| 单词 | pride |
| 例句 | There have been no cases of smuggling across the wall in all the Twentieth Century, that the townsfolk know of, and they pride themselves on this. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed my pride and tossed them quickly in the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She remembered that now and tried to find the pride that her mother had taught her to feel. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody wants to be an emergency at Harlem Hospital but if the Negro surgeon is visiting, pride cuts down the pain. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to do that for my pride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Fat Cheeks wouldn’t march the troop into the lake to satisfy his pride. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And he was exactly like her, silent, watching, full of evil pride—they would be cast out, one day, into the outer darkness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Charley was torn three ways—with anger at me for leaving him, with gladness at the sight of Rocinante, and with pure pride in his appearance. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba’s exaggerated love for her was without a doubt the most powerful emotion of his life, greater by far than his rage and pride. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My pride got in the way—I didn’t like having a mule get the best of me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you know Lena move to Woodside?” asks Auntie Ying with obvious pride, looking down at the tiles, talking to no one in particular. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Lady Lillian’s paleness was a source of pride for her father. It makes her rather unusual.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The beautiful girl spoke of the invaders with pride. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, suppose you observe a pride of lions take down and devour a giraffe. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was certain I detected a little glimmer of pride around the edges of his mouth before he closed the door behind him. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first reaction was pride, and she would have refused the offer just because of the beauty of the gesture, but Clara did not give her time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would inform you with quiet pride, between whiffs of his pipe, that he had put in an appearance at the Community Center every evening for the past four years. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The same pride one takes in more consequential tasks outside of prison one can find in doing small things inside prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They are very interested in how other households are run; such bits of petty gossip give them an opportunity for pride or discontent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were dropping with fatigue. What kept us going was a growing pride in doing some- thing, little as it was, against the hated invaders.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stood and watched him in the moonlight, my heart swelled with pride. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For nearly a year, he had been working incessantly, thinking only of putting aside enough money so that he could return to Spain with pride. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was uninjured, and since pride is a Deadly Sin which I feel I generally eschew, absolutely nothing was hurt. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue coat with brass buttons was brand new, and pride sparkled over Nat like the shiny paint on the new vessel. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But many came to the stage accompanied by another child beaming with pride to receive a little brother or sister, the way Jonas had when he was about to be a Five. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He spoke with a pride that he tried to hide. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Instead I loathed her pride, her lies, and her disdain of me when I should have despised myself for lying to Gertrude. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He sat as stiffly as he walked, straight as a pole, his head thrown slightly back and to one side, with a sidelong glance that held a mixture of pride, distrust, and myopia. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The war has been declared, now it’s a fight for power, money, and territory; we are killing each other over race, pride, and respect. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The audience applause, which was enthusiastic at each Naming, rose in an exuberant swell when one parental pair, glowing with pride, took a male newchild and heard him named Caleb. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z We stare at her, wanting her bread, but more than that wanting to poke the arrogance out of her eyes and smash the pride of ownership that curls her chewing mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I could only imagine the pride my parents would have felt. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z With a certain sense of pride, he would add, "experts," although I knew that was an exaggeration in my case. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Virginians puffed out their chests with pride now that the good old brain busters were leading the charge against the Reds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride—where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They weren’t bad folk, but I know my mother and father raised me to work hard and have more pride in myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Very funny, Jason D," Max says drily, but her face is beaming with pride. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One structure, rejected at first as a “monstrosity,” became the fair’s emblem, a machine so huge and terrifying that it instantly eclipsed the tower of Alexandre Eiffel that had so wounded America’s pride. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I actually felt a small thrill of pride. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Like Roland Hayes, Marian Anderson stood in stately opposition to these insulting stereotypes, projecting an image of accomplishment and pride. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes he thought of Antonapoulos with awe and self-abasement, sometimes with pride—always with love unchecked by criticism, freed of will. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Gyptians prided themselves on their ability with cards, and several of the men looked interested and pulled their chairs up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to him that there is something odd about that: the pride he takes in his horse; the nausea the woman provoked. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z You could not get the pride of Fort Sumter out of us if you tried. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it was pride from Father’s words or the pleasure from a piece of hard candy that beckoned, but I felt so good I thought I would burst. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wing Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Yes, dying not for honor’s empty sake, nor pride nor even peace, but for that love and faith they left behind. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I heard a little pride in her voice, like she still respected the guy, as evil as he was. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I feel some of that same pride, being sworn to him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 His black cloak was tom and travel-stained, his face haggard and grim, but his eyes still held the fierce pride of a hawk. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Turning right again, she imagined Mother, teary with pride, reaching for a handkerchief. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And she looked at the black man with pride. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Penelope flushed with pride at their courteous behavior. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Their suspicion would ebb away, replaced by an unspoken but nonetheless palpable pride in her “good breeding,” for which they should take no credit but did anyway. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A near seven-hundred-dollar investment wasn’t a small sacrifice in our home, so I wore it with pride, like armor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z At the time of the vote, with the city’s pride at stake, all Chicago had sung with one voice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Luna showed up with a pride flag unapologetically stuck in his lapel; Alex wrote that down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z During those years when the nuns warned me about the dangers of intellectual pride and referred to Christ as Baby Jesus, they were enabling me to participate frilly in the liturgical life of the Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The attention was addictive, and he enjoyed a pride of accomplishment he never felt with any of us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She was especially furious that someone had succeeded in making her jump and yell like that because she prided herself on her toughness. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The crimson “Northwood” that blazed across his white jersey gave him a sense of pride, a sense of belonging. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Far from instilling resentment, Martin told her, the patrollers’ diligence was a point of pride from county to county. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As we drive to school the next morning, Dad is beaming with pride. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She squinted down the length of her own trunk with pardonable pride. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Her face was like her mother’s; a youthful unfurrowed likeness: the same low brow, the same high features, the same pride. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He could feel a pride, a certainty, and a confidence in these streets and houses. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Phillips's wife was sent for to bandage the wound, which was not so grave, aside from the damage it had done to Julian's pride and to her future as a player. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The other father only stands there with obscene pride, as if it was he who’d just run his stomach out and won the race. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Because he was to die; I know that, knew that, as both pride and peace were: else how to prove love’s immortality? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I was no better than she was, nor worse for that matter We were both guilty of the sin of self-regard, the pride and the exclusiveness by which we cut some people off from ourselves. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Rishi bit on the inside of his lip to keep from smiling with pride. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At Union Baptist Church, Marian heard a gospel of dignity and pride. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z That fact relieved the dislike that his pride had caused in her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We, too, were Africanists; we, too, stressed ethnic pride and racial self-confidence; we, too, rejected white assistance in the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa's slow stride hinted at exhaustion, but there was still a sense of pride in how he carried himself. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z A long, quiet moment passed, and when she looked up again, the suspicion had faded away, and was replaced by a look of weathered pride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now, he cared, his pride had risen, he could no longer be docile about himself. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Yakov told me once that he had studied Russian until he could speak it fluently without an accent,” I said, thinking of the bitter pride in Yakov’s voice when he had told me that. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Not only did I cause my parents pain, but I also threw away my own pride and good judgment trying to be someone I’m not. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The people of Hampton and Newport News beamed with pride. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was a pride that Papa didn’t share. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s too big for you to carry. You must stop trying. You’ll injure your back. All of our women have prided themselves on their carriage. Do you want to look like a washerwoman.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the presence of their subjects, King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude were yoked to each other in rule and in love, bestowing all their pride on their son. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In a way, I suppose that put Johnny’s pride on the line. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The week before she died, she called me, full of pride, full of life: “Auntie Lin cooked red bean soup for Joy Luck. I’m going to cook black sesame-seed soup.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He smacked her hard for the sin of pride, and made her do The Verse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, I swallowed my pride and anger and turned to Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z His father’s smile was full of pride and tenderness. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The eldest son sat there then stiff with his pride and his dignity and he asked after the proper manner for his father’s health and for his welfare. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They were as poor as she but they had something she lacked—pride. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the father brimmed with contradictory feelings as he crept along the wall—humiliation, anger, and a grudging feeling of pride in his son—so the son felt his own contradictions. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him came his two brothers, and Wang Lung, seeing them, was fit to burst with pride at this procession of his goodly sons, who were to continue after him the life of his body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He grasps me by the shoulder with something resembling pride. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so much win or lose but our pride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have no just cause for pride,” Taran said, taking his usual place on the familiar bench. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “O! there are many kinds of pride,” said Biddy, looking full at me and shaking her head; “pride is not all of one kind—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It filled him with pride but also with a strained, churning unease. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When he was done, I sat and listened to the wild applause of the crowd, and my eyes filled with tears of pride. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 He hadn’t asked Rishi to give up comics from a sense of arrogance or pride or feeling ashamed of his oldest son’s artistic proclivities. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His mind had shut out all of the earlier emotions: the anticipation, excitement, pride, and even the happy kinship with his friends. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z For a moment Jonathan felt the swell of pride. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised to hear something in his voice that sounded like pride. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He started each day reminding himself he could be proud to be the man he was, and that pride could get him through the day no matter what. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jo’s book was the pride of her heart, and was regarded by her family as a literary sprout of great promise. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But he could not think of anything more to say that would hide his ignorance and save his pride. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Japanese warfare had previously involved single combats between samurai swordsmen, who stood in the open, made ritual speeches, and then took pride in fighting gracefully. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I guess it just kind of evolved into that. We all have our own skill sets. Turns out I’m pretty handy,” he says with pride. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “It was my little daughter,” said Parsons with a sort of doleful pride. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Sinful woman, she'll go to hell with her pride and her covetousness, and take that foot-butcher of a husband with her. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man swung a mantle over his shoulder, as easily as if he were still in the pride of youth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z First a kind of perverted pride that my meek mother had bested the old woman, if only for an afternoon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The look of pride on Mom’s face when she sees it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I have any pride in matters like this.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Juanita just sat back and looked at me smugly, a tiny bit of sisterly pride glinted in her brown eyes, but I didn’t acknowledge it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "I lost my eye in the line of duty. What do you think of that?" he said with a pride that made me all the angrier. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke felt a surge of pride that he’d gotten the upper hand, that he had earned the right to decide what happened next. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Children of the dark, children of evil! Your mother has been humiliated! Come to me now, come back home. Punish these insolent girls! Unleash your wrath upon them! Make them suffer! Avenge my wounded pride!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Do you know if Imani is associated with any racial pride groups?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I felt uneasy because Malcolm was evidently trying to say something which his pride and dignity prevented him from expressing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While Dell hated his first name, he took some measure of pride in Duke. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Her feelings are concentrated in one—pride; and that needs humbling. Were you jealous, Jane?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He had retrieved the cached ham and watched with pride as Bristle and Runt ate the meat, but he hadn’t touched any of it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The moment aroused a whole orchestra of rich emotions among the British—pride, patriotism, nostalgia for the lost past of the war and derring do, hope for a rejuvenated future. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z "So you made it back without hurt," he said, and there was pride in his voice. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I left Duke with a sense of pride and appreciation for my identity that I didn’t have before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Though I lost, I felt an overwhelming sense of happiness, relief, and pride that I was able to push through one of the most mentally and physically challenging days of my career. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice held a touch of pride, and Koffi relaxed as she recognized the fluid way she spoke Zamani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I just pride myself on being someone who can see through things, the faction system included.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But Mama is beaming with pride over her husband’s interest in my education. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He looks like a bull about to charge, and his gray eyes blaze with pride. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z That night, exhausted but full of pride, he was able to hand his grateful mother the few coins he had been paid. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z "The wedding, you mean?" said Victoria, and her eyes shone with pride and delight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She felt the anger go out of her, and her defensive pride; but somewhere, crouching, the fear remained. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Next to it, his pride and joy hung framed on the wall: a signed Missy Elliott poster that he’d gotten for Christmas the previous year. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This was the night that always filled Bull Meecham with a deep pride in the Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But, ‘Why didn’t you tell us about the award?’ my mother demanded, her frown weakened by pride. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And though Will didn’t know what that meant, he understood the sense of it, and felt uplifted with pride and purpose. