| 单词 | prop up |
| 例句 | Mrs. Levy propped up Miss Trixie on the yellow nylon couch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hair-washing sink, propped up with a piece of plywood, drained into a large white bucket, the walls around it splattered with years’ worth of hair dye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Maria would have to be propped up as she walked toward the altar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d made a little nest of pillows and quilts and stuffed animals, and she looked cozy and comfortable snuggled into it, a book propped up on her knees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The cave was so narrow they nearly brushed shoulders as they lay on their stomachs, chins propped up in their hands, staring out over the waterfall into the star-dashed sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The fence isn’t charged anymore and has been propped up with long branches to keep out the predators. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Annoyed, Mr. Perry pointed to the hall pass propped up in the chalk tray along the blackboard. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It was only a tin can propped up on a log, Beto told himself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My arms go around her, the wires propping up her breasts dig into my chest. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z From here, the skyscrapers look like toy blocks propped up in the lowlands between hills. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, God bless your soul,” cackles Camel, who is now propped up in the corner. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The crew ate dinner that night propped up against the decks like men seated in a grandstand, with their plates in their laps. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she’s expecting the English guy to speak to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Within two years, there was no Soviet Empire to hide behind anymore or to prop up autocratic regimes in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “It’s people like you, Ron,” Hermione began hotly, “who prop up rotten and unjust systems, just because they’re too lazy to —” Another loud bang echoed from the edge of the wood. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a Styrofoam coffee cup propped up next to the gearshift and a cigar smoldering in a metal ashtray sticking out of the dashboard. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some of them are as large as bricks, but each one gets progressively smaller and lighter, until I finally see the first edition of the official glasses propped up at the end of the shelves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z While I talked, he didn’t say a thing, or ask any questions, just took notes on a yellow legal pad he had propped up on his leg. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z His tiny sister, too young to understand what the game was about, had sat propped up against a bolster, laughing because the others were laughing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He sits motionless, propped up in bed, deathwhite hands folded on top of the covers: his eyes, once webbed with visions, are shut. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank God you’re awake!” she said, her head propped up on one arm. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Sonny’s and Malik’s bikes are propped up against the back of the restroom wall. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My father sat in his hospital bed, propped up on pillows, looked at him, and blinked. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was on his side, propped up on one elbow, and I noticed that the color in his face was much better. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I found Dionysus’s son Pollux propped up against a tree. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z All Roosevelt could do was stay in bed, propped up on pillows, feeling like he was being strangled as he coughed, wheezed, and gasped for breath. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Naima hadn’t noticed the shining rectangle of unpainted tin propped up in front of her. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A white board with curved black marks on it was propped up on that desk. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He hears about sneaking out of the palace and joyriding around the countryside, learning to sail, being propped up in director’s chairs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Slumped in my chair, my head propped up by my hands, I had to muster every ounce of energy to keep from yawning. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was easy for him to be bold when he was propped up by liquor and bravado. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Standing there in the dark with the music running through me, propped up by a thousand other bodies, I disappeared into the greater, wilder, more joyful whole flooding the Palace, the perfect place to be. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That was how Mama found me: barefoot and in my nightclothes eating out of the pot of rice from dinner, Dinah propped up against the sugar bowl facing me, in the dark kitchen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But May Belle was grinning at him, propped up on one elbow. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z And there was the Pigman, propped up on his high pillow with the bed raised. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally he poked at them hopefully with a stick that he kept propped up in the corner to defend himself against visiting snakes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an almost endless-looking letter, typewritten on several pages of second-sheet yellow paper, and he was having some little trouble keeping it propped up against the two dry islands of his knees. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He remained on his back, with his head and shoulders propped up by pillows when he could tolerate the position. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Granny was propped up on pillows in the big high-back walnut bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His feet are propped up on a small ottoman and there’s a teacup sitting on his belly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z ‘He’s propping up the bar,’ she hissed over to me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The lid is like a wing of a bird ready to fly, propped up to show the golden strings that create the sound. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z A sleeping young woman is propped up on silk pillows stuffed with feathers; a quilted blanket laced with thick gold ribbons lies over her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Tanin leaned against the bulwark of the ship as if she belonged there, propped up on her elbows with her hands crossed loosely at the wrists. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was propped up on a pillow, paler and thinner than I’d ever seen him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My father was propped up in his bed, his legs elevated and wrapped. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We make it about fifty yards downstream, with him propped up by my shoulder, and I can tell he's going to black out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There is also a stack of walking sticks propped up beside a handwritten message encouraging visitors to use them. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m hoping to use the bricks to prop up this broom. I need to practice shooting over a defender.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The battle chart, with its coloured pins and flags and symbols, was propped up on its easel. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Desdemona was propped up, regally, against a beige corduroy cushion known as a husband. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Often, these people were delighted by the sight of my father smiling broadly on their porch, propped up by his cane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Dressed in a brown shirt and maroon sarong, she lies on the ground with her arms at her side and her head propped up by a small bundle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They want me lying down propped up by my elbows on a platform, tossing a little coin bag. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I was propped up on a hard, uneven bed — a bed with rails. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was like a movie—like a movie set, anyway—painted on plywood and propped up by two-by- fours. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Each flower is individually wrapped in cellophane and tied with a red ribbon, and he’s got a sign that says $3 that he props up against the bucket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And he did; propped up in bed, he ate most of a boiled egg, some more milk, and a bit of toasted biscuit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The judge leans forward, his hands clasped together, propping up his chin. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The next morning we were herded back to our own yard, into our house, where Mami was propped up on pillows nursing our new baby sister, and Papi, in the kitchen, installed a kerosene cookstove. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Soon-Lee’s got her iPad propped up, and it’s been running a steady supply of YouTube videos demonstrating the new concepts we need to learn. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z On the way home, I spotted this banged-up wooden sled kind of propped up against the Old Indian Rock monument. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He’s propped up in bed watching a video about brains on his laptop. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In a poorly lit room that smells like hand sanitizer on a sorry excuse for a recliner with his wrapped foot propped up. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He had his chin propped up on one fist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was propped up in bed in the sickroom of the Big House, my right hand bandaged like a club. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They propped up the door and put the chest against it to keep it in place until they could fix it in the morning. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In the back, Joseph sat with Octavian Nothing propped up against the seat ahead of him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He had propped up Octavian Nothing, and he only stopped reading when we drove past old First Congregational. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Pop Pop’s good leg is propped up on the couch, while his World War II one dangles off the edge. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Everyone was either clustered around the stereo or the seven-foot-tall piece of plyboard, propped up on the lawn, which had been painted to look like the scoreboard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We sat there like that for a while, silent, me propped up in bed, two pillows behind my back, Sohrab on the three-legged stool next to the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern lay side by side, their elbows propped up on the higher bed, while I sat on the lower bed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to make sure we were on our way before other travelers showed up and saw the dead man propped up against our back window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Rondell’s on the other end of the shed, head propped up on his bag, snoring in a mixed-up rhythm that could only come out of a dude as big as Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She lay in the dark, propped up on the pillows, and stared at the lighter square of her window, at the heat lightning throbbing. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben was lying on the floor with his head propped up by pillows. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was propped up, looking very pale, and there was a tube leading into her arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The drawing was still there, propped up against her neat stack of books, one corner drooping from the weight of a paper clip. