiced: side punch, knife hand block, roundhouse kick. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I miss getting in my car and just driving without anybody telling me what to do or how loud I can play the radio or asking if I’ve practiced piano.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Rahel wasn’t sure what she suffered from, but occasionally she practiced sad faces, and sighing in the mirror. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hal’s mother sits with him, she speaks in brief, practiced sound bites. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I practiced slipping the bag onto my back and running with it—I didn’t want to be left behind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Terryl did the driving to and fro, and waited by the stage as her girls practiced. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Jimmy said that while I practiced my V-cut I could be in charge of hot chocolate. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z This is the one part of the competition that I didn’t look forward to, even though I practiced every night with TJ and Pop Pop for months. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The hate stare was everywhere practiced, especially by women of the older generation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It got so bad that they had to be told who actually owned the property where vice was practiced, what the rents were and what little hardships might be the result of their closing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind I practiced one last time what I would say. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Jason was piling the mashed potatoes on his plate with a practiced and steady motion. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Old Tallow could bring down a bear with her pack of dogs, her gun, or even the razor-sharp spear that she practiced throwing into the splintered base of a tree. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But Mrs. Janssen is grieving in a practiced way, the way of someone who is used to losing things. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Buddhism, particularly as it is popularly practiced, promises improvement through karma. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I jotted some remarks in my notebook, where I had practiced the forgery. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We practiced this, but I am sweaty and the chairs are not in the same position as in rehearsal. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Joaquin could tell that she and Mark had practiced this conversation, but it didn’t bother him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As they waited for instructions to march, they practiced their French and bantered with the Irish Seventh Regiment. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She wondered what he was like beneath that practiced layer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The practiced way she said it, the rehearsed-sounding lines...“What do you mean, ‘It just makes it worse’? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, locking herself in the bathroom, she practiced before the mirror. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z When we had a memorization test, the teacher let each of us come to his desk and say the lesson to him privately, while the rest of the class practiced copying or tracing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am a fool when compared with Your Exalted Majesty,” the king said in a dull, almost practiced tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then I practiced singing one of the solo choices Ms. Holly had listed for the winter concert—just for fun. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Tsukiko pulls another cigarette from her coat, flicking open her lighter with a lazy, practiced gesture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had practiced talking about his mother selling kernels at the store and buying the cake makings, his little brother and sisters being all right, no strangers coming past, not finding Sounder’s body. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They studied vocabulary words, drilled on how to write sentences, and practiced taking multiple-choice tests. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I told Thomas we had to split up and I started the practiced evasive maneuvers, running in the patterns. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But if all people understood and practiced God’s truth, the function of the doctor would be a lot different than it is today. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They were easy for her to climb; she had practiced here occasionally, after dark. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Would not the magic have been equally effective if the “killing” had been practiced upon less realistic images? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As she watched, a bright flame gushed out, and a team of bears swung into practiced action. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The Queen was a living symbol and well practiced at managing it, but she was as human as the rest of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Earlier that day, dressing in his own dwelling, he had practiced the kind of jaunty, self-assured walk that he hoped he could make to the stage when his turn came. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And not like the one Braviary practiced on at the sanctuary, a swing as wide as the love seat that Axel and Lark and Ray are on. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I just have to remember that I have the power to manipulate the simulations, and that I have practiced it before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There exist many actual cases of hunter-gatherers who did see food production practiced by their neighbors, and who nevertheless refused to accept its supposed blessings and instead remained hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Someone pushed something soft into his mouth, to stop him crying out, and taped it into position: easy, practiced moves, like a butcher gutting a chicken. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I spoke slowly, saying the words I had practiced in my head since Miss Mary Finch took her last breath, the words that would change everything. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept between them as they practiced, looking just as much like an overgrown bat as ever, lingering to watch Harry and Ron struggling with the task. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Finishing up, he asked Raymond how he made his living, and when Raymond replied “warehouse guard,” the prosecutor informed the jury that it was common knowledge that the witness practiced the profession of procurer. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Dad and I practiced soccer in the arena together early on weekend mornings when it was cool outside. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe. Yes. Don’t touch him. I’m almost done. It’s been a while since I practiced.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He practiced several sentences: “My name is Matt. I live here. Do you want to color pictures?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was something that he had practiced with her, had her recite until she got it right. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Jasper’s voice was calm, methodical, as he questioned her in a practiced way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was pretty obvious that they had practiced the song a lot of times before today. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Rishi wondered if he practiced that maddening insouciance in the mirror or if it came naturally. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I am a good shot with that, better than Joseph or David, though I have only practiced on cans and bottles. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z All of the violinists were then asked the same question: over the course of your entire career, ever since you first picked up the violin, how many hours have you practiced? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He watched the door and continued to examine the room with a practiced eye. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When I practiced my points and conclusion for Big Ma and Pa that night, Big Ma said she couldn’t believe they handed out grades for that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Squaring her shoulders as she’d been taught to do on those afternoons in the portable building where the debate team practiced, she faced her audience. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And on my way, I practiced telling Julia Bishop how sorry I was for thinking the wrong thing about her. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The inhabitants of Europe practiced a variety of religions prior to encountering Christianity. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It was some version, I imagine, of what this woman did all day long and with practiced efficiency, telling seniors where they did and didn’t belong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s a good sign. It means you must have practiced.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It is extremely unlikely, therefore, that the death penalty, as currently practiced in the United States, exerts any real influence on crime rates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She says it perfectly, just as we practiced it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Amidships, Piper and Hazel practiced their swordplay, gold and bronze blades ringing in the night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had found the knot, the tension node, and he homed in on it with a practiced knuckle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Bridge had to wonder if it was a look she practiced at home. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The other thing I practiced like crazy was karate. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He placed them on the piano as Matt practiced and caught every mistake. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He practiced what he would say in front of the mirror, the gestures he would make, although he was aware that she would not see him if they spoke over the phone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For hours he practiced tying and untying knots. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Traditions related to corn are practiced throughout the Indigenous agricultural areas of North America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She practiced wielding the knife as a weapon rather than a tool. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Together we sing the first verse in a low key, just as we’ve practiced. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then they dropped to their knees and reloaded, exactly as they had practiced in their drills. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z But for all the attention paid to such rituals, Buddhism as practiced by the Sherpas was a refreshingly supple and non- dogmatic religion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He practiced a religion even stranger than Catholicism, but no one was bringing it up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They proceeded directly to the car, and for twenty minutes Mrs. Sen practiced driving. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A few days before the end of the school year, our class practiced for graduation in the auditorium, which also served as the cafeteria. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z We each named our new doll Baby Emma, and we practiced taking good care of our babies, just as Mama had taken care of the real Baby Emma. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra hesitated, for this was not lying but something else, and she wasn’t practiced at it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Over the next year, I practiced like this, dutifully in my own way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he had long shaggy blond hair and practiced barefoot. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But I knew you eventually would, so I practiced saying it out loud. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As she put it on the table, his practiced eye picked out the amount: two hundred dollars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, Beau, now just like we practiced.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Physical conditioning is a crucial component of mountaineering, but there are many other equally important elements, none of which can be practiced in a gym. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Nor is it my job to explain the geopolitics of countries you keep hearing about in the news or to defend a peaceful religion practiced by one-point-six billion people. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Padva greets them with the practiced disinterest she reserves for pretty young things, but warms when they enthusiastically compliment her hair and jewels and dress. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mina ignores my outstretched arm, bending over the baby carriage and scooping up Regina in one practiced, fluid motion. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She no longer hovered over me as I practiced different chess games. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z You had a better-than-average chance of being busted if you practiced your abilities, even under the cover of darkness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “For a long time I practiced, and learned. And I’ve made ornaments for many of the guardians. Now, though, I do real work. Important work.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant sticking me in the back row with all the kids who didn’t take lessons over the summer, never practiced at home, didn’t come early for extra rehearsal. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d practiced on the back of my hand before, but this was the first time I’d ever busted slob with a real live girl. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Ruth was sort of right, I would learn: A relationship with a higher power is often best practiced alone. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Maybe she used the hearing aids to tune in to some other world and she was a witch, or she practiced voodoo at home or something. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Seven’s stomach churned with fear, and she practiced her combat skills and magical attacks in her head the whole way. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Lily jumps from the darkness and, in a swift, practiced movement, inserts and turns the key. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps if he urged his memory further, practiced each night as he lay on his mat...Nothing seemed impossible today. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At home, or driving my car, I practiced until I could interrupt a radio or television host and introduce myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, I’d picked up on the simple, encouraging correlation between how long I practiced and how much I achieved. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was clear, to Mrs. Richardson’s practiced eye, that they wanted to talk about it, that perhaps they had been waiting to talk to someone about it for a long, long time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I'd practiced what I was going to say in my head a million times. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Edward sat still as stone as she took in my expression with a practiced eye before turning to the monitors. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z That summer, I practiced English by watching cartoons, and spent as much time as I could with the youth group. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had practiced saying that sentence in the shower that morning. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He’d practiced this idea in his head virtually daily, multiple times a day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mostly, I think, I practiced playing the All-City songs in my head. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I practiced turning my head and shoulders in the manner I had seen one of the queen’s ladies use while conversing with a young lord. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And my dad made sure the architects included rows of large windows on every side, allowing sunlight to pour down on us as we practiced. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had studied physick at Cambridge and practiced in the city of London before coming north to Yorkshire. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We practiced in our huts, where every night a new boy would be chosen to play teacher and lead the lesson, while everyone else played their parts as students. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole class practiced, again and again, while the guide whipped them up into a whistling frenzy. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I practiced walking with the peculiar little hop of the morenas, but felt as if I were limping. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Frankie’s voice was steady and practiced, but his hands betrayed him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Every night after supper, I practiced in front of the dresser mirror—without my shirt, because I could look more menacing that way. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I crumpled Dad’s note into a ball and practiced throwing it into the wastepaper basket from different positions in the kitchen. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he began his announcement, you could tell he had practiced it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even though I didn’t have a license and had only practiced driving in the parking lot, she wouldn’t allow me to stop so we could switch places. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to get Lily to treat it, but Lily balked, saying she hadn’t practiced medicine in fifteen years and that she had never practiced that kind of medicine. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The story is often explained as pointing back to a time when weather-magic was practiced. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood on the edge of the driveway while he practiced shooting his basketball into the net above the garage. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “If you do that,” Zane told her, the skateboard whirring under his feet as his eyes scanned his book, not even the least distracted, “I’ll tell them you haven’t practiced oboe in a week.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I practiced the code over and over until it felt like a prayer in my mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z This, of course, took us right beside the fields where the soccer and football teams practiced. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I giggle, and then lower my eyelashes so he won't see how practiced this line is. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But even as we practiced and fought and won cases, we always knew that no matter how well we pursued our careers as attorneys, we could never become a prosecutor, a magistrate, a judge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But just to make sure the attention didn’t stray too far from her, Vonetta became Little Miss Ethel Waters and practiced the next day’s retelling for Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The motion was fluid, synchronized, as if they had practiced it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Later, Rosita collects our empty glasses, slipping her arms between our piles of books and papers, unnoticed, well practiced at being invisible. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I practiced the songs anyway because I liked them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As he and Collins strolled down Flatbush Avenue, they were playing what is called “blindfold chess,” a form of the game practiced throughout the ages. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had practiced the phrase for days with her handmaid Jhiqui. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The hell-for-leather riding tactics practiced in the era, and the absence of protective gear, increased the vulnerability of race riders to mortal injury. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked being in the lead, and as she walked, she practiced. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “It’s a healing form of justice practiced by native cultures for thousands of years.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He looked at the paper a hundred times and practiced drawing the letters in the dirt with a stick, over and over again. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected the fox’s wounds with a critical, practiced look and spoke dispassionately, “Well, fox, what do you want from us? No doubt Cluny your master has sent you here to spy.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Despite his previous protest, Kamau took the pipe from him eagerly, taking a long, practiced draw. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then toward the end of my second week, she was walking through the gym to the area where the team gymnasts practiced, and she noticed me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Instead, I cleared a space in the center of my room and practiced the crab pose for so long the carpet began to burn my palms. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We followed a narrow corridor to the service stairwell, just like we’d practiced, but we froze when we heard noises above us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He practiced these until they were natural to him, part of who he was, the bokken an extension of his hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z With helmet down and torch blazing, he practiced to his heart’s content, welding all manner of metal objects—forks, shovels, horseshoes, even the grate off a potbelly stove—right into the gate. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He also had a dart gun, and practiced shooting at a target in his room. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z After that, I practiced every day while I was feeding the chickens. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So much for her practiced avoidance of making friends she’d only have to leave. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She practiced treading water until the current carried her against the weir, then he towed her across the pool so that she could start again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I concentrate on every word I have practiced since yesterday. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Papa hadn’t practiced his driving but for a few minutes before church let out, so he wasn’t all that sure he could remember where the foot brake was or how much gas to feed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The curate looked no different than the strangers he practiced on every day—and for a moment, he felt himself out on the lawn in the middle of a killcraft exercise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She had practiced saying those words out loud, too, but no amount of icy water had been able to pull them from her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He liked that they practiced things for him, that they wanted to get it right for him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We worked out trio routines and practiced every weekend with the boys, marching up and down the streets of the project. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The Muslims of “white” complexions who had changed my opinions were men who had showed me that they practiced genuine brotherhood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If I begged and practiced my catechism, Mother would sometimes let me go home with Constantine on Friday afternoons. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in case she became a famous writer, Lynn practiced writing little stories in her diary: Once upon a time a funny witch cast a spell on all the world’s creatures. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I practiced reading with him most mornings on this trip, like I did when I was preparing for the recitation competition last year, and never got tired. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The Christian religion gained influence in Europe over several centuries, gradually overcoming the old religions practiced by the people living there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The cheerleading squad practiced on the other side of the gym, their voices echoing off the walls. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She is calm, smooth, practiced, the mother who seems to know where we are going before I do. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The rest of us sat in a circle around him while the boys’ basketball team practiced on the court below. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We do not make the same distinctions among relations practiced by whites. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so much like someone playing the part of spoiled rich girl that Rishi wondered if she practiced it in the mirror to fit in better. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had studied public speaking in Athens as a young man and had developed a keen appreciation for the Greek customs practiced throughout the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His shoulders are always back, and he has this bop that I know he must've practiced for years to perfect. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z To rehearse and refine the procedure, Dr. Atkinson and Dr. Emmett took human skulls home at night and practiced cutting them up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It may well be that the Magdalenians practiced their fertility magic in the bowels of the earth because they thought of the earth itself as a living thing from whose womb all other life springs. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even learning a few simple moves would help, if I practiced enough? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Con watched her carefully, noting the practiced way she handled the bandages, her touch light and quick. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he took Faro down from the cart, and began the game they had practiced. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He had practiced this, pulling the water with the broadened end, and he knew how it felt, so the resistance didn't surprise him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’ve only ever played beginners or practiced alone in worlds accessible to everyone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After finishing the marketing, I read, practiced calligraphy, knitted, and spent a lot of time with An Yi. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She practiced a few steps around the room, and then opened the door. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Dad said the snakes would be hibernating now, so after we practiced soccer, I would hike up the hill behind Stagecoach Pass. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Arabs who practiced Islam and spoke Arabic dominated the northern half of Sudan and the capital, Khartoum. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was never very happy about singing in halls where segregation was practiced,” she said later. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z So to avoid conflicts at home, she’d practiced here fifteen minutes before and after school and eventually during her half-hour lunch period. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In competition, we always performed the skills we’d practiced and mastered in the gym, because as any gymnast can tell you, there’s a fine line between being courageous and ending up with a major injury. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The first words rushed out of her mouth, but then she slowed into the cadence she had practiced. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z West Texas had a history of staunch conservatism, not to mention a virulent dislike of government as practiced by Democrats. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For days ahead of time I practiced looking sorry, levelheaded, bright-eyed, and determined to succeed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Next to the church, on the other side of Cross Highway was an empty field where the trainband practiced drilling. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If I hit the wrong notes because I hadn’t practiced enough, 1 never corrected myself. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The aunties were superstitious, and we lived in a place where many people practiced voodoo, so I knew my trick would scare them. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, even in this time, planters practiced some form of crop rotation. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Everyone understood perfectly because it was something everyone had practiced and studied religiously. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With a practiced eye, Jemmy surveyed the cages. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I practiced with vigor, relishing the fast thumping of my heart. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z So much for her practiced avoidance of making friends she’d only have to leave. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I have practiced with Mrs. V every single day of Christmas vacation. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Matthew’s guitar screeched wrong chord after wrong chord as he practiced along with the music. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I read a little Oscar Wilde for English and practiced vocabulary for French. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Ash was momentarily astonished, for the huntress had never done that before, though it was the customary farewell practiced by the people in that country, and her cheeks burned. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when I practiced with the rotating college students, other than during lessons, I still usually played solo. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had practiced his recitation over and over, hour after lonely hour. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, it was another span before she had joined me on the roof as I practiced my lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One could observe how under the sister's practiced hands the sheets and pillows on the beds were thrown on high and arranged. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a forced, practiced calm in his tone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He pulled, pushed, and prodded, and Neel struggled and practiced and memorized, until slowly the mysteries of algebra and geometry managed to untangle in his brain. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She practiced the piano every day for an hour. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I am practiced enough that despite my surprise, I kick his knife hand when he comes toward me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had practiced so much in the past month, I could practically sink foul shots in my sleep. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When we got to the cafeteria where the saber fencers practiced, Coach Mustilli turned to me and said with a wicked grin, “Welcome to the dark side.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their skills, while not necessarily “specialized,” are practiced in a very specialized context. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I practiced and practiced while you were gone. But I’m not so good at swallowing it yet.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With practiced skill he slid from his hiding place and crossed to the wall door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Son, it’s really not my place to say this, but do you really want to try for your pipes with someone you’ve never even practiced with?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He tried to bring out the practiced breathing he used to make himself calm down during matches—in and out through his nose—until he could speak. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As soon as they arrived, the entire bar went into a sort of practiced precision. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t want a busted head, so we practiced. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The girls had set themselves up off to the side of the volcano, where they practiced circle-turns and dance moves as if that were the only thing on their minds. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z For months I practiced, joined the baton club at school, and even entered contests. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I never would have noticed if Sarah hadn’t practiced eyebrow waxing on me last summer. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Diana, with her practiced smiles, wouldn’t do anything like this. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was clear that the bears were practiced at witch fighting, for they had moved at once into a defensive formation, and the witches moved just as smoothly into attack. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was used to falling over—well practiced at it, in fact. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z With a practiced eye he glanced from the masthead to the bottom of the sheet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This “gambling” method of remuneration was practiced by some of the burial companies because of the tremendous “turnover” in policyholders, and the companies had to have a constant stream of new business to keep afloat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time I functioned on autopilot and moved through my schedule with practiced determination. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was awful at home when we practiced, and Dad would walk smirking through the house with wads of cotton sticking prominently from his ears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, I began the talk I had practiced in front of the mirror and in front of Grandma and Mama. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year, Vonetta practiced her curtsying more than she practiced her wings and time steps for the Tip Top Tap recital. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z From two to four o'clock they were back in class, and afterward, they went to the gymnasium or sports field, where they practiced gymnastics, football, boxing, discus and hand-grenade throwing, and wrestling. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I did help. We practiced for a long time yesterday.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I practiced everything I would say to her but not how I would get to her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We practiced at working together as smoothly as a well-oiled machine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Marian’s grandfather referred to himself as a Black Jew and practiced his adopted religion in a crowded household of devout Baptists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z But not one of the spells he had practiced had been designed to combat a sudden reversal of ground and sky. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We were taken to a nearby banana farm, where we practiced stabbing the banana trees with bayonets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We got a loud round of applause and whooping from the crowd and, as we’d practiced, we held hands and took a group bow. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I took the typewriter home and practiced on the kitchen table every night after work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He thought if he worked at it and practiced he might hit one of the larger rabbits with an arrow or a spear—never the small ones or the squirrels. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the fact that he might not make the basketball team, no matter how hard he practiced. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "Will this do? I am not practiced at starting fires. Morrec did that for me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "What you've got to understand is that these creeps are practiced professionals," he said. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When we were little, we practiced our second arcana by manipulating paint on a canvas, shaping clay on a pottery wheel, and molding fresh-dipped candlesticks, until we were able to transform them into treasures. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They practiced by jumping out of hot air balloons at night. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But inwardly Hatsue felt no serenity; her calm was a practiced disguise. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Andrea’s room, for instance, had a bar down one wall for her to use when she practiced dancing. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guten Tag, Fräulein Engel,” he said cordially, and she dropped her cigarette and crushed it out with her foot and straightened her back and her coat collar all in a rush of practiced panic. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dad always practiced what he preached, and it was just about impossible to tell where his scientific management company ended and his family life began. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallow hard because I haven’t practiced what I’m going to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Danny practiced his Hebrew, which is hard to do when you have your hands clasped over your head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I practiced a lot beforehand, and I must say, I didn’t wobble once on my way to the altar. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And just as he’d, practiced, the fire was only a momentary flare as the handful of wood shavings in the bowl flashed up. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to ask WTF, but she fills me in with a practiced speech. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And all winter, far into the night, we read books and we practiced writing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But I was determined not to mess up, so I practiced like crazy. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Look to the Southeast, where, as Taylor has noted, “colonial societies sustained a slave system more oppressive than anything practiced in Europe” and “the slave-owners relied on Indians to catch runaways.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Souls practiced during activities hour—that portion of time between eleven-thirty and one o'clock that was not devoted to eating lunch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He began rubbing it back and forth across the stone with easy, practiced movements. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z We practiced about half an hour every day, after our ravioli dinners. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z That’s why I practiced so much, so I could rush myself on solid ground and then work out the details from there. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He says that the wild turkey, once abundant in the deciduous forests in these regions, is far more intelligent and can elude even practiced hunters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We open a door near the bathroom and pierce a seal into an entirely different biome of the hospital—red brick, indoor trees, posters of notable doctors who practiced there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The identity of her mother is uncertain, but it is likely that she was Ptolemy XII’s sister, Cleopatra V The pharaohs had long practiced brother-sister marriage. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Once more the sour notes of the hammer offended Ranofer’s practiced ear. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I’d sometimes hear her chewing out her students for not having practiced enough or chewing out their parents for delivering them late to lessons. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z |
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