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A low hiss of disapproval sounded through the great hall, and Lyra felt the shame he must be feeling, as well as a deep glow of pride in her brave father. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Again he paused, gazing at the children now with what appeared to be a mixture of great pride and great sympathy. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She may have officially been a governess for only a few weeks, but it wounded her professional pride to have her students talked about in such a cavalier manner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Robert might not care a fig for Tyrion Lannister, but it would touch on his pride, and there was no telling what the queen might do. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But he did not, for more than anything he. wished to enter the great house with pride. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I gave him a horse the day he set out, a red stallion with a fiery mane, die pride of my lord father’s herds. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That’s when Maniac felt it — pride, for this East End warrior whom Maniac could feel trembling in his arms, scared as any normal kid would be, but not showing it to them. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the one hand, there was an undeniable and widespread sense of pride, even of collective achievement, in the successes of Spaulding and the Mutual. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Am I selfish?” the question slipped out involuntarily and in a tone of surprise, for the one virtue on which he prided himself was generosity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, as he looked at the pot, shame clashed with pride inside him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Kasem Gulek, of the Turkish Parliament, beaming with pride, informed me that from Turkey alone over six hundred buses—over fifty thousand Muslims—had made the pilgrimage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or,” his father suggested, “ ‘Do you take pride in my accomplishments?’ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Don’t you have any pride, begging for boots like that? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The First and Second Cohorts—pride of Camp Jupiter, a well-oiled, highly disciplined war machine—fell apart under the assault and the sheer novelty of being on the losing side. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Loomis had come back in, and he stood with one hand on my shoulder, his black face shining with pride and sweat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I think it’s a matter of pride. He thinks he can always get his way and doesn’t want anyone or anything to win out over him.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Her spine had straightened, her own pride rising to her defense. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And I would sit with my knees pressed together, next to Jaja, trying hard to keep my face blank, to keep the pride from showing, because Papa said modesty was very important. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe pride ran in more than one set of veins in the family. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second Miss Trotter’s pride fell from her face. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The exclamations of fellow passengers as to the wheel’s size and apparent fragility filled him with a mixture of pride and anxiety. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He looked at me with pride in his eyes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In her autobiography, Stanton wrote that her father beamed with pride and was “moved to tears” when he read about her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The stealth of it shamed him—but not enough to overcome the pride he felt at the knowledge that one of the many petals on the bowl was his. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “It’s just another word for feminist,” she told me with pride. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Something inside me loosened a bit, like Nan’s pride in me had melted away the tight nervousness I’d carried without knowing it was even there. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse took great pride in cooling the soft drinks. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day he threw away another piece of his pride and dignity for a few dollars, but I couldn’t stop him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I took the railroad car,” he said in quiet pride. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She looked for signs in her husband’s eyes of the love that he used to show for her, but all she saw was the pride that he felt on being the father of children. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that is in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt a burst of pure unadulterated joy, pride, and awe. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The look of pride on their faces made Oliver feel itchy. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You two idiots,” said Azareen, and Lazlo felt a curious twinge of pride, to be called an idiot by her, with what might have been the tiniest edge of fondness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her watercolors of speckled mushrooms and bonneted girls were hung with pride in the family room, and her skill was encouraged with private lessons and summer visits to sketching camp. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Celia has prided herself on guessing occupations since her days at El Encanto, when she could precisely gauge how much a customer had to spend on a camera. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This he afterwards explained by saying that to a boyar the pride of his house and name is his own pride, that their glory is his glory, that their fate is his fate. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Odom extracted herself from the embrace, but her cheeks were flushed with pride. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You see, Bigger,” began Gus in a tone that was a compromise between kindness and pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His walk was rhythm and his words were pride. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It is her secret pride: Her hair grows to a point on her forehead, arches up, semicircling her face, a perfect heart. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Jesse and Eric both had fierce pride about taking gifts or money; the way to help them was not to ask if you could. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Catelyn was sorry she had wounded him, but the matter was too important for her to concern herself with his pride. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I feel a surge of pride—until I remember what the number six million really represents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I find his eyes, and for once, there's no criticism there, only a fierce pride. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Cole prided himself on how sharp he kept his knife and hatchet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Ellidyr’s pride and ambition swallow him up. I fear to think what might happen should the cauldron come into his hands.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z In truth, Bobby’s quick dismissal of Collins’s contribution may have been delivered out of cold, ungrateful pride. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There you are!” he said with pride in his voice. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “He’s stubborn as a mule and proud as a horse. He’s got a pride like brass.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Baba, beaming with pride, handed out the rôshogolla treats to their visitors. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Party Pig, people called him, and not entirely with affection, either; but he liked this name and took a kind of a stupid pride in living up to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby looked at his son with pride, but the young man had his dark eyes on the terrified African girl. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a trooper, that one,” she said, pride in her voice. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His parents had wanted him to become a priest, and thereby a source of pride for a simple farm family. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Angrily, Werfel remembered the days of stiff pride and snotty silence. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Dustfinger couldn’t prevent something like pride from creeping into his voice. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When I won the city, county, and state spelling competitions organized for black students, Mr. Wesley publicly expressed a special pride in me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His voice was a mix of mild concern and fatherly pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As gross as it sounds, it’s something Nora and I pride ourselves on. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She prided herself on being informed, and the paper not covering the Boggs Ferry attacks was unacceptable. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He drew much energy and pride from his ability to make it almost at will. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “See the scar?” he said with pride, pulling up his left pant leg. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Now no one spoke to him, and I can see now in my mind his tubby loneliness and his face full of hurt pride. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it; and fear with me became predominant when half-an-hour elapsed and still I was alone. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They have no hearts, only pride and a feeling that they are superior. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Nailer couldn’t tell if it was the same ship as the wreck or not, but it was obvious the man was full of pride. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z All that remained of those days was his fury and his outsized pride. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He once promised things like that. He was Hermes’s pride and joy. Just bear that in mind, Percy. Even the bravest can fall.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I felt such a surge of pride when I thought about how my people had banded together to force a change. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Roberto did not have time to cruise, but he took pride when people gawked at his car. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z But the fair did more than simply stoke pride. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He almost got fat and they took a great pride in him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It was a good bandage, he knew, and he sat back on his heels with pride, wiping the perspiration from his brow, and grinned at Snowden with spontaneous friendliness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Granny always prided herself on keeping his wild hair and beard trimmed, his shirts clean, his pants brushed and “nice.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z By now, Lyddie was propped up on her elbow listening, tom between pride for Betsy and horror at what she was proposing. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a real button-up shirt, and he held himself with a kind of pride. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Galton swallowed his pride and did not attempt another genealogical study. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I felt young and small and very much alone, and now, in spite of my pride, I found his handkerchief and blew my nose, throwing my drab appearance to the winds. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He was nodding slowly, admiringly, and I felt myself go warm all over, with pride, with a desire to be associated with Papa. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Aru felt a flush of pride in the same instant that she felt a stab of misgiving. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Gone was my glad excitement, vanished my happy pride. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Among die Dothraki, the man who does not ride was no man at all, the lowest of the low, without honor or pride. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “This is for you,” he said, pride in his voice. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Free from malice and greed and pride, but filled with conscience. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Austin is picking Hugo up to go to a gay pride parade in Annapolis. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I can’t afford pride or aversion, there are all kinds of things that have to be discarded, under the circumstances. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was for all of this that she was paying now, and it was this pride, hatred, bitterness, lust—this folly, this corruption—of which her son was heir. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z True, last year he felt the same terror that he felt now, but he knew that after Farquar’s ten knuckles this year, no pride, no honor awaited him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Before the fire, Chicago citizens viewed their city with justifiable pride. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z If I wrote well, I probably did so without any evident sense of pride or ownership. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I tell them about everything that the Ecuadorian Andes have to offer. I enjoy spreading my pride in our country’s rich cultural heritage.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He would no longer have to feel embarrassed about having given him nothing; now he could take pride in it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His allegiance to his country and his pride in being Japanese prevented him from giving in. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Point of pride: My old friend is the best soldier they have. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so happy that Faizah had found love, and watching her navigate international fencing competitions, college, and now marriage filled me with pride and hope. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Well, you shouldn’t be skateboarding where people walk” “Girl, that’s no skateboard,” he said, full of what I guessed was boy pride. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My pride wanted to turn it down, but my belly was stronger. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be good, Miche,” he said, releasing me, his face betraying no emotion other than pride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Arcadio is building a house,” she confided with feigned pride to her husband as she tried to put a spoonful of calabash syrup into his mouth. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After a few weeks, I was ready to swallow my pride and tell Colonel Jacobs that I would trade my long trousers for some company. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel twin surges of pride and panic as no one budges. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Not in any way that could hurt his young man’s pride, but in a comradely way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stubborn pride kept me from calling him back right away to apologize, and now it seemed like too much time had passed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The Lufkins have such family pride that not even conservative tradition can sway a Lufkin woman into changing her last name when she gets married. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Yet he was a man of pride and the tracks drew him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z What pride they had in Odessa came from their very survival in a place they openly admitted was physically wretched. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “My pride for women, to say nothing of my conscience, says no,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She thought she heard Pet chuckle softly before it obliged her by fading into emptiness, leaving a tang of pride in the air behind it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a discernible lessening in Aunt Addie’s hostility; perhaps she had come to the conclusion that my lost soul was more valuable than petty pride. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, “I know it’s the vanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. But an old king sometimes has to take some pride in himself.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dad moves people around,” Alex said with a hint of pride. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z They got that pride from me and I wasn't about to let that lady take it away. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z New feelings of excitement and pride and belonging. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In a way, it sort of hurt my pride for a little old girl like Lisbeth to come in and take over my jobs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost mechanically she speaks of her pride at the start. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “For my children’s sake. I have no pride.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But they saw Major League written all over him and they took pride in that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he retained a deserved sense of pride in having brought Lawrence to Berkeley in the first place. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "The same age as Bran. Please, Ned, guard your tongue. The Lan-nister woman is our queen, and her pride is said to grow with every passing year." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was something San Piedro prided itself on, the fact that its men had the courage to fish alone even in inclement weather. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the rancor disappeared much sooner than she herself had expected, and then she continued sending the food out of pride and finally out of compassion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I’m sure your dad was popping with pride. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were expected not just to be smart but to own our smartness—to inhabit it with pride—and this filtered down to how we spoke. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t give me that. This is about you and your pride.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Something like paternal pride pushed away Henry’s drowsiness. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though lots of people say that same thing about Lanternwood, I feel pride lighting me up inside. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He took pride in knowing the ways and mires, and was, after his fashion, content to be employed away from the eye of censure and the lash. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now that I was a young woman, I determined to take more pride in my gowns and ornaments, even though they had been worn by other ladies first. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Caesar glanced continually from side to side, nodding acknowledgment of the crowds, and Marcus, trying to imitate him, twisted his head, grinning with pride and excitement and almost bouncing as he walked. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z So the women, to justify their own judgment, cherished their men more, soothed the pride and vanity Sula had bruised. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I still took pride in being a good worker, but it was almost like I could do that anywhere else. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily such a display would have made me nervous, but since Trebon was a mining town I guessed it showed civic pride more than fanatic piety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now, that’s shirking. It’s a lovely day, no prospect of rain, and you pride yourself on keeping promises, so be honorable, come and do your duty, and then be at peace for another six months.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Two things he’d brought with him from Idaho were fierce pride and a strong sense of independence. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The countless years had filled them with pride and rooted wisdom, and with malice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Still, there was no time to soothe my pride. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The voices of the men in the other cars had sounded full of pride, full of confidence. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was nervous about what his mother was going to say, but a swell of pride swallowed up the anxiety. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This was a great source of pride for the French, but it was predicated on the assumption that the Earth was a perfect sphere–which Newton now said it was not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z With their new confidence, they start making plans, and my chest swells with pride for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A close relationship will also mean protection from the other members of the pride. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If only it were like at home where I knew someone in all the houses, knew them by sight and by name, by blood and by background, by shame and pride, and by religion. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now then, I’m afraid I’ll be needing your memory of this whole encounter. You see, we at Discreet Deliveries take pride in our customers’ anonymity. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Maxim laughed when I showed them to him with pride. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Such pride. Don’t you make that mistake, girl. Open your eyes to it, or you’ll end up like your mother. Nightbringer was right in front of her, and she never even knew it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry said as the small owl flew low over his head, twittering madly with what Harry could only assume was pride at having delivered the letter to the right person. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I understand that some of your men suffered an injury to their pride,” Sister Inez said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We stayed this way for some time, two sisters clasped in a motionless embrace that spoke of love, of pride, of friendship. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Toward the end, Dany thought she glimpsed a fierce pride in his dark, almond-shaped eyes, but she could not be sure. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You be our judge. This fellow here has more pride than Pharaoh. He considers himself too fine to accept a gift of something we both know he needs and wants.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z All the pride and strength seemed to drain out of him, his shoulders hunched up and his head hanging down in resignation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her choice to prioritize family life did nothing to dampen her parents’ pride in her academic achievements. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The man smiled with a hint of pride. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My friends and I prided ourselves on learning how to throw one another to the ground and on mastering the many moves of a champion wrestler. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it is an acceptable reason to stop—acceptable because it shouldn’t hurt her pride. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z "Yeah," I said, preparing myself for what I was about to say, because I had decided right then and there to swallow my pride. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The whole issue of Santa Claus is a rather contentious one when it comes to African Christmas, a matter of pride. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She watched with pride as an actress read it to the few thousand people close enough to hear it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As I climb the large stones, I feel a pride swelling in me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It’s not when you realise that nothing can help you—religion, pride, anything—it’s when you realise that you dont need any aid. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember with what pride we led twenty-five automobiles to Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And I saw Maribel, looking over all of us, her face ripe with pride. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Without any room for that man’s pride, I could see that things were leading to no good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s show a little district pride for a change, Miss Everdeen. Hm?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My intellectual pride had kept me from selecting typing, shorthand or filing as subjects in school, so office work was ruled out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They helped Jade Dragon with her work, and whenever they flew in the sky she was overwhelmed with love and pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z America’s pride in its growing power and international stature had fanned patriotism to a new intensity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Where the hell had Mojo pride been in this game? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” she sighed, “the Word sure do tell us that pride goes before destruction.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The players were injected with low levels of a chemical called raclo- pride. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Isn’t this the Eolian? I had heard that this is where pride pays silver and plays golden.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a sense, Mqhayi’s shift in focus was a mirror of my own mind because I went back and forth between pride in myself as a Xhosa and a feeling of kinship with other Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She might blush a little and look away, but she’d be warmed at the thought of his pride in her work. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Fie might have become worried and insisted that we go back to live among our own people—even if it meant swallowing his pride and settling up with the Sleepers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a surge of pride as I read my first adult book—and a book about Africa written by an African. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Despite the run-down condition of the few pieces of furniture and the torn curtains on the window, there were touches of pride all around. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a point of pride for my father that he gave me no special treatment. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She coughed a lot, and she was very thin, almost emaciated; but she still took pride in her appearance. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever been to a white pride meeting at your school?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “We made this ourselves,” Kadalyi said, beaming like a Slavic Santa, his ruddy face inscribed with pride. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z My father had not shown any particular pride in me and very little affection. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not the pride, I had not the guts. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t cocky, but he had a stubborn streak of pride. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy patted me on the shoulder, and when I glanced at him, I could see the pride in his eyes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Each dive gave Marilyn a surge of joy, a warm feeling of pride in her man who never made a mistake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But it also boosted their racial pride: the Hillside Inn was the only resort in the Poconos with black owners. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She pushed down the flush of pride at his compliment, closed her eyes, and then opened them halfway. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She knew that the big house, the house of pride where the white folks lived, would come down: it was written in the Word of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z When the court decision came down, of course I felt joy for my people and pride for what I had done, but my day-to-day problems overwhelmed me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z My journey as a Muslim woman on Team USA flipped the Muslim narrative onto its head and became a source of pride for Muslims of all backgrounds. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence; she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Here may it wave, our boast, our pride And join in love together The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He held the fish against the sky until it stopped wiggling, hdd it and looked to the sky and felt his throat tighten, swell, and fill with pride at what he had done. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z When I think upon their excellence of parts, their facility in the vaguaries of our Anglo-Saxon cant, I am ashamed at the pride with which my masters regarded my own slender accomplishments. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We can hardly pride ourselves on being the world’s preeminent democracy, after all, if large numbers of citizens spend half their waking hours in what amounts, in plain terms, to a dictatorship. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun thought it was very lucky to have found another craft so quickly, and he was filled with something like pride, knowing that he had promised help and could now deliver it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I held off out of respect and also, 1 must admit, out of pride, because he should have sought me out and not vice versa. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I filched it,” Matt announced with matter-of-fact pride. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that the best way to repay his kindness was to master myself to the point where I could stand beside him and feel pride, not shame, in what I could do. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Lewis Isbel, a black barber who claimed to have shaved the city’s first mayor and President Abraham Lincoln, talked about his work with pride. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I think I knew it was his way of admitting pleasure and pride in my academic success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the look of pride and hope on Faizah’s face, and her words ran through my mind. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You got to wait a little bit,” Zannikos said to a pride of elegant women who had spent the morning at the Whitney Museum of American Art, across Madison Avenue at 75 th Street. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Her words contained a confidence that made Ash feel an unexpected thrill of pride, for of course, Kaisa herself had taught her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with as much pride as if I had baked them myself, I brought out a little surprise—two packets of Hostess cupcakes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Despite the slanted nature of the news, we were glad to have it, and prided ourselves on reading between the lines and making educated guesses based on the obvious omissions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the chores I did for the regent, the one I enjoyed most was pressing his suits, a job in which I took great pride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan had all the pride and fire any grown man would want in his best horse, yet was as gentle as a pet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Gathering her pride, she tossed her long braid behind a shoulder and lifted her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In another moment she would lose every shred of commonsense and pride and fling herself into the water after the rowboat and plead with them not to leave her behind. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My father was a tall, handsome man who always took great pride in his appearance. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Like all Cherokee, they knew how to endure suffering, keep their pride and, when necessary, fight back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Thank you, but I can’t accept your money,” I said firmly, despising myself for my pride. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A flare of pride caught her off guard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He loved his language the way Minerva had loved us, with pride and an enthusiasm of old potential repurposed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And was this imprisonment God’s way of curbing his pride, tempering his vainglorious dreams? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They held their breath before the membrane parted, and when it did she turned away quickly, but made no sound—it seemed to be a point of pride. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The smile on my father’s face filled me with pride. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But it was more than the natural swell of parental pride that stirred inside him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was with a hunter’s pride that I pulled the raft up to the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z No one had ever witnessed my mud ritual, and I prided myself on being aware of my surroundings so that I wasn’t taken by surprise as I just had been. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The Xhosa, on the other hand, pride themselves on being the thinkers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The women and children of Ogo's khalasai walked with a sullen pride, even in defeat and bondage; they were slaves now, but they seemed not to fear it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He glanced at Kainene and Kainene looked away, as if the pride on his face did not matter, and Olanna quickly focused on her plate so that neither would know she had been watching them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But I don’t see how on earth a black woman with any race pride could walk down the street with any black man wearing a conk—the emblem of his shame that he is black. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It hurt his pride at a tender point. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A year or so earlier, I’d sat with my parents in their living room, bursting with pride as we watched Santita and her siblings introduce their father at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Here may it wave, our boast, our pride And join in love together The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Nina had stomped off, pride smarting, embarrassed by the tears filling her eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A small speck of me swells with pride. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My heart swells with pride as I watch Mustafa shake Imam Malik’s hand and accept a big gold trophy with an open book on top. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That pride is a badge of honor emblazoned on my heart and will be until my last breath. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The base people will train us to be hard workers and teach us to have pride in our country. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That we are made for more than our desires. That pride combined with stubbornness can be disaster. And that compared with love, malice is a small and petty thing.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Yet, in Florence’s heart tonight hatred and bitterness weighed like granite, pride refused to abdicate from the throne it had held so long. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A flash of pride and curiosity flared in Sefia’s chest, quickly extinguished by hurt and confusion. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z To us, Harlem symbolized the strength of resistance and the beauty of black pride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the great stove came pride, and with pride, the Palace became home. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I tended to Public Allies with the half-exhausted pride of a new parent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Seeing Meg’s usually gentle temper was roused and her pride hurt by this mischievous joke, Mrs. March soothed her by promises of entire silence and great discretion for the future. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He prided himself on having favorite love positions for different days and hours of the week; all he had to whisper was “Wednesday afternoon” and I’d shiver. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not pack the stands with twenty thousand people on a Friday night; it did not evoke any particular feelings of pride one way or another. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the only one that showed love and pride for his girls. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He had always prided himself as a protector. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Something I can only describe as pride swells against my chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “My son, my greatest pride ... my poor May ...” He sounded so devastated I didn’t know what to say. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He could keep his pride if that was what he thought was at stake. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Max keeps a little pride, and I get what I want. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Patrick Prendergast, the young mad Irish immigrant, took pride in Harrison’s renewed popularity and believed his own efforts at promoting the ex-mayor for reelection had had a lot do with the campaign’s new momentum. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But her pride and joy were the Nick Carter detective stories, with a dead body on almost every page, as she boasted. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls’ camp bounced into view, and seeing everything — the huts, the rainwater tarp, the sequined banner — Adina felt a surge of pride. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Grandfather had a famous saying that caused great pride in his family: “Bah Jesus, I live for my wife, my children and my dog.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He prided himself on his ability to recognize an Igbo person. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Because God doesn’t like pride.’Johnny sounded sulky. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He says it with pride, moves it around in his speech as though to gain a better view of things. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z There was no boastful pride in my face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The emptiness inside starts filling with a strong love and a brave pride. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z All of this delighted Papa, filled him with pride for his son who had returned a larger man, with a surer sense of himself and of where we all had come from. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are Peñas. Everything we do from this moment on will bring great pride or great sadness to our ancestors.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 The old exhortations to nationalist fervor and jingoist pride have begun to lose their appeal. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I could go back and be his comforter—his pride; his redeemer from misery, perhaps from ruin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z As the drama below unfolded on the monitors, Artemis’s emotions jumped from terror to pride. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So he had noticedl To her pride, she had proved to be a natural sailor. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I went with Father, feeling a certain pride in the Company’s craft as I carried the clean, pressed, and starched clothes wrapped in the crisp, blue paper and tied with twine into neat parcels. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The everyday practice of boiling, scrubbing, buffing and wiping became the badge of the students’ professional pride, to which all personal comfort must be sacrificed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I praised the children until the father’s tired face animated with pride. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was pride, I thought it was the need to impress your father, but then I realized your weakness was the same as your father’s: friendship. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The captain slaps him on the back with pride. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The old man had never once berated him for Sabbath-breaking, never reminded him how often he had pointed out that pride goeth before a fall. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Be quick," he says, and I do my best to look purposeful while stifling my pride over talking my way past them. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her appearance was immaculate, her posture was erect, and she tilted her chin upward, demonstrating her own dignity and pride despite her circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother and all my relatives were there, beaming with pride as the principal read a long list of my academic and athletic achievements. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So the old gentleman was after him for his pride again, was he? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That was his mistake, the false humility of youth that is itself a sort of pride. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The next day Colonel Cathcart was there, brimming with tough pride in his new outfit and celebrating his assumption of command by raising the number of missions required from twenty-five to thirty. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Man,” I cried, “how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom! Cease; you know not what it is you say.