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A scrap of roofing tin propped up near the fire acted as a stove and baked the biscuits with its hot reflection. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She sits across from me at the table, her arms crossed and one of her legs propped up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Jackson nods, propping up a hip on the corner of the desk. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So quickly that I missed his movement, he was half sitting, propped up on his right arm, his left palm still in my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I want to prop up my notebook and hide. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I’m propped up to sit there now, on the floor, barely conscious, holding my head in my hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And I see them: outsiders traitor Dauntless man, propping up a woman with a; bleeding leg. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie’s granddaddy was propped up in a bed, perched on his angled elbows so that he could see out the window. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We were using charcoal, and because someone had commandeered all the easels, we were having to work with our boards propped up on our laps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I prop up my shoe on the edge of Tris’s bed and tighten the laces. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Especially with his ski goggles propped up over his eyes just so. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He pulled her down to the ground, and they lay facing each other, heads propped up on their elbows, lower legs tangled with each other’s. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I’d stay in one of the stalls with the door locked and my feet propped up so that no one would recognize my shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once on the other side, we find shelter in an old abandoned warehouse with a low concrete roof, propped up by three remaining walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just a series of crumbling halls and rooms where ceilings were propped up with thick wooden support beams. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One cocky-looking guy on a glossy black bat actually lay in a reclining position, propping up his head with one hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Rabiya props up a Little Mermaid figurine next to a lamp shaped like a shell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It didn’t take him very long to find the book, because In the Pocket was propped up on a miniature stand on top of a shelf. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They sat in silence inside their tree, Ishmael propped up against one elbow, Hatsue with her head perched against his ribs and her legs up against the glossy wood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He was trembling violently, but he propped up his left hand with his right while the man spread more ointment over the stumps and wound a strip of linen tightly around the hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami propped up her pigeon pea and annatto bushes, which had been flattened by the storm, and soon they bloomed again, their leaves as new and fresh as babies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When Shadrack opened his eyes he was propped up in a small bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Harry propped up the bicycles and she went in ahead of him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The receptionist is half-seated on the edge of the principal's desk, one hand cupping a cheek, elbow propped up by the other hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their knees pull up close to their chest, and their arms prop up their heads like pillows. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A lone microphone stand was propped up in a corner of the room, but we weren’t given any instructions and nobody seemed to be in charge. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nora’s long legs, one of which is propped up on the table and the other crossed over one of Bea’s, her thigh bare where her dress has ridden up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When I stepped into the church that day, propped up on the Pastor’s arm, I thought I was stepping through a couple of sloppily painted, standard-issue doors, the kind they sell at Home Depot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A cardboard sign is propped up by his feet, with the words “Anything helps, God bless” penned in blue ink. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Into the master bedroom where Carlos was propped up on his pillows, still awake, reading the Dominican papers, already days old. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I prop up a framed picture of Lidia and Christian that was tipped over. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I asked Sarge if our escorts in the jeeps felt as odd as we did about being propped up there with those big guns mounted in front of them just to take us to school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aileen was sitting on a narrow tree that had fallen and was propped up by two other trees. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, just as Genie carefully set the trap, the box perfectly propped up, WHAM! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I looked at Miss Sadie sitting there, her leg propped up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon they came to an old panel truck propped up on cinderblocks. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Violet is propped up now, looking at me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She fell asleep propped up against her pillows, thinking that perhaps, over the sound of the rain and the television, she hadn’t heard Estha’s door open. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I am aware of being propped up between two women, but I think I fall out the door of the stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There were about eleven different men lying on the floor or propped up against the wall on the other side of the bars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was princely and broad-shouldered, and had nodded off propped up on cushions with a book open on his bare chest. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She could feel his smile even with her eyes closed, and it sickened her, but she propped up the corners of her mouth and forced herself to look at him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And the dead soldiers posing in the shop windows were Russians now, propped up with broomsticks, their faces painted with swastikas. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My tablet is propped up on a pillow in front of me, the math tutorial videos continuing to play for no reason. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He was lying there, propped up on pillows, reading his office mail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s grandmother was sitting there, propped up with pillows and surrounded by shawls. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Bolts of fabric lined aisles in no apparent order, and some weren’t even on a rack but propped up against the wall. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Jamie’s hands are behind his head and he’s only slightly propped up by a wooden lawn chair. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All that remained was a charred foundation, a few blackened timbers, and the remains of a teetering brick chimney propped up by a single two-by-four. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Heaving a grateful sigh, he slipped quickly inside his own tent and found Corporal Whitcomb ensconced on his cot, his knees propped up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They left Piggy propped up on the platform. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Here was evidence that Johnson knew Americans were dying to prop up a South Vietnamese government that was corrupt and unpopular. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z From 2000 to 2008, South Korea propped up the North—and bought itself a measure of peaceful coexistence—with huge unconditional gifts of fertilizer and food, along with generous investment. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Stick lay in the bed, propped up against pillows. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Ash was lying on her side, her head propped up on one arm, looking at the huntress, who was lying on her back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Oscar, wearing the blue robe, is sitting reading, his feet propped up on the platform. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He's staring at his own sock feet propped up on the coffee table. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Amil rested on the ground, propped up against a narrow tree trunk. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If he finds a doll he recognizes among the toys, he leaves it propped up and comfortable against the pile. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessie lifted up a knee to prop up the tray but overcompensated. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He avoided my gaze and busied himself folding his doublet to prop up Mr. Bass's black-dyed head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She sits on a daybed at the O’Toole Boardinghouse, her feet propped up on a pillow, a pillow of cotton between each toe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But there was only the frozen, sandy beach stretching as far as the eye could see, and Con, sitting on the ground propped up against the packs they had pushed over the edge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And there she lay, as he had seen her lie so many other times, propped up on the pillows, with a thin, pale face that would make you cry to look at it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The girl stayed propped up on her forearm and watched him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z As she handed the young man his cup, she tenderly straightened his hair in a motherly gesture as she propped up his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She gently pokes her broom around the table leg propped up by the Bible. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was already in bed—after dinner had become my bedtime for the moment- propped up with a gajillion pillows and also Bluie, with my computer on my lap. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And if I sat quiet on the windowsill, I could almost see the shadow of Izio lying on the floor, hands behind his head, his feet propped up on the sofa. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Was it possible he forgot about my ankle, even though I was sitting there with my leg propped up on a chair and a crutch by my side? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I just propped up Annabeth so she wouldn’t fall off, covered her in the Golden Fleece that we’d been through so much to get, and said a silent prayer of thanks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z As a finishing touch, she props up one of the framed prints, some Arabic calligraphy, on the side table. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Roosevelt, who was still weak and tired, was propped up against a tree. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The news reached the patients and they propped up on their elbows excitedly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But there was the empty sheet of white cardboard, propped up on the easel, the table-top clear of papers. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I held on to the thick logs that propped up the tent, telling myself that each log could bring me a step closer to freedom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She propped up the broken bits of mirror against a bowl, dampened a cloth in some water, and dabbed it against the cut. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the cabin, Chubs was already there, propped up on his bed reading. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She didn't do anything but sit propped up in a chair or, more often, huddled under the blankets on her bed, eyes fixed on some point in the distance. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He points to two chairs propping up a board covered in red fabric. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Folks cradled sleeping infants in their arms and held youngsters by the hand or propped up on their shoulders. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I was a real girl, with two parents and one house and no blades flashing, breakfast was granola topped with fresh strawberries, always eaten while reading a book propped up on the fruit bowl. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The outer border is purple, and there are lavender pillows propped up against the headboard. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They stop to wave back at the row of relatives waving madly from the observation deck, little cousins propped up on uncles’ shoulders. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was propped up like a tent in the middle of the table. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In the middle of the mess is an old, faded greeting card propped up next to a teddy bear. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Serenity is hanging upside down over the edge of my bed with her feet propped up against the wall. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael lay down with his hands propping up his chin and looked out at the rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She sat, with her feet propped up near the stove, smoking. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sits propped up on a highback chair on a gravel hill that serves as a stage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dead German soldiers, he said, propped up in the shop windows like mannequins. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mae Tuck didn’t need a mirror, though she had one propped up on the washstand. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheryl sits in the front with her foot propped up and an ice pack on it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Weyand admitted the situation in Vietnam looked dire, but held out a thin thread of possibility: maybe the South Vietnamese government could be propped up with more financial help. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z And he was still thoughtful that night at the windowsill, his head on a cushion, feet propped up on his mother’s sofa, smoking in the dark. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “If I can manage the young one, I can the old one,” muttered Jo, as she walked away, leaving Laurie bent over a railroad map with his head propped up on both hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia sat on her bed, propped up against her pillows, staring at Dimple reproachfully. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z America is propping up most of the remaining white world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then if you want to go, you can see where you’re going. Now help me get propped up against this bank. I’ll be all right. It doesn’t hurt any more. It’s numb now.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour was lying propped up on pillows in her bed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z An office envelope with my name stood propped up on it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z By the time I catch up to her, she’s lying supine, propped up on her elbows. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Curt asked, propped up by pillows, stifling laughter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He sat on his picnic bench with his bunny slippers propped up, eating a plate of greasy shish kebab. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The box of the puzzle was propped up to show what the picture would be when the puzzle was done: a covered bridge in autumn. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z As she read she kept propping up her eyelashes with one finger. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting slightly propped up in bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At the other end of the table a man in black was seated, leaning back with his feet propped up on another chair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bed was made, most of the surfaces gleamed with a fresh coat of lemon oil, and a bucket and mop were propped up in the corner. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Joaquin asked her, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned closer to look at one of the baby pictures, an infant Lauren propped up in toddler Maya’s lap. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the South his white folks would desert him; he would be discussed far and wide, and all of the trustees' money couldn't prop up his sagging prestige. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I focused on the scuffed tips of my boots propped up higher than my head as they rested on the arm at the other end of the couch. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I sit on the floor, propped up by the pillow between her legs. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was propped up in her bed, reading a book. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There were photos everywhere, some framed and propped up on tables, some just pinned to the wall. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On our side, we are all propped up on our arms in the darkness, totally still. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Little poufs and tables of knickknacks spring up like mushrooms, and the walls are lined with Stratocasters and Flying Vs, violins, an assortment of harps, one stout cello propped up in the corner. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We get him propped up against the wall and he obediently swallows the spoonfuls of the berry mush I feed him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The cook was long departed, and Sarah dozed on a kitchen chair, her swollen feet propped up on a pillow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I could just picture him, all weak-kneed, propped up in the phone booth, rambling away. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She got back to campground to find nothing but a dying fire, a bag of rocks, and her geography book propped up on a tree. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice that he’s still in his pajamas, his graying hair jutting out in every direction, a lumpy pillow propped up behind him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I left her quite happy after the arrival of the nurse, propped up on pillows with a falling temperature, her best bed-jacket round her shoulders and be-ribboned boudoir cap upon her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z On some of the shelves the books were propping up glass display cases of beetles pinned to cardboard, which only made Meggie dislike Elinor all the more. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When Dimple turned around, Celia was sprawled on her bed watching, chin propped up on one hand. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was reading a magazine, her swollen feet propped up on a cushion. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Ishmael, she found, was waiting for her there with his head propped up on his jacket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They have layers of tulle and are propped up underneath with crinolines, and I worry about the hooks coming unfastened. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The hot food, I had to put in pans that sit propped up on braces. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The shoes were propped up against one of the rungs like Cinderella’s slip-pers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Spare pieces of metal were propped up as roofs, and pieces of torn cloth were hung as curtains. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He lumbered to the bedside and propped up Percy with one hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was a few feet to the side of the fireplace and half as tall, propped up on a small wooden table. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied in her rest periods and ate her meals with a book propped up on the table before her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m propped up by pillows in my bed and attached to an IV. I’m surrounded by monitoring equipment. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But Mark didn’t waste time with explanations—the man’s weapon was propped up against the wall next to him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A sturdy environment becomes fragile and must be continually propped up. From Good Wine, a Direct Path to the Wonders of Nature 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z On the gallery floor, frames made largely from found wood moldings are propped up like theater flats. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z That leaves the Disney nature documentaries, propped up by gargantuan ad budgets, the promise of cute animals, and reliable attendance from new parents desperate to kill a couple hours. Amy Winehouse Doc Ranks Among Highest-Earning Specialty Pictures In Years 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Once the new implants are in, his patients are propped up on the operating table, look in a mirror and have their say. Skin Deep: Awake for Breast Implants? A Choice 2010-04-07T17:55:00Z Photograph: Sophia Spring for the Guardian I’m in the living room, drinking tea with Julia’s parents: Annie is on the sofa, Daniel lying on the carpet on his side, propped up by a cushion. Transgender children: ‘This is who he is – I have to respect that’ 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Going along takes many forms, including propping up men. What It’s Like to Be a Female Movie Critic in the #MeToo Era 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z He worked with American financiers, including J. P. Morgan and Edward H. Harriman, on loans to prop up the Chinese government, and Roosevelt appointed him consul general in Manchuria. India House Artwork Inspires a New Book 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The panels appear variously broken or fragmented, propped up into makeshift structures, often studded with flowers or other vegetation. Artist Rodrigo Valenzuela's shrines of disillusionment 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z His builder father made enough money propping up blitzed houses to invest in London property. Michael Winner 2013-01-21T17:28:09Z For example, a new homeowner recently shared a video to social media after she discovered that the previous owners apparently used game pieces to prop up a fixture in the bathroom. New homeowner finds Jenga blocks holding up bathroom fixture 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z For the altar, she placed a white drape over piping, which was propped up by stakes in the ground. How to Transform Your Place for an Intimate Wedding 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Urged on by his brother and sister, Andrea, also a basketball player, he propped up his phone on the kitchen table and had a little fun acting out the script. Juancho Hernangómez Winds Down With Good Wine and the Stars Above Asturias 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z However, the target of Hedges' condemnation was not Jackson, but the celebrity- and media-obsessed culture that propped up his fame despite the allegations that followed him – mainly because his music was just that good. As of 2022, we're (presumably) done with Kanye West. But what does that mean? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z I'm not even sure it quite survives a calamitous opening half in which the script toils to prop up Charlie's increasingly ornate flights of fancy. Film review: I Know You Know 2010-04-08T22:00:00Z The information cycle was upgraded into a misery cyclone this week, much of it manufactured by partisan cable news outlets to prop up ratings. Serenity now: Shepard Smith returns as the calm eye of the misery cyclone of news 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Between Kelley’s knack for melding irony and suffering and Vallée’s dreamy attention to the illusions that prop up the characters’ coastal California bliss, “Big Little Lies” becomes a sinfully pleasurable and even thought-provoking experience. Review | How HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ transcends the usual rich-mommies drama 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z To his delight, he later finds the missing half propping up an old amchair. Guardian book club: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z Am I really propped up on yet another hotel bed and nursing my bruised laptop into one of our usual time-delayed chats? The perils of meeting your favourite writers 2010-04-28T09:54:00Z Pride and melancholy prop up his growing delusions: “I am the Successor. Humanity was, now I am. Incarnation of the epilogue. Outcome of the generations.” It’s the End of Humanity. Maybe It’s for the Best. 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z This, I suggested, was the online equivalent of the boy on the park bench or the bore propping up the bar in the pub. Matthew Woods 'joking' about April Jones on Facebook is sick, not criminal 2012-10-09T12:17:57Z But that reaction tells us how effective "And Just Like That" has been in propping up the illusion that Steve's testosterone cratered over the years. "And Just Like That," Steve offers a chance at renewal – but did he have to be so mean about it? 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Huge sums were pumped into Katanga to facilitate uranium export and to prop up Belgian defences. Rich pickings 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The average age of first-time buyers is now 33, and planning minister Nick Boles has warned that grandparents will have to spend their retirements "propping up their kids and grandkids" unless we take action. Home truths: how the housing market is threatening affordable workspaces 2013-01-28T16:47:51Z While none of these new shows is so straightforwardly rightwing, they still subtly prop up the military-industrial complex. The war with no end: why American television refuses to leave the trenches 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The then-dominant school of anthropology propped up a narrative tracing “the stages of human culture,” from “savagery” through to “barbarism” and finally to “civilization.” How a Group of Heretical Thinkers Chipped Away at the Idea of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z “Four years of hiring, of promoting, of rewarding people who’d say and do anything to prop up a deranged President has left us vulnerable,” Ellen explains. Review | Hillary Clinton’s thriller with Louise Penny is a thinly veiled jab at a Very Stable Genius 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The corpse of a second victim soon materializes, with a grisly flourish, propped up in an alleyway near the center of the town. Amy Adams Unravels in “Sharp Objects” 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Much of “White Fragility” is dedicated to pulling back the veil on these so-called pillars of whiteness: assumptions that prop up racist beliefs without our realizing it. A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z “The headline figures are up, but to do that they’re having to prop up the sales with more lots.” Signs of Slower Growth in Top-End Art Sales 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z This being the final stage before the dual dartsmiths propping up the table are jettisoned, it's set to be a tense evening for Wes Newton, Gary Anderson, Adrian Lewis and Simon Whitlock. TV highlights 04/04/2013 2013-04-04T06:00:14Z If snoring is disrupting your life, try sleeping on your side or using a few pillows to prop up your head. Why you snore, when to be concerned and how to stop 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Overhead were polished Guastavino tiles, original Edison light fixtures and space for eight more bodies, marble lids propped up and ready. The Secrets of a Sacred Underground 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Ironically enough, at a time when everyone seems to be running for the hills of streaming, the one series begging to be binged instead props up HBO’s programming schedule. Riddle me not: why I'm sick of TV shows that revel in WTF storytelling | Charles Bramesco 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The stage appears to be propped up with neatly shelved books — classics from Hemingway, Joyce and Brontë, among others — and wine and cocktail glasses. Review: Tipping the Scales in ‘A Delicate Balance’ 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z That last category nets fine halibut propped up on fingers of seared kohlrabi. Kyirisan offers striking new looks and tastes in Shaw 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z But propping up the fun is genuine emotion. Last Night of the London Proms: A Sonic Potpourri 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Doesn’t Otten worry that all these machinations will ruin the fun, that he’ll just look like a slick millionaire propping up an unnatural phenomenon? Dixville Notch and the midnight vote will not die without a fight 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z One criticism lobbed at the film was that it was a white empowerment tale propped up by cruelties inflicted on black bodies. When Rape Onscreen Is Directed by a Woman 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z But Dr. Moalem wasn’t taking into account the emotional adaptability that, in challenging times, allows us to drop our masks, and with them, the lavish indulgences that once seemed to prop up our lives. FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go. 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z People who pick and choose what science they like and what they do not all in the quest to prop up their version of the truth. Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Boys from the Blackstuff was the decade's Big Drama, but creative responses to the lack of a proper job propped up Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Minder, and Only Fools and Horses. Acceptable in the 80s 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z Short texts printed on paper and propped up via clips on chunks of Play-Doh are interspersed with small paintings and sculptures depicting slightly befuddled faces. Robin Winters Evokes Counterculture Flair in ‘Free Standing Sentence’ 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But their initial two series, Planet of the Apps and now Carpool Karaoke, have been a curious hybrid of low-key ideas propped up by big-name celebrities with little else of substance to recommend them. Carpool Karaoke: The Series – Apple's original TV is all stars and no substance 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z But the thing about Roger that props up his world view is that you don't see too much of it. Rogue male 2013-04-07T17:00:01Z The first day, I propped up my phone, clicked a Zoom link for our lesson and found an energetic college student staring back at me. ‘A better time than any’: Finding joy in music lessons, jams 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z If need be, they’ll step in to offer physical support, to prop up another woman if she seems overwhelmed or drained. ‘For Colored Girls’ Review: Ntozake Shange’s Women Endure 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z In real life, the D.U.P. is now propping up Theresa May’s government in Britain, while Sinn Fein has gained voting power and seems to be biding its time for Ireland’s reunification. Review: Car-Pooling to End Ireland’s Troubles in ‘The Journey’ 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z She props up her BlackBerry camera and you smile. The Private Life of Catherine Keener 2010-04-15T15:33:00Z Pegg looks pretty relaxed, a first of two Diet Cokes nearly drained, limbs spread on a leather sofa and his Star Wars -themed trainers propped up on a table. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z There was still wine in the refrigerator and liquor at the bar; a prep list was scribbled on a whiteboard in the kitchen; menus were propped up in a wooden box near the entrance. Wanted: A Nice Dinner Place for a Maine Island With a Long, Hungry Winter 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The second half of this book, for non-wonks, should come bundled with toothpicks, so readers can use them to prop up their eyelids. John Kerry Recounts a Life Full of Incident (and a Few Regrets) in ‘Every Day Is Extra’ 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Toasted slivered almonds carpet sweet-fleshed trout, propped up on a raft of green beans that retain some snap and smack of summer. Review | These D.C. restaurants had tough tables to score. Their takeout shows why. 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Her mother, the former Marian Barradale, helped prop up the family’s declining fortunes during the Depression with shrewd investments in real estate on Nantucket. Priscilla Morgan, Cultural Matchmaker, Dies at 94 2014-04-03T05:01:14Z Popular railings against the evils of modern football, propped up by ale and music plus a DJ set from Bez. This week's new events 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z Saddling him with a Black sidekick named Battlestar whose main job is to prop up his ego, is quite the chef's kiss on the whole character. The forging of a Black Captain America by battling supremacy in "Falcon and the Winter Soldier" 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Often when we think about what a good relationship looks like it's based on the good old British tea and sympathy, where I'll prop up your self-esteem. Forget the fights over housework: How couples who both work make it work 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z It sits now on a shelf in my home, propped up in front of some books. On the run with my dad 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z “What I was surprised to find,” she told the Guardian, “was the extent to which they are using ancient Greek and Roman figures and texts to prop up an ideal of white masculinity.” The 2,300-year-old philosophy stoicism has enjoyed a revival of late, including in Silicon Valley 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z In the wake of the crash, foreigners buying luxury condos propped up the city’s real estate market. Sex and the City 3 rumours won’t die, but the New York it inhabited has 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z “She obviously kept the ring from No. 1 and was using it to prop up No. 2,” Mr. Fine said. The Marriage Is Over, but the Jewelry Is Mine 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z I found her lying on the dingy store carpeting, propped up on one pencil-thin arm, eyelids fluttering, trying to focus on me. I Wanted to Love Her, Not Save Her 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z I am in such a place now, propped up in bed on a high floor of the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z And then occasionally dealers or even artists themselves are discovered discreetly propping up prices at auction to maintain this rosy notion. Culture of Recession? Or Vice Versa? 2010-12-17T14:43:26Z The label claimed that Rapidshare was running "a distribution center for unlawful copies of copyrighted works," and that Google and Microsoft's Bing search engine were helping to prop up the company. Google sues indie label over copyright claims 2010-05-06T04:56:00Z Perhaps I am judging only by surfaces, but we can’t avoid the impression here of a figure propped up by gorgeous paraphernalia. Exhibition Review: King Tut Reigns at the Discovery Center and the Met 2010-04-22T22:18:00Z But she's reliant on television, pretty much mainstream wholesome television, to prop up her brand. N-word controversy: Is Paula Deen done for? 2013-06-25T20:19:18Z Old brick walls, their dignity borrowed from another era, sometimes prop up things as random as a painting of Rick Moranis from “Ghostbusters” with the actor sporting his character’s signature pasta-strainer headgear. Rose’s Luxury chef Aaron Silverman masters the art of serious play His swollen leg was propped up by folded sheets. The Book of Mormon’s foggy origins 2012-08-12T16:01:00Z These stories tell of outsiders navigating hierarchies propped up by race and class while making new homes in exile. 