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought carefully over all Eilonwy had told him; his despair lightened a little and pride stirred within him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z His themes were not pride and love at all, though he used the words perpetually; as he used them they meant self-praise and hate. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They could even afford Coca-Cola instead of their customary generic pop, and brand-name Kraft macaroni and cheese; this was a source of distinct pride. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the pride in yourself, in knowing you passed a test more dreaded and painful than any ten teachers together could give. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been thinking very well of myself for some years, but if my sins had this dimension there was some pride left. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In his expression Mrs. Johnson saw, or imagined she saw, not gratitude but arrogance, and, in place of pride, immense conceit. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My mood immediately shifted from one of pride to shame; I felt that this small boy had far more humanity than I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't tell Ryan where it comes from, pride he always had." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Many parents liked what they saw in their children: the discipline, physical fitness, diligence, pursuit of excellence, pride in national heritage, and a sense of purpose. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. March laughed, and smoothed down her maternal pride as she asked, “Well, my swan, what is your plan?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I let the pole drop from my stinging blistering fingers, pride taking a distant second to fatigue. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z With a snort of hurt pride, Red Rabbit started in his harness; but then he stayed put. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what I feel about it is pride. I feel proud.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A surge of pride filled Thomas’s body, then fizzled. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Buildings that citizens viewed with great pride, such as the Courthouse, were gobbled up. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Imagine your mind is a selfish room full of pride or pity. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As she entered the church, my grandmother had felt an intense pride. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Both were genuinely pleased, Elizabeth with sisterly pride, Bertrand with the idea that he could report back to International Society that he had a friend who would win a Nobel Prize. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I beam with pride but eventually notice that no one else is smiling. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I prided myself on never letting remarks made by patients or their families surprise me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam was scared for him but at the same time filled with a bursting pride. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Instead, they were fighting for their pride and against the threat of getting demoted to a lower division for next season. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And for the second time that day, I could hear my mom loud and clear: Take pride in the way you present yourself, followed up by, And ain’t no pride in looking like a tumbleweed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I never thought the Erudite would say anything about pride—that they would even concern themselves with morality. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z With pride, it told the story of a shepherd who had left his flock to follow a dream he had on two different occasions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was proud of my sister, but that year, something began to rankle beneath the pride. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rawiya held Moss for a few seconds, and then Bits was there, their eyes alight in pride and respect, and Moss hugged them, hard and sincere, before leading them all away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In it was pride, yet more than that; for it held, as well, a light that seemed almost joyous. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was pride in it, and relief too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But it is not,” she realized, with a flush of pride. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She accepted with pride the pencil the monitor passed out to her in the morning and reluctantly surrendered it to another monitor at three o’clock. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at them with amazement and pride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I can smell defiance, I can smell pride, I can smell disobedience. I catch a whiff of any such stinks, you'll answer for it. When I sniff you, all I want to smell is fear." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I guess it was partly from pride, and partly from this determination that I had to make you something really special. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it with a pride that was surprising and moving to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I’ve decided to become Ma’s apprentice,” I say with a mixture of fear and pride. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It was with pride that I waved the ticket collector’s hand away and showed Mr. Kumar into the zoo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I figured Margo would be back by Monday anyway, but even so, I felt a little pride at having been the person who stemmed the tide of lame. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When I tell him about the colored maids filing past me after the prayer meeting, I feel a swell of pride over what we’ve done. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He thrived on solving complex problems, prided himself on coming up with novel solutions, the kinds of things other people would never think of in a million years. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She had always carried herself tall, but now there was pride, determination, and confidence in her posture. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But her eyes shone with pride and she said, “My baby. My baby. Look at you. I love you already.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “We are Peñas. Everything we do from this moment on will bring great pride or great sadness to our ancestors.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But they’re some of the only landowners who pay in money, and there don’t seem to be other part-time job opportunities here, so I swallow my pride and work for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Others told me to come to the rear of the house, but pride would never let me do that. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We also took pride in the fact that most of our items were $100 or less, and that all of our clothing was made in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As true geeks, it was almost a point of pride to avoid one of the trendy enclaves most American kids would kill to get to. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t even swallow their dumb pride and visit together. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Even though my mom works here, my brother takes pride in knowing where he is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The important thing, no matter what, was to keep our pride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He even managed to get Nate a frontier shirt, one of the tie-front shirts most of the men in the army wore with pride. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Because of Zinzi, I knew exactly what that man had gone through and the pride and admiration his family now shared about his accomplishment. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She radiates this dark-black pride, but not the way I want it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The indescribable sense of pride I felt in that moment was enough for a lifetime. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The prince nibbled at first, with his fingers, and then threw his royal pride to the winds. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I stand here before you filled with deep pride and joy — pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pants, mercifully, were light gray, though his chestnut suede boots looked too new for masculine pride. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The three young scholars stood before her, wriggling with pride. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I finally got my period, like, two weeks after you left for Texas,” I said with some pride. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Henry spoke with a happy pride, rejoicing wholeheartedly in the achievement, as though it had been his own. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Winning capture the flag is a matter of pride, and pride is important to the Dauntless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “But pride, venal pride, got the better of you. And to think, all this time we could’ve been working together toward a common good!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Father hooted with laughter and puffed out his chest with pride. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They finally said, with hard pride, that she was afflicted with a “Korean fever” that no doctor in America was able to cure. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s accepted that the days ahead are going to be increasingly difficult, but the job brings him pride and honor. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Golden Gray didn’t hear the pride in the boy’s voice: “Mr. Henry say I’m...” because he was so terrified he laughed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the pride of his youth, he had worn it easily, but now it seemed heavy to him, the metal cold against his skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In addition, the firm prided itself on its devotion to African education, toward which they donated handsomely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have taken some comfort and pride in wearing his father’s clothing, just as I once did with my own father’s. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s also this pride they have, so I kind of feel like I can’t let them down. And sometimes it’s just all too much. So, yeah, I get feeling bad.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Mother, and it sounded like she was just about ready to burst with pride. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice that knows how to say my name with pride when looking directly into someone's eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But Collins also showed Bobby a father’s love, taking pride in all of his accomplishments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I can’t let him slink off to that darkness place inside him, where his pride is strewn all over the floor in some hidden room. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z On the contrary, I was amazed and sometimes saddened by the pride people took in jobs that rewarded them so meagerly, either in wages or in recognition. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The sense of purpose crew gave him brought with it the constant danger of failing and thereby losing the precious but fragile pride that his early successes had brought him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mama and Papa were fit to burst with pride. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at his son with pride. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Piggy was so full of delight and expanding liberty in Jack's departure, so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society, that he helped to fetch wood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bodega took pride in helping someone who had just arrived from Puerto Rico or Nicaragua or Mexico or any other Latin American country. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Hope that one day I too would be able to find that life balance, and pride that my little sister was charting her own successful life path. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Not in a weird way, but with something I think might have been pride. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The honor of Chicago’s leading men, who prided themselves on their unsentimental—some might say ruthless—pursuit of maximum profit, was in peril. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was angry when she came, but when she looked in at the pony and at Jody working over him, she felt a curious pride rise up in her. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She fills the syllables of my name with pride, triumph, and magic. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z To some, it was a liberating assertion of racial pride; to others, it announced the increasing importance of political rather than social goals in the ever-evolving battle for black progress. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was suddenly overwhelmed with a feeling of pride. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The frog had fine, strong legs and a wonderful, full- throated croak and was the pride of its mother and father. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The stadium “was something the community took a lot of pride in and he went on television and said you’re a bunch of idiots for building it.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon his skill as an expert craftsman became apparent, and that helped him to regain some of the pride and self-respect he had enjoyed in the years before the war. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then I saw a sight that makes a hunter’s heart swell with pride. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She took great pride in her hair, changing its style and color to fit her mood. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once more there came to him the pride of strength and knowledge. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Bailey could count on very few punishments for his consistently outrageous behavior, for he was the pride of the Henderson/Johnson family. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't like to remember that they were tears of pride. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t lie to her and say that my pride, my iftikhar, wasn’t stung at all that she had been with a man, whereas I had never taken a woman to bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivory senior took great pride in his son’s accomplishments. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m twelve years old now,” I said with pride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He died in his third year in high school and I was one of his pallbearers, and I think I was guilty of the sin of pride at being chosen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The pride—and survival—of an eight-year-old boy depended on a flannel shirt and pair of man’s wool pants. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She said I was just growing up, and that I should have pride in myself. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You know, all this was figured out with a stopwatch,” he tells me with something like pride. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She is in her eighties and still watches over her family like a lioness protecting her pride. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The memory of Therese keeps me from too much pride in my abilities, even as my reputation for healing grows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The only thing that rivaled Americans’ fear of the Soviet Union’s incipient prowess in the heavens was their wounded national pride. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I felt in me an embarrassing sense of pride that she was ours. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z It is the signature style of a Truman Drama boy, a point of pride. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Lewis “told me facetiously that he is going to have the Radiation Laboratory declared a public nuisance,” Lawrence wrote Poillon, not without a certain perverse pride. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The omen of the dead father stirred up the last remnant of pride that was left in his heart, but he confused it with a sudden gust of strength. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I allowed myself to feel some pride, which was new for me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The young priest was nearly weeping with pride. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Bitter pride in realizing what it costs to defeat them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, she knew, the most important battles for dignity, pride, and progress were fought with the simplest of actions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Telling on myself saved my pride somehow, but it didn’t ease the punishment. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Henry’s beaming like a proud parent, like Samson is his, and Alex is hit with a wave of pride in kind. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His pride soaring, Jonathan grinned at his friend, who was looking at him with astonishment. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z You could also tell that the people of Welch were still trying to maintain some pride of place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Was she to allow me no virtue—no shard of pride or decency? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps his pride was at stake—yet the cost of the repairs to the house was bound to be enormous! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then they gathered humans and animals in the courtyard, poured gasoline on the little brick houses that had once been Trueba’s pride and joy, and set fire to them and everything inside them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was that?” she quavered, forgetting her pride. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He carried the knowledge with a hot and lovely pride. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just that it kicked at her pride. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I also understood that she expected me to suck up my pride and do what was best for the family, as my father had done. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My heavy heart rises; pride keeps it from falling right out my chest. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Mine’s like a rod,” Jack said with intense pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Aru felt a strange burst of pride in the surprisingly brave Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure if it was panic or pride that brought the words to his mouth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I had my pride to keep for me and for my children, who still looked to their father. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They all bore with pride the name Aureliano and the last name of their mothers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For all its importance as a source of capital and jobs for a people who lacked both, the Mutual was even more significant as an emblem of racial pride. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Perkins High School—now integrated, but still the pride of the African American community. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This caused Rachel to quiver with pride and stroll about the house preceded by her pelvis in the manner of a high-fashion model. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me with pride that her husband had photographed her a hundred and twenty-seven times since they had been married. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I took pride in closely following the blueprints for each kit. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As a result of that confined distribution, peoples who pride themselves on being civilized have always viewed writing as the sharpest distinction raising them above “barbarians” or “savages.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Because I was sad, and Emma had hurt my pride, and I needed to sulk. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He wished Bernard would show a little more pride. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a pride that transcended their poverty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z James and Maddie were both still into the challenge, but Emily figured it was more for the pride of winning their bet than for the homework passes at this point. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sure that what small pride I had was buried deep, for it seldom bothered me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But her face is fierce with pride, as if Papi is a hero for saying what he thinks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Ruta Skadi was four hundred and sixteen years old, with all the pride and knowledge of an adult witch queen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them like I’d seen mothers do at playgrounds, with the same mixture of pride and loneliness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z These two brothers were very close to one another, a fact which had always been a matter of pride to Ellen, who strove to make family ties firm and secure. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z What hurt most—worse than the broke ribs, broke nose, banged head, and twisted knee all put together—was his pride. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence could also take pride in the cyclotron’s improved reputation as a reliable laboratory instrument. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Pearl, despite everything, felt a tingle of pride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But her pride and joy was one of those huge dictionaries with every word in the universe in it, the kind of book it takes two kids to carry. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look absolutely Napoleonic in your uniform, Bull. Yes, you’re right. People used to take pride in their work.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched from the floor with huge pride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And, in the pride in her eyes, he saw a shinier, better version of himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Ellidyr’s face, below a bloodstained mat of tawny hair, held a look of scorn and pride. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Until Elgar, Vaughan Williams and perhaps Parry in the twentieth century, no composer commanded as much respect, pride or admiration among Britons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Both of my parents relax in their seats, and where I was nervous, I now feel a distinct sense of pride. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This was the only Soviet regiment to be staffed entirely by women throughout the war, and they took pride in this segregation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I strode up my two rickety steps with as much pride as I could summon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I feel ashamed of the pride I take in ironing a crease extrasharp. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The looks of pride on their faces made me feel better than a shiny new necklace ever could. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s a city that prides itself on its open-mindedness, its lack of pretension, and its homegrown slang. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I’ve always prided myself on being powerful, and right now I feel like a nobody and a nothing.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But the sin of pride took hold of me with a fierce grip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We know what Fudge is. It’s Arthur’s fondness for Muggles that has held him back at the Ministry all these years. Fudge thinks he lacks proper Wizarding pride.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z So she went to work with as much pride as she could muster. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z One of us has to swallow our pride and take the blame for the whole breakup. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Mike and his father talked about the football program at Lake Windsor High with a great deal of pride. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted them to have pride in their own heritage, not to see it as a second-rate imitation of European culture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z "I thought we were speaking of justice. Burning Clegane's fields and slaughtering his people will not restore the king's peace, only your injured pride." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z What I later understood was that my mother was making a desperate effort to preserve her pride—and ours. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As athletes they prided themselves on their self- discipline. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I know a couple songs from 101 Dalmatians,” Arthur says with pride. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Sponsored by a major newspaper, the Johannesburg Sunday Times, their team had inspired effusive national pride and had received a personal blessing from President Nelson Mandela prior to their departure. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z What the Englishman said about survival was this: “If you stop taking pride in your appearance, you will very soon die.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to take some pride in that—the caution of owls when my shape looms in, the alarm I stir in these giant northern wolves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z My pride is hurt, but I’m secretly relieved. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He had his handkerchief out and was dabbing at his eyes, and I don’t think it was only great-grand-fatherly pride. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And it brought a newfound sense of pride to black Americans. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In a way she almost took pride in her decision, for it enabled her to seek refuge in a mystery. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And I didn't know whether it was pride or disgust that suddenly flashed over me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The money I earned in Kilvin’s shop was spent on essentials: ink, soap, lute strings ... the only other thing I could afford was pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had come for my own sake, my own poor personal pride. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Chicago and its students pride themselves on the university’s intellectual rigor and demanding standards. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been unnecessary, of course, for her to mention that the silver was one of my father's main responsibilities and one he took great pride in. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what’s cool,” I answered. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He felt a fresh sense of pride every time those spindly symbols finally fitted together into words and he could get their secret out of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s a connoisseur and prides himself on making it from scratch. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Fremantle thought, startled, he likes me, and flushed with unexpected pride. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lad had taken great pride in serving as a king’s squire, and it had wounded him when Stannis commanded him to remain at Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Of course she does, Gustave; she is my daughter," Du Barry says with pride. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Though he might have meant it in jest, my pride was deeply wounded. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sense, they took considerable pride in not having the dimmest understanding of what Hamilton was talking about. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I ain’t sorry this happened to you. With a fool’s pride comes disgrace. Or something like that.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She looked almost shocked, as though her own personal pride had received a blow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was this huge sense of relief lifted from my shoulders, and I felt an enormous sense of pride for accomplishing something most people could only dream of. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Mama cries when she is told I won’t be returning, but she is smiling with pride as the tears flow down her cheeks. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z "As far as I'm concerned, I've come to realize only just now that I'm fighting because of pride." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I’m too stunned to consider ways to salvage any cell-block pride out of my misstep. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, I prided myself on the fact that I already knew how to outwit him. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z For the first time, Luke felt a glimmer of pride, that he dealt with hiding better than anyone else in his family would. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she begun to cry and I says All right all right I have as much pride about my kinfolks as anybody even if I dont always know where they come from. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just that I take great pride in my job,” he continued. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But Mami was too proud to ask them for more than they volunteered, and we were all developing the same stubborn pride, behind which our frightened selves hid, pretending everything was all right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “No, but she takes such a pride in it all. It’s so awful to think nothing in there has ever been broken before. It had to be me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She smiles at us with so much pride it’s like the sun’s rising over the table. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z During those years when middle-class black Americans began to assert with pride, ‘Black is beautiful,’ I was able to regard my complexion without shame. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Working and sweating side by side, Daddy didn’t say it, but I could feel his pride in me then. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I want her to be proud of me for taking a stand, but if she has any pride at all, it’s been consumed by her fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The priest broke it when he said, with pride in his voice, “Piscine is a good Christian boy. I hope to see him join our choir soon.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Like pride in your people, your customs, your language. Afghanistan is like a beautiful mansion littered with garbage, and someone has to take out the garbage.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But really the rugs are from Iran, and they just ship them from Turkey, because Mr. Abbas is a man who takes pride in his work. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I did not feel any great pride in my writings, however. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He prided himself on keeping his heart silent, immobile, closed tight. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He prided himself on keeping his weapons sharp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then she rose again, brazen with her various sins—pride, gluttony, avarice, uncooperativeness—and for each she paid with a life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His mother and father spoke to their children only in English as a point of pride and a matter of definitively severing the bond to the Old World. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Among the staff, the garden became a source of pride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Gold for four generations,” Harry would boast, as if four generations of exile and defeat were something to take pride in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At once, I stand taller, unable to resist a bit of pride. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He then looked at me with his exposed eyes, which were full of slowly subsiding mirth and the pride of someone who knows a really good riddle or two. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was to save his pride that he had come. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Why was it that pride and foolishness were so often close companions? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Yet he had determined to do this thing; his ninety-three-year-old pride would not allow him to fail. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In their minds they sneered at unsettled people who had no house to go to and occasionally in their pride they brought a guest home for a day or two. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out the conch to Piggy who flushed, this time with pride. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “So, little brother,” says Toño with pride in his voice, “what do you think?” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “One reason for my pride is that I was born to a prince of Sweden,” she says, laying down her pen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They look so broken, but there’s a shimmer of pride in their eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Meme realized that he was burning in the heat of his pride, and she desperately looked for a way to humiliate him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Even tonight, one of the dads with a kid on the team was raving about Mustafa and his coaching style to Baba, who was bursting with pride. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The visitors poured through the castle gates in a river of gold and silver and polished steel, three hundred strong, a pride of bannermen and knights, of sworn swords and freeriders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z You may not have shared political views with Beck, but you would share my pride in seeing how he has handled this. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Two or three thousand dollars, sometimes,” Pearl told him with pride, and Moody did quick mental math: if Mia sold ten pictures a year... Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Under the wounded pride, Will could sense something else in the older man. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Which was better at least than no pride and no dignity — his own situation come fall semester. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected Kilvin might have padded the price a little, which rankled my pride a bit, but I was in no position to look a gift horse in the mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was his special talent, a particular point of pride. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “My worry and my concern were more a matter of pride than anything else,” Mom said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He was, after all, guilty of the sin of “pride, ” wasn’t he? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Or we could ask for free copies to be sent to us, if prides were swallowed,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If I were to face that fact, possibly I could move on with my life, maybe learn a trade and take pride in my ability to shingle roofs or knock the dents out of cars. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His length was his pride, and no mere walking stick was more impressive than he! Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Actually,” says Dad with a weird sort of pride, “he’s not. The other eye is glass.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I felt cursed like the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, stripped of power and pride, and driven into the wilderness to live like an animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He said it like a point of pride, but to me, the saying was also a warning: “Don’t rely on anything coming to save us. We’re all alone down here.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was pride in his mother’s breast when she saw him walking, sitting down and rising: Siddhartha —strong, handsome, supple-limbed, greeting her with complete grace. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared him right in the eye to let him know what Baxter pride looked like when it rose to meet the day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland stood in the doorway and his nostrils quivered with pride. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was pride that made me try to be the best knight in the world. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that Perseus had been led by his angry pride into making an empty boast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the other telling, she’s the jealous maniac who murders Maryam and decides to kill herself when the son insults her pride with a proposal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Matty had a boyish pride in the fact that he never cried. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Surely it would be pride to claim a calling at my young age! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was a powerful feeling of pride: I had actually done what I’d set out to do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He took pride in never walking barefoot, even in his own home, and shuffled around in highly polished leather slippers to protect himself from microbios. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But there seemed to be a mix of shock and unmistakable pride in there somewhere. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Most people who live on the Hill take a strange pride in it, I’ve noticed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our city was the pride of Poland,” Jack recalled, remembering his childhood. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There was pride in her voice, but I saw that something was bothering her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "I have seen the Year of the Monkey five times!" the lord said with pride. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I felt such intense pride at that point, not as an African, but as a Xhosa; I felt like one of the chosen people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The image of her looking more and more lovely every day made my heart tighten in my chest and I had a moment of sisterly, almost maternal, pride. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Her face beams with pride when she finishes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for cool native impudence and pure innate pride, you haven’t your equal,” said he. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “He weighs fifteen pounds,” the girl announced with pride. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to take pride in all this. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She had given birth at the zoo to two young ones, strapping males five and eight years old that were her—and our—pride. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This was more than Nick's pride could bear. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, my parents paint,” he said, his tone a mixture of pride and discomfort. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then Pippin looked the old man in the eye, for pride stirred strangely within him, still stung by the scorn and suspicion in that cold voice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Take pride in your pain,” her mother had always told her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She wept, though for loss of pride or loss of supper none could say. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As if fired from a cannon, the priest himself came hurtling out, with his pelican daemon in a wild flutter of feathers and injured pride. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So now Molly does—she swallowed her pride, asked Ralph for money, and bought almond butter, organic honey, and nutty bread in the health food store in Bar Harbor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And while he wasn’t exactly beaming at Roy, there was unmistakable affection—and possibly even pride—in his gaze. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, in my father's eyes, I saw a hint of his old pride. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Paul will take great care of you. And he’ll do everything he can to find your missing agent—that will be a matter of pride for him. He’s never lost any of his circuit before.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dimple raised a hand, and he saw genuine joy in her eyes, and pride. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You know what the Abnegation used to say about pride?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But Mercy did not have Judith’s pride; it was something much stronger than pride that upheld her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Northern blacks took pride in dressing in the formal suits and dresses popular in the early 1900s. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An embarrassing sense of pride tentatively bloomed in the middle of the sadness I felt at my surroundings. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z By the night before the walk, though, she had worked past that bit of pride too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But my pride gets in the way of agreeing to such a grotesque lie. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was full of pride and held his head high. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She said it full of pride, and then got a little sad. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After the first flush of pride in ownership, it would be exhausting and debilitating, and there would be no time for anything else. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d died when she was three, but she had them again, and even though she was a flower she knew what it was like to have them shining with pride when she danced. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Proud men might shout that they would sooner die free than live as slaves, but pride was cheap. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wonder if Marguerite's pride makes her despise the lowly Therese, or if she is jealous of her visions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Years ago in the Sea of Monsters, Annabeth had told me her biggest flaw was pride—thinking she could fix anything. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I’m going to have to swallow my pride and my shame and go to him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Singly they found their way to his door, wrapped each in a shroud stitched with anger, yearning, pride, vengeance, loneliness, misery, defeat, and hunger. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The fence was a source of some pride and satisfaction to her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z You could sense his pride that he had come at last into a man’s estate, the sole support of the women upon whom he had until now depended. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So I took pride in sliding gracefully from Vietnam to graduate school, from Quang Ngai to Harvard, from one world to another. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “My Jo, you may say anything to your mother, for it is my greatest happiness and pride to feel that my girls confide in me and know how much I love them.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I should have been beaming with pride when he dropped me off—the old me would have—but all I could muster was a mild form of embarrassment. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Undoubtedly it was the resoluteness, pride, and enthusiasm of its people, and their love of the game as an intellectual and cultural pursuit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It gets Traft Martin’s goat that I won’t sell them. He prides himself on saddling up the best-looking horses in these parts.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But in the end she offered him a tiny smile, and this was enough to make the young man swell with pride at the fine service he had provided that day. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Almost everyone was feeling that same strange mix of pride and horror. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Put it down, old man," I said, thinking, Why am I acting from pride when this is not really me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a little jolt of pride at having reached this conclusion myself. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I felt a funny mix of embarrassment and pride as my father paraded through the narrow street, boasting of my faraway friend. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Have you ever been to a Black pride meeting at your school?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z My father burst with pride when Craig became a starter as a sophomore on Princeton’s basketball team. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then she swallowed, and her chest swelled with pride. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He heard the water truck approaching, and felt a strange sense of pride at being able to show Mr. Sir, or Mr. Pendanski, that he had dug his first hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Where I live in northern Kenya, the lion is a symbol of bravery and pride. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Richard with unconcealed pride that he had formerly worked for the Irish priest Father Bernard and the American professor Land. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ellsberg willed his way through a training course filled with jocks and tough guys, and he served with pride as a marine lieutenant. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We were outside, standing on a patch of lawn off to one side, out of sight of the public but with a beautiful, close-up view of the White House, lit up in pride. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was happy and would have continued to sell the newspaper and its magazine supplement indefinitely had it not been for the racial pride of a friend of the family. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t restrain his pride at the success of his gift, at the princess’s courageous receiving of it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They think that this will break my pride, that it will make an end to me, but they are wrong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Gitano answered with some pride, “My brother-in-law is in Monterey. I have cousins there, too.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else ... even the gods.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z For a brief time, I even harbored a little pride. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She would quiver with pride to have a father who knew such things. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The girls had worked in teams, and they beamed with pride at their inventive defense systems. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He is proud, I must use that, his pride will be the key. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tears were sliding down from behind the half-moon spectacles into the long silver beard, and the pride and the gratitude emanating from him filled Harry with the same balm as phoenix song. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She pictured Boo’s feathery chest puffed out in pride. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We pat their cheeks and view their treasures with pride. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z England and the Kingdom, Britain and the Empire, the old prides and the old devotions, glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon, pass - pass. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The fetters chafed at her wrists and at her pride. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The garden was a kind of sanctuary for him, a place where he, not Thula, was in charge, and it was a source of enormous pride. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From here, I see Dad and Mom, their eyes beaming with pride. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Armistead felt enormous pride, his chest filled and stuffed with a furious love. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the biscuits and her beaming pride Nanny didn’t notice for a minute. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dad told her he was never one to be concerned about “pride of appearance,” as he called it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In the end, the Fifteens won the scrimmage 3-1, but not before the Thirteens managed a final blow to the older boys’ pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She says this slowly, deliberately, filling us with pride. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I seemed to have no control over myself, I who had always prided myself on keeping the deepest parts of me hidden from view. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was reflective of a larger spirit of self-sufficiency and pride I’d seen in all parts of the military. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Ade is easily the best out there,” Papa said, with an offhand pride, while scanning another paper. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His brown hair was salted with white now, his face chiseled gaunt by time, yet the years had not touched his pride. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He felt almost sorrowful with pride, gazing at it with wet eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, seated across from me at the kitchen table, his face flushed with whiskey and pride, he said, “Tell me about it, son.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z However, the speech made Lili and Guy stand on the tips of their toes from great pride. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z We pat their cheeks and view their treasures with pride. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In an act of pride I told her that I was determined to change all that by becoming the first black South African to win Wimbledon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And she invariably ended the recital with a note of pride in her voice, as she said: “And I never run my train off the track, and I never lost a single passenger.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z By his own description he was “very local” and took great pride in never having ventured too far from Monroeville. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This was both a matter of personal pride and a crucial political precedent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But also, with fierce and well-earned pride, they would display their medals. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And this caused her to stiffen with a tentative anger against Florence, and with pride and fear. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The way his mother was, now, bright and ingratiating and altogether without pride. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Smith and Howard walked off together, radiating pride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the pride Americans had felt in the Big Science that had won World War II was draining away at the spectacle of multimillion-dollar rockets exploding in flight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z King Hygelac's heart grew big with pride when he heard what Beowulf had done. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed up nursing my pride, the only thing I really injured. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In the warm rush of pride that welled up in her, Kit forgot her fear. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I do not know how I would have reacted had I not been standing in full view of the other prisoners, but my pride was now at stake. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sergei Diaghilev, art, dance and music lover, saw in this upsurge of Russian cultural pride an opportunity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Getting shot should be an experience from which you can draw some small pride. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cavendish understandably harbored a proprietary interest in the characteristics of the particle it had discovered, not to mention a native pride in its ability to extract precise measurements from its meticulously hand-built equipment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Makes me quite puffed up with pride and yet fills me with scorn all at the same time—what rubbish! Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He had been impressed with their perfection of equipment, discipline, grand gaudy uniforms, the pride of their officers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uncle Eugene would have run it on the front page of his paper,” Amaka said, and I wondered if the inflection in her voice was pride. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z "Speak up!" the old woman scolds, but her voice betrays pride when she speaks up for him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “There is something that would be very helpful to the Soviet Union, and something in which you can take pride.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “She asking about angels and monsters and things,” Bitter called over her shoulder, her voice a blend of amusement and pride. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z All he suffered was a bit of singed beard and a slightly bruised pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Here they weren’t quite so tied up by considerations of everybody’s prestige and pride, and questions evidently were not insulting either to the asker or the one questioned. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His tone conveyed a warning, given out of the pride of ownership, and the boys ate faster while there was still time. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And my heart is nearly bursting with pride. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Many a woman, white or black, waving to her husband as the trains of soldiers pulled out of the station, harbored anxiety alongside her sadness and pride, worried about how to make ends meet. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He filled the cracks in the wood with a father’s pride and a mother’s belief. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Those who do have their voting rights restored often describe a feeling of validation, even pride. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was pride in those rooms, a united spirit that went well past the color of anyone’s skin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And he shook off his grandfather’s hands with an impatient motion, for though grateful for the sympathy, his man’s pride could not bear a man’s pity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We had startled him and it hurt his pride. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She viewed the civil rights achievements of black Americans with pride, as if they were her own. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven sets in all, he says, boyish pride slipping into his voice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They saw Gwenforte, standing in the center of the dark room, panting, her tail wagging, her head high with pride—completely covered in blood. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “And you’re always so sharp in AP English with all your comments and questions, and Maddie just about burst with pride when you won that essay competition. You see what I’m saying?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All I have bought myself is worse problems, no matter how good it felt to salve my pride. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Wang Lung felt in him a great pride that this woman was his and did not fear to appear before him, but would not before other men. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Just the thought of his run through their yard made his heart beat fast, remembering fear and pride. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat stiffly erect, holding my body straight somehow until Rufus said, “Will you lean back on me before you fall off! You got more pride than sense.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Let them keep their pride, and they will love you better.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Certainly,” she said with pride, and then, immediately thinking better of it, added, “not. And don’t try to take one, because it’s strictly against the rules.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Part of me was sad to hear it, but pride also swelled up in me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At that moment, I couldn’t manage any pride at all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Iorek Byrnison in his battered armor, lean and ferocious, and felt as if her heart would burst with pride. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In middle age he was the wealthy, respected man he had wanted to be when he was a struggling adolescent without godfathers and with no greater capital than his pride and ambition. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried himself with such self-assurance and pride that even those big bilagaanaas were impressed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They bounced over to me, hopping up and down with pride, and I chuckled wearily. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A man is supposed to work and take pride in what he does no matter what the work is. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He, after all, had no standards of manliness, of virility, to complicate his pride. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "That's right. Can't catch me breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma," said the fat boy with a touch of pride. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Now the Soviet Air Force became an unlucky target for Stalin’s purges, because it had been a source of pride for Mikhail Tukhachevsky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My pride welled up like a blister ready to pop. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘And only the heathen kings, under the domination of the Dark Power, did thus, slaying themselves in pride and despair, murdering their kin to ease their own death.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Governor Faubus was on television, giving some sort of talk about Southern pride and communists and, okay, I tried to pay attention, but it didn’t really make much sense. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet it seemed to be a point of pride among Bloom’s instructors that the training was about us, not about them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew moments of pride when the overseer consulted Ben, her father, about the weather. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It filled Pong with a mixture of relief and pride and envy to see how well things had turned cut for him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Little did we know Adam was using that song to instill pride in us, since most of the children we went to school and gym with looked different from us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For three weeks straight I swallowed my pride and walked into my coach’s office to discuss my removal from the team. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It didn’t have pride, dignity, and honor like Edwin had said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Girl pride made me lie hard and strong. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the other Blackcliff students, pounding on their stone seats and roaring with a mix of pride and envy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Still, it was the only important body of water within forty miles, a source of pride, nice to look at on bright summer days, and later that evening it would color up with fireworks. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My pride was such that I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me, but I was muttering to myself, “That man was right, this is a lot harder than cotton.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu would continue to uncork bottles of beer and Coke silently, while feeling the warm glow of pride spread up from the tips of his toes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He does not wish the emissary to see the imperfect glaze ... his pride keeps him from a royal commission. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But—out of pride, word had it—Etta would not move in with him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They wanted to destroy everything to satisfy their stupid pride. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt a kind of pride in being allowed to touch all the delicate glassware, plates, and bowls, and he hadn’t broken a single thing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There’s pride in it, because it demonstrates how extreme and therefore justified it was, for me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Having his mom beaming at him with pride. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Taking pride in her ability to predict its movements. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You heard what Prince Cardan said by the river—he just wants you to give up. It’s a blow to his pride, and it hurts his status, you acting like you’re not afraid of him.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “We considered taking a stand, being arrested and going to jail to be an event that instilled the utmost pride,” one student demonstrator explained. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was out of pride, or some deep- rooted disdain for authority—or, I thought with a cringe, maybe the Gypsies just wanted the satisfaction of killing us themselves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When she concluded, she was a little embarrassed at the pride she took in her own words. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z His pride had prevented him from making contact with the armed groups in the interior of the country until the leaders of the party publicly rectified their declaration that he was a bandit. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Aron, I can see your revulsion. You must get over that. Don’t forget our Lord and Mary Magdalene. Without pride I say I would be glad to raise her up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She went off to deal with a distant customer, and Katz watched her go with something like paternal pride. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Shinálí, don’t tell him I told you to do this. His pride will get the better of him.