7 New Books to Watch for in April 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z He is propped up on a gurney, red seeping copiously from his abdomen, yet the squad of soldiers pays him no mind. Review: Surviving War With a Sense of Humor in ‘Pity in History’ 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Several smaller, irregular canvases were propped up about the space like sharp outcroppings in a landscape. Review: Ingenious Versatility in the Whitney’s ‘Open Plan’ 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Trying to preempt natural consequences — or prop up false hopes, for that matter — brings the storm into the shelter. Perspective | Daughter will find her own rhythm, even if rhythm’s not her thing 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Awkwardly propped up in a corner of the gallery, the piece comes across as some kind of dream-world military decoy or fanciful war machine. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-15T00:06:09Z There, in New Zealand’s third-largest city, badly damaged by the earthquake of 2011, I am surprised to see hoardings and bulldozers, and the cathedral still propped up on splints. Passing panorama: New Zealand’s glory from a train window 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z The best of the lamb dishes are chops flavored by their marinade of pepper and thyme, propped up on white beans and finished with breezy mint puree that cuts through the richness. Ottoman Taverna review: Out of the flames comes a meaty taste of Turkey 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z People would prop up teddy bears in their windows and doorsteps and residents would drive by counting bears. It Took Me a Long Time to Come Out as a ‘Plushie’ Lover 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z But the sense of the king's popularity propping up the monarchy - a phenomenon known as "juancarlismo" - appears to be fading. Spanish monarchy's popularity hits new low 2013-02-22T12:04:10Z It’s ridiculous that UK cinema goes so little noticed in its homeland while our production industry props up Hollywood. A female director Oscar? Three ways to fix film awards season 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Kinnear lends the movie a dignity it doesn't deserve and stands as the only cast member whose dramatic moments aren't propped up by soaring musical cues. 'The Last Song' plays a familiar, maudlin tune 2010-03-31T16:02:00Z Investors soon discovered that his wealth was an illusion: Maxwell had diverted hundreds of millions of pounds from his companies’ pension funds to prop up his publishing empire. Maxwell verdict bodes ill for Prince Andrew’s civil case 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z More often, it's a lazy way to prop up weak film making with someone else's art. ‘Proud Mary’ has a ‘Proud Mary’ Problem 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Its total sales in the United States are nearly nine million, and the album’s success is so singular that it is propping up the music industry. ArtsBeat: For 2nd Week, Lionel Richie Tops the Charts 2012-04-25T19:57:40Z I went into a park near Bristol coach station and lay on the grass, propped up on my backpack. Are the Rolling Stones worth dying for? 2013-07-03T15:49:36Z In the vase they need propping up and don’t last that long. Why every garden deserves a rambling rose 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z A couple slices of strip loin from Whiffletree Farm in Warrenton are seasoned with little more than sea salt and cracked pepper and propped up with grilled shishito peppers. Review | The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, under a new chef, calls for a road trip 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes the story, in all its magnificent ridiculousness, seems like mere scaffolding, propping up the ritual of the performance. Is ‘The Mikado’ Too Politically Incorrect to Be Fixed? Maybe Not. 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z ABC developed The Lost Experience, an online multimedia scavenger hunt where fans could discover the deeper secrets that propped up the show's mysteries. Jacking it in 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z The foundation of the Black church, he says, is propped up by women and gay men. PBS' ambitious & fraught "Black Church" takes a tour of America's complex history, music and faith 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It was accused in years past of propping up the PRI, which held power from the turbulent years after the Mexican Revolution until 2000, when opposition candidate Vicente Fox took the presidency. Mexican filmmaker Luis Estrada's satirical agenda hits home 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z It was an old apple tree with widespread branches, propped up with cedar posts, secured with leather straps. Old trees thank you for your support 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The other part was the jukeboxes, sitting outside stores and icehouses, propped up on soda crates, rusting in the weather. The Texas Tribune: Rodney Crowell?s Audacity of Spirit 2011-02-06T08:00:04Z It’s an unnecessary one, though, in the same way that Drake truly doesn’t need Future to prop up his bona fides. Teaming Up, Together (Drake and Future) or Apart (Ryan Adams and Taylor Swift) 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z It was propped up on my vanity table, and I could fill in every absent detail from memory. Everything I Learned from Mary Tyler Moore 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z This year, she included a fresh lime wreath propped up on her hearth. 5 DIY holiday decorating ideas from a former White House florist 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The next day she delivers a 14-page speech propped up on a Torah, “for strength,” as Rabbi Syme says, and just like that, a writer with tremendous stage presence is born. Review | Actress Alexandra Silber reflects on loss and solace in ‘White Hot Grief Parade’ 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z To see specimens of Merton’s writing propped up under glass is to know that he asked those questions as authentically as any writer has. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Can two oddball kids prop up the town? KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Lifters’ 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z A quiver of surfboards is propped up in a corner. Is This Giant Baja Resort Sustainable? Depends Who You Ask. 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Harry keeps these images of herself not to prop up her ego, she said, but to honor the makers, and the effort and spirit of their gifts. The Tide Is High (Really), but Debbie Harry Is Staying Put 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Less honorable is joining a digital pile-on as a means of propping up one’s ego, even if it comes in the form of entertaining zings. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z In some instances, it was the only thing propping up flimsy material. Alvin Ailey Dance Highlights Teamwork in Recent Performances 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Places like Mr. Chow's will always survive, as the world has no shortage of troubled people seeking a false sense of importance and a propping up of their fragile egos. Sky-High Prices? Bad Reviews? No Matter: Mr. Chow Powers On 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z All you need is a few plate stands to safely prop up your fine china — and this person actually put charger plates behind the dishes to create more dimension. What to do with that empty space above your kitchen cabinets 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The photograph shows 21 white plastic binders propped up in his office, forming a row more than five feet long, holding 1,000 hours of transcribed conversations captured by Nixon’s secret recording system. John Dean, sex machine? And other new revelations from the Nixon tapes. Businesses and factories that had been propped up by the state now had to compete in an open market. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z In recent years, Young has dipped into his vast catalogue of unreleased songs in order to prop up albums of uninspired latterday material, with inevitable results. Neil Young: Le Noise 2010-09-23T14:30:00Z That’s between cardboard propped up behind the table, but I think it helps me sleep better. Elizabeth McCracken: By the Book 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z In fact, the phenomenal success of sophomore series "Glee," which has been renewed for a third season, has done much to prop up the network this fall. Fox network looks to rebuild after lackluster fall 2011-01-11T22:30:48Z All of the analysts are deep thinkers, but none of them seem reliant on the Internet to prop up their thoughts. | 'Rubicon': James Badge Dale Stars in AMC?s Espionage Series 2010-06-10T23:17:00Z But “Labor of Love” skims over an enormous number of topics, many of which could prop up entire books of their own. Review: ‘Labor of Love’ and ‘The Course of Love,’ on Finding and Keeping It 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z All they have to do is win over millions of people in online “showrooms,” many of whom are willing to give up their savings for a chance to quell loneliness and prop up a star. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Enemy Within’ and ‘London Kills’ 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Though he made it onstage, he had to be propped up and collapsed before singing a line. ?Last Days Here? Examines Bobby Liebling and Pentagram 2012-02-24T19:50:11Z Instead, he convinces Jake to help cover up the crime by placing Walter Woods – that's the name of their hapless victim – back in his own living room propped up in an armchair. PBS' "Guilt" examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing someon 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z “Ivanka’s made the choice to use her gifts to prop up her father’s ugly and xenophobic campaign, employing her charm as a kind of weaponized graciousness,” Nussbaum wrote. One nation, “weaponized”: What this in-vogue verb tells us about our divided culture 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Occupying a kind of permanent West, his spare and often surreal portraits dismantled the bankrupt mythologies propping up the American dream. Sam Shepard's dual-voiced farewell 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z A bra is only as good as the last time it propped up a bosom. A Letter From the Contents of My Bra Drawer 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z And my understanding of the values in the U.S. was propped up by my self-selected bubbles in big coastal cities where I saw the fairytale cliché that echoed my idealistic views. I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z At one point, Isteev remarks if such atrocities can happen in Chechnya, why not in Russia, whose government props up the authoritarian strongman oppressing the Chechen people? HBO's chilling "Welcome to Chechnya" depicts the heroism of ordinary people caught in an LGBTQ purge 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z It was the season of a musical about Princess Diana, a play about the Lehman Brothers, and a farce about the women propping up an incompetent president. The Twisting Trail to the Tonys: ‘Can You Believe That We’re Here?’ 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Lawrence once ridiculed Sargent’s works as “nothing but yards and yards of satin from the most expensive shops, with some pretty head propped up on the top.” John Singer Sargent, À La Mode 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z She had her crew cut them in the woods and use them to prop up broken branches on some beloved old apple trees. Old trees thank you for your support 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z California is propped up by its half-invisible Latino underclass, who are still the butt of Hollywood jokes. Gael García Bernal: ‘Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. It’s hate discourse’ 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z In the jungle areas, men at roadside stands were cutting small logs used to prop up their yam plants. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In several return visits, I noticed regulars eating things not advertised on the menu — stuffed peppers, a porterhouse, a tomahawk chop with a bone that you could use to prop up a car hood. At Don Peppe, Expect a Lot of Everything 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Three days later, I was propped up against pillows, connected to an IV. If I tilted even slightly, the room spun, dizzying lights forced my eyes to stay squeezed shut. Dating while losing my hearing 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Naah, if he was dead he wouldn’t be able to keep himself propped up like that, unless it’s rigor mortis and it set in very fast. I Was Misinformed: Was It Fatal for You, Darling? 2014-03-20T21:32:38Z He assumes that, win, lose or draw, he will be rewarded by the barons who will prop up his waning support at the 2015 general election. The Leveson debate is now about politics, not the press 2013-03-18T07:00:23Z As its chief trading partner and source of cheap oil, the Soviet Union propped up an unsustainable agricultural system. A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z When I was 16, my parents went away and my friends and I had a toga party – we propped up a portable record player in the corner and danced around in the garage wearing sheets! The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The best pieces here put stagecraft first, rather than use a play to prop up an idea. Theater Review: Theater Uncut at the Clurman Theater 2013-01-30T22:42:22Z He was sitting on a green sofa chair, with a big black throw pillow in front of him, which he used to prop up a small pile of his work that Clarke had put together. Shane MacGowan Wants a Lot More of Life 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z At the beginning of the pandemic, it appears even Nancy Pelosi had to prop up her laptop with a crate and cushions to get video interview eyelines right. ‘Pelosi in the House’ Review: Keeping Her House in Order 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z This is a fitting metaphor for the second season of “UnREAL” so far: too many elements propped up with varying amounts of narrative durability. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 7: ‘You Need to Get Over Me’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z And Americans, at least, naturally and even thoughtlessly identify with the inheritance plot, not least because of the estate being propped up by the American investment of capital via marriage. ArtsBeat: Another British Critic Torches "Downton Abbey" 2012-02-21T16:00:17Z Fast asleep by a Christmas tree and the iconic Leg Lamp, the youngster holds the faux weapon propped up in his arms. Photographer defends baby’s replica BB gun in 'A Christmas Story'-inspired photo shoot 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z When I returned home to visit, I saw Matty, propped up on the sofa, pillows under his arm, and one of the people who looked after him was massaging his feet. 'If anyone was going to wake from a coma, it was my brother' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Its relaxed, modern farmers’ market sensibility is propped up, as needed, by the structure of classic French technique. A Chip Shop That’s Not a Chip Shop: Dame, in the Village 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The saddest start was the snails, propped up with melted butter and garlic and as chewy as erasers. Review | Brasserie Liberté adds some French twists to Georgetown 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Apply it and prop up or fasten the pieces so they stay in place while the epoxy cures. How to repair veneer that has bubbled up 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z From our various kitchens, we prop up our computers. The family recipe I couldn't wait any longer to learn 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z On Dec. 30, members clustered into the bathroom in rotating groups, doing back flips in front of a phone propped up on a roll of toilet paper supported by a Smartwater bottle. Hype House and the Los Angeles TikTok Mansion Gold Rush 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z She is dressed in a robe and nightgown and lying on a bed, propped up on pillows. Review: A Son Mourns in ‘Notes on My Mother’s Decline’ 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z I was in the lobby of the sex doll manufacturer RealDoll, beside a pair of busty life-size models propped up by metal stands. What I learned about male desire in a sex doll factory 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Its iconic black-and-white cover sat propped up in my room for the next handful of years. David Bowie was my North Star: My peace and escape was in his music, especially side two of “Hunky Dory” 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z It depicts a muscular, barechested Black man who lies, propped up on his elbows looking grimly into the distance, on the deck of a fishing boat with a broken mast. Winslow Homer: Radical Impressionist 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z This meant propping up the centre of the crypt with heavy-duty steel columns. National Museum of Scotland: suspend your disbelief 2011-07-26T20:31:01Z The crucial new series will be Sean Hayes’s and Michael J. Fox’s sitcoms, which will be asked to prop up a whole night. TV Networks Prepare for Upfronts 2013-05-12T22:24:33Z The lid had been blown off an industry whose operating system is secrets and lies, in which someone’s stock is propped up by gloss and mirrors. American hustle: how Hollywood rips off women 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z And while there is one accordion, it remains mostly mute, lonesomely propped up near a console of more contemporary sound equipment. Review: Alessandro Sciarroni Offers Folk Dance, if You Care to Stay 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Then Ma, far from any major concert hall and hundreds of miles from his home in Cambridge, Mass., stood with his cello propped up by its endpin and played a Bach Sarabande. Yo-Yo Ma Is Finding His Way Back to Nature Through Music 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z If it bothers you, keep in mind that your colleague is merely propping up her low self-esteem with these boldface names. Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z Of those, only Baywatch has come close to being regarded as anything other than a disaster – its figures propped up by success in Hasselhoff-loving Germany. The keg party's over: why gross-out comedies are going down the pan 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z We watch Carter attempt to produce his “one track” while hunched over his laptop, which is propped up on a plywood desk. That Zac Efron E.D.M. Movie 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Their initial function was to prop up a part of the Erechtheion, the sacred temple near the Parthenon that paid homage to the first kings of Athens and the Greek gods Athena and Poseidon. Caryatid Statues, Restored, Are Stars at Athens Museum 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Decades of history have propped up this concept. Perspective | ‘Karens’ try to make unequal power structures work for them 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Instead, Ivanka’s made the choice to use her gifts to prop up her father’s ugly and xenophobic campaign, employing her charm as a kind of weaponized graciousness. The R.N.C. on TV: Ivanka’s Weaponized Graciousness 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Rather than fading from the international scene after World War II, the United Kingdom influenced and propped up an uncertain United States, Leebaert argues in this re-envisioning of the postwar historical consensus. New in Paperback: ‘The Life of Saul Bellow’ and ‘The Shades’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Women surged into paid work in order to prop up family incomes – which helped for a time. We’ve been brainwashed 2012-06-14T17:21:00Z We were 3 then. A cardboard sign, propped up on our stroller, reads, “Help me buy Christmas presents for my children.” My mother, alone in the woods 2014-01-20T01:00:00Z In the middle of the booth is a closet-size metal cabinet, propped up on iron wheels and bricks. Read this and you may never eat chicken again 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z While setting a play on death row gives a playwright instant drama, good direction and wonderful acting often props up this script, which offers little more than achingly realistic character studies. A play about death row wrestles with meaning 2011-02-11T00:30:32Z Trading in myths and misinformation is the bread and butter of any reactionary movement, as is amply demonstrated by the various myths that prop up everything from gun nuttery to the anti-choice movement. 4 myths about sex and women that prop up the new misogyny 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z It struck in the afternoon while the sun was still propped up quite high in the sky. How did the zombie become so white? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z That No. 1 total was propped up by more than $3 million in preview screenings from earlier in the week. Women and Gen Z Drive ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Box Office 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z One could write a whole essay unpacking the premises propping up this sentence. Perspective | Philip Roth and the sympathetic biographer: This is how misogyny gets cemented in our culture 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “The avatar can be propped up and perfect, but he also allows moments of the sad, depressed white male who isn’t quite good enough.” Ed Atkins and His Mum Are Starring in a Museum Show 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z “It’s great,” said Christine Davenier, an illustrator, who was watching the film from her balcony, where she sat propped up on pillows. Paris movie theater skirts lockdown with alfresco screening 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Investment from Angola has been helping prop up Portugal. Buraka Som Sistema Reveals Lisbon’s Musical Melting Pot 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Sheet music is propped up on an 1890s upright piano, which cost $5,000 to acquire and restore. Antiques: Restoring F.D.R?s Harvard Dorm, and a Rare Jade Show 2010-03-12T05:29:00Z That was down from the magazine’s peak, and subscription numbers can be propped up by various short-term promotions. The Ham-Handed, Money-Driven Mangling of Sports Illustrated and Deadspin 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump, the film argues, has thrived by finding partners — in finance, reality TV, politics — who were as invested as he was in propping up his image. Review: ‘The Confidence Man’ Finds Trump’s Business Image Was Made for TV 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Paper laws propped up our governments, and paper books helped shape our minds. Can paper survive the digital age? 2012-11-09T09:20:27Z Some films come to prop up the faltering, debased notion of American exceptionalism; others to expose it as a bright and shining lie. Roof down, music up: American Honey and the neverending search for the American dream 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z At the same time, a viewer could be forgiven for wondering whether the show is not staving off some later reveal, that the family is an ersatz arrangement that props up Jeff’s necessary naivete. Review | Mister Rogers would have found a lot to like in Jim Carrey’s melancholy ‘Kidding’ 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z An old tree also can be propped up in a backyard to serve as a home for nesting birds or sunk into a pond, where fish will lay eggs in the shelter of the branches. The journey from seed to harvested Christmas tree is a long, winding road 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z I’m saying, let’s stop pouring literally hundreds of millions of dollars into propping up its relevance, and let’s stop minimizing its flaws. The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z I would never have recognized her if she weren’t propped up in her own bed. The crime we committed for her 2014-03-10T00:00:00Z But what about those feminists who demand presents that don’t prop up the patriarchy, gifts that don’t give in to gender stereotypes, trinkets that don’t trade in transmisogyny and objects that don’t objectify? Broomsticks, T-shirts and coffee: what every feminist wants for Christmas 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Strategically placed olive branches and a palette of white and gray whisper “Greece,” as do lamb ribs propped up on their plate with smoky eggplant salad, and a wedge of tender orange cake. Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The book’s final image is a good example: it features a panel depicting a herd of wild elephants propped up in the shelter of a busy highway overpass in central Nairobi. Elephants in Dust 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z At one point, a dead body is removed from one room and propped up in another without any purpose that I could see. Review | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z King Charles III audaciously, even brilliantly, lays bare the illogic of the monarchy that props up that fragile, sceptered isle. Review: Crown Jewel: King Charles III in London 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The museum has a wonderful sculpture dug up from the Mithraeum — a post-party Bacchus and Pan, drunk off their immortal butts, propped up between a satyr and a maenad. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z These laundries, operated by Catholic religious orders and propped up with state funding, incarcerated thousands of Irish girls and women as late as 1996. Review: In ‘The Saviour,’ Past Trauma Is Very Much Present 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Beaton brings not just intelligence to her subjects, but also precise deflation, as the artist props up a pantheon of famous names — Caesar, Byron, Robespierre, et al. — for pen-and-ink skewering. Best graphic novels of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z On the other hand, it props up the pervasive myth in pop culture of the "wise kid," which is odious, to me. 'Moneyball' and the myth of the wise kid 2011-10-31T17:45:33Z We took a taxi back to our hotel, where Aias lay on the bed, head propped up on three pillows, hands by his sides, nose and toes pointing at the ceiling. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z The result isn’t quite a home studio, “more like a chair in my bedroom with the mic propped up on the armrest,” she laughed. Community Radio Fights to Stay Live (and Weird) Despite Coronavirus 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z The network now has, like Fox did with American Idol, an anchor franchise reality show that can prop up its ratings and–at least to an extent–launch other shows. The Voice Watch: And the Winner Is… 2012-12-19T14:22:31Z In the pictures, a dozen infants are propped up in a row on a couch. 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z All the characters have their own arc; none is there just to prop up someone more important, which is unusual. Game of Thrones despises you. And that’s why you love it 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z My book group chose Book Two of his six-volume opus, “My Struggle,” and so there I was in October, propped up in bed with the austere Norwegian. The Best Books of 2014 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z If we want to win, we should empower women and pregnant voters — not prop up the supposed "pros" of their disenfranchisement. Cable news needs to stop treating abortion like political horse race 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z In the future, she looks like a caricature of herself in the matchmaking commercial, propped up by her famous daughter, and that's a sad ending for such a complex and once independent character. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and the rise of the nepo parent 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Most of the people who prop up the artisanal action figure market seem to be white men dragging their feet toward middle age. ‘Bootleg Toys’ Are Their Own Kind of Collectibles 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Another is on a stand in my writing room, and one sits propped up against the wall in my home studio. Severed 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “I didn’t want her to be like so many female roles, propping up the male characters,” she said. ‘Sherlock’ Opens Up the Old Boys’ Club to Women 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z But the famous professors, the “public face of the project,” are propped up through “the labor of the unseen.” The Professor and the Adjunct 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z We do not notice how our sense of wellbeing is propped up by a thousand subtle odours, especially as the seasons change. ‘I’ve been told bacon smells lovely’ – life without a sense of smell 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z The bigger one looks to be sitting on glass, with its end propped up on an odd pair of poles. Does Stirling work? 2011-04-01T23:05:23Z And suddenly, I felt it: that urge to capture the moment, as irrationally irresistible a photo-op as pretending to prop up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Frugal Traveler: Music and Moonshine in the Mellow Ozarks 2013-08-01T17:02:55Z Tank tops that read “Salt Life Reel Escape” hang on a rack propped up by harpoon guns. Salt Life Is Coming to a Beach Near You 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z In November, a number of scrawny saplings appear, each propped up by posts and protected by circular fencing—the beginnings of a memorial grove. The Site of an Environmentalist’s Deadly Act of Protest 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z While you could install a shelf, this particular design simply uses three sturdy wine racks to prop up a piece of wood — an ingenious idea that's ideal for renters and homeowners alike! What to do with that empty space above your kitchen cabinets 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z She was clad in a similar sports bra and propped up on her elbow so that her shoulder flexed in the same way as it did in the picture. I Can’t Hate My Body if I Love Hers 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z In “Ímã,” or “magnet,” the dancers begin on the floor with the women leaning against the men, who are propped up on their arms and legs in a bridge pose. Dance Review: Grupo Corpo, Brazilian Dance Company, at BAM 2012-11-05T20:00:06Z Yet the motivating idea isn't "to use her music to prop up some apparent celebrity," Liddell said. Lee Ann Womack takes an introspective path to the Grammy Awards 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Titled “The Great Indoors,” it’s composed of three walls made of battered, repurposed plywood, painted with large white rectangles on one side and propped up with black benches and tables on the other. Near downtown L.A., an oddly entrancing art installation, at once beautiful and troubling 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z "All that house needed to have was one corner in one room propped up a little bit," he said. New Orleans jazz landmark razed in rebuilding push 2011-01-07T11:01:04Z Unlike Huxley, Blake didn't need mescaline to prop up his mysticism. William Blake's passionate humanity 2010-08-12T15:00:00Z They were zealots and also well-educated British gentlemen, which set the tone for what Andersen identifies as a distinctly American endeavor: propping up magical thinking with elaborate scientific proof. Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Underneath those positive results, however, was a grim reality: Ticket sales were propped up by higher prices. ‘Last Jedi’ Is 2017’s Box Office Winner in a Women-Led Year 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Never involving, say, her feet in fuzzy socks with her swollen ankles propped up. Beyoncé 3.0: The Maternal Ideal 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The only workable solution to the region’s many problems was a long-term commitment from the world, with no end date in sight, focused on building actual governance systems rather than propping up various personalities. Books of The Times: Battle-Zone Absurdity and Adrenaline-Fueled Folly 2011-03-14T22:57:21Z While there has yet to be a legacy design company that could prop up a TV show like “Succession,” many grapple with the transfer of authority to younger generations. What’s in a Name? For These Design Brands, Generations of Expectations. 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z And a bit of black humor along the way: In one scene, a dead man is propped up against a bar at his own wake, “getting the odd slap on the back” from mourners. Love and War in European Fiction 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Their baby sister lay propped up on pillows. Allegra Goodman: “Apple Cake.” 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The script is just snappy enough to get by, propped up by creative uses of the F-Bomb. 'Drive Angry 3D': Straight from Hell, Nicolas Cage is man on a mission 2011-02-25T19:02:03Z He added: “Being able to elevate things that aren’t always propped up by society, being able to put Peacemaker on the same level as Batman and Superman is cool to me.” Director James Gunn assembles his perfect ‘Suicide Squad’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Blaxploitation was treated with ambivalence – the films brought more black faces to the screen, yet continued to prop up certain stereotypes about black men and black women. From Blacula to Get Out: the documentary examining black horror 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z It turns out that Gareth and the Terminus creeps have been following them, and when Bob came to, he was in my nightmare – propped up near a huge fire and surrounded by white guys. The Walking Dead: season five, episode two – recap 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Climbing into bed, he discovers the cabbage propped up on a pillow. ‘Stray Dogs,’ by Tsai Ming-liang, a Tale of Alienation 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z In fact, it's the lowest gross for a film in the top 10 since Caramel propped up the chart with £38,130 back in May 2008. The Dark Knight Rises bats Spider-Man away at the UK box office 2012-07-24T15:33:17Z This includes the one between LTW and Charlotte, which is mainly propped up by Charlotte's ardent desire to have a powerful, chic Black friend. How "And Just Like That" makes its new friends compete for a seat at the table 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Tentpole films might continue to be propped up by old, familiar stakes, but the rest of cinema — not to mention ambitious series on cable and streaming services — is beginning to stir with new life. Young composers challenge the Hollywood music establishment 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Our attention was drawn again and again to the women’s bodies: hands plunged between legs; Cuyjet sprawled on the floor, propped up on her elbows, her legs in the air, panting. Dance of the Everywoman 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I removed the leg altogether and propped up that end on a pair of books. The Junk Removers Manhandle My Heart 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Behind her were crowded bookshelves, her clarinet and banjo, a sign reading “When Women March, Stuff Gets Done” and propped up, an LP by the redoubtable African-American folk singer Odetta. Allison Russell Faces Her Past in Song 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Last summer, the Department of Justice confirmed it was investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, effectively propping up airfares. Three top airlines changed the pricing of multi-city tickets. Here’s how to avoid paying more. 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z What it came down to for me was a rejection of music that propped up the kind of masculinity I was afraid of as a kid. Writing family stories: Jason Tougaw on his memoir 'The One You Get' 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The influencer boldly removed the moon boot and propped up his legs, getting comfortable for the long-haul flight and enjoying the space’s complimentary food, drinks, TV and room to sleep. Influencer defends faking broken ankle for flight upgrade 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Perhaps she now sees, with painful clarity, the bare beams that prop up the seemingly rich natural world. The Met Opera’s ‘Rusalka’ Is a Dark, Sexy Hit 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Their stems help prop up the fragile lentil plants. Wild flowers turn Italian plain into impressionist masterpiece 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z When Mr. Lerner arrived, the only open seat was next to a large metal column propping up the ceiling. A Connection Made at the Talent Agency 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Yes, the government and others acted to prop up banks. Letters to the Editor 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z I think Arjun will win it; I can already see him behind the wheel of a big fat Mercedes, propped up on a cushion so he can see over the dashboard. Junior Apprentice and Three in a Bed 2010-06-03T07:00:00Z Ours, Crow suggests, is a landscape propped up by frustrated desire. 