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Still, the Black Lives Matter movement has taken pride in what it has accomplished. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His pride in his son and in his son's possessions was continually increasing and now he had something to show me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Now that his secret was out, Milo relaxed with Yossarian and Orr and inflated opulently with a vast, shy pride. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z For years, I had prided myself that Mr. Muhammad and I were so close that I knew how he felt by how I felt. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The pride of the game was the depth of its conceptions, Fischer contended, not triumph by mechanical means. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and said it would have been as foolish as attempting to fight a pride of angry lions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They could feel the joy and pride singing from their hearts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The only thing that had held him back for so long, he acknowledged, was his false pride. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “If she wants to play the piano, let her,” Papi argued, pride in his voice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Adam’s first reaction was to smile with pride. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom prided himself on his ability to kid people and make it sound serious. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was broken and her pride was gone, so she told those who asked what had happened. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the sight of Napoleon, on all fours, delivering orders to Whymper, who stood on two legs, roused their pride and partly reconciled them to the new arrangement. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was clear he took a pride in the technical side of the circus. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z If she could get into a Quaker college, she hoped his pride would prompt him to help pay her costs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Standing before her and the president, I felt a jolt of pride. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’ve never felt the pride that is supposed to come with righteous self-defense and justified violence. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He fluffed his feathers to show the world how mighty he was, and he attacked the blanket with all the pride he could muster. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They were torn apart by disease, drugs and alcohol, pride, fear, and anger. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My siblings had already instilled the notion of black pride in me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z People came from miles around to walk down the block where Petra and Calder lived, and families took pride in becoming as frightening as possible. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else chimed in their approval, filling Thomas with relief and a sense of pride. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Just about,” replied the bee with a hint of pride in his voice. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Can such abominable pride as his have ever done him good?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She was paying for the lie and for the doll by giving up her pride. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the awed admiration of the audience as they saw the robe displayed for the first time in a year, and she felt pride in the work she had done. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She took pride in her strength, but it took all of her might to yank the metal lever into place. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z 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 Sitting with me or talking on the phone recounting their experiences, they were flooded with turbulent, often contradictory feelings of fear, anger, sorrow, regret, and pride. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But Father’s pride in having raised a handygirl sometimes seemed worth the trouble. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t keep the pride out of my voice. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought back to how Miss Simpson had taken such pride in the wooden apple he had carved for her desk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The arrogance had always been there, but formerly it had come out in pride in his work—not in the way he wore his hat and walked. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I see Ma in a very different light now and have more pride in her strength. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father had grown fond of his wife, and it was a matter of pride for Jinjoo that her parents loved each other. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My bookbag is inside, and my donuts and pride and dreams, too. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The music swirls around me and sweeps me up and makes my heart swell with pride. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, everything reminds her of a story,” Yishan said mockingly, but also with a touch of pride. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Getting stuff for free on the Net is a matter of pride, therefore, a demonstration of determination, computing skills, and righteous geek thinking. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But somewhere in his gut, was there not some hope that he, too, could bring pride to the family, as Mohammed had so many years ago? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The dangers of the melee were - only a savor to Robert, but this touched on his pride. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They’re pretty hopeless and slow, but they’re applauded like heroes when they finish, and you can see the pride ruffled on their faces. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Without considering my pride, I ran down the hill and banged on the door. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For his part, Euwe didn’t evince much pride in his swift victory, since he felt that Bobby “was only a boy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The repeated “He,” has a sarcastic tone, and the hysteron proteron in the second sentence foregrounds this notion on which the argument turns: Is pride really a bad thing? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There was the teasing and impossible desire to imitate the petty pride of sparrows wallowing and flouncing in the red dust of country roads. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In a ceremony of great pride, I solemnly crossed Plato off my list. m . Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that Chervil prided himself on knowing his rabbits by name. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At that, I drew myself up with wounded pride and strode off to "our" side of the property. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mommy took great pride in our relationship to God. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And it is true that there were some people who, when their sorrow was beginning to lose its savor, gently edged it toward pride and felt increasingly important because of their loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And right then, I was determined to put a stop to her fooiish pride. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z During the heyday of the Ku Klux Klan, its members took pride in publicly disparaging anybody who wasn’t a conservative white Christian. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Would you let the fate of your soul hang upon pride and vanity?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I opened the door to my craft room, I felt a rush of pride. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Today that pride must be tempered with a profound concern,” he continued. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The magistrate was fierce in his anger as well as his pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And you can see Vinny’s cheeks with their pinkness of pride and you can see Signora Divino peeking out of the kitchen window almost shyly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Now I had succeeded and it made complete sense that I would feel relief and pride. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said with pride—“Well, I guess he can bite all right.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He establishes that “pride” was at the root of his downfall, hints at the pathos of what he’s lost, and appears unexpectedly generous to the God he might reasonably be expected to curse. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Parvati came back down the ladder glowing with pride. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I had a notion that if we acknowledged our brokenness, we could no longer take pride in mass incarceration, in executing people, in our deliberate indifference to the most vulnerable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Losing the Story Box had to be a blow to his pride. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The grandson of a coal miner, he takes pride, he says, in having moved up to become a supermarket buyer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The sight that greeted her made the woman swell with pride and determination. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She was red-cheeked with pride over her efforts at providing a good dinner, and her eyes flashed a little in the direction of Tom and Eb, from whom she anticipated the usual teasing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t I? He’s a person like any other, driven by greed and pride and pain. You should understand that better than anyone.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was watching with satisfaction and pride the fearless way the princess was now chasing the cub, trying to wrest the toy back from him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Wait! Wait!” shouted Rita, but the man and boy were off as though a pride of lions were after them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Although none of us had a lot of money, we had pride in our appearance. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A bewildered smile spreads over her face, an expression of disbelief and pride. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s good that somebody has finally cut me down to size, has broken my pride, because I’ve been far too smug. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The people of Village prided themselves on the welcome, many of them leaving their regular work to go and be part of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I ran my hands over the books on my shelf, looking with pride at the dioramas I’d made of scenes from my favorite stories. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But he did not tell a soul, just as he never talked about his pain, because it was a matter of pride. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They understood that their pride was on the line. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The instincts of self-preservation, of self- defense, of pride, had all deserted us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” I said, feeling a spark of pride. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Out of some perverse pride, Uncle had told them to use those sheets for the tent. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The property, which had once seemed to him like paradise and had been his pride and joy, was now a nuisance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He never heard of civil rights, but we all had our pride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And this, rather than causing me distress, that I might be used for the man’s amorous ends, filled me with great pleasure and pride. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If school pride makes us gangs, I’m neutral thanks to my dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Because pride is a strange thing, and because generosity deserves generosity in return. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Kino, in his pride and youth and strength, could re-main down over two minutes without strain, so that he worked deliberately, selecting the largest shells. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep personal pride in having had something to do with that—at least in some cases, years before. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The soil is rocky, the terrain steep, and the weather so bad that people take actual pride in it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There was no missing the pride in her voice. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Those unfamiliar with horses might scoff at the notion of equine pride as a silly anthropomorphism, but the behavior is unmistakable. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the pride of Shantytown, the tall, blond, good-looking Nolan lads. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank and Hazel were grinning at him with pride. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Over the next several months, as it often happens, I managed to erase the story’s flaws from my memory, taking pride in a shadowy, idealized recollection of its virtues. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hear Spoony preach about how hard it is to be black, or my father preach about how young people lack pride and integrity, making us easy targets. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She turned and slunk away, with one last defiant snap to save her pride. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind them came the soldiers, shoulders squared, jaws set, elbows clutched by the mothers and sweethearts they were leaving behind, marching through a shower of tears, cheers, and pride. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The men around the tables were watching as if in ecstasy, their faces glowing with pride. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "It's his pride and joy. I've borrowed it—and just now it got its first scratch." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you have any civic pride? Our entire way of life is on the line here.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Only in some chimookoman things, his cabin for instance, and his ability to play and win the white man’s game of chess with the trader, did he take secret pride. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z No matter the odds, we will fight with all our might until black men everywhere can point with pride to this Republic, standing dignified and defiant, an example of African nationalism.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The First Mobile, if one is sent, must be warned that unless he is very self-assured, or senile, his pride will suffer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But for the most part he was all work and pride and temper, and held himself apart. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But what hurt more than the bumps on his skull was his injured pride. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His stubbornness was packed beneath so many layers of pride that it was impossible for me to be angry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It must have hurt his pride to say it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Indeed some units took pride in a sloppy posture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My injured pride rose up and made me defend myself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There’s both embarrassment and pride in his voice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But there was something in her heart—either decency, or pride, or generosity, or humility, or the determination not to be a cannibal—which spared him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran the last twenty yards or so, even though running in the halls is one of the deadly sins at Camillo Junior High, right up there with pride, envy, wrath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Because she was born that way,” Joy to the Heart said with pride. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Wear them with pride. And then...who knows? One day you may forego those striped pants for solid blue ones, just as Martina Crowe did today!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Marcy took pride in her ability to hold up her end of the conversation at social gatherings with her husband’s college friends and, later, with his faculty colleagues. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Whatever pride his lord father might have felt at Samwell's birth vanished as the boy grew up plump, soft, and awkward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was a point of pride for me that almost every year in primary school, I won the trophy for first place at the end of the term. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then their eyes were riveted; a slate-colored pigeon swooped down to the middle of the steel car tracks and began strutting to and fro with ruffled feathers, its fat neck bobbing with regal pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Chubs didn’t bother to hide the pride in his voice. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The things Laura had done weren’t easily forgotten by the people, but she could maintain a distance between Rocky, who was her pride, and this other, unwanted child. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a different light in his eyes, a fiery kind of pride. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Both my parents were at the game, and at the end, my mother applauded and smiled widely, her face glowing with pride. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I feel like something awful’s going to happen to me,” Bigger spoke with a tinge of bitter pride in his voice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z By the pride in her voice, Yolanda understands the old woman wants to treat her to the best on her menu. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He prided himself on not hoping, on not allowing his heart to lift inside of him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “It is our hope that in years to come we may look at this scroll, and all that it signifies, with pride,” Oppenheimer told the crowd. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him coolly, aware of the ferocity of his pride. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She returned with the wooden cane, presenting it with pride to her general. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He wears his pride in his posture, in the way his eyes claim everything they land on. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Train schedules are a matter of pride and of apprehension to nearly everyone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They would not rest as easily, nor would there be much thought of community pride. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Lita made it no secret she thought our world’s leaders needed to swallow their pride and figure out their differences. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then, while Matt watched with delight and pride suffusing his face, she unfolded it and held it to the window light. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And my mom prides herself on being timely and responsible. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Had I attended to the suggestions of pride and ire, I should immediately have left him; but something worked within me more strongly than those feelings could. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The stuff— the stuff called pride, that attitude, that aura, your identity, your self, your pride, peace of mind, worry free. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I show it to Morrie with the pride of a Little Leaguer rounding the bases on his first home run. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Rich land is scarce in Kerm, and a Domain’s pride is in the length of its borders, and the lords of Kerm Land are proud men and umbrageous men, casting black shadows. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It is interesting to note that the lion that is the most amenable to the circus trainer’s tricks is the one with the lowest social standing in the pride, the omega animal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a legitimate concern, but decisions should not be taken out of pride or embarrassment, but out of pure strategy — and strategy here suggested we call off the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Second Head Boy in the family!” she said, swelling with pride. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It touched his pride that this matter might indeed be called out before the village. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “My mom is nice,” Pearl said, with a prickle of pride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Geography—the one that was implemented by the school board this year in an effort to “enlighten students as to the rich history available in their own home state and inspire Hoosier pride.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Chambers will put up some excellent jam,” Arthur had said, without pride. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But part of me thought her pride was going to get us all killed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I feel ashamed of the pride I take in ironing a crease extrasharp. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But some members of the audience thought I was denying racial pride, trying somehow to deny my racial identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart surged with pride, drawing me back into the moment I’d pulled the gun. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Long ago, Athena had taught the mortal weaver Arachne a hard lesson—cursing her for her pride by turning her into the first spider. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Yes, light and love and pride, and everything that had shone on her from time to time, like that night at the spire-fighting championship. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Wood rumbled, glaring at Harry with a kind of furious pride. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure what to think of that—Stephen Kellner, expressing pride in me—but he was trying to make things better between us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I am a man who chooses to glean with pride, not shame. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was the pride one can feel only when, far from home and surrounded by a captive audience, you are called upon to explain what is undoubtedly the single greatest thing about your country. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Girl pride and a lower voice said, “I’m not afraid of no hill.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him pushing out his lips, trying to gather back his pride, his anger, all that thunderclap he’d first come striding in here with. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dasch felt a surge of pride that he was able "to fool that little Navy boy." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A strange wash of pride covered Julius’s fear for a moment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Again Bigger’s eyes lit with a bitter and feverish pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Off the coast of British Columbia, there is a special black bear called the Spirit Bear. It’s pure white and has pride, dignity, and honor. More than most people.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There was a faint note of pride in his voice that Harry had rarely heard there before. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And Wang Lung, hearing this sat down with seeming carelessness, but his heart swelled with pride at what he was. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She nodded at me once, and there was something almost like pride in her eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There’s pride in how our bodies work, trekking, efficient and quick. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Boys pride themselves on their drab clothing, their drooping socks, their smeared and inky skin: dirt, for them, is almost as good as wounds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My alarm clock during my childhood was a pride of lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It is a story filled with joy and pride that he is about to tell. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Has your pride crowded all the wits out of your head?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to black pride on Dad's side of the family, it's easy to imagine a strong, passionate African woman as one of my ancestors. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I see a familiar look in her eyes—it is the same as the one Jeanine wore when she told Tobias she had developed a serum that could control him: pride. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Where are the warriors determined to test their pride, their honor, and their skills one-on-one? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The seven great gates which were the Thebans’ pride remained closed, and famine drew near to the citizens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I still feel the pride that welled up within me at that moment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The old man took great pride in the boy’s accomplishments. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Your correct choice is something you can have pride in for always. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His body got tougher and stronger, and he took pride in how much he could do. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Your extraordinary skill and genius at the most difficult of games is a source of pride to me and to all who stand in the light of your remarkable accomplishments.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had heard the story so often; each time of hearing, she looked down at her strong hands with pride. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were driving, the powerful motor purring and filling me with pride and anxiety. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Gertrude’s ladies took pride in their needlework, but to me the thin, sharp steel was an instrument of torture. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They reach up their hands, whistling and clapping and glowing with pride. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z White Durham was proud of the Mutual’s record, and, perhaps, even prouder of its own pride in it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She prodded me to attention when the preacher railed against pride and vanity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The parson swallowed his pride and went to beg the Apothecary’s forgiveness. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z As his hagiographers tell the story, Kim II Sung’s most important intellectual achievement—his brilliant juche idea—asserts that national pride goes hand in glove with self-reliance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There is nothing here but arrogance and pride, and the empty courage of a madman. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I brought him up to be my pride and joy... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody was hurt, but it sure knocked the pride out of us, and it knocked the air out of the right front tire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I remember her standing there watching me walk away, her face a mix of sadness and pride. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Walk with dignity and pride, but never, never walk in front of one of them or cross their path. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it’s somewhere between pride and hope. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I think their pride got in their way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was not even a dais for the abbot and his distinguished guests, as there would have been at a Benedictine abbey, for the Grandmontines don’t hold with the pride of status. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I speak twelve languages fluently,” said Scythe Curie, a bit of pride in her voice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She prided herself on not needing any help, and I guessed needing some now bothered her almost as much as the pain. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He hadn’t missed the note of pride that had entered his grandfather’s voice as he’d said that. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When Palmer recalled last year’s Treatment, he could hardly believe his own memory: pride, honor, little kids lining up to touch his devastated arm. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Back at the hotel Candace tried to cheer me up, but nothing was more devastating to my pride than going out so early. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But the regiment was given an injection of pride and spirit when, on May 4, 1943, they were awarded a new name. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “From books, sir,” I said with guarded pride. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall gray suit, walking with pride and confidence all around El Barrio. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Dad prided himself on being able to smell perfume as soon as he walked into a room, and on being able to pick the offender out of a crowd. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke of her often and with a peculiar pride. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bono, Olakunde, and I removed our shirts immediately—garments thrown off so with such celerity, when once donned with such pride. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I could argue a point down to its theoretical essence and prided myself on never rolling over in a conflict. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Nature produced you, but nurture has perfected you,” Gertrude often said with pride, as though I were her creation, carved from an unlikely piece of wood. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Okra has too much pride to do tricks for mere human beings,” Mary Anne stated officiously. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "You stiff-necked fool," he mut-tered, "too proud to listen. Can you eat pride, Stark? Will honor shield your children?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She grew very big—abnormally big, even at a time when women gloried in big babies and counted extra pounds with pride. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the disbelief and anger, Harry heard a little strain of pride in her voice, and affection for Minerva McGonagall gushed up inside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His sister was not without a certain low cunning, but her pride blinded her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She and some of the engineers turned out for the parade, enjoying the celebration, allowing themselves, perhaps, just a sliver of pride in having been a part of such an achievement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For the first time he understands that crazy pride. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari smiled with pride at the child who would one day be the man named Timothy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They were cheering her, and she was hit with a sense of pride and camaraderie she would have found cheesy back home. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There were many motivations for these journeys: ambition, greed, national pride, religious fanaticism, prison pardons, scientific curiosity, the thirst for adventure and the unavailability of suitable employment in Estremadura. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the edge of the bed and stared at it, pride welling in me. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But my parents regarded my progress with more than mere pride. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt such pride and happiness every time one of my teammates saluted the judges and the audience cheered. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Wear it with pride, for it is priceless!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Down on the mall in front of Buckingham Palace, there’s a mass of people with banners, signs, American flags, Union Jacks, pride pennants streaming over their heads. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘It is all another way of saying—God’s way of saying—that pride goeth before a fall.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not the meaning of the speech that gave him pride, but the mere act of it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps Mr. Derby could use an assistant to help him keep his books. I can read and cipher, you know,” she added with a bit of pride. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a mixed-up Mr. Potato Head,” he explained, with a whole lot of pride in his voice and no embarrassment at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Both he and his wife express pride that their marriage has withstood its particular problems and stresses. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He spoke with great pride when he announced that he was ready to ask his questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was now plain that we would not attempt to use legal niceties to avoid accepting responsibility for actions we had taken with pride and premeditation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And he let them take pride in their accomplishments. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I prided myself on being the ultimate prankster. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Olanna glanced at the people standing and reading the Daily Times and her feet grew light with pride. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All the pride had vanished from her watery eyes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z But his words emboldened her, as did the pride in his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I work out, too, in my normal life and take a certain macho pride in the Vs of sweat that form on my T-shirt after ten minutes or more on the StairMaster. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They more than do their work, they take pride in it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Besides, anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From these laws, Newton wrote with undisguised pride in the Principia, “I now demonstrate the frame of the System of the World.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Jade Dragon saw what her children had done, she cursed herself for her pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She was desperately afraid for him, and for Winterfell, yet she could not deny feeling a certain pride as well. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was white and gleaming, and the pride of Ravenskill, a town that took sports and competition very, very seriously. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A few seats away, Dana is beaming with pride, like she invented me or something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But my whole family, we just love our mom so much, so my brothers sacrificed their pride and brought water and wood and did other chores. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Of these twenty-four, all of them men of great experience and power, and some of them men of great fame, Gabriel, to his astonished pride, was asked to be one. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was hard for him, hard for all of them, but he pictured Bri and how brave she was, and he felt a new surge of pride. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He heard men complaining of the cold in the cellar and he was glad of the coat tucked around him, and felt a fatherly pride that he had stopped the corporals throwing theirs away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Looking back, I figured Bodega must have taken a lot of pride in these favors he handed out through Nazario. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I know you love making your journeys, and that you take pride in being the only one who can. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Emile was beside himself with pride as he pointed to various dishes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps her sin was so extreme that it could not be forgiven; perhaps her pride was so great that she did not need forgiveness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z His pride in his work spilled over into our home, where he was clearly the king of the castle, even if the castle was just a modest apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In the end, aside from issues of pride, my screwup would make no difference at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Stop fighting me. This is not time for false pride or false courage." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His trainer knew it, and told him, fairly glowing with a ferocious pride, as if he’d built the tiger—bones, sinews, fangs, and claws—with his own hands. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I am quite a talented thief,” he said with a touch of pride. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He leads Dudley by the nose. devil It was pride that got me into this. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They prided themselves on being incomparably more “cultured,” “cultivated,” “dignified,” and better off than their black brethren down in the ghetto, which was no further away than you could throw a rock. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Too disgusting, I had to retire to the vomitorium. Poor boy, actually seeing it—who can wonder? But in front of his father, and yours...What a blow to his pride!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He glittered in the light of their adoration and grew fierce with pride. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa’s cheeks flush with pride, or maybe it’s just the wine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Johnny had never seen Colonel Smith except when he was rosy with good brandy, pompous with pride in himself and the men he commanded. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I take no pride in mentioning these things. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z That, combined with my stinging pride, made me feel even worse. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He spoke eloquently about Latin pride, about a sense of community and trust. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The trustees’ discovery that they had unwittingly funded a weapon of mass destruction was not regarded in the boardroom as grounds for pride. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Cold Sassy took pride in being hospitable to outsiders, so Miss Love had always got her share of invites. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The war god’s voice was surprisingly warm, full of pride. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One of them would have to do with my pride. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember my pride when Amelia, the first one, was born. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are so few other things we can look at with pride,” said Allen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all the trophies, it was the two Keys to the City awarded to them by the mayor of Fry that filled Otto with the most pride. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He used a motorized scooter to pilot himself from boiler to boiler and took pride in his own indispensability. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For ought not a boy to feel some pride in his family’s importance? I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I knew she would do this, because cooking was how my mother expressed her love, her pride, her power, her proof that she knew more than Auntie Su. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable dish, which she always served with special pride. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If they said Bri needed to get out of the basement, it would be sinful to let pride interfere with good judgment. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The pride, the conceit of these doormat women amazed him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He took pride in never having lost a faculty member he wished to keep—and among that group, Lawrence stood out. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z So it was with confidence, strengthened by pity and pride, that we decided to change the course of events and alter a human life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s pride in your country, but with the belief that it is better than other nations,” Grandpa explains. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Ophie nodded as her heart filled with a sense of pride that she hadn’t felt in a long time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah. I know how to blow a rack,” he says, throwing a little pride. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “He seemed to take a personal pride in the fair, as if he had helped in the planning,” she said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I have five kids and I take pride that I taught them yes ma’am and please before they could even say cookie. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I was bursting with pride as people said nice things about my courage and about what we nine were doing for future generations who would be able to attend integrated schools. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lenin is in Delhi now,” Comrade Pillai came out with it finally, unable to hide his pride. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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