'Madame Psychosis': Kelly Lynch is obsessed with JFK in art film 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z At their thinnest, the formations are a work of Lovecraftian geometry; improbable pillars propping up a lush tabletop of forest. On Wisconsin Islands, a Warm Welcome and Brisk Waters 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z In Sunday’s performance, lucent accounts of the principal roles and an incandescent London Philharmonic Orchestra, under Enrique Mazzola, more than propped up Mariame Clément’s dreary production, which is both too simplistic and too convoluted. Review: ‘Poliuto,’ a Rare Donizetti Bel Canto Thriller 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z A boogie board was propped up on a wall with chipped paint; a giant stuffed Minnie Mouse rested along a row of couches. The Octomom Has Proved Us All Wrong 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Most of the publications I write anti-consumerism articles for are propped up and paid for by advertisements. How I deal with the unbearable hypocrisy of being an environmentalist 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z A microphone is propped up beside her pens and pencils, and a pink guitar rests on her bedroom wall. South Korean children navigate rocky road to K-pop stardom 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Inside a small room, a black-and-white photograph of a comet shooting through the night sky is propped up on astronomy books stacked on the floor. 'Helen Lundeberg: A Retrospective' downplays the painter's key early works 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The teacher offered a wooden L-shaped contraption to help prop up my back during the meditation. My exhausting meditation retreat: 10 days of Vipassana, silence and spiders 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Others assert the 8,000-member union is fishing for new revenue to prop up its pension fund, whose main beneficiaries are mostly retired Broadway musicians, studio session players and classical musicians. ArtsBeat: Jazz Musicians Expand Pension Protest 2012-03-01T20:24:04Z In some cases, you’ve simply propped up artworks rather than hanging them. How to Create the Perfect Gallery Wall 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Reading this, you prop up your eyelids with toothpicks and stick around for the good bits. Books of The Times: ?I Want My MTV,? by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum - Review 2011-10-24T23:31:14Z He might have made a splendid Graham Greene-ish foreign correspondent, disgusted with the world, risking his life, propping up the bar, filing his copy seconds before the deadline. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z Right wing activists across the country are purging schools of historical facts under the guise of fighting "critical race theory," and propping up narratives to flatter their own sensibilities. Whose truth? On "House of the Dragon," what is unseen often matters more than what's onscreen 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z At the start, nine dancers sat in the shadows along the back of the stage with their knees propped up and their arms loosely wrapped around their legs. Dance Review: Sometimes a Little of This and Some More of That Add Up to a Lot 2010-10-01T22:56:00Z She can prop up bad movies and weaker younger co-stars, much like Morgan Freeman, the hardest-working senior citizen in movies. This Summer’s Action Heroes Are Several Shades of Gray 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z There are people milling about the corridor, propping up the bar, and chattering excitedly at the foot of the stairs. Happy hour again: Paul Heaton tours UK pubs on his bike 2012-06-06T17:30:11Z He lay on a bed, his thin frame propped up on pillows and, despite the heat, a red tartan travelling rug pulled up over his knees. The secret sister my father kept hidden 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Did Shakespeare prop up the royal system that gave him patronage or expose the crown’s hollow core? American Playwrights Try to Reinvent the History Play 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z A bespectacled Dean lounges backstage in a director’s chair, his smudged sneakers propped up in front of him. Phil Stern, photographer of stars during Hollywood’s golden age, dies at 95 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The day she was brought home from the hospital, Alicia was propped up on the kitchen counter as dad cooked, a sign she’d spend lots of time in kitchens. Chef and writer J. Kenji López-Alt cooks up a kid’s book 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z A troubling many just give up and become the Baby Boy that too many black mothers, sisters and lovers spend their lives propping up and excusing. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z I unlatched and propped up the heavy video monitor from my armrest, and it promptly fell off and landed on my knee. My Misadventures Aboard the World's Worst Airlines 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z His eyes keep drifting to a poster for Maps to the Stars that has been propped up behind me – the film being sold to the leverage. John Cusack: ‘Hollywood is a whorehouse and people go mad’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Sir George, the last and wealthiest of the clan, and his wife, Frances Wray, are propped up on their right elbows, as if watching television on the couch. On the Pilgrims? Path Through England and the Netherlands 2011-11-17T20:41:15Z Then there's Harrison Ford, who spent half a decade manfully propping up dreck such as Hollywood Homicide and Firewall by hinting at the return of Indiana Jones. A Naked Gun reboot? Now that really would be a Scary Movie 2013-04-11T15:34:46Z Some are propped up like jagged mountains with strangely placed peaks and valleys; others, smaller, are flat. Dance Review: Geometry in Motion, With Costumes 2011-02-17T23:16:24Z He’s been an appealing central character, propped up by a cast of crooks Elmore Leonard would envy. Joe Ide Adds More Breathless Action to the Mix in ‘Wrecked’ 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Then, finally, the nursing home, where he was propped up in front of a television, a man who had always hated television, and left there for hours at a time. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In a practical sense, these are handy on sofas with a deep pitch; use them to prop up your back so you don’t sink in too deep. Stylist secrets: How to use what you have to create a cohesive space 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z How careless of her to prop up this ugly and damaging fallacy. Motherlode: Choosing Motherhood Over Sex? 2011-07-12T15:15:13Z The floor is a gleaming black-and-white chessboard, while giant playing cards swoop across the ceiling, and red pawns prop up the checkout counter. "Nope" and the Fry's Electronics UFO sighting that almost wasn't 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z The expansion of agribusiness is propped up by foreign investors, including the U.S. Environmental defenders—often fighting agribusiness—are being violently silenced around the world 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In previous years of this study, shows like The L Word or Will & Grace would prop up the statistics for their networks. Fox goes gay: network receives ‘excellent’ rating for inclusiveness 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z What do you think it will take for the US media to cover all aspects of a story, do proper investigations, and not just prop up whatever administration is in the White House? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z In the end he split the difference between propping up a sagging movement and suggesting a path beyond it. Consider the social-architectural context of LACMA's 1965 design 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Photograph: Ian West/PA Adele may be single-handedly propping up the British music industry, but the north London singer is looking across the pond for her third album. Adele to go country on next album 2011-08-05T10:43:02Z Their initial two series, Planet of the Apps and now Carpool Karaoke, have been a curious hybrid of low-key ideas propped up by big-name celebrities with little else of substance to recommend them. Carpool Karaoke: The Series – Apple's original TV is all stars and no substance 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z I stood for an inapt length of time watching soap bubble from a hole in the wall while Nathan stood yards away looking at a broom propped up by a kitchen knife. Not Friends? Then No Benefits 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Blige conjures her inner Aretha on “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which is filled with her trademark vocal runs and propped up by a full, soulful arrangement. ‘Duck Dynasty’ folks, Mary J. Blige among new holiday CDs 2013-12-16T19:51:12Z It’s like a country pub: it’s got an open fire in the corner, and you see the same faces propping up the bar. Meet the regulars: what makes people want to eat in the same place every day? 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Shoppers have remained resilient, propped up by a strong labor market and steady wages. Walmart attracts more shoppers seeking to cut spending in Q3, but muted expectations spook investors 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Authorities have rolled out a flurry of measures to prop up the pivotal sector, including relaxing curbs on home purchases and cutting borrowing costs but homebuyers remain cautious. China's home prices dip for 4th month, may weaken further 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z However, strong performance in categories like building materials, plumbing and hardware, as well as demand for new products like portable power stations, helped prop up spending at stores. Home Depot tops estimates as customers spend on small projects 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Israel has nearly $200 billion in reserves and the Gulf states are propped up by surging oil and gas prices. Investors pull record sums from Saudi in Middle East fund flight 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z The yen's weakness is keeping traders on red alert for signs of intervention from the Japanese government to prop up the currency. Dollar set for best week versus yen in three months after Powell speech 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The coalition government of Prime Minister Netanyahu, propped up by far right settler parties, made compromise look all but impossible. Divided communities in the occupied West Bank 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “Their pervasive lie that women will die without Issue 1 was propped up by massive ad spending, funded by George Soros and a left-wing media machine which operated like Planned Parenthood’s PR department,” she said. Ohio passes amendment to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z CNH's profit margins had been propped up by double-digit price increases across its machinery segments to help offset inflated input costs and a choppy supply chain. CNH Industrial lowers guidance and announces job cuts, shares fall 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 23% fall in third-quarter net profit on the back of lower oil prices and volumes sold, marginally beating analyst estimates and helping prop up its shares in early trade. Eisai expects Alzheimer's drug to rake in revenue of $66.5 mln by March 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 23% fall in third-quarter net profit on the back of lower oil prices and volumes sold, marginally beating analyst estimates and helping prop up its shares in early trade. Office rental firm IWG looks to snap up more sites of rival WeWork 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Gregg saw no alternative and first laid eyes on the Western Flyer in a Port Townsend, Wash., parking lot, propped up by blocks. A $7-million dream: Steinbeck's vintage sardine boat makes its modern debut 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z |
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